The Important News
DC Delirium: The Justice League movie will just be titled Justice League. James Wan revealed he chose Aquaman over The Flash. Justice League Dark may be an animated movie. Joker and Boomerang Suicide Squad spinoffs may be in the works.
Marvel Madness: Michael Barbieri joined Spider-Man: Homecoming as a friend of Peter Parker. Kenneth Choi also joined Spider-Man: Homecoming as a Peter’s principal. Doctor Strange and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will be at Comic-Con.
Remake Report: Splash is getting a remake with a twist. Francis Lawrence will direct the Battlestar Galactica movie.
Franchise Fever: Cate Blanchett is in talks for the new Ocean’s Eleven spinoff.
Sequelitis: John Boyega joined Pacific Rim 2. Anthony Hopkins joined Transformers: The Last Knight. Mackenzie Davis joined Blade Runner 2. Mel Gibson is making The Passion of the Christ 2.
Casting Net: Sacha Baron Cohen will star in a Mandrake the Magician movie. Jennifer Lawrence is starring in another biopic.
New Directors, New Films: Ron Howard will direct the sci-fi movie Seveneves.
Box Office: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows underwhelmed but still won the weekend.
Animation Station: Phillipa Soo joined the voice cast of Disney’s Moana. How the Grinch Stole Christmas was pushed back a year.
Stunt Stories: Christopher Nolan plans to crash a $5 million antique plane for Dunkirk.
The Videos and Geek Stuff
New Movie Trailers: Ghostbusters, The Legend of Tarzan, The Shallows, Yoga Hosers, Kicks, Independent’s Day, Guernica and the Netflix series Stranger Things.
TV Spots: Suicide Squad.
Watch: 6 spooky clips from The Conjuring 2. And a terrifying Conjuring 2 candid camera prank.
See: A new production photo from Star Wars Episode VIII.
Watch: Ghostbusters character intro videos.
See: The old and new Ghostbusters casts united in a photo. And on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
Watch: An honest trailer for Zootopia.
See: Deleted characters from Zootopia. And all the hidden Mickey Easter eggs in Zootopia.
Learn: How a blockbuster budget gets broken down to every single employee.
See: A first look at Jack Reacher: Never Go Back.
Watch: An animated recap of the Alien movies in under three minutes.
See: How Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull should have ended.
Learn: What went wrong with Fantastic Four from Toby Kebbell’s perspective.]
Watch: Deadpool mashed up with Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
See: Unused concept art for Marvel’s Black Panther costume.
Watch: Jude Law explains why he turned down the role of Superman.
See: What 2001: A Space Odyssey looks like animated by artist Pablo Picasso.
Watch: Horror icons from The Ring and The Grudge playing baseball in Japan.
See: This week’s best new movie posters.
Our Features
Marvel Movie Guide: What a solo Black Widow movie looks like.
DC Movie Guide: Hopes for a proper Man of Steel trilogy capper.
Geek Movie Guide: What we want from Pacific Rim 2.
Horror Movie Guide: All the latest horror news and trailers.
Classic Movie Guides: Remembering City Slickers. Celebrate the anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark with a look at its fan film remake.
Interviews: Jon M. Chu on Now You Can See Me 2.
Home Viewing: Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week.
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