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James Gunn has officially debunked speculation about Robin appearing in The Batman Part II, urging fans not to trust unverified online rumors.

Responding to growing chatter across social media, Gunn addressed the speculation on Threads, making it clear that any claims about Robin joining the sequel are unfounded. “Guys, please stop believing this nonsense,” he wrote on Friday. “I think six of us have read the script. No one knows anything about ‘The Batman 2.’”

Gunn, who currently serves as co-chairman of DC Studios and is directing the upcoming Superman film, reiterated that only a very limited group within DC has access to the actual script for Matt Reeves’ The Batman Part II. He had previously echoed this sentiment earlier in the week, posting on Monday that “Anything you’ve heard about that movie is made up or a guess. No one in the world knows anything about the concept for the story except four people.”

The clarification comes amid increased fan speculation surrounding the film’s characters and direction. While enthusiasm continues to build, Gunn’s comments are a reminder of how little verified information is publicly available at this stage.

According to Warner Bros. Discovery’s recent shareholder letter, production on The Batman Part II is set to begin in spring 2026, with an expected release in October 2027. The letter also highlighted several other projects in development under DC Studios’ 10-year strategy, including Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow and Clayface, both slated for 2026, as well as a new installment of Wonder Woman.

DC’s broader content plans also span television, with upcoming titles like The Penguin, a new season of Peacemaker, and the anticipated debut of Lanterns in 2026—all part of an interconnected media strategy.

Alison Brie has some notes for the franchise if she’s going to return for “Scream 7.”

In a recent podcast episode of “Shut Up Evan,” Brie shared how she recently pitched for her character’s return for “Scream 7” after several of her former castmates were announced to be resurrected for the new film.

“Alison was famously in ‘Scream 4.’ I feel like with new ‘Scream’ rules, even though she dies brutally, we could bring her back,” her husband, Dave Franco, mentioned on the podcast.

Brie added, “Yeah, where’s my role in ‘Scream 7?’

The actress played the book publicist Rebecca Walters in “Scream 4,” who was stabbed in the abdomen by Ghostface and thrown off the edge of a parking garage.

It was previously reported that David Arquette, Matthew Lillard and Scott Foley would reprise their deceased characters in the seventh installment. “Scream” alums Sarah Michelle Gellar and Parker Posey have since pitched for their characters’ return as well.

After Skeet Ulrich’s return in the previous two films, Brie noted, “I hear tons of people are coming back. … I mean, Hayden [Panettiere] came back in [‘Scream’] 6.”

On the podcast, Brie also shared her “problem with the current era” of the horror franchise about the survival of the “core four” characters Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera), Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega), Chad Meeks-Martin (Mason Gooding) and Mindy Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy Brown) in the previous two sequels.

“Too many people live,” she said. “The ‘core four’ needs to die. We killed [Jamie Kennedy’s Randy Meeks] in ‘Scream 2.’ We should be down to two of the ‘core four,’ just by ‘Scream 7.’”

She also admitted that the murder of original character Dewey Riley (Arquette) was “very sad” and “a mistake.” She noted, “Keep the main three.”

“Scream 7” will be released in theaters on Feb. 27, 2026, with Neve Campbell reprising her role as Sidney Prescott.

The returning cast includes Courteney Cox, Arquette, Foley, Lillard, Gooding and Brown, as well as newbies, Isabel May, Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner, Michelle Randolph, Jimmy Tatro, Anna Camp, Joel McHale, Mark Consuelos and Ethan Embry.

Rumors about anything to do with a potential plot for “The Batman 2” are unfounded, James Gunn insisted this week.

“Guys please stop believing this nonsense. I think six of us have read the script,” the DC Studios co-CEO wrote on Threads in response to Robin fan speculation on Friday. “No one knows anything about ‘The Batman 2.’”

“Anything you’ve heard about that movie is made up or a guess. No one in the world knows anything about the concept for the story except four people,” he shared earlier in the week.

The “Superman” director’s latest reply was in response to a since-deleted post on X that read: “Robin is reportedly in the script for ‘The Batman 2 … The sequel will be as dark as the first and will take a ‘big swing,’ with Matt Reeves and Mattson Tomlin ‘really going for it.’”

It’s a brand new day for Spider-Man in the MCU.

After the events of “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the wall-crawling web-slinger finds himself unmoored by the personal woes that plagued Peter Parker. Now that the superhero’s alter ego has effectively been destroyed, Peter can be Spider-Man 24/7. With that comes new rules, new threats — and a new suit.

On Saturday, fans got to see an all-new costume for Tom Holland’s Spider-Man that will be worn in 2026’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. Holland unveiled the new suit on social media in a video where he approaches the camera with his mask off. New photos from pedestrians have circulated endlessly online during filming since Saturday, including from Holland himself.

The studio likely released the first look on Saturday in anticipation of on-set leaks during filming in Glasgow. After “No Way Home” culminated in Holland’s Spider-Man finally donning a back-to-basics uniform, fans long awaited to see if the briefly seen costume would stick around. While the suit in “Brand New Day” isn’t quite the same as Spidey’s most recent appearance, this new costume pays homage to iconic Spider-Man looks from film and comics — with Holland’s Peter Parker himself being apparently inspired by past Spider-Men.

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Pays Homage to Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield

In “No Way Home,” Holland’s Peter Parker famously met his prior film counterparts, with Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s takes on the character finding themselves pulled into the MCU. It seems that both Spider-Men left a bit of themselves behind for the youngest Peter.

Before “No Way Home,” the MCU’s Peter Parker had only truly created his own Spider-Man suit once: the “homemade” suit Peter wore as a young hero prior to the events of “Captain America: Civil War” and briefly during “Spider-Man: Homecoming.” This suit scarcely resembles any iconic Spidey clothing (except perhaps for the Scarlet Spider), with Peter creating the look out of sweatpants, a hoodie and shiftable goggles.

Every other uniform worn by Spider-Man through “No Way Home” was at least a partial creation of Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and nanotechnology. Tony gave Peter the primary suit worn in “Civil War” and “Homecoming.” In “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame,” Peter mainly wears the Iron Spider suit created by Tony, which later integrates into his uniform in “No Way Home.” “Spider-Man: Far From Home” sees Peter invent a new suit using a Stark fabricator that, while more minimalist in function, still lacks the simple red-and-blue schematic of classic Spidey costumes.

With Tony Stark dead and Peter’s identity erased, the hero loses access to these fancier features in “No Way Home.” At the movie’s end, Spidey swings into the city in a simplistic suit he sewed himself. This costume, known as the “Final Swing Suit,” hardly appears in the movie, but fans were drawn to its simplicity and shiny blue fabric.

The “Brand New Day” costume updates the Final Swing suit in a few key ways. It places a deeper blue on Holland’s arms and legs. It additionally features the raised webbing that prominently appears on Maguire’s Spider-Man costumes. This attribute was later adopted by Garfield’s suit in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.”

This isn’t the only way Holland’s back-to-basics uniform pays homage to his new friends, Peter 2 and Peter 3. The MCU’s Spider-Man suits generally either employed a stubby, techy logo (as seen on the primary “Homecoming” and “Far From Home” outfits) or a giant logo that extends down his arms and onto his back (such as the Iron Spider and Integrated Suits).

The “Brand New Day” suit abandons these logos, instead taking a page from Maguire and Garfield’s books. Holland’s new suit employs a slender logo, both lengthier than his primary suits’ and shorter than the Iron Spider insignia. This new logo also features the pincers seen on the spider worn by Maguire and Garfield, abandoning the stubby human that used to adorn Holland.

Though Peter’s switch to a simpler uniform doesn’t require an in-universe explanation, the suit has multiple canon causes. He’s broke, he’s inspired by his new friends and he’s starting over. The suit truly represents a brand new day for the MCU version of this character.

Spider-Man’s new suit is the MCU’s most comic-accurate look yet

On top of nodding toward former cinematic Spider-Men, Holland’s new uniform also resembles iconic looks from Spider-Man’s past. When examining the new suit against classic comic book costumes, such as those drawn by Steve Ditko and John Romita Sr., one would be hard-pressed to find too many differences: set photos reveal that the eyes on the new suit still closely match Holland’s other uniforms, and the raised webbing is distinct from common comics.

Like with many Spider-Man costumes, the logo is one of the first places that Holland’s suit stands out. While the rest of the costume feels relatively close to early Spider-Man comics, the logo on Holland’s chest remains distinct, with a shorter body and sharper legs than Ditko and Romita typically drew. A similar logo appears in red on the back of the “Brand New Day” suit, distinct from the circular tick-looking spider on the back of many comic book costumes.

Aside from these distinctions, however, the “Brand New Day” costume is pretty lockstep with the classic Spider-Man comic book look. While the MCU is often criticized for “over-designing” their superhero costumes with various textures and lines, the “Brand New Day” outfit is sleek and simple. Blue under Spider-Man’s arms breaks up the red on his chest, while a red belt separates his torso from his blue pants. The blue pattern has some slight texturing to it, but the suit largely looks like the bold, primary colors featured in the comics.

This hasn’t gone unnoticed by comics artists. Acclaimed comic book illustrator Alex Ross has repeatedly shared photos on X of his Spider-Man drawings side-by-side with Holland’s latest portrayal. Ross’ depictions of Spider-Man are beloved for their simplicity, depicting the character as little more than a man with web-slingers, lenses and fabric. That’s all the tech Spidey really needs to be amazing.

Director Akiva Schaffer is rejoicing as his Naked Gun movie, starring love birds Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson has released to critical acclaim and box office business.

During the press tour of the film, Liam, who had reportedly been single since his wife Natasha Richardson’s death 16 years ago, cozied up to his co-star Pamela.

Fans shipped the duo and the internet wished they were dating in real life. Soon enough, it was confirmed that they are a couple. Their red carpet appearances were filled with minimal loving PDA and fans can’t get enough of it.

Amid all the dark things happening around the world, people online have been latching on the the age appropriate love story.

In a new interview, Akiva was asked about the couple falling in love on set, and hard launching the romance during promotions.

“I dunno. I mean, how do you capture that lightning in a bottle? The spark of love. But yeah, it’s me. I’ll take it,” he gushed.

When asked if he wished the romance would be made public during the press tour, he said, “I certainly hoped it would. I certainly was rooting for them, and I thought others would too.”

The Naked Gun director added of Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson, “I think when you have a story that people want to cover attached to a press cycle, that doesn’t hurt. I’m sure it reached a different audience than our stuff would’ve reached. So them being little dirty flirts — why not?”

Since announcing their engagement back in January with an internet-breaking Golden Globes diamond ring debut, Zendaya and Tom Holland’s relationship has largely flown under the radar as the pair focus on their jam-packed work schedules. With upcoming projects like The Odyssey, Dune: Messiah, Euphoria, and Shrek 5 set for release in the next few years, the booked and busy actress’s headline-making style has also been noticeably MIA from red carpets (albeit a surprise solo appearance at this year’s Met Gala). However, the fan-favorite couple broke cover on Thursday, August 5, as Zendaya was spotted supporting Holland in England while wearing an off-duty version of summer’s trendiest hue.

Per photos published by The Daily Mail, TomDaya gave fans a rare glimpse of their relationship dynamic while filming Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which will be released in 2026. While Zendaya wasn’t filming, she still showed up to cheer on her fiancé as he shot scenes at the Brookwood Cemetery (likely the setting of Aunt May’s grave) in Surrey. The Dune star went casual and cozy for the outing, wearing a butter yellow turtleneck sweater with an oversized shirt underneath and baggy black cargo pants. Wearing her auburn-highlighted brown hair in a casual updo with face-framing tendrils, the fresh-faced star held a camera in one hand and another strapped over her shoulder, seeming to suggest she was involved in the filming process. Meanwhile, Holland bundled up in a black jacket worn over a gray hoodie and a striped scarf, slate gray pants, and a black beanie cap.

Despite their busy filming schedules, the newlyweds-to-be will have plenty of quality time on set as they work on their latest Spider-Man movie and The Odyssey together. However, Zendaya’s longtime stylist Law Roach recently revealed that the couple’s wedding plans have been put on the back burner. In an interview with E! News published on July 28, Roach revealed, “The process hasn’t even started yet,” explaining, “Zendaya is working on so many movies. She’s now filming the next iteration of Dune, so she’s away doing that. It’s so many movies, so we have time. We have a lot of time.”

Roach also hinted that like her off-the-radar relationship, Zendaya’s wedding dress will also be private to fans until the big day. He called his longtime sartorial muse “a secret bride” while opening up Zendaya and Holland’s relationship behind the scenes.

“I’m really excited because I know that they really love each other and they have for a really long time,” he shared. “The fact that the world has been able to share in that love story, I think it’s really beautiful.”

Despite her wishes for a higher body count, Alison Brie hopes the Scream franchise could pull off a resurrection in her honor.

The 2x Golden Globe nominee, who played doomed book publicist Rebecca Walters in Scream 4, recently pitched her character’s return for Scream 7 after several familiar faces were announced to be back from the dead.

“Alison was famously in Scream 4. I feel like with new Scream rules, even though she dies brutally, we could bring her back,” her husband Dave Franco noted on the Shut Up Evan podcast, to which she agreed, “Yeah, where’s my role in Scream 7?”

After news that David Arquette, Matthew Lillard and Scott Foley would reprise their deceased characters in the seventh installment, following Skeet Ulrich‘s return in the previous two films, Brie said, “I hear tons of people are coming back. … I mean, Hayden [Panettiere] came back in [Scream] 6.”

The loophole has also encouraged franchise alums Sarah Michelle Gellar and Parker Posey to campaign for their characters’ returns.