{"id":476175,"date":"2026-02-18T17:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/476175\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T17:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:00:09","slug":"chris-hemsworth-has-high-hopes-for-thors-mcu-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/476175\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Hemsworth Has High Hopes for Thor&#8217;s MCU Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Neve Campbell and Isabel May discuss Prescott family drama in a new look at Scream 7. Katee Sackhoff teases the arrival of the new\u00a0Carrie. Plus, Netflix\u2019s new live-action Scooby-Doo has found its first member of Mystery Incorporated. To me, my spoilers!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2000663500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/io9-2025-spoiler.png\" alt=\"Io9 2025 Spoiler\" width=\"2625\" height=\"514\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> The MCU <\/p>\n<p>During his recent appearance on the <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/chris-hemsworth\/id1521578868?i=1000749655497\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Smartless Podcast<\/a> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/thor-5-chris-hemsworth-mcu-future\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Screen Rant<\/a>), Chris Hemsworth confirmed he\u2019s contracted to play Thor a \u201ccouple more times\u201d in the MCU.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, it\u2019s wild. I was talking to Kevin Feige about it, and he said it\u2019s cool because the audience now expects dramatic turns with the character. Whatever we do next\u2014we\u2019ve got some ideas to do something pretty unique again and hopefully be [different].<\/p>\n<p>  Scream 7 <\/p>\n<p>Neve Campbell, Isabel May, and Kevin Williamson discuss the strained relationship Sidney shares with her daughter in a new Scream 7 featurette.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Scooby-Doo <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/scooby-doo-live-action-netflix-series-cast-mckenna-grace-1236665405\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Variety<\/a> reports McKenna Grace has been cast as Daphne Blake in Netflix\u2019s live-action Scooby-Doo TV series.<\/p>\n<p>  Carrie <\/p>\n<p>In conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/thedirect.com\/article\/stephen-king-carrie-reboot-2026-release\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Direct<\/a>, Katee Sackoff confirmed Mike Flanagan\u2019s Carrie TV series will release this October.<\/p>\n<p>October of 2026, Carrie comes out on Amazon. You guys are in for a treat. It\u2019s very good.\u00a0You guys are gonna love it. Mike Flanagan is, so good at what he does: smart, psychological horror. And he\u2019s very, very good at adapting Stephen King, and Stephen trusts him.<\/p>\n<p>  Rick and Morty: President Curtis <\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/president-curtis-rick-morty-spinoff-return-tease-keith-david\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Screen Rant<\/a>, Keith David confirmed the President Curtis spinoff series will release \u201clater on this year,\u201d adding the character \u201cis still the same President that left you\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>  Star Trek: Starfleet Academy <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/star-trek-starfleet-academy-episode-7-exclusive-clip\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Screen Rant<\/a> has a synopsis for an exclusive clip from this week\u2019s episode of Starfleet Academy. Click through to have a look.<\/p>\n<p>As our cadets return home for their first school holiday, they must choose between what their families expect of them and their own dreams for the future\u2014including an aspiring captain who\u2019s secretly willing to risk everything to re-write her own past, and an aristocratic cadet called to serve his planet way before he\u2019s ready.<\/p>\n<p>  Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Rifftrax Experiments <\/p>\n<p>Finally, Rifftrax has confirmed the new Mystery Science Theater 3000 will tackle the 1983 film Space Raiders in an upcoming episode.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/marvel-release-dates-when-to-see-upcoming-mcu-movies-1848196856\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marvel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/star-wars-movies-tv-shows-release-dates-disney-1848494806\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star Wars<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/star-trek-release-dates-where-to-stream-picard-discover-1848839650\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star Trek<\/a> releases, what\u2019s next for the <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/warner-bros-dc-release-dates-hbo-max-cast-details-1848354161\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DC Universe on film and TV<\/a>, and everything you need to know about the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/doctor-who-release-dates-streaming-ncuti-gatwa-rtd-1849745140\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Neve Campbell and Isabel May discuss Prescott family drama in a new look at Scream 7. 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