Cinema
Jean Grey didn’t kill anyone in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Technically.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day's writers say Jean Grey didn't kill anyone — technically. The man hit by a bus is, apparently, a separate question.
Entertainment
Lanterns took seven years to reach HBO — and two more DC shows died waiting
Lanterns finally premieres on HBO this Sunday after seven years of development — and, per The Ankler, two more DC shows died along the way.
Cinema
Warner Bros. Made Its ‘Biggest Ever’ Offer for Barbie 2. The Team Said No.
Warner Bros. has made more than six offers for a Barbie sequel — and the original team has rejected every one, with rights set to revert to Mattel in December.
Cinema
A cinema never got its Spider-Man: Brand New Day poster, so an employee drew their own by hand — fans are stopping for photos
A cinema in Prince George, Canada never received its Spider-Man: Brand New Day poster, so an employee drew one by hand. The 'Spoderman' artwork has gone viral.
Cinema
Mel Gibson Reveals Lethal Weapon 5 Plot Details: An Older, Slower Riggs and Murtaugh
Mel Gibson revealed the first Lethal Weapon 5 plot details at Fan Expo Boston — an older, slower Riggs and Murtaugh — and says the script is the franchise's best.
Entertainment
The Office star Lucy Davis reveals terminal cancer: ‘It’s incurable, and too late for chemo’
Lucy Davis, best known as Dawn Tinsley in the original UK The Office, has revealed her stage 4 breast cancer is incurable and too late for chemo. She shared the…
Prime Video
Minions & Monsters is finally watchable at home — just not in the UAE yet
Minions & Monsters lands on digital on 11 August, 40 days after its US$473M cinema run. Here's where to rent or buy it — and where UAE viewers stand.
Disney+
Doctor Who Reboot: Dean Devlin Wants In as BBC Opens Show to Tender
Dean Devlin, writer of Stargate and Independence Day, wants Electric Entertainment to produce a Doctor Who reboot when the BBC's tender opens — but insists no talks have happened yet.
OSN+
Who Should Sit on the Iron Throne? House of the Dragon Showrunner Gives His Answer
"There’s not a character in the show that has seen more of a differential between power, to lack of power."
Disney+
Ewan McGregor is begging Disney for more Obi-Wan Kenobi: ‘I’ve got 10 years before I’m Alec Guinness’ age’
Ewan McGregor says he wants to play Obi-Wan Kenobi for the rest of his career, in series or movies. Disney has not yet taken him up on it.
Entertainment
Nicholas Hoult Cast as Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter Season 2
Nicholas Hoult is joining HBO's Harry Potter as Gilderoy Lockhart, the Chamber of Secrets professor Kenneth Branagh played in the 2002 film.
Cinema
Marvel Fined $160,000 Over Avengers: Doomsday Gaslamp Arch Ad
Marvel Studios ran up $160,000 in daily fines for the Avengers: Doomsday ad that covered San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter arch during Comic-Con, despite city warnings.
Netflix
Where to Watch Don’t Say Good Luck in the UAE — Netflix’s High School Musical Drama
Sunny Sandler headlines this Netflix musical about a teenager whose home drama upstages the school show. It premieres in the UAE on August 14, 2026.
Netflix
Where to Watch My Brilliant Career (Season 1) in the UAE — Netflix’s Sharp Period Drama Premieres 13 August
My Brilliant Career (Season 1) is Netflix's six-episode Australian period drama, premiering 13 August 2026. Where to watch it in the UAE, what it costs and who is in it.
Netflix
Where to Watch Tires Season 3 in the UAE: Netflix Price and Premiere Date
Tires Season 3 rolls onto Netflix UAE on 13 August with 12 episodes of Shane Gillis's tyre-shop comedy, included in every plan from AED 35 a month.
OSN+
Where to Watch Lanterns (Season 1) in the UAE — DC’s Green Lantern Mystery Premieres on OSN+
DC's Green Lantern murder mystery — Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler as two space cops on an Earth case — lands on OSN+ UAE on 17 August, rated PG15, from…
Cinema
Chris Evans Says He Had to Lie as Marvel Kept His Avengers: Doomsday Return Completely Hidden
Chris Evans says Marvel used “Luke Cage” on call sheets and set communications to conceal his Steve Rogers return in Avengers: Doomsday.
Entertainment
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Still Gets Glenn Grief for Playing Negan
Jeffrey Dean Morgan says Walking Dead fans still swear at him over Negan killing Glenn, nearly a decade after the character’s infamous death.
Cinema
Chloe Bailey Is Ready to Bring the Storm to Marvel’s X-Men
Chloe Bailey has responded to fans backing her as Storm, but Marvel has not confirmed her involvement or Storm’s place in its upcoming X-Men film.
Cinema
New York Homeowner Gets Children’s Letters to Spider-Man
Queens homeowner Jack Shi says children send Spider-Man letters to his address, which comics readers associate with one of Aunt May’s homes.
Cinema
Chris Evans Calls Avengers: Doomsday “Brutal” for Steve Rogers as Fans Start Worrying
Chris Evans says Avengers: Doomsday gives Steve Rogers a “brutal” test, while the theory involving his child remains unconfirmed ahead of release.
Cinema
God of War fans say Ryan Hurst’s new Kratos photo proves Prime Video recast him too soon
Ryan Hurst posted his own photo as Kratos, and fans think it beats Prime Video's official first look — the one that got him mocked before the recast.
Cinema
Charlie Cox Reacts to Spider-Man: Brand New Day and That Surprising Punisher Line About Peter Parker
The Punisher tells Peter Parker he has never had a friend like him in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Charlie Cox and Deborah Ann Woll have thoughts — especially for Karen.
Netflix
GTA 6’s extended look premieres on Netflix — and it will feel like a Netflix show
GTA 6's extended look premieres on Netflix August 27 at 11pm Dubai time — six hours before it goes free on YouTube. Take-Two says it will feel like a Netflix…