Today, Amazon dropped a new trailer for its upcoming Spider-Noir starring Nicolas Cage as a brooding Spider-Man variant. Set in an alternate reality where it's still the 1930s, Spider-Noir follows private investigator Ben Reilly (Cage) as he gets back into the crimefighting game as the hero known as "The Spider." As his city's only superhero, Reilly knows that he's the only person with the necessary skills to deal with threats like mob boss Silvermane (Brendan Gleeson).
In 2017, New Zealand artist Rachel Smythe started publishing the webcomic Lore Olympus on her Tumblr page. It was a lush, watercolor reimagining of the story of Hades and Persephone in a world where Hades is a sensitive but guarded romantic hero dressed in business suits, and Persephone is a bright-pink young woman whose hair reveals her emotions. The bright colors of Lore Olympus will be reflected in an animated series.
Indian OTT platform Hotstar is named as the most popular streaming platform in India and accounted for 32% of the total market by the number of subscribers in 2017, followed by Amazon Prime Video with 12%. Meanwhile, Amazon Prime Video had attracted more subscriptions in 2017 than Netflix, primarily because of its more affordable pricing offer, according to IHS Markit.
A soaking wet George Bailey and Clarence, warming up by the fire in the toll house on the bridge, discuss why Clarence jumped into the freezing water. It was to help George, Clarence tells him. Only one way you can help me, George says sarcastically. You don't happen to have 8,000 bucks on you? The film then cuts to an elated George running through town, gleefully shouting Merry Christmas to the You are Now in Bedford Falls sign, Mr. Potter, the bank examiner.
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
Amazon has apologised after an error meant it showed a child a 15-rated film by mistake when they had tried to watch a PG movie. The child's parent had paid to rent Diary of a Wimpy Kid from the firm's Prime Video service, but they soon realised it was incorrectly streaming Love & Other Drugs - which the British Board of Film Classification says contains "strong sex and sex references".
Given the length of time it can take for the new season of your favorite TV show to come out, it's understandable that you might want a little video recap of what's happened so far. Ideally, that recap is accurate. Fans of Amazon's hit show "Fallout" said that wasn't the case in its AI-made synopsis of season one, released ahead of the hit show's new season next week. Fans quickly spotted factual errors, and Amazon Prime Video took down the recap.
The 2025-26 Champions League is being shown on Amazon Prime Video (Image credit: Getty Images) Amazon Prime's Champions League coverage returns this week when Premier League leaders host Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium. Prime Video takes their pick of the fixtures from Europe's leading club competition and for their Gameweek 3 offering they're putting the spotlight on Mikel Arteta's in-form side.
Amazon's Prime Vision feature will debut in the UK on Tuesday during the first round of UEFA Champions League matches. The optional feed layers real-time stats, like players' names, running speeds, and jump heights, directly onto the live stream. Additionally, the graphics will feature Amazon's expected goals (xG) algorithm, which tracks match momentum and estimates which team is most likely to score next.
Movies and television have offered us no shortage of badass women, from Princess Leia to Xena and, more recently, Eleven from Stranger Things. But in the world of video games, one character stands out among all the others: Lara Croft, the geometric adventurer players controlled in the 1996 game Tomb Raider. She's taken all sorts of forms in the nearly three decades since her introduction, from acclaimed reboot games to multiple movie spinoffs.
Writer/producer Gina Matthews ( 13 Going on 30, Isn't It Romantic?) and executive producers Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are teaming up for Dorothy, a modern-day adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. The "music-infused" YA series will use "the Yellow Brick Road as a metaphor for the challenges and choices facing young adults today," according to Deadline. In a statement Stefani said, "It's a creative and modern take on a classic, and being part of something that blends music, emotion, and the character of Dorothy is inspiring to me."
Blade Runner's third live-action entry will be a streaming miniseries on Amazon Prime Video, and Deadline reports that it is now slated for release in 2026. "The update was provided by Laura Lancaster, Head of US SVOD TV Development and Series - Co-Productions at Amazon MGM Studios, in an internal memo announcing promotions for two executives, Kara Smith and Tom Lieber," Deadline explained.
To me, the actor's use of the phrase 'season five, season six, type of end point' suggests a loose long-term framework for the series, indicating potential beyond current seasons.
