Obsession star Inde Navarrette wants to have a role in the Call of Duty movie.

Navarrette formerly streamed games on Twitch (and can be found streaming today, too) and is a fan of the Call of Duty franchise, so, when Collider asked what it would take for her to join the film, unsurprisingly she sounded very keen.

"Nothing. It's a phone call. It's a text," she told the publication. "If they call me, they're like, 'There's a car outside. You gotta go.' Definitely. I'm a big fan. I'm really excited to see what they do. As a fan, I would be excited. I'm a big fan. Yeah. Very excited."

The movie hails from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, who will co-write and produce, and Peter Berg, who will co-write and direct.

"If you really look at the missions and the storylines and the characters like Captain Price, Soap, Ghost, and Alex, these are complicated humans. These are not – and no disrespect – cartoon characters or comic books," Berg said recently of the film. "These are very nuanced storylines; there's a real soul to the Modern Warfare universe."

Navarrette, meanwhile, has been cast as Rogue in Marvel's X-Men movie, as revealed at this year's D23. The rest of the cast includes the likes of Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister, and Christopher Abbott as Professor X.

"Kevin [Feige] just wants to take a big swing and start anew, not be beholden to any of the movies that have come before." Lee Sung Jin told Deadline.

The Call of Duty movie is arriving on June 30, 2028. While you wait, check out our guide to all the most exciting upcoming video game adaptations.

Despite being in limbo for years, the BioShock movie director Francis Lawrence says they're "close" to a breakthrough amid a leadership shake-up at Netflix.

"I hope so. You know, it's tricky on a couple fronts," Lawrence admitted to The Direct. "I'm definitely active in it. We are still working on it. It is a tough nut to crack that world and that story, especially because you are the character when you play the game, and so creating that character from scratch into that world that quite honestly, is pretty batshit in a most amazing way. It's tricky. So we're getting there, and we're getting close, which is great."

An adaptation of BioShock, which revolved around an underwater art-deco utopian society gone very, very wrong, would surely be a surefire hit for fans who have been desperate to see Rapture brought to life. But Lawrence warns that Netflix's current situation – the streamer fired head of film Dan Lin and chief content officer Bela Bajaria – could prove a roadblock.

"I would love nothing more than to be able to make that movie. So still working on it," Lawrence said. "And then, you have also just the Netflix of it all because Netflix right now has had regime changes and just all of that kind of nonsense that I don't like to have to deal with or have to. So we'll see. Hopefully we'll figure it out."

A BioShock movie was announced at Netflix back in 2022. Since then, there have been small bursts of updates – including producer Roy Lee revealing last year that the feature film would be based on the 2007 game.

Lee was quoted as saying earlier this year that Netflix and publishers Take-Two were "very anxious" to release the movie in line with "potential new incarnations of the game."

Lawrence also told GamesRadar+ this month that he was "dying" to make the BioShock movie, which has since been retooled with a smaller budget.

For more, check out the upcoming video game movies in the works, plus all the latest new PS5 games heading your way.

After months of threatening a new project, Elon Musk's AI assistant Grok has released the first part of its 'adaptation' of The Odyssey on X (formerly known as Twitter).

The opening seven minutes of The Odyssey – which I watched, so you don't have to – was put together in 'creative collaboration' with Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker.

Charting Odysseus' first journey out to Troy, the footage (if you want to call it that) features stilted line deliveries, uncanny AI actors, and a battle scene that might send you to sleep.

It has led to widespread criticism in the comments, with some decrying the project's results as "soulless" and "terrible."

In July, X owner Musk continued his outbursts against Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, writing, "Before this year ends, Grok Imagine will make a full-length movie of The Odyssey that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer."

X then offered three cash prizes of up to $100,000 for prompts that show "what Grok Imagine's video and voice capabilities can do."

Mercifully, we have an Odyssey adaptation – from Nolan – that does the source material justice.

The Odyssey's box office run is about to come to an end with almost $1.8 billion taken, marking it out as the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time, and the most successful of Nolan's storied career. Awards season is just around the corner and some of its main cast, Anne Hathaway and Robert Pattinson among them, are being talked about as potential Oscars contenders.

For more on 2026's (real) films, check out our movie release dates calendar.

The Batman 2 star Robert Pattinson says Steven Soderbergh stepping in to finish filming on the DC sequel is "incredibly generous", as production resumes on the beleaguered superhero sequel.

Filming on The Batman Part II was temporarily paused earlier this month when writer-director Matt Reeves left the set to deal with an ongoing family matter. Shortly after, it was announced that director Steven Soderbergh would step in to finish principal photography, working with Reeves to fulfill his vision for the movie.

When GamesRadar+ caught up with Pattinson to discuss his latest release, Primetime, this weekend, the Bruce Wayne star discussed resuming production on The Batman Part II with Soderbergh behind the camera, and revealed when he's due back on set to complete principal photography.

"I am so happy he's come on to help Matt," Pattinson earnestly explains when asked how he feels about the award-winning Traffic, Erin Brockovich and Ocean's director stepping in for Reeves. "It's incredibly generous of him – and he's doing it in the loveliest way. It's completely selfless.

"I think Matt had put so much work into the script, and we're almost done," Pattinson continues. "So for someone to come in and say, 'I just want to help Matt do it; I want to do it in conjunction with him and just get it to the edit.' And to have someone who's as talented as Steven doing it is great."

When does filming start up again? "I think they're in production already," Pattinson says. "And I'm starting in a couple of days."

In a statement, DC Studios noted it was Soderbergh who approached Reeves, offering to complete production on the movie with DC Studios' full support. Reeves, it seems, will still handle post-production duties on the movie in collaboration with Soderbergh, clarifying on social media that he is "not leaving" The Batman Part II.

As for Pattinson, the star of Primetime, The Odyssey and The Drama is having something of a banner year after appearing in three well-received movies already in 2026, and he still has highly anticipated sci-fi sequel Dune 3 to come – something he describes as a "miracle": "To get these movies in the first place is awesome," the star tells GamesRadar+. "And for them all to be working, I'm like, 'How is this happening?'"

The Batman Part II releases in theaters on February 18, 2028. Primetime is currently playing in US theaters and arrives on digital from November 3. In the UK, Primetime releases in cinemas on October 30, with select preview screenings from October 28. For more, here's our guide to the most exciting upcoming movies still to come in 2026.

Chun-Li star Callina Liang has revealed that a few of her Street Fighter scenes were cut because video game company Capcom didn't want to damage the character's brand.

In the scene where Chun-Li goes undercover and infiltrates Lord M. Bison's (David Dastmalchian) criminal organization, Liang revealed that an earlier version of the script saw the fighter cut off her finger to prove her loyalty to Bison. However, the scene was cut because Capcom, the creator of the Street Fighter franchise, didn't approve.

"Chun-Li was originally supposed to chop off a finger, but Capcom … They went back and forth with the script, and eventually they decided that hand-branding was the better way to do it," said Laing to The Hollywood Reporter. "If she had no pinky for the rest of the [potential series], it would be deforming the character in a way."

The reason Chun-Li was at odds with Bison in the first place was to avenge her father's death. However, the movie found a way for Chun-Li to continue her mission in another way. Instead of losing a finger, Chun-Li has the mark of Shadaloo imprinted on her palm. Capcom's hesitation makes sense, as if Chun-Li had lost a finger this early on, the team would have to factor in editing her digit off in future sequels, which would have been costly. The issue would have also affected future Street Fighter merchandise.

But that's not all, as Liang said that another scene was altered as well. When Chun-Li is trying to convince Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) that the tournament is just a ploy for Bison to drain Rhu's powers, Liang says that Chun-Li was supposed to slap Ken. Centineo told Liang to hit him as hard as she could for real, but the footage never made it to the final edit. "We actually tried multiple takes where I physically slapped him across the face," added Liang. "There was no way to really fake it, so Noah just let me slap him in the face a couple of times. It didn't end up making it into the final cut, but it was fun."

Street Fighter is out in theaters now. For more, check out our Street Fighter review and list of Street Fighter movie Easter eggs, and keep up with upcoming video game movies on the way.

Robert Pattinson is having a stellar year. Back in April, the British actor joined Zendaya in the hard-hitting A24 movie The Drama, with the pair returning to the big screen in July for Christopher Nolan's fantasy epic The Odyssey. Next up, he tackles the lead role in the true-crime psychological thriller Primetime before embarking on a trip to Arrakis with Timothée Chalamet in Dune 3. Alongside these acclaimed, high-profile theatrical releases, he's also working on a big-budget superhero sequel you might've heard of… The Batman 2.

"To get these movies in the first place is awesome," exclaims an excited Pattinson, speaking exclusively to GamesRadar+ via Zoom from the UK. "And for them all to be working, I'm like, 'How is this happening?'"

The Tenet, Twilight and Good Time star unfurls a hearty laugh as he jumps up from his chair and accidentally hops off screen momentarily. "It's a miracle," he chuckles, his face breaking into a broad smile.

In Primetime, Pattinson is winning rave reviews – and early awards buzz – for his uncanny and rather unsettling performance as the presenter of the US true-crime show To Catch A Predator. Set in the early-2000s, this gritty biographical drama sees the actor embrace the role of Chris Hansen, complete with the American host's distinctive accent, vocal tics and physical mannerisms.

"Luckily, there's an enormous amount of footage [of Hansen]," Pattinson says about his research process. "But it's not about trying to be a holistic embodiment of him. I'm trying to play the Chris Hansen purely from the show."

The show in question – To Catch A Predator – ran from 2004 to 2008 as part of Dateline NBC. The hidden-camera series followed a string of undercover sting operations that endeavored to catch adult men seeking sex with minors. And despite it being off screen for close to two decades, the project continues to live on via social media, YouTube clips and online forums.

"There's a really unusual half-life that the show has had on the internet," explains Pattinson. "There are fan forums for To Catch A Predator that are so active now – and are still discussing these stings from 20 years ago. That's what I found really, really unique for something that's a news show. You know, this is not a fictional character. I tried to get as much of that information as possible into the performance and then turn it up to 11 to just see what happens."

With four major movie releases in 2026, we ask Pattinson if he finds it easy to switch between roles. Perhaps there will be a little Chris Hansen in his Dune: Part Three sci-fi character, Scytale?

"Probably not in Dune," he tells us. "I pretty much went directly to The Odyssey from the day I wrapped [Primetime]. Normally, I don't find it particularly difficult to go between accents – from my normal accent to whatever accent I'm doing. But I found Chris' accent – or my version of Chris' accent – so difficult to do that I was constantly practicing it all the time."

Pattinson is articulate and animated as he chats away about the twang of his Primetime character potentially turning up in a lavish Greek fantasy epic. "It was standard American in The Odyssey," he explains. "I definitely noticed there are some early scenes that I shot in Italy for The Odyssey where I'd almost forgotten what my standard American sounded like. There's definitely a little bit of crossover. I had to actually get a dialect coach to remind me of what the Mid-Atlantic accent sounded like."

One thing's for sure: Pattinson is in his prime.

Primetime is currently playing in US theaters and arrives on digital from November 3. In the UK, Primetime releases in cinemas on October 30, with select preview screenings from October 28. For more, here's our guide to the most exciting upcoming movies still to come in 2026, including Dune: Part Three

Over the past few years, it seems as though many video game movies have teetered on the sillier side, but the director of the upcoming Call of Duty adaptation promises that his adaptation will verge on the serious side, exploring the harsh reality of war, just like the games.

"If you really look at the missions and the storylines and the characters like Captain Price, Soap, Ghost, and Alex, these are complicated humans. These are not – and no disrespect – cartoon characters or comic books," said writer-director Peter Berg to ComicBook. "These are very nuanced storylines; there’s a real soul to the Modern Warfare universe."

"Yes, there’s violence, and hardware, and equipment, and killing," added Berg, "But underneath it, I think the game, and the creators of the game, are really looking at the cost of war, the cost of having to be a warrior who’s, for whatever reason, chosen to put himself between real danger and the rest of us, and the burden that these guys carry."

Although no plot details have been revealed, the upcoming Call of Duty movie is said to bring the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare universe to life. The first Modern Warfare game was released in 2007, focusing on characters Sergeant Paul Jackson of the US Marines 1st Force Recon and Sergeant 'Soap' MacTavish of the British 22nd SAS Regiment, as both sides go into battle after a civil war breaks out in Russia, which leads to the breakdown of a Middle Eastern regime. These events raise the risk of a nuclear weapons launch against the West, so the US and UK join forces.

As you can probably tell, the game's plot harbors very serious themes, some of which are pertinent to the current state of the world, so it is no surprise that Berg wants to treat the adaptation with care. "This is not just a 'Hey let's shoot them all up and chew popcorn.' There's a real soul underneath it that understands, that Taylor Sheridan understands." Berg says that although the movie won't be as "graphically violent" as his next war movie, The Mosquito Bowl, which is set to hit Netflix on November 25, 2026, "there will be a really strong soul and consequence of war in the film."

The Call of Duty movie is set to hit theatres in summer 2028, in line with the franchise's 25th anniversary. For more, check out our list of the best Call of Duty games, and keep up with all of the upcoming video game adaptations on the way.

Marvel Studios has released a new Avengers: Doomsday TV spot, and while it features mere seconds of new footage, that hasn't stopped fans from developing a wild new theory: that Loki is impersonating Steve Rogers.

There are a few pieces of evidence pointing to this. First, during the scene where Scott Lang calls Steve Cap, he turns around despite knowing that the shield and that moniker have passed to Sam Wilson. Loki might not know this if he's impersonating Steve. And second, the smile that Steve flashes Thor before they take off in the Bifrost resembles Loki's fraternal smile to his brother. Of course, this wouldn't be the first time Loki has impersonated Steve Rogers – the God of Stories briefly transforms into Cap during Thor: The Dark World.

Whether this theory holds weight or is another case of the Mephistos, there's no denying that something feels off about Steve Rogers in Doomsday. Earlier this year, fans developed another theory that the Steve we see in Doomsday might actually be a Hydra agent from another universe, instead of the Steve we know and love. And we don't yet know why Steve's appearance changes so much between his final scenes in Avengers: Endgame and Doomsday, where he has longer hair.

If you're still not sure what the heck Doomsday is going to be about, the new footage in Avengers: Endgame Encore actually gave us some pretty good clues - and more or less warned us that the end is nigh for Earth-616. An incursion is headed for the universe that houses our beloved Fox X-Men, which explains why we saw Patrick Stewart's Professor X crying while looking up at the sky in a previous trailer. We also know that the TVA is trying its darndest to prevent these incursions from happening, and it's Loki who is responsible for Steve Roger's puzzling return to the present.

Don't worry: Marvel isn't dropping another big MCU event and then letting it coast for six years. Avengers: Secret Wars is due out in 2027, and if Doomsday is following the Jonathan Hickman Avengers comic book run, this means the new movie will lead right into the 2015 Secret Wars event... which is all about Doctor Doom and Battle World.

Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters on December 18. For more of what's to come, check out our list of the 5 biggest questions we have for Avengers: Doomsday after watching that last trailer. For more, check out our list of all the upcoming Marvel movies and TV shows on the way.

Despite earning mixed reviews from critics, Clayface has managed to make back its production budget in just a few days.

Clayface debuted to $24 million in the US over its opening weekend, pulling in $43 million worldwide in total, as per Box Office Mojo. That means that the DCU's first horror movie, which cost $35 million to make, has already made its budget back.

This means that Clayface is on track to become the third most profitable DC movie this decade, after The Batman and Superman, as found by Global Box Office. Released in 2022, The Batman earned over $772.7 million in total globally, which was almost four times its estimated production cost of $200 million. The DCU Chapter One's first movie, Superman, grossed $618.7 million, just shy of 3 times its $225 million budget.

Clayface is already besting the DCU's last live-action movie, Supergirl, which grossed $126.4 million in total but cost between an estimated $170 and $200 million.

This is good news indeed for the James Watkins-directed horror film, which opened to mixed but mostly positive reviews. The movie sits at a 75% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and a near-perfect 94% audience score. In our 3 out of 5-star Clayface review, we call the new addition "DC Studios' biggest experiment to date. Yet, Tom Rhys Harries' outstanding Matt Hagen and squeamish sequences can't completely cover up a safe body horror that carries the scars of a so-so script and surface-level dissection of its gloopy subject matter."

Based on the beloved Batman villain, Clayface follows budding Hollywood star Matt Hagen, whose career is cut short when a local mobster leave shim horribly disfigured. Desperate to get his old life back, Hagen seeks out an experimental medical trial which heals his scars, but turns him into a gloopy monster hellbent on revenge.

Clayface is out in theatres now. For more, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and TV shows. If you have already seen the movie, jump to our guides on the Clayface ending explained and Clayface Easter eggs.

James Gunn has responded to a common cinematic universe criticism – that standalone movies are only "meaningful" if they lead to a big crossover event movie.

In replying to a Threads user who themselves disagreed with the idea that the DCU isn't building towards anything, Gunn wrote, "DCU is just an alternate universe; we can enter at any location or time and tell THAT story. I dislike the idea that individual stories aren't meaningful unless they lead to something else."

To make his point, Gunn pointed to another household pop culture name in a galaxy far, far away as proof of concept

"People not understanding this is strange to me, because Star Wars has essentially been doing this for 50 years across movies, shows, games and books, admittedly without the tonal variety," Gunn stated.

Of course, the DCU isn't without its setup. 2027's Man of Tomorrow is a Superman sequel in all but name, with connective tissue coming in from the likes of Supergirl, Lanterns and DCEU's Blue Beetle (try not to think about the canon implications of that one just yet). But the DC Studios co-CEO is adamant that audiences should be watching each project on its own merit, not because it's sprinkling breadcrumbs for whatever is next – or the next Big Bad in DCU Chapter One.

"But that doesn't mean those other stories only exist to set up what's happening there," Gunn said. "I would love people to be seeing Clayface because it's a great, fun horror movie unto itself, not because of where else Clayface will show up three movies from now."

So far, the DCU has prided itself on its individuality. Where Marvel Studios typically converges its stories for an Avengers movie, DC has gone the opposite way – platforming animated adventures, cosmic capers, True Detective-style mysteries, and body horrors all within its first 18 months. Or, as I wrote in my Clayface review, the DCU is "quickly learning that its biggest strength, like Clayface himself, is in its malleability."

Clayface has proved a fair hit with audiences on opening weekend, effectively recouping its budget with a $43 million worldwide gross.

If you've already seen Matt Hagen's murderous revenge tale, check in on our spoiler-filled breakdown with the Clayface ending.

For all things DCU, we have a look ahead to upcoming DC movies that are currently in the works.

A24 and Alex Garland's Elden Ring movie is supposedly the studio's most expensive production of all time with a reported budget of $200 million. FromSoftware's RPG adaptation ain't cheap.

The figure comes courtesy of a recent Wall Street Journal report that states A24 is spending "nearly $200 million" to adapt the landmark dark fantasy game, not including marketing costs, according to sources in the know. Earlier in the year, the reported figure was closer to $100 million - still A24's biggest movie at the time.

A $200 million budget would make Elden Ring far and away the studio's priciest feature yet. To put things into perspective, the arthouse company reportedly spent around $70 million on last year's Marty Supreme, starring Timothee Chalamet, which was previously its most expensive big screen flick. Before that, Alex Garland's Civil War carried a $50 million price tag.

A24 is essentially dropping blockbuster cash on one of its first major blockbuster bets - at $200 million, the cost of adapting Elden Ring is closer to the budget the Marvel Cinematic Universe normally plays around with.

But it's not necessarily a hugely risky bet. Elden Ring is one of the generation's most popular and defining games - analyst Rhys Elliott recently reported the game of the year winner had sold over 36 million copies, bringing in more than $2 billion in revenue. There's no guarantee that the Elden Ring movie can repeat the game's success - it still needs to be good first - but the name awareness could definitely help it become a box office hit.

The Elden Ring movie hits theatres on March 3, 2028. Kit Connor (Heartstopper) and Cailee Spaeny (Beef, Alien: Romulus) are starring in the fantasy picture, which wrapped filming earlier this summer. George R.R. Martin is on board as a producer after helping FromSoftware create the game's lore.

"The biggest L From Soft has taken in a long time": Emergency Elden Ring patch stops players from getting the new $5 DLC items for free

It might have been almost 50 years since the original Star Wars movie was released in theaters, but fans are still sharing the love for one of its most iconic scenes.

On Reddit, one fan shared their appreciation for the binary sunset scene, in which Luke Skywalker stares into the Tatooine twin-sunset as John Williams's score rises. "This will always be one of my favorite Star Wars scenes," they wrote.

The comments are full of more fans admiring the classic moment. "That music is INCREDIBLE," says one fan, with another adding: "Agreed! If you can ever see the movie with a live symphony, do it! Just amazing"

"It captures the human condition. For one brief moment, we are all Luke, yearning for something more," says someone else.

"John Williams' finest moment," praises someone else. Another person says: "Binary sunset always hits me in the feels."

"Something that sometimes gets lost when you talk about the entire sprawling franchise is that Star Wars began with one movie… and that it was a really fucking good movie," says another fan.

"So iconic. It tells so much with this quiet scene. A young man looking towards the future, thinking about what else is out there and what his destiny holds," is another person's thoughts.

"Always. The greatest scene and music. Especially the look on Luke's face…. unseen possibilities, hope…" is another person's take.

"This scene was always so moving, that call to the future and adventure. It moves me as much now as it did when I was a kid," says one person, while another says: "It really works because we've all emotionally been where Luke is in that scene. We've all felt stuck, lost, and yearned for a better future"

"Yes... Such a simple idea but one that really created the feeling of a totally alien but totally believable world," thinks another person.

Next up for Star Wars is Ahsoka season 2, which arrives on Disney Plus on January 20. It will feature the return of Admiral Ackbar, Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker, and the Mortis gods.

While you wait, check out our guide to all the upcoming Star Wars movies and TV shows for everything else the galaxy far, far away has in store.

Netflix reportedly wanted to strike a deal with Microsoft to licence Xbox titles for adaptation – and the counter offer was eye-wateringly high.

That's according to Puck News's Matt Belloni, who says that the deal came from Netflix's former Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria, who was recently fired and replaced by Peter Rice, a former Disney executive. The offer is said to have been $500 million for seven years to exclusively licence Xbox titles for film and TV adaptations.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma with her business affairs team is said to have returned a counter offer of $800 million. However, with Bajaria no longer in her role, the deal is said to be "off the table." Xbox, meanwhile, is said to be "pursuing smaller deals with more partners."

While Netflix did not comment on the Puck story, Xbox said: "We have received record-breaking interest in our I.P.; Netflix is a valued partner and we are excited for the forthcoming release of our Minecraft and Diablo animated series together, among other adaptations."

Netflix also recently fired its film boss Dan Lin, though a replacement hasn't yet been found for him.

It's been a mixed year for video game adaptations, with Resident Evil earning great reviews, but The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Street Fighter, and Mortal Kombat 2 debuting to a more mixed response – though The Super Mario Galaxy Movie earned over a billion at the box office.

You can keep up to date on everything that's on the way with our guide to all the most exciting upcoming video game adaptations.

Halloween is just around the corner, but we're celebrating spooky season a little differently this year by bringing you the best scary movies on streaming every week until the end of October. Each week is themed. Last week, we played a little game of horror classics v remakes, and let you decide whether you prefer the OGs or newbies. The week before, we listed the scariest Stephen King horror movies on the web. But this week we're taking a look at the best horror movies released a little more recently.

Before we get into the top-notch titles the horror genre has offered in the last 18 months, we must note that we are only counting down the flicks that are readily available on streaming sites. To make this list, each horror movie must be ready to stream both in the US and in the UK, so you can enjoy your movie marathon without having to buy or rent anything. Sadly, that means that you won't find Hokum, Obsession, Backrooms, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, or Faces of Death on this list.

But don't worry, we have found plenty of fresh frights, some of which you may have missed over the past year or so. We've got Sam Raimi's first horror movie in years, down to an experimental A24 flick that messes with your senses. So what are you waiting for? Grab that trick-or-treat candy you were saving for the big night and settle in for an evening of thrills and chills. Afterward, you can look through our guide to the best horror movies on Netflix to add to your watchlist.

Undertone

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: HBO Max

If you're tired of the same old jump scares and are looking to bite into something a little different this Halloween, then why not start with Undertone. This A24 movie completely throws your senses for a loop, using clever audio to make you feel as though you are part of the story. The movie follows Evy, the co-host of a paranormal podcast who is simultaneously looking after her dying mother. One night, Evy dives into a new case sent from an anonymous follower. But as she opens each file and listens to the contents, the terrifying recordings soon begin to merge with her own reality.

When Evy puts her noise-cancelling headphones on, the audio dramatically shifts, making you feel claustrophobic and unable to ignore the intense sounds pouring through the speakers. If you have ever listened to one of those creepy 4D audio videos online, then you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. Watching this movie in cinemas earlier this year was a truly unique event, but you can duplicate the experience using surround sound and turning up your TV extra loud, if you dare.

Send Help

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: Hulu (US), Disney Plus (UK)

This year, horror legend Sam Raimi returned to the genre and released his first scary movie in 17 years. The Evil Dead helmer hadn't directed a horror movie since 2009's Drag Me to Hell, so genre fans were obviously extremely keen to see what he had in store with Send Help. Was it worth the wait? We think yes! The movie follows Rachel McAdams' awkward and underappreciated employee Linda Liddle, who struggles to get along with her new, young boss Bradley (Dylan O'Brien). But, in a bid to prove herself, she agrees to accompany him on a business trip, which ends in disaster when the plane crashes onto a desert island.

With just Linda and Bradley surviving the wreckage, the pair realise they must put their grievances aside and work together to survive. But that doesn't exactly go to plan. McAddams steals the show, leaving her inhibitions at the door and fully embracing Liddle. Yes, she makes some questionable decisions along the way, but we can't help but think, 'Good for her!' Of course, there are a few silly and rather crazy moments along the way, but this is a Raimi movie after all.

Final Destination: Bloodlines

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: HBO Max

After it seemingly ended with 2011's Final Destination 5, the franchise came back with a vengeance in 2025 with the surprisingly refreshing and funny Bloodlines. Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein (who pitched the movie to New Line by faking their own deaths on a Zoom call), the movie sees a college student named Stefani (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) head home to track down her grandmother… who survived death back in the 50s, but wasn't exactly supposed to. A chain reaction kicks off, and the entire family gets picked off one by one.

It's easily the best installment in the franchise next to the original 2000 film, and has kills that are so surprisingly realistic that you might have a hard time trying to relax afterwards. That said, good luck if you have a septum piercing, like ice in your drinks on a hot summer day, and own a lawn mower. Fun fact: two of the big kill moments in Final Destination: Bloodlines actually happened in real life (though only one resulted in a death) shortly after the film's release, but we'll let you find out which ones.

For more, check out our Final Destination: Bloodlines review.

Weapons

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: HBO Max

So… what do you do as a teacher when all of the kids in your class have vanished overnight? And what if they vanished due to the evil magic of an ancient witch that everyone in town thinks is just a nice old lady? Well, that's Zach Cregger's Weapons for ya, and it's a wildly unpredictable (and weirdly funny) horror movie that'll make you start running down the street with your arms stretched out in a kind of T-shape.

Written and directed by Cregger, the cast includes Julia Garner, Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, and Amy Madigan. Madigan also won an Academy Award for her performance as Gladys, the aforementioned evil witch, who is getting her own standalone spin-off movie. So if you loved Weapons, there's more to come from that freaky world. After the success of Barbarian, Cregger got to work on Weapons, which came about after the tragic death of his best friend and creative partner, Trevor Moore. The film even includes a fun nod to one of Moore's funniest sketches from Whitest Kids U'Know, Cregger and Moore's comedy collective.

For our verdict, read our Weapons review.

Frankenstein

Available: US/UK
Where to watch: Netflix

Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein, which serves as an adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, follows Dr. Pretorius (Christoph Waltz), who must track down Frankenstein’s Monster (Jacob Elordi) – believed to have died in a fire 40 years before – in order to carry out and continue the controversial experiments of a one Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac).

It's a visually stunning and deeply depressing tale about love, death, and forgiveness, and breathes new life into the classic tale. Ol' Frank even gets a new design, with various body parts and pieces of flesh very apparently stapled together and tendons on full display. The star-studded cast also includes Mia Goth and Ralph Ineson, who play Lady Elizabeth Harlander/Claire Frankenstein and the esteemed Professor Kempe, respectively.

Find out why the adaptation is a must-watch in our Frankenstein review.

For more, check out our list of the best horror movies of all time and our guide to all the upcoming horror movies.

Star Wars has introduced a new way of referring to the Force, and it's connected to Kylo Ren.

The new terminology comes from the Fall of Kylo Ren comic series by Charles Soule and Will Sliney. Per ScreenRant, after it was earlier revealed that the Knights of Ren call the dark side "The Shadow," it turns out that the light side is called "The Shine." That's revealed by Tava Ren, the woman who led the Knights of Ren after Kylo Ren allied with the First Order.

Plus, the latest issue, #3, sees Tava Ren referring to someone as potentially "radiant," possibly meaning Force-sensitive.

It remains to be seen how this new way of describing the Force might affect the broader Star Wars lore, but, for now, they're interesting details that make the galaxy feel much bigger and more lived-in.

Next up for Star Wars is Ahsoka season 2, which also looks set to develop our understanding of the Force thanks to the inclusion of the Mortis gods and the World Between Worlds.

"It's definitely a thing," Dave Filoni has previously said of the gods factoring into Ahsoka season 2.

"It was so surprising when George [Lucas] created these archetype god characters," he also explained. "What were we examining there in Clone Wars? What was the metaphor? A lot of it is about power, and what you do with power, and how you wield power. For a Jedi, I think it's a natural story path to get into these questions."

Ahsoka season 2 arrives on January 20. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming Star Wars movies and TV shows for everything else that's on the way.

Marvel had a tough choice to make after Avengers: Endgame. It could continue playing the hits, relying on nostalgia and familiar faces to coast until the next event movie, or it could introduce a new generation of heroes to freshen up the MCU.

To its credit, Marvel Studios opted for the second option – but it didn't work out exactly as anyone hoped.

As great as it was seeing diverse faces run around the cinematic universe, Ms. Marvel, Echo, and the Eternals all failed to live up to what came before. It says a lot that Kevin Feige has course-corrected for Avengers: Doomsday, bringing back the likes of Thor, Steve Rogers, and several legacy X-Men characters to be front and center instead of placing considerable trust in the new guard.

With a few exceptions, that is. Florence Pugh's Yelena has, of course, shone since her Black Widow debut. But no one quite held their own like Simu Liu's Shang-Chi.

Released in 2021, when Tony Stark's Endgame sacrifice was still fresh in the memory, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings may have been a wordy title, but was refreshingly simple in how it cemented its hero as a major player in the MCU thanks to a potent mix of killer fight scenes and sparkling wit.

Shang-Chi doesn't waste time getting moving. In the opening minutes, the ancient Ten Rings – weapons of immense power – are established and, in the present day, the group that shares the same name attacks Shang-Chi on a bus, standing out as one of Marvel's best individual action sequences.

From there, Shang-Chi leads us on a lightning-quick journey, bouncing from kinetic set-piece to kinetic set-piece as he becomes wrapped up in a family drama that adds a more personal touch that has largely been absent in Marvel's recent films. It also adds a splash of mysticism and mystery to the MCU, something that has been sorely missing, making the universe feel a lot deeper and richer before it became distracted by the multiverse.

Yes, the final act is way too CGI-heavy, and Trevor Slattery's long-overdue return is tonally jarring, but Shang-Chi soars when it should stumble. Coming out of COVID, everyone expected this to fail. In the end, it won audiences over with charm and style to the tune of over $430 million.

A hard-hitting newcomer

Now, on to Doomsday. Shang-Chi going AWOL in the MCU in the past half-decade has undoubtedly been one of Marvel's biggest misfires, failing to capitalize on the momentum of the character while director Destin Daniel Cretton went on to break box office records helming Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

That won't be the case in Doomsday. Carrying on from Bruce Banner and Captain Marvel contacting him in the Shang-Chi post-credits, the new holder of the Ten Rings is seemingly going to be treated as a big deal.

The Doomsday trailer even teases just how much Shang-Chi will be getting involved, pitting him in a mouthwatering clash against Channing Tatum's card-dealing Gambit.

It's a great case, too, for a simple superhero maxim: who would win in a fight? Already, we can't wait to see the martial artist and the mutant butt heads as the multiverse collapses around them.

Even better, it immediately elevates Shang-Chi into an Avengers-level hero without feeling like he's been shoehorned in. He belongs alongside the X-Men, the Avengers, and anyone else who might accompany them in the fight against Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom. That's high praise indeed.

So, before you head into Doomsday this December, make sure you're familiar with Shang-Chi. If you missed it the first time round, you're in for a spectacle filled with the sort of action scenes that clearly marked Destin Daniel Cretton out as a perfect fit for Spidey, as well as platforming Shang-Chi as someone who could hang with the best of them. If you are back for more, it's time to get reacquainted with the holder of the Ten Rings. He just might be more important than you think in a few months' time.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is available to stream now on Disney Plus, ahead of the release of Avengers: Doomsday on December 18.

Look ahead with our list of upcoming Marvel movies and check out how to watch the Marvel movies in order ahead of your next rewatch. See you next week as we revisit Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Just two months after her X-Men casting was first announced, Obsession star Inde Navarrette has given fans a taste of her Rogue accent.

Navarrette was put on the spot and asked by eTalk to give fans a sneak peek of her Rogue accent, saying the mutant's famous line, 'Sugar,' in Rogue's strong Southern accent, which Navarrette bravely attempted on camera. Watch the clip below.

Rogue, real name Anna Marie, was first introduced to Marvel Comics in 1981. The mutant's particular power is absorbing the life force, superpowers, and memories of anyone she touches. But her touch is deadly, meaning she cannot ever get close to anyone, which causes issues in her relationship with Gambit. Rogue is a runaway from Mississippi, so in most on-screen adaptations she sports a thick accent.

Even though Navarrette admits she needs more practice, some Marvel fans approve of her voice already. "She sounds this good, and this is before the voice coaches," said one fan on Twitter, and another added, "As someone who is from the South, that sugar wasn’t bad." But others think she needs to do a little more homework. "It’s a start, all of the South is watching you with great expectations," added one fan.

Navarrette isn't the first to tackle Rogue's Mississippi drawl. The voice that Marvel fans most associate with Rogue belongs to Lenore Zann, who was the first to voice the character in X-Men: The Animated Series in 1992–1997 and later returned for the Disney Plus animated prequel show X-Men '97 in 2024. However, in live-action, Anna Paquin notably played the character in Fox's X-Men trilogy.

Rumours of Navarrette's casting started swirling as early as July when the star met with Marvel's X-Men director Jake Schreier. But at D23 in August, Navarrette walked on stage with the rest of the cast and her Rogue casting was officially confirmed.

Alongside the Obsession actor, the movie stars Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Samantha Weaving as Emma Frost, Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister, Maya Boyd as Storm, Asa Germann as Angel, and Christopher Abbott as Professor Xavier.

X-Men is set to hit theatres on May 5, 2028. For more, check out our ranking of the best X-Men movies, and keep up with other upcoming Marvel movies and shows.

Original Exorcist star Ellen Burstyn doesn't love the idea of Mike Flanagan's sequel.

Burstyn played Chris MacNeil in the original Exorcist movie and returned in 2023's The Exorcist: Believer.

"Isn't there enough already of the Exorcist thing?" she told Variety , referring to Flanagan's project. "It's enough already."

Flanagan's The Exorcist: Martyrs Scarlett Johansson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Laurence Fishburne, and John Leguizamo. "It's viciously dark," Flanagan has said of the film. "It's unsafely dark at times, and we went places in there that I've never, never gone on any of my sets emotionally. But I have to say that at the end of it, we found some light and some hope in it that I'm really grateful for because it's a harrowing story."

While not much is known about the film yet, it's expected to follow a single mother police officer whose son is the target of a demonic force. Ejiofor and Fishburne play priests, while Leguizamo is the satanic Father Sunday.

Flanagan has also recently adapted Stephen King's Carrie, which is confirmed to return for a second season. "For 50 years, audiences have known and gravitated to Carrie White’s story. From the beginning, we imagined a story that goes far beyond the prom, and I’m incredibly grateful for Stephen’s trust and support in exploring what comes next," Flanagan said in a statement.

The Exorcist: Martyrs hits theaters on March 12, 2027, while you can stream Carrie on Prime Video now. For more, check out our guide to the best horror movies to keep you company this spooky season.

Avengers: Doomsday is the latest to get in on the Google Easter egg trend, and it could be telling us who Doctor Doom has in his sights come December.

A quick Google of 'Avengers: Doomsday' then clicking on the mask will warp your search results, bringing up Doom's gauntlets reaching out towards four logos: Black Panther, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and the Avengers.

Heading through each one brings up a five-question Marvel quiz on each faction. Complete them all, and you're treated to a real-time Doomsday click, ticking down the seconds until the movie releases in December.

But what really stands out is Doom 'reaching out' towards those in Wakanda and beyond. The first four Doomsday teasers revolved around that quartet, hinting that they will each play a major – yet distinctive – role in the crossover.

With Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom also collecting Marvel heroes like Infinity Stones (Hulk for sure, and the Brand New Day post-credits scene could mean Spider-Man is on his radar), there are plenty of reasons to suggest that the supervillain is looking to add to his roster.

Doctor Strange has long been rumored to appear by Doom's side, and Franklin Richards has been spotted with Doom in a Funko Pop figure, so that just leaves Wakanda and X-Men. The likes of Shuri and Cyclops should watch out, just in case. But even a quick Google search hasn't quite given us the answers – yet.

Avengers: Doomsday hits cinemas on December 18.

For more, we have a complete guide to all upcoming Marvel movies in the works.

Star Wars: Starfighter will be flying onto screens in 2027 and Disney has reportedly invested heavily in the movie. According to a new report, the film has a budget of $226.5 million, which is more than The Force Awakens.

Per Forbes, Disney revealed this sum was reached by the conclusion of filming, before marketing has started. This is slightly beyond The Force Awakens, which had a budget at this point of $226 million.

However, as some commentators have pointed out, these figures may change significantly. Starfighter filmed in the UK and landed a significant tax break as a result. This reportedly reached $51.5 million, taking the production budget down to $175 million.

Starfighter is directed by Shawn Levy, starring Ryan Gosling in the lead role as Kade Auberon, a pilot who has found himself on the wrong side of the New Jedi Order. The film is set five years after the events of The Rise of Skywalker.

The first footage was shown behind closed doors at D23 earlier this year. GamesRadar+ was in the room, sharing that it starts with Flynn Gray's as-yet-unnamed character revealing a starfighter that's the fastest that's ever been built.

Currently, the movie is the only Star Wars film on the calendar. However, recent reports suggest that Jon Watts has been hired by Lucasfilm to direct the first outing in a new trilogy of movies that would continue the Skywalker saga.

On the TV side, we'll soon be returning to the galaxy far, far away in Ahsoka season 2, which releases in January 2027. Check out our guide to all the upcoming Star Wars movies and shows for everything else that's been announced.

The latest DCU movie, Clayface, might be very standalone – but it still features some interesting connections to the wider DC universe.

Below, we've rounded up the 17 biggest Clayface Easter eggs and DC references in the film, including some references to Batman. There's quite a lot tucked away in the background of the film, so it's well worth watching with your eyes peeled.

Of course, that means there are Clayface spoilers ahead, so turn back now if you're not up to date. If you've seen the film, then head below for everything we spotted. And, for even more, read our spoiler-free Clayface review.

Clayface Easter eggs and DC references

The Narrows

Both Matt Hagen and Dr. Caitlyn are from the Narrows, an area of Gotham City you might recognize from the comics, or Batman Begins. It's one of the most dangerous areas of Gotham.

Imperial Pictures

At the start of the film, Matt is making a movie for a studio that looks to be very much based on Warner Bros. (it even has that iconic water tower). The studio name is Imperial Pictures, which hails from 'Feat of Clay,' the two-part Batman: The Animated Series episode that introduces Matt Hagen as a struggling actor and is a huge inspiration for the movie. In the Animated Series, Imperial Pictures also shares a lot in common with Warner Bros.

Wayne Community Center

The place where Matt mentors student actors is named the Wayne Community Center. We didn't spot this one ourselves, but it's revealed in the film's production notes. This, of course, is a reference to Batman – AKA Bruce Wayne.

Tim Burton's Batman

It's (almost) impossible to spot in the film, but the production notes reveal that two props from Tim Burton's 1989 Batman are reused in Clayface. One is a coffee table used by Jack Nicholson's Joker, seen in Matt's penthouse apartment, and the other is a chair used when Matt undergoes a consultation for plastic surgery, which comes from the set where Nicholson's Joker also had surgery.

DA's office

When Matt takes Markos Szabo to court after his horrific disfigurement, we hear a reference to the DA's office. Gotham's most famous District Attorney is one Harvey Dent, AKA Two-Face.

Ace Chemicals

It's not explicitly labeled as Ace Chemicals, but a building with burning chimneys can be seen through Matt's penthouse window after his disfigurement as he watches the Oscars. This bears a strong resemblance to the chemical plant, which is where the Joker fell into a vat of acid and was permanently disfigured in The Killing Joke graphic novel (adopted as his de facto origin), in a thematic parallel to Matt's own fate.

One Bad Day

The actor who wins the Oscar Matt was nominated for triumphs for a role in a film titled One Bad Day. This is a concept the Joker refers to in The Killing Joke to explain his philosophy that a single bad day could drive anyone to madness – which is what happened to him after he was disfigured by the Ace Chemicals acid. Matt has his own bad day when he is attacked by Szabo and his friends betray him.

The GCPD

The Gotham City Police Department figures in the storyline via Caitlyn's fiancé, John Borrelli, who is an honest cop in the notoriously corrupt police force, much like Jim Gordon.

Missing posters

The GCPD and the streets of Gotham are plastered with missing posters. While none seem to feature significant names, they are a reminder that Gotham is a hotbed of criminal activity, and they could be setting up a future storyline.

Coast City

DC's answer to LA, Coast City, is where Matt Hagen works as a rising star actor. In the comics, it's home to Green Lantern Hal Jordan and is the site of the Edwards Air Force Base, where Hal was stationed.

Amusement Mile

Caitlyn walks past a large, neon sign advertising Amusement Mile, which is emblazoned with the grinning visage of a clown. Amusement Mile is a fairground strip in the comics, and, as the clown suggests, a haunt of the Joker's and Harley Quinn's.

Building names

The film's production notes identify two Easter eggs related to building names: the Moldoff Building is named after Sheldon Moldoff, a Golden Age era Batman artist, and Kane's Candy Store, named after Batman's co-creator Bob Kane.

Jitters Coffee

Jitters Coffee, a brand seen in Superman, can be seen again in Clayface. "I went to see James Gunn's Superman in the cinema. I really loved it, and I knew nothing that I was going to be involved in this movie," Max Minghella, who plays John Borrelli, told us. "And then, quite quickly after I saw that film in the cinema, I was on set holding a Jitters Coffee cup, which is featured in Superman. And I do think it was one of the most surreal moments of my life, because I was like, 'I just went to see this film, and there was this prop in the movie, and now I'm holding that prop,' but it felt like it was yesterday. And I thought, 'Wow, the magic of movies.' I never get over it. It's just a kid in a candy shop, it's so fun."

Club Vesuvius

The nightclub Matt attacks at the end of the film borrows its name from Club Vesuvius in the comics, which is owned by Johnny Sabatino.

Gotham Gazette

A Gotham Gazette newspaper can be spotted in the film. In the comics, it counts Vicki Vale – frequent love interest of Bruce Wayne's – among its employees.

Gotham Knights and Gotham Goliaths

Background actors wearing Gotham Knights and Gotham Goliaths merchandise are seen in the film. These are the names of sports teams found in the pages of DC comics.

Special thanks

Batman creators Bob Kane and Bill Finger are credited with special thanks, along with Batman: The Animated Series masterminds Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, and Marv Wolfman, who wrote part 1 of the 'Feat of Clay' episodes which introduced Matt Hagen as a disfigured actor in the show.

Clayface is in theaters now. For more, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and TV shows.

Masters of the Universe director Travis Knight still doesn't know if Amazon is ready for a sequel, despite the movie's massive streaming success.

"In the end, these sorts of decisions are out of our control," Knight told ScreenRant. "You always imagine where these people’s lives go after the end of the movie, and if the universe, in its wisdom, asks us to make more of these things, we would be delighted to give them more."

The new Masters of the Universe, which stars Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man/Adam and Jared Leto as Skeletor, only managed to gross $140 million against its $170-200 million budget. Despite this, the film spent five weeks as the number one movie on Prime Video, and remains one of the streamer's most popular films.

The movie sees Prince Adam living a normal life on Earth when he's called back to his home planet of Eternia to defeat the evil Skeletor, along with the help of Teela (Camila Mendes). Plus, there's also a fun cameo from original He-Man star Dolph Lundgren.

There is also absolutely a Masters of the Universe post-credits scene that sets up a sequel and introduces my favorite character in the franchise (hint: we haven't seen her in live-action yet unless you count that one time Ariana Grande played her in a Saturday Night Live sketch).

Masters of the Universe is streaming now on Prime Video. For more, check out our picks for the best movies on Amazon Prime, or, read our Masters of the Universe review.

The never-ending search for a new (and younger) James Bond has reportedly been narrowed down to four actors... though the identity of the fourth actor remains a mystery.

According to Deadline, the four finalists include Callum Turner, Jack Lowden, Josh O'Connor, and one unnamed actor. This means that Jacob Elordi and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are officially out of the running. This also means the studio scrapped their whole "Young Bond" idea, seeing as three of the finalists are each 36 years old.

The final round of screen tests is reportedly happening this weekend... though Gary Oldman already told the media that his Slow Horses co-star Lowden had already gotten the part.

"It's been rumored that [Lowden] is on the shortlist," Oldman previously said, via Variety. "We're going to find out pretty soon, aren't we? Because they have picked him. They have made their choice, but they have not announced it yet. So my fingers are crossed for Jack."

It's worth noting that we initially thought purported frontrunner Taylor-Johnson was out of the running because the studio had decided to go younger... but considering that the actor is only 35, we can't help but wonder what all went down.

Denis Villeneuve is set to direct the pic, which is eyeing a 2028 release date. Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is hard at work on the script.

For more, check out our ranking of the best James Bond movies, or check out our list of all the upcoming movies in 2026 and beyond.

Clayface is a grisly horror that also functions as a revenge tragedy, as Matt Hagen – a gruesomely disfigured up-and-coming Hollywood actor – embarks on a quest to right the wrongs against him.

It's impossible not to empathize with Tom Rhys Harries's Matt, who is brutally attacked by a mobster after a bad decision on a night out, undergoes experimental surgery to repair his face, and begins developing shapeshifting powers. But, as his behavior gets more and more extreme in pursuit of revenge, you might find yourself questioning your morals.

"It started off with the script, working with the script to really understand Matt, where he came from, how he came from nowhere and got to that situation," Clayface director James Watkins tells GamesRadar+ of balancing empathy and horror. "So when it's all pulled away, we're on his side. And then it's casting, finding the right actor, and when Tom came in, I thought, 'This could be the guy,' because it's just someone that you can be rooting for all the way through that journey, and still have sympathy towards them. That's not easy. A lot of actors don't have that. So, finding that, and then the dark glee as he discovers his powers.

"He's been wronged, and then he gets this moment, and we're with him on the journey, and he's discovering his powers, and he's doing all this crazy stuff," Watkins continues. "I really want us to be on his side, and [have] permission to enjoy the moment. And actually really push that, and then whether we can wink and nod at the audience in a couple of ways there and really enjoy that, so that when he carries on even further, you're so invested with him. And then you're like, 'Oh,' and where that takes you with the character, which I think becomes an interesting dance between the audience and the movie."

Making the audience complicit is also an idea Harries shares. "He doesn't know where it's going. That's a fairly basic thing to say, but it's true," he explains. "He's always trying. He's not wanting to be bad. He's just increasingly giving in to more carnal, primal urges that he has, because he feels like he has no other place to go or to turn to. Hopefully, it kind of co-opts the audience to a point where you question where your ethical line is."

During Matt's revenge quest, he also gets closer and closer to Dr. Caityln Corr, the doctor who performed his experimental treatment and inadvertently gave him his powers. But, the complication is Caitlyn is already engaged to GCPD cop John Borrelli, played by Max Minghella – and the darker Matt becomes, the more unnerved Caitlyn is.

"That was a big pull for me while playing Caitlyn," Naomi Ackie tells us. "We had talked, and actually, the same with [the relationship between Caitlyn and John] as well. James was really keen on making it feel super grounded and believable. In some movies – and I love them all, I love movies – but sometimes they'll jump between meeting and then being like, 'I love you!' It's really quick, and you're like, 'How did they get there? And how much time has passed?'

"We were really trying to make this relationship, the standing relationship, and then this potential new one, feel well timed and not too heavy, too quick, but show that they are getting closer, and in that way that you kind of want them to, but don't want them to," she explains. "So, we were keeping our eye on it and trying to make it as grounded as possible, so that people really care about these characters, so that when the bad things happen – which we know will happen because it's a body horror – that people feel super invested."

Naturally, that means Caitlyn and John have a more complicated dynamic, though John is never villainized. "There was an element that we were trying to find, which I think we managed, which was this balance between a couple who were deeply in love, or loved each other, but were in a stage where they had fallen into a certain pattern of being," says Ackie. "The way Max plays him is so likable that you're never in a situation where you're like, 'F that guy!' There are some films where they'll make the boyfriend or girlfriend unlikable, so you're like, 'Oh, definitely you have to leave!' It wasn't that, either. It was way more complicated than that."

Creating the dynamic between John and Caitlyn was something Minghella found simple, too. "Honestly, it was quite easy because Naomi's so personable and brilliant as an actor, and so she does basically all the heavy lifting, and then you just sort of sit there and react to what she's doing," he says. "I think that Tom and Naomi are both just such empathetic actors. You like them so much."

Clayface is in theaters this October 23. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and TV shows for everything else the DCU has in store.

Actors often play coy when asked about appearing in Marvel movies, but not X-Men star Inde Navarrette. The Obsession breakout has revealed she was carefully "dropping hints" about her casting before the official casting announcement at D23.

In July, Navarrette revealed she had taken a meeting with X-Men director Jake Schreier. To get ahead of the rumor mill, she told Variety of one of her dream roles, stating, "Mystique has always been super cool."

So imagine our shock when Navarrette walked out alongside her fellow X-Men castmates at D23 – to news she was playing Rogue.

As Navarrette revealed to Collider, the Mystique misdirect was actually a subtle hint as to who she was actually playing in the MCU.

“I did know, but that wasn't a lie,” Navarrette said of namedropping Mystique, suggesting that the parallels between the shapeshifter and Rogue's ability to take powers through contact are enough to tie the characters together.

“The way that that character is, it's so complicated, and it's so nuanced when you have the originality of the story," Navarrette said. "Her and Rogue are also very similar, you know what I mean, if you've read the comics. So I was not lying. I was dropping hints, and I was like, 'If anybody's picking up what I'm putting down?', but nobody did."

Navarrette will appear alongside the likes of Sadie Sink, Kit Connor, Adam Driver, and Christopher Abbott in X-Men, which is set to hit theatres on May 5, 2028.

If you want to know more, we have a complete guide to upcoming Marvel movies.

Guardians of the Galaxy 3 ended with a promise: "The legendary Star-Lord will return", but three years later we're no clearer on when or where that will happen. Now, Chris Pratt has revealed there have been "ongoing conversations" with Marvel boss Kevin Feige about making good on GotG 3's promise.

"I have a great relationship with Kevin [Feige] and Lou [D'Esposito], and there have been both ongoing conversations about how we make good on that promise and also hard action taken to make sure that we make good on that promise," Pratt said on The Playlist's Bingeworthy podcast. "So yeah, you'll see Star-Lord again, which is very exciting, but I'm not at liberty to say when that's going to be, but he's not going anywhere."

With Guardians mastermind James Gunn now in charge at DC, and Star-Lord back on Earth and no longer leading the Guardians, what a future Star-Lord appearance looks like is still unclear. Supposed Avengers: Secret Wars concept art leaks featured Star-Lord alongside Vision and the Young Avengers, but directors The Russo Brothers later claimed the art wasn't authentic. Either way, the fact that Pratt, Feige and D'Esposito are in active conversation about Star-Lord's return could mean we see Peter Quill back in the MCU sooner rather than later.

Earlier this year, Pratt told the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he had a "really strong vision" for Star-Lord's next outing, and had already pitched the idea to Feige at the time. "I'm happy to do anything they want me to do and will," he said. "And also, I personally have a really strong vision of what I would want him to do. And I think it's f*cking great. I'm down to contribute any way I can to them setting up the next ten years of storytelling, you know? And also, I have a pretty strong idea of how I think I could contribute to that."

Of course, it's possible that Star-Lord is secretly part of the massive Avengers: Doomsday cast. While he wasn't included in the Avengers: Doomsday cast reveal livestream, Doomsday co-director Anthony Russo recently confirmed there are still surprise cast members in the next Marvel mega-event movie. Could Star-Lord be among them?

Avengers: Doomsday releases in theaters on December 18 in the US, and on December 16 in the UK. For more, check out our guide on how to watch the Marvel movies in order and our list of every upcoming Marvel movie and show.

Comics legend Jonathan Hickman has been with Marvel for almost two decades, but aside from creating some of the most beloved comic runs, the writer and artist says he also consults on MCU scripts ahead of filming, including Avengers: Doomsday.

"I don't know that it's common knowledge, but I consult for studios and read almost all the movies that they're making while they're in development," said Hickman to Bleeding Cool. The artist said of Doomsday, "It has been fascinating watching that change over the past two and a half years since I've been reading scripts for it. There was a big shift when the Russos came back on, and [Steven] McFeely came back on, and they announced that Robert Downey Jr. was going to be joining the cast again and all that kind of stuff… Those guys are very, very nice to me and take care of me; I'm very excited about what they're working on."

Although Hickman admits he has "not seen a final cut," he has seen "work in progress." Hickman added, "I'll tell you the most interesting thing about the whole thing was I have never seen a movie before while it was being worked on, in that there was no CGI involved. So you would see scenes where they hadn't added any special effects, and then two [months] later, you see the final version. It's kind of wizardry, actually. I found the whole process rather fascinating."

Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Doomsday follows heroes from three distinct universes as they’re set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered. Alongside Downey Jr. as villain Doctor Doom, Doomsday also stars Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Anthony Mackie as Captain America, Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, the bulk of the original Fox-era X-Men, the new Fantastic Four, the Thunderbolts, the Wakandans, and more.

Hickman has a lot of skin in this game, as Doomsday seems to be based on several of his comics. Hickman is extremely well-regarded for his Fantastic Four and Avengers runs that lead into Secret Wars, which looks to be the inspiration for the next movie after Doomsday, Avengers: Secret Wars. Hickman has also released comics featuring Doctor Doom, and he also reinvented X-Men with Powers of X and House of X.

So having Hickman on board to consult is a no-brainer. And if the person who penned the comics which serve as inspiration for the big Avengers comeback finds what they have seen of the movie so far "very interesting," then it sounds like we are in for a treat.

Avengers: Doomsday hits cinemas on December 18 in the US, but will hit other regions a little earlier on December 16. For more, check out our guide on how to watch Marvel movies in order, and keep up with upcoming Marvel movies and TV shows on the way.

Clayface reviews are in, and they're mostly positive, with the horror movie netting a higher Rotten Tomatoes score than Supergirl.

The DC body horror sits at a score of 76% on Rotten Tomatoes. Supergirl, meanwhile, sits at a rotten 52% – despite being the DCU's second movie overall, it's the franchise's first rotten rated movie.

"Have I told you what a pleasure it's been working with director James Watkins on this project? If so, I'll say it again!" DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn wrote on Twitter, sharing The Hollywood Reporter's review of the movie.

Our own Clayface review awards the film 3 stars, and our verdict reads: "On paper, Clayface is DC Studios' biggest experiment to date. Yet, Tom Rhys Harries' outstanding Matt Hagen and squeamish sequences can't completely cover up a safe body horror that carries the scars of a so-so script and surface-level dissection of its gloopy subject matter."

Supergirl, meanwhile, cratered at the box office with a global gross of just $126.4 million. "While Supergirl didn't meet our box office expectations, it's just one component of a broader, long-term strategy at DC Studios that we remain confident in," DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran reflected.

"I spoke with Matt [Reeves], and he was incredibly supportive, as well as James Gunn," Clayface director Watkins told GamesRadar+. "And I said, 'Look, this is where I want to go,' and they were like, 'Great, do it.' And there was no mandate to try and match or change or do anything. There was this notion that, 'This is what we're going to create for Clayface, and this feels right for this story.' I like the standalone nature of this story. I didn't have to worry about any concerns for a greater universe."

Clayface is in theaters this October 23. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and TV shows for everything else the DCU has in store.

Clayface is almost upon us, and DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran has confirmed that Batman is indeed active in Gotham during the events of the upcoming film.

"We haven't really talked about what he's doing during the actual events of Clayface," Safran told Collider. "But Batman is there. This is the introduction to the live-action Gotham. We showed a silhouette of Batman in Creature Commandos, so you know he's around, but this is the first step into the world of Gotham for us."

Batman appears for just a moment in Creature Commandos season 1 episode 6, standing on the rooftop overlooking the Penguin's nightclub. We got our first live-action mention of Batman in Lanterns season 1 episode 6, as Hal Jordan complains about him using the Bat Signal in Gotham (which is something that Guy Gardner, the DCU's current Green Lantern, has decided to co-opt).

Despite being darker and grittier, Clayface is indeed part of the DCU proper, rather than being part of the Matt Reeves Batman universe. We've yet to see Batman in live-action, nor has there been any casting news or news of a DCU Batman movie. Another Batman villain has also been given their own standalone project, with Poison Ivy set to make her live-action DCU debut soon. This can only mean that Batman isn't too far away...

Clayface arrives this October 23. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and TV shows for everything else the DCU has in store.

Over the years, Clayface has come in many shapes and sizes: thespian comedy sidekick in the Harley Quinn series, meme minifigure in the LEGO Batman games, and even as the focal point of Emmy-nominated two-parter 'Feat of Clay' in the seminal 1990s show Batman: The Animated Series.

2026's Clayface – the first outright horror in the DCU – taps into the rich narrative vein of the latter, molding the comic book villain into a tragic, deeply troubled figure that manages to escape the long shadow of the Bat for his own flawed, grisly rampage through Gotham.

Fresh off an Oscar nomination, the world of sandy-blonde actor Matt Hagen (a starmaking performance from Tom Rhys Harries) soon crashes down around him after bedding the girlfriend of crime boss Markos Szabo (David Dencik). The repercussions are severe and instant in a breezy first act: Hagen's face is slashed to pieces. His one saving grace is experimental nanocell surgery by outcast scientist Dr. Caitlyn Corr (Naomi Ackie).

From there, Hagen's internal strife is quickly swept to one side, despite Rhys Harries' best efforts (the first casualty of Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini's underbaked script), for a full-throated revenge quest as a shapeshifting Matt lashes out at those who have left his career in tatters.

What follows is a pulpy, predictable trail for Hagen to follow, though sprinklings of a will-they/won't they dynamic between the former actor and Corr, suffering through a rocky relationship with a GCPD detective (Max Minghella), adds early intrigue to the villain's origin story.

While your mileage may vary on the Frankenstein-flavored romance, it never quite amounts to anything more than set dressing for scenes filled with buckets of the red stuff. For audiences, though, that red-hot passion being substituted for dripping claret should be enough – a real shock to the system from a DCU that is quickly learning that its biggest strength, like Clayface himself, is in its malleability.

Face off

Much like the utensils Matt uses to disfigure his face, director James Watkins wields the camera in tricky, suffocating fashion – and deploys gory special effects with a razor-sharp mastery.

One particular hide-behind-your-hands moment involves plane turbulence and travel scissors as Matt's treatment fails, creating a vivid sense of dread that isn't always present throughout its cornucopia of splattered brains and sliced-off fingers. It just might make you reconsider how you pack your carry-on luggage in future.

Another gripping sequence comes later on at Gotham's Vesuvius nightclub. There, a more mutated Hagen passes through undetected as his Clayface powers morph the action into something more tangibly closer to a Hitman level or Trap-esque navigation of social spaces.

Not only does it confidently stand out as Clayface's highest point with its frenetic fighting, it also acts as an ingenious blueprint for the Batman villain to be torn away from the murderous excesses of his R-rated backdrop. Should it materialize, a future showdown with the Caped Crusader won't feel like his edges have been sanded off. If nothing else, it's proof Clayface can survive just fine beyond his own movie.

If only that same care and attention to detail were present elsewhere. Fittingly for a film that revolves around disfigurement and plastic surgery, Clayface's themes are only surface-level in their explorations.

Instead of interrogating the fascinating to-and-fro between Hollywood's impossible beauty standards and body dysmorphia, Clayface continually runs the risk of being too simple and too safe. But if you're only here for gnarly kills and squeamish, uncomfortable horror as Matt's dashing good looks and chiselled features melt away, you'll no doubt walk away with your bloodlust satiated.

Watkins and the production team working its magic with special effects, though, doesn't necessarily mean the (admittedly sensible) budget stretches beyond its means.

Clayface's CGI can be shonky in places, while Gotham is a big letdown. The best portrayals of Batman's home turf paint it as a diseased and decaying city, rotten down to its very brickwork. Clayface's take doesn't inspire, coming across as tawdry and more Joker-lite than a confident first taste of the streets where Batman will soon make his name in the DCU.

Clayface, then, struggles to balance its dual personalities. As a superhero movie, it's a freakishly good time, setting itself apart from anything put out by DC and Marvel in terms of tone and terror. But as a horror movie, its skin-deep thrills and spills mask an uneven tragedy that even the emerging star power of Tom Rhys Harries can't overcome completely.

Clayface releases in cinemas on October 23. For more, we have a guide on DCU Chapter One and other upcoming DC movies.

Clayface is nearly upon us... and it's a straight-up body horror that tells the origin story of the beloved Batman supervillain. A standalone movie about one of the most infamous baddies in Batman's rogues' gallery is especially exciting... as this means we're just that much closer to meeting Batman in the DCU proper.

The movie, directed by James Watkins from a screenplay by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, follows Hollywood actor Matt Hagen (Tom Rhys Harries), who goes from the absolute height of his acting career to getting his face cut up by a Gotham mob boss. After failed reconstructive surgeries, he approaches Dr. Caitlyn Corr (Naomi Ackie) in order to undergo an experimental procedure that restores his face... but ultimately turns him into something else entirely.

But who is Matt Hagen? Did we originally meet him in DC Comics? Well, yes, but the movie took most of its inspiration from an episode of Batman: The Animated Series... Don't worry, we explain below (and without any spoilers to boot).

Who is Matt Hagen?

There have been several iterations of Clayface (eight to be exact), with the character Basil Karlo, a B-list movie actor, making his first appearance as the shapeshifting villain all the way back in Detective Comics #40 circa 1940. Matt Hagen was introduced in Detective Comics #268 circa 1962 as not an actor, but a treasure hunter who becomes Clayface after stumbling into a radioactive pool of protoplasm.

Matt Hagen is reimagined in Batman: The Animated Series season 1 episodes 4 and 5, titled 'Feats of Clay.' It's important to note that it's this iteration of Clayface that the new live-action movie is based on... not the treasure-hunting Matthew Hagen we meet in the comics (which has indeed been confirmed by Mike Flanagan). In BTAS, Matt is a successful actor whose face becomes permanently disfigured in a car accident.

Desperate, he buys a 'miracle' chemical cream called Renuyu from corrupt businessman and Gotham mobster Rolan Daggett (who is an enemy of the Wayne family in the comics). The cream restores his face, but also gives him the ability to change it to that of anyone he comes into contact with. A fight with Daggett and his henchmen results in them holding Matt down and pouring an entire vat of Renuyu down his throat, which mutates his body and turns him into Clayface.

In the movie, it's an experimental cell regeneration procedure gone wrong that turns Matt into Clayface... though it does give him the same abilities: shape-shifting, regeneration, and superhuman strength. The film also takes place before Creature Commandos season 1, which sees an animated Clayface (in his full nasty, goopy, and toothy form) link up with Princess Ilana Rostovic and impersonate Professor Aisla MacPherson. At the end of the season, Clayface is taken to Arkham Asylum. Both projects are canon to the DCU, which means our friend Matt Hagen begins his true supervillain arc sometime after the events of Clayface.

It's worth noting that we do see Batman for just a second in Creature Commandos, which tells us that the Caped Crusader is likely very aware of Clayface, if he hasn't battled him already. DCU co-CEO James Gunn has already commented that we'll see Matt Hagen again in other DCU projects.

Clayface hits theaters on October 23. For more, check out our list of all the upcoming DC movies and shows you need to know about.

Clayface, the latest movie from DC Studios, is a villain origin story for the titular Matt Hagen – with copious amounts of body horror.

After being horrifically disfigured by a mobster, Matt – previously an up-and-coming Hollywood actor – gains shapeshifting powers after receiving experimental treatment from Dr. Caitlyn Corr. But, this comes with a terrible cost: when he gets too emotional, he can completely lose control of his body. The result is a grisly, R-rated horror flick.

"Well, I think if you're going to buy a ticket for a horror movie, it's like buying a ticket for a roller coaster ride, right? You don't want to buy a ticket for the really boring ride," Clayface director James Watkins tells us when we meet with him in London and ask why he wanted to take the film in this direction. "You want to buy a ticket for the really out there ride, the one with real ups and downs, the one that goes upside down and throws you around in circles."

To make his body horror, Watkins drew on some iconic inspiration. "In terms of movies, I guess I'd probably look back to the films that I really liked when I was growing up and drew inspiration from those, so whether that was a lot of David Cronenberg, body horror, obviously Videodrome, The Fly is a massive reference for this movie, obviously, The Thing, American Werewolf in London," he tells us. "Brilliant films that have the body horror, but they have a kind of humanity to them. They have a human story that grounds it, that makes you connect with the characters, and that's why I think those films are so good."

The film also makes use of practical effects, with Matt Hagen actor Tom Rhys Harries wearing facial prosthetics. "It kind of led it," Harries tells us of how that affected his performance. "We had conversations with James Watkins on set where I'd have prosthetics that were covering the majority of my face, but, say the scene was asking for something that was a bit lighter in tone, if I was to smile through these prosthetics, I learned fairly quickly that if I was hitting like a 20% smile, it wouldn't read as 20%, it would read at like two. So, I had to really push it. But then that speaks to the kind of trust that you have between you, the director, the DOP Rob Hardy, who I think has done a phenomenal job in terms of lighting this in a way that feels colorful, whilst also maintaining the dark, dingy essence of Gotham."

One particularly gruesome scene sees Matt attempting to cut his own eyelids open with a pair of scissors in an airplane bathroom, as turbulence rocks the flight back and forth. It's a difficult watch...

"I remember hearing crew members groaning off camera," recalls Harries. "Is that scene fairly heavily ADR? That day was quite fun, because you're doing it technically, right? And there's a lot of different departments that are involved in a sequence like that. On set, you have a video village, which is basically like a bunch of monitors and different departments using monitors for different things. But it was particularly busy that day, where people were just looking at the screen, because it's all in camera. You probably have a bit of digital smoothing around the edges of the eyes, but I'm really cutting through prosthetics in that thing, and I think that translates to a feeling when you're watching it."

"They brought in a big plane cabin, just the cabin, like the tube of it, where we had all our supporting artists, and that was on air bellows so it could move, so we could do the turbulence for real, sort of," Watkins says. "And then we had the bathroom, which was a separate little set, which was on a gimbal, which is a sort of device that you can rotate. And then Tom had the prosthetics on and the contact lenses. He had, actually, four pairs of scissors. There was a sharp pair, there was a dull pair, there was a rubber pair, and I think there was a pair that had the tip missing in case we needed to add it.

"But basically, he just sort of started getting stuck in with the sharp pair, and I was like, 'Are we safe? Are we safe?' And he's like, 'No, no, I got it, I got it,'" Watkins continues. "And I think most of the stuff in there is that. I'm sat there, and you've got lots of monitors on a film stage because, you know, hair and makeup, whatever, everyone has to check what's going on, check how it is, and I remember being at the monitors and people going, 'Oh my god,' and so I knew at that moment that we were tapping into something."

Naturally, a body horror movie is best enjoyed with a crowd. "It's amazing to see the audience react to it," says Max Minghella, who plays GCPD cop John Borrelli. "That's sort of the most fun part, is the communal experience of seeing this film in a cinema with a big crowd and getting to scream and giggle and have that whole thing together." Caitlyn actor Naomi Ackie, for her part, says she was "buzzing" to see the finished product for the first time.

"I watched it with Naomi and my agent," says Harries. "There were three of us in this big cinema in Soho, and I'm so proud of James Watkins and John Harris, the editor, and I think the film really plays and moves at a real – like, I love the pace of the film. And I'm not an objective judge of it, so I'm looking at it from a fairly technical standpoint, but I'm really proud of all the different departments and what we've got, and I'm so excited for people to see it."

Clayface arrives this October 23. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and TV shows for everything else the DCU has in store.

Clayface might take place in Gotham City, but the DC location's famous protector, Batman, is nowhere to be seen.

That's because Clayface is the standalone tale of Matt Hagen, an up-and-coming Hollywood actor who is horrifically disfigured by a mobster after a drunken bad decision on a night out.

But, was director James Watkins ever tempted to include an obvious reference to the Dark Knight?

"I wasn't," he tells GamesRadar+ when we meet with him in London to discuss the film. "Because I sort of felt, like the Joker is the story of one person in Gotham, so is this," he adds, referencing Todd Phillips's 2019 film starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime. "It's a city of a very many million people, and this is Matt Hagen's story. I didn't want to get too cute. I just wanted to be honest to the story."

Still, while Batman might not show up, the movie does establish Gotham City in the DCU for the first time, and it's a fittingly gritty, seedy, and lively version of the iconic setting.

"I wanted Gotham to be a character," explains Watkins. "It's this overbearing city. I've got a brilliant production designer, James Price, he did Poor Things, he won an Oscar for that. We've worked with him a few times. James and I talked a lot about German expressionist cinema from the '30s with buildings looming over people. And with Rob Hardy the DP, we looked at cinematography and photography from New York from the 70s and 80s and 90s, where it was really a rough city, and textures, and dirt, and had neons, and this kind of dirty poetry that the city had back then.

"So, trying to capture some of that, that sort of city where the rubbish doesn't get picked up, where it's corrupt, where you can't get a break, and then contrasting that with Coast City, where Matt is initially, which is sunny, and golden, and blue sky, and sea, and there's vegetation, greenery, which there isn't in Gotham," he adds. "You barely can see the sky in Gotham. It's always oppressive. We frame out the sky most of the time. The buildings frame it out. So, it was very much trying to land it as a character."

Of course, this is far from the first time that Gotham has been depicted on screen. "As well as looking at a lot of non-film reference, I looked at all the films," explains Watkins. "Joel Schumacher's world is very dayglow, whereas Chris Nolan's world is very grounded. Tim Burton's world with brilliant production design. Trying to track those different worlds is kind of fun, but they're all versions of Gotham."

The attention to detail translated into the fictional city feeling incredibly real for the actors themselves. "I kept having moments on set where I was just like, 'Whoa,'" says Matt Hagen actor Tom Rhys Harries. "You sort of normalize it, and then you remember that this is a very surreal thing to be experiencing. I thought James Price, the designer, did an incredible job of filling that world in and giving it an extended world beyond what we see on the camera. I'd pick up an empty soda can that had a very specific, niche Gotham branding on this soda can, and then underneath it would be a sticker that was crumpled up, and you'd open it up, and it would be like, I don't know, a ticket to a gig that was happening in Gotham that night. I'd had a number of pinch me moments throughout this whole process."

That also led to Max Minghella, who plays GCPD cop John Borrelli in the film, having a surreal moment of his own on set. "I went to see James Gunn's Superman in the cinema. I really loved it, and I knew nothing that I was going to be involved in this movie," he says. "And then, quite quickly after I saw that film in the cinema, I was on set holding a Jitters Coffee cup, which is featured in Superman. And I do think it was one of the most surreal moments of my life, because I was like, 'I just went to see this film, and there was this prop in the movie, and now I'm holding that prop,' but it felt like it was yesterday. And I thought, 'Wow, the magic of movies.' I never get over it. It's just a kid in a candy shop, it's so fun."

The GCPD is also an iconic Gotham institution, which makes joining the universe particularly exciting. "Look, I can't pretend I was cool about it. I was completely overexcited and couldn't believe it," says Minghella. "I was pinching myself every day. It's just a real childhood dream come true. And then on top of that, Naomi [Ackie] and I both, even before we were part of this film, recognized it might be quite special, that there is something really original about it, but also that the Clayface character will lend itself in a very cinematic way. So, it wasn't just like we get to establish Gotham, and I get to be a cop, and all that stuff. It was also that we were making a movie we all really believed in. We all felt like we were doing something that was going to be different, so the whole thing was amazing."

"You see Gotham in the day," adds Ackie, who plays Caitlyn Corr, the doctor who treats Matt's injuries (and inadvertently gives him his shapeshifting powers). "You rarely see Gotham in the day. There are some scenes where there's neighbourhoods, people are having fun, normal things: different shades of Gotham that allow for you to believe that people live in Gotham and make it by."

But, don't expect to spot every Gotham City detail – even Watkins doesn't know all of them. "There are quite a few Easter eggs in the movie, and actually there are some I don't even know about because the graphics department, the production design department, they were always sneaking in little things all over the place," he says.

Clayface arrives in theaters this October 23. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and TV shows for everything else the DCU has in store.

Just in time for Halloween, Clayface is gearing up to scare audiences silly in theaters across the world as the DCU's first horror movie reintroduces fans to the gloopiest Batman villain. But just because this is the monster's first solo movie docent mean you have to go in blind.

Starring Tom Rhys Harries, the new movie follows budding Hollywood actor Matt Hagen as he reaches his prime, only to have his stardom tragically cut short when a local gang leaves him horribly disfigured. Abandoned and desperate, Hagen seeks out the help of Naomi Ackie's scientist Dr. Caitlyn Corr. But the experimental treatment takes a turn for the worst, sending him on a path of revenge and destruction.

So, with Clayface making his big-screen debut, you may be wondering whether you need to do any DCU Chapter One homework before sitting down to watch the new movie. Well, kind of. Below, we break down which movies and TV shows you need to have seen before heading to the cinema to purchase one of those quite disturbing Clayface popcorn buckets.

The DC movies and shows to watch before Clayface

The DCU essentials

Luckily for new fans, Clayface technically takes place first on the DCU timeline, if we're not counting the Lanterns 2016 timeline. The DCU has been pretty good so far at releasing projects in chronological order, starting with Superman, Peacemaker season 2, Supergirl, and Lanterns' main timeline. However, earlier this year, DC Studios boss James Gunn took to Threads to confirm that Clayface does indeed take place before Superman, adding, "It's the first DCU film out of chronological order."

So, with that in mind, you technically don't have to watch anything before Clayface, but it might be helpful to catch up with the live-action projects mentioned above to get a better idea of the wider universe the villain exists in. As for the character himself, this won't be the first time we have met Clayface in the DCU. The baddie shows up in the 2025 animated show Creature Commandos as his fully transformed gloopy self.

DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran has confirmed that the Clayface we first met in Creature Commandos season 1 is the same one we're about to meet in the live-action horror movie. Now, that is a little confusing, especially considering that Alan Tudyk voices the cartoon Clayface in the show, rather than the movie's star Tom Rhys Harries. But what would be more confusing is having two of the same character in the same universe. Alas, you may want to check out the show to get a taste of what's to come.

Optional viewing

Batman: The Animated Series

Now, even though Batman: The Animated Series isn't connected to the upcoming movie, the show is the only other DC project besides the new movie to focus on Matt Hagen. Season 1 episode 20, titled 'Feat of Clay, ' depicts Hagen's villain origin story, following the actor who is left disfigured after an accident and turns to a chemical formula from Roland Daggett's labs. Even though this differs slightly from the upcoming film, which sees Hagen attacked by criminals and seek out a new AI-led medical trial, the show gives us a taste of the actor turning to the dark side.

The '90s show showcases the most beloved and memorable portrayal of Clayface, but it isn't the only DC project to have included the Batman villain. Clayface shows up in the 2004 animated show The Batman as the Ethan Bennet incarnation, and the 2019 series Harley Quinn features his criminal variant, Basil Carlo. As for live action, Clayface appears in the early '00s series Birds of Prey as Cassius Payne, as Basil Carlo again in 2016's Gotham, and as female CIA officer Virginia Devereaux in Pennyworth in 2022.

James Gunn's horror recommendations

If you have a little more time on your hands this week and want to take your watching homework one step further, you can dive into James Gunn's horror recommendations. Ahead of Clayface, Gunn was asked which body horror movie he thinks DC fans should watch before Clayface hits screens, and the DC boss has listed some classics.

• Shivers, Directed by David Cronenberg (1975)
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Directed by Phillip Kaufman (1978)
• The Brood, Directed by David Cronenberg (1979)
• Altered States, Directed by Ken Russell (1980)
• The Thing, Directed by John Carpenter (1982)
• Basket Case, Directed by Frank Henenlotter (1982)
• Videodrome, Directed by David Cronenberg (1983)
• Re-Animator, Directed by Stuart Gordon (1985)
• The Fly, Directed by David Cronenberg (1986)
• The Blob, Directed by Chuck Russell (1988)
• Cronos, Directed by Guillermo del Toro (1993)
• Slither, Directed by James Gunn (2006)

It is easy to see why Gunn has included the titles above. Many of them focus on humans experiencing severe bodily changes, scientists creating fearsome monsters, and seriously gory mutations. Hey, if you don't have time to dive into Gunn's list ahead of Clayface, any of the films above would make perfect Halloween movies.

Clayface hits theaters on October 23. For more, check out how to watch the DC movies in order, and keep up with new DC movies and TV shows on the way.

Seven months after his casting was first announced, Jack O'Connell has revealed that he and Cillian Murphy are set to play brothers in John Krasinski's A Quiet Place Part 3.

"A Quiet Place felt like family. It's about family, obviously. Got John Krasinski and Emily Blunt involved, and Cillian and I play brothers," said O'Connell to Collider at the Newport Beach Film Festival. "There was a real familial feel to that one."

O'Connell joined the franchise back in March, but this won't be Murphy's first time fighting off Death Angels. Murphy was introduced as Emmett in the 2021 sequel A Quiet Place Part 2, which saw the hardened survivor take in Evelyn Abbot and her children. It is revealed that Emmett is a former friend of Evelyn's husband, Krasinski's Lee Abbott, who dies earlier on.

However, when we meet Emmett, he is living alone in a bunker and claims he has lost his family, meaning that Cillian's survivor will be extremely happy to learn that he still has a brother alive. Let's just hope that Sinners star Connell isn't playing another horror villain and will help Emmett, Evelyn, and the other survivors on their path.

This won't be the first time that O'Connell and Murphy have starred in the same horror franchise. Earlier this year, O'Connell joined the 28 Days Later franchise as the twisted killer Jimmy Crystal in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Murphy starred as Jim in the very first 28 Days Later movie, and although he doesn't share any screen time with O'Connell, he did make a cameo right at the end of the 2026 sequel, after O'Connell's character was killed.

The Quiet Place threequel has yet to share any plot details, but we know that Emily Blunt will reprise her role as Evelyn, alongside Murphy, with Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe expected to return as Evelyn's children, Regan Abbott and Marcus Abbott. Krasinski serves as director, writer, and producer.

A Quiet Place Part 3 hits cinemas on July 30, 2027. For more, keep up with upcoming horror movies heading your way.

Jason Bourne director Paul Greengrass says he was offered a Bond film to direct, but turned it down out of loyalty to his own series.

“They asked me after I did Bourne Supremacy,” Greengrass said on The Rest Is Classified podcast.

“I have immense admiration and respect for what [producers] Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson did with that. And [Daniel Craig] was a fantastic James Bond."

Judging by the timelines, it appears Greengrass was being lined up to helm Casino Royale, a job that went to GoldenEye director Martin Campbell to help shepherd in another fresh 007 after doing the same with Pierce Brosnan.

For Greengrass, the decision was a simple one – as he compared it to crossing the divide in one of sport's most iconic sports rivalries (but let's ignore that has already happened on multiple occasions for this metaphor to work).

"It's a bit like if you play for Manchester United, you can’t sign for Man City, you know?" Greengrass offered. You wouldn’t feel right about that. You feel loyal. I do."

Bourne and Bond both went toe-to-toe in the 2000s and 2010s, each showcasing their own brand of hard-hitting, gritty spycraft.

Both franchises have laid dormant for a while, however. 2016's Jason Bourne was the last entry in that series, while No Time to Die killed off Daniel Craig's James Bond. The hunt for a new 007 goes on, with frontrunners reportedly including Jacob Elordi and Jack Lowden. Denis Villeneuve is on board to direct Bond 26.

For more, check out our rankings of the best James Bond films – for your eyes only.

Resident Evil director Zach Cregger is still keen to make his Batman movie.

The film idea isn't strictly a Batman movie in the traditional sense, as it would follow a pharmacist who becomes a henchman of the Joker's. So, it sounds pretty similar to Cregger's Resident Evil movie, which takes place "on the periphery" of Resident Evil 2 and follows a medical courier through a terrible night in Racoon City.

"I like small, intimate stories that are relatively simple," Cregger told A Shot magazine, adding: "Just like an ant pushing a grain of sand."

He further explained: "Something that is just, you can wrap your head around the problem that this character has, and I'm not dealing with these giant tectonic plates of politics and lore and all those things."

He added: "We've seen so many Batman stories, but to see it from just a bystander who's on the edge of everything, I don't know, I'm so fascinated by that."

Cregger has previously shared more details about his idea. "It's a script called Henchman. It's about a normal guy," he told Men's Health. "It's about a pharmacist who lives in Gotham City, and he gets accidentally sucked into this incredible power play between Batman and The Joker. And he finds himself a very integral part of something. And, so, it's a weird movie. It's someone living on the periphery of all the stories in Gotham that we know of and it's about some random. I'm not the world's biggest Batman guy at all, but I just liked this story. I liked this character. I liked what happened to him, so it was just fun."

However, he has also cautioned that it's "getting blown out of proportion online," explaining "it's not a Joker and Harley Quinn script" and he's "not talked to James Gunn about it."

Next up for DC is Clayface, which arrives in theaters this October 23. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and TV shows for everything else that's on the way.

Jamie Dornan is set to play a younger Aragorn n in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, and he's well aware that he's got some big shoes to fill.

"There's pressure when you're trying to follow in those footsteps," Dornan said via ScreenRant. "I've been asked to play a super-iconic role, and I'll do my best. But for me, Aragorn will always be just Viggo. His performance is one of my all-time favorites, and I feel honored to try to recapture at least some of the energy he originally brought to the character. There's no part of me that's trying to outdo him."

The Hunt for Gollum, a story that can be found in the appendices of the original Lord of the Rings novel, takes place between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. A younger Aragorn pays a visit to Gandalf, who sends him off to find Gollum so they can stop him before he divulges information about the One Ring to Sauron.

The cast includes Andy Serkis, who directs and returns as Gollum, Sir Ian McKellen, Kate Winslet, Elijah Wood, Lee Pace, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Leo Woodall (who was originally rumored to take over as young Aragorn, but he's playing Halvard instead).

Mortensen is reportedly a fan of the casting choice, with Serkis previously stating: "We're absolutely thrilled. And, by the way, so is Viggo."

The Hunt for Gollum arrives on December 17, 2027. In the meantime, fill out your watchlist with our guide to all the most exciting upcoming movies of the year.

Vega star Orville Peck says the studio wanted Kyle Minogue to make a cameo in the new Street Fighter movie, but it just didn't work out in the end.

"Okay, I got a little tea, actually," Peck explained, via Kotaku. "I don’t know if anyone’s mentioned this, but they were trying to get Kylie to do a cameo in our Street Fighter. They were having a hard time getting a hold of her or whatever, and I was like, ‘Guys, I can text her.’ So, I was trying to orchestrate this whole thing, and it didn’t work out with timing. She was gonna be so down to do it, but yeah, of course, I immediately told Kylie when I got cast. She told me how filming their Street Fighter was one of the most fun experiences of her life, and she was like, 'I’m so excited for you to get to do that.'"

Minogue played Cammy in the original 1994 Street Fighter movie, which was written and directed by Steven E. de Souza in only his second directorial venture. The cast included Jean-Claude Van Damme as Guile, Byorn Mann as Ryu, Damian Chapa as Ken, Ming-Na Wen as Chun-Li, Jay Tavare as Vega, and the late Raul Julia as M. Bison. The film was commercially successful but critically panned (except for Julia's performance, which earned him a posthumous Saturn Award).

The most notable cameo in Street Fighter is arguably filmmaker Danny and Michael Philippou, who were originally set to helm the film (which is manifestation at its finest, given that they made the viral Street Fighter in Real Life YouTube video).

Street Fighter is in theaters now. For more, check out our list of upcoming video game movies and our ranking of the best video game movies.

Clayface arrives as the third movie in the DCU and is set in Gotham City, home to Batman. But, the film is a standalone with very few connections to the wider shared universe, instead placing its focus squarely on its tragic villain protagonist.

Matt Reeves, architect of his own Bat-verse, is a producer on the film, along with DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran. But, according to director James Watkins, there were no guardrails for fitting the film into the DCU.

"I spoke with Matt, and he was incredibly supportive, as well as James Gunn," Watkins tells us when we meet with him in London. "And I said, 'Look, this is where I want to go,' and they were like, 'Great, do it.' And there was no mandate to try and match or change or do anything. There was this notion that, 'This is what we're going to create for Clayface, and this feels right for this story.' I like the standalone nature of this story. I didn't have to worry about any concerns for a greater universe."

But that doesn't mean Clayface exists entirely apart – even if the connections are so small you might not even notice them.

"There was little things, like if you had an advertisement hoarding, there was stuff that James had, like various burgers or products from their world, and we could cherry-pick some of the products that we thought [worked]," explains Watkins. "In the newspaper, there's a burger on it at some point, so there's kind of little Easter eggs and things that we've cross-referenced from their fictional world. But there was no overarching, 'You must do this,' or 'You must do that.'"

The film being so standalone hasn't stopped star Tom Rhys Harries from assessing his chances against Batman, either.

Clayface is in theaters this October 23. For more, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and TV shows for everything else the DCU has in store.

"The Marleys were dead, to begin with." Once Gonzo has recited those words, you know that it's the holidays. Re-watching The Muppets Christmas Carol every year and watching a young Michael Caine grumpily frolic around with felt-covered puppets has become a family tradition, and there are only 66 days until I get to do it all over again.

Another tradition amongst my loved ones is being disappointed by the lack of Christmas Carol merchandise that we're able to gift each other, but the Disney Store has heard our pleas. The US storefront has rolled out a ton of new Muppets Christmas Carol goodies, including a new Loungefly backpack starring Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat, a series of plushies, and a light-up decoration for the tree with Kermit and Miss Piggy dressed in their best Mr and Mrs Cratchit garb. There's even a blind box that gives you the chance to grab one of six themed Muppets tree ornaments, because of course there is.

This new powder of collectibles is available to order now as part of 'Disney Store Private Access', a membership that allows fans access to merch ahead of the general public. There's no fee to sign up, and I highly recommend you do, as these are bound to sell out fast once they're available to all Muppets fans on October 26. Honestly, had they been available at Disney UK, I'd order every single item, as I know for a fact that a tiny plush Robert and Jacob Marley would go down well this holiday season, no matter who I gifted them to.

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Looking for gifts for the 2026 holiday season? Check out our best retro gifts, best PS5 gifts, and the best Xbox gifts.

11 years after his Marvel debut in Avengers: Age of Ultron, James Spader has returned to the MCU in VisionQuest. But fans and journalists are already keen to know what's next for the living automaton with a genocidal god complex, including whether he'll appear in Avengers: Doomsday.

"I can't tell you the amount of people that come up to you… if you've been in one of the Marvel films," Spader said to Switzerland-based outlet OutNow.ch. "In the interim, people would come up on the street, and they'd say, 'So just tell me… are you going to be in such and such?' And they'd mention some film I'd never heard of. And they're still doing it to this day! Doing this press tour for this, 'You can tell [me], does Ultron show up in Doomsday?'"

Spader, by his own admission, hasn't kept up with the MCU since Age of Ultron, but that hasn't stopped the Marvel-obsessed masses from trying to extract any morsel of information from the star about his Marvel future, including whether he'll return for another Avengers outing. While the chances of Ultron showing up in Avengers: Doomsday are slim (he didn't get his own chair during the cast announcement livestream, for starters), VisionQuest is the last Marvel release before Doomsday, so it's possible the show will lead into Doomsday in some way.

Ultron's return in VisionQuest is certainly going down well with Marvel fans, who have already labelled the villain-in-reform the "highlight" of the new MCU show. Spader himself told us he was "constantly surprised" by the unpredictable directions VisionQuest creator Terry Matalas took the character.

"Any of the things that I might have thought about him when I did the film just were so much more of in the show, in VisionQuest," he said. "I was constantly surprised, even though Terry and I had discussed the whole show, from beginning to end. I still wasn't prepared for the perfect thing that you're always aspiring to as an actor, always, is that it has a life when you start to perform it that you never really imagined."

VisionQuest episodes 1 and 2 are streaming now on Disney Plus. Never miss an episode with our VisionQuest release schedule, or check out our full season verdict in our VisionQuest review.

Batman might strike fear into the heart of every Gotham ne'er-do-well – but Clayface star Tom Rhys Harries is confident he could handle the Dark Knight in a fight.

The new DC film is a dark, villainous origin story for Harries's Matt Hagen, an up-and-coming actor who is horrifically disfigured by a mobster after a bad decision on a night out. As Matt embarks on a gruesome revenge quest, he slowly begins to lose his morality.

While the film is very much a standalone tale, it certainly leaves the door open for Matt Hagen to return (and the character has appeared later on the DCU timeline in Creature Commandos, too).

"Think how many people he could destroy," Harries tells GamesRadar+ when we meet in London to discuss the film and bring up the character's future. "In terms of getting used to his powers, he's just a baby. Matt can destroy everybody. He's also a man that has nothing to lose. Very dangerous."

Matt's story is certainly a tragedy, but, despite the film going to great pains to make us empathize with Hagen, Harries is clear that his character is no good guy. "I think he is without question a villain, and I think that by the end he is. He has nothing to lose. There's a certain point of pain that somebody might feel, and feeling like there's an injustice in the world, where he could lean into this space where he's like, 'Well, if I'm going down, I'm bringing you all down with me, and I'm going to burn this thing to the ground.'"

Naturally, that kind of character arc might draw the attention of Gotham's protector, the Caped Crusader himself. So, would Harries want to fight Batman someday? "It would be a fairly short fight, I think," he says. When we ask if Harries thinks his villain would be the winner, he responds: "Without question." Batman better watch his back.

Clayface is in theaters this October 23. For more, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and shows for everything else that's on the way.

Hideo Kojima says Godzilla Minus Zero brought "tears to his eyes" in a glowing review.

Minus Zero, the follow-up to 2023's monstrous hit Minus One, is set a few years after Godzilla's initial defeat on Sagami Bay. But, of course, the big boy is back and set to face down a terrifying new threat – King Ghidorah.

It's a killer premise, and one that has self-proclaimed Godzilla fanboy Hideo Kojima ecstatic after watching the Takashi Yamazaki-directed movie at the Japanese premiere.

"As a huge Godzilla fan and a fan of Minami Hamabe, this is a film I’ve been eagerly waiting three years to see. And I got to see it in IMAX!!!" Kojima began on Twitter, barely containing his excitement.

Kojima continued, "There were moments that played out just as I imagined, moments that surprised me in the best possible way, moments beyond anything I could have imagined, and moments clearly made for hardcore fans (scenes that brought tears to my eyes as a longtime fan, and scenes I’d always dreamed of seeing brought to life)….. I can’t say anything more without giving away spoilers. By the final climax, I was so excited that I practically felt dorsal fins sprouting from my back and an atomic heat ray blasting out of my mouth!"

While fans in the west still have to wait a few more weeks, it seems the Godzilla vs. Ghidorah showdown doesn't disappoint.

Minus Zero is certainly going to bare its teeth throughout, with it also being given the first R-rating in Godzilla franchise history.

"There were certain scenes that, for me as a director, were so essential to the film. Censoring it or cutting it was just not an option for me," director Takashi Yamazaki told Variety.

Godzilla Minus Zero will hit cinemas on November 6.

For more, check out our own Godzilla: Minus Zero review, or our movie release dates guide.

Michael Douglas, who plays Hank Pym in the Ant-Man trilogy, wanted to be killed off in the MCU years ago.

"I would have been killed off after [Ant-Man and the Wasp], but they wouldn't let me," Douglas said on Happy Sad Confused.

On what propelled him into the comic book world, Douglas said health scares (the actor was diagnosed with cancer in 2010) forced his hand in trying out new genres: comedy, period pieces, and – yes – superhero movies.

"I've never done a green screen movie. I said to my agents I'd like to do one to see what they're like," Douglas said. "It's hard acting, man."

Douglas added, "We did Ant-Man. Paul Rudd is a wonderful actor, a lovely group – but then you can't get out of it!

It appears death is clearly on the mind for Douglas when it comes to his Marvel character. He told The Hollywood Reporter ahead of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania's release that he would only return for a fourth instalment as long as he could be killed off.

Out of the Ant-Fam, it appears only Paul Rudd will be present and accounted for in Avengers: Doomsday – a cataclysmic crossover that sees Earth's Mightiest Heroes go up against Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom.

Ant-Man already defeated a Kang variant with an army of ants, but something tells us that's not going to work this time. With plenty of death and destruction on the horizon, Michael Douglas might even fulfil Hank Pym's death wish.

Take a look ahead to the MCU's grand plans with our guide on upcoming Marvel movies. If you're still mid-marathon on the road to Doomsday, you'll need to check in on how to watch the Marvel movies in order.

Street Fighter actor Callina Liang wants to star in Blumhouse-Atomic Monster's upcoming Dead by Daylight movie.

"I'm also a huge gamer. I have a PC setup at home... Right now, I'm playing a lot of Dead by Daylight," Liang told Variety. "I put in 100 hours into that game over the last two months. I met with someone at Blumhouse, and when they told me they were making Dead by Daylight into a movie, I screamed and slid off the couch."

Dead by Daylight is a four-versus-one horror game that puts one Killer against four Survivors (and it is genuinely so much fun to play as the Killer). Since its release back in 2016, there have been four video game spin-offs (one of which is a horror dating sim), a pinball machine, a board game, and a comic book series.

A movie adaptation was announced back in 2023, but there wasn't much movement on the project until 2026. In June, Blumhouse shared that Icelandic filmmaker Thordur Palsson is set to direct from a script by Crawl scribe Alexandre Aja and The Conjuring 2 co-writer David Leslie Johnston-McGoldrick.

"Someone on the creative team DM'd me and was like, 'Look at what we're doing; we're playing the game in the office for research,'" Liang continued. "I'm like, 'Guys, just call me. I can tell you everything you need to know about this game. You don't have to play it to find out.'"

Street Fighter is in theaters now. For more, check out our list of all the upcoming video game movies.

The Street Fighter movie included a Justin Wong cameo because director Kitao Sakurai wanted to speak to the fighting game community in an "authentic" way.

Those who have seen Street Fighter may recognize a handful of the prisoners present behind bars during the midway point's Blanka vs. Ryu fight. They include fighting game legends Justin Wong, IFC Yipes, and Maximilian Dood all providing a running commentary on the clash below them.

But it's Wong who gets the most notable moments, including sporting a '37' tattoo referencing the iconic 'Evo Moment 37', a nail-biting parry-fest between Wong and Daigo Umehara. In the battle, Wong clutched defeat from the jaws of victory in agonizing fashion – before going viral worldwide for his luckless loss.

"In the past, video game adaptations maybe didn't speak to the fans or speak to the community in such an authentic way. These days, with Street Fighter and other films of this era, people are doing a better job of really involving the community and saying, 'Hey, we're making this movie for you,'" Sakurai said of embracing the fighting game community with a series of cameos in Street Fighter.

Sakurai adds, "Street Fighter, a movie, needs to work for fans first. Obviously, there's going to be a broader audience beyond that, but that needs to be the entry point for the community."

For more, we have Sakurai giving Capcom's verdict on the Street Fighter movie, plus our spoiler-filled breakdowns of the Street Fighter movie ending and Street Fighter movie post-credits scene.

Austin Abrams went full method whilst filming new horror thriller Whalefall, so much so that he walked around his neighbourhood in scuba gear to get used to the weight, and even had security called on him at one point.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Abrams was asked about walking around in scuba gear, asking if he got any funny looks while doing so. "I can’t remember if there were any funny looks or not," said Abrams, "But there’s a point where Jay gets visibly more distressed and blown-up looking. I remember walking around the lot during that time and having security called on me just because I looked so fucked up."

Scuba suits aside, Abrams had to undergo physical changes to get into the role of diver Jay Gardiner. The star has had to fluctuate his weight dramatically. While waiting for Zach Cregger's 2025 horror movie Weapons to start filming, Abrams had to keep to a very low weight to play drug addict James.

In fact, Abrams maintained that weight for a long while whilst Cregger had to recast Weapons due to delays. Abrams was the only actor to stick with the project, though, and actively passed up other opportunities at that time. Then the actor had to get into sporty shape to play diver Jay in Whalefall, before putting on weight to play Bryan in Cregger's Resident Evil movie.

"I wanted Bryan to be a dude you look at and think he won’t be able to get out of this," said Abrams. "I didn’t want him to look like someone who runs laps in his free time or something like that. So it was a close period of time, but there wasn’t really any science to it. You just do whatever you can to get where you need to go."

Much like Resident Evil, Whalefall puts Abrams' protagonist in a life-threatening situation. But rather than fighting off zombies like Bryan, Jay is swallowed whole by a massive whale.

Whalefall is out in cinemas now. For more, keep up with upcoming movies and movie release dates.

Every year the Razzie Awards roll around, honouring the worst acting performances of the season. But although the ceremony is meant to be a bit of fun, DC star Jessie Eisenberg says winning one in 2017 seriously affected his career.

"I couldn't get into movie studio parts anymore because I had won a Raspberry Award from [being in the] Batman movie," said Eisenberg at the BFI London Film Festival (via Variety).

Eisenberg was awarded the Razzie, officially known as The Golden Raspberry, for worst supporting actor for his performance in the 2016 DC movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The star played villain Lex Luthor across from Henry Cavill's Superman and Ben Affleck's Batman. The movie itself took home four Razzies in total, including worst sequel, worst screenplay, and worst screen combo.

However, what was supposedly meant to be a lighthearted joke made Eisenberg change direction in his career. "A lot of it just came from fear," added the star. Eisenberg moved away from acting and began to pursue writing and directing. "The industry tells you what they want from you. The industry did not want me to be in a superhero movie, and if you're smart and self-aware, you learn that quickly."

In fact, Superman v Batman's bad reception made him turn away from the superhero genre altogether. "It's the unsuccessful actor that goes, 'No, I want to be in more of those.' It's not going to happen, and they don't want you there, and they wouldn't have given you a Raspberry Award if they wanted you there. That's an award for bad acting," he explained. "So I was like, 'I've got to direct movies.' That's why I started writing them, just to kind of keep my career afloat, really."

Since the 2016 movie, Eisenberg has written and directed movies When You Finish Saving the World, the Oscar-winning 2024 flick Real Pain, and new release The Debut. But Eisenberg is still acting, starring in movies such as Vivarium, and returning for sequels Zombieland: Double Tap and Now You See Me: Now You Don't.

For more, keep up with upcoming movies and movie release dates.

Frank Grillo isn't listening to criticism of Rick Flag Sr.'s actions in the DCU.

The character – father to Rick Flag Jr., whom Peacemaker killed in The Suicide Squad – deliberately stranded Christopher Smith in Salvation in the Peacemaker season 2 finale. That sounds pretty villainous, but Grillo thinks Flag Sr. is totally justified.

"Right now, I am? I didn't know that!" Grillo said, when MovieWeb asked if he was handling being one of the most hated DCU characters.

When MovieWeb prompted him on what Rick Flag Sr. did to Smith, he replied: "Peacemaker killed my son! Let me help you here. He murdered my son, my child." When the interviewer pointed out Peacemaker feels guilty, Grillo responded: "Whose problem is it, mine or yours? You're crazy." Check out the moment below.

We'll next see Rick Flag Sr. in Man of Tomorrow, though it's currently unclear when – or if – we'll ever see Peacemaker again.

"My character, Rick Flag Sr., is a big part of the sequel's story, so I'm excited about it," Grillo has previously teased of his role.

Man of Tomorrow sees Superman forced to team up with his nemesis Lex Luthor against the villainous Braniac. Aaron Pierre's John Stewart and Milly Alcock's Supergirl will also return, along with Xolo Maridueña's Blue Beetle, Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner, Isabela Merced's Hawkgirl, and Adria Arjona and Matthew Lillard in mystery roles.

"In the first movie, and rightly so, we learn a lot about who Superman is. In [Man of Tomorrow], I think we'll learn more about who Lex Luthor is, and I think it's equally important," Fillion has previously teased of the film.

Man of Tomorrow arrives on July 9, 2027. Next up for the DCU is Clayface, which hits theaters this October 23.

In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and TV shows for everything else the DCU has in store.