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Parasail raised $32 million in a Series A, signaling a fractured future of models and compute.

On Wednesday, Amazon announced the launch of its new Fire TV Stick HD and Ember Artline televisions, both now available for preorder.  Following the initial release of the first-generation Fire TV Stick HD two years ago, Amazon has created a new model that is its thinnest streaming device to date, the company says. Launched in […]

Wayve's $1.2 billion Series D round, which was announced in February, keeps growing.

HBO Max will be available to JioHotstar subscribers as an add-on starting at ₹49 (about $0.50) per month, and would feature content from HBO, Max Originals, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Studios.

Fathom will allow you to choose between video, audio-only, and transcription modes.

Spotify users in the US and UK can officially purchase physical books through the Android app. iOS users will get the feature next week.

J.J. Abrams himself made his way to Las Vegas for CinemaCon to chat briefly about his mysterious new sci-fi film The Great Beyond, which stars Glen Powell and Jenna Ortega. He called it a love story with some genre bending elements before unveiling the first footage for The Great Beyond. And, while it doesn’t give away plot details, it does spark a ton of intrigue.

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It begins with a quote from H.G. Wells, which says “There is, though I do not know how there is or how it may be, another world out of sight and sound.” Then, there’s brief interaction between Ortega and Powell’s characters, along with a glimpse of Samuel L. Jackson. A voiceover from Ortega says “People like us, I think we’re looking for something — something pure, something we can’t find here.”

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There are flashes of light, the opening of the ground, and Powell’s character seemingly on the run. Interesting. Abrams said he wanted to tell “original stories” and we are totally into whatever is happening with this film. The Great Beyond hits theaters on November 13.

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Aunt Gladys from Weapons is a newer horror icon that we love deep in our hearts. We found out that she’d get her own prequel film a while ago, and now we know when we will see Amy Madigan reprise the role that got her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Warner Bros. revealed during CinemaCon 2026 that the Weapons prequel film Gladys would release on September 8, 2028.

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That feels so far away but good things do take time. Zach Cregger is also a very busy man, and we are willing to wait on his genius.

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Right now, it is far too early to tell exactly what time period this film will take place in. And honestly, it does not matter. We will take Gladys chaos in whatever format we can get it.

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It is a sad time for fans of Krypto, who made his DCU appearance in Superman. Milly Alcock came to CinemaCon 2026 and affirmed a truth that no one wanted to hear: Krypto is majority CGI magic. Let’s take a moment of silence to absorb this heartbreaking truth. Alcock and her Supergirl co-star Jason Momoa took the stage during Warner Bros. special presentation and when she was asked about Krypto, she had to tell the truth. Alcock said that Krypto is “movie magic” but there was a dog on set for one day.

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A random Romanian street dog came in to do some stand in work for Krypto. But, in true random dog fashion, the street dog was very uncooperative. Alcock joked that it totally checked out for a Romanian dog to not want to follow the rules, and that’s totally okay.

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We also don’t like following the rules nor sitting down for long periods of time, either. While he may not be a real dog in Supergirl, we still have very real love for him all the same.

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Mortal Kombat II is coming to theaters pretty soon on May 15. We’ve gotten quite a few teasers and trailers showing us Karl Urban taking on the role as the iconic Johnny Cage. There will be a no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn. And that’s for good reason. There’s a threat to the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders. Warner Bros. brought the battle straight to CinemaCon 2026 with footage of Johnny Cage in a fight with Baraka.

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In the clip, Liu Kang challenges the very toothy Baraka, who decides to not fight him. Karl Urban’s character Johnny Cage starts talking trash, which causes to Baraka to accept a fighting challenge. But he doesn’t want to fight Liu. He wants to fight Johnny instead because he finds him annoying and wishes to kill him. Johnny says that he can’t fight because he’s just an actor but Sonya and Jax say he has to do it, even though he will probably die. Johnny actually does pretty good at evading injuries from Baraka and asks for a weapon, which he doesn’t get. Baraka tosses arm blade spikes at him, but Johnny goes into Baraka’s hut house and hides, a plan that immediately fails when kids reveal his location.

Johnny gets tossed through the top of the hut and lands on the ground. He’s told to get up by Sonya, and he puts on his shades and decides to act, and actually puts up a good fight. They have a comedic windmill off and Johnny takes him out with a shot to the crotch. 

How will it all end? We will just have to wait and see when Mortal Kombat II hits theaters next month.

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Dune: Part Three will deal with the fallout of Paul Atreides rise to power this December. It will be quite an epic weekend at theaters, with Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday giving us a “Dunesday” double feature. Of course, Warner Bros. and Legendary couldn’t wait to give CinemaCon attendees a taste of all the action in Dune: Part Three, and we have your detailed breakdown right here. It was quite the way to close out Warner Bros. panel, compete with Fremen on stage. People are even raised on wires in the air before Denis Villeneuve comes out to reveal this look at the film.

The director said he didn’t want to walk in his own footsteps, calling Dune: Part Three an intense thriller. A few cast members, including Jason Moma, Zendaya, and Timothee Chalamet all come out for a chat.

Now, let’s get into that new footage. We quickly find ourselves in the midst of a battle, which is not one that’s seen in the Dune Messiah novel. We think it could be one of the battles mentioned in the novel, like the Battle of Enfeil. That was led by Farok but it could be one of the battles mentioned, like the Battle of Enfeil, which was led by Farok, the Fremen we see leading the chant before the battle. The armada of ships carrying the Fremen down to the surface look like the Pain Box that Paul put his hand in back in Dune.

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In an interesting note, some of the newer Fremen soldiers are shocked to hear that on this planet, water falls from the sky. That’s unimaginable to most Fremen who have only known their desert planet of Arrakis. The Fremen carry a case into battle, which we previously saw in the Dune: Part Three teaser trailer a few weeks ago. But in this clip, it looks like it’s an important piece of equipment for the battle. It is most likely a Stone Burner, an explosive weapon of mass destruction, and this could foreshadow the use of a Stone Burner in a pivotal scene in the film.

Unlike the ferocity we saw from the Fremen in the previous films, this time they are deeply out of their element. They will probably win this battle, but it will leave them exhausted and further disillusioned by Paul’s war. We even see that Stilgar has grey in his beard, suggesting that this battle has been going on for a while. Villeneuve confirms this and says that the film takes place 17 years after Part Two. This will cause a breaking point and a rise against Paul.

Speaking of him, he is totally out of control. His rule is ruthless and there’s something that’s clouding his visions. We immediately get a shot of a floating sarcophagus pod and see Robert Pattinson as Scytale, and we are pretty sure that pod contains Edric. This person is a Spacing Guild Navigator who is part of the conspiracy plot against Paul. In the book, Edric serves as a way to cloud Paul’s visions around the conspirators.

We hear Chani’s voice asking Paul “what does it feels like to be human.” But when we see her, she doesn’t look right. Her pupils are really big, suggesting that Scytale has shapeshifted into her to mess with Paul. The real Chani is out in the desert appearing to hunt down a sandworm. She also encounters a ship that has an insect-like appearance, almost like a scarab beetle. It could be at Tleilaxu ship. (The Tleilaxu are the faction of humans who created Facedancers like Scytale.) This scarab shape also looks similar to the emblem on Hayt/Duncan’s back when we see him draw his swords later.

We hear Paul yell “REMEMBER” as we see shots of Hayt/Duncan. Paul and Duncan stand in a red room with a skull preserved in a clear box. This is the Skull Tomb, or the Tomb of the Skull, where Paul preserved the remains of his dead father, Duke Leto. The footage ends with what looks like a battle on the back of a sandworm between Chani and Paul, with Duncan and other Fremen, and most likely Scytale. This could be part of the conspiracy plot to steal a sandworm off of Arrakis and makes us believe Chani is part of the rebellion against Paul. Chani’s character is expanded in the films, so we’ll just have to wait and see what direction Dune: Part Three takes her.

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One investor who has backed both companies told the FT that justifying OpenAI's recent round required assuming an IPO valuation of $1.2 trillion or more — making Anthropic's current $380 billion valuation look like the relative bargain.

The fifth episode of Daredevil: Born Again season two, episode five is quite the turning point. Fisk is set to be more violent and brutal than ever after having hope that Vanessa would live, only for her to die. Meanwhile, Matt/Daredevil is at odds about what to do with a seriously injured Bullseye. A part of him wants to break his neck but he also believes in a second chance. And the reason why is connected to a case he worked with his dearly departed bestie Foggy. Yep, we get to see Foggy Nelson return to Daredevil: Born Again in a pivotal flashback. 

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We go back to when Foggy and Matt were early in their careers as associates. They are working on the case of a guy named Lionel “Ray” McCoy. He’s looking at serving upwards of 10-12 years in prison for various charges. Foggy and Ray recognize each other from not only growing up in the same neighborhood, but Foggy being childhood friends with Ray’s brother Connor. It’s immediately clear that Ray wasn’t kind to Foggy and isn’t the nicest guy. Foggy and Matt try to get him to do a plea deal but he doesn’t want to do that. He knows that there are men on the inside who will kill him almost immediately.

Later on, Matt and Foggy want to make plans to hang out but they get stuck with work. And their superior Mr. Levine isn’t happy about their lack of a plea deal with Ray. Foggy proudly says they have $1700 in their little joint savings box to eventually start their own firm. While parsing through paperwork, Foggy notices that the apartment address for McCoy is wrong on the form for the warrant, which makes everything inadmissible.

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Matt knows this is true, but also rightly says that this guy is in bed with the mob and spoiling the neighborhood. Foggy doesn’t disagree but he points out that they are his legal representation and talks about Ray’s terrible family life.  Foggy says he wants to do the right thing and goes on about second chances, redemption, etc. You see where this is going.

The duo get his charges dropped, but Ray knows that the people he’s been dealing with are waiting to find him. And he is right because Fisk finds Buck to try to kill him. Foggy gives Ray the money they’ve saved and told him to make the best of this second chance. Ray admits that he was envious of how good a friend Foggy was to his brother Connor, and they find amicable ground. Ray gets away and lives. Good for him.

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After thinking about this, Daredevil decides to save Bullseye’s life. Will they become besties? Probably not. But Matt is a good Catholic guy at heart, so he wants to honor Foggy’s spirit, even if that means saving the man who killed him. Vanessa is dead, so that seems to balance those scales. And hey, an enemy of my enemy is a good ally in a fight to save NYC from Fisk’s iron fist regime.

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The Owens sisters are almost back for more witchy drama. Practical Magic stole our hearts back in 1998 with a blend of romance, fantasy, crime chaos, and so much more as Sally and Gillian use their powers for the good of killing an abusive dude. And, of course, we love their spinster aunts Frances and Jet so much. Now, Warner Bros. is rekindling that magic with Practical Magic 2, and the company gave CinemaCon its first look at what will happen with a teaser trailer. Warner Bros.

The very first glimpse showed Sally and GIllian in an opening sizzle reel, where they welcome us into their home with a smile. Then, later in the presentation, these words came on the screen with candles lit everywhere:

“Tooth of wolf and morning dew. Something old and something new. Let the spell begin to mix, September 11 2026.”

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman then came out to talk to Patton Oswald about Practical Magic 2. Bullock jokes that people have refused to let go of this story, hence the reason why they are back for a sequel. They even set up a joke with Nicole’s AMC “We come to this place for magic” quote that we all love. Kidman says the film picks up with the iconic house and the Owens sisters’ past catching up with them. Gillian is single with a cat and Sally has her daughters, and there is still chaos abound. Bullock even revealed that the house is a practical set, which brought the cast and crew so much joy.

In the teaser, the sun shines on the Owens family house as all the women we love continue to live a magical life. Sally and Gillian are passing their magic on to the next generation but there are some dark forces afoot that will test their powers. It takes the film we knew to an even deeper fantasy level.

How lucky are we that Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, and Dianne West are all here to reprise their iconic roles as the Owens women? We truly aren’t worthy of their power. Practical Magic 2 will come to theaters on September 11.

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Supergirl will fly into theaters on June 26, and we cannot wait to see her and Krypto on screen. We’ve gotten quite a bit of footage so far, and have an understanding of where this story will pull from in terms of comics. Of course, Supergirl had to make a splash at this year’s CinemaCon on April 14 during Warner Bros. “The Big Picture” Presentation. Star Milly Alcock and Jason Momoa, who rode in on Lobo’s motorbike, chatted about the good times they had filming Supergirl.

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Kara Zor-El is here to give us some heroic (well, anti-heroic, sort of) energy and we embrace it. We love a hot mess girl who will do anything to save her precious pup. We see footage of Kara on a transport full of alien beings who are throwing up, smoking, and more. It’s like being on MARTA in DC, basically. She even offers one guy a vape to keep him from smoking. Things soon go awry when an invasion happens from raiders who want to rob all of them. Of course, Kara is cool as a cucumber as one raider asks for her watch that’s in her pocket.

She gives it up but Ruthye is not happy about it and grips her sword, ready to fight. Kara tries to calm her down but they take the sword. Little do the pirates know that Kara has their teleportation device, which she uses to cause a massive fight. She’s eventually apprehended and tries to convince the pilot to get closer to the sun, which he will not do.

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So, Kara takes a spacesuit but doesn’t get the helmet on before she’s jettisoned into space, her face crystallizing as Ruthye watches helplessly. The sun hits her and she is revived and manages to get the bots on their vessel off with one heroic toss at a time. However, she’s attacked with a laser force but uses her eyes to fight back, just like we knew she would. She can then get back to her mission of saving Krypto.

It gives just a little taste of what fans will expect, and it looks like a good time.

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It’s unbelievable that it’s been 25 years since the first of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings movies. They’ve become among the most beloved films of all time. Since then, we’ve gotten a trio of Hobbit movies about a decade ago. Now we’re getting Andy Serkis’ directorial effort, The Hunt for Gollum. What actors would assay the various major characters will always be on fans’ minds. Now, at CinemaCon 2026, we’ve learned a few of the main players, with a couple more welcome returns.New Line Cinema

As part of the Warner Bros. presentation at the event, we got the following names: Andy Serkis will, of course, play Smeagol and Gollum. This was a given and frankly the whole reason the project exists. Additionally we have some names we knew. Sir Ian McKellen will once again play Gandalf the Grey. As we recently learned, Kate Winslet will play Marigol. A new actor will portray Strider (aka Aragorn) taking over for Viggo Mortensen. That actor is The Fall and 50 Shades star Jamie Dornan. Leo Woodall will play Halvard, a fellow ranger from the North. And two big returners: Lee Pace will play Thranduil, the ruler of the Wood Elves, and most excitingly, Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins.

Wood said recently that as long as he’s around, no one else should play Frodo. Makes a lot of sense to us. He’s as synonymous with that role as McKellen and Serkis is to theirs. We’re pretty excited to see what Serkis does with an entire film in Middle-earth to play with.

The director-star said the following in a statement:

“Across two trilogies, a mark of a Middle-earth film, has always been the formidable array of talent brought to bear in every role. The Hunt for Gollum continues in that tradition, and I am delighted to announce the return of two of Middle-earth’s most beloved performers, alongside some exceptionally talented new additions to Tolkien’s world.”

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum will go into production this May with a release date December of 2027.

Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive podcast Laser Focus. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Letterboxd.

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The DCU hit CinemaCon 2026 hard with some much needed news about Clayface. We’ve been very curious about this film, which centers around Matt Hagen (Tom Rhys Harries), an actor who has the worst luck EVER. He’s disfigured by a gangster and turns to a scientist to help fix his mug. Well, to say it doesn’t work is an understatement. Warner Bros. Animation

He is transformed into a clay being, which is no one’s dream life. The film is coming to theaters are the right time on October 23, just in time for Halloween. And, we got to see the first teaser trailer for Clayface.

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We see Matt lying in a hospital as images of his medical torture flash through his mind. We even see him before his unfortunate transformation, including a final scene where he’s lying in a tub and then pulls his hand over his face, which appears to disappear and melt like clay.

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The Evil Dead franchise is continuing to bring supernatural horror to the big screen with yet another entry. This next standalone film, Evil Dead Burn, will tell yet another story set in this universe. Until now, we haven’t gotten a lot of information about this film despite it arriving on July 24. But, thanks to Warner Bros. special presentation at CinemaCon 2026 on April 14, we know more about what to expect. The first trailer for Evil Dead Burn blazes bloody images into your brain. Warner Bros.

We see a woman who greets someone named Alice, who runs in with a man. There’s a very undead person who comes into their threshold with an object lodged in the side of her head. It’s a gruesome turn for an entire family as they battle evil forces that wish to rip them apart. From fingers slammed off in car doors to being impaled by cutlery in the dishwasher, the Evil Dead Burn trailer is wild.

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The film stars Souhelia Yacoub and Hunter Doonan, who make quite the pair in the clip we saw at CinemaCon. We’re ready for horror to have yet another banner year. We meet

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In a very surprising turn of events, one of the biggest action stars on the planet made an appearance at CinemaCon 2026. Cruise and director Alejandro Iñárritu chatted with Warner Bros. “The Big Picture” presentation host Patton Oswald about their upcoming film Digger, which release an intriguing trailer a while back. They started talking about Digger and Cruise’s titular role seven years ago, and now they are almost at the film’s debut on October 2.

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Iñárritu said working with Cruise was incredibly exciting, a sentiment that Cruise also had for him. Cruise said it took 40 years for him to put on the boots of Digger Rockwell and calls the movie wild and funny. And, to delight the audience, footage from Digger graced the screen. We see Tom Cruise in an unrecognizable form, trying to feed his cat who is apparently dying (or so we think). He does a monologue about his former home runs and lives in a wild castle.

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He gets a message from an environmental guy and keeps interrupting him as the tells him that he won’t shut down a platform that he’s deeply invested in that has dangerous leaks. John Goodman portrays the president and reveals that this place could displace millions of people. He says that Digger will have to get them out of the mess. Everything about this comedy is quite chaotic and bizarre in the best way. Everyone is old and insane, and we love that.

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Back in 2024, Osgood Perkins’ Longlegs became the surprise indie horror hit of the year. Featuring a truly unhinged performance from Nicolas Cage, Longlegs had Satan-worshipping serial killers, creepy dolls, demonic forces, psychic FBI agents, the works. Now, Perkins and Cage are expanding the Longlegs universe in a new movie. But don’t get confused: this new movie is not an actual Longlegs sequel; instead, it is a movie that is set in the universe of Longlegs. Here’s what we know.NEON

This new film isn’t coming from Neon, the indie studio behind the original, but instead, Paramount has acquired the rights. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the plans for this new film were bigger than what is standard for a Neon budget, and they pulled out of participating. Perkins will once again write, direct, and produce this new Longlegs movie.

Longlegs was a massive success two years ago, earning $128 million worldwide on a budget of less than $10 million. It very quickly became Neon’s highest-grossing domestic release, propelled by significant word of mouth from the horror fandom. And it’s really the film that put Osgood Perkins on the map as the horror director of the moment. But what could a follow-up Longlegs film entail, especially as it’s not a proper sequel? Could Nicolas Cage be returning as another character, instead of Satanic serial killer Dale Ferdinand Kobble? It’s possible that they go the route of The Black Phone franchise, and turn him into a ghost/dream sort of killer.

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Since Oz Perkins’ Longlegs, he’s directed a string of successful horror movies, including The Monkey and Keeper. He also just wrapped production of The Young People, starring Nicole Kidman. That’s a lot for two years. Will Longlegs become his first franchise? Paramount already has several money-making horror franchises, including Scream and Smile. But since horror often makes several times its budget when successful, you can see how Paramount’s new owners, Skydance, would want another surefire horror series. We’ll have to see what form this takes when cameras start rolling on this new Longlegs continuation.

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