Bane and Deathstroke Movie in the Works; ‘Chucky’ Cancelled; ‘Thunderbolts’ and ‘Heartstopper’ Trailers; R.I.P Dame Maggie Smith; ‘Dragon Ball Daima’ Streaming and Theater Dates [Video]

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. …