Wonder Man’ Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Reacts to Marvel Series Cancellation: “See You at the Emmys

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who played the title character in Marvel's Wonder Man, shared his thoughts after the Disney+ series was canceled.

Disney+ had planned to make a second season of the show in March but later decided not to renew it.

The decision was unexpected, especially since the first season did well.It opened in late January and had 618 million minutes of viewership during its first week, according to Nielsen data.Although it didn’t stay in the top 10 original streaming titles, it still got good reviews from critics and fans.Abdul-Mateen was also nominated for an Emmy for his role in the show.

After the show was canceled, Abdul-Mateen posted on Instagram to talk about how he felt.

He wrote, "Word just dropped that Wonder Man won't be coming back.

That's life, right?Everything will shake out."

He added, "I wanted to say thank you to everyone who watched the show, enjoyed the show, and shared that they enjoyed the show in some way or another.

The show worked.And that's my favorite thing about it.I could see it on the faces of the YouTube Reactors (because I watched along with you all this time.Shoutout to you all) and I can see in the messages I get saying how the show reminded some of you not to give up, and I feel it in the genuine love shared when I bump into some of you all during the day.So, thinking of you all today.I'm glad we got to be a part of something cool."

He ended his post with, "Thank you for watching… And uhh… See you at the EMMYS."

Abdul-Mateen is up for best actor in a comedy series at the Emmys, along with Steve Carell, Matthew Rhys, Jason Segel, and Martin Short.

The creators of Wonder Man, Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest, had also planned to return for the second season.

They executive produced the show along with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Jonathan Schwartz, and Brad Winderbaum.Guest was the showrunner, and Cretton directed several episodes.

The cast also included Ben Kingsley, X Mayo, Demetrius Grosse, Zlatko Burić, Arian Moayed, Olivia Thirlby, Dan Donohue, and Kameron J.

Meadows.

Samara Weaving to Play Emma Frost in Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Reboot

Samara Weaving is leaving the movie "Ready or Not" to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.The Australian actress has been cast in Marvel's new version of "The X-Men." She will play Emma Frost, a character who has changed from being a villain to a hero in the comic books.Emma has the power of telepathy.

A spokesperson for Samara Weaving didn't talk about the news, and a Marvel rep didn’t respond to a request for comment.

This casting comes after Marvel had a big event at Comic-Con last weekend.

They introduced Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider and also announced that David Jonsson, who was in "Alien: Romulus," will play the king of Wakanda in "Black Panther 3." Even though Marvel has been the most successful movie brand, they’ve had some tough times at the box office.Recent movies like "Captain America: Brave New World" and "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" didn't do well.However, this weekend’s "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" is doing really well and breaking records.These movies are distributed by Sony.

Samara was in "Ready or Not 2: Here I Come" and "Over Your Dead Body" recently.

She's also been in "The Babysitter," "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," "Scream VI," and "Bill & Ted Face the Music." The new "X-Men" movie will be directed by Jake Schreier, who also directed "Thunderbolts" last year.

The original X-Men characters from 20th Century Fox will appear in "Avengers: Doomsday" with actors like Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, and James Marsden.

Disney, which owns Marvel, bought Fox in 2019 and now has the rights to bring those characters into the MCU.

Deadline revealed the news about Samara joining the cast.

She is represented by CAA and 111 Media.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Delivers Record $72M in Previews, Besting ‘Avengers: Endgame’

After a rare mid-summer weekend with no new big movie releases, people are excited to see Tom Holland and Zendaya back on the big screen in Sony Pictures' *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*.

The movie made a huge amount of money on Thursday previews, earning $72 million from 4,300 screens across North America.

This is a new record for the most money made in previews, beating the $60 million that *Avengers: Endgame* made in 2019.*Endgame* went on to make $357.1 million in its first weekend in the US and $1.2 billion worldwide.

Thursday's numbers make *Brand New Day* the biggest preview of the year so far.

Before this, Universal's *The Odyssey* had the highest preview with $17.6 million, followed by *Toy Story 5* at $17.5 million and *Michael* at $12.6 million.Both *Toy Story 5* and *Michael* have passed the billion-dollar mark globally, while *The Odyssey* has already crossed $700 million.

The last Spider-Man movie to come out was *Spider-Man: No Way Home*, which made $50 million in Thursday previews when it opened in December 2021.

It earned $260.1 million in the US and $587.2 million worldwide.At the time, its success seemed unusual because of the return of previous Peter Parkers, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, and the lack of big movies during the pandemic.

This strong start for *Brand New Day* suggests it could make way more than the $195 million domestically and $465 million globally that the studio expected.

Even if it only reaches $195 million in the US, it would be among the top 10 biggest movie openings of all time.The only question now is how high it might go.The movie had a $225 million budget.

Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, and Mark Ruffalo also appear in Destin Daniel Cretton's film.

It follows the hero as he lives alone without his loved ones until an invisible enemy finds him.

People have been very pleased with *Brand New Day*, which has a 90% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a 98% audience rating.

In a review for *The Hollywood Reporter*, chief film critic David Rooney praised Tom Holland as being his best work yet.

This weekend also has Gregg Araki's *I Want Your Sex*, starring Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman.

The comedy thriller is being released in 700 theaters by Magnolia Pictures after they bought the film in a reported seven-figure deal after it premiered at Sundance.

Samara Weaving to Play Emma Frost in Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Reboot

Samara Weaving is leaving the movie "Ready or Not" to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.She has been cast in Marvel's new version of "The X-Men." Weaving will play Emma Frost, a character who started as a villain in the comics but later became a superhero.She has the power of telepathy, which means she can read minds and communicate with others using her thoughts.

A person who speaks for Samara Weaving did not give any comments, and a person who speaks for Marvel also didn't respond when asked for comments.

The casting news comes after Marvel held a big event at Comic-Con last weekend, introducing Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider and revealing that actor David Jonsson will take over as the king of Wakanda in "Black Panther 3." Even though Marvel has been very successful in movies, it has faced some problems at the box office with recent films such as "Captain America: Brave New World" and "The Fantastic Four: First Steps." However, this weekend’s "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" is expected to improve things and is already setting records.

These films are distributed by Sony.

Weaving has recently been in "Ready or Not 2: Here I Come" and "Over Your Dead Body." She has also been in movies like "The Babysitter," "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," "Scream VI," and "Bill & Ted Face the Music." "The X-Men" will be directed by Jake Schreier, who also directed last year’s "Thunderbolts."

The X-Men characters, at least those from the old 20th Century Fox movies, will appear in "Avengers: Doomsday" with Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, and James Marsden.

Disney, which owns Marvel, bought Fox in 2019 and now has the rights to include the Marvel characters that Fox had previously licensed into the MCU.

Deadline first reported the news about Weaving's casting.

She is represented by CAA and 111 Media.

ITV Sees ‘Solid’ Results in First Half of 2026, Reports $26 Million Loss Due to Fast Food Advertising Regulations

 ITV shared results for the first half of 2026, which were described as "solid" but not very exciting.They saw a 2% increase in revenue across their main areas that make money.The total money the company made stayed the same at £1.9 billion, which is about $2.5 billion.

This is the first time they've shared results since it was announced that ITV is selling their media and entertainment part to Sky, which is owned by Comcast.

ITV Studios, which is the part that makes TV shows, will become an independent company that is listed on the stock market.

ITV's adjusted EBITA, which is a measure of how much profit they made after paying for costs like interest, taxes, and amortization, stayed the same at £145 million.

That's a small increase of 2% from the previous year's £142 million. However, this is much lower than the £212 million reported in the first half of 2024.At that time, they said the success was because of the Euros soccer tournament. It seems the World Cup didn’t have the same impact.

One reason for the difference might be how the England soccer team performed in the two tournaments.

They made it to the finals in the Euros and kept the interest going.But in the World Cup, they were knocked out in the quarter finals, which led to less interest from viewers in the UK.

Still, ITV said their total advertising revenue went up by 8% compared to the previous year.

They attributed this to the World Cup, which brought in a lot of advertising and sponsorship deals.

ITV Studios didn't do as well.

Even though their revenue stayed about the same with a 2% increase, their EBITA dropped by 9% to £97 million from last year's £107 million.This is a big drop from the previous year as well.The company has some big projects like Love Island, Rivals for Disney+, and The Gentlemen for Netflix, but ITV said the reason for the lower EBITA was because some of those projects were delayed and only came in later in the year.

They also mentioned that in the first half of 2025, they had a lot of big projects sent to streaming platforms, like One Piece and The Better Sister.

Those big projects weren't repeated to the same level in the first half of 2026.

One of ITV's successes is their streaming platform, ITVX.

This platform is thought to be a big reason why Sky wants to buy ITV.ITVX continued to grow, with a 27% increase in viewership in the first half of the year.Their advertising revenue also went up by 13%, but it took a £20 million hit from new government rules that banned junk food ads, which came into effect in October 2025.ITV is working closely with advertisers to deal with the impact of these changes.

ITV also warned that advertising revenue could drop by 5% in the next quarter due to economic challenges.

This means that by the end of the nine months, their results will be flat.

Carolyn McCall, the CEO, said in a statement that ITV delivered a solid first half and is still on track to meet its full-year goals.

She mentioned that they have good revenue growth in ITV Studios and strong, profitable digital growth in Media & Entertainment.She also said that even though economic challenges remain, they are focused on making sure both parts of the business do well, and they have a solid plan for the second half of the year.

Shareholders also got a bonus with the announcement of an interim dividend of 1.7p and a £100 million share buyback.

McCall also confirmed that the process for the Sky/ITV acquisition is moving forward and that the culture minister will be watching it closely.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Movie

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

2026 | PG-13 | 2h 25m

Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action

Directed by

Destin Daniel Cretton

Written by

Chris McKenna

Erik Sommers

Based on

Spider-Man

by Stan Lee

Steve Ditko

Produced by

Kevin Feige

Amy Pascal

Avi Arad

Rachel O'Connor

Cast

Tom Holland

Zendaya

Sadie Sink

Jacob Batalon

Jon Bernthal

Tramell Tillman

Michael Mando

Mark Ruffalo

Cinematography Brett Pawlak

Edited by

Nat Sanders

Gina Sansom

Harry Yoon

Music by Michael Giacchino

Production

companies

Columbia Pictures

Marvel Studios

Pascal Pictures

Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing

Release dates

July 27, 2026 (El Capitan Theatre)

July 31, 2026 (United States)

Running time 145 minutes

Country United States

Language English

I Want Your Sex Movie

I Want Your Sex

2026 | R | 1h 30m

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Thriller

Directed by

Gregg Araki

Written by

Karley Sciortino

Gregg Araki

Produced by

Gregg Araki

Seth Caplan

Teddy Schwarzman

Michael Heimler

Courtney L. Cunniff

Karley Sciortino

Starring

Olivia Wilde

Cooper Hoffman

Mason Gooding

Chase Sui Wonders

Johnny Knoxville

Margaret Cho

Roxane Mesquida

Charli XCX

Daveed Diggs

Cinematography Tucker Korte

Edited by

Gregg Araki

Victor de la Parra

Music by James Clements

Production

company

Black Bear Pictures

Distributed by Magnolia Pictures

Release dates

January 23, 2026 (Sundance)

July 31, 2026 (United States)

Running time 90 minutes

Country United States

Language English