Universal Pictures debuted a brand-new trailer for Christopher Nolan's *The Odyssey* on the May 4 episode of *The Late Show with Stephen Colbert*. The trailer marks the first on-screen look at the Cyclops, plus expanded footage of Robert Pattinson's villainous Antinous, Anne Hathaway's Penelope, Tom Holland's Telemachus, and Charlize Theron's Circe. The film is shot entirely on IMAX cameras and arrives in theaters July 17, 2026.

Producer Todd Garner spent the opening days of *Mortal Kombat II*'s release week posting jabs at the film's critics on X, claiming reviewers "have never played the game" and don't know franchise lore. After mounting backlash, Garner posted a public apology on May 8: "I wanted to address a comment I made regarding some of the critical responses to our movie. I realize that, in my eagerness to defend the people who worked so hard on this film, I lost sight of the fact that our job is to create the best possible…

Variety reported on May 6 that Scarlett Johansson has joined Ari Aster's next directorial project, *Scapegoat*, at A24. Plot details remain under wraps. Aster's previous film, *Eddington*, premiered at Cannes in 2025 with Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal. The new project marks Johansson's second auteur-driven feature in less than a year, following her recently announced lead in Yorgos Lanthimos's untitled next.

The Festival de Cannes confirmed its complete competition jury on May 6 ahead of the festival's May 12 opening. Joining president Park Chan-wook are Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao, Stellan Skarsgård, Ruth Negga, Laura Wandel, Diego Céspedes, Isaach De Bankolé, and Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty. The jury will award the Palme d'Or on May 23.

Lucasfilm screened the first 25 minutes of *The Mandalorian and Grogu* for select audiences on Star Wars Day weekend. Initial fan and influencer reactions hit the trades on May 5. The reactions tilted strongly positive: praise for Pedro Pascal's Din Djarin action sequences, Ludwig Göransson's score, and the opening's IMAX-scaled scope. The most-quoted line: it 'felt like a first episode of a new season.' The film opens theatrically May 22.

The Festival de Cannes confirmed that Guillermo del Toro's *Pan's Labyrinth* will be the festival's pre-opening screening on May 12, presented in a new 4K restoration scanned from the original camera negative. The screening marks the 20th anniversary of the film's 2006 Cannes premiere, which generated a 22-minute standing ovation, then the longest in festival history.

The 2026 Met Gala took place on Monday, May 4. The 'Costume Art' theme officially launched the Metropolitan Museum's new Condé M. Nast Galleries, its first new costume wing in decades. Beyoncé returned to the Gala for the first time in ten years in an Olivier Rousteing skeleton gown, with Blue Ivy on her Gala debut. Other talked-about looks: Dwayne Johnson in a Polynesian-style skirt, Teyana Taylor in Tom Ford, Jay-Z in Louis Vuitton. The night drew immediate criticism online, with Variety running a piece labeling…