October has scared up some fresh Hollywood news, and it’s time for a round-up!
Superman has hit 13 million views in its first 10 days of streaming on HBO Max, according to Variety.  This is HBO’s best 10-day streaming numbers for a movie since Barbie, cementing James Gunn’s epic superhero movie’s status as a resounding success. The sequel to this Superman movie, entitled Man of Tomorrow, was announced for July 9, 2027 (see “Next ‘Superman’ Movie“).

Disney+ is developing an Afterlife with Archie drama series, according to Deadline.  This series will be based on the comic series by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla (see “Afterlife With Archie’“), and will be set in the Riverdale horror universe.  It will be produced by Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television.

Disney’s 20th Century Studios will release a sequel to The Simpsons Movie, according to Variety.  The sequel is slated to arrive in theaters 20 years after the first movie (see “Homer Reels in the ‘D’Oh’“), on July 23, 2027, replacing an untitled Marvel movie previously scheduled for that date.

Disney’s lawyers have recently sent a cease-and-desist letter to Character.AI, according to Variety.  Disney accused the AI chatbot company of “blatantly infringing” on Disney’s copyrights by using Disney’s copyrighted characters as part of their commercial services. Character.AI responded to Disney’s accusations by removing the characters mentioned in the letter from their tools. Disney is also part of a few other lawsuits against AI companies that are allegedly infringing upon their copyrights, including MiniMax (see “New AI Suit“) and Midjourney (see “Files AI Suit“).

Netflix released the official trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (see below).  This movie will begin streaming on Netflix on November 7, 2025.  A teaser was released in June (see “Teaser for ‘Frankenstein’“).

Studio Bones Flim and Bandai Namco are developing a Marriagetoxin anime series.  The anime adaptation is based on the popular Shueisha Manga Plus serial (see “Manga Plus Max“), and will begin streaming on Crunchyroll in 2026.  They have also released a teaser for the series.