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Ving Rhames Hospitalized After Collapsing Inside L.A. Restaurant
Ving Rhames, best known for playing Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible franchise, was hospitalized Wednesday after collapsing inside a Los Angeles restaurant. TMZ reports the 66-year-old actor was eating with his family when he collapsed at his table. A diner at the scene told the site Rhames appeared to be in and out of…
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Lanterns Trailer Reappears With August 16 Release Date — Then Gets Yanked Again
A new Lanterns trailer has surfaced online, and it appears to reveal a specific August 16 release date for the HBO series. The catch? It still isn’t up on the official HBO Max, DC, or Warner Bros. channels. The latest version of the trailer is making the rounds through a DCU fan account on X,…
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Masters of the Universe Tracking Shows The He-Man Movie Still Has A Big Problem
The latest early film tracking chart shared via Puck News and based on data from The Quorum offers a mixed read for Masters of the Universe. The movie posted a 38 awareness score and a 42 interest score. That means interest is higher than awareness, which is usually a positive sign. It says the people…
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Script Pages Reveal Peter Parker Alone Again
EW.com has released three pages from the Spider-Man: Brand New Day script, giving fans the first real look at where Tom Holland’s Peter Parker stands after the ending of Spider-Man: No Way Home. The pages show Peter alone, still cut off from MJ, Ned, and the rest of the world after Doctor Strange’s spell made…
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Rippaverse Lands Major Hachette Deal As Eric July’s Comics Push Goes Global
Rippaverse Publishing is getting a major retail boost. Hachette Book Group announced Wednesday that Rippaverse Publishing will join its third-party sales and distribution slate on July 6, 2026, giving Eric July’s independent graphic novel company worldwide sales and distribution support across retail, wholesale, bookstores, libraries, and international markets. The deal marks a big step for…
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The Mandalorian & Grogu Tracking Stays Soft After CinemaCon
A new early tracking chart shared viaPuck News and based on data from The Quorum suggests The Mandalorian & Grogu is holding steady, but not doing much more than that. The upcoming Star Wars movie posted a 46 awareness score and a 46 interest score. Those are respectable numbers, but both are down from the…
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Scary Movie 6 Tracking Suggests Young Audiences Are Showing Up
Scary Movie 6 may be one of the more interesting stories on the latest early tracking chart shared via Puck News and based on data from The Quorum. As Matt Belloni noted, young people care about Scary Movie, and the numbers back that up. The new chart gives Scary Movie 6 a 56 awareness score…
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Mortal Kombat II Tracking Has Good News And One Big Warning Sign
A new early tracking chart shared via Puck News and based on data from The Quorum shows Mortal Kombat II leading a group of upcoming genre titles, but the numbers also come with a surprise. Mortal Kombat II posts a 48 awareness score and a 48 interest score, putting it ahead of The Mandalorian &…
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CinemaCon Buzz Fails To Lift Awareness As Mortal Kombat II Leads New Tracking
The latest early tracking chart from The Quorum, shared via Matt Belloni and Puck News, suggests CinemaCon chatter may not be doing much with general audiences. If anything, the new numbers show awareness staying soft or even slipping for several notable titles, including Mortal Kombat II, The Mandalorian and Grogu, Masters of the Universe, and…
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GTA VI Price Talk Heats Up As Take-Two CEO Hints It Will Be ‘Reasonable’
UPDATE: Despite setting a June 25 pre-order date, Rockstar still won’t name a price, leaving the “fair” cost question unanswered. GTA 6 is trending again, and this time it’s not because of a new trailer. The latest round of buzz is tied to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick, who addressed the big question fans have been debating for…
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Absolute Batman #19 ‘DropGate’ Controversy: Heavy Mental Responds To Backlash
The Absolute Batman #19 Dan Quintana variant has turned into one of the bigger comic book collecting controversies of the week. Fans are calling it “DropGate” after the Heavy Mental Comics release sparked backlash over pricing, auctions, and how the limited variant was handled. The cover features Batman beneath a massive, creepy Scarecrow image and…
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Rachel Zegler Heads To Broadway As Hollywood Movie Career Stalls
Rachel Zegler’s next big move isn’t another Disney tentpole or franchise movie. It’s Broadway. Variety reports Zegler will bring Evita to Broadway in spring 2027, starring as Argentinian first lady Eva Perón in director Jamie Lloyd’s revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical. “Performing Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s brilliant show…
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Christopher Nolan Says Batman Taught Him How To Handle The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan says making Batman taught him how to handle The Odyssey and beloved stories with a strong, sincere interpretation.
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DCU Co-Head Rejects Superhero Fatigue, Says Supergirl Is ‘Cool And Original’
DC Studios co-head Peter Safran doesn’t buy the idea that audiences are tired of superhero movies. Speaking with the Associated Press as part of its summer 2026 movie preview, Safran said the problem isn’t superheroes. It’s weak movies. “I never felt that there was superhero fatigue. I felt it was mediocre movie fatigue. You gotta…
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James Gunn Responds To Viral Superman Meme Mocking Lex Luthor
James Gunn has responded to a viral Superman meme questioning how Lex Luthor could clone Superman but fail to figure out Clark Kent is the Man of Steel. The meme has been making the rounds on X, racking up 6.1 million views. It has also sparked a big reaction on our own Cosmic Book News Facebook page, with…
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Zack Snyder’s Ben Affleck Batman Post Reignites What Could Have Been
Zack Snyder is continuing his DCEU nostalgia run, this time sharing a new image of Ben Affleck as Batman. The director posted the black-and-white Batman image on Instagram with a Bruce Wayne quote from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. “I’m older now than my father ever was. This may be the only thing I…
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Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix
Netflix is keeping Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 alive. The animated Stranger Things spinoff has officially been renewed for Season 2, with new episodes set to arrive this fall. The renewal comes after the series debuted at No. 7 in Netflix’s Top 10 shows and landed among the top 15 animated series debuts of all…
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New Lanterns Image Has Fans Asking: Where’s The Green Lantern Show?
Following my first report on how the trailer has been yanked and with every other site now catching up, a new image from Lanterns has been released, offering another look at Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart. The image shows the pair sitting in a rural small-town bar having a few drinks…
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Helldivers 2 Update Reactions Overwhelmingly Negative As Players Rip Latest Nerfs
Helldivers 2 players aren’t happy with the latest update. Helldivers 2 is once again facing major backlash from players following the latest update, Patch 6.2.2 “Machinery of Oppression,” which launched alongside the new Exo Experts Warbond. The update was supposed to be a big mech-focused drop. Arrowhead added two new biomes, a new enemy variant,…
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Andy Serkis May Have Just Confirmed Ms. Marvel In Avengers: Doomsday
Andy Serkis may have just let something slip about Iman Vellani appearing in Avengers: Doomsday. The two appeared together while promoting Angel’s Animal Farm, where Vellani brought up how excited she is for Serkis’ upcoming Lord of the Rings movie, The Hunt for Gollum. Serkis then fired back with his own Marvel tease. Andy Serkis…