A New Look at One of the ‘Superman’ Villains Draws Parallels to Another DC Big Bad

The newFist of the North Staranime is almost ready to reveal itself. Former showrunner Julie Plec has more ideas to return toThe Vampire Diaries. Plus, what’s coming onRevival. Spoilers now!

Deadlinereports Rachel Nichols, Britt Robertson, Missi Pyle, Nelson Lee, and Bruce Davison are attached to star inDon’t Look Inside, “emotionally charged narrative with chilling, franchise-ready mythology” said to be in the vein ofTalk to MeandSmile. Though details on the story are under wraps, Mike Lé Han is attached to direct. Man, don’t you justlovea franchise-ready mythology though?

James Gunn shared a new image of Ultraman on Instagram, looking rather worse for wear (and not unlike something akin to Doomsday’s original containment suit in the comics).

A newJurassic World Rebirthfeaturette discusses shooting on film instead of digital.

Elsewhere, a supernatural serial killed named “Mr. Shiny” commits a string of “otherworldly crimes tied to a dark cosmic force” in the trailer forStrange Harvest.

In conversation withTV Line, formerVampire Diariesshowrunner Julie Plec stated she has more ideas for the series if a network is interested.

I have had ideas for more Vampire Diaries stories since we were doing the lastVampire Diariesstory. All anybody has to do is ask, and I will be there.

Spoiler TVhas images from “Reality Check,” this week’s new episode ofRevival. Click through to see the rest.

Finally, the officialHokuto No KenTwitter page promises news about the newFist of the North Staranime is coming in two days.

Countdown: 2 days until big news on the anime "Fist of the North Star" !!#北斗の拳アニメ#hokuto_animepic.twitter.com/7uPw1uj4rY

— ✨北斗の拳公式情報局‼️ (@hokutonokeninfo)June 24, 2025

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