Quick News: Requiem, Apes, Backrooms, Lanterns

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Garth Franklin
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Resident Evil: Requiem
Capcom’s “Resident Evil: Requiem” has officially surpassed 7 million copies sold, making it the fastest-selling entry in the franchise’s history and the highest-selling game of 2026 so far.

Released on February 27th, the game serves as the ninth mainline installment in the series and features a dual protagonist structure that blends action-oriented gameplay with traditional survival horror elements. Angela Sant’Albano and Nick Apostolides lead a voice/mocap cast that includes “Big Boys”/”Bergerac” alum Robert Gilbert. [Source: Instagram]

Predator vs. Planet of the Apes
Marvel Comics is set to blend two of 20th Century Studios’ most famous franchises in a new comic series – ” Predator vs. Planet of the Apes”. In the comics, a deadly Yautja crash-lands on the legendary Planet of the Apes.

We follow a human astronaut who finds herself embedded in a hostile ape society where humans are subservient. But the hunters soon became the hunted when the apes find themselves being stalked by Predators and a three-way war is about to erupt. [Source: IGN]

Backrooms
A24 has announced that production has officially wrapped on filmmaker Kane Parsons’ “Backrooms” movie. The news came with a photo of the 20-year-old filmmaker in the film’s editing room.

The original urban legend and ‘creepypasta’ short film is set in the 1990s and sees a young filmmaker fall into another dimension where he wanders through an unsettlingly yellow, empty and labyrinthine office space – one that may be home to otherworldly beings. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve lead this take which opens May 29th.

Lanterns
DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television have released a new poster for the “Lanterns” TV series whic hits HBO this August. Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre star as Green Lantern characters Hal Jordan and John Stewart. DC Studios chief James Gunn shared the one-sheet which has an image of a Green Lantern power ring.