Pop Culture Headlines — Very Young Frankenstein Casting

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Mortal Kombat II Delay

According to Penske Media Corporation’s news outlet Deadline, Mortal Kombat II has a new release date. The film has officially been delayed. It was initially set to premiere on October 24, 2025. However, Mortal Kombat II is now set to punch into theaters on May 15, 2026.

Ice Age: Boiling Point Delay

Disney has officially announced the name and the release date for sixth film in the Ice Age franchise. The sequel is described as “a dinosaur-and-lava-filled madcap adventure that takes Manny, Sid, Diego, Ellie, Scrat and the rest of the herd to visit never-before-seen corners of the treacherous Lost World.”

The sixth film in the franchise will be titled Ice Age: Boiling Point. And while the fifth film premiered in 2016, this sixth film will debut over ten years later, on February 5, 2027.

Hexed Announcement

Disney also announced a brand new animated film titled Hexed. Reportedly, Hexed follows an awkward teenage boy and his Type-A mom who discover that what makes him unusual, might just be magical powers that will turn their lives and a secret world of magic, upside down. Josie Trinidad and Jason Hand are directing. Roy Conli and Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster-Jones are producing. Disney has yet to announce a release date.

Cary Elwes Joins Very Young Frankenstein

According to Penske Media Corporation’s news outlet Deadline, Disney’s FX has ordered a pilot for a new show titled Very Young Frankenstein. But we’re burying the lead… Cary Elwes is in talks to join the cast. Interestingly, he may be cast in the role of the President of the United States.

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