The Important News
Marvel Madness: Spider-Man: Homecoming was announced as the superhero’s next movie title. Michael Keaton may play Spider-Man’s next foe. Tessa Thompson will be a super hero and love interest in Thor: Ragnarok. Inhumans is being delayed again.
Star Wars Mania: Alden Ehrenreich is the frontrunner to play young Han Solo. Star Wars: The Force Awakens won big at the MTV Movie Awards. The original trilogy is returning to theaters this summer.
X-Men X-Citement: Boyd Holbrook will play the villain in the next Wolverine movie. Deadpool 2 has confirmed development.
DC Delirium: Ben Affleck was confirmed to be directing a solo Batman movie. Batman: The Killing Joke received an R rating.
Sequelitis: Avatar is now getting four sequels over four years. Scott Eastwood joined Fast & Furious 8. Disney announced The Jungle Book 2. Channing Tatum joined Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Elton John might, too.
New Directors, New Films: Steven Spielberg will direct The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara.
Casting Net: Mark Rylance joined Spielberg’s Ready Player One. Jason Statham will star in Meg. Jackie Earle Haley might join The Dark Tower.
Remake Report: Benedict Cumberbatch will voice the Grinch in a new animated version of the story. David Lowery will direct Disney’s live-action Peter Pan remake.
Box Office: The Boss took down Batman v Superman.
First Look: Paramount released an image of Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell. Fox Searchlight released an image of Emma Stone and Steve Carell in Battle of the Sexes.
Cinematters: AMC got a lot of criticism this week for thinking of allowing texting in theaters.
The Videos and Geek Stuff
New Movie Trailers: Doctor Strange, Suicide Squad, The Neon Demon, The Birth of a Nation, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Out of the Shadows, The Angry Birds Movie, When the Bough Breaks, Almost Christmas, The Family Fang, Godzilla Resurgence and A Monster Calls.
Clips: Captain America: Civil War.
Behind the Scenes: Kong: Skull Island.
Watch: Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two recap.
See: The Doctor Strange trailer mashed up with Inception. And the Rogue One trailer mashed with Mission: Impossible.
Watch: A visual effects breakdown of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
See: Another alternate ending to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And a Force Awakens VFX breakdown.
Watch: An honest trailer for The Jungle Book.
See: A fake deleted scene from Unfriended.
Learn: How Finding Dory found its cast via television.
Watch: 100 best after-the-kill one-liners.
See: The Koyaanisqatsi trailer remade with stock footage.
Learn: How to make a real Sharknado.
See: This week’s best new posters.
Our Features
CinemaCon Movie Buzz: Story of Your Life could be the year’s sci-fi breakout. And more CinemaCon highlights.
CinemaCon Interview: Samuel L. Jackson on when Nick Fury will be back in the MCU.
CinemaCon Interview: Kevin Feige on the sweeping story of Black Panther.
CinemaCon Interview: Suicide Squad director and cast on how much Batman we’ll see. And on which villains he captures.
CinemaCon Interview: David Ayer on possible Suicide Squad sequels.
CinemaCon Interview: Jeff Goldblum on the possibility of him returning to the Jurassic Park series.
Horror Movie Guide: All the latest in horror news and trailers.
Comic Book Movie Guide: 5 Spider-Man villains Michael Keaton could play.
Comic Book Movie Guide: Is Ben Affleck’s Batman the Nick Fury of the DC Movies?
Home Viewing: Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week.
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