Delroy Lindo Joins GODZILLA X KONG

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Veteran actor Delroy Lindo is the latest to join the upcoming Godzilla x Kong follow-up. He will star opposite the previously announced Kaitlyn Dever, Jack O’Connell and Dan Stevens, who will reprise his role as the kaiju expert Trapper from The New Empire. Lindo will play Dever’s boss at Monarch, the shady scientific organisation that sometimes helps, and sometimes hunts down the titanic creatures.

Plot details are being kept deep under the sea, but Legendary has said the story will feature “several new human characters alongside the beloved and iconic Titans Godzilla and Kong as they face off against a cataclysmic world-ending threat.” 

Director Grant Sputore, best known for I Am Mother, is helming the film from a script by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse writer Dave Callaham. Callaham also helped establish the MonsterVerse with a story credit on 2014’s Godzilla.

Delroy Lindo will next be seen in Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller Sinners. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with filmmaker Spike Lee, and the actor received significant acclaim for his performance in 2019’s Da 5 Bloods, the war drama that starred Chadwick Boseman.

The yet-untitled Godzilla x Kong follow up hasn’t announced a release date, but stay tuned for updates as we hear them.

CLAYFACE Lands SPEAK NO EVIL Director

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DC Studios has finally found a director to shape its upcoming feature, Clayface: Speak No Evil helmer James Watkins will be taking the reins, directing from a script by horror favourite Mike Flanagan.

Watkins is also known for having directed the horror films Eden Lake and The Woman in Black. The Batman helmer Matt Reeves and Lynn Harris serve as producers for Clayface, with the movie centring on the DC character that originated as a Batman villain in 1940. With it being a DC project, James Gunna and Peter Safran are of course, also producing.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that the project is a Hollywood horror tale centering on a B-movie actor who injects himself with a substance to keep himself relevant, only to find out that he can reshape his face and form, becoming a walking piece of clay. Filming is due to begin later this year.

The character of Clayface has been voiced by Alan Tudyk in the animated series Harley Quinn and Creature Commandos, and by Ron Perlman in Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. Other appearances for the character have included Brian McManamon’s portrayal on Gotham and Lorraine Burroughs’ gender-switched version on Pennyworth.

Clayface is due to release in cinemas on September 11th, 2026. Casting will undoubtedly be announced soon, so stay tuned for updates.

ANDOR Season 2 Teaser Trailer Drops

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Disney+ has released a first-look teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Andor Season 2. The upcoming season will wrap the story and lead up to the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Per the logline, “Season two will see the characters and their relationships intensify as the horizon of war draws near and Cassian becomes a key player in the Rebel Alliance. Everyone will be tested and, as the stakes rise, the betrayals, sacrifices and conflicting agendas will become profound.”

The trailer includes a look at Ben Mendelsohn reprising his Rogue One character, Director Orson Callan Krennic, as well as the return of droid K-2SO, who is voiced by Alan Tudyk. The final season will unfold over 12 episodes, broken down into four chapters. The first chapter, comprised of three episodes, will premiere on April 22nd, with subsequent chapters debuting each week. 

Creator Tony Gilroy says: “One of the great thrills of making Andor is the scale of the story and the number of characters we’re able to meet — ordinary people, Imperial overlords, passionate revolutionaries. They are real people making epic decisions, all of them staring down questions with terrifying consequences. Cassian’s journey is the soul and spine of our story, but it’s the choir that makes the show. I’m so excited for audiences to see where we go in season two.”

Andor season 2 stars Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, Genevieve O’Reilly, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, Elizabeth Dulau, and Forest Whitaker.

Watch the thrilling season 2 trailer, set to Steve Earle’s “The Revolution Starts Now”, below:

Dario Argento’s PHENOMENA Being Adapted As Series

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Dario Argento’s Italian horror classic Phenomena, which was also released under the title Creepers in the U.S., is being adapted into a television series. Variety reports that the Italian company, Titanus Production, is behind the small-screen adaptation.

Phenomena: The Series is said to reimagine the world of famed horror and Giallo filmmaker Dario Argento’s 1985 horror movie, delivering a unique blend of supernatural intrigue and high-stakes drama.

From writers and creators Nicola Guaglianone and Menotti, the series adaptation follows Jennifer Corvino, an American student at a fencing academy in the glamorous Dolomites, who harbours a secret psychic link with insects. As Jennifer navigates the challenges of being the new girl at school, she must also confront a series of brutal murders. With her unique abilities, Jennifer must learn to harness her power to stop the killer, save her comrades, and survive.

“We have reimagined the visionary world of Dario Argento’s iconic film, bringing it to life with a fresh twist that blends the sinister undertone with the pop aesthetic,” the show’s producers said in a statement. “With the work of successful writers, Nicola Guaglianone and Menotti, our goal is to make a compelling series, with a bold, state-of-the-art aesthetic, honouring the original but speaking to a new generation.”

The series project is currently being pitched to prospective partners and broadcasters.

MARSHMALLOW Horror Film Debuts Trailer

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Marshmallow has released its first trailer, promising a summer camp nightmare perfect for horror fans. Director Daniel DelPurgatorio makes his feature directorial debut from a script by Black Friday’s Andy Greskoviak. The indie film is set for a cinema release on April 11th and stars Giorgia Whigham, Alysia Reiner, and Corbin Bernsen.

Marshmallow centres on Morgan (played by Kue Lawrence), a timid and introverted 12-year-old suffering from nightmares who heads to a secluded summer camp. Morgan realises that a spooky campfire story about the camp has come to life as a mysterious figure starts to stalk the campers, forcing the boy and his new friends to embark on a treacherous journey and uncover a sinister reality buried beneath the surface. Little do they know that the truth harbours a secret that will test their resilience and unravel the very fabric of their reality.

“There used to be cabins all throughout these woods,” Whigham’s character says in the trailer. “One of those cabins belonged to a doctor. He had this huge cellar in the basement. If you stay up too late or if you leave your cabin past curfew, you just might see the doctor.”

Watch the trailer for Marshmallow below, and check out the film’s official poster, reminiscent of beloved John Carpenter horror The Thing.

Princess Diana To Tour Australia

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Linus Karp’s hit comedy show, Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story, will commence an Australian tour, starting at the Adelaide Fringe.  The tour, which starts this week in Adelaide and ends in March in Brisbane, will also feature Sarah Jane Adventures star Rob Madge as the voice of Mother Teresa.

Rob Madge, who played Oscar, aka Krislok, in the Doctor Who spin-off show,  is better known for his hit show My Son’s A Queer But What Can You Do?, which we at STARBURST really liked.  

Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story will also feature pre-show performances by Drag Race UK star Pixie Polite and specially invited drag artists in each city.

You can find out more about the show and future tours here.

GODZILLA X KONG Sequel Casts Jack O’Connell

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Jack O’Connell, best known for his roles in Unbroken and SAS Rogue Heroes, has been tapped to star in the next instalment of Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise, the follow up to Godzilla x Kong.

He joins the previously announced Kaitlyn Dever and Dan Stevens, who will reprise his role as the kaiju expert Trapper from The New Empire. O’Connell will reportedly play Dever’s brother in the film.

Plot details are being kept deep under the sea, but Legendary has said the story will feature “several new human characters alongside the beloved and iconic Titans Godzilla and Kong as they face off against a cataclysmic world-ending threat.” 

Director Grant Sputore, best known for I Am Mother, is helming the film from a script by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse writer Dave Callaham. Callaham also helped establish the MonsterVerse with a story credit on 2014’s Godzilla.

This is already lining up to be a busy year for Jack O’Connell, who will next be seen in Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller Sinners, and in Danny Boyle’s long-awaited zombie apocalypse film, 28 Years Later.

The yet-untitled Godzilla x Kong follow up hasn’t announced a release date, but stay tuned for updates as we hear them.

Daniel Craig Drops Out Of SGT. ROCK

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Daniel Craig is no longer attached to make his DC Comics debut in Sgt. Rock, the feature project that would have reunited him with his Queer director Luca Guadagnino. The feature hails from a script by Justin Kuritzkes, who also served as screenwriter on Challengers and Queer. Reasons for Craig’s departure are still unconfirmed.

Plot details for Sgt. Rock are still unknown. The character is a non-commissioned officer in the U.S. army who leads his unit, Easy Company, through the European theatre of World War II. He first appeared in comics in 1959, created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert. Variety reports that DC Studios’ co-chiefs, James Gunn and Peter Safran, are excited about the film as a straightforward war picture.

Craig’s upcoming projects include Netflix’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, which would see him return to the role of private investigator Benoit Blanc. He’s also attached to star opposite Charlize Theron in Two for the Money for director Justin Lin. Guadagnino’s next film to hit cinemas will be the Julia Roberts thriller After the Hunt. He’s also attached to direct a new adaptation of American Psycho with Austin Butler, and an adaptation of the gay romance Separate Rooms with Josh O’Connor.

DC Studios is still hoping to begin filming this summer, so the hunt to replace Daniel Craig is already on the way.

Mia Goth Comes Aboard THE ODYSSEY

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Scream Queen Mia Goth is the latest star to board Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of the Homer epic, The Odyssey.

The Pearl and MaXXXine star joins a packed cast that includes Matt Damon as Odysseus, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal and Benny Safdie. The ensemble also includes Himesh Patel, Elliot Page, Bill Irwin, Samantha Morton, Jesse Garcia and Will Yun Lee.

The feature project is an adaptation of the Greek Epic The Odyssey, by Homer. Universal has described the adaptation as a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new Imax film technology. The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to Imax film screens for the first time.”

The Odyssey tells of the Greek hero and King of Ithaca, Odysseus, and his torturous, decade-long journey home after the Trojan War. Along the way, he and his crew face sea creatures, sirens, witches, and monsters, and must contend with the interference of gods. Back home, due to his long absence, he is presumed dead, leaving his wife Penelope and son Telemachus to contend with a group of suitors competing for Penelope’s hand in marriage.

Aside from Matt Damon, it is still unknown who anyone, including Mia Goth, will play in the film.

The Odyssey is due to release in cinemas on July 17th, 2026.

Matt Damon Is Odysseus In Christopher Nolan’s ODYSSEY

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Anticipation is building for Christopher Nolan’s next epic, with a first-look image of Matt Damon playing Odysseus in the filmmaker’s adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey.

Matt Damon leads a stacked cast that includes Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal and Benny Safdie. The ensemble also includes Himesh Patel, Elliot Page, Bill Irwin, Samantha Morton, Jesse Garcia and Will Yun Lee.

The feature project is an adaptation of the Greek Epic The Odyssey, by Homer. Universal has described the adaptation as a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new Imax film technology. The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to Imax film screens for the first time.” Given Nolan’s record for delivering visually staggering pictures, from the imagined, foreign worlds of Interstellar to the sandy scapes of New Mexico, the fact that The Odyssey will wow visually seems a given.

The Odyssey tells of the Greek hero Odysseus and his torturous decade-long journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. Along the way, he and his crew face sea creatures, sirens, witches, monsters, and must contend with the interference of gods.

The Odyssey is due to release in cinemas on July 17th, 2026. Check out the first-look image below: