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Yesterday, we saw Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige dish out a good amount of information about the studio’s upcoming plans for Phase 5-6. When it comes to Phase 6, it was confirmed we’ll be getting two more “Avengers” installments with “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” and “Avengers: Secret Wars” as part of the greater Multiverse Saga with Jonathan Major’s Kang The Conqueror assumed to be at the center of both films similar to Thanos.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterThree years after unveiling Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige returned to Hall H to do the same for Phase 5, which included announcements for the new “Daredevil” Disney+ series and the “Thunderbolts” feature film. Feige also gave a brief glimpse into what is coming in Phase 6, which is scheduled to conclude in Nov.

Before “Black Panther” was released, a lot of industry folks weren’t expecting the Marvel Studios film to become one of their landmark films. But after being introduced in “Captain America: Civil War,” Chadwick Boseman’s character was soon treated to a solo adventure helmed by Ryan Coogler.

After a three-year hiatus, Marvel Studios is finally back at San Diego Comic-Con and they come bearing a tremendous amount of movie news. During their whirlwind, hour-long presentation, Kevin Feige announced both the full Phase 5 lineup and even teased some of the huge crossover films that will take place in Phase 6.

Back in 2014, while director James Gunn was on the promotional tour for “Guardians of The Galaxy,” he said that he was interested in making a “Thunderbolts” movie and got the nod from studio head Kevin Feige that it could be on the table if “Guardians” was successful. It’s now 2022, and Marvel is moving forward with that project without Gunn, who might have scratched that itch after making “The Suicide Squad” and the HBO Max series “Peacemaker.” It was revealed back in June that “Frank & Robot” director Jake Schreier would be helming the film, and while not a lot of details were revealed in the Marvel panel at San Diego Comic-Con today, the film was given a summer 2024 release date, July 26, 2024, to be exact.

Marvel Studios hasn’t had a big Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con since 2019 but is back this year. Flashing back to 2019, the shocking thing the studio announced was that they would be pursuing a “Blade” reboot with two-time Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight”) in the role of the vampire hunter, Eric Brooks.

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While Marvel Studios laid out their Phase 5 slate, they were ambitious enough to go even further. Kevin Feige took the stage at Comic-Con to announce the first three titles of Phase 6, including the much-anticipated ‘Fantastic Four‘ movie and two brand new ‘Avengers’ films: ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty‘ and ‘Avengers: Secret Wars.’ Marvel also announced the name for this phase: the Multiverse Saga, confirming many fans’ suspicious that the multiverse was their current endgame all along.

After a three-year hiatus, Marvel Studios is finally back at San Diego Comic-Con and they come bearing a tremendous amount of movie news. During their whirlwind, hour-long presentation, Kevin Feige announced both the full Phase 5 lineup and even teased some of the huge crossover films that will take place in Phase 6.

With “Ms. Marvel” all wrapped up earlier this month, the next big Marvel show heading to Disney+ will star Emmy-winning actress Tatiana Maslany (“Black Orphan”) as Jennifer Walters in “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law.” Walters is the lawyer cousin of Mark Ruffalo’s Dr.

Before “Black Panther” was released, a lot of industry folks weren’t expecting the Marvel Studios film to become one of their landmark films. But after being introduced in “Captain America: Civil War,” Chadwick Boseman‘s character was soon treated to a solo adventure helmed by Ryan Coogler.

Ever since the launch of Disney+, fans have wondered how the Marvel would juggle their theatrical releases against their shorter television shows. Well, if you thought that the television shows would be a sideshow for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase 4 proved you wrong.

One of the first big reboots announced by Marvel Studios after Disney acquired 21st Century Fox was “Fantastic Four,” and they would go even further by attaching director Jon Watts (“Spider-Man: No Way Home”) for the film. However, Watts had to exit when his dance card got too full with the new high-profile Disney+ series “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” and a Hollywood fixer film that stars Brad Pitt and George Clooney.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.comEveryone’s favorite half-vampire is returning to theaters next year. Marvel Studios’ “Blade” will premiere Nov.

Michaela Zee editorMaria Hill is ready to spill some secrets. Cobie Smulders appeared in Hall H to give an exclusive look at the new movie footage, for Comic-Con attendees alone.Fans saw glimpses of Nick Fury emerging from darkness in a heavily wooded area. Also in this sneak peek? Colonel James Rupert “Rhodey” Rhodes.“Like Kevin [Feige] was saying, this is a darker show.

Refresh for more updates: Yes, it stands to reason that Marvel would start its ComicCon session with a sizzle reel, particularly with shots of the three Spider-Man, WandaVision, She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, and more. But further stoking the audience were the voice of Stan Lee “Marvel is the relation of the world right outside your window.”

Comic-Con weekend, but if you see Henry Cavill trending on social media, it’s not because of a surprise appearance by the actor at the fan-favorite convention.On Wednesday, Deadline reported hearing “buzz” that Cavill would make a surprise appearance during Warner Bros.’ Saturday Hall H panel to talk about the future of his Superman character. The rumor then spread like wildfire, igniting expectations for fans that Cavill would not only take part in the Comic-Con panel, but also share news about Superman’s future.None of that came to pass on Saturday morning, when Warner Bros.’ panel was used to tease only two projects: “Black Adam” with Dwayne Johnson, director Jaume Collet-Serra and other cast members in attendance, and “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” with Zachary Levi, Lucy Liu and others hyping up the DC sequel.According to insiders with knowledge of the situation, Cavill was never going to come to San Diego for Comic-Con this weekend to talk up more Superman.The rumor ended up upstaging Warner Bros.’ panel, with fans waiting for another shoe to drop when in fact the studio only intended on showcasing the next two DC films slated to hit theaters later this year.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterFor most of the 2010s, Warner Bros.

Johnny Depp was awarded $10 million in the defamation lawsuit that he filed against ex-wife Amber Heard, but she was also awarded $2 million for the countersuit that she filed against him.

Seventeen candidates are vying for eight open seats on the WGA West’s board of directors, including five incumbents. Voting begins August 21 and ends September 20.

Those awaiting several trailers from Marvel’s animation panel at Comic-Con were disappointed this afternoon; of all the various shows in development, the only trailer that arrived was the just-released “I Am Groot,” starring Vin Diesel’s “Guardians of The Galaxy” character. Still, fans looking for details about their favorite upcoming animated Marvel series did receive some new information.

One man has been arrested and police are looking for his accomplice after seeing a shocking video from a couple’s Ring camera.

I hear the Beverly Hills headquarters of the United Talent Agency were evacuated this morning over a perceived bomb threat in the form of a suspicious package.

Jordan Moreau Nearly 30 years after “X-Men: The Animated Series” debuted, many of the beloved characters are returning for Marvel Studios’ upcoming show “X-Men ’97,” coming to Disney+ in fall 2023 with a second season already confirmed.“X-Men ’97” will continue the story of the original “Animated Series,” which ran from 1992 to 1997 on Fox Kids Network. “X-Men: The Animated Series” helped usher in the popularity of the mutant superheroes before Fox made the first live-action take on the team in 2000.

David de Gea has told Manchester United he wants to stay at the club for the rest of his career ahead of talks over a new contract.

The mum of a talented Bellsmyre dancer who took home two medals at the Dance World Cup in Spain has said they are already saving for next year’s event.

Ubisoft has delayed Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora, quietly confirming a 2023-2024 release window in a first-quarter fiscal sales report.While the report highlights a “slightly better than expected” performance for the company, the rest of the report details a significant delay to Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora.While Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora was originally meant to launch in 2022 and coincide with the release of James Cameron‘s upcoming film Avatar: The Way of Water, Ubisoft has shared that it will now launch in either 2023 or 2024.On the delay, Ubisoft shared that while it is still committed to creating “a cutting-edge immersive experience that takes full advantage of next-gen technology,” the studio needs more time to do that.“While this additional development time is a reflection of the current ongoing constraints on productions across the industry, we are hard at work to design the most efficient working conditions to ensure both flexibility,” explained Ubisoft.In the report, Ubisoft added that it has also delayed a “smaller unannounced premium game” to 2023-2024.“The new high-value mobile partnership for one of our brands reflects the powerful appeal of our brands for the fast-growing AAA mobile segment,” shared Ubisoft co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot. “It also provides our teams with more time to fully realize their creative vision and deliver high-quality experiences for our fans, while at the same time increasing our visibility for both 2022-23 and 2023-24.”Earlier in the week, developers at Ubisoft discussed how “entitled gamers” make launching new games an unpleasant experience.

There’s every chance of a home winner on this weekend’s RSAC Scottish Rally.

Ricky Waddell hopes the return of striker Ross McNeil can help Caledonian Braves find their shooting boots this season.

Olivia Wilde has dropped a new trailer for her highly-anticipated new movie Don’t Worry Darling – and things are starting to get creepy.

Insidious 5 has received a new release date today (July 21), with the new film arriving slightly earlier next year than expected.The new film will arrive in cinemas next summer, on July 7, replacing Madame Web, which was initially slated for a summer release but will now be moved to October 6, 2023.The fifth installment in the Insidious franchise sees series actor Patrick Wilson making his directorial debut.The Blumhouse-produced film, which was announced at the indie horror studio’s inaugural BlumFest in 2020, will pick up with the Lambert family 10 years after the events in Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013).Wilson, who portrayed Josh Lambert in the first two movies, will direct and star in the fifth film alongside Ty Simpkins (Josh’s son, Dalton). In the forthcoming film Dalton is about to start college [via Deadline].“I’m honoured and thrilled to be at the helm of the next Insidious installment, which will provide an amazing chance to unpack everything the Lamberts went through a decade ago, as well as deal with the consequences of their choices,” Wilson said in a statement.“Directing the movie is both professionally and personally a full circle moment for me, and I am extremely grateful to be entrusted in continuing to tell this frightening and haunting story.

His journey. David Harbour opened up about the challenges that he is facing when it comes to season 5 of Stranger Things — and it all comes down to Hopper’s fluctuating weight.

Jordan Peele is known for bringing nightmares to the silver screen, but dreams a little bigger and moviegoers will have the chance to actually step into the world of his latest horror entry.The Oscar-winning director and ’s cast chatted with ET’s Rachel Smith at Universal Studios Hollywood, where the set of Jupiter’s Claim, a pivotal location in the movie, is becoming part of the iconic attraction.“This is a piece of the set that is a sort of mom-and-pop theme park owned by a former child star in the film, so it's very meta,” Peele explains. “It's on the Universal backlot tour and it's the first time anything like this has happened, where the actual set is showcased as the movie is coming out.”He adds, “I am very proud.”As Peele noted, until Jupiter’s Claim, the debut of a attraction has never before opened day and date with the corresponding project's release date.

Rangers have agreed a contract extension with James Tavernier to keep him to the club until 2026, according to reports.