‘The New Mutants’ Opening Scene Debuts During Comic-Con Panel, Retains August Date

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorTuesday marked the arrival of the much-discussed California coronavirus backlog numbers. The reported daily new case total in the state soared by nearly 5,000 infections from Monday to Tuesday.

Angels & Airwaves frontman Tom DeLonge is set to share his thoughts on UFOs at an online film and TV panel as part of Metaverse, a virtual New York Comic Con.He will be joined by UFO hunter and former Pentagon special agent Luis Elizondo, who currently works for DeLonge’s To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science.Metaverse will take place this week from August 13-16.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterDisney’s plans for a third ‘Tron’ movie just got big software update.Garth Davis, who made his feature directing debut with 2016’s fact-based drama “Lion,” has signed on to direct a new “Tron” movie for the studio, Variety has confirmed.

Ellise Shafer editorThe Weeknd took TikTok viewers to another dimension — and gifted them with a snippet of a brand new song — during “The Weeknd Experience,” an augmented reality, interactive livestream held on the platform Friday night (Aug.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterFilmmaker Nia DaCosta, director of the highly anticipated horror reimagining of “Candyman,” will direct “Captain Marvel 2” for Marvel Studios, Variety has confirmed.DaCosta replaces Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who helmed 2019’s “Captain Marvel” to a $426.8 million domestic gross, and $1.13 billion worldwide.

Ableworld has opened a new superstore in Hyde to help people lead a more active and independent life.  The leading mobility retailer has a new Tameside store located at the Manchester Road retail park.  The spacious showroom offers a range of mobility equipment and the friendly team are on hand to support customers with free advice and guidance when choosing equipment.

We’ve somehow made it to the end of the summer without the release of any blockbusters or tentpole films in theaters and, all things considered, it was the right decision. Even still, there have been plenty of great films to enjoy or discover regardless of theatrical releases being put on hold, and August offers up the same level of variety through streaming services, virtual theaters, and on-demand offerings.

A new homeless shelter named after a pub landlady who has worked ‘tirelessly’ to support rough sleepers in Tameside has officially opened.The Town House has been set up in a former St Ann’s Primary School building in Ashton-under-Lyne, and is designed to provide ‘wrap around care’ to homeless and vulnerable people.Council leader Brenda Warrington described the Town House as ‘so much more than an overnight hostel’.“It is a community facility offering tailored support, guidance, care, clothing and

Tom Grater International Film ReporterAs expected, major UK cinema chain Vue has shifted plans for re-opening its sites after the delays to Tenet and Mulan.Now, with the Christopher Nolan pic scheduled for August 26 in the UK, the exhibitor will look to begin gradually re-opening its venues from August 7, when an initial ten sites will open their doors.

As the release of “New Mutants” (maybe?) draws nearer, we’ve been finding out more and more about what could have been in the long-delayed last gasp of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise. Speaking in an interview with Slash Film, the film’s director Josh Boone discussed how the critical failure of Bryan Singer’s final entry to the franchise, the often maligned and kind of loopy “X-Men: Apocalypse” lead to changes in his own film.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterIf a fan convention is held on the internet and no one’s there to talk about it, does it make any noise?That was the overwhelming experience with Comic-Con@Home, the virtual fan convention that ran from July 22-26.

After months…err years of waiting, we now know when “New Mutants” will finally arrive for audiences– uh…the same date as last time. Yeah, don’t get overly excited for a Disney+ announcement, because that didn’t happen today at Comic-Con @ Home.

Comic-Con @ Home is recognizing the importance of representation.

The cast of ‘Van Helsing’ is gearing up for season five.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorWhile it was indicated well before their Comic-Con@Home panel when news broke of Mulan‘s theatrical pause, Disney is keeping 20th Century Studios/Marvel’s The New Mutants on the theatrical release calendar.Rumors were flying around yesterday that the horror-mutant movie was headed to Disney+ in September. This was spurred from what I’m told was a fan-made trailer posted to reddit.

[email protected] panel, but that didn’t happen. We did, however, get to see the opening scene from the film, as well as another new trailer.In the clip, which you can watch in the video of the panel embedded up at the top of this article, or on YouTube here, we see Blu Hunt as Mirage, who wakes up in a trailer as what looks like some kind of violent and apocalyptic event goes down.

The upcoming X-Men spin-off movie The New Mutants is still scheduled to be released in theaters on August 28 and the opening scene of the movie was just dropped online!

After months…err years of waiting, we now know when “New Mutants” will finally arrive for audiences– uh…the same date as last time. Yeah, don’t get overly excited for a Disney+ announcement, because that didn’t happen today at Comic-Con @ Home.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterUsually a massive presence at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Entertainment is largely sitting out this year’s virtual iteration of the 50-year-old fan convention, Comic-Con@Home.