Ahsoka goes Prime Time, Percy Jackson coming in December, Blue Beetle dethrones Queen Barbie, James Gunn keeps talking

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In a surprising move, the Ahsoka live-action series two episode premiere was moved from Wednesday, August 23, to, well, pretty much right now - August 22 at 6:00 p.m. pacific time. Disney has been pushing this show with tv spots, trailers, ads, interviews, and more in a way that feels more intentional than some of their previous properties.

Beloved young adult book series Percy Jackson and the Olympians is coming to Disney Plus this December! The media megazoid released a trailer on Monday to hype the two episodes premiere starting December 20. The Percy Jackson books are beloved by fans worldwide, but this release has been kept fairly quiet until now.

With Blue Beetle in theaters, and beating Barbie out of its four-week top spot domination, fans of DC have been overwhelmingly positive about the new superhero movie featuring relatively unknown hero Jaime Reyes as Blue Beetle, portrayed by Cobra Kai actor Xolo Mariduena. Its fellow hero movie The Flash, will premiere on MAX next week. There was a lot of talk about comparing the two movies, but Blue Beetle seems to be distinguishing itself as fresh. And of course - we have James Gunn news! Taking to Threads to respond to a fan who asked about his upcoming 'young Superman movie,' Gunn responded "I was never making a 'young Superman' movie, just a Superman movie.' This seems to contrast a statement Gunn made online in December on the recast of Superman which read "in the initial stages, our story will be focusing on an earlier part in Superman's life, so the character will not be played by Henry Cavill."

Apple TV+ has revealed details and some photos of its upcoming series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. The series will continue Legendary's Monsterverse and will take place in the past and the present after the events of 2014's Godzilla. Kurt Russell and his son Wyatt Russell will play the same character, but an older and younger version of him respectively in flashbacks.

Netflix has released the first trailer of the upcoming anime series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. The series returns most of the cast of 2010's Scott Pilgrim vs. The World in voice acting roles and will debut on November 17th.

The fantasy series Warrior Nun, which was canceled by Netflix after 2 seasons, is set to return as a trilogy of films. The series had been the subject of a strong fan campaign to revive the show after its cancellation.

Amid the ongoing Hollywood strikes, Amazon canceled previously planned second seasons of two shows - A League of Their Own and sci-fi series The Peripheral.

Blue Beetle barely dethroned Barbie for the number one spot in the domestic box office this weekend, despite pulling in a lighter than expected $25.4 million domestically and $43 million dollars globally. The film is one of the softest starts in the history of the DC cinematic universe.

Disney has announced that several series previously available only on Disney+ will be available for physical purchase including The Mandalorian, Loki, and WandaVision. The physical media will include a blu-ray set and extra features including special making of clips, gag reels, and concept art. The titles will be available for preorder beginning August 28th.

Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell reunited in the first trailer for Good Burger 2. The first Good Burger movie premiered on Nickelodeon in 1997 and was a spin-off from Thompson and Mitchell’s sketch routine on All That.

Zach Snyder’s Rebel Moon released its first trailer today as well. The Netflix sci-fi film stars Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnum, Djimon Hounsou, and Carey Elwes among others. We’ll see a princess try to stop a war, space ships, lasers, and aliens in Snyder’s concept that was originally pitched to Star Wars prior to the Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm.