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We’ve discussed Fantastic Four casting rumors at length, but even if not 100 percent confirmed, the latest batch seems to be the most credible and likely so far, with Vanessa Kirby reportedly cast as the MCU’s Sue Storm. Additionally, Matt Smith has emerged as an apparent frontrunner for Reed Richards, and Stranger Things’ Joseph Quinn is being eyed for Johnny Storm. The Bear’s Ebon Moss-Bachrach has also been offered a role, as well as Jack Quaid joining the film although not as one of the Four. Lastly, it's rumored that Antonio Banderas has been offered the role to voice Galactus who will evidently feature prominently in the film.
In an interview with Comicbook.com, Gal Gadot spoke hopefully on her future as Wonder Woman saying “I love portraying Wonder Woman. It’s so close to and dear to my heart. From what I heard from James [Gunn] and from Peter [Safran]...we’re gonna develop a ‘Wonder Woman 3’ together.”
It was another promising weekend at the box office, as Barbie officially broke $1 billion worldwide! Despite passing this benchmark, there are currently no plans or deals in place for a sequel with Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie or Ryan Gosling. Elsewhere, Oppenheimer continued to hold strong crossing the $550 million mark, and newcomers The Meg 2 and TMNT: Mutant Mayhem enjoyed respectable debut outings. The Haunted Mansion reboot, conversely, fell another 63 percent in its second weekend after an already hauntingly slow start.
Happy Death Day and Freaky director Christopher Landon has been tapped by Spyglass to direct the upcoming horror film Scream 7.
The prosecution in the Jonathan Majors domestic violence case requested the trial date be pushed back. A new trial date has been set for September 6th.
A second season of I Am Groot was announced this weekend. Five new short installments of the Marvel series will come to Disney+ on September 6th.
Netflix has released a first look at Spy Kids: Armageddon, the reboot of the Spy Kids franchise from Robert Rodriguez. The film, which stars Zachary Levi and Gina Rodriguez, is set to debut on September 22nd.
According to Forbes, Disney revealed they spent $143 million on the budget for Loki season 2 putting it above several MCU movies, but it also has a marginally smaller budget than their latest series, Secret Invasion with it’s budget reportedly ballooning up to $212 million.
Rumor has it the planned Hunchback of Notre Dame live action remake has been scrapped by Disney.
According to Deadline, in the wake of Mattel’s success with Barbie, Crayola launched its own studio to develop a range of children’s TV shows and movies. Hasbro is also reported to have plans for Monopoly and Play-Doh films.
Visual effects (VFX) crews at Marvel Studios have voted to unionize, as announced by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).
Director William Friedkin, best known for his Oscar-winning “The French Connection” and blockbuster “The Exorcist,” died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 87.
“The Incredible Hulk” director Louis Leterrier revealed there were plans for a potential sequel that included “Grey Hulk and Red Hulks”.
Longtime DC storyboard artist, Jay Oliva described Ben Affleck’s scrapped Batman flick as quote:“f-ing awesome” and was building off of storylines in the Batman mythos over the last 80 years.
David Ayer says James Gunn told him the ‘Suicide Squad’ Ayer Cut ‘Would have its time to be shared’
A24 has greenlit a sequel to “Talk to Me,” with directors Danny and Michael Philippou set to return
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