It's been another busy week in Hollywood, and more showbiz news has hit the wire. Time for a round-up!

Dame Maggie Smith has passed away on the morning of September 27, 2024.  This two-time Academy Award-winning actress (once for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie; once for California Suite) has appeared in dozens of TV shows and movies over her career since 1955.  However, she is best known to an entire generation of movie-goers for her role a Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, and Violet Crawley in the Downton Abbey TV series (see "'Downton Abbey").  She was 89 at the time of passing, R.I.P. Dame Maggie Smith.

DC Studios is working on a treatment for a Bane and Deathstroke movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  These two popular DC super villains are being tied together by James Gunn for the silver screen, and he has tapped Matthew Orton to begin development of a script.  Bane appeared as the main villain in The Dark Night Rises in 2012.

The Chucky series has been cancelled at Syfy and USA Networks, according to Variety.  The popular horror comedy, which expanded upon the lore of the killer doll from Child's Play film franchise (see "'Chucky'"), ended after three seasons on the air.

Marvel Studios released a new teaser trailer for Thunderbolts (see below).  This movie, starring Florence Pugh and Lewis Pullman, is headed to theaters in May 2025 (see "Best in Shows -- 2025").

Netflix released an official trailer for Heartstopper Season 3 (see below).  The new season picks up from the end of Season 2 (see "'Heartstopper' S2") where Nick and Charlie look to take their relationship to the next level, and face their biggest challenges yet.  The series will begin streaming on October 3, 2024.

Crunchyroll announced that the English dub of the first episodes of the Dragon Ball DAIMA series will make its debut in select U.S. theaters on November 10, 11, and 12.  The highly anticipated subtitled anime (see "'Dragon Ball Daima' Trailer") will begin streaming on Crunchyroll on October 11, 2024.

For more information on geek movie releases, check out ICv2's Best in Shows Index page.  Currently, our calendars show releases running through 2027.