10 years ago, ‘THE FORCE AWAKENS’ brought back Star Wars and ushered in a new era of online fandom. But was it worth it? Find out more... discussingfilm.net/2025/12/21/s...

‘MARTY SUPREME’ is now Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes at 95% • One of the highest-rated movies of Timothée Chalamet’s career. Read our review: bit.ly/MartyDF

All seasons of STRANGER THINGS’ combined have a total runtime of just over 45 hours

The runtimes for the final 4 episodes of ‘STRANGER THINGS’ have been revealed: • Ep. 5 — 1hr 8min • Ep. 6 — 1hr 15min • Ep. 7 — 1hr 6min • Ep. 8 — 2hrs 8min

Ridley Scott’s ‘THE DOG STARS’ has been delayed to August 28, 2026 • Described as a post-apocalyptic thriller that follows a pilot living with a dog & a ex-marine after a pandemic has decimated America • Starring Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin & Guy Pearce

Disney has revealed the 100th anniversary logo for Winnie the Pooh in 2026

Jessie Buckley as The Bride and Christian Bale as Frankenstein’s monster in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘THE BRIDE’ (Source: ew.com/maggie-gylle...)

‘THE FORCE AWAKENS’ released 10 years ago this week. We didn’t know it back then, but it marked a major shift not just for the Star Wars franchise but also for pop culture as a whole. Find out more... discussingfilm.net/2025/12/21/s...

AVATAR 4’ is currently set to release in 4 years from today December 21, 2029

‘MARTY SUPREME’ has had the biggest per theater average gross for a film in almost a decade Earning $875K from 6 theaters this weekend

‘AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH’ opens with $345M worldwide ‘The Way Of Water’ opened with $435M in comparison Read our review: bit.ly/FireDF

Tony Tony Chopper in ‘ONE PIECE’ Season 2

‘CHAINSAW MAN’ Season 2 - Assassins Arc is officially in the works.

‘MY HERO ACADEMIA’ is getting a special episode, an adaptation of Chapter 431 for the manga The episode will explore the lives of Deku and his classmates 8 years after graduating Releasing on May 2, 2026

‘THE HOUSEMAID’, starring Amanda Seyfried & Sydney Sweeney, debuts with a B on CinemaScore. Read our review: bit.ly/DFMaid

First poster for the ‘PLURIBUS’ Season 1 finale Releasing on Christmas Eve

Lars Eidinger has been cast as Brainiac in ‘MAN OF TOMORROW’ In theaters on July 9, 2027 (Source: Deadline)

‘AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH’ has already passed $136M globally Read our review: bit.ly/FireDF

‘SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY’ has wrapped filming. In theaters on July 31, 2026

‘28 YEARS: THE BONE TEMPLE’ will release in theaters in 28 days.

‘THE HOUSEMAID’, starring Amanda Seyfried & Sydney Sweeney, is now Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes at 78% Read our review: bit.ly/DFMaid

The final season of ‘OUTER BANKS’ has wrapped filming.

Bowen Yang is leaving SNL His last episode will be tomorrow.

‘AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH’ is now playing in theaters. Read our review: bit.ly/FireDF

IMAX’s new film camera will be named The IMAX Keighley Camera • Named after David Keighley, IMAX’s first chief quality officer who passed away earlier this year, and Patricia Keighley, IMAX’s chief quality guru • First used to film Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

Exclusive poster for Gore Verbinski’s new film ‘GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DONT DIE’ The film follows a man who takes patrons of an LA diner hostage, saying that he is from the future and must save them from AI. In theaters on February 13.

Shawn Levy’s ‘STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER’ has wrapped filming. Starring Ryan Gosling, Flynn Gray, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, Amy Adams and Simon Bird. In theaters on May 28, 2027.

First poster for Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Tom Cruise’s new film ‘DIGGER’ The comedy follows the most powerful man in the world, who tries to prove he is humanity’s savior before his own disaster destroys everything In theaters on October 2, 2026.

‘FALLOUT’ proves that it’s still one of the best video game adaptations in season 2, balancing fun references from ‘New Vegas’ with its own unique story. Find out more in our review... discussingfilm.net/2025/12/16/f...

A ‘MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS’ prequel series is officially moving forward at Apple TV+ • Wyatt Russell will reprise his role • Follows Lee Shaw on a secret mission to stop the Soviets from unleashing a new Titan that may destroy the U.S. in the Cold War

Martin Scorsese says he dreamed of Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘FRANKENSTEIN’ after seeing the film. “I actually dreamed of it… It’s a remarkable work. The film stays with you, it just stays with you. It’s very moving. A remarkable feat. Grand opera.”

Daisy Ridley, Rupert Grint and Sam Clafin have been cast in Ti West’s ‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’ Also starring Johnny Depp, Tramell Tillman and Ian McKellen (Source: Deadline)

The Oscars will stream exclusively on YouTube, starting in 2029.

The first teasers for ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’ and ‘SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY’ have both leaked this week already.

Episode 1 of ‘FALLOUT’ Season 2 is now streaming on Prime Video. Read our review: bit.ly/FalloutDF2

‘FALLOUT’ Season 2 is Certified Fresh at 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, higher than the first season. Read our review: bit.ly/FalloutDF2

‘FALLOUT’ returns to Prime Video tonight after a one year break. But is season 2 as great as the first? Find out in our review... discussingfilm.net/2025/12/16/f...

Apple TV has celebrated ‘PLURIBUS’ being its most watched show with a new billboard ad “Everyone’s watching, Carol”

A new casting call for ‘SURVIVOR’ includes an audition tape video for Rachel McAdams as her character from Sam Raimi’s new film ‘SEND HELP’ The film follows 2 co-workers who hate each other but are stranded together on a desert island 🔗: youtu.be/8dxspVlBK3E?...

‘THE HOUSEMAID’, starring Amanda Seyfried & Sydney Sweeney, debuts on Rotten Tomatoes at 71% Read our review: bit.ly/DFMaid

Amanda Seyfried fully commits to camp in ‘THE HOUSEMAID’, but Sydney Sweeney almost ruins the film with a truly middling performance. Find out more in our review... discussingfilm.net/2025/12/16/t...

Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland as Penelope and Telemachus in Christopher Nolan’s ‘THE ODYSSEY’ (Source: ew.com/the-odyssey-...)

Robert Pattinson as Antinous in ‘THE ODYSSEY’ (Source: ew.com/the-odyssey-...)

First look at Steven Spielberg’s next film ‘DISCLOSURE DAY’, starring Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor The film follows the disclosure to the world that aliens might be real.

First posters for Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor in Steven Spielberg’s new film ‘DISCLOSURE DAY’ The film follows the question of — “If you found out we weren’t alone in the universe, would that frighten you?”

‘AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH’ debuts with 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, the lowest rated film of the trilogy Read our review: bit.ly/FireDF

‘AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH’ continues the saga in a bold direction, but is it as good as the previous 2 movies? Find out in our review... discussingfilm.net/2025/12/16/a...

Zoe Saldaña tells us that playing Neytiri in ‘AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH’ was more challenging than ever. “On a personal level, I was expanding my family. So, to get to leave my babies at home and come to work and play a woman who had just buried one of her children, it was hard.”

All 15 seasons of ‘SUPERNATURAL’ are leaving Netflix this Thursday. See which other shows are about to leave Netflix: bit.ly/FlixDec25

James L. Brooks tells us how he balanced drama with comedy in ‘ELLA MCCAY’, his first film in 15 years. “We’re talking about real stuff. We’re talking about real lives at stake. There are things on the line in this movie. But we never forgot that we’re doing a comedy.”