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MCU Fans, Mark Your Calendars For October 8

October 8 is a great day to be an MCU fan because of the expected wave of announcements in upcoming projects.

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Fallout Season 3's Release Window Just Got Confirmed by Kyle MacLachlan, But It's a Lot Later Than We Thought

Hank Maclean actor Kyle Maclachlan says that Prime Video's Fallout Season 3 will release in May or June of 2027.

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Play House Gives Audiences a Demented Mr. Rogers and a Creepy Kids Show You'll Never Forget | Fantastic Fest 2026

If you ever discover abandoned VHS tapes in your basement, maybe look the other way.

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Mark Ruffalo Teases Future Spider-Man & Hulk MCU Team Ups After Brand New Day

Mark Ruffalo is heavily teasing a future Spider-Man and Hulk team-up after their important clash in Brand New Day.

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Lanterns Showrunner Reveals Why 2006 Hal Calls John 'Junior' For The First Time In Finale

Lanterns' Chris Mundy has revealed why the Halogram calling John 'Junior' in the finale was important to giving closure to John & Hal's relationship.

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All 21 DC Studios Movies & Series Releasing After Lanterns

James Gunn has big plans for his DC Universe following the roaring success of Lanterns.

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Avengers: Doomsday Merch Unveils First Look At Doctor Doom’s Doomstadt Base

New Avengers: Doomsday merch finally unveiled Doctor Doom's Latverian base.

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VisionQuest Theory Explains How Tommy Is Being Held Hostage To Create a Dangerous X-Men Weapon

Could VisionQuest be incorporating an unexpected connection to mutants through Tommy?

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Alan Ritchson Officially Replaces Jason Momoa In Sony Video Game Movie Adaptation

Two former Aquaman stars were swapped for one another in a new Sony video game adaptation.

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Doctor Doom Is Building His Own Avengers Team in Doomsday, Here Are 7 Possible Members

Doctor Doom is on the recruiting trail before Avengers: Doomsday. And several characters are great fits for his team.

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VisionQuest's Villain Officially Breaks an 18-Year MCU Rule

The big bad in Marvel's VisionQuest series just made MCU history in the most unexpected way.

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Daredevil: Born Again Season 3 Officially Rewrites the Rules Of Marvel's NetflixVerse

Daredevil: Born Again Season 3 will officially mark a new era for the Charlie Cox-led series in an unexpected way.

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Disney+ Confirms Its Final Marvel Project Releasing Before Avengers: Doomsday and VisionQuest

Marvel Studios is preparing for an epic conclusion to 2026, on Disney+ and in theaters.

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Disney Officially Debuts Logo for the Next Star Wars Movie

Lucasfilm is going back to the drawing board with how it will market its next movie.

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'Avengers Doomsday' Debuts First Look at Rebecca Romijn's Mystique Costume Following MCU Redesign Backlash (Pictures)

Avengers: Doomsday's wave of official merchandise revealed the best look yet at Rebecca Romijn's Mystique.

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DC Studios Releases High Quality Images Of John Stewart’s Dark Lantern

DC Studios officially revealed the best, in-detailed look yet at John Stewart's new Lantern in the finale.

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The Avengers Seemingly Lose To Doctor Doom In Official Doomsday Poster

A new poster hyping up Avengers: Doomsday could tease tragedy for Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

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Why Coven Academy's Episodes Are So Short Is for a Reason That Disney Plus Show Creator Tim Federle and Hulu & Freeform Boss Craig Erwich Disagree With

Coven Academy is one of Disney's strangest short runtime experiments ever.

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VisionQuest: Marvel Studios Confirms The 4 MCU Projects You Need To Watch Beforehand

Marvel has revealed films and series it considers essential viewing ahead of VisionQuest.

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Lanterns Creator Confirms John Stewart Is Not 100% A Green Lantern Because Sinestro Made His Power Battery With Yellow & Fear In It

Lanterns creator Tom King revealed the unexpected truth about Aaron Pierre's John Stewart after the show's finale.

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Lanterns Finale Confirms That Sinestro Can Revive Hal Jordan (But You May Not Like It)

Sinestro doesn't play a major role in Lanterns' finale, but he does tease a way to bring Hal Jordan back from the dead.

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Avengers: Doomsday Merch Reveals First Look At Doctor Doom’s 3rd Costume

Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom will officially wear three costumes in Avengers: Doomsday.

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David Ellison’s New Warner Bros. Announcement Video Completely Omits Zack Snyder’s DCEU Movies Amid SnyderVerse Revival Hopes

Warner Bros. and Paramount's merger announcement dashed hopes of a Zack Snyder comeback.

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Marvel Studios Missed a Huge Opportunity With Thanos, But Doomsday Could Finally Fix It

Avengers: Doomsday will have a golden opportunity to address and fix a major Avengers: Infinity War injustice.

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'VisionQuest' Trailer Brings Back Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch

Even in death, the MCU's Scarlet Witch is leaving her mark in the latest Disney+ series.

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Spider-Verse 3's Trailer Is On Its Way - Here's Exactly When It's Expected Online

Ahead of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse's release next year, its first trailer is on the horizon.

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James Gunn's R-Rated Batman Spin-off Movie Gets Official Rating

The DCU's next Batman-adjacent movie has now been rated R ahead of its 2026 release.

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New 'Avengers Doomsday' Merch Unites Deadpool With X-Men & Fantastic Four Heroes (Photos)

Two of Marvel's most recent movies from Phase 5 and Phase 6 may have an impact on this year's Avengers: Doomsday.

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Marvel Studios Announces Its Next Big Villain After Thanos & Doctor Doom

Marvel Studios finally cast its next saga-level villain to appear in Phase 7.

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DC Reveals Its New Live-Action Costume For The Flash (Photos)

The DC universe officially unveiled the next costume for the Scarlet Speedster.

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'Sick' Explores an Intimate Sibling Dynamic You've Never Seen Before—And It's Truly Twisted | Fantastic Fest 2026

Sibling bonds are tight, but not normally as tight as the one in the movie Sick.

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Marvel Studios Reverses Course, Sets New Plan for Future MCU Movies

Disney has a movie slate problem that the MCU's third saga is officially fixing.

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Danny Boyle's 'Ink' Has A Warning For Journalists: "It's One of the Things That's Under Threat Now" | TIFF 2026

Director Danny Boyle and star Guy Pearce discuss what journalists should take away from their media period piece, Ink.

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Marvel Studios Releases Highest Quality Image Of Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom Yet

A new look at Doctor Doom ahead of Avengers: Doomsday gives fans their best high-definition view of the villain yet.

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Disney+ Says Goodbye To Marvel's Best New Show

It's time to bid farewell to the latest Marvel Studios series ahead of Avengers: Doomsday's release.

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After Nearly Half a Dozen Adaptations, Mike Flanagan's 'Carrie' Adds a Modern Take to the List—And the Cast Knows Exactly Why It's Necessary

Sure, Carrie has been adapted time and time again, but this time it is essential for a few reasons.

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Maika Monroe Dials Up Her Psychopath to Eleven In 'Victorian Psycho' and It's Extremely Unsettling | Fantastic Fest 2026

Horror icon Maika Monroe, recently known for her role in Longlegs, goes all in on Victorian Psycho.

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Star Wars Just Stole Its 3rd Key Director From Marvel Studios

Disney isn't shy about moving the same creatives from one giant franchise to another.

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Clayface Movie Promos Reveal Best Looks At His Monstrous Final Form

DC has revealed the closest look yet at Clayface's final form via new promo material.

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s Villains Might Be Returning For VisionQuest With Upgrades, According To Latest Trailer

Despite Black Widow and DeWolff's best efforts, Damage Control is still going strong in the aftermath of Brand New Day.

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DC's Lanterns Showrunner Admits Supergirl Flopping At the Box Office Resulted In Warner Bros. Execs Becoming Even More Hopeful For 1 Thing From HBO Max Series

If Lanterns' success with viewers on HBO Max continues, Supergirl's failure will hopefully become a hiccup in the DCU.

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