We may know how the new Resident Evil movie fits in with the games. Matt Shakman talks about working with the Russo Brothers to prep the Fantastic Four for Avengers: Doomsday. Plus, Ross Duffer debunks those wild Stranger Things season 5 runtime rumors. Spoilers, away!
Wonder Woman
The Wrap reports that Supergirl screenwriter Ana Nogueira has been tapped to pen DC Studio’s fast-tracked Wonder Woman movie.
Resident Evil
A synopsis for the new Resident Evil movie (via DanielRPK and Comic Book) suggests it’s set between the events of the second and third Resident Evil video games.
Bryan (Austin Abrams), a laid-back organ courier, is sent on a late-night delivery to Raccoon City General Hospital. En route through a snowy mountain road, he accidentally hits a strange woman with his car. She survives—but something is very wrong. As he tries to help, Bryan stumbles into a full-blown outbreak involving horrifying tentacle-based mutations and bio-engineered monstrosities.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
In conversation with Deadline, director Matt Shakman said the Russo Bros. were “very curious” about the making of Fantastic Four: First Steps.
They were very curious about what we were doing, they came to tour our sets, they would watch scenes that we were cutting together, they wanted to get to know these people as they were working on their story and their script, so that I could pass the baton to them and these characters would be well cared for.
In a Violent Nature 2
Variety reports the In a Violent Nature sequel begins filming this September in Canada.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
The official Avatar Twitter page has released our first look at Varang, the villainous Na’vi of the Mangkwan Clan to be introduced in Fire and Ash.
Meet Varang in Avatar: Fire and Ash.
Be among the first to watch the trailer, exclusively in theaters this weekend with The Fantastic Four: First Steps. pic.twitter.com/MZi0jhBCI5
— Avatar (@officialavatar) July 21, 2025
Primitive War
Fathom Entertainment has released a short teaser for Primitive War, the upcoming film about U.S. soldiers in Vietnam fighting dinosaurs, coming to theaters this August 21.
School Spirits
According to Bloody-Disgusting, Jennifer Tilly has joined the cast of School Spirits‘ third season as a character named Dr. Deborah Hunter-Price. The outlet additionally reports Maria Dizzia, Patrick Gilmore, Alex Zahara, Ian Tracey, Jess Gabor, Zack Calderon, Ari Dalbert, and Erika Swayze are additionally attached to guest-star.
The Last of Us
During a recent interview with Variety, HBO’s Casey Bloys stated the third season of The Last of Us “is definitely planned for 2027.”
Stranger Things
In a recent Instagram story captured by Bloody-Disgusting and Fangoria, Ross Duffer stated the rumors about the final season of Stranger Things’ inflated episode lengths are “not even close to accurate.”
Revival
Finally, Spoiler TV has images from “Too Many Secrets,” this week’s new episode of Revival. Click through to see the rest.
Martial law grips Wausau as Dana and Wayne uncover a conspiracy more personal than imagined.
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