As Wonder Man fans are left reeling in confusion over the show’s shock cancellation, Andrew Guest has some answers. On Saturday night, the co-creator and showrunner shared a video intended to “clear up” some of the speculation around Marvel’s decision to un-renew the Disney+ series for a second season. “I just wanna say, I’ve been […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/08/wonder-man-showrunner-clear-up-rumors-cancellation-1237015463/

Next week, veteran filmmaker Haile Gerima will take his latest feature, Black Lions – Roman Wolves, to the U.S. for its first public screening, following a series of lively showings at the Berlin Film Festival in February. The five-part, 10-hour documentary film will screen in its entirety across several days at the BlackStar Film Festival […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/08/haile-gerima-black-lions-roman-wolves-black-maroons-1237012646/

Spider-Man: Brand New Day with a $927M global opening at 90,000 screens worldwide was the second best ever for the motion picture industry, behind Avengers: Endgame‘s reported $1.22 billion and ahead of 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War‘s reported $640.5M. Brand New Day on a global basis broke records as the best ever for the Spider-Man franchise […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/08/box-office-global-spider-man-brand-new-day-1237015459/

Sheriff’s officials have released two ransom notes allegedly sent by those who kidnapped Nancy Guthrie from her Arizona home earlier this year. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department released the notes in hopes of generating new leads in the case. The first note was sent a day after her disappearance from someone who claimed they have […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/ransom-notes-released-nancy-guthrie-savannah-guthrie-1237014956/

The Metropolitan Museum of Art said Friday that John Galliano will be the subject of its landmark spring 2027 Costume Institute exhibition, John Galliano: Horizons, with the annual Met Gala set to celebrate the acclaimed British designer’s influence on fashion while also confronting the controversy that reshaped his career. Galliano becomes just the third living […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/john-galliano-2027-met-gala-costume-institute-exhibition-1237015000/

It looks like Tom Holland’s spoiler of yore — teasing Spider-Man in space for Avengers: Infinity War (2018) alongside the Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) cast — can take on new meaning with the post-credit scene at the end of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. There is just one short snippet after all of the credits […] Source: https://deadline.com/feature/spider-man-brand-new-day-post-credit-scene-explained-return-1237014884/

Ben Affleck’s nonprofit Eastern Congo Initiative was the real winner during the two-part conclusion of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. On Wednesday, the 2x Oscar winner teamed up with Jeopardy champ Jamie Ding to bring the ABC game show’s big prize home to his charity, the first U.S.-based advocacy and grant-making organization dedicated to […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/ben-affleck-wins-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-1237012932/

Megan Moroney has rescheduled the Denver stop on her tour after ending her concert three songs in, due to illness. On Tuesday, the country artist announced that she would return to Ball Arena on Aug. 17 to give ticket holders her all during the postponed show on her Cloud 9 Tour, promoting her third studio […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/megan-moroney-ends-denver-show-early-illness-1237012661/

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is now developing a feature take of Grady Hendrix’s novel The Final Girl Support Group, which will be adapted and directed by Christopher Landon, the creative force behind horror hits like Freaky, Heart Eyes and several films in the Paranormal Activity franchise. The project reteams Landon with Hendrix after the former produced the author’s My Best Friend’s […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/christopher-landon-final-girl-support-group-paramount-1237012670/

After seven years, Gregg Araki recently explained the case of art imitating life that ended his and Karley Sciortino’s Now Apocalypse. While discussing their new movie I Want Your Sex, premiering Friday, July 31 in theaters, Araki revealed to Deadline that Season 2 of the 2019 erotic sci-fi series was “actually written,” and “the cast […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/gregg-araki-now-apocalypse-season-2-written-starz-1237012742/

EXCLUSIVE: Madeline Brewer, Emory Cohen and Nicholas Alexander Chavez are joining Margaret Qualley and Callum Turner in Paramount’s remake of the supernatural thriller Possesion. Paul Dano and Diego Calva are also on board to join the cast. Parker Finn is directing from a script he penned. Finn is also producing as well as Jonathan Fass […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/madeline-brewer-nicholas-alexander-chavez-possesion-1237012513/

Outer Banks will soon come to a close. The Netflix action adventure series, which debuted with its first season during peak COVID pandemic in 2020, has its fifth and final season on the way. For everything we know about Outer Banks Season 5, read below: When does Outer Banks Season 5 come out? The fifth […] Source: https://deadline.com/feature/outer-banks-season-5-news-updates-everything-we-know-1237012550/

EXCLUSIVE: Two more familiar faces will be joining Season 2 of Brad Ingelsby’s acclaimed HBO crime drama Task. Martha Plimpton and Silvia Dionicio will return to reprise their roles from Season 1, joining previously announced Season 1 star Mark Ruffalo. Plimpton portrays Kathleen McGinty, FBI Supervisory Senior Resident in Charge, and Dionicio plays Emily Brandis, […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/martha-plimpton-silvia-dionicio-season-2-task-hbo-return-1237012323/

Some experts predicted the 2026 World Cup Final could be a game for the ages, but it wasn’t quite on par with, say, Argentina-England in 1986. In fact, if there was a “Hand of God” in this one, it belonged to Argentina’s keeper, Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, who was playing with a broken finger on his […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/spain-wins-2026-world-cup-argentina-1236998074/

Tom Cruise made a guest appearance during the pre-show for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. Ahead of the matchup between Spain and Argentina to find out who becomes the soccer champion, the Digger star took the stage to deliver some encouraging words. “More than 30 days ago, 48 nations began a journey,” Cruise said. […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/tom-cruise-world-cup-final-celebrate-tournament-football-1236997840/

Indies The Invite (A24, $15 million cume), Young Washington (Angel Studios, $41 million cume) and Obsession (Focus Features, $258 million cume) are sitting in the top ten in, respectively, week 4, week 3, and week 10. The Olivia Wilde comedy starring herself, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton grossed $3.9 million for the three […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/indie-film-box-office-obsession-the-invite-young-washington-1236998151/

Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon, the early rock & roller who scored big, joyful radio hits with, among others, 1959’s “Tallahassee Lassie” and 1962’s “Palisades Park,” died yesterday, July 17, at a California hospice facility following a brief battle with cancer. He was 89. His death was announced by Tom Cuddy, a longtime friend and iHeart […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/freddy-boom-boom-cannon-dead-1236997570/

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is making big numbers at the box office, but don’t expect his next film to be released anytime soon. The filmmaker recently revealed that it’ll be “at least” three years before audiences see another of his works on the big screen. In an interview with Today, it was noted that Nolan has […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-next-film-1236997438/

Jim Parsons, who rose to fame on The Big Bang Theory and is currently appearing on Broadway in Titanique, is opening up about his mental health during the height of his sitcom fame and success. Appearing on the YouTube podcast All Out with Jon Dean (watch it below), Parsons spoke with the British host – […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/jim-parsons-big-bang-theory-titanique-1236997567/

Score one for Marvel’s real superhero. The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation said Tuesday that longtime Marvel Studios President and Chief Creative Officer Kevin Feige will receive its highest honor: the Pioneer of the Year Award. The architect of the multibillion-dollar Marvel Cinematic Universe will be feted during a ceremony on September 30 at […] Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/marvel-kevin-feige-pioneer-of-the-year-award-1236982364/