Avengers: Doomsday Adds Chris Evans?! 'The Bear' to Voice a Star Wars Villain?! Plus Golden Globe Nominations

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Chris Evans will appear in Avengers: Doomsday. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the story late on December 9th. Evans is best known for his role as Steve Rogers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and retired from the role in 2019 following the climactic Avengers: Endgame. Doomsday will also feature Evans co star Robert Downey, Jr. as Doctor Doom, though Evans’ role is not specified. 

As Mariah Carey might say/sing…”IT’S TIIIIIME.” Our fiyrst awards season nominations are here with the 2025 Golden Globe noms having been released this week. Smaller films took the lead on nominations with Emilia Pérez receiving 10 nominations followed by The Brutalist, Conclave, and The Substance. In television The Bear takes top place at five nominations (and yes it’s still listed in the comedy category) while Only Murders in the Building and Shogun each have four noms. Netflix leads the pack of distributors with 26 nominations in total. The Box Office Achievement Award, which was new last year, has eight nominees and will include box office revenue and commensurate streaming viewership. 

No, you’re not crazy and neither are we. Golden Globe nominee and frequent winner Jeremy Allen White has been casty to play Jabba the Hutt’s son, Rotta the Hutt, in The Mandalorian & Grogu film. But don’t panic yet, the actor is simply lending his voice to the character that was originally seen in The Clone Wars animated film.

Season 2 of Netflix's Wednesday has officially wrapped production. Last week, Netflix released a first look image of Jenna Ortega in character and confirmed that the series will debut sometime in 2025.

HBO is circling I May Destroy You actor Paapa Essiedu to play Severus Snape in the upcoming Harry Potter series. Sources tell the Hollywood Reporter that the actor has been offered the role, but official negotiations have not yet begun.

Sienna Miller has been cast to star opposite John Krasinski in the Jack Ryan feature that is in the works at Amazon MGM Studios.

Sam Richardson, the Emmy-winning comedian known for his work on Veep and Ted Lasso and Teyonah Parris Star of WandaVision and The Marvels are both joining John Cena in Matchbox, Apple Original Films’ live-action take on the classic Mattel car toy line.

The first trailer for the Doctor Who Christmas special “Joy to the World” has dropped. The Special debuts on Disney+ on December 25.

Elizabeth Olsen is joining Julia Roberts in the upcoming thriller Panic Carefully. Panic Carefully is described as a paranoid thriller reminiscent of Silence of the Lambs and Mr. Robot. Kevin McCormick and Chrystal Li will oversee it for Warner Bros.

Asa Germann, a cast member from The Boys and Gen V, is the newest addition to the cast of Scream 7.

Variety has learned that Bill Lawrence is currently developing a reboot of his sitcom Scrubs for ABC via 20th Century Television. “Scrubs” originally aired on NBC for its first seven seasons from 2001-2008, followed by two seasons at ABC from 2009-2010.

Apple Films has released the first trailer for The Gorge, directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy. The film will debut on AppleTV+ on Valentine's Day.

Anora star Mark Eydelshteyn has joined the second season of Prime Video series Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and will star as the lead.

Sony Pictures has released its first trailer for 28 Years Later, director Danny Boyle‘s long-awaited zombie apocalypse sequel. The film will be released on June 20.

The box office trio of Moana 2, Wicked, and Gladiator 2 continue their strong holds, combining for a $132 million dollar weekend, breaking the record for this frame set in 2018. Moana 2 also officially crossed the $600 million dollar mark globally.

Paramount+ released the official trailer for its original movie Star Trek: Section 31 starring Michelle Yeoh during the streamer’s presentation Saturday at CCXP in São Paolo, Brazil