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🚨 RUMOR: Harry Styles is rumored to have had discussions about playing the next James Bond. Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult have also both screen-tested for the role for director Denis Villeneuve, and Theo James hasn't been ruled out. Via: variety.com/2026/film/news/j… If true, the list keeps getting longer and longer. Batman, Lex Luthor and a pop star all circling the same tux is wild.

🚨 RUMOR: Robert Pattinson is rumored to be the "masked man" who has entered the race for James Bond, using the delay on The Batman Part II to test at the last minute. Via: @TheInSneider This lines up with Justin Kroll's hint that one of the two mystery Bond contenders "likes to wear a mask". Via: @krolljvar If true, Batman vs Nicholas Hoult for 007 is a showdown nobody saw coming. Denis Villeneuve suddenly has a very big decision to make.

🚨 RUMOR: Nicholas Hoult is rumored to be in the running for James Bond Via: @TheInSneider THR also says TWO mystery actors have tested for 007. Both are "notable and established names", a level above rising stars like Callum Turner, Jack Lowden and Josh O'Connor. Via: @THR Deadline's Justin Kroll dropped the hints: "One stars in a 2026 Amazon pic and another likes to wear a mask" Via: @krolljvar If true, the race for the next 007 just got a LOT more crowded, and a lot bigger.

🚨 BREAKING: A sequel to Stephen King's '1408' is in the works Natalia Dyer and Elijah Wood are joining the cast, while John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson are negotiating to return as Mike Enslin and Gerald Olin. Mikael Håfström is back to direct and co-wrote it with Mark Verheiden. Via: variety.com/2026/film/news/1… Dyer leads the film, Wood has a supporting role, and Cusack and Jackson will be secondary characters. Filming is set for early 2027. Cusack said in 2025 that 1408 was the ONLY sequel he'd ever want to make. Nancy Wheeler checking into the Dolphin Hotel is a wild combo.

🚨 Josh O'Connor has allegedly landed the role of James Bond A 'Golden Boy' castmate rumoredly blurted it out during a night out at a Soho pub, claiming Josh confided in the cast at their wrap drinks on Halloween Via: @TheSun Josh himself played it down: "No, no, no. We'll see but I doubt it," adding he's taking time out in 2027 If true, that's the most left-field 007 pick in years Prince Charles to James Bond would be one wild glow-up 🍸

New 'AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY' promotional art for Mister Fantastic & Beast and Invisible Woman & Namor Reed and Hank teaming up is the science duo nobody saw coming And Sue next to Namor is a nod comic fans won't miss

New 'AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY' promotional art for Gambit & Shang-Chi and Professor X Gambit and Shang-Chi side by side is a pairing straight out of fan art Xavier surrounded by wreckage doesn't look like a happy reunion

Giancarlo Esposito and Tim Robbins have joined Apple TV's Monsterverse prequel series as guest stars Wyatt Russell returns as Lee Shaw, who in 1984 goes on a secret mission to stop the Soviets from unleashing a new Titan big enough to destroy the U.S. Via: deadline.com/2026/11/tim-rob… Gus Fring in a Cold War Titan thriller sounds too good to be real Esposito playing a Soviet villain would be the dream

Before Hawkins, there was Marion. A new chapter in the Stranger Things universe begins with Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure, coming exclusively to Netflix in 2028.