CinemaCon 2026: “Avengers: Doomsday” Trailer Reveals Robert Downey Jr.’s Dr. Doom
Marvel Studios set CinemaCon ablaze with the first look at “Avengers: Doomsday,” revealing Robert Downey Jr.’s return to the MCU—not as Iron Man, but as the franchise’s most complex villain yet: Doctor Doom.
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Director, Producer
“The Testaments” Director and Executive Producer Mike Barker on Finding Lightning in a Bottle with Chase Infiniti
Gilead has evolved. In “The Testaments,” director and executive producer Mike Barker reveals how an idealized new era—raised on obedience, beauty, and belief—hides an even darker regression beneath the surface.
Marvel’s New “X-Men” Takes Shape With “Beef” and “The Bear” Creators at the Helm
Marvel Studios’ next "X-Men" film is still years away, but its creative DNA is already coming into focus. With "Thunderbolts*" director Jake Schreier working alongside creators from "Beef" and "The Bear," the reboot promises to return the mutant saga to its roots — where ideology, identity, and deeply personal stakes collide.
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Stunt Coordinator/Stunt Person
Behind the Bruises: Stunt Legends Reveal What the New Oscar Category Really Means
For the first time in its century-long history, the Academy Awards will finally recognize the artists who put their bodies—and ingenuity—on the line to make movie magic. Beginning with films released in 2027, the Oscars’ new Stunt Design Award honors the stunt performers, choreographers, riggers, and second unit teams who have shaped some of cinema’s most unforgettable moments. And as the creative forces behind "John Wick," "Mission: Impossible," "Avatar," and "The Fall Guy" tell The Credits, this long-awaited milestone is both a celebration of their craft and a complicated new frontier.
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Inside Stage13: The Rigging Experts Behind “The Mandalorian,” “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” & More
Rigging may not be the flashiest part of filmmaking, but it’s foundational — the invisible engineering that keeps sets standing, cranes moving, bluescreens flying, and stunts safe. For more than three decades, Stage13 Rigging Rentals has been one of the industry's crucial behind‑the‑scenes partners, ensuring productions can build, lift, and fly with confidence.
Mando’s Unmasked in the Official “The Mandalorian and Grogu” Trailer
The official trailer for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu finds Din Djarin and his tiny partner back in familiar territory—hurtling toward danger, brushing against the galactic underworld, and confronting threats that stretch far beyond their latest bounty.
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Director
“Zootopia 2” Writer/Director Duo Jared Bush & Byron Howard on Assembling 697 Artisans for Their Historic Hit
"Animation really is a team sport, it's a community," says "Zootopia 2" co-writer and director Byron Howard. Howard and his partner on assembling 697 artisans across Los Angeles and Vancouver to create the top-grossing animated film in history
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Special/Visual Effects
How Weta FX Brought the Villainous Ash People to Life in James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
Weta FX brought James Cameron's terrifying Ash People to life in #AvatarFireAndAsh—from Varang's war paint to the Nightwraith creature design. VFX supervisors Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett break it down.
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Costume Designer
Shaker Style: Małgorzata Karpiuk on Designing Amanda Seyfried’s Dance-Ready Wardrobe for “The Testament of Ann Lee” in 6 Weeks
Małgorzata Karpiuk, costume designer for "The Testament of Ann Lee," explains how she designed dance-ready period costumes for Amanda Seyfried and a cast of hundreds—all while navigating rainstorms, multiple countries, and a tight budget.
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Composer
“The Testament of Ann Lee” Composer Daniel Blumberg on Collaborating with Amanda Seyfried for a Transcendent Score
Composer Daniel Blumberg recorded live with Amanda Seyfried for The Testament of Ann Lee, adapting Shaker hymns and collaborating with choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall to define moments of worship. "We really wanted it to be in the room, like raw, so you could hear the live quality of the voice."
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Production Designer
“Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” Production Designer Stefania Cella on Her New Jersey Dream Tour
Bruce Springsteen's legacy is inseparable from New Jersey—so "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" filmed across 14 NJ municipalities, spending $42M over 31 days. Production designer Stefania Cella sourced a vintage carousel, recreated the Stone Pony, and got access to Bruce's vault.
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Director
How “Predator: Badlands” Director Dan Trachtenberg Embraced Fear For His Franchise-Best Vision
"Predator: Badlands" director Dan Trachtenberg on embracing his fear & making the franchise's highest-grossing film.
The Wakandans Meet The Fantastic Four in New “Avengers: Doomsday” Teaser
Shuri (Letitia Wright) is ready to rumble in the new teaser for the Russo Brothers’ Avengers: Doomsday. Considering all that Shuri lost the last time we saw her (in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), it makes sense that this teaser opens on a somber note. Her brother, T’Challa (the late, great Chadwick Boseman), and her mother, Ramonda (Angela Bassett), are both gone. In the teaser, we see not only her and her formidable fellow Wakandan,
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Costume Designer
How Costume Designer Deborah L. Scott Dressed the Wind Traders and Ash People for “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
Four decades ago, Deborah L. Scott was on a plane to the middle of nowhere, Alaska, to design costumes for Carroll Ballard’s Never Cry Wolf (1983). The decision changed her career.
“As scared as I was, as ridiculous and unprepared as I probably looked, it was a good idea,” she shares with The Credits. “It’s ok to be unprepared, and stepping out of your comfort zone is good as an artist.” The project introduced her to Steven Spielberg and opened the door to E.T.
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Composer
How Simon Franglen Brought Punk Energy and Mongolian Instruments to “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
The audible experience of an Avatar film is as ambitious as the groundbreaking visuals. With both familiar and otherworldly cues, composer Simon Franglen develops textured cues and themes that draw audiences into the story. Together with the sound effects, Franglen, his orchestra, and collaborators deliver another transportive score in James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash.
As vast as the world of Pandora is, the experience for Franglen scoring these mammoth spectacles is counterintuitively intimate.
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Actor
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” Scene-Stealer Oona Chaplin on Creating the Captivating, Vengeful Varang
If ever there was an actor more perfectly aligned with the ethos of James Cameron and the world of Pandora, it’s Oona Chaplin. Chaplin’s first conversation with Cameron revolved around biodynamic and organic farming. She is an activist and environmentalist whose humanitarian efforts span from Brazil, Cuba, Chile, Mexico, and beyond. She’s volunteered in refugee camps and supported film education for Saharawi refugees through the FiSahara Festival.
“Avengers: Doomsday” Trailer Confirms Chris Evans Returning to the MCU as Steve Rogers
Well, well, well…just when you thought 2025 couldn’t possibly have any more tricks up its sleeve, the Russo Brothers have revealed, a few days before Christmas, that Chris Evans is returning to the MCU in Avengers: Doomsday. The new teaser is all Evans as Steve Rogers, arriving at a bucolic home on a motorcycle, the camera making sure you note his wedding band, and then following him into the house to a baby.
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Director, Editor, Stunt Coordinator/Stunt Person
How James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” Uses Practical Filmmaking You’ve Never Seen Before
It has been three years since Avatar: The Way of Water became the third-highest-grossing movie, with $2.3 billion worldwide. The much-anticipated third installment in James Cameron’s cinematic spectacle, Avatar: Fire and Ash, launched this past Friday, once again immersing audiences in the lush forests and pristine oceans of the exomoon Pandora. The epic sci-fi from 20th Century Studios picks up after Jake (Sam Worthington), Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña),
Shawn Levy Celebrates “Star Wars: Starfighter” Wrapping Filming With New Image
It’s official—Star Wars: Starfighter has finished filming. We are that much closer to the first new Star Wars film since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, J.J. Abrams’ trilogy capper, which revealed that Rey (Daisy Ridley) is a direct descendant of Emperor Palpatine.
Director Shawn Levy shared the news on Instagram with a fresh look at himself—we’ve previously gotten a glimpse of Gosling and co-star Flynn Gray somewhere on the Mediterranean—running through an Inception-style corridor (he’s practically running on the wall).
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” Reactions Hail James Cameron’s Scorching Cinematic Spectacle
The first reactions to James Cameron’s third Avatar installment have arrived after the film had a handful of press screenings on Monday night. It seems that, once again, Cameron has delivered another stunningly ambitious epic.
Fire and Water arrives only a few years after the second film in the franchise, The Way of Water, thanks to the fact that Cameron and his team shot The Way of Water and Fire and Ash back-to-back.