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Johnny Cage is back for more.

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the official trailer for Mortal Kombat II.

The trailer, which debuted on Thursday, shows off what fans can expect from the next film installment based on the popular video game franchise. This time around, fan-favorite champions are pitted up against each other and joined by Johnny Cage himself.

Karl Urban stars as Johnny Cage in the film, which follows “the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders,” according to an official synopsis.

“I’m not some champion. I don’t have Transformer arms or shoot lightning bolts. This s***’s got nothing to do with me,” Johnny says in the trailer. “I’m an actor.”

Simon McQuoid returns to the franchise to direct the sequel to his 2021 film. Jeremy Slater wrote the screenplay based on the video game created by Ed Boon and John Tobias.

Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan and Damon Herriman also star in the film.

Mortal Kombat II arrives in movie theaters and IMAX screens on Oct. 24.

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Invincible has earned an early season 5 renewal.

Prime Video has renewed the adult animated superhero series for a fifth season before its fourth season has even been released.

The announcement was made in a video shared to the official Invincible social accounts on Thursday.

“Season 5, Mark… this is GOOD NEWS,” the official Invincible account captioned the renewal announcement post.

Not only is season 5 confirmed, the cast has already finished recording their voices for it, according to the announcement video.

Additionally, Prime Video announced that Matthew Rhys will join the show’s voice cast in the upcoming season 4. Rhys appears in the renewal announcement video, alongside other cast members Walton Goggins, Steven Yeun, Gillian Jacobs, Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, J.K. Simmons and more.

Goggins starts off the video during a session in the voice-over booth, where he celebrates the season 5 renewal.

“Season f****** 5, you know what that’s called? A success,” Goggins said in the video.

Invincible is based on the comic book by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley.

Season 4 of Invincible is set to debut in 2026.

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The official trailer for Tron: Ares has arrived.

Disney released the trailer for the third film in the Tron film series on Thursday. The trailer shows off the highly sophisticated artificial intelligence program called Ares.

Jared Leto stars as Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world in what is humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings. Ares enters the world we know and sets out on a dangerous mission.

“Since time began, man has gazed at the stars and he has wondered, ‘Am I alone?'” Evan Peters‘ Julian Dillinger says in the trailer. “So much talk of A.I. in big tech today. Virtual worlds, what are they going to look like, when will we get there? Well folks, we’re not going there. They are coming here.”

Peters’ Julian then introduces Ares as “the ultimate soldier” who has super strength, lighting fast speed, extreme intelligence and the ability to regenerate if struck down.

The trailer also features a brief look at Jeff Bridges‘ Kevin Flynn, who appeared in the first two films in the series.

“A malfunctioning program who wants to live. Why is that?” Bridges says to Ares in the trailer.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales director Joachim Rønning helmed the film, which has music by Nine Inch Nails.

The Grammy-winning rock band consisting of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross composed the score and put together the Tron: Ares Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, which releases on Sept. 19. The soundtrack’s first single, “As Alive As You Need Me To Be,” features in the trailer and is available as of Thursday.

Greta Lee, Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan and Gillian Anderson also star.

Tron: Ares comes to theaters on Oct. 10.

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One of the most popular video game franchises is getting a series adaptation.

Netflix has greenlit a live-action TV series adaptation based on Assassin’s Creed.

The TV show will be a high-octane thriller about “the secret war between two shadowy factions — one set on determining mankind’s future through control and manipulation, while the other fights to preserve free will,” according to its official logline. “The series follows its characters across pivotal historical events as they battle to shape humanity’s destiny.”

The Assassin’s Creed video game franchise arrived in 2007 from the video game publisher Ubisoft. This upcoming show is nearly five years in the making, becoming the first series developed under Netflix’s agreement with Ubisoft.

Emmy nominees Roberto Patino and David Wiener created the series, and will serve as showrunners and executive producers.

“We’ve been fans of Assassin’s Creed since its release in 2007. Every day we work on this show, we come away excited and humbled by the possibilities that Assassin’s Creed opens to us,” Patino and Wiener said in a joint statement. “Beneath the scope, the spectacle, the parkour and the thrills is a baseline for the most essential kind of human story — about people searching for purpose, struggling with questions of identity and destiny and faith.”

More than anything, however, the show’s creators say Assassin’s Creed is about the value of human connection across time.

“And it’s about what we stand to lose as a species, when those connections break. We’ve got an amazing team behind us with the folks at Ubisoft and our champions at Netflix, and we’re committed to creating something undeniable for fans all over the planet,” Patino and Wiener said.

Assassin’s Creed is one of the bestselling series in video game history with over 230 million units sold, according to Netflix.

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Ryan Gosling is set to star alongside Will Ferrell in a new action comedy film titled Tough Guys, ABC Audio has learned. The film follows two henchmen who break free from the criminal underworld after they tire of being disposable. They then rebuild their lives on their own terms …

Diego Luna is set to star in the upcoming indie thriller Eleven Days with Taylor Kitsch. Deadline reports the actors will star in the film, which is to be directed by Concussion helmer Peter Landesman. The movie takes place in summer 1974 in Texas, where a prisoner plays a deadly game with the head of the Texas Department of Corrections …

Brie Larson will act alongside Olivia Colman in the upcoming limited series Cry Wolf. Variety reports that the show has officially been greenlit at FX. The show will be a psychological family thriller about a social worker and a mother in a crisis when the mother’s teenage daughter alleges abuse …

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Lili Reinhart is set to star in a highly anticipated rom-com.

The actress will star in and executive produce The Love Hypothesis film adaptation, ABC Audio has confirmed.

The Love Hypothesis will be based on The New York Times bestselling book by Ali Hazelwood, who will also executive produce the film.

The story follows a fake relationship between biology PhD candidate Olive Smith and hotshot professor Dr. Adam Carlsen. Through their time together, “each of their carefully calculated theories on love are thrown into chaos,” according to an official description from Amazon MGM Studios.

Reinhart shared a photo holding Hazelwood’s book while seemingly in costume as Olive to Instagram on Wednesday. Her caption included the eyes emoji, DNA emoji and red heart emoji with #thelovehypothesis.

“Nice to meet you Olive Smith,” Amazon MGM Studios commented on the photo.

Set it Up director Claire Scanlon is directing the film from a script by Sarah Rothschild. Elizabeth Cantillon is set to produce.

“Honestly, I still can’t believe this is happening? Elizabeth Cantillon, Claire Scanlon, and Lili Reinhart have all created, produced, or starred in works that I’m absolutely feral about, and I am beyond honored that they’re choosing to bring their talent to this project,” Hazelwood said in a press release. “Books and films are very different media, and I have complete trust in this brilliant team. I cannot wait to see the final product they’ll come up with. I hope they have as much fun filming as I had while writing the book.”

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An animal lover becomes an animal herself in the teaser trailer for Hoppers.

Pixar released the first trailer for the upcoming animated movie on Wednesday.

The new movie follows Mabel, voiced by Piper Curda, an animal lover who takes advantage of the opportunity to try new technology that allows her to communicate with animals.

In the trailer, scientists have discovered how to insert human consciousness into lifelike, robotic animals that have the ability to communicate with other animals.

“Using the new technology, Mabel will uncover mysteries within the animal world that are beyond anything she could have imagined,” according to an official description from Pixar.

“We’ve done it, Mabel. After years of work, this revolutionary technology gives us unprecedented access to the animal world,” a scientist says in the trailer.

“So, let me get this straight. You created a fake animal which makes the other animals think you’re an animal?” Mabel says back. “Guys, this is like Avatar!”

Daniel Chong directs the film, which also features the voices of Bobby Moynihan and Jon Hamm.

In a press release, Chong said the film asks what would happen if humans could really understand the animal world.

“Our main character, Mabel, gets to discover the animal kingdom as an animal, which can be weird and often hilarious,” Chong said. “Mabel undercover in the animal world leads to a wild, roller coaster ride of a movie, with all the heart you expect from a classic Pixar film. It’s going to be so much fun to watch in the theater; I can’t wait for everyone to see it.”

Hoppers hops into theaters on March 6, 2026.

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Julia Roberts is a college professor at a crossroads in the official trailer for After The Hunt.

Amazon MGM Studios released the trailer for the upcoming psychological thriller on Wednesday.

Challengers directer Luca Guadagnino helmed the film, which also stars Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri.

The movie follows Alma Olsson, played by Roberts, an Ivy League college professor whose philosophy student Maggie Price (Edebiri) levels an assault accusation against Alma’s colleague and close friend, Hank Gibson (Garfield). This all threatens to reveal a dark secret from Alma’s past.

“It’s the right thing to do, isn’t it? To tell someone and, you know, given your history,” Maggie says to Alma in the trailer.

“What does that mean? My history?” she responds, before throwing something into a fireplace.

Michael Stuhlbarg and Chloë Sevigny also star in the film, which was written by Nora Garrett.

After The Hunt arrives in theaters for a limited release on Oct. 10 and expands wider on Oct. 17.

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Pete Davidson is going to be a father.

The actor and comedian is expecting his first child with his girlfriend, Elsie Hewitt, ABC Audio has confirmed.

Hewitt confirmed the pregnancy news in a post shared to Instagram on Wednesday.

The carousel features several photos of the couple embracing, a video of the pair at one of Hewitt’s ultrasound appointments, a photo of the ultrasound itself and a selfie of the couple wearing face masks.

“welp now everyone knows we had sex,” Hewitt captioned the post.

Hewitt also included a screen grab of the viral moment from Love Island USA season 7 when Huda Mustafa told fellow Islander Nicolas Vansteenberghe she was a mother.

“Mamacita,” Vansteenberghe says in the screenshot.

Davidson had previously spoken about his dream to start a family while guesting on Kevin Hart‘s talk show Hart to Heart in 2022.

“My favorite thing ever, which I’m yet to achieve, is I wanna have a kid. It’s like my dream,” Davidson said. “I’m so excited for that chapter so that’s kind of what I’m just preparing for now, is trying to be like good as a dude and develop and get better so when that happens it’s just easier.”

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It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s Supergirl.

The co-head of DC Studios James Gunn has shared the first look at the upcoming film Supergirl.

Gunn shared a poster featuring Milly Alcock in costume as Supergirl sipping a blue raspberry-flavored Icee to his Instagram.

The poster has the Supergirl logo plastered on a blue wall with the words “LOOK UP” written over it. The word “up” has been graffitied over with the word “OUT” in red spray paint.

“Look Out. 2026,” Gunn captioned the post, which he collaborated on with Alcock.

Craig Gillespie directs the superhero film about Clark Kent’s cousin Kara Zor-El. It will be the second film in the DC Universe after Gunn’s own Superman, which was released on July 11.

While this is the first officially released glimpse of Alcock in costume as Supergirl, moviegoers who saw Superman in theaters were already treated to her take on the character. A mid-credits scene in Gunn’s recent movie featured Alcock making her grand entrance on the big screen as the iconic character.

Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz and Emily Beecham are also set to star in the upcoming Supergirl film.

Supergirl flies into theaters on June 26, 2026.

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