The Important News
X-Men Universe: Deadpool 2 lost director Tim Miller. Fans petitioned for Quentin Tarantino to direct Deadpool 2. David Leitch is the real top choice for Deadpool 2.
Marvel Cinematic Universe: Taika Waititi confirmed Miek is in Thor: Ragnarok.
DC Extended Universe: Ben Affleck says he is trying really hard not to fail with The Batman.
Star Wars: The solo Han Solo movie will be about him winning the Millennium Falcon. Rogue One will feature a familiar kind of relationship.
Indiana Jones: The fifth movie will have a proper quest and won’t have George Lucas involved.
Sherlock Holmes: The third movie has compiled an impressive writers’ room.
James Bond: Mexico City is starting a Day of the Dead parade inspired by Spectre.
Godzilla-Kong Universe: Michael Dougherty will direct Godzilla 2.
Horror: Friday the 13th producers want the franchise to have its own Force Awakens.
Sci-fi: Peter Jackson will direct Mortal Engines. Alien: Covenant revealed a new name for its creatures. God Particle was revealed to be a Cloverfield movie. The Cosmere books are being turned into a mega-franchise.
Comedy: The makers of Bad Moms teased up to 10 sequels.
Action: Gerard Butler will return for the sequel Angel Has Fallen.
Biblical Epics: Joachim Ronning will direct Tom Cruise in Methuselah.
Biopics: Jennifer Lawrence will star in a Zelda Fitzgerald movie. Scarlett Johansson will also star in a Zelda Fitzgerald movie. Mel Gibson says there’s an hour of unseen Braveheart footage. Jack O’Connell will star in an Alexander McQueen biopic.
Family Films: Margot Robbie joined the voice cast of Peter Rabbit. Shaun the Sheep Movie is getting a sequel. The Incredibles 2 is coming sooner than expected. Kevin Hart will play Santa Claus for Disney.
Video Game Movies: Shawn Levy will direct Uncharted.
Box Office: Madea beat Jack Reacher in their opening weekend.
The Videos and Geek Stuff
New Movie Trailers: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, Split, Rules Don’t Apply, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Man Down, Always Shine and Kill Command.
See: The 2016 World Series depicted via baseball movies.
Watch: Dwayne Johnson sings a new Lin-Manuel Miranda song in Moana. And they both tell theater audiences to silence their cell phones.
See: Tom Hanks revisits scenes from Big. And his David S. Pumpkins character invades classic horror movies.
Watch: The Logan trailer redone with X-Men animated series footage.
See: Early test footage for the original Halloween. And Halloween redone in video game graphics.
Watch: A weird version of the Doctor Strange trailer.
See: All the live-action Batmans in one movie.
Watch: Donald Glover talks about Star Wars on Ellen.
See: Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man again.
Watch: Sausage Party redone as a Pixar movie.
See: All of this week’s best new posters. And Jar Jar Binks takes over the Rogue One poster.
Our Features
Movie Reviews: Doctor Strange proves Marvel movies are evolving.
Interviews: Andrew Garfield on why he’s glad he’s no longer Spider-Man.
Comic Book Movie Guide: The discord of Deadpool 2 tells us about the sequel.
Studio Preview: Our guide to Paramount’s upcoming movies as previewed this week.
Movie Theater Preview: Our tour of the new Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn.
Home Viewing: Our guide to everything hitting VOD this week.
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