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Every Star Wars Movie & TV Show Releasing In 2026, Ranked by Excitement Level

3+ hour, 52+ min ago  (639+ words) 2025 was a relatively quiet year for Star Wars, with fewer Disney+ releases but one major standout that defined the franchise's cultural impact. Andor Season 2 earned critical acclaim, but wasn't a massive streaming hit, and closing out (connecting) Cassian Andor's story…...

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Darth Maul Actor Reveals Savage Opress’ Key Role In Shadow Lord

6+ hour, 59+ min ago  (405+ words) Ahead of Maul: Shadow Lord's release on Disney+ later this year, Sam Witwer spoke with Star Wars Insider (via Star Wars Holocron) to explain how Savage Opress would still play a key role in the 2026 Clone Wars spinoff, pointing out…...

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thedirect.com > article > sony-ceo-admits-what-went-wrong-with-the-mcu-and-how-kevin-feige-is-fixing-it

Sony CEO Admits What Went Wrong With The MCU, And How Kevin Feige Is Fixing It

8+ hour, 38+ min ago  (698+ words) During a recent appearance on The Town podcast hosted by Matthew Belloni, CEO of Sony Pictures Tom Rothman offered insight into what he believes went wrong with the MCU and why Kevin Feige is the man to fix it. Rothman,…...

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thedirect.com > article > avengers-doomsday-powerful-heroes-marvel

Marvel Officially Confirms Identity of 1 of Avengers: Doomsday's Most Powerful Heroes

18+ hour, 50+ min ago  (625+ words) This Avengers: Doomsday hero has unlimited superhero potential, according to Marvel Studios. The MCU's 2026 mega-Marvel team-up will see plenty of new heroes who have not interacted before sharing the screen. The new adventure will see Earth's Mightiest Heroes forced to…...

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Katee Sackhoff Confirms Bo-Katan's Star Wars Future

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (493+ words) The Direct was in attendance at Fan Expo Vancouver this month when Sackhoff, during her own panel event titled The Mandalorian Princess: Katee Sackhoff, quelled fan concerns that her time in Star Wars might be over, telling The Direct's staff…...

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thedirect.com > article > the-batman-2-movies-dc-studios-release

DC Studios Will Release 4 New Movies Before The Batman 2

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (405+ words) Warner Bros. Animation has plans for a multi-movie adaptation of the Knightfall story from DC Comics, the first part of which will be released sometime in 2026. This movie will adapt an iconic story in which Bane breaks Batman's back and…...

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thedirect.com > article > the-batman-3-movie

The Batman 3 Finally Gets A Positive Update

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (624+ words) Robert Pattinson's time as the Dark Knight could wrap up sooner than expected. After years of delays for The Batman Part II, new information suggested DC Studios is pushing to complete Matt Reeves' trilogy at a faster pace." Insider DanielRPK…...

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thedirect.com > article > kevin-feige-marvel-movie-cancelled-revive

Kevin Feige Is Reviving 1 Cancelled Marvel Movie (Report)

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (479+ words) Scooper Daniel Richtman revealed via his Patreon that Marvel Studios is developing an X-Force project, although he didn't specify whether it would take the form of an MCU movie or Disney+ series. 20th Century Fox began developing X-Force as early as…...

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thedirect.com > article > stephen-king-carrie-reboot-2026-release

Stephen King's 2026 Carrie Reboot Gets Official Release Window

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (446+ words) The Direct was in attendance at Katee Sackhoff's Fan Expo Vancouver panel on Saturday, February 14, and the Star Wars and Carrie actress finally announced the release month for Carrie. During her panel, Sackhoff commented on Flanagan and his upcoming "Flanniverse,…...

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thedirect.com > article > stranger-things-prequel-season-5-netflix-changed

Netflix Just Changed Stranger Things Prequel Scenes After Season 5 Release (Report)

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (404+ words) A post on X from Stranger Things Updates revealed that certain attendees have changes to "some scenes and the script" in recent showings of The First Shadow to better align with the events of Season 5. Elaborating, Stranger Things Updates added…...