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Krysten Ritter says she’s “cautiously optimistic that she could return as Jessica Jones in ‘DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN’
“If they asked me, I would be there ready!”
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A Hawk Tuah Girl documentary is in the works.
Developed by the studio behind ‘Cyber Sleuths: The Idaho Murders’ and ‘Surviving Jeffrey Epstein’
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Marvel Studios is reportedly casting 2 new roles for ‘SPIDER-MAN 4’
• Male, early 20s, described as a “resourceful young man.”
• Male, 30s-50s, any ethnicity, described as a “no-nonsense authority figure who sees the world in black and white. Loyal, determined, and willing to cross lines to maintain order.”
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‘HOUSE OF THE DRAGON’ Season 3 has reportedly begun filming
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David Heyman and Amy Pascal are in talks to develop the next James Bond films for Amazon.
Heyman developed the ‘Harry Potter’ movie franchise while Pascal developed the recent Tom Holland ‘Spider-Man’ trilogy.
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Pixar sequels officially in the works:
• Coco 2 - 2029
• Toy Story 5 - 2026
• Incredibles 3 - TBA
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s new movie ‘ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER’ has been delayed to September 26.
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall, Sean Penn, Alana Haim, Teyana Taylor and Chase Infiniti.
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Joe Russo says AI will be “used more significantly” in the film industry moving forward.
“There’s a lot of finger-pointing and hyperbole because people are afraid. They don’t understand… But in its generative state, AI is best suited towards creativity.”
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A live-action ‘POWER RANGERS’ series is in the works at Disney+
Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz (‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’) will serve as showrunners.
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Bruce Willis told Samuel L. Jackson to find a safety character he can always return to so that he’d be protected from box office flops
“He said, ‘Arnold’s got Terminator. Sylvester’s got Rocky & Rambo. I’ve got John McClane.’ I’m like, ‘Oh, okay.’ It didn’t occur to me until I got that Nick Fury role & I had a 9-picture deal to be Nick Fury”
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The ‘Severance’ Season 2 finale releases this week.
Season 3 has not been officially greenlit yet.
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🧠 Brainomix raises €16.7M to expand its AI stroke and lung tech to the U.S.
Oxford-based Brainomix, a spinout from the University of Oxford, has closed a €16.7M Series C round to scale its AI imaging platform for stroke and lung fibrosis diagnosis across the U.S.
What’s inside the deal:
✅ Co-led by Parkwalk Advisors, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, and new investor Hostplus
✅ Supported by LifeSci Capital
✅ Will fund U.S. commercial expansion and AI portfolio growth
Why it matters:
🫀 Brainomix’s platform, Brainomix 360 Stroke, is deployed in 300+ hospitals and has impacted 1.5M+ patients
🫀 Shown to boost life-saving stroke treatment rates by 50%
🫀 Also applies AI to lung fibrosis via Brainomix 360 e-Lung, developed with Boehringer Ingelheim
With 10 recent FDA clearances and presence in 20+ countries, Brainomix is scaling rapidly toward global healthcare impact.
👾 Is AI imaging the next frontier for life-saving diagnostics?
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🤖 Lyft to Roll Out Autonomous Taxis in Atlanta and Dallas
Lyft will launch its autonomous taxi service in Atlanta this summer, using Toyota Sienna minivans powered by May Mobility’s MPDM software. The system predicts and simulates nearby movement to make safe driving decisions, even if a sensor fails.
In Dallas (2026), Lyft will partner with Marubeni and Intel’s Mobileye, using Mobileye’s Driver system built on EyeQ 6 chips. The company aims to deploy thousands of autonomous vehicles across multiple cities in the long term.
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Jack Quaid’s new action thriller 'Novocaine' earned $3.9M in the film’s domestic opening day.
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Michael B. Jordan says he wants to make Creed 4 with Jonathan Majors.
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Full cast list for ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’:
• Paul Rudd as Ant-Man
• Simu Liu as Shang-Chi
• Tom Hiddleston as Loki
• Lewis Pullman as Sentry
• Florence Pugh as Yelena
• Danny Ramirez as Falcon
• Ian McKellen as Magneto
• Sebastian Stan as Bucky
• Winston Duke as M’Baku
• Chris Hemsworth as Thor
• Kelsey Grammer as Beast
• James Marsden as Cyclops
• Channing Tatum as Gambit
• Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent
• Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm
• Rebecca Romijn as Mystique
• Patrick Stewart as Professor X
• Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler
• Letitia Wright as Black Panther
• Tenoch Huerta Mejia as Namor
• Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards
• Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost
• Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm
• David Harbour as Red Guardian
• Robert Downey Jr as Doctor Doom
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing
• Anthony Mackie as Captain America
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‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD’ has grossed over $400M at the worldwide box office.
The film has a budget of $180M.
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⚡️ Solace Set to Be Valued at Over $300M in New Series B Round
Patient advocate startup Solace is raising a Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures, valuing the company at more than $300 million. The new funding aims to expand its platform connecting patients with healthcare advocates.
What’s inside the deal:
✅ Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures
✅ Valuation expected to exceed $300 million
✅ Target raise: $40 million
✅ Previous funding: $21 million, including $14 million Series A from Inspired Capital, Craft Ventures, Torch Capital, and angel investors Anne Wojcicki and Susan Wojcicki
Why it matters:
💡 Solace connects Medicare patients with healthcare advocates to handle tasks like scheduling and insurance appeals, filling a critical gap in patient care.
💡 The company operates in all 50 states, offering support for over 100 conditions through virtual consultations with former healthcare professionals.
💡 Medicare recently began covering patient advocacy services, boosting the startup’s potential for growth.
💡 The company’s revenue run rate reached $10 million at the start of 2025.
With more startups addressing the complexities of healthcare, Solace's innovative patient-centric approach positions it as a key player in transforming healthcare navigation.
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‘SNOW WHITE’ earns $16M in the film’s domestic opening day.
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Austin Abrams is in talks to star in the new ‘RESIDENT EVIL’ movie
• Directed by Zach Cregger (‘Barbarian’)
• In theaters on September 18, 2026
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‘THE CAT IN THE HAT’ animated movie will now release on February 27, 2026 in theaters.
Starring Bill Hader as The Cat in the Hat
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‘Barbarian’ director Zach Cregger’s new film ‘WEAPONS’ will now release on August 8 in theaters.
• Starring Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams and Benedict Wong.
• Described as a multistory horror epic tonally in the vein of ‘Magnolia’
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‘THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU’ has a $166M budget.
The cheapest Star Wars film made since ‘REVENGE OF THE SITH’
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Jon Bernthal reveals he pitched ‘THE PUNISHER’ special to Marvel which will show “the visceral, psychologically complex, unforgiving, no-holds-barred version of Frank”
“Nothing is easy & all violence has a cost. We're going to see that cost”
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‘NE ZHA 2’ has become the 5th highest grossing movie of all time, passing ‘THE FORCE AWAKENS’
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Carrie-Ann Moss says she turned down many major roles after ‘THE MATRIX’ films so she could focus on raising her children.
“I remember thinking, ‘At the end of my life, will it matter to me that I have another movie on my résumé? Or will it matter to me I held my baby?’”
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Jenna Ortega says ‘WEDNESDAY’ Season 2 is filled with more horror references & unique visuals.
“There's a whole episode based off of slashers, and we make a lot of horror references”
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Avengers: Secret wars is set to be "a new beginning" for the MCU, says Joe Russo:
"We told an ending story [with Endgame], now we're going to tell a beginning story..."
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Toy Story 5 has had its first crew test screening.
In theaters on June 19, 2026.
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