Fire Na'vi + Rick Moranis Returns From The Dead

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Avatar: Fire and Ash drops a new trailer with evil Na'vi who control fire because water wasn't enough suffering for Jake Sully's family.

We went from "trees are connected" to "fish people sad" to "FIRE BENDING." This is just Avatar: The Last Airbender with tall blue people.

Apparently, Jake's family and fish people team up to fight fire people. This is the plot. After thirteen years of development. My nephew could've written this. He's seven. He also thinks hot dogs are a vegetable so maybe that's not the endorsement I think it is.

Rick Moranis is BACK. For Spaceballs 2 in 2027 after decades of being a hermit legend.

The man who disappeared to raise his kids after his wife died is returning to play Dark Helmet again. This is bigger than any Marvel announcement. This is like finding out your dad who went to get cigarettes in 1994 actually just went to get cigarettes and he's back now with a really good explanation.

Bill Pullman, Mel Brooks, Daphne Zuniga all returning. It's a reunion of people I didn't know I needed to see again until right now.

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse moved to June 18, 2027 from June 25 because apparently that week makes all the difference.

Father's Day release now. Because nothing says "I love you dad" like animated crisis with multiple versions of yourself. Actually that does sound like Father's Day. Every dad has at least three versions: Work Dad, Home Dad, and Hardware Store Dad who somehow knows everything about wood screws.

Marvel's Wolverine launches Fall 2026 on PS5 after four years of radio silence like my ex after she "needed space" but really meant "needed space from specifically you."

"Fast, fluid, and ferocious combat" they promise. Every game promises this. It's like dating profiles saying "I love to laugh." No s**t. Nobody's out here like "I hate joy and prefer silence."

Set in Madripoor, Canada, and Tokyo. M-rated for violence because Wolverine without blood is like coffee without caffeine - technically possible but why would you do that to yourself?

A House of Dynamite hits Netflix October 24 after theaters on October 10.

Idris Elba plays the president during a nuclear attack on Chicago.

Rebecca Ferguson plays a military communications lead which means she'll be yelling coordinates while looking concerned. That's the role. I could do that role. "THE MISSILES ARE AT... coordinates! We need to... communicate!" Oscar please.