Superman and Lois Lane have been cast, Marvel backs out of SDCC, and Spider-verse wins the week but at a cost

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In a headline-gripping move from James Gunn, actors David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan have been cast to lead his Superman: Legacy project. The new Clark Kent and Lois Lane have some heavy lifting to do after fan-favorite Henry Cavill is no longer part of the future DCU. However, with this film slated to be the first official film under Gunn and Peter Safran’s leadership, expectations are sky high. (Pun intended.)

In a rather shocking move, this year Marvel, Netflix, Sony, HBO, and Universal are all declining to host big presentations at this year’s San Diego Comic-con. There are many reasons motivating the departures, Chiefly the uncertainty due to the writer’s strike.

Amid newer movies debuting at the box office, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is still webbing up huge numbers, crossing $500 million at the global box office and reclaiming the number one spot. This news is coupled by an article from last week citing more than 100 of the artists who worked on the movie left due to unrealistic expectations, working conditions, low pay, and micromanagement.

After a huge rebrand and launch of their streaming service, Warner Bros. Discovery is negotiating a $500 million deal to sell nearly half of its film, tv, and music publishing assets for around $500 million. This seems like an odd way to gain consumer confidence after just launching the MAX brand for streaming. What’s up, Warner Bros.?

Marvel’s newest television property, Secret Invasion, landed on Disney+ last Wednesday. The show quickly garnered praise, but also severe backlash when it was announced that the opening credits were generated by artificial intelligence. Director Ali Selim confirmed the news, but stated that he believed the AI-generated opening sequence helps better capture the themes of the show. While this caused a lot of hubbub on the internet, the artists hired also confirmed they utilized AI to meet the show’s creative demands.

AppleTV+ dropped the official trailer for “The Beanie Bubble,” a film starring Zach Galifianakis and Elizabeth Banks telling the story of the Beanie Baby phenomenon of the mid-1990s. The film is set to debut on July 28.

Sony has removed the Bad Bunny-helmed, spider-man spinoff, El Muerto from their calendar of future films

Justin Roiland, who was recently let go from his voice acting duties on Rick and Morty, has also been replaced as the voice of Korvo on Hulu’s Solar Opposites.

It was reported that the soon-to-be famous motorcycle stunt from the upcoming movie Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 was filmed on the first day of shooting in the event that Tom Cruise died during the stunt.

Netflix is revising how it reports its top 10 rankings by providing an estimated viewership for weekly charts and extending the time of measurement from 28 days to 91 days.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star Tenoch Huerta has exited the upcoming Netflix project Fiesta en la Madriguera after a sexual assault claim was made against him.

Sony dropped the trailer for Dumb Money, a film that will tell the story of the GameStop stock value shenanigans that took place in January 2021. Nick Offerman, Pete Davidson, America Ferrera, Paul Dano, Sebastian Stan, and more are set to star.

Prosecutors have accused Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed of tampering with evidence by handing off drugs to another person on set on the day of the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Casino Royale director Martin Campbell revealed in an interview with Express UK that Henry Cavill had a tremendous audition for the role of James Bond and would have been cast if Daniel Craig “didn’t exist.”

Paddington in Peru, the third Paddington Bear movie, will begin filming next month and several stars are in talks to be part of the cast including Antonio Banderas, Olivia Colman, Emily Mortimer, and Rachel Zegler.