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Daredevil: Born Again Season 3's latest script update is something that James Gunn would not let fly over at DC Studios. Daredevil: Born Againfinished airing its second season earlier in May 2026, and production on the third season is already underway, with filming taking place in New York. The Disney+ show is one of Marvel Studios' annual releases and is moving swiftly toward its 2027 return.

Avengers: Doomsday's cast has been set in stone since the chair announcement back in March 2025. Sure, there have been a couple of additions, such as Cassie Lang, who was shown in the film's CinemaCon trailer, and Steve Rogers. But they have been few and far between, making it seem like Marvel Studios is betting big on its original lineup. A wrench was recently thrown in that plan, though.

A secretive character in Spider-Man: Brand New Day was finally seen in promo material. Brand New Day already boasts a massive cast of characters that have driven the marketing campaign forward, with only a short time left before the film swings into theaters on July 31. A new image from Spider-Man: Brand New Day revealed the first look at The Bear star Liza Colon-Zayas in the movie. She stands next to a fully suited-up Peter Parker in the middle of New York City, looking on at an undisclosed event.

Marvel Studios’ X-Men movie reportedly has its first villain, and he already has a big role in the MCU. The reboot will introduce a new generation of mutants under Thunderbolts director Jake Schreier, with Beef creator Lee Sung Jin and The Bear showrunner Joanna Calo penning the latest draft of the script. Casting rumors swirled around the project all week, though one name now looks far more settled than the rest.

Disney+'s 2026 Star Wars plans are missing a franchise staple of the 2020s. Ever since The Mandalorian took off in 2019, Lucasfilm has made Disney+ the franchise's primary home for Star Wars, unleashing a massive run of live-action and animated series over the past six years. Now, for the first time since Disney+ launched, the 2026 slate won't include a single new live-action show, catching plenty of fans off guard and leaving even more disappointed.

Christopher Nolan has an epic plan for the release of The Odyssey across multiple theater formats, including IMAX 70mm. Behind a massive cast of A-list stars, Nolan is officially in theaters with a movie he has worked on for the better part of the last two decades. Known for a love of bringing his movies to theaters in different viewing formats, it is no surprise that he is going all out with his latest effort.

The MCU is calling it quits with its first (and greatest) Disney+ staple this fall. Fans learned as early as September 2018, over a year before Disney+ launched, that Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff would headline a streaming show, which, of course, evolved into WandaVisionand premiered by January 2021 as the first TV release from Marvel Studios, before the likes of Loki or The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

2026's The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is set to highlight an important milestone for the titular games. The upcoming installment of the hit dystopian series based on Suzanne Collins' novels serves as both a sequel to The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and a prequel to the Jennifer Lawrence-led main trilogy.

Marvel Studios shared an exciting new look at Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom. Downey's upcoming return to the MCU as Victor von Doom is one of the franchise's biggest developments in years, as he will embody one of Marvel's most iconic villains after playing Tony Stark/Iron Man for more than a decade. Fans don't have to wait too much longer as Doomsday's December 18 release date draws closer.

Tom Holland revealed Spider-Man's biggest fear, and it hits harder following the tragic fate of Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) in Spider-Man: No Way Home. The 2021 MCU blockbuster shocked everyone when May was killed by Green Goblin after impaling her while she was trying to help Peter during a pivotal confrontation.