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Val Kilmer in As Deep As The Grave Trailer

A year after his sad passing in 2025, legendary actor Val Kilmer continues his cinematic legacy through the magic of artificial intelligence. A new trailer for the historical action film As Deep As The Grave premiered, depicting the story of North America's first woman archaeologist, Ann Axtell Morris, in the early 1900s. Kilmer appears in the role of Father Fintan. The film’s director, Coerte Voorhees, utilized AI to complete the late actor's scenes, a decision fully supported by Kilmer’s family estate and his children.

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 Masters of the Universe: Skeletor's Origins

This article explores the multiple, occasionally conflicting origin stories of Skeletor throughout the history of Masters of the Universe lore. In early 1982 mini-comics and tie-ins, he was described as a demon from another dimension (sometimes called Infinita). The 1985 cartoon Secret of the Sword established him as a former disciple of Hordak. Later, the "Search for Keldor" comic hinted that Skeletor was King Randor’s brother, Keldor, making him He-Man’s uncle. This uncle origin was expanded in the 2002 animated reboot, showing how Keldor was disfigured by acid during a fight with Randor and turned to Hordak’s dark magic, transforming him into Skeletor.

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AMC Theaters Defensive Over Stubs A-List Fee Increase

AMC Theaters is raising the price of its Stubs A-List subscription service by $2 per month, making it $29.99 in New York and California, and $27.99 everywhere else, starting July 15, 2026. While the increase itself isn't massive—though it follows a previous $3 hike just 14 months ago—the article notes the surprisingly defensive and aggressively argumentative tone of the announcement email. AMC went out of its way to stress that they hadn't raised prices in over a year while operating costs rose, preemptively insisting the service "is now — and will continue to be — a terrific bargain," rather than just delivering the news plainly.

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Obsession: One Wish Willow For Real

The upcoming movie Obsession, starring Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette, revolves around a hopeless romantic who makes a wish on a "One Wish Willow" stick for his crush to love him, leading to terrifyingly obsessive consequences. This article reveals that fans can now actually try a promotional "One Wish Willow" for themselves, bringing a creepy interactive twist to the film's commentary on the realities of modern dating.

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New Game of Thrones Movie Title: Aegon's Conquest

Warner Bros. officially revealed the title for its upcoming Game of Thrones movie at CinemaCon, and it takes the most direct approach possible: Aegon's Conquest. The movie will focus on the first Targaryen king, the dragonlord Aegon the Conqueror, and his sister-wives as they use Valyrian dragons to unite the Seven Kingdoms and establish the three-hundred-year Targaryen dynasty. The project, which has been in development in various forms (including as a TV spinoff) since 2016, promises to reveal new surprises and clarify misconceptions about the legendary conqueror.

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Ocean's Prequel Plot Details

At CinemaCon, Margot Robbie revealed major plot details for the upcoming Ocean's prequel. The film, written and directed by Bradley Cooper, will be set in 1962 and focuses on Danny Ocean's parents. Played by Robbie and Cooper, Danny's parents are the original masterminds who taught him everything he knows. The prequel will follow them in their prime as they pull off an epic heist at the crown jewel of the Formula One circuit, the Monaco Grand Prix.

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Warner Bros. 2027 and 2028 Film Slate

During their presentation at CinemaCon 2026, Warner Bros. previewed their massive slate of 18 films set for 2027. Highlights include A Minecraft Movie 2 (July 23, 2027); M. Night Shyamalan’s ghost story Remain (February 5, 2027); Sam Esmail's thriller Panic Carefully starring Julia Roberts and Elizabeth Olsen; the Margot Robbie/Bradley Cooper Ocean's Prequel; and Bad Fairies. The studio also teased its 2028 lineup, notably confirming Godzilla x Kong Supernova (March 26, 2027) will bring the iconic monsters back to the big screen.

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J.J. Abrams Sci-Fi Film The Great Beyond

J.J. Abrams took the stage at CinemaCon to tease the very first footage of his mysterious new sci-fi epic, The Great Beyond, releasing on November 13. Described as a love story with genre-bending elements, the film stars Jenna Ortega, Glen Powell, and Samuel L. Jackson. While the footage kept plot details vague, it featured an H.G. Wells quote about "another world out of sight," a voiceover from Ortega searching for something pure they can't find here, flashes of light, the ground opening up, and Powell on the run, signaling Abrams' highly anticipated return to telling original stories.

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Milly Alcock Says Krypto Is Movie Magic

At the Warner Bros. CinemaCon presentation, Supergirl star Milly Alcock broke some disappointing news to dog lovers: Kara's best pup pal, Krypto, is mostly "movie magic" (CGI) rather than a real dog. Alcock explained that a random Romanian street dog was brought to the set to do some stand-in work for Krypto for one day, but the pup was hilariously uncooperative and didn't want to follow the rules. As a result, the super dog had to be brought to life using special effects, though Alcock emphasized they still have very real love for the character.

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Mortal Kombat II CinemaCon Footage

Warner Bros. brought the bloody action of Mortal Kombat II (releasing May 15, 2026) to CinemaCon with an exclusive clip of Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage facing off against Baraka. After some initial trash talk, Cage tries to back out of the fight and even attempts to hide in Baraka’s hut. However, Sonya and Jax force him to fight. Cage puts on his signature sunglasses, engages in a comedic "windmill off" with Baraka, and ultimately wins the bout with a brutal shot to the crotch[1].

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