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Jonathan Majors leaves a courtroom in New York, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Majors was convicted of assaulting his former girlfriend during a confrontation in New York City earlier this year. A Manhattan jury convicted the Marvel star Monday of one misdemeanor assault charge and one harassment violation.

Marvel Studios drops Jonathan Majors following guilty verdict for harassment, assault

December 18, 2023 at 4:14 p.m.

Marvel Studios has parted ways with Jonathan Majors — the actor cast to play Kang, the central antagonist in the Multiverse Saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — after he was convicted on Dec....

DC’s new Superman, Jon Kent, comes out as bisexual in upcoming comic

October 11, 2021 at 4:23 p.m.

In a landmark moment in comic book history, Jonathan Kent — the son of Clark Kent, aka Superman, and Lois Lane — is coming out as bisexual on the pages...

James Franco agrees to $2.2 million settlement in sexual misconduct suit

June 30, 2021 at 4:35 p.m.

James Franco has signed off on paying $2,235,000 to settle an Oct. 2019 lawsuit alleging he and his associates coerced students into performing explicit sex scenes on camera. The proposed...

‘Shadow and Bone’ renewed for Season 2 at Netflix

June 7, 2021 at 1:10 p.m.

Netflix is returning to the Grishaverse. The fantasy series "Shadow and Bone" has been renewed for a second season, the streamer announced on Monday during its Geeked Week. Executive producer and...

US actor Oscar Isaac poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the European film premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in London on December 18, 2019. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Marvel finally confirms Oscar Isaac as ‘Moon Knight’ star

May 27, 2021 at 2:36 p.m.

Oscar Isaac is officially returning to the Marvel fold. Seven months after Variety first broke the news that Isaac was in talks to star in Marvel Studios' upcoming Disney Plus series "Moon Knight," Marvel has finally confirmed that...

‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ sequel snares new directing trio

April 20, 2021 at 8:37 a.m.

A new directing team has joined the Spider-Verse. Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers (a current Oscar nominee), and Justin K. Thompson have been tapped by Sony Pictures Animation to direct the sequel to the Oscar-winning animated...

‘F9: The Fast Saga’ trailer: Director Justin Lin on Paul Walker, wild stunts and ‘the Final Chapter’ of the franchise

April 14, 2021 at 4:08 p.m.

Debuting just over a year after "F9: The Fast Saga" was originally set to open in theaters, the new trailer for the latest installment in the 20-year-old film franchise showcases...

Lucy Liu attends the LA premiere of "Why Women Kill" at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ casts Lucy Liu as villain

April 12, 2021 at 12:15 p.m.

Lucy Liu is officially a god. The "Elementary" and "Why Women Kill" star has joined the DC Comics adaptation "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" as the villain Kalypso, the sister of Helen Mirren's villainous...

‘The Suicide Squad’ R-rated trailer reveals bloody mayhem, giant rampaging starfish

March 26, 2021 at 12:04 p.m.

James Gunn and Warner Bros. debuted the first, R-rated trailer for "The Suicide Squad" on Friday, and it's clear the foul-mouthed supervillain spectacular doesn't skimp on all manner of bad behavior....

Oscars nominate most diverse acting slate ever, including first Asian American best actor

March 15, 2021 at 8:38 a.m.

Nine actors of color earned Academy Award nominations on Monday, setting an Oscar record for diversity in those categories. The achievement comes after years of aggressive efforts by the Academy...

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