Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:

BIG NEWS

The Witches remake on the way: Robert Zemeckis, who hasn’t made a family film in a while, is heading back to kid-friendly territory with a new adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Witches. Read more here and check out a trailer for Zemeckis’ next movie down below.

GREAT NEWS

Marvel narrowed down choice for Black Widow director: Cate Shortland, Amma Asante and Maggie Betts were named as shortlisted candidates to helm Marvel’s Black Widow, which is committed to having a woman director. Read more here.

INCREDIBLE NEWS

Incredibles 2 smashes records at the box office: The latest Pixar release, Incredibles 2, had a bigger box office opening than any other animated feature ever, beating previous champs Finding Dory and the first two Shrek sequels. Read more here and check out what you might have missed in Incredibles 2 here and what’s next for Pixar here.

EXCLUSIVE BUZZ

Peyton Reed talks Ant-Man and the Wasp: We talked to Ant-Man and the Wasp director Peyton Reed about what to expect from the sequel and how it compares to other movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Read the whole interview here and then check out our Ant-Man and the Wasp set report here and character guide here.

COOL CULTURE

Jurassic franchise recap: With Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom out in theaters this weekend, Screen Junkies helped us cram for the sequel with a recap of the previous four movies. Watch the video below and find other cool Jurassic content here and here and here.

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MUST-WATCH TRAILERS

Welcome to Marwen looks heartwarming: The first trailer arrived for Robert Zemeckis’ Welcome to Marwen, a fictionalized remake of the 2010 documentary Marwencol. The new version, which looks magically heartwrenching, stars Steve Carell and a bunch of dolls. Watch the spot below.

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Creed II teases a revenge 33 years in the making: The thrilling first trailer for Creed II, in which Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis Creed goes up against the son of Rocky IV villain Ivan Drago, has arrived. Watch it below.

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Nobody’s Fool gives us our Tiffany Haddish fix: The first trailer for Tyler Perry’s latest, Nobody’s Fool, arrived with a lot of current it-girl Tiffany Haddish, who makes the movie look pretty funny all on her own. Watch it below.

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Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:

VFX Breakdown of the Day:

This video deconstructs the visual effects that went into the scene where Iron Man and Doctor Strange fight Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War (via /Film):

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Movie Recap of the Day:

With Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in theaters starting tonight, here’s another rapped recap of the last movie:

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Movie Science of the Day:

Speaking of the Jurassic movies, here’s Kyle Hill scientifically explaining the best way to fight off a T.rex:

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Character Guide of the Day:

Speaking of the science of the Jurassic movies, here’s a scientist on the truth about all the dinosaurs that have appeared in the franchise:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Juliette Lewis, who turns 45 today, with co-stars Nick Nolte and Jessica Lange in a promo photo for Martin Scorsese’s Cape Fear:

Actor in the Spotlight:

Today is also Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom star Chris Pratt’s birthday, so IMDb put together this supercut highlighting his career:

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Supercut of the Day:

Speaking of supercuts, here’s one from ScreenCrush honoring the Jurassic franchise with all the utterances of “clever girl” in movies and TV:

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Video Essay of the Day:

The latest Nerdwriter video essay makes the case that Battle Royale is the best teen movie of all time:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Here’s a Disney fan asserting her right to cosplay as any of the Princesses she wishes to dress up as:

If I want to be a Disney princess, I don’t want to JUST be Mulan.

I want anybody to cosplay who they want.#CosplayAnyway pic.twitter.com/nro2ensc0f

— runDEVINrun (@runDEVINrun) June 20, 2018

Classic Trailer of the Day:

With Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom out in theaters starting tonight, let’s revisit the original trailer for Jurassic World:

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Alternate Ending of the Day:

Not an alternate plot but an alternate view of how the ending of Jurassic World went down, here’s the climax of the movie without any special effects:

#JurassicWorld without special effects is unreal ???? (via @BDHnetwork) pic.twitter.com/MO7ezthxo7

— FANDOM (@getFANDOM) June 18, 2018

Movie Food of the Day:

Celebrate the release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom by making a dino cobb salad care of Nerdist Noms:

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Franchise Fix of the Day:

This silly but logical video proposes that Disney avoid having a Star Wars movie bomb at the box office by targeting just the fanbase and charging a lot more for tickets:

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Fan Art of the Day:

A Reddit user paid homage to the new Wonder Woman 1984 image with a 1990s version for Captain Marvel (via Heroic Hollywood):

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Fan Theory of the Day:

That Film Theory explores the idea that Harry Potter was bred as a weapon by Professor Dumbledore:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Robert Rodriguez, who turns 60 today, directs Carlos Gallardo for a scene in his breakout feature debut, El Mariachi, in 1991:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Fandor highlights the use of color in the movies of Xavier Dolan, including Heartbeats and Mommy:

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Actor in the Spotlight:

In the latest edition of IMDb’s No Small Parts, Brandon Hardesty showcases the movie and TV work of Noel Clarke:

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Cosplay of the Day:

This is already some killer Predator cosplay but then you add the custom Alien Xenomorph motorcycle and it’s over-the-top awesome (via Geekologie):

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 15th anniversary of the release of Ang Lee’s Hulk. Watch the original trailer for the classic comic book movie below.

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