Lauren Rouse

Australia

Screenwriter | Entertainment journo | Black hoodie connoisseur. Words @letterboxd @LifehackerAU @GizmodoAU @KotakuAU @TheDirect 🎙️@controller_club (she/her)

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Peacemaker Season 2: Here’s Why There Are 2 John Cena Peacemakers

1 week ago | thedirect.com | Lauren Rouse

John Cena's antihero meets another version of himself in the trailer for Season 2 of Peacemaker. Peacemaker (aka Christopher Smith) was first introduced in 2021's The Suicide Squad, before the eagle-bearing hero was granted his own spin-off series on Max in 2022. Peacemaker is in the interesting position of being one of the few projects that is carrying over from the old DCU to James Gunn and Peter Safran's new one.
Avengers: Doomsday Director Gives Blunt Response About Elizabeth Olsen's Return

1 week ago | thedirect.com | Lauren Rouse

One of Avengers: Doomsday's directors has hinted at whether Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch may appear in the upcoming MCU movie. Wanda Maximoff's future in the MCU has been hotly debated ever since the character's apparent demise in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, leading fans to speculate about her potential return in the upcoming Avengers movies.
Avengers: Doomsday Director Gives Blunt Response About Elizabeth Olsen's Return

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Lauren Rouse

MCU: First Look at Female Silver Surfer In Her Human Form (Photos)The MCU's new female Silver Surfer was highlighted in photos from the set of 2025's The Fantastic Four: First Steps, but in her human form. This will …
Avatar 3 Movie Confirmed to Bring Back 11 Main Characters

1 week ago | thedirect.com | Lauren Rouse

Disney's presentation at CinemaCon 2025 confirmed eleven characters to appear in James Cameron's Avatar 3. Avatar: Fire and Ash continues the story in Avatar: The Way of Water, featuring Jake Sully and his family, who are forced to flee their home and find refuge with other Na'vi tribes around the sci-fi planet of Pandora. The movie's presentation at CinemaCon included a privately shown trailer for attendees, who had big reactions to the new Avatar 3 footage.
Sherlock Holmes swaps friends for family in 'Sherlock & Daughter'

1 week ago | sbs.com.au | Lauren Rouse

Sherlock Holmes is a character so famous you’d expect every inch of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective to have been covered by now. Yet Sherlock & Daughter gives us something new. In late 19th-century London, Sherlock (David Thewlis) is a man caught in an unfamiliar situation. He’s a world-renowned detective, but he’s unable to solve crimes.
Thunderbolts Director Reveals Tom Holland's Spider-Man Secretly Impacted the Movie's Story

1 week ago | thedirect.com | Lauren Rouse

A storyline in one of Tom Holland's Spider-Man movies made it tricky to introduce a new character in Thunderbolts*. Lewis Pullman makes his MCU debut in the film as Bob (aka Sentry/the Void), an unlikely but super-powerful character. Those familiar with his comic origins know that Sentry has been around longer than even he knows, but his origin story had to be altered for his MCU introduction.
Brie Larson Shares Cryptic Post on Social Media - And Now Marvel Fans Are Convinced She's Announcing Her Avengers: Doomsday Casting In Two Days

1 week ago | thedirect.com | Lauren Rouse

A new social post from Brie Larson has fans speculating whether the Marvel actress is preparing for a role in Avengers: Doomsday. Larson is well known for portraying Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel in the MCU and last appeared in 2023's The Marvels. Dozens of Marvel stars were recently confirmed for the cast of Avengers: Doomsday; however, Larson's chair was noticeably absent. A new post on Larson's official social Instagram is teasing the actress's next move.
Brie Larson Shares Cryptic Post on Social Media - And Now Marvel Fans Are Convinced She's Announcing Her Avengers: Doomsday Casting In Two Days

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Lauren Rouse

11 hours agoKing Charles Has “No Reason to Reach Out Now” to Prince Harry After Explosive BBC Interview“Reconciliation has never seemed so far away.” After Prince Harry’s bombshell BBC interview on May 2, reconciliation seems farther away than ever for Harry and King Charles, according to royal commentators. • In the interview Friday, Harry said at one point that he didn’t know how much longer his …10 hours agoWho’s Leaving ‘SNL’?
Marvel Studios Reveals First Look at Phase 6's Big Villain

1 week ago | thedirect.com | Lauren Rouse

The full design of Marvel's first major Phase 6 villain has finally been unveiled. The Fantastic Four: First Steps will introduce audiences to a classic Marvel comic book villain, Galactus, but trailers and marketing have been careful to keep the character's visual appearance a secret. A new poster marketing The Fantastic Four: First Steps has appeared online and includes a new (albeit blurry) look at several characters in the MCU film, including a face-on view of Galactus.
Margot Robbie's The Sims Movie Gets Promising Update from Director

1 week ago | thedirect.com | Lauren Rouse

Marvel Studios director Kate Herron has spoken about her work on the upcoming Margot Robbie-produced The Sims movie adaptation, providing a promising update for fans. A movie adaptation of EA's popular life simulator game was revealed to be in development over a year ago, but little has been heard of it since. Herron, known for directing Season 1 of Loki, has been attached to the movie since its announcement in 2024.