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Toy Story 5 Tracking For $140M-Plus Opening Ahead Of Supergirl

Will Harrigan — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:19:51 GMT

There's a fresh Toy Story 5 box office number on the board, and it sets up a problem for Supergirl a week later.

Jason Momoa, Metalhead: The Lobo Playlist’s Hidden Easter Egg

Matt McGloin — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:30:56 GMT

Jason Momoa is in London hyping up Supergirl the day before its premiere, and the timing could not be better.

Supergirl Bettors Aren’t Buying A Big Opening Weekend

Matt McGloin — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:19:44 GMT

Now the betting markets have weighed in on Supergirl's opening weekend, and the money is landing right where the tracking already pointed.

Milly Alcock Addresses Supergirl’s Queer-Icon Status

Will Harrigan — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:50:41 GMT

Milly Alcock addressed Supergirl's long-running status as a queer icon during the film's promotional stop in Brazil, telling an interviewer she's "honored" that fans connect with Kara Zor-El that way.

RDJ Says Avengers: Doomsday Can Fix Marvel — Which Is the Real Admission

Matt McGloin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:19:08 GMT

Robert Downey Jr. is back on the Avengers: Doomsday press trail, and he's making Marvel's biggest promise yet: this is the movie that fixes the MCU.

X-Men Reboot Casting Rumors Are Out Of Control

Patrick Scanlon — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:52:43 GMT

The X-Men reboot casting rumors are out of control. Marvel Studios has not announced a single actor for its mutant reboot, but the names keep piling up anyway, and every new scooper post gets treated like a casting breakdown.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer Confirms Hulk And A Villain “No One Can Even See”

Will Harrigan — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:05:37 GMT

The new Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer is here, and it arrives in the middle of the film's biggest week yet — alongside ticket on-sales and Sony's Global Fan Event. And it confirms the movie's central mystery while dropping a major Hulk reveal.

Why Spider-Man: Brand New Day Won’t Play In IMAX

Will Harrigan — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:33:47 GMT

UPDATE: The new trailer has now dropped, confirming Mark Ruffalo's Hulk and the villain "no one can even see" — the kind of spectacle that makes the movie's IMAX shutout sting a little more for fans.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Tickets On Sale Now, Including A July 29 Early Screening

Matt McGloin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:08:44 GMT

UPDATE: New trailer released. Demand is already showing as early reports indicate some of the July 29 Amazon Prime Early Access screenings are filling up fast, with certain showings listed as half full or sold out within hours of tickets going live. One format note: Brand New Day will not be playing in IMAX, with Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey holding an exclusive IMAX run through Spider-Man's opening, the movie is leaning on other premium formats instead, including the new "Shot for ScreenX."

Star Wars Has Lost 85% Of Its Audience, And Lucasfilm’s Fix Sounds Worse

Matt McGloin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:45:11 GMT

Editor’s note: The following is editorial analysis. Lucasfilm reportedly has a new fix for Star Wars, and somehow it sounds…

Zack Snyder’s Justice League Now Dominates Netflix

Matt McGloin — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:00:54 GMT

The timing couldn’t be better for the case Snyder fans have been making all week. Just days after Zack Snyder…

#SaveStargate Banner Plane Flies Over Amazon MGM Studios

Matt McGloin — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:51:24 GMT

The Save Stargate campaign just put a plane in the sky over Amazon. On Tuesday, June 16, the fan-funded #SaveStargate…

Tom Holland Names His Pick To Be The Next Spider-Man

Will Harrigan — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:29:05 GMT

Tom Holland is thinking about life after Spider-Man, and he already has a name in mind.

Robert Patrick, Stargate Cast Unite For #SaveStargate Across All 3 Shows

Matt McGloin — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:21:19 GMT

UPDATE: The flyover went ahead — the #SaveStargate banner plane flew over Amazon MGM Studios on June 16 — and the cast roster has kept growing, with SG-1 star Christopher Judge now adding his voice alongside the actors below.

Samsung Confirms Spider-Man: Brand New Day Partnership — And Brings Ned’s Spidey Tracker To Life

Matt McGloin — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:00:01 GMT

Samsung has officially confirmed its partnership with Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and it goes well beyond a phone showing up on screen.

Tom Holland Says Spider-Man: Brand New Day Is A ‘Detective Movie’ With A Hidden Villain

Will Harrigan — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:56:16 GMT

UPDATE: The new trailer confirms exactly what Holland described — a character played by Tramell Tillman warns of "a threat we can't control, one we can't even see," with Spider-Man told he's "the only one who can sense it." The detective-movie mystery is now canon.

Shang-Chi 2 Update Sounds Like Good News — Until You Look At Marvel’s Slate

Matt McGloin — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:07:07 GMT

Shang-Chi 2 is still “alive,” even though it’s been five years since the first one. Director Destin Daniel Cretton confirmed…

Supergirl May Not Even Win Its Opening Weekend As Box Office Estimates Drop

Matt McGloin — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:17:19 GMT

UPDATE — June 17: The matchup just got sharper. The latest Toy Story 5 tracking has Deadline at $140 million and Box Office Pro as high as $185 million for opening weekend — and across that entire range, Pixar's second weekend is projected to top Supergirl's whole opening in the same June 26 frame. Whichever number you trust, it lands ahead of Kara's debut.

Booster Gold Pilot Is In — Is Kumail Nanjiani Still The Lock To Star?

Will Harrigan — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:50:20 GMT

David Jenkins just confirmed the Booster Gold pilot script is finished and handed in to DC Studios, and that one piece of good news quietly drags the franchise's longest-running casting rumor back into the conversation.

The Batman: Part II Tease Has Fans Chasing A Detective Comics Clue

Will Harrigan — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:31:15 GMT

The Batman: Part II is officially rolling, and the first wave of teases is already here: a new official logo, a first look at Jim Gordon, and a Matt Reeves set photo that has fans convinced he's hidden a comic-book clue in plain sight.

Stargate Fans Plan #SaveStargate Banner Flyover Over Amazon HQ

Matt McGloin — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:11:55 GMT

UPDATE: It happened — the #SaveStargate banner plane flew over Amazon MGM Studios on June 16, with fans capturing the plane over the Culver Studios arch. The flight came as the cast mobilized behind the campaign — Robert Patrick, Rachel Luttrell, Christopher Judge, and actors from all three live-action Stargate series joining the fans' coordinated tweet storm.

Chris Evans Sparks Secret Wars Speculation With New Avengers Tease

Will Harrigan — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:38:37 GMT

A Chris Evans video message to a fan is making the rounds again this weekend, recirculated for the actor's birthday, and it's being passed around as confirmation that Steve Rogers is suiting up for Avengers: Secret Wars.

Supergirl Opens in Days — and Even Fans Say They Can’t Find the Marketing

Matt McGloin — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:11:50 GMT

Editor’s note: The following is editorial analysis and opinion. Supergirl lands in theaters June 26. That’s less than two weeks…

Curry Barker Says Gen Z Is ‘Tired of Slop’ — 2026’s Box Office Agrees

Matt McGloin — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:57:04 GMT

The most-wanted young director in Hollywood just diagnosed the industry's 2026 problem in three words, and he didn't need a single box office chart to do it.

The Punisher Misses Nielsen As Marvel’s Disney+ Problem Gets Worse

Matt McGloin — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:03:15 GMT

The Punisher couldn’t crack Nielsen, and he is far from alone. As we continue tracking Marvel’s streaming ratings, The Punisher:…