‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Star Jacob Batalon Talks the Ending, Spidey Tracker and the Scene That Shut Down Filming

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[This story contains major spoilers for Spider-Man: Brand New Day.]

With their concluding dap in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Jacob Batalon and Tom Holland have joined Predator’s Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers in the pantheon of cinema’s most iconic handshakes. 

Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss on the Friendship Driving ‘Elektra/Persona’ at London’s National Theatre: ‘There’s a Lot of Masking and Unmasking’

“Elektra/Persona,” the U.K. National Theatre production fusing Sophocles’ “Elektra” with Ingmar Bergman’s “Persona,” grew out of friendship rather than a directorial concept imposed after casting, according to director Benedict Andrews.

‘The Odyssey’ Star Samantha Morton ‘Hasn’t Worked for a Year’ After Making Nolan’s Epic Because ‘I’m 49’ Years Old and ‘There’s Other Good Actors Out There’

Samantha Morton revealed on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that she has been out of acting work for an entire year since wrapping production on Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” in 2025. The two-time Oscar nominee attributed her age as the reason why.

Hearst Clinches Deal to Buy Out A+E Global Media Stake From Disney for $1.2 Billion

Hearst has set a deal to acquire Disney’s 50% stake in A+E Global Media, the parent company of Lifetime, History Channel, A&E Network and other assets in a deal that calls for Hearst to pay Disney $1.2 billion in cash.

Ariana Grande’s Decision to Withdraw From ‘Sunday in the Park’ Came as Surprise to Key Production Members

Ariana Grande’s decision to issue a statement to People announcing she would “step away from the public eye” after her tour came as a surprise to some members of Sunday in the Park With George, which Grande also withdrew from.

Bill Hader, James Wan, Devon Pritchard, Nick Kroll and Keith Le Goy Join Variety Entertainment and Technology Summit Programming

Variety has announced Emmy-winning producer and actor Bill Hader; producer-director James Wan; producer-actor Nick Kroll; Nintendo of America president and COO Devon Pritchard, and Sony Pictures Television chairman Keith Le Goy as headlining speakers for its annual Entertainment and Technology Summit, presented by EY, held in Los Angeles on Sept. 17.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day's 'Small Potatoes' Stakes Continue to Make It My Favorite MCU Movie Series

With apologies to the excellent and beloved Captain America movies, my favorite character series within the greater MCU is unquestionably Tom Holland’s Spider-Man films. And as the box office results show, I’m clearly not alone. Like seemingly most of the rest of the world, I went to see Spider-Man: Brand New Day at my local movie theater this past weekend. Though I’ve loved all three of the previous Spidey films and expected to enjoy this one, I still couldn’t help but feel a bit less enthusiastic heading into it on account of the same superhero movie fatigue that a lot of my fellow moviegoers seem to be experiencing these days. It just hasn’t been the same since Endgame.

'Getting Old is No Fun': Game of Thrones Author George R.R. Martin Shares Personal Update, Discusses Health and 'Falling Further and Further Behind'

77-year-old Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin has shared a candid update on his health, and discussed "falling further and further behind."

Penning his first entry in six months on his personal blog, Martin acknowledged the lack of recent updates and described the year so far as having been "stressful, to say the least."

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Update 1.0.6 Launches Tomorrow — Here Are the Patch Notes

Ubisoft has announced an update for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced will land tomorrow, August 4.

Update 1.0.6 will become available to download on PC and consoles from 7am Pacific / 10am Eastern / 3pm UK time, and weigh in at 15.2GB on Xbox Series X/S, 5.03GB on PlayStation 5, or 1.8GB on Steam.

Avengers: Doomsday's Chances of Releasing Via IMAX Just Got More Likely

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: Aug 3, 2026 4:24pm UTC

An Avengers: Doomsday IMAX release doesn't seem totally out of the question anymore.

Earlier today, it was announced that Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be hitting IMAX screens in North America later this week. This came as a bit of a surprise to fans, as the film wasn't marketed for the format and instead opted to use other premium large format screens such as ScreenX, 4DX, and Dolby. However, Brand New Day was shot with IMAX in mind and certain sequences were filmed for the format's aspect ratio, according to director Destin Daniel Cretton.