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Exclusive: Following the successful launch of Thunderbolts*, director Jake Schreier might already have his sights set on the next big Marvel Studios project, as sources tell Deadline he is in early talks to direct the studio’s new X-Men movie.

It is unknown where things stand in the dealmaking process, but insiders say that, following a meeting this past week, Schreier looks to be the top choice to take on one of the studio’s most anticipated projects. Michael Lesslie penned the script with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige producing.

Marvel Studios had no comment.

Related: ‘Thunderbolts*’ Review: Marvel’s Fun 2.O Supporting Superheroes Launch Is Sort Of A Discount Avengers Startgame

The studio has been taking its time in finding the right person to take over directing duties and has made it clear it doesn’t want to rush the process — similar to how it handled pitches from potential writing candidates last year.

As exciting as it was to see Marvel Studios reveal the cast of Avengers: Doomsday at the end of March, even more intriguing for fans was who didn't get a mention.

There was no Hugh Jackman, Tom Holland, Ryan Reynolds, or Elizabeth Olsen (to name just a handful of absentees), prompting speculation about whether they're being kept under wraps or perhaps saved for Avengers: Secret Wars.

Comic Con Liverpool has announced that Captain Marvel star Brie Larson is the headline guest at its November show, leaving many to wonder whether the Oscar-winner will be in the UK at the time to shoot Avengers: Doomsday.

Adding further fuel to the fire is the fact that pretty much the entire Ahsoka cast attended last weekend's Comic Con Liverpool event, and they're all currently in the UK working on season 2.

While it may be a coincidence, it does seem likely that Larson will...

It’s been a while since we’ve had a traditional Avengers movie, and even though Marvel Cinematic Universe overlord Kevin Feige suggested we’d have to wait a little longer for another, Jake Schreier’s Thunderbolts* is an Avengers-lite outing hiding in the shadows. While some clocked that the movie’s mysterious asterisks could be hiding an eventual Dark Avengers rebrand, others were on the money that Thunderbolts* was actually a placeholder for The New Avengers.

It didn’t take long for the MCU to retitle the ensemble as The New Avengers, but for those keeping up with things, you’ll know it puts Valentina Allegra de Fontaine’s (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) rag-tag team of rogues at odds with the old guard of Avengers that we expected to see back in action. Captain America: Brave New World saw President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford) task Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) with reforming the Avengers.

Exclusive: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (Severance) is the latest to join the cast of 12 12 12, Apple TV+’s contemporary international heist series starring and executive produced by Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan. Jack Kesy and Kali Reis also star.

Co-produced by Skydance Television and Anonymous Content, 12 12 12 unfolds across three timelines of a heist: the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist, and the 12 days following the heist. The series follows a disgraced FBI agent (Mackie) and an American career criminal (Dornan) who play a zero-sum game of cat and mouse across Europe. At the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich.

12 12 12 is created and written by Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble who will also executive produce. Kari Skogland will direct the pilot, as well as executive produce. Samantha Corbin-Miller serves as writer and executive producer. Mackie...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is back, and while it’s not like it ever really went away, the scores on the doors are praising Jake Schreier’s Thunderbolts* as one of the best MCU movies in years. Proving itself to be much more than just the MCU’s answer to the Suicide Squad, this rag-tag team of rogues has put the hero in anti-hero while cementing themselves as a crucial part of the franchise’s future. While the big reveal that the likes of Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan would be part of Avengers: Doomsday might’ve clad them in some vibranium-level plot armor, that didn’t take the fun out of Thunderbolts*.

We weren’t exactly surprised to learn that Olga Kurylenko’s Taskmaster was the sole casualty of Thunderbolts*, but moving forward, there are questions about what’s next for the Thunderbolts? The movie’s mysterious title was...

Kendrick Lamar leads the way with 10 nominations for the 25th BET Awards, which were announced Thursday honoring Black excellence across music, TV, film and sports.

Lamar scooped up noms for Album of the Year and Best Male Hip Hop Artist as well as three noms each in the Viewers Choice and Best Collaboration categories.

Doechii, Drake, Future and GloRilla have six nominations apiece, while Metro Boomin has five and Sza and The Weeknd have four apiece.

Winners will be announced June 9 in a ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles live on BET. Kevin Hart is set to host.

Here’s the full list of nominees:

Album of the Year

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Drake & Partynextdoor

11:11 Deluxe

Chris Brown

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If you loved Seth Rogen‘s satirical comedy series about Hollywood on Apple TV+, then rejoice as the Apple-owned streaming service has just renewed The Studio for Season 2, and that too before it even completes its first season on air.

Created by Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez, The Studio is set in Hollywood and revolves around a hapless film producer named Matt Remick, who becomes the newly appointed head of a major studio. Now Matt must make hard decisions and hurt some people’s feelings to secure the bottom line, but that doesn’t exactly fit with his flimsy personality.

The Studio stars Seth Rogen, Catherine O’Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, and Kathryn Hahn but it does have boat loads of cameos from major celebrities including Martin Scorsese, Anthony Mackie, Zoe Kravitz,...

The Apple TV+ series The Studio is known for featuring big-name filmmakers playing themselves. So far, the show has seen cameos from directors like Martin Scorsese (Flowers of the Killer Moon), Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind), Olivia Wilde (Don’t Worry Darling), Parker Finn (Smile), and Nicholas Stoller (Neighbors).

They all interact with Matt Remick (played by Seth Rogen), the new head of the fictional Continental Studios.

However, one of the latest episodes surprised fans with a cameo from none other than Zack Snyder. Unlike the other filmmakers, Snyder appears outside the studio setting. In episode 8, titled “The Golden Globes,” he shows up during a star-filled segment. The episode also features Adam Scott (Severance), Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Jean Smart (Hacks), Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing), Ramy Youssef (#1 Happy Family USA), and Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos.

The plot follows Matt’s attempt to get Zoë Kravitz, the actress and director of Blink Twice,...

Could Alan Cumming’s Nightcrawler and Pedro Pascal‘s Mister Fantastic be having a showdown in Avengers: Doomsday?

While details surrounding the Phase Six installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are being kept under wraps, that didn’t stop The Traitors host from seemingly accidentally teasing some potential action in the upcoming film.

“I was learning stunts yesterday for some fight scene and I just think, I’m 60 years old. Twenty-three years ago, I played that superhero,” Cumming said in a video interview with Buzzfeed UK. “I was kind of old for a superhero even then. And now I’m back doing it. And that, to me, is hilarious.”

He continued, “I’m sort of learning these fights and I’m like, ‘What? Who am I fighting with?’ And they said, ‘You’re hitting Pedro Pascal against the head,’ or something.”

Cumming is reprising his Nightcrawler role in Avengers: Doomsday...

Remember Ultron? The AI Frankenstein's monster birthed by Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) was the frighteningly powerful nemesis of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's second Avengers movie, but once his primary body was eliminated by Vision (in a surprisingly moving scene), he ceased to be a factor in the superhero franchise. 10 years after the release of "Avengers: Age of Ultron," the character has been completely Mia in the movies and TV spinoffs. Yes, he's due to return in next year's Disney+ series "Vision Quest," but that's an awfully long time to put a fascinating, once-titular villain on ice.

Though it's not officially canon, Ultron has actually been a tangential part of the studio's muddled Multiverse saga for nearly three years now. And if you've spent a few days aboard the Disney Wish cruise ship, you've almost certainly gotten reacquainted with the AI baddie via the dinner theater-esque "Avengers: Quantum Encounter.

Alan Cumming’s return to Marvel’s cinematic lineup has already created a stir, but it’s an offhand comment during a recent interview that may have ignited a new round of speculation about Avengers: Doomsday. During a promotional conversation with BuzzFeed UK, the actor, known for portraying Nightcrawler in 2003’s X2: X-Men United, shared an anecdote that has led many to believe a key scene in the upcoming film may involve a direct clash with Pedro Pascal’s Mister Fantastic.

Marvel Studios has remained characteristically silent on the storyline of Avengers: Doomsday, which is set to release on May 1, 2026. However, Cumming’s remark—delivered with a casual tone—implied that his character might be involved in an action sequence with Pascal’s Reed Richards. “I was learning stunts yesterday for some fight scene and I just think, I’m 60 years old. 23 years ago, I played that superhero,” Cumming said.

As Alan Cumming makes his long-overdue return to the X-Men, it appears he’s avoided the notoriously scary MCU media training.

The 3x Emmy winner might have recently let a detail slip about the upcoming Phase Six installment Avengers: Doomsday, which premieres May 1, 2026 in theaters, involving his reprised role Nightcrawler and Pedro Pascal‘s Mister Fantastic.

“I was learning stunts yesterday for some fight scene and I just think, I’m 60 years old. 23 years ago, I played that superhero,” he told Buzzfeed UK. “I was kind of old for a superhero even then. And now I’m back doing it. And that, to me, is hilarious.”

Cumming continued, “I’m sort of learning these fights and I’m like, ‘What? Who am I fighting with?’ And they said, ‘You’re hitting Pedro Pascal against the head,’ or something.”

Perhaps the Scottish actor was just speaking hypothetically. But with Nightcrawler’s...

Ike Barinholtz in “The Studio,” now streaming on Apple TV+. Photo Credit: Apple TV+ The Studio has already picked up enough of a following to earn it a second season on Apple TV+. Undoubtedly, that will mean more superstar cameos. In its first season, we’ve already seen some of Hollywood’s top directors drop by the show — like Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, and Aaron Sorkin — and stars like Charlize Theron, Anthony Mackie, Steve Buscemi, Josh Hutcherson… the list goes on and on. That’s got to make things fun for the show’s regular cast, right? Ike Barinholtz shared which celebrity cameos he enjoyed the most during the show’s first season. (Click on the media bar below to hear Ike Barinholtz.) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ike_-barinholtz_the_Stuidio_.mp3 The Studio is currently streaming on Apple TV+.

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Though Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* goes to some pretty dark places in its third act, the movie has its fair share of signature MCU humor, but the inclusion of one comedic moment in particular did not sit well with Sebastian Stan - at least, not at first.

Yes, as you probably already guessed, it's the Vibranium arm in the dishwasher scene.

While speaking to EW, Stan explained that he just didn't find Bucky Barnes sticking his arm in the dishwasher after dripping mustard on it to be a particularly amusing sight gag.

"I immediately said to Jake, 'I don't understand why this is funny. You do not need this. This is silly,'" Stan tells the site. "But Jake was like, 'But maybe you could be eating something and then it can just go everywhere.' And I go, 'Really? That's what's going to [happen]?'"

As silly as it may seem,...

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Warfare is a war survival thriller drama film co-written and co-directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland. Based on Mendoza’s experiences of the Iraq War, the 2025 film follows a platoon of American Navy SEALs after a surveillance mission goes wrong, leaving them to fight against insurgent attacks to survive. Warfare stars D’Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Joseph Quinn, Charles Melton, Noah Centineo, and Michael Gandolfini. So, if you loved the intense war drama, eye-opening brutality, and compelling characters in Warfare, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Civil War is a dystopian action thriller film written and directed by Alex Garland. The 2024 film is set in a dystopian United States during a Civil War, and it revolves around a group...

Seth Rogen’s beleaguered Hollywood exec will return as AppleTV+ renews The Studio. More on season 2 below.

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg set out to parody modern Hollywood while also bathing in pure movie magic with The Studio, AppleTV+’s ambitious comedy series that premiered in March. The comedy has been well received: Simon Brew was enthusiastic about the series in his review.

AppleTV+ has now renewed Rogen and Goldberg’s show for season 2, as reported by Variety. The news comes just as the first run’s final episode becomes available on the streaming platform.

If you’re unfamiliar with the series, it follows Rogen’s Matt Remick, who becomes the head of Continental Studios and tries to balance his love for art with commercial movie making. The Studio also uses one-shot takes for most of its scenes and includes a lot of Rogen and Goldberg’s signature humour. It’s a hoot.

Marvel Studios is busy thrilling audiences with Thunderbolts* in front of the camera, but behind-the-scenes it has already begun preparations for Avengers: Doomsday. You don't have to be a devoted superhero fan to know that the Avengers movies are the centerpieces of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so there is a lot of anticipation for the upcoming marquee event. And to say that audiences are ready for what the MCU has in store would be the understatement of the century.

Taking place after the events of Thunderbolts* and the upcoming The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Avengers: Doomsday looks to bring back MCU veteran Robert Downey Jr. but this time as the franchise's new villain Doctor Doom. The movie is set to bring about an end to the Multiverse Saga, as all of the factions of heroes within the MCU will unite to save the multiverse from Doom itself.

Production just recently...

Apple TV+ is keeping The Studio open for a second season. The renewal announcement came just ahead of season one’s eighth episode debuting on May 7, 2025 and featuring guest star Zoë Kravitz.

“We’re thrilled to be making a second season of The Studio. We’re looking forward to taking the lived experience of making season one and immediately putting it into season two, then repeating that loop for ten more seasons,” stated co-creators, writers, directors, and executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. “And we’re excited to keep all our industry friends and colleagues guessing as to when one of their personal stories will stream on Apple TV+.”

Rogen also stars in the comedy along with Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, and Chase Sui Wonders. Season one’s guest stars include Ron Howard, Zac Efron, Dave Franco, Anthony Mackie, Olivia Wilde, Bryan Cranston, Josh Hutcherson, Rebecca Hall,...

The Studio has received a season 2 renewal. Premiered this past March, the Apple TV+ satire series stars Seth Rogen as Matt Remick, a self-described cinephile who is appointed president of a fictional film studio and struggles with the conflict between art and commerce. The Studio's cast also includes Catherine O'Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, and Kathryn Hahn in main roles, alongside a slew of guest stars playing themselves, such as Bryan Cranston, Martin Scorsese, Anthony Mackie, Ron Howard, Olivia Wilde, Zac Efron, and many more.

Now, a few weeks before the season 1 finale on May 21, Apple TV+ has officially announced that The Studio has been renewed for a second season. The announcement was made accompanied by a clip from episode 5, "The War," in which Continental executives Matt, Sal Saperstein (Barinholtz), and Quinn Hackett (Wonders) discuss their "formula" for success. Watch the clip below:

Co-creators and executive producers Seth Rogen...

The Studio, Seth Rogen's critically-acclaimed Hollywood satire that has taken the streaming world by storm, is getting another season, Apple has confirmed. The comedy has been hailed as one of the best new shows in recent memory, garnering a near-perfect score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Featuring Rogen alongside a star-studded main cast and a bevy of guest appearances, The Studio feels like it was orchestrated specially for those obsessed with the inner workings of the fast-moving film industry.

Ahead of the show's final episodes, Apple has decided to renew The Studio for Season 2, which is produced by Lionsgate Television. The show follows Rogen as Matt Remick, the president of Continental Studios, and a team of executives that scramble to revitalize the company and etch their legacy in the modern era of filmmaking. Check out Evan Goldberg and Rogen's official statement on the exciting news below, which jokingly hints...

Time to break out the Kool-Aid, because “The Studio” has been renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+.

The Hollywood satire series originally debuted on March 25 at the streamer. The eighth episode will be available to stream on May 7.

The star-studded cast of the series includes Seth Rogen, Ike Barinholtz, Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn, and Chase Sui Wonders, with guest star Bryan Cranston. The show also features a wide range of guest stars, including Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, Ron Howard, Anthony Mackie, Steve Buscemi, and Olivia Wilde.

“We’re thrilled to be making a second season of ‘The Studio.’ We’re looking forward to taking the lived experience of making season one and immediately putting it into season two, then repeating that loop for ten more seasons,” said creators and executive producers Rogen and Evan Goldberg. “And, we’re excited to keep all our industry friends and colleagues guessing as to...

Apple is calling “Action!” on more episodes of The Studio: Seth Rogen’s satirical workplace comedy is officially renewed for Season 2, the streamer announced Tuesday.

“We’re thrilled to be making a second season of The Studio,” creators and executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg said in a statement. “We’re looking forward to taking the lived experience of making Season 1 and immediately putting it into Season 2, then repeating that loop for ten more seasons. And we’re excited to keep all our industry friends and colleagues guessing as to when one of their personal stories will stream...

Who’s ready for a sequel to the “Kool-Aid” movie? “The Studio,” Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s hit satire that has captured Hollywood’s attention for its scarily on-the-nose depiction of the film industry, has been renewed for a second season by Apple TV+, the streamer announced Tuesday.

The renewal for Season 2 of “The Studio” arrives just before the airing of Episode 8 this Wednesday evening on Apple TV+, and the first season has two more episodes after that. This week will see Rogen’s studio head Matt Remick try to get Zoë Kravitz to thank him in her Golden Globes awards acceptance speech.

“We’re thrilled to be making a second season of ‘The Studio.’ We’re looking forward to taking the lived experience of making Season 1 and immediately putting it into Season 2, then repeating that loop for ten more seasons,” said creators and executive producers Rogen and Goldberg.

Matt Remick might be searching for another tentpole movie after Apple renewed Hollywood insider comedy The Studio for a second season.

The streamer revealed that it is bringing back the series, which was co-created by and stars Seth Rogen, for another run. This comes ahead of its season finale on May 21.

Rogen and his co-creator joked that Evan Goldberg that they were looking forward to “taking the lived experience of making season one and immediately putting it into season two, then repeating that loop for ten more seasons”.

The Studio, which launched on March 26, centers around Remick, played by Rogen, the newly installed boss of Continental Studios, who must deal with their own insecurities and the way that Hollywood works in order to make big tentpole movies and prestige dramas, while keeping their Bob Evans-style boss Griffin Mill, played by Bryan Cranston, and the filmmaking community happy.

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Cameras are rolling on Avengers: Doomsday in the UK, and Captain America: Brave New World star Anthony Mackie has just shared an intriguing video from a snowy location.

Your guess is as good as ours when it comes to the significance of this mystery set. For all we know, it's meant to be doubling for Latveria...or any number of places from the Marvel Multiverse! Still, the McU's Captain America doesn't appear to be loving the cold.

Anthony Mackie shares a video from the set of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

“Wherever you are, I hope it’s a warm, beautiful, sunny day.” pic.twitter.com/JYEFyCY3A7

— Cosmic Marvel (@cosmic_marvel) May 6, 2025

There's also speculation that The Marvels star Brie Larson is gearing up to announce her return as Captain Marvel. The character is expected to appear in Avengers: Doomsday, and some fans have taken this as a sign we're getting another...

Captain America actor Anthony Mackie posts an Avengers: Doomsday update that supports the theory Latveria will be introduced in the McU's next Avengers movie. Avengers: Doomsday's filming is underway, and seasoned stars such as Chris Hemsworth, Paul Rudd, and Robert Downey Jr. have already started shooting their scenes. The Avengers: Doomsday cast will likely be headlined by team leaders such as Anthony Mackie's Captain America and Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova, as suggested by Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts*.

Anthony Mackie shares a video of himself wishing fans "a warm, beautiful, sunny day" from the Avengers: Doomsday set (via Cosmic Circus), which appears to be a remote and snow-covered location. Mackie ends the video by looking around the deserted place with a puzzled look on his face. Check out Mackie's post below:

Anthony Mackie shares a video from the set of ‘Avengers: DOOMSDAY’“Wherever you are,...

As the Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster, Avengers: Doomsday, ramps up production, one of its actors shares a chilly behind-the-scenes video, potentially from the set. Star Anthony Mackie releases a cold-weather clip on location for his new project.

On his Instagram Stories, Mackie posted a video of himself filming an unspecified project in a snowy setting. Perhaps ruing that he's a far cry away from spring, Mackie wishes fans a "warm, beautiful sunny day" while looking at the snow falling. Some fans are speculating that this is hinting at Mackie's MCU character, Sam Wilson, heading to a cold location in Doomsday. Notably, Mackie did not state where he was or which project he was working on when posting the video.

Anthony Mackie shared a video while shooting on location.“Wherever you are, I hope it’s a warm, beautiful, sunny day.†pic.twitter.com/6zRBkTdSr6— Nexus Point News (@NexusPointNews...

[This story contains spoilers for Thunderbolts*]

Director Jake Schreier‘s Thunderbolts* caught many audiences by surprise this weekend. Not only in terms of what’s behind the name, which I’ll get to, but its lack of conventionality. The Marvel Studios movie proved to be a hit with critics who have been less forgiving of certain Marvel-isms of late. The positive reception feels like a legitimate game-changer for the MCU going forward. And not in the conventional way of box office records or audiences doing flips and screaming themselves hoarse in theaters. It’s a quieter, more profound and arguably more important kind of game-changer that once again shows that Marvel Studios is at its best when it leans on underdogs and defies expectations.

The cycle of proclamations claiming, “Marvel is over!” followed by, “Marvel is back!” has grown tiresome because neither is true. Marvel is simply here, a constant that, like all long-running franchises,...

After the casting stunt that had millions of people staring at chairs for more than five hours, Avengers: Doomsday officially began production not long ago. There are many names from all Phases of the MCU confirmed to star in the film, one of which is Anthony Mackie, who starred in Captain America: Brave New World earlier this year. Mackie cemented himself as the new leader of The Avengers going forward, so it stands to reason he’ll be heavily involved with Doomsday’s production. Mackie took to his personal Instagram to share a new video from the set of Avengers: Doomsday, showing himself in the snow in a cold location, which could potentially mean Latveria scenes are being filmed for the upcoming tentpole.

Latveria is a fictional country that’s home to Doctor Doom in Marvel Comics, and with Doom set to be the feature villain of the 2026 Avengers film,...

Marvel Studios has officially begun promoting its latest theatrical release, Thunderbolts — now retitled The New Avengers — following a post-credits scene that introduced the team’s new name. The updated marketing began shortly after the film opened in theaters on May 2.

Sebastian Stan, who portrays Bucky Barnes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appears in a new video released by Marvel replacing a Thunderbolts poster with a revised The New Avengers version at a Los Angeles bus stop. Dressed in black, Stan mirrors his character’s usual costume as he attaches the new poster with visible strips of tape.

Another video shared by the studio features Florence Pugh, in her role as Yelena Belova, tearing off a poster’s surface to reveal The New Avengers underneath. She is joined by castmates including Olga Kurylenko, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Wyatt Russell, Geraldine Viswanathan, Lewis Pullman, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The video appears to have...

Apple TV+ has a new heist drama in the works with Captain America: Brave New Worldstar Anthony Mackie in the leading role. Now, the series has cast an Emmy-nominated actor to co-star alongside Mackie. Per Variety, Kali Reis, who delivered a breakout performance in True Detective: Night Countryco-starring Jodie Foster, will join Mackie in Apple TV+’s new series, 12 12 12.

The official logline of 12 12 12 states that the series “unfolds across the three propulsive timelines of a heist: the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist, and the 12 days following the heist. The series follows a disgraced FBI agent (Anthony Mackie) and an American career criminal (The Tourist’s Jamie Dornan) who play a zero-sum game of cat and mouse across Europe. At the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich.” Reis took to Instagram to announce the news.

Superman & Lois vet Emmanuelle Chriqui might just be the key to saving The Lincoln Lawyer.

The actress will guest-star during Season 4 of the Netflix series, which finds Mickey defending himself against murder charges. Per our sister site Deadline, Chriqui will play Jeanine, “the girlfriend of a local gangster who finds herself mixed up in a criminal enterprise, giving her information pivotal to Mickey’s defense.”

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Marvel Studios delivered plenty of exciting surprises during the Avengers: Doomsday cast reveal, including the return of some familiar faces from 20th Century Fox's X-Men franchise. There were some huge omissions, though, and even with production underway, it feels like this ensemble is far from complete.

While Kevin Feige has confirmed it wasn't the full cast, one of the most disappointing omissions was Daredevil: Born Again star Charlie Cox.

Talking to Collider, the actor was asked about not getting a chair and replied, "It’s not there, is it? [Laughs] Listen, the way that information gets to us is the same way that it gets to everyone else normally. At least historically, that's been the case. Someone sent me the link. I looked for my name. It's not there. So, maybe one day [Laughs]."

It's a real shame that Cox won't be given the chance to assemble alongside the rest of Earth's Mightiest Heroes,...

Spoiler warning: This post will contain text and an image that spoils a key moment of Marvel’s Thunderbolts*!

Even though Avengers: Doomsday has officially begun production, Victor von Doom himself, Robert Downey Jr. and some fellow cast members took time out of their schedule to catch the latest MCU installment, Thunderbolts*, showing their support while also passing the torch (not the human kind).

Rdj recently posted on his Instagram a picture from a private screening of Thunderbolts* that he, Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Channing Tatum (Gambit), Simu Liu (Xu Shang-Chi), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Winston Duke (M’Baku), and Anthony Mackie (Captain America) sat down for. Another image shows that group joined by Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Thing) and Vanessa Kirby (Invisible Woman). He captioned his post, “Just wow!!! Dinner and a show with the Old Avengers. So cool, fresh, and deep. Big congrats.”

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Kali Reis, who broke out in 2024 for starring alongside Jodie Foster in “True Detective: Night Country,” has been cast in Apple TV+’s upcoming heist drama “12 12 12.”

Per the official logline, “’12 12 12′ “unfolds across the three propulsive timelines of a heist: the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist and the 12 days following the heist. The series follows a disgraced FBI agent (Anthony Mackie) and an American career criminal (Jamie Dornan) who play a zero-sum game of cat and mouse across Europe. At the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich.”

Mackie and Dornan serve as executive producers in addition to starring. The cast also includes Jack Kesy.

More to come…...

Exclusive: Kali Reis (True Detective: Night Country) has joined the cast of 12 12 12, Apple TV+’s contemporary international heist series starring and executive produced by Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan. Jack Kesy also stars.

Co-produced by Skydance Television and Anonymous Content, 12 12 12 unfolds across three timelines of a heist: the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist, and the 12 days following the heist. The series follows a disgraced FBI agent (Mackie) and an American career criminal (Dornan) who play a zero-sum game of cat and mouse across Europe. At the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich.

12 12 12 is created and written by Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble who will also executive produce. Kari Skogland will direct the pilot, as well as executive produce. Samantha Corbin-Miller serves as writer and executive producer. Mackie executive produces via his...

The first season of Daredevil: Born Again has already come and gone, but we’re far from done with Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock. After playing the character in the Netflix Daredevil series and suiting up in other MCU projects such as She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and Echo, Cox will be back once again next year in Daredevil: Born Again Season 2.However, fans remain hopeful that this won’t be the only 2026 Marvel project to feature Cox’s Daredevil.

Although not given a chair as part of the Avengers: Doomsday casting announcement, it’s still impossible to rule out Cox appearing as Daredevil, especially considering other stars like Benedict Cumberbatch, who has already confirmed his role in the film, didn’t get one either. Collider’s Tania Hussain recently sat down with Cox for an in-depth profile, and she asked where his chair was and why we didn...

This article contains spoilers for "Thunderbolts*."

"Thunderbolts*" is an emotional gut punch that does wonders to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, especially since it comes so soon after the lackluster and forgettable "Captain America: Brave New World." Despite their noticeable differences in quality, the two movies do share at least one throughline: The surprisingly rapid political rise of one Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan). In "Brave New World," we learned that the former Winter Soldier is trying to leverage his world-saving fame into a career as a congressman. Come "Thunderbolts*," viewers discover that Bucky's election bid was actually successful and he finds himself walking in the halls of power -- admittedly frustrated and slightly out of his depth, but still.

Before long, Bucky ends up grabbing his trusty "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"-era magnetic grenade launcher and jumping back in action. He joins forces with Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), U.S.

Cameras are now rolling on Avengers: Doomsday, and while we have yet to see any revealing set photos, a recent report claimed that scenes are being filmed at "an under-attack" X-Mansion.

Now, scooper Mttsh is reporting that a fight scene involving Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.) facing off against Magneto (Sir Ian McKellen) is currently being shot.

These characters have crossed paths a number of times in the comics, and while a few harsh words have been spoken, they usually regard each other with a sense of mutual respect. Magneto is an incredibly powerful mutant, and one might assume his ability to control metal would give him an advantage over the fully armoured Doom. However, the Fantastic Four villain's mastery of various magical arts would likely make things very difficult for Mags.

Unfortunately, security has been very tight around the set, so we may not get to see any of the actors filming their scenes.

Spoiler Alert: This article contains major spoilers for “Thunderbolts*,” now playing in theaters.

Marvel Studios is wasting no time spoiling the ending of its new summer tentpole “Thunderbolts*.” A giant billboard in Los Angeles promoting the Marvel movie got a massive facelift during the end of the film’s opening weekend as the title changed from “Thunderbolts*” to “*The New Avengers.” The studio then posted a video of the film’s cast ripping the “Thunderbolts*” title off the poster to reveal “The New Avengers.” The poster on ticketing websites like Fandango has also changed to read “The New Avengers.”

Marvel fans had long been wondering why the official “Thunderbolts*” title included an asterisk. The answer is revealed in the third act of the movie, when Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) announces the group’s name is the New Avengers. The team includes Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan...

This article contains spoilers for the Thunderbolts* ending and post-credit scene.

The newest MCU movie is now playing in theaters everywhere, and after opening up the year with the divisive Captain America: Brave New World, Marvel seems to have returned to form with another hit. Thunderbolts* hit screens around the world this weekend, and after earning strong scores of 88% from critics and 94% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, it also collected $162 million globally in its first few days. Fans have been dissecting what the asterisk in the title means for Thunderbolts* for months, but the ending of the film, coupled with the post-credit scene, revealed the title’s true nature.

The Thunderbolts* team got its name from Yelena’s (Florence Pugh) former soccer team, but it’s not until the end of the film that Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) announces them as the New Avengers. This title change kicks in after the post-credit scene,...

Warning: This story contains scads of spoilers for Thunderbolts. Proceed at your peril.

Here's a major Thunderbolts spoiler alert: We find out what the asterisk stands for.

That's not the only revelation from this weekend's would-be blockbuster, but it's a biggie (more on that below). The latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings together a reluctant crew of misfits, antiheroes, and castoffs from prior films — Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian (David Habour), John Walker/U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), and Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko) — to stop a seemingly all-powerful supervillain. There's also Bob.

As with the arrival of any new MCU entry, there are many questions. We've got your answers.

Who's Bob?

Does this even count as a question at this point? The mysterious character played by Lewis Pullman, identified as only Bob in the trailer and other promotion materials,...

Marvel’s Thunderbolts* is packed with character drama, a touch of depression, world-altering stakes, and a heavy dose of black-ops intensity, but the biggest moment comes after the credits roll. And now, we finally know who’s responsible for delivering that crowd-pleasing post-credits stinger: the Avengers: Doomsday directors themselves — Joe and Anthony Russo.

While Thunderbolts was directed by Jake Schreier, he’s clarified that the post-credits sequence wasn’t actually his doing. In an interview with Collider, Schreier explained:"That got filmed a month ago. I was there. I did not direct it.That comes from the set of a movie that is going into production right now."

That “production,” of course, is Avengers: Doomsday — the next major crossover event in the MCU. It’s now confirmed that the Russo Brothers returned to Marvel to shoot the tag, an official end to the years of speculation about whether they’d...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Valentina Allegra de Fontaine is one of the primary highlights of the Thunderbolts* movie. The character, introduced in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, finally gets her moment to shine in the latest MCU feature after playing a series of cameos in numerous MCU projects.

Initially portrayed as a more complicated and darker version of Nick Fury, Val’s story was ultimately played quite differently in Thunderbolts*. The sassy attitude with the tinge of humor and pathetic desperation forced the fans to hate her. Although she is not a monstrous presence like Thanos, her power-hungry attitude makes her one of the most hated people the the current MCU.

Spoiler Alert !!!Spoilers for Thunderbolts* Ahead! Is Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Val the perfect antagonist for the present MCU? Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine in Thunderbolts* | Credits: Marvel Studios

Presently, the MCU is facing a problem regarding its antagonists. After...

Many fans would’ve forgotten that Daredevil and Superman acted together in a 2007 romantic fantasy film. A young Henry Cavill wore a blonde wig and played the pompous jerk Humphrey in Stardust, a movie starring Charlie Cox. The film is based on a story by Neil Gaiman, with Argylle director Matthew Vaughn helming it.

It is no wonder that you don’t remember seeing him in the film, because his role was relatively small and the film had a star-studded cast. However, Cavill’s breakout role came after this film in the medieval series, The Tudors. His role in Man of Steel in 2013 would earn him international recognition.

Birthday boy Henry Cavill appeared in a blonde wig in Matthew Vaughn’s Stardust Henry Cavill as Humphrey in a still from Stardust | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Henry Cavill is 42 and embracing his fatherhood. The actor is celebrating his birthday on May 5. On...

After fans have finally met the official members of the New Avengers in Thunderbolts*, Marvel Studios is already planting the seeds for future characters and their arcs, and we’re excited to see this superhero squad expand and make its own mark! While we hear familiar names such as Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes and Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, we have new faces like Geraldine Viswanathan’s Mel.

For her MCU debut, Viswanathan plays the assistant of Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. We don’t know much about her at this point, although we know she played a key role in the movie, especially in helping Barnes’ team.

Geraldine Viswanathan’s debut as Songbird seemingly confirmed by Brian Chapek

As Marvel Studios ushers in a new set of superheroes post-Avengers: Endgame, the movie franchise is also gearing up for the debut of new characters who will play significant roles in Avengers: Doomsday.

Actor Sebastian Stan recently reprised his MCU role as Bucky Barnes in Thunderbolts*. As Stan prepares for the next phase of his MCU stint while garnering praise for his performance in movies like The Apprentice, the actor continues to remain the fan-favorite pick for one iconic role in the Star Wars franchise.

Stan has been frequently asked about the possibility of taking over from Mark Hamill in the role of Luke Skywalker. In a recent interview, Stan’s stunt double shared some insights on the potential casting, revealing Hamill’s support for the same. However, Stan still won’t pick up the role anytime soon and here is why.

Sebastian Stan’s stunt double reveals why the Thunderbolts* star isn’t Luke Skywalker yet

Actor Sebastian Stan has been a popular fan-casting for taking over the iconic role of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise. Mark Hamill originated the...

The Marvel vs. DC debate has sparked countless arguments among fans, but it gets even more interesting when a celebrity jumps into the conversation. The same happened in 2015 as well when Anthony Mackie surprised a lot of people with his sharp remarks on Man of Steel.

While the movie brought Henry Cavill’s Superman to life, for Mackie, watching the movie past the initial 20 minutes was a tough task. In an interview, he didn’t mince his words when he detailed his dislike for the movie – and let’s just say he didn’t exactly hold back.

Anthony Mackie shocked everyone with his opinion on Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel

The superhero genre boasts some of the most passionate and loyal fandoms out there. So, when actors speak on these characters or movies, fans tend to listen closely, especially when the comments stir up the age-old Marvel vs. DC debate.

Throughout the years, Marvel has built a strong reputation for bringing forth some of the most exciting post-credits scenes out there. Such teasers often hint at what’s coming next or leave fans with something fun to talk about. And while such sequences have become a key part of the Marvel experience, sometimes not everything goes according to schedule.

The same happened with the recently released Thunderbolts* as well. While fans assumed everything was wrapped up well ahead of time, the movie’s post-credits scene came together in a very unexpected way – and much later than anyone would think.

How late is too late for a Marvel post-credits scene?

Marvel fans are well aware of how important post-credit scenes are. Whether they tease the next big movie or give us funny surprises, there’s always something to look forward to. But here’s something you might not have expected – the...

Love or hate it, Rotten Tomatoes remains incredibly important when it comes to whether moviegoers decide to check out the latest releases in theaters. These days, it's not uncommon for studios to tout scores as proudly as star ratings.

While the Marvel Cinematic Universe has delivered hit after hit since Iron Man was released in 2008, the Multiverse Saga has proven not even Marvel Studios is immune from the wrath of critics. That's apparent from this Saga delivering not one, not two, but three "Rotten" movies.

Is the Multiverse Saga really as bad as some would have you believe? It's been a tad inconsistent, yes, but how does this era of storytelling stack up in terms of those all-important percentage scores on Rotten Tomatoes? Captain America: Brave New World didn't fare too well, but Thunderbolts*, in contrast, is being hailed as a return to form for Marvel Studios.

As a result,...