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Diego Luna has joined Disney's Tangled as an all-new character in the live-action remake, joining Teagan Croft, Milo Manheim and Kathryn Hahn; filming is set to begin in Spain this June, with Michael Gracey directing from a script by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and Michael Montemayor, Kristin Burr producing and Jessica Virtue overseeing for Disney Live Action; a release date hasn’t been announced.
Diego Luna has joined Disney's live-action Tangled, joining Teagan Croft as Rapunzel and Milo Manheim as Flynn Rider, with Kathryn Hahn set as Mother Gothel. Michael Gracey will direct from a script by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and Michael Montemayor; Kristin Burr will produce, with production set to begin in Spain in June, as Luna expands his ongoing relationship with Disney after Andor.
Rumors suggest Nintendo is pursuing a Metroid film, with Sony and Universal reportedly fighting to secure the rights for a live-action adaptation; Brie Larson has been floated as a potential Samus. A Zelda movie is currently prioritized, with official details likely to surface after that project.
Netflix’s Scooby-Doo: Origins reveals the Mystery Inc. crew for a live‑action eight‑episode series now filming in Atlanta, with Mckenna Grace as Daphne, Tanner Hagen as Shaggy, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma, Maxwell Jenkins as Fred, and Paul Walter Hauser as Scooby-Doo’s owner. The project is billed as a modern reimagining that returns to Scooby-Doo’s first case, while Scooby himself is briefly absent, and Toby Haynes directs, with Berlanti Productions and WBTV producing.
Netflix has announced Scooby-Doo: Origins as the official title for its live-action Scooby-Doo series, which has begun production in Atlanta with a teen cast led by Shaggy (Tanner Hagen), Daphne (McKenna Grace), Velma (Abby Ryder Fortson) and Fred (Maxwell Jenkins), in a modern reimagining from showrunners Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg and a team including Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and more; Warner Bros. Television is the studio.
Clayface first appeared in live-action on The WB's forgotten 2003 series Birds of Prey, in the penultimate episode "Feat of Clay" with Kirk Baltz as Cassius Payne; the piece notes this predates the new DC Universe Clayface film, an R-rated project starring Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen and set for October 23, 2026.
Bandai Namco and A24 will produce a live-action Elden Ring film, shooting this spring for a March 3, 2028 IMAX release, featuring a star-studded cast including Kit Connor, Ben Whishaw, Cailee Spaeny, Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Sonoya Mizuno, and others.
Bandai Namco confirms a live-action Elden Ring movie from A24, with Alex Garland writing and directing; the film is slated for March 3, 2028, production kicking off this spring, and the cast includes Kit Connor, Ben Whishaw, Cailee Spaeny, Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Sonoya Mizuno, Jonathan Pryce, Ruby Cruz, Nick Offerman, John Hodgkinson, Jefferson Hall, Emma Laird, and Peter Serafinowicz.
A24’s Elden Ring is getting a high-profile live-action adaptation with production underway in the UK. The cast has expanded to include Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Sonoya Mizuno, Jonathan Pryce, Ruby Cruz, John Hodgkinson, Jefferson Hall, Emma Laird, and Peter Serafinowicz, joining previously announced Kit Connor, Ben Whishaw, Cailee Spaeny, and Nick Offerman. Alex Garland wrote the script and will direct; the project is reportedly well over $100 million and aims for around 100 days of principal photography. The film, based on FromSoftware’s game and George R. R. Martin’s mythos, is set for a March 3, 2028 theatrical release.
Amazon MGM Studios is developing FernGully as a live-action feature directed by Marielle Heller from her own script, with Stacey Sher producing via Shiny Penny and Moonli Singha as executive producer; the project follows Heller’s string of back-to-back film deals, including a baseball film The Comebacker with Tom Hanks.
A live-action TV series adaptation of Lee Falk’s The Phantom is in development at King Features with Reginald Hudlin directing and producing; the project marks a new expansion of the Phantom franchise, which has grown through digital comics and is planning an immersive location-based experience to be announced later this year, following a 2025 Mad Cave Comics release that continues the mythos.
Roman Reigns appears as Akuma in the newest Street Fighter live-action trailer, delivering a supernatural move described as 'abracadabra s**t' as the film’s 1993-set timeline is teased. The teaser also reveals Dhalsim (Vidyut Jammwal), Guile (Cody Rhodes), Ryu (Andrew Koji), and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo), along with a broader cast including Balrog (50 Cent) and Blanka (Jason Momoa); the movie is slated for theaters on October 16, 2026.
Netflix’s live‑action One Piece (OPLA) is planned for at least three seasons, but a longer run is being debated. The article notes OPLA’s high production cost and manga-length scope, with showrunners hinting at a multi‑year future depending on audience retention and economics. Season 1 covered East Blue, Season 2 ended at Drum Island, and Season 3 will complete Alabasta and may set up Jaya. An eight‑season plan could reach Jaya, Sky Island, Water 7, Enies Lobby, Thriller Bark, and Sabaody, potentially pushing into post‑time-skip arcs and a possible ninth season. The series will skip anime‑only filler and stick to the manga, while renewal beyond Season 3 will hinge on performance—S1 drew over 60M views in 40 days, and S2’s retention sits at about two‑thirds of S1. In short: three seasons are currently on the books, but a longer adaptation is plausible if popularity and cost allow.
Alison Brie said she was 'really excited' to play Evil-Lyn, the classic femme fatale, in the Travis Knight-directed Masters of the Universe live-action movie, describing the role as unlike anything she’s done before; the film premieres in theaters on June 5.
Dwayne Johnson debuts a shoulder-length hair makeover for Maui in the live-action Moana trailer, sparking online buzz about his new look ahead of the film's release.