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Jennifer Lawrence confirms Katniss is back for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. Also tonight: James Gunn on Harley Quinn, Ascension adds three stars, Safe Space, John Goodman in The Beast in Me and techno-horror Modem.
Kathleen Kennedy takes on the LA28 Olympic ceremonies, Dave Filoni’s Ahsoka comic lands with season 2, Star Wars remembers Eric Bauza, Rogue One: Darth Vader closes the anniversary one-shots, and Star Wars: Unlimited wins Game of the Year.
Michael Dorn reunites Star Trek actors in his sci-fi film Life 2.0. Also this morning: David Bruckner directs Smile 3, Ben Wheatley takes over Molepeople, Peter Medak dies at 88, Crystal Lake’s big numbers, Netflix’s Dead-End Job, Linda Hamilton on Terminator and Serpentine.
The First Omen is on Film4 at 11.05pm, Doctor Who’s “Midnight” is on BBC iPlayer, and Apostle is the hidden gem on Netflix.
John de Lancie is back as Q in Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown. Also tonight: Harry Potter casts James and Lily, A24’s record Elden Ring budget, Survive: The Game, the Gotham Award nominations and Melanie Lynskey in Mushroom Murders.
Varada Sethu on the reaction to Belinda’s Doctor Who ending, Millie Gibson’s return in The Forsytes, Flux moves to Halloween 2027, new Circuit Breaker cards, and Pyramids of Mars at 51.
Netflix’s Allen trailer: the Bluey studio’s live-action sci-fi drama brings a boy’s lost alien friend back after 20 years. On Netflix from 12 November.
Eva Mendes is reported to be joining Ryan Gosling in Star Wars: Starfighter. Also this morning: Glasgow backs the Scottish Doctor Who bid, Star Trek Secret Lair cards, the Knights of Ren’s names for the Force, Sarah Snook in The Birds, Coven Academy season 2, Dead Giveaway and Ghost Rider.
Stephen King’s The Monkey is on BBC One at 10.40pm, The X-Files’ “Squeeze” is on Disney+, and Under the Shadow is the hidden gem on Netflix.
Lionsgate has released an Official Fan Edit Trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, cut by fan Areq. In UK cinemas from 20 November.
Warner Bros. has released the final Dune: Part Three trailer, as Timothée Chalamet’s Emperor Paul faces betrayal. In UK cinemas and IMAX from 18 December.
Derek Jacobi’s War Master returns in Big Finish’s Deeds Without Name. Plus Sosie Bacon joins The Black Tapes, iHunt heads to the screen, Channel 4 comes to Disney+ and Keanu Reeves takes over Maelstrom.
Star Trek pays tribute to Walter Koenig, a new visual history of the original series sets its UK date, Star Trek Online goes spooky for Halloween, and IDW’s Holo-Ween II reaches its finale.
The race to make the next Doctor Who: Hat Trick Mercurio, World Productions and STV Studios are reported to be bidding. Plus The Mandalorian and Grogu art book, Bill Nighy in Ascension, Yamazaki’s Grandgear, MADiSON, Devour and The Block.
Star Trek’s “Catspaw” is on Paramount+, The Boogeyman is on BBC Two at 11pm, and Saint Maud is the hidden gem free on Channel 4.
Walter Koenig, Star Trek’s Ensign Chekov, has died at 90. Plus MGM+ orders The Black Tapes, McAvoy’s AI comedy Almost You, Pattinson on The Batman Part II and a Lord of the Rings reunion in The Gentlemen.
