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- Jul 26
Marvel Studios unveils 2028 slate: Ryan Gosling confirmed as Ghost Rider, Black Panther 3 gets new lead and release date
At San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, Marvel Studios revealed its film roadmap through 2028, casting Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider and David Jonsson as the new Black Panther, while screening the first footage from Avengers: Doomsday.
- Jul 26
Marvel Unveils Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider and Shows Doomsday Footage at Comic-Con
At San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige announced Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider in a 2028 film, revealed Black Panther 3 casting, and showed exclusive Avengers: Doomsday footage. Ryan Reynolds crashed the panel in a grey Deadpool suit.
- Jul 26
Mike Flanagan's 'Carrie' Series Sets October 7 Premiere on Prime Video, First Teaser Released
The eight-episode adaptation, unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con with a teaser trailer, stars Summer Howell as the telekinetic teen and Samantha Sloyan as her mother.
- Jul 25
Chuck Russell, director of 'The Mask' and 'Nightmare on Elm Street 3', dies unexpectedly at 74
The filmmaker behind the 1994 Jim Carrey blockbuster and horror classics was found dead at his San Diego home on Wednesday. No cause of death has been determined.
- Jul 25
Qualcomm warns customers of double-digit chip price hikes starting September 1
The smartphone chipmaker tells clients it can no longer absorb rising supplier costs, pushing higher prices onto devices shipped after September 1.
- Jul 25
Rick Moranis makes surprise Comic-Con debut at Spaceballs sequel panel, film set for April 2027
Amazon MGM's Hall H presentation for Spaceballs: The New One brought Rick Moranis out of hiding for his first convention appearance, as cast and creators celebrated the 1987 parody and revealed a release date of April 23, 2027.
- Jul 25
Blade Runner 2099 first trailer sets November 25 premiere date at Comic-Con
Prime Video unveiled the teaser at San Diego Comic-Con on July 24, confirming all eight episodes will drop at once. Michelle Yeoh plays a replicant nearing the end of her life, teaming up with Hunter Schafer's Cora in a future where humans are the minority.
- Jul 25
AMC renews 'Interview With the Vampire' for season 4, titled 'Queen of the Damned,' at San Diego Comic-Con
AMC announced the renewal at San Diego Comic-Con, with Hannah Moscovitch taking over as showrunner for the adaptation of Anne Rice's third Vampire Chronicles novel.
- Jul 25
HBO's 'Lanterns' trailer reveals Sinestro, Manhunters, and a murder mystery in Nebraska at Comic-Con
The HBO series from DC Studios, starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre, premieres August 16 and follows two Green Lanterns investigating a murder in Nebraska with cosmic ties.
- Jul 25
Rick and Morty spinoff President Curtis gets season 2 renewal two days before its July 26 premiere
Adult Swim announced the season two pickup at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, two days before the animated series debuts on July 26.
- Jul 24
Indian epic 'Ramayana' lands at Sony with $500 million budget, stars debut footage at Comic-Con
Sony Pictures acquired global distribution rights outside India for the two-part adaptation, as stars Ranbir Kapoor and Yash presented the project to a San Diego Comic-Con audience.
- Jul 16
Mary Jo Campbell, mother of Kris Jenner and grandmother of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, dies at 91
Kris Jenner announced the death of her mother, a beloved reality TV figure and the family's emotional anchor, on Instagram Thursday. Mary Jo Campbell was 91.
- Jul 9
Targeted marine cloud brightening could neutralize super El Niño events, model study finds
A new modeling study finds that deliberately brightening marine clouds over the Pacific could significantly weaken or even neutralize a developing El Niño, potentially sparing the world from its most destructive impacts.
