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It's no secret that DC Studios co-ceo and filmmaker James Gunn isn't exactly a fan of Suicide Squad star Jared Leto. As a result, the odds of the Oscar winner ever playing The Joker aren't just slim, but almost certainly downright zero.

The actor briefly reprised his most divisive role in Zack Snyder's Justice League. Before that, the response to his 2016 turn as the Clown Prince of Crime closed the door on a planned Joker/Harley Quinn movie, and he ended up being left out of Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey.

Now, scooper @MyTimeToShineH has claimed, "In Peacemaker season 2, Peacemaker makes fun of 30 Seconds to Mars, so you can be sure Leto isn’t coming back."

We don't have any additional details, but Leto is the frontman for the band 30 Seconds to Mars, and if Gunn is using one of the Dcu's characters to tear into them, that surely...

Adria Arjona lit the world ablaze earlier this year with her performance in Andor Season 2, and now she’s back in a new project that’s sure to turn heads. As part of Collider's Exclusive Preview event, we are thrilled to partner with Neon to exclusively preview a stunning new image of Arjona in Splitsville, the upcoming film in which she’ll star alongside Dakota Johnson (Materialists), Nicholas Braun (Succession), and O-t Fagbenle (Black Widow). Splitsville is coming to theaters later this month on August 22, and the film has already earned a solid 75% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin wrote the script for Splitsville, and Covino also stepped behind the camera to direct the film, which they both also star in alongside David Castañeda and all the aforementioned cast members.

Splitsville follows Ashley (Arjona), a woman who asks for a divorce from her good-natured husband,...

While I don’t have the exact number, I am pretty sure there is a large chunk of people out there who are missing out on how fun solving daily puzzles is, especially something like Actorle, where you get to test your Hollywood knowledge while keeping the frontal lobe of your brain sharp.

The world of Actorle.com features four different puzzles, one of which goes by the same name, and the other three are Fill The Grid, Storyboard, and StarWords. All four of them give the players different clues to solve and challenges to overcome before they figure out the solution for the day. Following are all the answers I was able to figure out for August 7’s puzzles.

Actorle Solution for Today The answer for Actorle on August 7 is Paul Giamatti | Credits: Actorle/ Fandomwire

When I first saw the filmography lineup today, I knew we were in for a tricky ride.

You may have heard that actor Matt Smith has recently been cast as a villain in Star Wars: Starfighter, starring opposite Ryan Gosling and Mia Goth. Starfighter will be released on May 28, 2027. This marks the second theatrical release after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, following director Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian and Grogu, which is planned for May 22, 2026.

Smith is no stranger to playing the villain, and with a multitude of alien races in the Star Wars universe, it’s hard to know how he'll show up as he faces off against Gosling. So, who is Matt Smith? Here are some of the actor's most well-known roles, pulled from his IMDb page.

Doctor Who

In the long-running BBC science fiction series, a relatively unknown Smith landed the coveted title role as the Eleventh Doctor after David Tennant's exit from the show in 2010. His primary run as Doctor Who spanned Seasons 5, 6, and 7.

The Crown

In 2018, Smith earned his first Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Prince Philip in the Netflix series "The Crown."

House of the Dragon

Smith is most recently known for embodying the ruthless Prince Daemon Targaryen on HBO’s "Game of Thrones" spin-off "House of the Dragon." He is slated to return for Season 3 of the series, which is currently in production.

Last Night in Soho

Director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) cast Smith in his psychological horror film Last Night in Soho, also starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomasin McKenzie.

Morbius

As part of Sony's extended Spider-Man universe, Smith took another villain role in 2022's Morbius, playing opposite Jared Leto.

See Matt Smith's entire filmography on IMDb...

Did you know, James Cameron‘s 1997 blockbuster, Titanic, almost starred Matthew McConaughey, until he allegedly lost out on the role of Jack Dawson? Well, turns out, the Interstellar actor was replaced with Leonardo DiCaprio after he refused to drop his Southern accent.

According to a newly revealed excerpt from late producer Jon Landau’s upcoming memoir, McConaughey gave an incredible audition and even won over Kate Winslet with “his presence and charm”, who had already been cast as Rose (via People). But things didn’t go so smoothly with director James Cameron.

When Cameron asked Matthew McConaughey to “try it a different way”, without the accent, the actor reportedly declined, saying, “No. That was pretty good. Thanks.” And just like that, McConaughey came inches close to playing Jack in Titanic, until losing the billion-dollar role over his accent.

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It’s been a quiet year for Ryan Reynolds so far after reprising his role as Wade Wilson in Deadpool & Wolverine, but one year after he played the Merc With a Mouth for the first time, he starred in a sci-fi horror film that’s become a hit on streaming charts. Reynolds stars alongside Rebecca Ferguson (Silo), Hiroyuki Sanada (Shōgun), and Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent) in Life, the 2017 film following a team of scientists aboard the International Space Station who discover a rapidly evolving Martian predator that must be kept away from Earth. Despite releasing eight years ago, Life is still a hit on global VOD charts, trending in countries such as Nicaragua. The film earned scores of 67% from critics and 55% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and it grossed almost exactly $100 million at the box office against a $58 million budget.

Life is, unfortunately, not streaming anywhere in the United States,...

Production on "Star Wars: Starfighter" is set to begin this fall. "Deadpool & Wolverine" director Shawn Levy will direct the film from a script written by Jonathan Tropper. Academy Award-nominee Ryan Gosling will headline the film, with Mia Goth also set to star. This film will be set five years after the events of "The Rise of Skywalker," and will be the next film in Lucasfilm's marquee franchise following Jon Favreau's "The Mandalorian and Grogu," which will hit theaters on May 22, 2026.

As principal photography nears, more actors are being cast in what appears to be a much-needed new direction for big-screen "Star Wars" adventures, given that the franchise has mainly been a television fixture thanks to its several shows on Disney+. Now, Emmy-nominated actor Matt Smith has joined the cast of "Starfighter," and fascinatingly enough, he was originally cast in the Sequel Trilogy, but his role was ultimately axed.

Matt Smith is no stranger to big-budget, blockbuster franchise fare. From Doctor Who and Terminator to Game of Thrones and Marvel, the actor has done his fair share of work in the realm of tentpole material, all while distinctly retaining his unique wildcard quality.

Smith is a highly versatile actor who brings a great deal of range to his work, so whether he is provocatively dancing in a board room opposite Jared Leto’s ill-fated Dr. Michael Morbius or rocking up in the upcoming Caught Stealing with a full-blown mohawk, audiences can expect a certain degree of verve from him.

This is why it's so exciting to hear the news, reported by Deadline today: Smith has signed on to play a villainous role opposite Ryan Gosling in the upcoming film Star Wars: Starfighter.

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Disney wanted to plant Dwayne Johnson’s face on a stunt double using AI for the upcoming live-action Moana. Here’s why they didn’t.

Here’s a little something to spice up your Tuesday morning. Disney’s live-action Moana is currently in post-production, but it seems the film wasn’t going to be entirely live-action at one point.

The Wall Street Journal (here via Deadline) has uncovered information about Disney’s plans to use AI in the creation of Maui, the demigod who helps Moana on her journey to save her island.

Disney had planned to digitally insert Dwayne Johnson’s face onto a body double for the character. Despite already having Johnson’s permission to do so, the studio eventually backed out for the risk of “bad publicity”.

“Disney would work with AI company Metaphysic to create deepfakes of Johnson’s face that could be layered on top...

Tron: Ares plot centers around artificial intelligence, but it looks like Disney actually considered using it in the film. Tron: Ares is the third film in the surprising Tron trilogy, following the cult-classic 1982 movie, Tron, and 2010 sequel, Tron: Legacy. Where past films have shown humans going into the digital world, this third entry will bring the programs into the real world in an explosive confrontation between humanity and artificial intelligence.

In a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, via Deadline, Disney executives "pitched the idea of actually incorporating AI into one of the characters in the sequel...as a buzzy marketing strategy.” The AI character would have been a sidekick to Jeff Bridges' character, Flynn. It is unclear exactly what the extent of the AI character or marketing strategy would have been, but the concept was scrapped because "executives internally were told that the company couldn’t risk the bad publicity.

AI is here to stay, but how it should and shouldn’t be used is still a subject of much debate, particularly in the entertainment industry. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal (via Deadline), Disney had considered some ambitious ideas for using AI on several upcoming projects, including Tron: Ares and the live-action Moana movie.

According to WSJ sources, Disney executives “pitched the idea of actually incorporating AI into one of the characters in the sequel to the 1980s hit movie Tron as a buzzy marketing strategy.” The character would have been a sidekick of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), but the idea didn’t move forward because the executives were told “that the company couldn’t risk the bad publicity.“

Tron: Ares stars Jared Leto as Ares, a highly sophisticated Program sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with AI beings.

"Tron: Ares" should be the most hyped movie of 2025. It's the long awaited sequel to the cult classic "Tron: Legacy" and features new music by Nine Inch Nails. But the one thing that seems to suck the air out of the room anytime there's a new "Tron: Ares" trailer is the inclusion of Jared Leto as the titular Ares, a dangerous computer program who enters the real world. A big part of that comes down to the sexual misconduct allegations lobbied against Leto earlier this year, which the actor's team has denied.

However, even before such allegations came to light, Leto had burned a lot of the goodwill he amassed after his Oscar win for "Dallas Buyers Club" with his bizarre conduct in the name of method acting. He even freaked out the "Morbius" cast and crew by walking around with crutches and engaging in other forms of unsettling behavior...

Last year, we got word that Amazon MGM and Mattel's live-action Masters of the Universe reboot had added another major cast member, with Alison Brie set to take on the role of the villainous Evil-Lyn.

As her name suggests, Evil-Lyn is a wicked and powerful sorceress who serves as Skeletor's second-in-command. Lyn was played by Meg Foster in the previous live-action movie, and was voiced by Game of Thrones alum Lena Headey in Netflix's Masters of the Universe: Revelation animated series, which added some new dimensions to the character.

Brie has some experience playing a cartoonishly evil villain thanks to her Glow character's wrestling persona, Zoya "the Destroya."

While promoting her new horror movie, Together, during an interview with Collider, Brie was asked about the perception that this take on Motu would be more serious in tone than the classic '80s animated series, and responded with the following.

Masters of the Universe star Alison Brie clarifies a rumored detail about the upcoming live-action big-screen adaptation based on Mattel's franchise of the same name. Directed by Travis Knight and produced by Mattel Films and Amazon MGM, the new movie, which will come to theaters on June 5, 2026, serves as a reboot of the popular franchise.

Nicholas Galitzine (The Idea of You) stars as Prince Adam, aka He-Man. He's joined by Camila Mendes (Teela), Jared Leto (Skeletor), Idris Elba (Man-At-Arms), Alison Brie (Evil-Lyn), and many others. With filming wrapped in early June, the movie is currently in post-production.

Now, in an interview with Collider, Brie seemingly debunked speculation about the movie's departure from the campy tone of previous iterations. When asked whether the upcoming reboot has a more serious or campy tone, the actor tried to play coy at first, but she suggested that reports claiming the movie would be serious are untrue.

When it comes to the interpretation of a superhero character, some different examples to look at would be the Batman franchise. The Caped Crusader has gone through different versions in live-action — which range from the campy Adam West show to the Tim Burton gothic films, to the Joel Schumacher flamboyant camp, to the animated series’ film noir, to the Christopher Nolan serious action take, to Matt Reeves’ hyper noir. While some details have been revealed about the upcoming Masters of the Universe movie, fans anticipating the film are awaiting the approach that Travis Knight is taking for the material.

The story taking place on Earth (although done in the Dolph Lundgren version) could lend itself to either a humorous element or a more adventurous element, or even both. However, Deadline is reporting that Alison Brie, who co-stars in the movie with Nicholas Galitzine, responds to rumors that the film would take a serious tone.

Alison Brie has hinted Masters of the Universe will not be serious.Recent rumors suggested the upcoming action movie would be trading its light-hearted and campy style for a more dour tone, but Brie - who portrays Evil-Lyn in the film - has emphasized people don’t know “as much as they think they know” about Masters of the Universe.When Collider asked the 42-year-old actress whether the flick would be more serious, she said: “I don't think they know as much as they think they know. That’s all I'm gonna say.”Masters of the Universe - which is based on Mattel’s iconic toy line and the 1983 animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - stars Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, Jared Leto as Skeletor and Idris Elba as Man-At-Arms.Reflecting on the movie, Brie teased Masters of the Universe would appeal to both “the nostalgic audience...

Alison Brie is one of the stars of Masters of the Universe and is teasing the upcoming superhero film.

The Amazon MGM Studios film is based on Mattel’s franchise of the same name, and there have been numerous rumors around the project.

In a new interview, the Community alum clarified rumors that the latest take on the franchise would take on a more serious tone rather than the campy tone previous versions have had.

“Who said it’s leaning a little more serious?” Brie told Collider. “I don’t think they know as much as they think they know. That’s all I’m gonna say.”

Masters of the Universe follows 10-year old Prince Adam, who crashed to Earth in a spaceship and was separated from his magical Power Sword—the only link to his home on Eternia. After tracking it down almost two decades later, Prince Adam is...

Saturday Night Live has set a return date, announcing the season 51 premiere date. And with it comes speculation on who will host and reports about potential cast changes under Lorne Michaels.

SNL returns to NBC on October 4. It's slightly later than season 50's late September start date, but falls in line with the premiere dates for past seasons. With just over two months until showtime, Lorne Michaels has a few decisions to make regarding the cast.

According to Deadline, Michaels has yet to make any decisions about new cast members. The outlet reports that the first round of applications for new performers came prior to July 4. Sources also tell Deadline that Michaels is focused on hiring "character-driven performers" rather than stand-up comedians.

While that could change based on who submits material or gets called in for an audition, it's a good sign for Saturday Night Live's future. More original...

Masters of the Universe is returning to the big screen for the first time in almost four decades next year, but fans are still hunting for information about the movie. Some reports have the film taking the franchise in a more serious direction, but Alison Brie, who's starring in the film as the villainous Evil-Lyn, isn't so sure. She talked about the film's tone with Collider's Perri Nemiroff while promoting her new body horror thriller, Together. When asked whether the film would be more serious or more campy, Brie seemed to lean towards campiness:

"Who said it's leaning a little more serious?"

Upon hearing that various internet reports have the film pegged as a more serious take on the franchise, which has traditionally involved sorcery, advanced technology, and wisecracking green tigers, she played it coy, saying, "I don't think they know as much as they think they know. That’s all I'm gonna say.

Comic Con 2025 is officially in the books, and once again, the San Diego Convention Center proved to be the ultimate destination for fans. While this year’s event was a bit more low-key—largely due to Marvel skipping its annual panel following last year’s bombshell announcement that Robert Downey Jr. would return to the franchise as Doctor Doom—it was still a strong showing overall. Despite the absence of major headline-grabbing announcements, the convention delivered a packed schedule of engaging panels, exciting previews, and enough fan-favorite content to keep attendees buzzing.

Here are some of the biggest highlights:

Alien: Earth Delivers the Goods

FX treated attendees to a full screening of the first episode of their highly anticipated new series, Alien: Earth. While a studio embargo limits what we can reveal, we’ve shared a quick, spoiler-free reaction in the video above. Let’s just say this: FX wouldn...

During its time on our screens, Game of Thrones broke a long list of TV records. It won many awards, sweeping the Emmys nearly every year it was eligible. It even took home some rather unethical accolades, such as being the most pirated show on television from 2012 through 2016. Now, even the stars are breaking world records.

In the case of Icelandic strongman Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (who's probably the only man who can merit going by the nickname "Thor"), his record isn't even related to his time on the HBO series. However, wouldn't have landed the role of Gregor Clegane, a.k.a. The Mountain, had he not been one of the strongest people on the planet. The strongman and actor spent five seasons in Westeros, from seasons 4 through to 8, until he met his ultimate demise after falling into an inferno alongside his brother Sandor Clegane during the climactic Battle of King's Landing.

Alison Brie addresses who the new Masters of the Universe film is for. Brie plays Evil-Lyn, one of the lead characters in the new live-action superhero action-adventure film. Masters of the Universe is directed by Travis Knight and also features a leading cast including Idris Elba, Morena Baccarin, Nicholas Galitzine, James Purefoy, Jared Leto, and Camila Mendes.

The movie will follow the story of He-Man, a young man on Earth, who discovers that he is actually the prince of an alien planet. Upon making this discovery, he learns he must recover a magic sword in order to go home to protect his kingdom. The movie is in production, and expected to release on June 5, 2026.

In an interview with ScreenRant for her movie Together, Brie identifies the target audience for her new Masters of the Universe movie. According to the actor, this movie is really targeted at He-Man fans, appealing to...

San Diego — Comic-Con 2025 showed that fan fervor is still running high at the annual five-day convention in San Diego, even when Marvel and DC aren’t taking up all the oxygen in the room. As major studios skipped this year’s outing, the con’s premiere venue was still lively and engaged crowds that cheered for breakout panels from 20th Century Studios’ “Predator: Badlands,” Amazon MGM’s “Project Hail Mary” and Disney’s “Tron: Ares” – proving that there is still genre fare outside of superhero movies to get the con’s most sought-after room hyped.

Indeed, as TheWrap previously reported, Comic-Con’s two biggest draws over the last two decades – Marvel and DC movies – opted to skip panels in the famed Hall H of the San Diego Convention Center this year. That didn’t seem to matter, as this reporter observed the 6,500-person room was frequently packed to capacity even...

Jared Leto appears to still be embracing his well-known method acting style, a practice that drew plenty of attention during his time on Suicide Squad. But this time around, and luckily for the Tron: Ares cast, Leto wasn't playing someone as menacing and disgusting as the Joker.

During the film’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, Leto’s co-star Jeff Bridges shared a humorous story about their time working together. In his usual laid-back drawl, Bridges remarked, “He’s one of those guys. Everyone has different methods and modes, man.”

The crowd laughed as Bridges continued with a light jab: “I didn’t want to offend him as a thespian, but I thought, ‘I wanted to have a certain intimacy with you. I know your name is Ares. Can I just call you Air?’ He said, ‘Yeah man! You can call me whatever you want!’ We had a great time.

Sneak Peek more footage from “Tron: Ares', directed by Joachim Rønning, starring Jared Leto as 'Ares', Evan Peters as 'Edward Dillinger, Jr.', Greta Lee as 'Eve', Jodie Turner-Smith as 'Athena' and Jeff Bridges, reprising the role of ‘Kevin Flynn’, releasing October 10, 2025 in IMAX:

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With Marvel Mia from San Deigo Comic-Con, Disney pulled out all stops for its Tron: Ares panel. Dazzling light show. Eye-popping clips from the movie. A new Nine Inch Nails music video. A stacked lineup of Jeff Bridges, Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Gillian Anderson, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, and Cameron Monaghan, along with director Joachim Rønning, and creator-producer Steven Lisberger, who wrote and directed the original, with certified nerd Kevin Smith moderating.

As Smith pointed out from the jump, the original Tron’s influence far outweighed its meager box office in 1982, a year where the sci-fi film was overshadowed by the likes of E.T., Blade Runner, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Poltergeist, and The Road Warrior. “It was a visionary science-fiction motion picture that wasn’t appreciated in its time,” Smith said. Indeed, Tron’s pioneering use of computer graphics and concept of the Grid,...

Jeff Bridges is opening up about working with Jared Leto for Tron: Ares.

The two Oscar-winning actors appeared alongside co-stars Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, Evan Peters, Gillian Anderson, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, and Cameron Monaghan to promote their new Disney movie at the 2025 Comic-Con International on Friday (July 25) held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif.

During their panel, Jeff revealed what it was like working with Jared, who is a known method actor, on the movie.

Keep reading to find out more…“He’s one of those guys. Everyone has different methods and modes man,” Jeff said of Jared with a laugh, via The Hollywood Reporter.

“I didn’t want to offend him as a thespo,” Jeff continued. “But I thought, ‘I wanted to have a certain intimacy with you. I know your name is Ares. Can I just call you Air?’ He said, ‘Yeah man!

Cast members and filmmakers from Predator: Badlands and Tron: Ares attended the San Diego Comic-Con on Friday for two special panels hosted by The Walt Disney Studios and moderated by Kevin Smith in Hall H.

The first panel featured the stars of 20th Century Studios’ Predator: Badlands, Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, and the film’s director/producer, Dan Trachtenberg, who were greeted by the more than 6,500 Comic-Con attendees wearing Predator masks. A 7-foot-tall real-life Predator descended upon Hall H and used its heat signature abilities to scope the room, zeroing in on Smith.

A brief Q&a followed, which focused on details of the upcoming action-adventure film and included legendary creature designer Alec Gillis, touching briefly on the recent animated film Predator: Killer of Killers. Trachtenberg delighted fans with an exclusive look at the alternate ending of the film, featuring franchise favorites Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Glover.

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Tron: Ares took over Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 and put up a neon-soaked show for everyone as Jared Leto’s Ares, Jodie Turner-Smith’s Athena, and Greta Lee’s Eve went off the rails in an action-packed preview. The long-anticipated third chapter of the sci-fi saga showed up at Sdcc with exclusive footage and brought the trio of Leto, Lee, and Turner-Smith, along with Evan Peters, Gillian Anderson, Jeff Bridges, and others, on stage.

The preview also dropped new music from Nine Inch Nails, the masterminds behind the soundtrack this time, and featured Jared Leto doing the legendary Akira slide. The Joachim Rønning-directed film will star Leto in the titular role as Ares, and the actor himself echoed our sentiments with his affirmative words. So, let’s look at everything that unfolded in San Diego!

Highlight of Tron: Ares at Sdcc: Revelations From the Exclusive Preview...

San Diego, California – July 25: (L-r) Alec Gillis, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Kevin Smith, Elle Fanning and Dan Trachtenberg participate in the Predator: Badlands panel in Hall H at San Diego Comic Con on July 25, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney) San Diego Comic-Con 2025 was buzzing as Disney’s Hall H hosted two of the convention’s most anticipated events: the Predator: Badlands and Tron: Ares Comic-Con 2025 panels. Filmmaker Kevin Smith moderated both star-studded showcases, giving fans exclusive footage, behind-the-scenes details, and unforgettable surprises from these highly anticipated blockbusters. Predator: Badlands Comic-Con 2025 Panel San Diego, California – July 25: (L-r) Dan Trachtenberg, Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, and Alec Gillis participate in the Predator: Badlands panel in Hall H at San Diego Comic Con on July 25, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney) The Predator: Badlands panel brought out stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi,...

Jeff Bridges “didn’t want to offend” method actor Jared Leto on the set of Tron: Ares.The 75-year-old actor explained how his co-star wanted to be called by his character’s name Ares while they were on set but he struggled to do so as he wanted to build a relationship with Jared, 53.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jeff said at San Diego Comic-Con: “He’s one of those guys. Everyone has different methods and modes man.“I didn’t want to offend him as a thespo. But I thought, ‘I wanted to have a certain intimacy with you. I know your name is Ares. Can I just call you Air?’ He said, ‘Yeah man! You can call me whatever you want!’ We had a great time.”And, Jared shared how excited he was to work with Jeff, even calling cut in the middle of a scene because he could not stop smiling.

Before Jeff Bridges got to the set of Tron: Ares, he was informed that his co-star Jared Leto would prefer to be addressed by his character, Ares. The Oscar-winner is known for his method acting ways.

“He’s one of those guys. Everyone has different methods and modes man,” said Bridges to laughs during Tron: Ares’ laser-heavy presentation at San Diego Comic-Con Friday.

“I didn’t want to offend him as a thespo,” Bridges continued, addressing Leto, who is known as a method actor. “But I thought, ‘I wanted to have a certain intimacy with you. I know your name is Ares. Can I just call you Air?’ He said, ‘Yeah man! You can call me whatever you want!’ We had a great time.”

Leto, for his part, recalled the first scene he had with Bridges. “I just blurted out, ‘cut!’ Everyone was surprised, because I don’t often do that.

Jeff Bridges and Jared Leto came to San Diego Comic-Con to promote the upcoming “Tron: Ares,” the third film in the sci-fi franchise, and as part of the presentation they treated the Hall H crowd to two clips featuring the iconic light cycles — plus a new music video from composer Trent Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails.

The footage shows Ares (Leto) and Athena (Jodie Turner-Smith) chasing Eve (Great Lee) in the film’s first light cycle chase that takes place in the real world. Eve manages to evade them and also manages to steal Athena’s light cycle in the process, much to her amazement.

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In another clip, they previewed the immersive world of the grid in another chase sequence involving Ares and Eve trying to escape the grid into the transfer portal.

The final promo clip is the new music video for the film from Nine Inch Nails.

At the Tron: Ares panel at San Diego Comic Con, Disney unveiled clips of two different high-speed lightcycle chases. Fans have already had a glimpse of one of them in the film's promotional material, while another is all new for the convention. Collider's Meredith Loftus was on the scene in San Diego.

At the panel, the filmmakers showed off two of the franchise's iconic light cycle chases. In the first clip, the programs Ares (Jared Leto) and Athena (Jodie Turner-Smith) are sent after Eve (Greta Lee) by Julian Dillinger (Evan Peters). Eve takes off on her own motorcycle, but soon she's fighting for her life against the ruthless Athena. However, she manages to knock the program down and take off on Athena's stolen lightcycle. In the second, Ares and Eve are in the Grid, attempting to escape back to reality as Athena and her drones pursue them. He's defying orders to help her,...

Tron: Ares, the highly anticipated third installment in the groundbreaking Tron franchise, is set to reach theatres on October 10th – and with just over two months to go before that date arrives, a Tron: Ares panel was held at San Diego Comic-Con to build the hype.

The film was directed by Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales director Joachim Rønning and stars Jared Leto (Morbius), Cameron Monaghan (Gotham), Evan Peters (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story), Greta Lee (Past Lives), Sarah Desjardins (Yellowjackets), Gillian Anderson (The X-Files), Hasan Minhaj (No Hard Feelings), Arturo Castro (Road House), Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim), and returning Tron star Jeff Bridges. Sean Bailey, Jeffrey Silver, Justin Springer, Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, and Steven Lisberger are the producers, with Russell Allen serving as executive producer.

Scripted by Jesse Wigutow and Jack Thorne, Tron: Ares tells the story of a highly sophisticated Program,...

No, Dr. Doom didn’t show up at this year’s Comic-Con. But Disney sure as hell brought the dazzle with a laser light show that one-upped what they pulled off at CinemaCon, complete with a Tron: Ares logo in full neon red and two Tron-like warriors marching to the front of the stage.

“Did you see that entrance?” asked moderator Kevin Smith, “That cost more than Clerks!“

At the panel were director Joachim Rønning with stars Jared Leto, Evan Peters, Arturo Castro, Gillian Anderson, Cameron Monaghan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Greta Lee, and Jeff Bridges who reprises his role as Kevin Flynn, the programmer from the original 1982 movie who gets caught in his own videogame. Leto drew big cheers from the crowd, as did Bridges.

In the third Tron movie, a highly sophisticated program, Ares (played by Oscar winner Leto) is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission.

"By the Power of Grayskull..."

Earlier this week, Amazon MGM unveiled the official logo for the live-action Masters of the Universe movie - which also included a new version of the '80s animated series' theme - in advance of the studio's Sdcc presentation, and some photos from the Con's Motu display have now been shared online.

There's no sign of any characters from the movie, unfortunately, but we do have a first look at He-Man's (Nicholas Galitzine) Power Sword, aka the Sword of Grayskull, and Skeletor's (Jared Leto) signature ram's-head Havoc Staff.

The sword is an important part of Motu lore, and was given to Prince Adam by the Sorceress to use as a means of transforming into Eternia's muscle-bound protector. When Adam holds aloft his magic sword and says... you know the rest!

Eternia At Sdcc!

Mattel promotes their "Masters of the Universe" showcase at San...

Every morning, I find myself waking up with an itch to challenge my brain, and the daily dose of puzzles from Actorle and its sister games has become the perfect remedy. There’s something oddly comforting and exciting about taking on the daily quizzes that test my pop culture memory and logical reasoning alike.

Like always, I jumped into the action with Actorle first, before moving on to Fill The Grid, the always-surprising Storyboard, and StarWords. And if you’re here for the answers, you’re in the right place. I’ve cracked them all and laid out the solutions for July 25, 2025, just below.

Actorle Solution for Today The solution for Actorle on July 25 is Steve Martin | Credit: Actorle/FandomWire

The first thing I look for in any Actorle puzzle is how long the mystery actor has been in the industry, and for July 25’s set, the actor has been in Hollywood for 44 years.

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If you are a horror fan, then there is a big chance that you might have heard about the horror streaming service Shudder, and if you have its subscription, you might be wondering what’s in store for you in August 2025. Don’t worry. There is a host of new and old horror movies coming to the service in the upcoming month, and we have listed the 7 best movies coming to Shudder in August 2025.

Urban Legend (August 1) Credit – TriStar Pictures

Urban Legend is a slasher thriller film directed by Jamie Blanks from a screenplay by Silvio Horta. The 1998 film is set on the premises of a private New England university, and it revolves around a group of students as they witness a series of murders that seem to be based on popular urban legends. Urban Legend stars Jared Leto,...

It seemed like everyone had forgotten about 2023's Haunted Mansion — until now. Justin Simien's picture, based on the classic Disneyland ride The Haunted Mansion, follows single mom Gabbie (Rosario Dawson), who hires a variety of experts to exorcise her new house after discovering that it is inhabited by ghosts.

While this movie sits at a dismal Rotten Tomatoes score of 38%, the ride's loose premise of a Louisiana mansion ridden with spirits was previously adapted into 2003's Haunted Mansion, led by Eddie Murphy, which has a score of 18%. However, such "bad" movies, especially with such star-studded casts, often come back around on streaming.

According to FlixPatrol, 2023's Haunted Mansion is currently at #9 on Disney+ in the United States, while it was at #7 yesterday. Despite the movie's negative reception, subscribers may be drawn in by Haunted Mansion's impressive cast, which also includes Lakeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Jared Leto, Tiffany Haddish,...

“By the power of Grayskull! I have the power!” He-Man fans everywhere will be yelling those familiar lines are clapping their eyes on the latest look at Amazon’s upcoming live-action remake of Masters of the Universe. San Diego Comic-Con is now underway, with Masters of the Universe making an appearance and revealing our first proper look at a key piece of He-Man's arsenal.

Coming courtesy of DiscussingFilm, we now have our most detailed look at the Masters of the Universe remake yet. Sharing images from Sdcc, the coveted Power Sword (aka the Sword of Power or the Sword of Grayskull) is the mighty mystical weapon that enables Prince Adam to transform into He-Man. Frankly, it’s an incredible rendition of the sword from animation to live-action, and it would be impossible not to feel like you could take on Skeletor’s armies single-handed while wielding it.

The Masters of the Universe...

He-Man is back in a new Masters of the Universe movie, and this time, he’s bringing a glowing logo, an epic orchestral score, and Jared Leto as Skeletor. We’ll allow you a moment to take a deep sigh at the last part of that sentence. But after years of delays and false starts, a Masters of the Universe reboot film is finally taking shape, and if the new teaser is anything to go by, the filmmakers are aiming for something big. The official Masters of the Universe X account just dropped a short but juicy teaser. In it, we see a swirling red Motu emblem surrounded by magical energy beams, with retro synths and a heroic orchestral build-up that screams ’80s nostalgia. The first post boldly states, “The Global Phenomenon Arrives. Only in Theaters June 5, 2026.” The new film has a lot to prove. Fans have been waiting for...

The live-action Masters of the Universe movie is finally moving forward, and fans got a first look at one of its most famous elements, He-Man’s Power Sword. Alongside the sword reveal, the official movie logo was also shared, showing that Amazon and Mattel are ready to give us a closer look at the project.

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The Power Sword has an interesting history. In the earliest stories, it was actually broken into two halves. Skeletor wanted to put them together to get its power, while He-Man used different weapons like an axe and a shield. But everything changed when the original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon came out.

That’s when the sword became the magical item that lets Prince Adam transform into He-Man.

For this new movie, the sword looks closer to...

The Masters of the Universe live-action movie is finally becoming real, and fans just got their first look at one of the most important pieces of the story, He-Man’s Power Sword. Along with that reveal, the official logo for the film has also been shared. Amazon and Mattel are clearly ready to start showing the world what they’ve been working on.

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The Power Sword has been through a lot over the years. In the earliest stories, it was split in two and Skeletor wanted to combine both halves to gain control. Back then, He-Man didn’t even use it, he had an axe and a shield instead.

But that changed when the original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon aired. That’s when the sword became the magical item that turned Prince Adam into He-Man.

We've had a couple of official shots of Nicholas Galitzine's He-Man from the new Masters of the Universe movie, and caught sight of him wearing some surprisingly normal clothes on the remake's set. Now, the logo has just been officially revealed (via Toonado.com).

Accompanied by an epic piece of music, the title reveal doesn't tell us much about what to expect, but this hopefully means we're getting a proper first look sooner rather than later.

Shooting recently wrapped on the movie that will play out on both Eternia and Earth. We're expecting this one to be very VFX-heavy, particularly when it comes to Skeletor, a character fans have high expectations for in this newest take on the property.

Whether Bumblebee director Travis Knight can do right by Eternia's greatest warrior remains to be seen. The cast will be led by Galitzine (The Idea of You) as He-Man and...

Amazon MGM Studios will reimagine Masters of the Universe with a new live-action film that's in development. Coming to theaters next summer, the reboot has just gotten a new teaser revealing its official logo. It also confirms the title of the movie.

Posted by Amazon MGM Studios on Wednesday, the "Title Reveal" video showcases the Masters of the Universe logo coming together. It's reminiscent of the 3D lettering that goes back to the original toy line and cartoon show from the 1980s, reaffirming how the film is meant to be a faithful homage. Versions of the title and logo in other languages are also shown in the video before culminating with the release date, which is June 5, 2026. Check out the teaser below.

The original Masters of the Universe toy line was first adapted as an animated series dubbed He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The logo for the new...

It is still almost a year until He-Man is reborn on the big screen in Amazon MGM Studios’ reboot of Masters of the Universe, but they are already killing 80s kids with nostalgia. Following the tease of Nicholas Galitzine as Eternian muscleman, we now have our first look at the official title logo for the movie…and it brought with it a new take on one of the most iconic children’s TV show theme songs ever.

Yes, the ridiculously orchestral bombast of the 1982 cartoon series opens the short teaser you can see below, and anyone who grew up watching the series will not be able to stop a wave of four-decade-old nostalgia sweeping over them as the short burst of music heralds the beginning of a very long year until the movie’s arrival in cinemas.

Directed by Travis Knight, the movie will be the first live-action iteration of...

The Masters of the Universe live-action movie finally has an official logo, and fans are already buzzing. Amazon MGM Studios dropped the reveal just ahead of this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, where the film is expected to be a big focus.

The movie is set to hit theaters on June 6, 2026.

The Global Phenomenon Arrives. Only in Theaters June 5, 2026. pic.twitter.com/33xn63LzJP

— Amazon MGM Studios (@AmazonMGMStudio) July 23, 2025

This will be the first time Mattel and Amazon really give fans a look at what they’ve been working on for the new film. It all started with the logo reveal, and more could follow during Comic-Con weekend.

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Nicholas Galitzine is leading the movie as Prince Adam, and Travis Knight is directing, working from a script by Chris Butler.

The cast is packed with familiar names. Camila Mendes is playing Teela, Idris Elba is Man-At-Arms, and Alison Brie is Evil-Lyn.

The Masters of the Universe live-action movie is moving full steam ahead, and now it finally has an official logo. Amazon MGM Studios revealed the new logo just in time for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, where fans are expecting more big reveals. The movie is set to hit theaters on June 6, 2026.

The Global Phenomenon Arrives. Only in Theaters June 5, 2026. pic.twitter.com/33xn63LzJP

— Amazon MGM Studios (@AmazonMGMStudio) July 23, 2025

This marks the first time Amazon and Mattel are really pulling back the curtain on the film. Nicholas Galitzine will play Prince Adam, a.k.a. He-Man, and the film is being directed by Travis Knight with a script from Chris Butler.

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Camila Mendes will play Teela, Idris Elba is Man-At-Arms, and Alison Brie steps in as Evil-Lyn. Jared Leto takes on the role of Skeletor, while other cast members include Sam C. Wilson as Trap Jaw,...

Usually, not having a Marvel Studios panel signals a less than exciting convention. There’s less rock-star energy and less hyped-up news (like last year’s Robert Downey Jr. reveal as Doctor Doom). But even with Marvel sitting out this year’s Comic-Con, the lineup is still surprisingly robust. (The below presentations all will appear in Hall H.)

South Park (July 24, 6:45 p.m.)

Creators Trey Stone and Matt Parker don’t mince words, and with the panel coming amid their $3 billion battle over the future of South Park, fans are hoping for some grousing about Skydance, the presumptive soon-to-be owner of Paramount they have blamed for holding up season 27.

The Long Walk (July 25, 3 p.m.)

The stacked cast of up-and- comers, including Cooper Hoffman and Alien: Romulus breakout David Jonsson, could make it The Outsiders of this generation. But the real reason to attend is to see how Lionsgate will position the film,...