Avengers: Endgame Is Back in Cinemas — With New Connections to Doomsday
Marvel has done something unusual with one of the biggest movies ever made. Seven years after Avengers: Endgame brought the Infinity Saga to an emotional conclusion, the film has returned to cinemas as Avengers: Endgame Encore. But this isn't simply Marvel putting an old blockbuster back on the big screen. The new release contains additional material connecting Endgame with Avengers: Doomsday. In other words, Marvel has taken what was once the ending of its biggest story and turned it into part of the setup for its next one. Endgame isn't quite over anymore The original Avengers: Endgame felt remarkably final. Tony Stark sacrificed
Movie Villains Who Actually Had a Point (They Were Just… Very Dramatic About It)
Villains in movies have a habit of ruining their own argument. Not because their point is bad, but because somewhere between “I have a valid concern” and “here’s my plan,” they take a hard left into kidnapping, elaborate traps or trying to destroy civilisation. That’s the tragedy of a good villain. Sometimes, if they had just calmed down and spoken to someone — maybe over coffee, maybe in therapy — they could have resolved the whole thing in under an hour and saved everyone a lot of trouble. But then we wouldn’t have a movie. And if we are being
The new Hunger Games trailer shows just how brutal Haymitch’s story will be
We have known Haymitch Abernathy for years as the cynical, damaged mentor who attempts to keep Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark alive. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is taking us back to the event that helped make him that man. A new trailer for the film arrived this week, giving fans another substantial look at Joseph Zada as the teenage Haymitch during the 50th Hunger Games, better known as the Second Quarter Quell. And this was not a normal year in the arena. Instead of the usual 24 tributes, the Capitol demanded 48. Haymitch before the drinking and
Alan Ritchson could replace Jason Momoa in the Helldivers movie – but the deal is not final
Sony's Helldivers movie has found a potential new recruit. Alan Ritchson, best known to many viewers as Jack Reacher in Prime Video's Reacher, is in talks to join the film adaptation of Arrowhead Game Studios' enormously successful science-fiction shooter franchise. The important phrase is in talks. Ritchson has not, as of 25 September 2026, been formally announced by Sony as the movie's new lead. What happened to Jason Momoa? Jason Momoa was announced as the star of Helldivers earlier in 2026, with Sony setting a 10 November 2027 theatrical release. Fast & Furious filmmaker Justin Lin is directing. By June,
They’re actually making a Crazy Taxi movie and Netflix and Sega have much bigger plans
There are video games that almost seem designed to become movies. Then there is Crazy Taxi. Sega's gloriously chaotic arcade game about driving passengers across a city at ridiculous speeds while ignoring almost every principle of responsible motoring is officially getting a live-action movie at Netflix. And somehow, that is not even the strangest part of the announcement. Netflix and Sega have confirmed a new multi-title partnership that includes a Crazy Taxi feature film, another animated Sonic the Hedgehog series and a live-action adaptation of Sega and RGG Studio's upcoming Stranger Than Heaven. So how do you make Crazy Taxi
The Lunar Chronicles: An In-Depth Exploration of Marissa Meyer’s Dystopian Fairy Tale Retellings
Introduction Marissa Meyer’s The Lunar Chronicles is a bestselling young adult science-fiction series that reimagines classic fairy tales in a futuristic world of cyborgs, androids, political conflict, plague, and rebellion. The main sequence includes Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter, with Fairest serving as a prequel focused on Queen Levana and Stars Above collecting short stories connected to the series. The wider universe also includes the graphic novel duology Wires and Nerve, which follows Iko after the events of the main novels. Blending Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Snow White with dystopian science fiction, Meyer creates a story about
The Odyssey Review
Christopher Nolan adapting Homer’s The Odyssey was always going to be ambitious and the result is exactly that: a massive mythological adventure designed for the biggest screen possible. Matt Damon plays Odysseus, the king of Ithaca who has spent ten years fighting in the Trojan War. He now wants to return home to his wife Penelope but the journey becomes another decade-long struggle. Odysseus and his men face violent seas, mythical creatures and powerful forces determined to stop him from reaching Ithaca. The cast also includes Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o and Charlize Theron. The scale
Spider-Man: Brand New Day – Peter Parker’s life after No Way Home
After the ending of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker is completely alone. Nobody remembers him, his friendships are gone and he has chosen not to remind MJ and Ned who he is. Watch the review here. Spider-Man: Brand New Day follows Peter as he tries to live almost entirely as Spider-Man. He is still protecting New York but he no longer has the support system, technology or friendships that helped him through the previous films. Tom Holland returns as Peter alongside Zendaya as MJ and Jacob Batalon as Ned. The film is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. What I
Highlander Is Being Reborn With Major Franchise Plans
“There can be only one.” That line defined Highlander for decades. Now the franchise is preparing for a full scale return, and this time the ambitions are much bigger than a simple remake. A new Highlander reboot is officially in development, with Henry Cavill attached to star and Chad Stahelski, best known for directing the John Wick films, set to helm the project. The combination alone has generated serious excitement, especially among fans who have watched previous reboot attempts stall over the years. The original 1986 film introduced audiences to Connor MacLeod, an immortal warrior locked in a centuries long
The Shape of Water: 20 interesting facts about Guillermo del Toro’s Spellbinding World
Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water is a 2017 romantic fantasy film that blends science fiction, horror, fairy-tale imagery and Cold War paranoia into one of the director's most visually striking movies. The film was both a critical and commercial success, earning widespread praise for its imaginative storytelling, production design, cinematography, music and performances. Guillermo del Toro's direction was particularly celebrated, while Sally Hawkins delivered an acclaimed performance as Elisa Esposito, a non-speaking woman who develops a profound connection with an amphibious creature held captive in a secret government facility. The film's impressive supporting cast includes Octavia Spencer, Richard