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HALLOWEEN SEQUELS ANNOUNCED
Blumhouse has announced two sequels to 2018's Halloween, Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends. The first sequel is called Halloween Kills and will hit theaters on October 16, 2020. The second sequel, and possibly the end of the whole franchise, is called Halloween Ends and will arrive one year later on October 15, 2021. Both movies will be directed by Green again, with different writers tackling each of the scripts. Green and Danny McBride will work on both scripts, but Scott Teems will co-write Halloween Kills with them, while Paul Brad Logan and Chris Bernier do the same on Halloween Ends.
NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE ANIMATED SCOOBY-DOO MOVIE SCOOB
There is a new Scooby-Doo movie on the way, but it’s not being shot in live-action. In fact, it will be the first-ever theatrically released animated movie based on the Scooby-Doo cartoons, which is certainly exciting for fans of the old series. The new animated Scooby-Doo movie will be called Scoob. The latest company to throw their hat into the cinematic universe ring is Hanna-Barbera, who will be developing an interconnected universe based on their classic cartoons. Scoob will be the first one, but film adaptations of The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and Wacky Races will follow. Frank Welker will only be playing Scooby, Zac Efron has been cast as Fred, Will Forte will be voicing Shaggy with Iain Armitage playing a young Shaggy, while Amanda Seyfried is playing Daphne and Gina Rodriguez is playing Velma.
DUNE: THE SISTERHOOD SERIES GETS A FEMALE CO-SHOWRUNNER
Dana Calvo is set to serve as co-showrunner on the upcoming Dune: The Sisterhood series. Having acquired the movie and TV rights to Dune back in 2016, Legendary is moving full speed ahead with a multimedia franchise that includes movies, TVshows, video games, and more. The property will launch with Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve's film adaptation of Frank Herbert's original Dune novel, which is currently in production with a big-name cast that includes Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, and Zendaya in leading roles. With the primary writers and pilot director now firmly in place, it hopefully won't too be long before fans start to get the first actual casting news for the upcoming series.
CRIS ROCK'S SAW MOVIE MOVES TO MAY 2020 RELEASE DATE
The release date for Chris Rock’s Saw film has been moved forward to May 2020. News of Rock’s reboot of the horror franchise first broke a couple of months ago, when Lionsgate announced that the revamp was set for an October 23, 2020 release date, with Rock executive producing and writing the story outline. As he’s better known for comedy, Rock may not have seemed the most obvious choice to guide a Saw reboot, but he assured horror fans that he’d been a fan of the franchise since the start, and intended to take it to “a really intense and twisted new place.”
VIN DIESEL CONFIRMS RIDDICK 4: FURYA SCRIPT IS FINISHED
Vin Diesel confirms that the script for the next installment of the Riddick franchise, currently titled Riddick 4: Furya, has been written. The series is variously a mix of sci-fi, action and horror, and began in 2000 with the release of Pitch Black, which was also Diesel’s breakthrough role, and has continued in sporadic installments since then. The simple title of Furya suggests that the story will revolve around Riddick’s home, unseen so far in the series outwith dream sequences, and currently believed to be a dead world after being destroyed by the Necromongers in an attempt by their leader to avert a prophecy about his death. With Riddick 4: Furya, it’s possible we may finally get some solid answers about the taciturn criminal and what made him who he is.
THE LION KING BREAKS DISNEY LIVE ACTION REMAKE BOX OFFICE
According to Box Office Mojo, The Lion King has broken an opening weekend record for Disney's highest-grossing live-action remake. It's opening brought in an astonishing $185,000,000, with 2017's Beauty and the Beast trailing behind it with an opening weekend pull of $174,750,616. Currently, the latter still remains Disney's highest-grossing live-action feature, but if The Lion Kingwere to continue on a steady upward climb, it could easily become king of the live-action box office for the Mouse House.
ARMY OF THE DEAD, FIRST LOOK AT NETFLIX ZOMBIE MOVIE
Zack Snyder reveals the first look at Army of the Dead, his Netflix zombie movie starring Dave Bautista. Snyder revealed the first look of Army of the Dead on his Vero account and it shows the entire cast suited up and ready for zombie combat. Joining Bautista are Raúl Castillo, Ana de la Reguera, Chris D'Elia, Huma Qureshi, Ella Purnell, Garret Dillahunt, Nora Arnezeder, Matthias Schweighöfer, and Omari Hardwick. Now that production is underway, we may not learn too much more about Army of the Dead, but Snyder's usual Vero activity may continue to provide additional looks at filming and the characters.
IT CHAPTER 2 SETS A RECORD AMOUNT OF BLOOD IN A MOVIE
According to actress Jessica Chastain and director Andy Muschietti, who both spoke at the New Line Cinema’s Comic-Con-adjacent “ScareDiego” event, the horror sequel may just set a record in the end for the most on-screen blood used in a single film. Chastain pegged the number around 4500 gallons. “The movie is about trauma,” Muschietti, who added that audiences will learn new details about the Loser’s Club and the events of ’89 that we didn’t see in the first movie because “they don’t remember them” in the present.
STAR TREK: PICARD EXCLUSIVE NEW DETAILS
Star Trek: Picard team is pulling back the veil on the upcoming series that returns Patrick Stewart to role he played for seven seasons on the 1990s syndicated hit series Star Trek: The Next Generation and in four feature films. Executive producer Alex Kurtzman and showrunner Michael Chabon gave some new hints about Jean-Luc Picard’s journey in the upcoming CBS All-Access series. Until now, the only teaser has shown Picard in retirement at his family’s vineyard in France and included a cryptic voiceover suggesting the admiral left Starfleet after he led an armada on a rescue mission to the planet Romulus.
DETECTIVE PIKACHU IS THE HIGHEST GROSSING VIDEO GAME MOVIE EVER (ALMOST)
According to the tally listed on Box Office Mojo, the worldwide gross of Detective Pikachu currently stands at $429 million, a few million shy of Warcraft’s total. Although the film is still on release in a few overseas markets, the weekend tally was less than $7,000, meaning any shot the film might have had at the crown has long since passed.
JAVIER BARDEM IN EARLY TALKS TO PLAY KING TRITON IN DISNEY'S LIVE-ACTION THE LITTLE MERMAID
Javier Bardem is in talks to play King Triton in the live-action remake of the Disney classic, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. He would join a cast that includes Halle Bailey as Ariel, daughter of Tritan, and Harry Styles as the human Prince Eric. Other cast members include Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, as well as Awkwafina and Jacob Tremblay. Director Rob Marshal is behind the project.
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ANNE HATHAWAY'S SESAME STREET MOVIE MOVES TO SUMMER 2021
For a few months now, we’ve known that Warner Bros’ Sesame Street movie was slated for a January 2021 release. But now the movie has been pushed back to the summer of 2021, with a confirmed release date of June 4. This isn’t the first time that the upcoming film has encountered delays, either - Sesame Street’s previous shooting schedule was bumped back from July 2019 to April 2020 just last month. It’s still early days for this production, but plot-wise we currently know that it follows the Sesame Streetcrew as they're evicted from their familiar neighborhood and head to the hustle and bustle of New York City. Once there, they befriend TV host Sally Hawthorne (Hathaway), who's determined to prove to the public that Sesame Street really exists and that its inhabitants have been unfairly evicted.
FIRST RICK AND MORTY SEASON 4 IMAGES REVEALED
Rick and Morty is back with season 4 which will air on November 2019.
It is expected that the fourth season will have between 10 and 20 episodes. The official Adult Swim twitter account revealed the first season 4 images just a few days before their San Diego Comic-Con panel revealing the new alien world in which Rick and Morty will find themselves in.
THOR 4 CONFIRMED, TAIKA WAITITI TO WRITE AND DIRECT
Sequel to the 2017 Thor: Ragnarok has been confirmed and the director Taika Waititi is going to write and direct the new MCU movie.
Live-action Akira movie (with Taika Waititi directing) was recently delayed by Warner Bros. due to script issues giving Marvel the opportunity to get back Thor: Ragnarok director for one more instalment. This announcement was made just before the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con which we didn't expect but it's making us think what surprises are awaiting us in just a few days.
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HARRY STYLES IN EARLY TALKS TO PLAY PRINCE ERIC IN DISNEY'S
LIVE-ACTION LITTLE MERMAID
The singer-turned-actor is in early negotiations to play the iconic role of Prince Eric in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.
With the lead character of Ariel recently being cast and the singer and actress Halle Bailey portraying the role, Disney is probably looking to put the music as one of the main components of the movie. With Melissa McCarthy, Jacob Tremblay and Awkwafina also in the talks for the roles of Ursula, Flounder and Scuttle respectively and Rob Marshall as the director live-action Little Mermaid is seeming to come along very quickly.
ZACK SNYDER'S ARMY OF THE DEAD STARTS FILMING
Zack Snyder has started filming his zombie action-horror movie Army of the Dead with a cast that includes Dave Bautista and Ella Purnell.
Photography on Army of the Dead is now officially underway, with Snyder currently filming in Albuquerque, New Mexico before he heads to New Jersey to shoot on-location in an Atlantic City casino. The movie has now added Hiroyuki Sanada (Westworld), Garrett Dillahunt (Fear the Walking Dead), and Rich Cetrone (Sleepy Hollow) to its ensemble, in addition to the aforementioned names. Army of the Dead is expected to stream on Netflix beginning in 2020.
GRETA GERWIG TO COWRITE BARBIE LIVE ACTION MOVIE AND BEING EYED TO DIRECT
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are set to cowrite the live-action Barbie movie, with Gerwig also being eyed to direct. A live-action film based on Mattel's immensely popular Barbie fashion doll-turned multimedia brand has been in development for just short of ten years now. The project has changed studios a few times along the way, but is currently set up at Warner Bros. and is expected to serve as their first collaboration with the recently-formed Mattel Films production company. Margot Robbie is set to star in the movie.
QUIET PLACE 2 STARTS FILMING
John Krasinski has posted a behind the scenes photo confirming that filming on
A Quiet Place 2 is officially underway. Seeing as A Quiet Place grossed $340 million worldwide against a $17 million budget, it's little wonder that Paramount green-lit a sequel as quickly as they did. And while Krasinski's involvement was left up in the air for several months after A Quiet Place 2 had been dated for March 2020, the actor-filmmaker was finally confirmed to both write and direct the film back in February.
WALKING DEAD SEASON 10 FIRST IMAGE
The first The Walking Dead season 10 image features Danai Gurira’s Michonne in a fiery battle with zombies. As The Walking Dead heads into season 10, an important long-time cast member, Gurira, is reportedly headed for the exit. As Michonne’s storyline prepares to wrap up, EW has released the first look Walking Dead season 10 image that features Gurira’s katana-wielding character in a ferocious battle with zombies while surrounded by fire. And just because Michonne is leaving The Walking Dead, that doesn’t mean we need to say goodbye to the character. Rick Grimes departed the series without dying and is expected to return in a series of Walking Dead movies being developed by AMC.
LASHANA LYNCH AS THE 007
According to the report, the start of the film will include a scene where M says, "Come in, 007," and, rather than Daniel Craig, Lashana Lynch will walk in. So while Craig is still Bond, Lynch is the new 007 agent. At the moment, Lynch's Bond 25 character’s name is currently listed on IMDb as Nomi, though no official details have been given on her character or role in the movie. Lynch joins Rami Malek, Billy Magnussen, and Ana de Armas as newcomers to the series, alongside returning favorites Daniel Craig, Ben Whishaw, Ralph Fiennes, and Léa Seydoux.
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