Matt Smith Is Preparing to Enter ‘Star Wars’ Later This Year

Get a new look at Nic Cage’s creepy Jesus horror movie The Carpenter’s Son. New set pictures from Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil reboot tease a bad time for Raccoon City. Plus Jonathan Bailey dances around those Batman rumors. Spoilers get!

The Brave and the Bold

Appearing on The Tonight Show, Jonathan Bailey danced around rumors that he’s under consideration for the DCU’s Batman.

 Would I do Batman? I grew up with Val Kilmer, George Clooney, obviously Christian Bale, and 1762437060 Robert Pattinson… It’s a legacy. I think James Gunn is amazing. Who knows.

Star Wars: Starfighter

Speaking with actor Genevieve Gaunt at Paul Smith’s Mayfair boutique (via A Rabbit’s Foot), Matt Smith revealed he begins filming Star Wars: Starfighter this December.

I’m going through this process now for the job I’m about to do. We’re going through the process of trying to find a costume, and sometimes you don’t know if you love a costume until you’ve worn it for a couple of days.

I’m about to do Star Wars in December, and we’re sort of trying to develop the look for that.

River

Variety reports Jane Levy and Jessica Rothe will star in River, a slasher film from writer-director Joshua Giuliano following “three estranged siblings who reunite in their hometown after the death of their father. They set out to scatter his ashes at his favorite spot on a remote river, but when their boat breaks down, the trip devolves into a waking nightmare. Stranded miles from help with no cell service, they soon realize they’re being stalked by a faceless killer who has emerged from the woods. To survive the night, the siblings must put their long-standing grudges aside and fight together against a ruthless, almost mythic terror.”

Resident Evil

The first set photos from Zach Cregger’s new Resident Evil have surfaced online.

FIRST LOOK: Zach Cregger’s RESIDENT EVIL has transformed Prague into a snowy Raccoon City, filming large-scale action sequences with gunfire, explosions, and stunt driving. 🧟‍♂️🎥

📺 RE Movie Details: https://t.co/RSwZ1e2Pzk
📅 Release Date: Sept 18, 2026
🔍 Source: The Prague… pic.twitter.com/FGBTRPq9hj

— RESIDENCE of EVIL (@ROEnetwork) November 4, 2025

The Carpenter’s Son

A young woman encourages Jesus Christ to ignore several portents of evil in the latest trailer for The Carpenter’s Son.

The Wailing

Three women twenty years apart are stalked by the same entity in the trailer for The Wailing.

Guy Fawkes: Blood and Fire

Finally, the spirit of Guy Fawkes tries to open a portal to hell in the trailer for Guy Fawkes: Blood and Fire. 

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