Movies & series news on Wednesday, October 14, 2026

The big stories in Movies & series this week

• Skydance deal closes as Zaslav exits; Clayface presales weak · Skydance · in the news 2 of the last 7 days
  The Skydance deal has closed, and David Zaslav is leaving his position as it completes. Reports say presales for Clayface are weak, raising box-office concerns.
• Other Mommy opens to $27.5M, but gets D+ CinemaScore · Blumhouse · in the news 2 of the last 7 days · Wikipedia views ×1.6 this week
  Blumhouse's Other Mommy opened to $27.5M in North America, though audiences gave it a D+ CinemaScore. Blumhouse and IDW also announced a new M3GAN series at New York Comic Con.
• Marvel adds Spider-Punk and Spider-Man Noir series · Marvel · in the news 2 of the last 7 days
  Marvel announced the series at New York Comic Con 2026. Its mystery series Zodiac is also set for a 2028 release on Disney+, Variety reports.
• James Wan developing RoboCop series with Paul Verhoeven · Prime Video · in the news 2 of the last 7 days
  Wan says he is working with original RoboCop director Paul Verhoeven on a Prime Video series. Collider reports that Stephen King's new eight-part horror series is a hit on the service.
• Netflix's Willy Wonka series sets Rotten Tomatoes record · Netflix · in the news 2 of the last 7 days
  The new series, featuring Gene Wilder's return, has set an all-time Rotten Tomatoes record. The same week, Hartnett's film Verity topped the box office as his sea monster series debuted on Netflix.