When the showbiz news rains over the summer months, it pours! Time for another round-up.
Deadpool & Wolverine has passed $300 million in domestic box office sales, according to Variety. This puts it at #2 for highest grossing release of 2024 after the second weekend, behind only Inside Out 2 (see “‘Inside Out’ Sets Second Weekend Record“) which reached $355 million domestic by week two. With international box office included, Deadpool & Wolverine has grossed $824 million.
Disney revealed new info on its upcoming film slate on Friday, according to Deadline. Titles for three upcoming films are now set as Thunderbolts, due out May 2, 2025; The Fantastic Four: First Steps, due out July 25, 2025, and Avengers: Doomsday, due out May 1, 2026. Marvel Studios also grabbed two dates in 2027, July 23 and November 5, for unnamed Marvel films.
Amazon Prime renewed Invincible for Season 4, as announced at San Diego Comic-Con. This comes ahead of the release of Season 3, which is speculated to come in early 2025. Season 2 for the series released in November 2023 (see “‘Invincible’ S2“).
Hulu renewed Solar Opposites for Season 6 per an announcement at San Diego Comic-Con. Solar Opposites Season 5 arrives on August 12, 2024. In Season 4 of this series, creator Justin Roiland was replaced by Dan Stevens as the voice of Korvo (see “Justin Roiland Replaced“).
The CW Network released a trailer for Superman & Lois Season 4 (see below). The final season of this series takes flight on October 17, 2024. In other Superman showbiz news, James Gunn has wrapped principal photography on Superman: Legacy (see “‘Superman’ is in the Can“).
Paramount Pictures release a second trailer for Transformers One (see below). This movie, starring Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry (see “‘Transformers One’ Voice Cast“), will head to theaters on September 20, 2024.
Disney added a new cast member to Percy Jackson and The Olympians Season 2, according to Variety. Daniel Diemer will play Cyclops Tyson in the upcoming season, which was renewed in February 2024 (see “‘Percy Jackson’ Renewed“).
For more information on geek movie releases, check out ICv2’s Best in Shows Index page. Currently, our calendars show releases running through 2027.
Source: ICV2
