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items: Marvel's problems don't end on screen - here's the MCU complaint you might not be aware of
items: Project Hail Mary breaks major record for Amazon following blockbuster weekend at box office
items: Will there be a Scarlet Witch movie?
items: Man of Tomorrow release date: When is it out?
items: What happens in the second Dune novel, Dune Messiah? Spoilers for book series
items: Spider-Man: Brand New Day release date, cast, trailer and theories
items: Project Hail Mary book vs film differences: What was changed for the Ryan Gosling film?
items: Project Hail Mary ending explained: Does Ryland Grace survive and does he return to earth?
items: 5 standout moments from Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer - from Zendaya return to dangerous new villains
items: 5 things the Dune: Part Three trailer revealed to us - from Paul and Chani's child to Robert Pattinson's new villain
items: Dune: Part Three star confirms they are only in "one scene" of film ahead of first trailer today – as character posters released
items: Project Hail Mary review: Ryan Gosling charms in science fiction with a reassuring soul
items: Timothée Chalamet says Dune: Part 3 is a "big swing" for his "last time" in the franchise
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Marvel's problems don't end on screen - here's the MCU complaint you might not be aware of
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date: 2026-04-02T06:00:01.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: Marvel Cinematic Universe (franchise)
description: Some readers say that Marvel's film and TV dominance has hurt its comics – here's why.
encoded: For many people, the flipping pages in Marvel Studios' opening graphic are the only comic books they've ever engaged with. What you probably don't realise is that Marvel Comics editors have been working tirelessly to change that for nearly two decades – but may actually have done some damage in the process. Ask a regular reader about today's comic book landscape and you'll likely get the same response: DC is on a winning streak, Marvel is in a creative slump, and both find themselves dwarfed by the booming popularity of manga. There's a lot to say about all three topics, but today, we're focusing on the oft-stated decline of Marvel Comics and its connection to the Marvel Cinematic Universe's own fading fortunes; both are the wounded victims of their own success. But how did we get here? And more importantly, how do we get back? Let's reminisce for a moment about a lovely little year called 2012, when the first Avengers film hit cinemas and surpassed expectations in every conceivable way. The audacious idea of tying four blockbusters into a subsequent crossover was proven successful – and it changed Hollywood cinema forever. But besides its eye-watering budgets, the MCU came at one additional cost: corporate synergy. This jargon term describes a symphonic relationship between the brands owned by a corporation, like the Walt Disney Company. In other words, it's why Dairy Milk and Oreos are often grafted onto one another now (you can thank Kraft for that one). In the realm of comic books, synergy across mediums isn't a new concept. For example, paper Peter Parker developed the ability to produce organic webbing shortly after 2002's Spider-Man film did away with his mechanical web-shooters, thus creating consistency with Tobey Maguire's version of the character. (Spider-Man: Brand New Day now appears to be adapting that same 'Man-Spider' story arc, bringing things full circle.) But as the MCU grew into an unprecedentedly large franchise, so too did its influence become …

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Project Hail Mary breaks major record for Amazon following blockbuster weekend at box office
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date: 2026-03-23T13:24:00.000Z
creator: Phoebe Kowhai Barnes
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: News
description: It has also secured its spot as the highest-grossing debut of any movie so far this year.
encoded: Project Hail Mary has become Amazon's highest-grossing film debut following a blockbuster weekend at the box office. The new movie, which features Ryan Gosling in the lead, was the number one film at the global box office this weekend with $140.9 million worth of tickets sold, also scoring it the highest-grossing debut of any movie of the year so far. It overtook Michael B Jordan's Creed III as the most successful film launch for Amazon since it acquired MGM in 2022, which also granted the streaming giant control over global franchises including James Bond and The Pink Panther. Project Hail Mary is adapted from the book of the same name by Andy Weir. It follows Ryland Grace (Gosling), a science teacher turned astronaut who wakes up aboard a spaceship from a coma with amnesia. He soon discovers he is on a desperate, one-way suicide mission to save Earth from a stellar parasite called "Astrophage" that is dimming the sun. Weir's novel The Martian was also adapted into the 2015 film starring Matt Damon, for which he received an Oscar nomination and won the Golden Globe for best actor. The new film is part of Amazon's pledge to release more than a dozen movies in cinemas annually before making them available on Prime Video. Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google Keep up to date on what’s worth watching with your favourite entertainment news from Radio Times – see more of our exclusive news and interviews featured prominently in Top Stories when using Google. Project Hail Mary received critical acclaim upon its release and was projected to make at least $70 million in sales, a forecast it surpassed by 15 per cent. It is directed by filmmaking duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, known for their work on the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street and Spider-Verse franchises. Before Project Hail Mary's release, Scream 7 held the title of the biggest debut of 2026. After being released last month the film has gone on to earn $193.8 millio…

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Will there be a Scarlet Witch movie?
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date: 2026-03-23T11:41:49.000Z
creator: Helen Daly
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Marvel Cinematic Universe (franchise)
description: Everything you need to know about a potential Scarlet Witch movie.
encoded: Film release date: TBC Director: TBC Major cast: Elizabeth Olsen (speculated) Production status: Not confirmed. Reports suggest script development may be under way, but no official announcement. Last updated: 23 March 2026 The Scarlet Witch – otherwise known as Wanda Maximoff – has become one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most intriguing and complex characters. Following her starring roles in WandaVision and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, speculation has been rife about whether Elizabeth Olsen’s formidable witch will return in her own solo film. While Marvel Studios has yet to confirm a Scarlet Witch movie, rumblings behind the scenes and the character’s enduring popularity have kept fans on the edge of their seats. With Olsen herself expressing a willingness to reprise the role if the story is right, and reports suggesting scriptwriters may be attached, it seems that the possibility of a solo outing for Wanda is far from dead. So, what do we actually know about a potential Scarlet Witch film – and what could it look like? Here’s everything we’ve managed to uncover so far. Will there be a Scarlet Witch movie? As of now, Marvel Studios has not officially announced a Scarlet Witch solo film. However, reports have surfaced suggesting that a project centred on Wanda Maximoff may be in early development, with Jac Schaeffer and Megan McDonnell – both of whom have previous Marvel writing credentials – said to be penning a script. No official confirmation has been given by Marvel or Disney, and there has been no mention of a director or a production start date. Elizabeth Olsen, who has portrayed Wanda since Avengers: Age of Ultron, has been candid about her openness to return to the character, provided the story does her justice. She has described playing Scarlet Witch as “fun” and “ridiculous”, and has stated she would “jump at the opportunity to be in her shoes again” if the project felt right. However, Olsen has also made clear that she currently has n…

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Man of Tomorrow release date: When is it out?
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date: 2026-03-23T11:34:09.000Z
creator: Helen Daly
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
description: Everything you need to know.
encoded: Film release date: 9 July 2027 Director: James Gunn Major cast: David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan, Frank Grillo, Skyler Gisondo, Wendell Pierce, Mikaela Hoover, Lars Eidinger, Isabel Merced Runtime: TBC Where to watch: In cinemas from 9 July 2027 Last updated: 23 March 2026 The film Man of Tomorrow, directed by James Gunn, is confirmed for release on 9 July 2027 in cinemas. This marks the next chapter in DC Studios’ 'Super Family Saga', following the success of Gunn’s previous Superman film. Starring David Corenswet as Superman, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, the film promises a high-stakes superhero adventure. The story will see Superman and his arch-nemesis Lex Luthor forced to team up against a greater threat, with Lars Eidinger set to play the villainous Brainiac. Returning faces from the first film include Frank Grillo, Skyler Gisondo, Wendell Pierce, Mikaela Hoover, and Isabel Merced. At the time of writing, official trailers and promotional material have yet to be released, but first-look artwork has been shared on social media by James Gunn, featuring Superman and Lex Luthor. Man of Tomorrow release date: When is it in cinemas? Man of Tomorrow is officially set to be released in cinemas on 9 July 2027. The announcement was made by director James Gunn, who shared the date along with exclusive artwork. This sequel arrives two years after the previous Superman film, which relaunched the DC Universe on the big screen. Is there a trailer for Man of Tomorrow? A trailer for the upcoming Man of Tomorrow has not yet been released. This page will be updated once one becomes available. Who is in the Man of Tomorrow cast? Main cast expected to appear includes: David Corenswet as Superman / Clark Kent Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen Wendell Pierce as Perry White Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant Lars Eidinger as Brainiac Isabel Merced as Hawkgi…

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What happens in the second Dune novel, Dune Messiah? Spoilers for book series
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date: 2026-03-22T18:10:31.000Z
creator: Lewis Knight
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
description: The original novel Dune has been covered in film now, but what happens next in the story?
encoded: Frank Herbert's epic series of Dune books is set to increase once again as we await Dune: Part Three. This film - which now has a trailer - continues on from the second film from director Denis Villeneuve which adapted the final portion of the original 1965 novel Dune and details what happens once Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and his mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), join up with the Fremen, including the young woman he has long dreamt about, Chani (Zendaya). Together, the Atreides - through some unsettling religious manipulation - lead the Fremen in a crusade against the Harkonnens and the Imperium - resulting in one cataclysmic ending. However, the story of the novel Dune does not end there, with this third and final film from Villeneuve adapting the second novel from Frank Herbert in the series, the unique 1968 sequel novel Dune Messiah. View oEmbed on the source website So, what exactly happens in Dune Messiah? Well, here's what goes down and what it all means in the grand scheme of things. *Spoiler warning for Dune Messiah and potentially a third Dune film* What happens in the second Dune novel, Dune Messiah? There’s a time-jump The story of Dune Messiah opens 12 years after the end of Dune. Much has changed in the interim, but many character relationships are the same. Paul-Muad’Dib is the Emperor of the Known Universe and - as they never parted in the first Dune novel - Chani remains by his side as his concubine and closest advisor. Stilgar is also still a close advisor and is now a Minister of State. With the Atreides dynasty now based on Arrakis and overseeing Spice production and Fremen culture, the planet has become the governmental and religious centre of the Imperium. The Imperium has begun terra-forming parts of the planet, and reservoirs of water are being grown, as previously envisioned by Dr Liet-Kynes and hinted at in Paul’s visions (as seen in Dune: Part Two). Emperor Paul-Muad’Dib is all-powerful and is guilty of genocide Having unlea…

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day release date, cast, trailer and theories
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date: 2026-03-20T14:20:52.000Z
creator: Alex Hewitt
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Contains Trailer
description: How many times have you watched the trailer? It's hard to stop...
encoded: It finally happened! After months of anticipation, Sony Pictures has unveiled a full trailer for its forthcoming Marvel blockbuster Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which sees Tom Holland return as the underdog hero. The plot of the film has been shrouded in secrecy since it wrapped filming on the streets of Glasgow, which is a rare achievement in a media landscape hungry for any spoiler leaks it can get its hands on. As a result, there were some genuine surprises in the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer (check out our analysis of 5 key moments here), including the apparent inclusion of Daredevil's bitter rivals The Hand (last seen in Netflix's The Defenders). The gang appeared alongside Michael Mando's Scorpion, Jon Bernthal's The Punisher and even C-list comic book villain Boomerang (actor to be confirmed), leaving it unclear who exactly the main antagonist would be. Notably absent was Sadie Sink, but the appearance of a psychic entity in the trailer reignited theories that the Stranger Things alum could be playing X-Men stalwart Jean Grey. If the trailer has left you restless, you're not alone! Fortunately, there's only a few months left until we can experience Spider-Man: Brand New Day in cinemas up and down the country. Here's everything you need to know about the Marvel epic. Spider-Man: Brand New Day release date Spider-Man: Brand New Day is currently scheduled for release in cinemas on Friday 31 July 2026. Previously, Brand New Day was expected to release after Avengers: Doomsday (previously due for May 2026), with the natural expectation being that the two films may be tied in with one another to some extent. However, now that Doomsday has been delayed until December 2026, the next Spidey film is first up to the plate – meaning any connections between the two stories must have been reconsidered. That is, unless it was always planned to touch on the crossover only lightly, much like 2018's Ant-Man and the Wasp ignored the cataclysmic Avengers: Infinity War (until …

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Project Hail Mary book vs film differences: What was changed for the Ryan Gosling film?
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date: 2026-03-19T11:13:09.000Z
creator: Matthew Trask
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
description: The acclaimed film is adapted from the novel by Andy Weir, but how faithful is it to its source material?
encoded: **Warning: Contains spoilers for Project Hail Mary – both the book and the film.** Project Hail Mary is one of the first major blockbusters of 2026, telling a hopeful story of cooperation and bravery in the face of an existential threat. Adapted from the 2021 book of the same name by Andy Weir, the film has received rave reviews – but how does it compare to its source material? Well, it's worth noting that Weir himself was very involved in the project, to a far greater degree than the list time one of his films was adapted for the big screen: The Martian in 2015. "[The process] was completely different," the author explained to Radio Times in an exclusive interview ahead of the release. "In the Martian, they just gave me money and told me to go away, which absolutely works for me. "But in Project Hail Mary, I was a producer, so I was involved in every step of the process. I approved casting, I helped choose the directors. I was there for the shoot. I watched every cut as it came in, and gave feedback and notes and stuff. So it was a completely different experience. It was awesome. It was great. I loved it!" With that in mind, read on to find out just how faithful the new film is to the book. Project Hail Mary book vs film differences: How similar are they? The film, and novel, tells the story of teacher-turned-astronaut Ryland Grace, who awakes on an interstellar ship called the Hail Mary with no memory of how or why he is there. Through the course of the story, Grace slowly pieces together the nature of his situation and realises that the sun is dying — and that's not the only star. Every star in every neighbouring galaxy seems to have been affected by the Astrophage, a life form that reproduces rapidly and consumes the energy given off by stars. Only one star seems to be unaffected by the Astrophage, so mankind mounts a Hail Mary mission to Tau Ceti to uncover why, sending a reluctant Grace along for the ride. And, he may or may not make a friend along the way. Th…

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Project Hail Mary ending explained: Does Ryland Grace survive and does he return to earth?
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date: 2026-03-19T10:21:17.000Z
creator: Matthew Trask
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
description: Ryan Gosling’s goes through the ringer in his new sci-fi adventure, but does he make it out alive?
encoded: (**WARNING: Contains spoilers for Project Hail Mary**) It’s safe to say you don’t want to be the protagonist in an Andy Weir adaptation. Project Hail Mary continues the writers trend of throwing smart people into an impossible situation and then using science to help them figure out a way to survive. Both the novel and the film versions of Project Hail Mary put their protagonist, Ryland Grace, through the ringer. The film sees genius school teacher Grace, played brilliantly by Ryan Gosling, getting drawn into an international effort to try and save the sun from a strange life form called Astrophage that’s sapping its energy and threatening all life on earth. Gosling helps concoct a plan that will see three scientists head to Tau Ceti on a suicide mission to find out why it seems to be the only solar system nearby to our own that isn’t dimming as a result of the Astrophage. Along the way he meets an alien – and the real star of the film – he names Rocky, who is in Tau Ceti for the same reason. His home planets star is also dying thanks to the Astrophage. Scientific hijinks ensue leading to Grace and Rocky getting launched across the stars on a kaleidoscopic adventure to save their worlds. But how does it end and what does it all mean? Here’s everything you need to know. Project Hail Mary ending explained Around the mid-point of the film, Grace and Rocky realise that the reason Tau Ceti doesn’t appear to be affected by the Astrophage in the same way as their own is because the planet the Astrophage goes to in order to reproduce is also home to microscopic life forms. And those microscopic life forms are then eating the Astrophage, preventing it from reproducing out of control and causing the planets sun to dim. Grace and Rocky set out to capture some of these microscopic life forms from Tau Ceti in order to use them to eat the Astrophage currently killing the stars in their respective solar systems. And so, they concoct a plan that involves building a huge chain to sc…

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5 standout moments from Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer - from Zendaya return to dangerous new villains
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date: 2026-03-18T13:47:48.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Marvel Cinematic Universe (franchise)
subject: News
description: The jaw-dropping trailer has given us a lot to talk about.
encoded: Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have done the impossible with Spider-Man: Brand New Day, evading the leaks and spoilers that plague so many comic book blockbusters to cook up a genuine surprise for fans. Even after the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer, which launched today to great excitement (and you can watch above), there are still more questions than answers about what to expect from Tom Holland's fourth solo film as the beloved superhero. Picking up after the events of 2021's No Way Home, we see Peter Parker (Holland) forced to fend for himself for the first time, after the entire world forgot he existed due to a powerful spell from Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch). In a fan-friendly move, it tears the character away from the high-tech comforts of Stark Industries, dropping him into a highly comics-accurate status quo of taking down street-level baddies in his local neighbourhood. Following a stellar first trilogy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), there's reason to be optimistic for this bold new era, with acclaimed Shang-Chi director and Wonder Man co-creator Destin Daniel Cretton taking the reins from earlier filmmaker Jon Watts. If you're as excited as we are, you're in the right place! Here you'll find all the key takeaways from the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer broken down with expert analysis. Now, how many minutes away is July? 1. Tom Holland and Zendaya reunite After weeks of rumours regarding their marital status (not that it should matter to anyone but them), real-life couple Tom Holland and Zendaya will be relieved to have something else to talk about in their next media appearance. That is their long-awaited on-screen reunion as Peter Parker and MJ, whose relationship was sadly torn apart at the end of No Way Home, as the former made a noble sacrifice to keep the barriers between multiverses from disintegrating. A spell concocted by Doctor Strange wiped all memory of Peter from the universe, restoring his secret identity, but nullif…

5 things the Dune: Part Three trailer revealed to us - from Paul and Chani's child to Robert Pattinson's new villain
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date: 2026-03-17T17:10:11.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Contains Trailer
description: There's nine months to go until the release of the third and final chapter in Denis Villeneuve's epic sci-fi trilogy.
encoded: We're still nine months out from the release of Dune: Part Three, but anticipation has just been ramped up a few notches thanks to the release of the first trailer for the third and final chapter in Denis Villeneuve's epic sci-fi trilogy. The trailer follows the release of a number of character posters earlier today (Tuesday 17 March), which showed both returning faces like Timothée Chalamet's Paul Atreidis and Zendaya's Chani alongside high profile new additions to the cast, such as Robert Pattinson's shapeshifting villain Scytale. The film is based on the second novel in Frank Herbert's popular series – Dune Messiah – and it remains to be seen just how faithful it will stick to the events of that book. But we get a much closer look of what to expect in the new trailer below – here are 5 things we learned. View oEmbed on the source website 1. Paul and Chani are starting a family The trailer opens with Paul and Chani sharing a quiet moment as they discuss potential names for their child – who appears to be on the way. "If we have a girl, what will we name her?" Chani asks, with Paul responding that her name should be Ghanima and she would "need to be strong, like her mother." He then asks Chani what the child might be called if they were a boy, to which she responds: "I would name him Leto. So he would have the wisdom of his grandfather." 2. Paul still has a lot of enemies – and there is all out war on Arrakis "War feeds on itself," we hear Paul say early on in the trailer as he walks through the remains of a battlefield, and we see plenty of evidence of all out war throughout – with lots of violence and bloodshed. Later, he explains: "The more I fight, the more our enemies fight back." And it certainly looks like he has a lot of enemies, with a couple of sequences showing huge armies partaking in bloody battle. If this is anything to go by, it looks like this third entry will be just as expansive as the previous films. "I am not afraid to die," Paul says at the end…

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Dune: Part Three star confirms they are only in "one scene" of film ahead of first trailer today – as character posters released
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date: 2026-03-17T11:17:04.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: News
description: We won't be seeing much of Lady Jessica in the third film in Denis Villeneuve's epic sci-fi trilogy.
encoded: Several major stars including Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya will be reprising their roles for the upcoming third film in Denis Villeneuve's Dune trilogy – but one key actor has revealed that her part in the movie will be rather limited. Rebecca Ferguson – who can currently be seen in cinemas in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man – divulged the information during a recent appearance on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, explaining that at one point her character Lady Jessica may not have been included in the film at all. "I just dipped my toe in. I have no, sort of, comments on it," she said, before adding that fans can expect big things from the project. "The script is great, I’ve read it. I think it’s gonna be fantastic," she explained. "But my journey was No 1 and 2. I don’t even think she [my character] was supposed to be in 3. And then Denis was like, ‘I need to have one scene,’ and I get one scene." Lady Jessica, the mother of Chalamet's lead character Paul Atreidis, played a crucial role in the first two films but does not appear in Frank Herbert's sequel novel Dune Messiah (on which the third film is based), so it will be interesting to see what form her brief appearance will take. Speaking about filming her minor part, Ferguson explained: "That was a weird feeling, walking onto a set that you know so well, and knowing that you don’t have a part of it. "There’s a lot of FOMO. And the acceptance of, ‘This is just what it is.’ You just have to serve [the story].” Dune: Part Three is currently scheduled to be released on Friday 18th December 2026 – the same day as another huge blockbuster in Avengers: Doomsday – and a new trailer is expected to be released today (Tuesday 17 March). Ahead of the trailer, some new character posters were released showing the major players in the film, including both familiar characters such as Chalamet's Paul and Zendaya's Chani and new faces including Robert Pattinson as shapeshifting villain Scytale. You can check them out…

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Project Hail Mary review: Ryan Gosling charms in science fiction with a reassuring soul
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date: 2026-03-17T10:57:41.000Z
creator: Terry Staunton
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: Review
description: This adaptation of Andy Weir's novel is by no means the most original movie – but there's much joy to be had.
encoded: The last time Ryan Gosling blasted off into space was in the guise of Neil Armstrong heading for the moon in 2018’s First Man, making it home again before the milk in his fridge had gone off. Project Hail Mary is a considerably longer voyage into the unknown that sees Gosling’s mild-mannered science teacher Dr Ryland Grace on a fictional mission with significantly greater stakes than the one embarked upon by NASA’s real-life history maker. Exactly how long it’s been thus far when Ryland awakens on a spaceship isn’t immediately clear, certainly not to the hippy-haired, shaggy-bearded doc himself who’s suffering from amnesia; the most he can surmise is that he’s “several light years from my apartment” and all his fellow crew members have died. The bewildered traveller’s temporary memory loss is a tidy device, setting up a succession of patchy recollections to serve as flashbacks explaining how he got where he is and what’s happening back on Earth to have made the trip necessary; the sun is dying from a constant bombardment of parasitical extraterrestrial bacteria, and the key to avoiding mass extinction may just lie in a seemingly immune star at the far end of the galaxy. It’s good to get the premise-establishing science stuff out of the way in one sentence, as Project Hail Mary is by no means a film reliant on swathes of technological hokum (Ryland’s on-board problem-solving is framed in the playful manner of middle school classroom exercises), and more a family-friendly, intrinsically human story. Not entirely human, though, as our plucky but still a bit fuzzy-headed hero discovers a creature in the same planet-in-peril boat, or rather a massive craft that dwarfs Ryland’s own; a spider-ish being whose body appears to be comprised of several rough-hewn stones. He decides to call him Rocky. Language barriers are slowly overcome until viewers twig that what they’re watching is, in fact, a buddy movie in all but name, with a personality that could feasibly lay claim to …

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Timothée Chalamet says Dune: Part 3 is a "big swing" for his "last time" in the franchise
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date: 2026-02-22T11:17:51.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: News
description: The actor said "everything was sacred" as he bid farewell to an iconic role.
encoded: Timothée Chalamet has given Dune fans some intriguing hints at what they can expect from the upcoming third film, while confirming that it will indeed be his last in the franchise. Dune: Part Three adapts the second book in Frank Herbert's legendary series of novels, subtitled Messiah, which picks up with Paul Atreides (Chalamet) more than a decade since we last saw him. The novel is known for highlighting the darkest aspects of the character, who seizes the Emperor's throne at a catastrophic cost to the known universe – and now faces a conspiracy from inside his own house. Speaking at a Variety-hosted event this weekend, Chalamet compared Paul's ascendance at the end of Dune: Part Two to the stories of earlier cult-like villains such as The Dark Knight's Joker (Heath Ledger) and Apocalypse Now's Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando). "Let me rephrase that... I cannot put myself in that same boat [acting-wise]," he said. "Let's just say, it's these big movies where you could sneak in something. A curveball." Chalamet elaborated that Dune: Part Three is his most experimental turn as Paul to date, helped in part by his growing confidence inhabiting the film's outlandish sci-fi world. "I felt kind of thrown by the futurism [on 2021's Dune]," said Chalamet. "I was coming off Beautiful Boy and Call Me by Your Name and movies that were a lot more naturalistic, and this was a huge movie, so I felt intimidated. "But especially on this third one, all the great s**t you see on screen is from freedom of movement and freedom of choice. And with Denis [Villeneuve, director], we really had a good rhythm. It's the eeriest one. It's a big swing." The actor confirmed that Paul would be back in the pilot's seat of an 'ornithopter' in Dune: Part Three – the franchise's bug-resembling aircrafts – but added that he put more time and effort into those scenes this time around. "As opposed to the first movie, I came out early and studied the control panel — all sorts of hieroglyphics and things th…

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die review: Clever, infectious and wildly original – AI be damned
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date: 2026-02-19T10:34:44.000Z
creator: Rosie Fletcher
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subject: Contains Trailer
subject: Review
description: Despite some final act issues, the first film from Gore Verbinski in almost a decade is audacious, fresh and a massive amount of fun.
encoded: If you only watch one movie this year featuring a CGI centaur with a cat’s head, that sprays glittery confetti from its undercarriage, then make it this one. Gore Verbinski’s hog-wild time travel tale is audacious, fresh and a massive amount of fun, even though it falls over in a confusing final act. Sam Rockwell has a blast as the unnamed revolutionary from the future trying to save the world from a nine-year-old child who is destined to invent a God-like AI that hates humans. To do so he must recruit a team of random strangers who happen to be eating at Norm’s diner on a particular night – the time traveller has tried multiple combinations before only to be thwarted by some outrageous obstacle each time. Could this bunch be the right one? What’s certain is they won’t all make it to the end. Good Luck is at its strongest in its first two thirds, where vignettes showing the backstories of some of the diners are intercut with the overarching mission. These play like micro episodes of Black Mirror, mixing dark humour with tech-terror. View Green Video on the source website Zazie Beetz and Michael Peña are school teachers, menaced by teen zombies mobilised by their phones. The White Lotus star Haley Lu Richardson is a professional princess for children’s birthday parties who is allergic to cell phones and wi-fi. And in the very best one, Juno Temple’s bereaved mother is given the chance to reunite with her son who has been killed in a school shooting, via a cloning programme. This segment is genuinely sad and very troubling in terms of what America looks like now but also laugh-out-loud funny as she is asked to choose her resurrected son’s traits via the film’s equivalent of an Apple Store. Temple carries this segment with absolute commitment – she feels like a real person dealing with real trauma amidst a Stepford Wives-esque nightmare of hollow-eyed parents, many of whom have resurrected their massacred children multiple times. And to reiterate: it’s genuinely funny.…

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New Star Wars film The Mandalorian and Grogu confirms icon of cinema as surprise cast member following new trailer
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date: 2026-02-18T11:23:17.000Z
creator: David Craig
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subject: Sci-fi
subject: News
description: Hollywood royalty graces Star Wars's return to the big screen.
encoded: Star Wars fans have their most in-depth look at the franchise's return to cinemas with The Mandalorian & Grogu, which picks up with the mismatched adventurers after the events of the Disney Plus series. Across three seasons, we saw Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) go from being a cold, solitary bounty hunter to a surprisingly attentive father figure as he took the force-sensitive infant Grogu under his wing. The latest trailer finds more humour in this unconventional parenting set-up, as the fierce Mandalorian warrior must stop his protégé from... fiddling with the spaceship's buttons and eating too many biscuits. Frightening stuff. Of course, more dramatic events ensue as the duo are enlisted by a New Republic leader, played by sci-fi legend Sigourney Weaver, to investigate a plot involving a member of the Hutt crime family (voiced by The Bear's Jeremy Allen White). As if it wasn't starry enough, The Mandalorian & Grogu revealed another A-lister for its voice cast in this brand new trailer. See if you can figure out who it is from the footage alone – or find the answer underneath. View oEmbed on the source website As confirmed by USA Today, the member of Hollywood royalty joining The Mandalorian & Grogu's cast is none other than director Martin Scorsese, whose works include Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Gangs of New York and Killers of the Flower Moon. Scorsese has been known to take acting roles in the past, including cameos as himself in showbiz comedies Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock, Entourage and The Studio. For this latest on-screen gig, he lends his distinctive voice to the alien owner of a food van, who initially seems welcoming to Din's enquiries – until he mentions the dreaded Hutt clan. The Mandalorian & Grogu director Jon Favreau previously worked with Scorsese on his 2013 hit The Wolf of Wall Street, where he played lawyer Manny Riskin. Lucasfilm president and chief creative officer Dave Filoni co-wrote the script for the new Star Wars instalment with Favreau, but …

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How to watch Predator: Badlands – is it streaming?
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date: 2026-02-12T10:20:35.000Z
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description: The latest film in the long-running franchise – which starred Elle Fanning – was released in UK cinemas last November.
encoded: Last year was a pretty great one for Predator fans – with not one but two acclaimed new instalments in the long-running film franchise arriving. Both new movies came from writer/directer Dan Trachtenberg, who had also been behind the excellent 2022 film Prey, marking him out as a master in relaunching and revitalising a film franchise. First up came Predator: Killer of Killers, a straight-to-streaming animated triptych that saw a member of the famous alien species hunting Earth in three distinct time periods, but the headline-grabber was Predator: Badlands, which arrived in cinemas in November. The film – which starred Elle Fanning – was the first in the series to really flip everything on its head, making the Predator the protagonist of the story for the first time. It followed an outcast member of the species named Dek (played in motion-capture by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) after he is sent to a deadly planet and forms an unlikely bond with a synthetic human (Fanning) as they each try to navigate the dangerous territory. As with Prey, the film opened to mostly positive reviews – while it also set up an intriguing crossover with the Alien franchise in the future, almost two decades after the last time the two properties merged on screen. If you missed the film during it's theatrical run, or perhaps are simply keen to give it another watch, you might be wondering when it's available to watch at home. Read on for everything you need to know. How to watch Predator: Badlands – is it streaming? Yes! As of Thursday 12th January, Predator: Badlands is now streaming on Disney+ – meaning anyone with a subscription to that platform can now watch the film at no extra cost. And if you're not a subscriber, there are still other options for watching at home, too. The film was released to rent and buy digitally on 6th January from a range of Premium Video on Demand platforms including Prime Video, Sky Store and Apple TV – with the price sitting at £15.99 for rental and £19.…

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The Last of Us star to lead film adaptation of another beloved video game franchise
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date: 2026-02-07T10:34:04.000Z
creator: Morgan Jeffery
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subject: Sci-fi
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: News
description: The House of the Dead is heading back to screens.
encoded: Hot on the heels of the announcement that a Baldur's Gate TV series is in the works, another major gaming franchise is heading to the big screen – and it’s landed a fast-rising star to lead the charge. Isabela Merced, best known for her roles in The Last of Us and Superman, has been cast as the lead in the upcoming film adaptation of Sega’s cult horror shooter The House of the Dead, Deadline reports. The project will be written and directed by Paul WS Anderson, a familiar name to fans of game-to-screen adaptations thanks to his long-running work on the Resident Evil franchise, as well as the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie. First released in 1997, The House of the Dead became a staple of arcades thanks to its frantic, rail-shooter gameplay and its then-revolutionary depiction of fast-moving zombies. Set within a secret government agency known as AMS, the story sees agents battling monstrous outbreaks and shadowy conspiracies. Merced will also serve as an executive producer on the film. The actor has enjoyed a breakout run in recent years, appearing as Hawkgirl in Superman, directed by James Gunn, and starring in the hit sci-fi horror Alien: Romulus. She is also set to return for The Last of Us season 3. A previous 2003 House of the Dead film adaptation was critically panned and failed to make much impact at the box office. This time around, however, here's hoping that stronger creative oversight – and a star with serious momentum – could finally do justice to one of gaming’s most influential horror franchises. Watch a trailer for the previous House of the Dead film below: View Green Video on the source website Read more: The Last of Us cast gets major shake up ahead of season 3 Check out more of our Film coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.

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Thunderbirds creator's story confirmed to be turned into all-new feature film with "real emotional weight"
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date: 2026-02-03T12:22:15.000Z
creator: Morgan Jeffery
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subject: Sci-fi
description: A festive story from the late sci-fi legend is heading for the big screen.
encoded: A previously unseen original story by the late Gerry Anderson is being developed into a new animated feature film. UK producers Anderson Entertainment and Space Age Films are partnering on Merry Christmas, Earthlings!, a theatrical animation based on a story written by Thunderbirds creator Anderson in 2006, reports Screen Daily. The project will be pitched later this month at the Berlin International Film Festival and the European Film Market’s Berlin Animation Days (12th–14th February), as part of a showcase highlighting UK animation. Merry Christmas, Earthlings! centres on the friendship between a young boy and an alien who embark on a heartfelt quest to discover whether Father Christmas really exists. The story was penned by Anderson six years before his death in 2012, aged 83. Alongside Thunderbirds, Anderson’s legacy includes influential series such as Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and Stingray. <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/09/Thunderbirds00132-069d8ea.jpg" width="1420" height="1080" alt="Virgil Tracy sits at the controls in the foreground, with Gordon Tracy to his left and Alan Tracy standing behind them in the cockpit of a Thunderbird craft, surrounded by detailed levers and instruments from the classic 1960s Supermarionation series." title="Thunderbirds00132" /> The film is currently at the financing stage, with casting underway and plans to announce talent at the Cannes Film Festival later this year. A Christmas 2028 release window is being targeted. Production will be led by Robert Chandler for Space Age Films, working alongside Anderson Entertainment, which manages the late creator’s intellectual property. The screenplay adaptation is being written by Keiron Self and Giles New, with the film designed for a full theatrical release. Jamie Anderson, managing director of Anderson Entertainment and Gerry Anderson’s son, said: "My father wrote this story at a moment when he was thinking a lot about family, belief…

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Avengers: Doomsday release date, trailers and latest news
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date: 2026-01-15T15:41:53.000Z
creator: David Craig
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subject: Sci-fi
subject: Marvel Cinematic Universe (franchise)
description: The full cast list has now been revealed for the upcoming MCU film – and it's certainly a star-studded affair.
encoded: We are well and truly on the road to Avengers: Doomsday, with a sequence of cryptic teasers in recent weeks revealing the key factions in Marvel's forthcoming mega-crossover. So far, the heroes spotlighted include Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth), both founding members of the Avengers, who made their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut 15 years ago. Of course, that's nothing compared to the tenure of Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and James Marsden, who reprise the roles of Professor X, Magneto and Cyclops a quarter of a century on from 2000's genre-defining hit X-Men. View oEmbed on the source website How the characters from Fox's older (and once thought-defunct) universe factor into this story is anybody's guess, but Marvel fans have been excited to see Marsden's Cyclops move substantially closer to his comic book and animated counterparts. Most recently, Disney dropped another brief teaser bringing together the Wakandans, led by King M'Baku (Winston Duke) and Shuri (Letitia Wright), plus their bitter rival Namor (Tenoch Huerta) and the recently introduced Fantastic Four. View oEmbed on the source website Avengers: Doomsday directors Anthony and Joe Russo have encouraged fans to look for "clues" in each of the teasers, with fan theories appearing at a rapid rate online – including a few that a Doctor Doom expert told us. Perceived as a make or break moment for the MCU, Doomsday is hoped to redeem a spotty period in the franchise's history, which has seen some giddy highs as well as some embarrassing lows. If you're eager to know more about the Avengers: Doomsday cast, plus the current release date and fleeting story details released so far, read on for your full guide to the hotly anticipated film. Avengers: Doomsday release date Avengers: Doomsday will be released in cinemas on Friday 18th December 2026. The epic film had previously been scheduled for early May of that year – a weekend that the MCU has previously dominated – but was forced to move…

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Avatar: Fire and Ash star becomes highest-grossing actor of all time following sequel's success
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date: 2026-01-14T13:11:14.000Z
creator: Lizzie Rix
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description: The third instalment of the sci-fi franchise has earned over $1.2 billion worldwide.
encoded: It's official, Academy award winner Zoe Saldaña is the highest-grossing actor of all time following the box office success of Avatar: Fire and Ash, which has earned over $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office (and counting). Reprising her role as fierce Na'vi warrior Neytiri has resulted in Saldaña's impressive achievement, surpassing Scarlett Johansson who gained the top spot last year after her appearance in Jurassic World Rebirth. Saldaña's work across the three Avatar movies has certainly boosted her up the rankings, with the original 2009 instalment still being the highest-grossing film of all-time, even 17 years after its release, earning over $2.92 billion globally according to Box Office Mojo. Meanwhile, 2022's highly-anticipated sequel, The Way of Water, raked in $2.34 billion, making it the third highest-grossing film of all-time behind Avengers: Endgame in second place (which Saldaña also stars in) with $2.7 billion. Indeed, Saldaña became a staple of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise following her debut in 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy and has since gone on to appear in four other instalments. Included in this run is 2018's $2 billion movie Avengers: Infinity War, giving Saldaña the unique title of being the first actor to appear in four films that have made over $2 billion globally. Beyond Marvel and the seeming golden touch of director James Cameron, it appears as though Saldaña is the most bankable movie star there is. Thanking those who played a part in her landmark achievement, Saldaña took to social media. "I just want to express my sincerest gratitude for the extraordinary journey that has led me to become the highest-grossing film actor of all time today," she wrote. "An achievement made possible entirely, entirely by the incredible franchises and the collaborators that I have been fortunate enough to be a part of, to every director who placed their trust in me." Such directors included Avatar mastermind James Cameron, Avengers filmmaker…

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What do the Avengers: Doomsday teasers really mean? Doctor Doom expert decodes every clue
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date: 2026-01-09T13:10:32.000Z
creator: Mark Hibbett
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subject: Sci-fi
subject: Marvel
description: The teasers have huge hints if you look closely enough.
encoded: Marvel have now released four teaser trailers for Avengers: Doomsday, featuring the return of much-loved characters such as Steve Rogers, Thor, and the X-Men. However, fans have been left disappointed by the fact that Robert Downey Jr's Doctor Doom has so far been absent. Or has he? If we look closely enough, follow a few Doom clues, and trust some slightly spurious mathematics, then Doom looms into view like a masked and megalomaniac Where's Wally, with huge hints as to what he's going to be up to and even when we're going to find out more. I'm the world's leading (and also only) academic expert on Doctor Doom, with a book and a PhD all about him, and I've used my knowledge of every Doctor Doom comic ever to decode all of the Avengers: Doomsday teasers so far. The Child-catcher View oEmbed on the source website The first of the two trailers reveals that Chris Evans is returning as Captain America, aka Steve Rogers. We see him riding up to an old house where he's looking after a baby who is either his and Peggy's child or, if not, the first client in a new career as 'Nanny America'. The second trailer, with Chris Hemworth as Thor, shows him stomping through a forest on his way to battle. As he stomps he thinks back to some quality time spent with his adopted daughter, Love, with both of them in snazzy matching jim jams. So far so cosy, but sadly history tells us that a movie involving Doctor Doom and children is unlikely to be about the benefits of co-parenting or sleep hygiene. For example, in the 1970 story 'The Son of Doctor Doom!' Doom claimed to have a child of his own, but it soon turned out to be a clone, grown to be a spare body which Doom could transplant his own brain into. A few years later he tried a similar trick by adopting a boy called Kristoff who had a happy childhood right up to the moment he had his mind wiped and replaced with an old recording of Doom's brainwaves, turning him into a living back-up copy. View oEmbed on the source website Doctor D…

How to watch Tron: Ares – is it streaming?
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date: 2026-01-07T16:50:19.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
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subject: Sci-fi
subject: Disney Plus
subject: On demand
description: The third entry in the cult sci-fi franchise stars Jared Leto as an AI programme who comes into the real world.
encoded: There were a lot of very well reviewed films released in 2025, but it's safe to say that Tron: Ares wasn't quite one of them. Although our own 3-star review skewed ever-so-slightly positive, the film sits on just 53 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes – and didn't perform much better when it came to box office takings. The film was just the third movie to be released in the series since it launched with the original movie in 1982 (there's also an animated TV show and numerous video games), and studio executives clearly hoped that the loyal fanbase developed by the first two entries would be enough to secure another hit. Ahead of the release, director Joachim Rønning had explained in an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com that he was "a huge fan" of the previous films and admitted that he found it "so daunting going in and making the next chapter of that". He added: "I think the previous films in many ways are masterpieces on so many levels and [that] put a lot of pressure on myself and everybody working on the film to try to take it to the next level or at least earn this next instalment." The idea of a new film had been at various stages of development ever since 2010's Tron: Legacy, before the producers eventually landed on the way to tackle a new film – somewhat flipping the franchise on it's head in the process. "The idea of exploring another part of the Tron mythology and universe in terms of the Dillinger grid, and then the assets coming into our world was sort of a breakthrough concept for us," explained producer Sean Bailey. "Now the digital world is going to come into our own." He added: "The idea of seeing a light cycle speeding down downtown streets sort of got everybody pretty galvanised." If you missed the film during its cinema run and aren't put off by the middling reception – or perhaps are a fan who felt that the reviews were overly harsh – you might be wondering when you can watch it at home. Read on for everything you need to know. How to watch Tron: …

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Marvel movies legend tipped to join The Batman Part II in major role alongside Avengers' Scarlett Johansson – but who is he playing?
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date: 2026-01-07T10:32:34.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
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subject: Sci-fi
subject: Batman (franchise)
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: News
description: The Oscar nominee looks set to become the latest big name to star alongside Robert Pattinson's Caped Crusader.
encoded: After some lengthy delays, we're finally seeing major progress when it comes to Matt Reeves's The Batman sequel – and it looks like the superhero flick may just have landed another exciting star. With Scarlett Johansson already set to join the cast in an as-yet undisclosed role, it's now being reported that another Marvel favourite is in line for a major part: Sebastian Stan. According to Deadline, the Bucky Barnes actor is "in talks" to join the film, which already boasts among its cast a number of high-profile returning stars including Robert Pattinson in the title role, Colin Farrell as the Penguin, Andy Serkis as Alfred and Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon. As for who Stan will be playing, that's not been confirmed just yet – but one rumour suggests he could be set to play iconic comic book character Harvey Dent/Two-Face, who has previously been played in film by Billy Dee Williams (Batman), Tommy Lee Jones (Batman Forever), Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) and most recently Harry Lawtey (Joker: Folie a Deux). That rumour has been heavily implied by Hollywood journalist Jeff Sneider on X, although that's by no means confirmation that Stan will definitely be playing Two-Face. Sneider had previously reported on TheInSneider.com that Dent, his wife, and his father would be playing prominent parts in the narrative, with Johannson set to play Mrs Dent and Brad Pitt having turned down the chance to play Harvey's alcoholic father. However, these reports also remain unconfirmed for now. Of course, while Stan is still best known for his long-running role in the MCU – which he will be reprising once again in this year's Avengers: Doomsday – he has recently won acclaim for his roles in non-franchise fare, including a standout turn in arthouse film A Different Man and an Oscar-nominated performance as Donald Trump in The Apprentice. He's also got several more director-driven projects in the pipeline, including Cristian Mungiu's upcoming Fjord, alongside Sentimental Valu…

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How to watch Avatar: Fire and Ash – is it streaming?
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date: 2025-12-23T14:20:18.000Z
creator: Morgan Jeffery
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subject: Sci-fi
subject: Contains Trailer
description: James Cameron’s long-awaited return to Pandora has finally arrived – but can you watch it from home yet?
encoded: It’s been 16 years since James Cameron first changed the blockbuster landscape with Avatar, and just three since he followed it up with The Way of Water. Now, the saga has entered a darker, more volatile chapter with Avatar: Fire and Ash. Released in UK cinemas earlier this month, the third instalment in the Avatar franchise expands the mythology of Pandora even further, introducing the Ash People – a Na’vi clan shaped by fire, volcanic landscapes and a far more confrontational worldview. As expected, Fire and Ash has been one of the biggest cinema events of 2025, dominating the global box office in the run-up to Christmas and prompting renewed debate about whether Cameron can keep audiences invested across a planned five-film saga. If you’re wondering when – or if – you can watch the film from the comfort of your sofa, here’s everything you need to know. How to watch Avatar: Fire and Ash in the UK – is it streaming? At the time of writing, Avatar: Fire and Ash is not yet available to stream in the UK. The film is currently playing exclusively in cinemas nationwide, including standard screenings, IMAX and other premium large formats – which Cameron has once again encouraged audiences to prioritise. Based on the release pattern of Avatar: The Way of Water, it’s expected that Fire and Ash will arrive on digital platforms to purchase first, followed by streaming at a later date. When it does become available to stream, the most likely home for the film is Disney+, given that the Avatar franchise is now part of the Disney stable. However, no official streaming date has yet been confirmed. Can you rent or buy Avatar: Fire and Ash digitally? Not just yet. Avatar: Fire and Ash is not currently available to rent or buy digitally on platforms such as Prime Video, Apple TV or Google Play in the UK. A digital release is widely expected in early 2026, with premium video-on-demand likely to arrive first, followed by standard rental and purchase options. Is Avatar: Fire and Ash s…

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Avatar 3: Release date, cast, trailer and latest news for Fire and Ash
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date: 2025-12-17T16:20:45.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
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subject: Sci-fi
description: The story is set to continue!
encoded: It's a good week to be an Avatar fan – and if the staggering box office results achieved by the first two films are anything to go by, those are not in short supply. The third entry in James Cameron's epic sci-fi arrives in cinemas in just a matter of days, three years after the second film secured another mammoth hit for the world's most reliably successful commercial filmmaker, and we'd expect it to once again rake in huge amounts of cash. That's despite some rather mixed reviews for the new film. Although our own 4-star verdict was very much on the positive side, some of the write-ups in other publications have been far less enthusiastic, with the film earning just one-star from The Telegraph and the BBC and two-stars each from The Times and The Guardian. Still, if you were a fan of the previous film then you probably needn't worry too much: this latest trip to Pandora looks likely to give you more of the same, as well as some bonus treats. One of the exciting new additions comes in the shape of a new Na'vi clan known as the Ash People, who are led by Oona Chaplin's antagonist Varang, whom the star told Radio Times is a "magnificent beast of a lady." Of course, Cameron has long been vocal about making as many as five Avatar films in total, but recently he has started to manage expectations as to just how likely that plan is to come to fruition. Indeed, he even told us that this film could end the franchise – so fans should really relish this trip to Pandora as much as they can, just in case this really is their final visit. Ahead of the release, fans have been treated to a number of trailers hinting at another rich visual experience, while they've also been told to expect a personal film that taps into Cameron's own experiences with grief. Meanwhile, it's also been confirmed that the film will once again be an epic not just in scale but in length, with a runtime of more than three-hours revealed ahead of release. Read on for everything you need to know about Avat…

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Steven Spielberg's epic new sci-fi film with Knives Out 3 hero confirms title as it releases tense first look trailer
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date: 2025-12-16T17:38:05.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
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subject: Sci-fi
subject: News
subject: Video
description: Josh O'Connor and Emily Blunt lead the cast for the upcoming film from the legendary director.
encoded: The thought of Steven Spielberg directing a new movie about UFOs will be enough to get just about any film fan excited – and a new teaser for the legendary director's upcoming movie has just arrived to further whet appetites. The trailer – which has also revealed for the first time that the film's title will be Disclosure Day – introduces fans to the film's star-studded cast, which includes Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Eve Hewson, Colin Firth and Colman Domingo. It opens with O'Connors' character nervously walking into a room before we hear a voice asking, "If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you?" We then see Blunt as a troubled weather reporter who seems to be having great difficulty presenting her slot on a TV news programme, before some pretty unsettling – and unexplained – noises are heard. O'Connor then explains that "people have the right to know the truth" and that it "belongs to 7 billion people", before he announces plans to provide "full disclosure, to the whole world, all at once." Some pretty dramatic and intriguing images follow – including the sight of a small girl and some woodland creatures approaching a lit-up house – before we hear the final line, uttered by a nun: "Why would he make such a vast universe, and yet save it only for us?". Intrigued? You can watch the trailer below: View oEmbed on the source website Beyond what is seen in the teaser, not much has been given away about the plot at this stage – with a brief logline just repeating some of the utterances we hear in the clip. But we do know that the film reunites Spielberg with prolific screenwriter David Koepp – with whom he previously worked with on Jurassic Park – and his long-time collaborator John Williams, who will pen an original score. Of course, Spielberg is responsible for creating two of the most iconic films ever to deal with the subject matter of extra-terrestrial life – 1977's Close Encounters of the Third and 1982's …

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Avatar: Fire and Ash review – Another marvel of CG craftsmanship from James Cameron
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date: 2025-12-16T14:00:31.000Z
creator: James Mottram
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Review
description: The third entry in the epic sci-fi franchise embraces all-out conflict – but perhaps doesn't quite justify its length.
encoded: It’s time to go back to Pandora. Journeys to director James Cameron’s fictional alien planet have already inspired two of the highest-grossing movies of all time, Avatar (2009) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). Only a fool would bet against this third chapter, Avatar: Fire and Ash, doing the same. With this Cameron’s third Avatar movie in a row, it’s a bold, brash return to this mo-cap created, CG-realised world, where you have little choice but to surrender yourself to the visual onslaught. If The Way of Water was more of a hang-out movie, where Cameron introduced the ocean-dwelling Metkayina clan, Fire and Ash is a full-on all-out conflict. Set a year on from events of the preceding movie, the focus is once again Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), the former Marine who became one of the blue-skinned Na’vi people after transferring his consciousness permanently into his avatar. He and his family, including wife Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), now live with the Metkayina – including Kate Winslet’s free-diving, pregnant Ronal – after leaving their own Omatikaya clan. With the script again penned by Cameron and husband-and-wife team Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, this time the story introduces the Mangkwan clan, also known as the Ash People, a volcano-dwelling group led by the fearsome tribal leader, Varang (Oona Chaplin). The best antagonist in the Avatar franchise so far, brilliantly brought to life by Chaplin, the red-and-white-coloured Varang is a power-hungry creature, at one with the elements. She forges an uneasy alliance with Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), Jake’s nemesis – the fallen military commander resurrected as an Avatar "recombinant". Or as he puts it here, “I guess I don’t die that easy". He is going gung-ho to take down Sully, as the human-led military group RDA look to colonise Pandora, despite humans still being unable to breathe the air on the surface of the planet. It is Quaritch who introduces Varang to “weapons of metal”, watching her eyes widen as …

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Avatar: Fire and Ash leads this week's winter sci-fi special issue
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date: 2025-12-04T09:49:48.000Z
creator: Shem Law
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
description: James Cameron, Oona Chaplin and Sam Worthington reveal why this is the biggest - and riskiest - Avatar movie yet.
encoded: When it comes to taking risks, film director James Cameron is in a league of his own. He currently has three of the top five highest-grossing films of all time under his belt, and now he's back with the third instalment of his Avatar saga – Avatar: Fire and Ash. He reckons that if it's watched by 240 million people, all paying an average of $10 for a cinema ticket, it will be deemed a success. And that gross take of $2.4 billion will come in handy if he's going to be able to make the fourth Avatar film. So no pressure. Cameron's been here before, of course. Titanic, his first blockbuster back in 1997, sailed miles over budget, prompting memories of the disastrous Raise the Titanic, a film that cost so much to make its producer Lew Grade quipped that it would have been cheaper to lower the Atlantic. Yet, nearly 30 years on, Titanic still sits at number four on the list of biggest box-office films. Say what you like about Cameron, he knows how to bet big and win. This week, as part of our sci-fi special, we sit down not only with Cameron himself, but also with the film's stars Oona Chaplin and Sam Worthington, to find out exactly what keeps the Avatar world spinning. There is obviously a huge audience for Fire and Ash, but whether this latest one can save a film industry that is suffering badly in a post-Covid world, who can tell. The only safe bet is that you should never bet against James Cameron. The latest issue of Radio Times is out now – subscribe here. View Gallery on the source website Also in this week's Radio Times: Actor and presenter Alan Cumming talks risk-taking, speaking his mind and being a Scottish superhero. Ella Purnell, the star of post-apocalypse drama Fallout, would be right at home if the world was to end. A new documentary The Real Salt Path digs into the backstory of Raynor and Moth Winn and the veracity of their memoir. Did you know you can now order a previous edition of Radio Times magazine with our new back issues service? Add Avatar: Fire…

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Avatar: Fire and Ash first reactions are in as critics single out "unimaginable" and "bold" sequel filmmaking
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date: 2025-12-02T11:30:04.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: News
description: The third entry in James Cameron's epic sci-fi franchise is released later this month.
encoded: The first wave of reactions have arrived for Avatar: Fire and Ash ahead of the release of the third entry in James Cameron's epic sci-fi franchise later this month – and early signs suggest the new film could be another winner. Although full reviews for the film are still under embargo for the time being, critics have begun posting their takes on social media, and the vast majority have been very positive so far. "Three films in and I still can’t get over how magical the [Avatar] movies are," wrote Perri Nemiroff of Collider, adding that Fire and Ash "truly feels like a ride." She continued: "I couldn’t believe how quickly I was pulled back into the world of Pandora and swept up in the situation. And once that happens, there’s a noticeable increase in complexity in quite a few aspects of the production." Critic Courtney Howard called the film "a glorious saga" and added: "Bold, brilliant & awesome in every way, this is what movie theatres were built for," while writer Michael Lee claimed that it "pushes technical boundaries in unimaginable ways". Chris Killian of ComicBook.com wrote that the film was a "damn good James Cameron movie!" and continued: "What else do you need to know? Go see it in 3-D in the best theatre you can find because it’ll blow your mind. That’s what JC does. Every bit as gorgeous as you’d expect, Fire and Ash is also easily the most INTENSE Avatar movie yet." Some viewers noted that the film would work best as a double bill with previous entry The Way of the Water, suggesting that it might be best to rewatch that one before going to see the new film. "It feels like a Part 2 of that story," wrote YouTuber Adam Hlaváč. "I was blown away by the visuals, the score, and many performances. But goddammit, you gotta see this thing in Dolby 3D! It’s unreal how immersive it is." Jesse Hassenger added that it was: "The first James Cameron sequel that feels kinda like a regular follow-up rather than an innovative re-envisioning of its predecessor's world,"…

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Predator: Badlands director teases "fun ideas” for more Alien crossovers with franchise
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date: 2025-11-07T19:00:36.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
description: Dan Trachtenberg talks about the "elegant" way he managed to bring Alien lore into his new film – and what further plans might be on the horizon.
encoded: While the Alien and Predator series each include some undeniably incredible films, it's fair to say previous attempts to combine the two franchises have brought about fairly disastrous results. Both 2004's Alien vs Predator and its 2007 follow-up Aliens vs Predator: Requiem were major critical failures, and since then there have been no further attempts to merge the two properties on the big screen. At least, until now. Dan Trachtenberg's new movie Predator: Badlands – his third entry in the series in little over three years – includes some pretty major nods to Alien lore. Most prominently, Elle Fanning has a crucial role as a Weyland-Yutani synthetic, one of the artificial humans that have always featured in the classic sci-fi franchise, played by the likes of Ian Holm, Michael Fassbender and more recently David Jonsson. For Trachtenberg, the chance to dip into the world of Alien was clearly an opportunity he relished – and there was one thing that especially excited him about his approach. "The coolest part about it to me was no Xenomorph," he explained during an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com. "Truly, it was not the idea of, 'What if we make Alien versus Predator again?'" He added that a larger scale crossover may still be on the horizon "later down the line" but continued: "The cool [bit] was to use a part of another franchise and include it into the story of this franchise [so] that you can link things without it being like, look at the giant action figures being smashed together. "It literally is just the components. I thought was a really elegant way to blend the two different franchises." As for what specific plans he had bubbling away as to how he might continue to bring the two worlds together in the future, Trachtenberg more or less kept schtum. But, he did say: "I've got lots of fun ideas." One thing is for sure, this certainly seems to open the door for a more fruitful fusing of the franchises in the future. And given he's now gone three for th…

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