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At New York Comic-Con, a panel promoting Prime Video's animated series Helluva Boss was interrupted when an audience member repeatedly shouted over the discussion. Series star Brandon Rogers responded by cursing at the heckler on stage, telling them to stop and threatening to confront them directly, according to Entertainment Weekly's account of the incident.
Prime Video premiered the complete trailer for its series Blade Runner 2099 at New York Comic-Con, with showrunner Silka Luisa joined onstage by stars Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer. Luisa explained the eight-episode series is set 50 years after Blade Runner 2049, following a replicant uprising in which humanity has lost dominance. All eight episodes will be released together on Prime Video on November 25, 2026.
Mahershala Ali has publicly commented on Marvel Studios' failure to bring its long-delayed 'Blade' reboot to the screen, offering pointed criticism of how the project was handled. The film, which Ali was attached to star in, was reportedly shelved after years of development troubles at Marvel Studios.
A memorabilia auction is putting up authentic costumes and props used in Denis Villeneuve's 2017 film for sale to collectors and fans. The sale coincides with growing anticipation for the upcoming series 'Blade Runner 2099,' set to premiere later this year.
Mahershala Ali says the physical preparation Marvel financed for his role as Blade, a project that was ultimately scrapped, wasn't wasted effort. He spent over a year in intense training for the Daywalker part, and he has said that conditioning proved useful when he worked on another film.
Following Marvel's stalled Blade reboot, star Mahershala Ali and director Bassam Tariq have teamed up on a new film called Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film follows a devout Muslim hitman who must raise three children, including a newborn, after his wife's death while his violent past resurfaces.
Acer unveiled two new laptops at IFA 2026: the Swift Blade 14, launching a new sub-brand within its Swift lineup, and the Swift Air 16, a larger lightweight machine. The Blade 14 weighs just 799g and packs an Intel Core 7 processor 350 with up to a 3K OLED display, while the Air 16 offers a 16-inch OLED panel with 120Hz refresh rate and 500 nits brightness.
Acer has introduced the Swift Blade 14, a 799-gram, carbon-fiber-bodied laptop measuring as thin as 12.95mm, positioning it as a lighter alternative to Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air. The device will ship with Intel's Wildcat Lake processors ranging from a five-core Core 3 to a six-core Core 7, paired with 12GB of RAM, along with either a basic LCD or optional OLED display. Acer also announced the Swift Air 16, a larger companion to the budget-friendly Swift Air 14, though pricing for both new models won't be revealed until closer to their December launch.
Ridley Scott is releasing a post-apocalyptic survival film called 'The Dog Stars,' adapted from Peter Heller's novel about life after a devastating flu pandemic. At the same time, he's developing a new take on 'Treasure Island' starring Hugh Jackman and considering turning one of his earlier films into a musical, though he won't say which one.