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Disney has finally released the first official trailer for Tron: Ares. The third film in the Tron franchise, the movie comes 40 years after the original sci-fi hit theaters in 1982. The sequel, Tron: Legacy released back in 2010. The latest sequel stars Jared Leto as well as original star Jeff Bridges who reprises his role as Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer and video game developer who is transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer. Leto is Ares, a program from the digital world who is tasked to enter the real world. The trailer gives fans a first glimpse of the action and troubles when the video game world collides with the real one. It opens with a high-speed chase between a rogue program and the police. The cop cars are evidently no match for the program after the l...

Zack Snyder has a new gig and this time it's outside of the thriller action world. Stepping into the world of UFC with the help of Dana White and His Excellency Turki Alashikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia as well as owner of boxing magazine, The Ring, Snyder has been confirmed to lead the upcoming feature film Brawler.Slated to co-write, produce and direct the new film about a Los Angeles man who comes up in the world of Ultimate Fighting Championship, Alashikh said in a statement about Snyder, "I've been fan of Zack's work for years, his unique style — from his iconic action sequences to his sweeping visuals and intensely emotional storytelling — coupled with his humanized portrayal of deeply-flawed characters is singular. I couldn't think of a better p...

Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal are back to reprise their roles as brothers Christian Wolff and Brax in The Accountant 2. The sequel to the 2016 thriller lands at Amazon MGM Studio and is slated to arrive later this month. The second film of the franchise was first reported in 2021 and was at the time, expected to set up the films to be a part of a trilogy.According to the synopsis of the film, "Christian Wolff (Affleck) has a talent for solving complex problems. When an old acquaintance is murdered, leaving behind a cryptic message to 'find the accountant,' Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax (Bernthal), to help. In partnership with U.S. Treasury Deputy Director Marybeth Medina (Cynt...

DC Comics and Warner Bros. are gearing up for their summer blockbuster with a surprise five-minute sneak peek of the upcoming Superman. The film, which stars David Corenswet as the titular Superman/Clark Kent, sees James Gunn apply his signature style to the DC Universe for its first major blockbuster since appointed co-CEO of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran. The sneak peek was first released during ComicCon in Las Vegas earlier this week and 48 hours, DC has shared the clip online to further generate buzz. In the new teaser for Superman, the footage features some clips that fans have seen before in the previous trailer. Kal-El's cute super dog, Krypto, arrives on the icy scene to take his master home. Expanding the sequence from the first trailer, Krypto takes the bloodied and beaten Su...

When it comes to billionaires, their net worths go hand-in-hand with their global influence. Their net worths have stretched across ten figures and this year, Forbes has officially released its list of richest celebrity billionaires. With a list ranging from filmmakers to actors to musicians to athletes and more, Steven Spielberg leads the list with a net worth of $5.3 billion USD. With a wide range of cinematic successes from Jaws, E.T., Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park, his fortune has long been secured, first appearing on Forbes' list back in 2021. Additionally, Spielberg earns 2% of ticket sales at Universal theme parks in perpetuity. Coming up right behind him at $5.1 billion USD is fellow filmmaker George Lucas. Known for the Star Wars franchise, his Disney and LucasFilm IPs have garn...

Jason Momoa has officially confirmed his return to the Dune franchise. The 45-year-old actor recently appeared on the TODAY show in an interview with Craig Melvin. Momoa, who played swordmaster Duncan Idaho in 2021's Dune, is now making a comeback for Dune: Messiah.In the first film, Momoa's character Duncan Idaho dies in the film and did not appear in 2024's Dune: Part Two. Melvin pointed out that in the original Frank Herbert six-part Dune book series that was published in 1965 and 1985, Duncan is expected to resurrect in the form of a clone. Momoa confirmed, "Well, I’m not sure if I’m going to get in trouble or not, but it’s the same thing like ‘Game of Thrones’, you know what I mean? If you didn’t read the books, it’s not my fault, right? Yeah, there’s going to be...I’m going to be com...

Fans of Star Wars are in for a big month as not only will Star Wars Celebration Japan be taking place, but Star Wars: Andor Season 2 is premiering as well. Of course, Star Wars Day -- aka May the Fourth -- is right around the corner as well. Adding to the excitement, a trailer for the newly-announced Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld has just been shared.Expanding on the animated Tales series -- one that focuses on two Star Wars characters by highlighting stories that explore their journeys -- bounty hunters Asajj Ventress and Cad Bane take center stage. Ventress first appeared in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and most recently played a role in Star Wars: The Bad Batch, with her beginning as Count Dooku's enforcer and later transitioning to a role as a bounty hunter. As for Bane, he was also ...

Renowned actor Val Kilmer has died at 65 years old, as confirmed by the New York Times.His daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, shared that her father's cause of death was pneumonia, adding that he was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and later recovered.Kilmer was a Los Angeles native whose most prominent roles include the likes of Lt. Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in Top Gun, Batman in Batman Forever, the late rockstar Jim Morrison in the biopic The Doors and Moses in the animated animated musical film The Prince of Egypt. He briefly reprised his role in the 2021 film Top Gun: Maverick.In 2020, the actor revealed that he had been cancer-free for four years but was struggling with medical treatments related to his throat cancer. He was a lifelong Christian Scientist and previously denied any associatio...

Another trailer for Sony Pictures' upcoming Karate Kid: Legends has surfaced. Bringing back OG faces like Ralph Macchio as Danny LaRusso and Jackie Chan as Mr. Han, the franchise receives a reboot, joining the original 1984 movie and Cobra Kai series with the 2010 Jaden Smith reboot.The upcoming film sees Ben Wang as the new Karate Kid as the plot picks up three years following the events in the final season of Cobra Kai. Wang's character Li Fong, is a kung fu prodigy who faces a family tragedy and is uprooted and forced to move away from his home in Beijing to New York City with his mother. Struggling to fit in with his new classmates, he faces daily troubles. With the help of a new friend, Li enters a karate competition and is touch by Mr. Han who also enlists Daniel LaRusso for help. Th...

John Wick isn’t hanging up his guns just yet. Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson has officially confirmed that Keanu Reeves will return as the assassin in John Wick 5.The news was announced at this year's CinemaCon, with Fogelson sharing that Reeves, franchise director and producer Chad Stahelski and Thunder Road producers Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee will all be returning for the fifth installment. “Keanu, Chad, Basil, and Erica would not return unless they had something truly phenomenal and fresh to say with these characters and this world. We can’t wait for audiences to see where the journey takes us next,” he said in a statement via IGN. Iwanyk and Lee added, “It’s so important to get this story right and give John’s story the proper next step. It’s exciting to take the f...

The Weeknd has revealed the second trailer for his imminent Hurry Up Tomorrow film, a little over a month ahead of its global premiere. Starring Abel Tesfaye himself alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, the psychological thriller film acts as counterpart to The Weeknd's sixth studio album of the same name.The new trailer for the Trey Edward Shults-directed film opens with Ortega setting a house on fire. A song by The Weeknd builds in the background as Tesfaye's character asks Ortega's: "Have we met before?"After an ominous yet aesthetically alluring montage, the downward spiral of Tesfaye's main character appears on the horizon."I know this was all really intense but I'm not trying to hurt you," Ortega assures him. "You were hurting yourself and you were hurting everyone around you. S...

The upcoming Beatles biopic from director Sam Mendes has found its Fab Four.Announced at this year's CinemaCon, the upcoming film will officially star Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr — with all of them appearing at the Las Vegas event. Mendes' series will be comprised of four movies, each of which will focus on an individual band member.“We’re not just making one film about the Beatles — we’re making four,” Mendes said via THR. “Perhaps this is a chance to understand them a little more deeply.” The director will also be producing alongside Pippa Harris and Julie Pastor.All four films as set to hit theaters April 2028.Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast