Ant-Man and The Wasp is projected to have the lowest opening at the domestic box office of all Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 3 movies. The upcoming film, which is directed by Peyton reed, is a sequel to Reed’s 2015 film, Ant-Man., starring Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, aka Ant-Man. The first movie focused on his origin, but the sequel sees him teaming up with Hope Van Dyne/The Wasp (Evangeline Lilly) and her father, Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), in order to stop the mysterious Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) and rescue her mother, Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer)....

We’re now halfway through the workweek, and all of today’s best deals are live for Wednesday with a rare $200 discount going live on Apple’s new Studio Display. Then go shop the 20% off sitewide Nomad sale on its entire collection of popular Apple accessories, as well as these iPhone essentials courtesy of Anker starting at $11. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break....

Whether you’re scuba diving below the surface or shredding snow down the hillside, Apple Watch Ultra just got even more capable for adventurers today. Oceanic+ for Apple Watch Ultra debuted this morning after first being previewed at Apple’s special event in September. The third-party app enables Apple Watch Ultra to operate as a recreational dive computer. Moving from the ocean to the snowy mountains, Apple Watch Ultra just got even better for skiers and snowboarders....

The latest images from the Aquaman movie offer the first official look at Patrick Wilson and Willem Dafoe as the Atlanteans King Orm and Vulko. Orm, also known as Ocean Master, is Arthur Curry’s (Jason Momoa) half-brother and, much like he typically does in the world of DC Comics, serves as the main antagonist in the Aquaman solo film. Vulko, meanwhile, is an ocean-dweller who usually acts as a mentor and ally to Arthur....

Comic book creator and Image Comics co-founder Erik Larsen has revealed that Venom’s trademark long and versatile tongue was actually a bit of an accident. The toothy symbiote is getting his own solo movie later this year, with Tom Hardy playing his unfortunate host Eddie Brock, and the latest trailer showed Eddie transforming into Venom and showing off that long, creepy tongue. Directed by Ruben Fleischer, Venom is the first in planned series of movies featuring Spider-Man adjacent characters, but not Spider-Man himself, since Peter Parker is currently committed to the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

Chris Hemsworth has admitted that he was concerned that Avengers: Infinity War would undo Thor’s development, following his dramatic journey and character arc during Thor: Ragnarok. Since he started playing Thor Odinson in 2011, Hemsworth’s God of Thunder has had one of the more dramatic character arcs out of any superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directors Kenneth Branagh, Alan Taylor, and Taika Waititi each brought their own version of the character to life in their respective Thor solo movies....

Ms. Marvel takes on a giant frog in a new animated short teasing the premiere of Avengers: Secret Wars. For three seasons now, Avengers Assemble has offered fans of Marvel Animation a wide variety of adventures featuring heroes and villains from across the comics. Though focusing on the core team of Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow, Thor, Hawkeye, and Falcon, a number of other superheroes have joined their ranks for missions and even whole arcs....

WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for Detective Comics #977 - Batwoman and Batman have gone from friends to enemies - and Bruce Wayne will be killed for it. That’s according to James Tynion IV’s Detective Comics run, introducing a terrifying future in which a feud between Tim Drake and Batwoman becomes a bloody vendetta. Detective Comics #977 has finally revealed just what could drive a final wedge between these heroes, and it’s a chilling answer....

A fresh batch of Alien: Covenant concept art reveals some early designs for the new Neomorph creatures. Ridley Scott delivered a satisfying return to the Alien franchise with Covenant, as the sequel did not skimp on the gore and visceral terror that has made the saga so enduring for sci-fi and horror fans. It also offered something fresh with the new Neomorph aliens, which reminded fans of the classic Xenomorph aliens while also having its own distinctive look....

The title of Valente’s novella, which features art by Annie Wu, and the premise for the plot, comes from the comic book term “women in refrigerators,” or when a female character is frozen out of the plot i.e. killed, raped, brainwashed or stripped of her powers to provide emotional motivation and backstory for the male character. Now, the novella and the concept will be the basis for a new superhero TV show....

Amy Poehler will make her feature film directorial debut on the Netflix ensemble comedy Wine Country. The Parks and Rec actress also stars in the film, together with several of her famous acting friends, including BFF Tina Fey. Poehler also serves as producer for the movie written by Parks and Rec scribe Emily Spivey and SNL writer Liz Cackowski. Poehler began her prolific career with the Upright Citizens Brigade troupe, who in 1998 scored their own Comedy Central show....

Following a teaser from Tim Cook’s Twitter account earlier this morning, Apple on Tuesday announced a new generation of the Apple TV 4K. The new model comes with the A15 Bionic chip, HDR10+ support, a new Siri Remote with USB-C, and more. What changes with the new Apple TV 4K? In terms of design, the new Apple TV 4K looks like the old one despite only having an Apple logo on top without the word “tv....

Apple is continuing to press ahead with its efforts to build a fully self-driving electric car, despite a number of personnel changes and strategy shifts over the years. Now, a new report from Bloomberg indicates that Apple has hired Desi Ujkashevic, a 31-year Ford veteran, to help it ramp up efforts on the Apple Car project. Apple Car project expands with Ford exec Notably, Apple’s hiring of Ujkashevic comes after Ford poached Doug Field from Apple last year....

Apple is out with its annual holiday ad, and the focus is entirely on AirPods Pro this year. The video, titled “Share the Joy,” focuses on the popular Audio Sharing feature of AirPods Pro. “Share the joy of the holidays with Audio Sharing on AirPods Pro,” Apple says. Apple’s holiday ads are something people look forward to every year. The company is known for its sometimes emotional and sometimes clever holiday ad campaigns, though this year’s ad takes a different approach....

Amid other shakeups to the iPhone lineup this week, Apple appears to have quietly discontinued the 256GB variant of the iPhone SE. Until this week, the iPhone SE was available in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB configurations, but Apple’s online store now indicates that only the 64GB and 128GB options are available. Apple hasn’t made any other adjustments to the iPhone SE in terms of price, so you’re still looking at $399 for the 64GB model and $449 for the 128GB model....

Update: watchOS 8 beta 7 is now available to public beta testers as well. As we near the final release of watchOS 8, Apple is seeding today watchOS 8 beta 7 to all developers. Here’s everything new with the upcoming Apple Watch operating system. Today’s build is 19R5340a. Public beta testers will have to wait a bit longer until beta 7 is available to them as well. watchOS 8 beta test program started on June 30 with beta 2....

Just one week after the release of iOS 15.6.1 to all users, Apple has stopped signing iOS 15.6. As a result, users can no longer downgrade iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch software from iOS 15.6.1 to iOS 15.6. This has a direct impact on users waiting for jailbreak tools. iOS 15.6.1 was released on August 17 with overall bug fixes and performance improvements. Apple also fixed two major security vulnerabilities with the update....

Here’s every nasty death Aqua Teen Hunger Force’s Frylock has endured. Adult Swim’s Sealab 2021 and Aqua Teen Hunger Force were originally spin-offs of Space Ghost Coast To Coast. Aqua Teen Hunger Force follows a trio of talking fast food products. There’s Frylock - a sentient box of french fries - Master Shake and Meatwad. The show is essentially a surreal sitcom, where anything can - and frequently does- happen to the main characters....

According to star Stephen Amell, this week’s episode of Arrow will be one DC fans won’t want to miss. Last week, Arrow returned with an all-new season and a new status quo. After the chaos on Lian Yu, season 6 began by establishing who survived the events of the finale. Characters like Black Canary and Wild Dog got new costumes, while the season’s various villains all began coming out of the woodwork....

Avengers: Endgame is a juggernaut of a movie, leaving fans reeling with one big decision after another. Whether it be killing Thanos early on, having Captain America fight himself, Black Widow dying, or Iron Man performing the ultimate sacrifice, people were left on the edge of their seats for the entirety of the blockbuster. In the build-up to the movie’s release in April, everybody had played their cards close to their chest....