Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:

BIG NEWS

Gal Gadot joins Death on the Nile: Wonder Woman and Fast and the Furious star Gal Gadot has hopped aboard another movie franchise, one that’s already in motion. The actress is the first to join Kenneth Branagh and the ensemble of other heavies populating the Agatha Christie adaptation Death on the Nile, a sequel to last year’s mystery Murder on the Orient Express. Read everything we know about the plans here.

GREAT NEWS

Rosie Perez enters the Worlds of DC: Rosie Perez is the latest addition to the female crime-fighter focused DC comic book movie Birds of Prey, in which she joins Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn and recently-revealed co-stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jurnee Smollett-Bell. Read everything we know about the movie here.

FESTIVAL BUZZ

Three to see from Fantastic Fest: This year’s Fantastic Fest is over, but now it’s time for you to seek out three of our favorite “lighter” features that we saw during the event, including the latest Nicolas Cage vehicle. Read our latest festival report here.

EXCLUSIVE BUZZ

Producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach on Venom: We talked to Venom producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach about the new comic book movie and its launch of Sony’s own Marvel cinematic universe filled with antiheroes from the comics. Read the whole interview here.

EXCLUSIVE EXTRA

Stan Lee’s Ant-Man and the Wasp outtakes: We debuted a new behind-the-scenes clip from the making of Ant-Man and the Wasp in which you can see Stan Lee creating his cameo for the Marvel sequel. Read more about it here and watch it below.

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COOL CULTURE

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Easter eggs: We got another, much weirder trailer for the upcoming animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse recently, and ScreenCrush has all the details on the characters and the Easter eggs that are loaded in the latest spot. Watch this informative guide below.

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MUST-WATCH TRAILERS

Rocketman teases a true fantasy: The first teaser trailer for the Elton John biopic Rocketman touched down and launched our anticipation for the fantastical but truth-based musical. Watch it below and learn everything we know about the movie here.

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Vice showcases another Christian Bale transformation: The first trailer for Vice, Adam McKay’s biopic about former Vice President Dick Cheney, also arrived. An unrecognizable Christian Bale leads the movie as the controversial political figure, while Sam Rockwell co-stars as former President George W. Bush. Read everything we know about Vice here, and watch the trailer below.

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The Upside promises a heartwarming drama: Another movie based on a true story with a new trailer, The Upside looks to be a heavy but humorous tale of an unlikely pair starring Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman. Watch the movie’s first trailer below.

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Movie Science of the Day:

In honor of the release of Venom, the latest edition of Because Science looks at how the alien symbiote works:

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Character Trivia of the Day:

Also in honor of the release of Venom, Screen Rant highlights 25 facts that even most Marvel fans don’t know:

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Alternate Ending of the Day:

Speaking of Venom, here’s an animated spoof showing how Spider-Man 3 should have ended:

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Remade Movie Trailer of the Day:

Dimitri Bitu cut footage from From the Earth to the Moon to the style and audio of the First Man trailer:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Buster Keaton, who was born on this day in 1895, films a scene for his 1923 silent comedy classic Our Hospitality:

Actor in the Spotlight:

The latest edition of IMDb’s No Small Parts showcases the movie and TV career of Stranger Things and Hellboy star David Harbour:

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Filmmaker in Focus:

The latest video essay from Patrick H. Willems argues that James Cameron is the greatest action movie director of all time:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Star Wars fans never cease to amaze me with their cosplay ideas. Here’s someone dressed as Anakin’s lightsaber:

This cosplay by Angelica “Moya” Kojima as Anakin’s lightsaber has me DYINGGGG!!!

Source: https://t.co/3lSk24HHnt pic.twitter.com/I3SdiMJM7z

— Hammie (@balancedpadawan) October 3, 2018

Movie Comparison of the Day:

Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons why two 2018 movies, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Rampage, are the same:

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Classic Movie Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 40th anniversary of the release of Midnight Express. Watch the original trailer for the classic drama below:

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Remade Trailer of the Day:

Darth Blender has re-created the new X-Men: Dark Phoenix trailer using footage from the ’90s animated series:

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Easter Eggs of the Day:

Screen Crush breaks down the new trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and details 44 Easter eggs you might have missed:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Get ready for this weekend’s release of Venom with this instructional video on how to make your own costume of the titular antihero:

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Movie Analysis of the Day:

Learn the hidden meaning of Avengers: Infinity War as badly explained by an alien from the future:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Neve Campbell, who turns 45 today, with co-stars Courtney Cox and David Arquette on the set of Scream in 1996:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Today is also Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve’s birthday, so IMDb spotlight’s his filmmaking trademarks:

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Actor in the Spotlight:

For GQ, Sissy Spacek breaks down her acting career, from Badlands to The Old Man & the Gun:

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VFX Breakdown of the Day:

Join ABC News for a visit with Industrial Light & Magic and see their work creating the Kessel Run monster for Solo: A Star Wars Story:

Video Essay of the Day:

In his new video essay, Matt Draper looks at how It Follows deals with the realization of death’s inevitability:

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Classic Movie Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 15th anniversary of the release of School of Rock. Watch the original trailer for the classic comedy below.

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