Marvel Studios used its San Diego Comic-Con panel on Saturday to confirm Black Panther 3, casting British actor David Jonsson as Prince T'Challa, son of the late Chadwick Boseman's hero. Director Ryan Coogler and studio head Kevin Feige set a December 15, 2028 release, with Letitia Wright and Winston Duke returning. Boseman, the original Black Panther, died of colon cancer in 2020.
Katy Perry criticised the White House for using her 2010 song 'Firework' in a TikTok video of military strikes on Iran, captioned 'Iran has been warned.' Posting on X on Saturday, she said she never approved the use and called it a 'complete violation' of a song written as an anthem of hope. Other artists, including Ariana Grande, have made similar objections.
Filmmaker Chuck Russell, who directed the 1994 hit The Mask and horror titles A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and The Blob, has died at 74. His wife, actor Ania Zeyne, said he died on July 22 at his San Diego-area home; the cause is unknown. Russell also directed Eraser and The Scorpion King. Jim Carrey paid tribute.
Prime Video unveiled a teaser for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3 at Comic-Con, showing the forging of the One Ring by Sauron, played by Charlie Vickers. Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay said the season, set five years after Eregion's fall, will be darker. Simon Pegg will voice the Balrog. It premieres November 11.
Veteran actor Shabana Azmi has been diagnosed with swine flu and advised five days of isolation and complete bed rest, missing a planned appearance at the ongoing student protest over the alleged NEET paper leak. She is recuperating under medical supervision, according to Hindustan Times. Swine flu, caused by the H1N1 virus, typically brings fever, cough and body aches.
The global trailer launch for Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana was postponed indefinitely at San Diego Comic-Con, with producer Namit Malhotra citing a new partnership with Sony Pictures. At the panel, Ranbir Kapoor, who plays Rama, praised co-star Yash's portrayal of Ravana as moving beyond 'stereotypical depictions.' The two-part epic, also starring Sai Pallavi as Sita, releases its first part in November.
Amazon MGM Studios unveiled the first teaser for Blade Runner 2099 at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday. Led by Hunter Schafer and Michelle Yeoh, the eight-episode Prime Video limited series is the franchise's first live-action television show and premieres November 25. Created by Silka Luisa, it is set 50 years after Blade Runner 2049 and follows a fugitive-turned-Blade Runner named Cora.
A Seoul court has dismissed K-pop agency One Hundred Label's 8 billion won ($5.4 million) damages suit against Ju Haknyeon, a former member of The Boyz. On July 16, the court found no valid grounds to void his exclusive contract, which the label ended in June 2025 over a since-debunked scandal. The reporter behind false prostitution claims was indicted for defamation.
Singer Sonu Nigam postponed his July 25 Delhi tribute concert, 'BOSSitivity - Sonu Nigam Remembers Rafi', at Dwarka's Yashobhoomi to August 15 in solidarity with students protesting the NEET paper leak, telling Hindustan Times it was pushed 'keeping the current sentiment in mind.' Comedian Anubhav Singh Bassi also cancelled his July 25 Talkatora Stadium show, and Soha Ali Khan delayed a podcast episode.
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, has become the director's biggest earner, collecting over $400 million globally in its first week after a July 17 release. In India it crossed ₹100 crore gross by Thursday, the year's top Hollywood release there. The Homer adaptation also features Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron.
Apple TV said Thursday that its drama The Morning Show will conclude with a fifth and final season premiering in 2027. Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, who both executive-produce, reprise leads Alex Levy and Bradley Jackson, joined by returning star Jon Hamm and newcomers Jeff Daniels, Renee Rapp and Lizzy Caplan. Aniston said the team always planned five seasons.
Actor Archana Puran Singh said she received no film offers for a decade after 2012's Bol Bachchan, telling News18 that meaty roles elude her after turns in Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video and Toaster. She said only brand endorsements come her way, blaming the industry's assumptions about her TV commitments. Her series Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya premieres July 24 on Prime Video.
Actor-politician Hema Malini said her daughters Esha and Ahana Deol are still grieving the death of their father, veteran actor Dharmendra. Speaking after accepting his posthumous Padma Vibhushan, she recalled Ahana weeping at the ceremony and described an unfillable void in the family. Dharmendra died on November 24, 2025, aged 89, at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital, and is survived by six children.
A US federal judge paused Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery for two weeks on Monday, ruling it likely breaches antitrust law. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín will hold an August hearing in Oakland on freezing the merger pending trial. Twelve states, including California, seek an April trial. If closing slips past September, Paramount owes $7 million daily, topping $1 billion.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap criticised Delhi Police on Instagram after Monday's Cockroach Janata Party march toward Parliament, protesting the alleged NEET-UG paper leak, turned violent. Writing in Hindi, he said wearing a police uniform meant selling one's soul and asked whether any officer would refuse an unjust order. Police reported over 118 personnel injured; protesters allege they were indiscriminately targeted.
Director H Vinoth confirmed that Vijay's Jana Nayagan is roughly 50% inspired by the 2023 Telugu hit Bhagavanth Kesari, with 60% overlap in the first half and 20% in the second. Releasing July 23 after a seven-month delay, it marks the actor's farewell film before politics; Vijay is now Tamil Nadu chief minister. It co-stars Mamitha Baiju, Pooja Hegde and Bobby Deol.
Marvel has released the first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, giving fans an early look at Robert Downey Jr as Doctor Doom, with the Russo brothers directing and a December 18 release. Lewis Pullman is confirmed as Sentry, but Tom Holland's Spider-Man is not in the cast; his story continues in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Returning figures include Thor, Loki, Magneto and the Fantastic Four.
Registration documents accessed by Liases Foras show actor John Abraham bought a bungalow on St Martin Road, Bandra West, for Rs 84 crore, with the conveyance deed registered on 14 July and stamp duty of Rs 5.04 crore. The plot runs to 1,017.60 sq metres. He paid Rs 70.83 crore for a Khar bungalow in December 2023.
Prakash Raj, who joined the Chalo Sansad march in Delhi and waved a copy of the Constitution after speaking, told PeekTV that such movements reveal who has integrity, and that history may forgive mistakes but not silence. Shabana Azmi and Poonam Pandey also attended, while Hrithik Roshan, Sonakshi Sinha and Vishal Dadlani voiced support for Sonam Wangchuk online.
KVN Productions released an 18-second teaser on Monday for H Vinoth's Jana Nayagan, the final film of actor-turned-Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay, ahead of its July 23 release. A partial remake of the Telugu film Bhagavanth Kesari, it co-stars Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol and Prakash Raj. Slated first for Pongal in January, it was delayed by a censor certification dispute.