The clip starts with a laugh that stops halfway — the kind that tells you someone has an idea dangerous enough to change the map. I heard Chris Hemsworth say he’s signed for “a couple more” swings as Thor and felt the room narrow: audience expectations stacked like weights. You should care, because when a franchise player says he isn’t finished, studios move faster than they tell you.
The MCU
On the SmartLess Podcast the other day, a casual exchange turned into a public marker of intent.
I listened as Chris Hemsworth told Kevin Feige has room to sculpt Thor’s arc “a couple more times.” That phrase is weighty. You and I both know the MCU now rewards surprise — sudden tonal shifts, character regressions, big gambles — and Hemsworth saying he’ll return is Marvel planting a flag. It signals more than cameos: the studio is keeping Thor in play as both lens and lever for upcoming stories.
How many more times will Chris Hemsworth play Thor?
You’ll hear “a couple” and you should read it as two to three significant appearances — not endless cameos. Hemsworth’s wording points to multi-film threads or a mix of films and limited series where Thor can evolve and then drop the hammer on expectations like a thunderclap.
Scream 7
On set, family dinners are rarely quiet — they’re where histories are argued and secrets are served.
I watched the new Scream 7 featurette where Neve Campbell, Isabel May, and Kevin Williamson trace Sidney’s strained bond with her daughter. It’s not a slasher beat; it’s a generational bruise. If you care about stakes, this is the kind of personal friction that raises the body-count stakes without a single extra knife.
Scooby-Doo
In casting rooms the first name out of the gate tells you the tone producers are betting on.
Variety reports McKenna Grace will play Daphne in Netflix’s live-action Scooby-Doo series. That casting says the show will skew young, sharp, and actor-driven. If Netflix wants Mystery Incorporated to feel contemporary, Grace gives them a quick pulse and a clear social-media-ready face.
Carrie
When a director has a trusted relationship with an author, the loudest promise is quiet: the author’s name next to the project.
Katee Sackhoff tells The Direct that Mike Flanagan’s Carrie arrives on Amazon in October 2026. Flanagan’s history with Stephen King adaptations is a credential — an authority cue you can’t ignore. If you like psychological horror that favors character over jump scares, Flanagan’s version will likely reward patience and attention.
Rick and Morty: President Curtis
Animated universes expand the moment a minor character becomes unavoidable.
Keith David confirmed to Screen Rant that the President Curtis spinoff will arrive “later on this year” and that the character remains “the same President that left you.” That phrasing matters: it promises continuity, tone, and the kind of political absurdity that made the original appearance stick. For fans of the original, this is both comfort and a threat — comfort that the voice is intact, threat that anything can happen when the show turns real-world satire up.
When will the President Curtis spinoff arrive?
“Later on this year” is the window you’ll see promoted across trailers and listings; expect marketing to accelerate as networks and platforms set release calendars. Treat this as a watch-for: announcements usually tighten to specific months about two to three quarters before launch.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
School holidays on TV are shorthand for choices that reveal character faster than any lecture.
Screen Rant teased an episode where cadets must choose between family duty and personal ambition. The narrative impulse is clear: make a character sacrifice something we recognize, and the show reorients who we root for. That tension is a lighthouse in fog for storytelling — it helps you find the moral coastline.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Rifftrax Experiments
When legacy shows return, the question isn’t whether they can be witty — it’s whether they can surprise you into laughing again.
Rifftrax confirmed the new Mystery Science Theater 3000 will mock the 1983 film Space Raiders. If you follow Rifftrax’s catalog, expect the riffs to blend nostalgia with fresh contempt; they know how to balance reverence and ridicule, and that mix is what keeps the format alive.
Want more? I track the movers: Marvel, Kevin Feige, Amazon (Prime Video), Netflix, Mike Flanagan, Variety, and Screen Rant are the places you’ll see the next teases first. I’ll be watching their signals — and you should too — because when big names promise more, the industry pivots faster than the press releases admit. So, which surprise will land hardest this year: a Thor reinvention or a satirical presidency?