Comic-Con: Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Netflix, Universal Pictures & Sony Pictures Sit Out Fan-Fest Amid Labor Unrest

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer After a successful post-pandemic return in 2022, San Diego Comic-Con will hold a much quieter event for 2023, which runs from July 20-23. The ongoing writers strike and the looming threat of an actors strike — along with several focused fan events (like Star Wars Celebration and Tudum) — have contributed to several major players deciding to sit out this year’s convention, including Marvel, Lucasfilm, HBO, Universal, Sony and Netflix. But there are still some marquee panels that could delight the fans during the week (even if most panels are refraining from announcing whether any actors or writers will be attending). See the Comic-Con schedule below, which will be updated each day as more panels are announced. (All times Pacific Daylight.)

K.J. Yossman Kaya Scodelario is set to join Netflix limited series “Senna” about Brazilian Formula One champ Ayrton Senna. The series, a Brazilian production, will be shot in Brazil and Argentina. According to the logline, it will tell “the story of the adventure and triumph of the man who became a Brazilian national hero and conquered the world’s attention both on and off the Formula 1 track.” Senna was one of the top racing drivers of the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning 41 Grands Prix over the course of his career. His life was tragically cut short in 1994 during the San Marino Grand Prix, when he hit a concrete wall at around 145 miles per hour.

The number of filming permits issued by New York City declined in June from previous months and fell sharply from a year ago amid a WGA strike and continued uncertainty over the status of SAG-AFTRA. The actors’ contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers expired June 30 with no deal but the two sides agreeing to extend talks through June 12 — at 11:59 pm PT.

Shaun White: The Last Run.”“But after my second Olympics, I . . .

SZA isn’t afraid to get candid at her concerts.

MCU fans know Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, aka: The Falcon, who will soon don the Captain America mantle in “Captain America: Brave New World” next year. But if Mackie had his way, he’d be another Marvel superhero altogether: Black Panther.

Guy Lodge Film Critic “I love downtown Recife,” narrates Kleber Mendonça Filho over self-shot footage of his hometown’s dilapidated center, its once-promising clusters of midcentury high-rises now graying and under-occupied. He admits that he considered cutting that line from his voiceover, deeming it redundant, before letting it stand: “You should say when you like someone.” In “Pictures of Ghosts,” a stirring, idiosyncratic ode to the city — and cinemas — that raised him, the Brazilian filmmaker duly wears his heart on his sleeve, raking through the domestic and public spaces that made him the artist he is today, and making his affection and gratitude for them known. In so doing, he remembers the larger communities sustained and abandoned by an evolving national cinema culture, making for a documentary that feels acutely, even eccentrically, personal, but never navel-gazing.

and as TheWrap first reported, Marvel Studios and Universal are sitting out next month’s Comic-Con, according to insiders.Paramount will be making the trek down to San Diego and returning to Comic-Con to promote the upcoming animated film “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” which has been generating positive buzz and strong word of mouth since it screened at Annecy in France. In 2022, Paramount promoted “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” at the convention and was one of the standouts at con.The writer’s strike, along with a potential strike by SAG-AFTRA, is making it tough for studios and TV networks to show up to the annual convention without product and performers to promote their projects.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Can San Diego Comic-Con catch a break? For two years, the biggest annual fan convention in North America was forced to cancel the five-day gathering due to the COVID-19 pandemic — placing Comic-Con International, the non-profit organization that runs SDCC, under unprecedented financial strain. Last year, SDCC came roaring back with a masked-and-vaccinated convention that was a robust success, with blockbuster Hall H panels for the “Star Trek” TV universe, “House of the Dragon,” “The Walking Dead” and, especially, Marvel Studios. This year’s Comic-Con — which is scheduled to start July 19, less than a month away — is increasingly likely to have none of those panels.

Blink-182 has been a controversial topic in recent days. The stepson of billionaire Hamish Harding, one of the presumed victims of the missing Titan submersible that failed to return from a trip to the wreckage site of the Titanic, got into hot water on Monday after first posting about his connection to the tragedy before sharing a since-deleted photo of himself at a Blink-182 concert in San Diego, California.On Thursday, the same day that it was announced that all five passengers aboard the 21-foot submersible Titan were presumed dead, Szasz shared a screenshot of what appeared to be a DM from Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.In the message, which was seemingly sent on Monday, Barker allegedly wrote, «Praying for you and your family,» with a prayer hands emoji.Szasz allegedly replied, «Thank you. I will be at the Sd show tonight.»Szasz tagged Barker in the alleged screenshot, adding, «Thanks for the love fam!»Barker has not publicly confirmed nor denied whether or not he sent Szasz the DM, but Szasz previously got into hot water for attending Monday's show amid the news that his stepfather was missing.Szasz previously defended his decision, in a video on Wednesday, saying, «Believe it or not I have about $100 to my name.

Outfest announced the full line up for its 41st Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Festival presented by Warner Bros. Discovery and Genesis Motor America, taking place July 13 – 23 in venues around Los Angeles and is headquartered at the Directors Guild of America in West Hollywood. Tickets and passes are available to Outfest members today, and to the general public starting Friday, June 23rd.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer The livestream for Netflix’s third annual Tudum fan event garnered 78 million views across all of the streamer’s social platforms Saturday, marking this version — presented in front of 11,000 people in São Paulo, Brazil — as up 86% in viewership from last year’s 41.8 million views, and more than 203% from 2021’s initial 25.7 million. Netflix likely didn’t set out to bring the in-person Tudum crowd to tears during the three-hour event — but once they started flowing, it was a fortunate side effect the streamer proudly displayed on social media. “I wish you could have been there to convey the electricity of the audience and capture those moments,” Netflix chief marketing officer Marian Lee told Variety Tuesday about the streamer’s first attempt at pulling off Tudum as a real-time presentation with an in-person audience, following two years of the virtual-version of the event. “We posted on Twitter crying fans in the audience because it was just like that sort of Beatles moment every time one of their favorites came on stage, there were just sobbing tears in the audience.”

Naman Ramachandran The return of long-running Australian soap “Neighbours” will see a new family, the Varga-Murphys, featuring mums, Remi (Naomi Rukavina) and Cara (Sara West) and teenage sons, JJ (Riley Bryant) and Dex (Marley Williams), moving to the iconic Ramsay Street. West said: “Cara has a bold, impassioned love for her family and I love that her intentions have, so far, always been good. I hope having the Varga-Murphys on telly will help better reflect the beautiful LGBTQIA+ community that I’m proud to be a part of and I can’t wait to share the family with you.” Rukavina added: “As a stalwart of Australian drama television, the show is on the front foot of showcasing diverse and real representations of Australian families, not in a tokenistic way.”

The stepson of one of the men missing on the OceanGate Expeditions submarine that went down to see the Titanic wreck in the North Atlantic Ocean is drawing attention online for all the wrong reasons.

Holly Willoughby has shared a cryptic post about feeling "worthy of happiness" and facing "difficult challenges" following Phillip Schofield's resignation. The 42-year-old took to her Instagram account which hosts her lifestyle brand Wylde Moon to share some inspirational quotes with her 179,000 followers. As a believer in the power of manifestation, the This Morning presenter hoped her positive affirmations would motivate fans who may be going through any turmoil in their own lives.

A new "Jeopardy!" category left fans furious after the clues stumped all three contestants during Monday night's show. Host Mayim Bialik introduced the movie mashups category, but the contestants didn't seem to pick up the hints. The $1,200 clue read, "You stay classy, Kali! A 2004 San Diego news anchorman "&" a 1984 Indiana Jones title structure." None of the contestants attempted to guess, and the correct answer was revealed as "Ron Burgundy and The Temple of Doom." The $1,600 clue was "An Alan Rickman ‘Die Hard’ villain ‘wants those detonators’ from a title Great Dane of 2002!" One contestant gave it a try and incorrectly answered, "Hans Gruber Beethoven." Bialik informed them the correct answer was "Hans Gruber and Scooby-Doo." "That movie category was horrendous," one Twitter user wrote.

Netflix has turned one of its most successful TV series into a reality show, where contestants could win a £3.5 million prize.

Netflix‘s Tudum: A Global Fan Event in Sao Paulo, Brazil was the place to be this weekend!

Netflix has revealed a trailer for the streaming giant's new reality competition series based on the hit dystopian Korean drama Squid Game. In the teaser for Squid Game: The Challenge, which is set to be released in November, a warehouse is used to construct an elaborate set where contestants battle through a series of games, inspired by the original show.The 10-part competition will see entrants try to win a prize of 4.56 million dollars (£3,736,054) as they are seen being watched by a similar doll to the Korean series while wearing comparable green tracksuits.There will be 456 real players entering the game – and each round contestants are eliminated when their strategies, alliances and character are put to the test.