Screen Wrap: 12 October 2026
Artificial sparks debate, Animals climbs Netflix charts, Hexed unveils its new trailer, and Karen Pirie leads a fresh round of television renewals.
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Breaking updates and industry headlines from Hollywood, streaming, and global cinema.
Trailer Drop — Hexed (2026): Official Trailer 2
Billie discovers a world of witches in Disney’s Hexed. Watch Official Trailer 2 ahead of its November cinema release, with Hailee Steinfeld and Rashida Jones.
Horror and Sci-Fi Brief: 12 October 2026
Other Mommy leads the weekend, The Exorcist: Martyrs unveils its trailer, and Star Trek, Stargate and Star Wars look towards their next chapters.
Screen Wrap: 11 October 2026 — Box Office, Festival Films and TV News
Sunday’s Screen Wrap covers The Social Reckoning, Digger, Wildwood, Ray Gunn, Time, Blade Runner 2099 and the latest film industry news.
Movieversalfilm Evening News: 11 October 2026 — Play House Finds a Cinema Home
Focus Features and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster have acquired the festival horror film Play House for a 2027 cinema release. Here is what viewers know.
Movieversalfilm Morning News: 11 October 2026 — Blade Runner 2099 Gets a New Trailer
Prime Video unveiled a full Blade Runner 2099 trailer at New York Comic Con on Saturday night. The eight-part series arrives on 25 November.
Movieversalfilm Evening News: 10 October 2026 — 28 Years Later Part III Is on Hold
Danny Boyle says the planned third 28 Years Later film is on the back burner while financing is sought. There is no confirmed filming or release date.
Trailer Drop — The Exorcist: Martyrs (2027): Official Trailer
Scarlett Johansson leads Mike Flanagan’s supernatural crime thriller. Watch the official trailer for The Exorcist: Martyrs, coming to US cinemas on 12 March 2027.
Movieversalfilm Morning News: 10 October 2026 — Marvel Confirms Zodiac for Disney+
Marvel has confirmed Zodiac, a new live-action series for Disney+ in 2028. Casting is under way, with production planned for 2027.
Movieversalfilm Evening News: 9 October 2026 — Bridgerton Plans a Young Violet Prequel
Netflix has ordered a Bridgerton prequel about young Violet and Edmund. Here is what the limited series confirms and what viewers still need to know.
Trailer Drop — Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026): Official Trailer 2
Sacha Baron Cohen returns as Ali G in Official Trailer 2 for Ali G: Who Iz I?, with Morgana Robinson as Julie and a family crisis driving his American comeback.
Movieversalfilm Morning News: 9 October 2026 — Crazy Rich Asians Returns as an HBO Series
HBO has ordered an eight-episode Crazy Rich Asians follow-on series with Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Ronny Chieng and Michelle Yeoh returning.
Trailer Drop — Stick Season 2 (2026): Official Trailer
Owen Wilson returns as Pryce Cahill in Stick Season 2. Watch the official trailer for the golf comedy ahead of its 4 November Apple TV premiere.
Movieversalfilm Evening News: 8 October 2026 — The Hunting Wives and The Empress
Netflix renews The Hunting Wives for season three and dates the final season of The Empress for 12 November. The confirmed viewing details.
Weekly Cinema Pack: New US & UK Releases – 9 October 2026
Plan 9 October with The Social Reckoning, Other Mommy, Tenzing, Animals and Matchbox The Movie across cinemas, Netflix and Apple TV.
