{"id":12011,"date":"2017-06-16T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-heres-what-you-need-to-know-2\/"},"modified":"2017-06-16T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T06:00:00","slug":"the-week-in-movie-news-heres-what-you-need-to-know-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-heres-what-you-need-to-know-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Movie News: Here&#039;s What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/week-movie-news-here39s-what-you-need-to-know\/22757?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\">Christopher Campbell<\/a><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/week-movie-news-here39s-what-you-need-to-know\/22757?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201706\/fan_xmenapoc_blog_20171406.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span>Need a quick recap on the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>BIG NEWS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy Are Still X-Men:<\/strong> If you were worried the core trio of Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy were quitting the <em>X-Men <\/em>franchise, you&#8217;ll be happy to learn they&#8217;ve signed on for <em>X-Men: Dark Phoenix<\/em>, due next year. Also, Jessica Chastain is in talks to play the villain. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/x-men-dark-phoenix-will-bring-back-james-mcavoy-michael-fassbender-jennifer-lawrence-and-more-752387\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/fan_michellemonaghan_missionimpossibleiii_blog_20170613.jpg\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>GREAT NEWS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Ethan Hunt&#8217;s Wife Returns:<\/strong> If you were worried the <em>Mission: Impossible <\/em>movies forgot Tom Cruise&#8217;s Ethan Hunt was married in part three, since she wasn&#8217;t in <em>Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation<\/em>, then you&#8217;ll be happy to learn Michelle Monaghan is back for the next installment, due next summer. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/movie-news-michelle-monaghan-to-return-in-mission-impossible-6-watch-john-boyega-in-detroit-tv-spot-752384\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201706\/fandango_thewitch_itcomesatnight-170611.jpg\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>STRANGE NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><i>It Comes At Night <\/i>Has a Connection to <em>The Witch<\/em>:<\/strong> Besides sharing a distributor in A24, the new horror movie <em>It Comes At Night <\/em>has been revealed to have another cool connection to <em>The Witch<\/em>: a certain increasingly iconic goat. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/the-mysterious-goat-connection-in-the-witch-and-it-comes-at-night-752378\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201706\/colin-trevorrow-everett-jw.jpg\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>EXCLUSIVE SCOOP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Colin Trevorrow On How Personal His <em>Star Wars <\/em>Sequel Will Be: <\/strong>We talked to filmmaker Colin Trevorrow about his new movie <em>The Book of Henry <\/em>and his next one, a little something called <em>Star Wars IX<\/em>. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/interview-director-colin-trevorrow-talks-the-book-of-henry-and-teases-star-wars-episode-ix-752372\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201706\/fan_benstiller_dodgeball_blog_20170614.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>COOL CULTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn Play More <em>Dodgeball<\/em>: <\/strong>In support of Ben Stiller&#8217;s charity, the actor was joined by Vince Vaughn, Justin Long and others from the comedy <em>Dodgeball <\/em>for a sort of in-character follow-up. See what might be the closest thing we get to a <em>Dodgeball 2 <\/em>below via Omaze.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201706\/fan_flatliners_diegoellennina_20171206.jpg\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><i>Flatliners <\/i>is Going to Be Very Timely:<\/strong> Not only did we get our first look at the new <em>Flatliners<\/em>, we also talked to producer Michael Douglas and actress Nina Dobrev about how this one is going to be different and modern it is. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/watch-the-first-flatliners-trailer-plus-star-nina-dobrev-on-why-this-reimagining-is-so-timely-752380\">here<\/a>, and watch the trailer here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/DH2-10538R3.jpg\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><i>Daddy&#8217;s Home 2 <\/i>Promises to Be Funnier Than the First One:<\/strong> Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are back for a sequel to their hit comedy <em>Daddy&#8217;s Home<\/em>, and this time John Lithgow and Mel Gibson are on board for the paternal fun. Check out more info on the movie <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/watch-will-ferrell-and-mark-wahlberg-reunite-in-funny-first-daddys-home-2-trailer-joined-by-mel-gibson-and-john-lithgow-752386\">here<\/a> and watch the first full trailer below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201706\/fan_johnboyega_detroit_blog_20170617.jpg\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><i>Detroit <\/i>Has Us Gearing Up:<\/strong> The new historical drama from Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow (<em>The Hurt Locker<\/em>, <em>Zero Dark Thirty<\/em>) looks intense and is probably another contender for Best Picture. Check out the new trailer for the movie here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/week-movie-news-here39s-what-you-need-to-know\/22757?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Week in Movie News: Here&#039;s What You Need to Know\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/week-movie-news-here39s-what-you-need-to-know\/22757?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/week-movie-news-here39s-what-you-need-to-know\/22757?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201706\/fan_xmenapoc_blog_20171406.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span>Need a quick recap on the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>BIG NEWS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy Are Still X-Men:<\/strong> If you were worried the core trio of Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy were quitting the <em>X-Men <\/em>franchise, you&#8217;ll be happy to learn they&#8217;ve signed on for <em>X-Men: Dark Phoenix<\/em>, due next year. Also, Jessica Chastain is in talks to play the villain. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/x-men-dark-phoenix-will-bring-back-james-mcavoy-michael-fassbender-jennifer-lawrence-and-more-752387\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/fan_michellemonaghan_missionimpossibleiii_blog_20170613.jpg\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>GREAT NEWS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Ethan Hunt&#8217;s Wife Returns:<\/strong> If you were worried the <em>Mission: Impossible <\/em>movies forgot Tom Cruise&#8217;s Ethan Hunt was married in part three, since she wasn&#8217;t in <em>Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation<\/em>, then you&#8217;ll be happy to learn Michelle Monaghan is back for the next installment, due next summer. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/movie-news-michelle-monaghan-to-return-in-mission-impossible-6-watch-john-boyega-in-detroit-tv-spot-752384\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201706\/fandango_thewitch_itcomesatnight-170611.jpg\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>STRANGE NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><i>It Comes At Night <\/i>Has a Connection to <em>The Witch<\/em>:<\/strong> Besides sharing a distributor in A24, the new horror movie <em>It Comes At Night <\/em>has been revealed to have another cool connection to <em>The Witch<\/em>: a certain increasingly iconic goat. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/the-mysterious-goat-connection-in-the-witch-and-it-comes-at-night-752378\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201706\/colin-trevorrow-everett-jw.jpg\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>EXCLUSIVE SCOOP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Colin Trevorrow On How Personal His <em>Star Wars <\/em>Sequel Will Be: <\/strong>We talked to filmmaker Colin Trevorrow about his new movie <em>The Book of Henry <\/em>and his next one, a little something called <em>Star Wars IX<\/em>. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/interview-director-colin-trevorrow-talks-the-book-of-henry-and-teases-star-wars-episode-ix-752372\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201706\/fan_benstiller_dodgeball_blog_20170614.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>COOL CULTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn Play More <em>Dodgeball<\/em>: <\/strong>In support of Ben Stiller&#8217;s charity, the actor was joined by Vince Vaughn, Justin Long and others from the comedy <em>Dodgeball <\/em>for a sort of in-character follow-up. See what might be the closest thing we get to a <em>Dodgeball 2 <\/em>below via Omaze.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201706\/fan_flatliners_diegoellennina_20171206.jpg\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><i>Flatliners <\/i>is Going to Be Very Timely:<\/strong> Not only did we get our first look at the new <em>Flatliners<\/em>, we also talked to producer Michael Douglas and actress Nina Dobrev about how this one is going to be different and modern it is. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/watch-the-first-flatliners-trailer-plus-star-nina-dobrev-on-why-this-reimagining-is-so-timely-752380\">here<\/a>, and watch the trailer here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/DH2-10538R3.jpg\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><i>Daddy&#8217;s Home 2 <\/i>Promises to Be Funnier Than the First One:<\/strong> Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are back for a sequel to their hit comedy <em>Daddy&#8217;s Home<\/em>, and this time John Lithgow and Mel Gibson are on board for the paternal fun. Check out more info on the movie <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/watch-will-ferrell-and-mark-wahlberg-reunite-in-funny-first-daddys-home-2-trailer-joined-by-mel-gibson-and-john-lithgow-752386\">here<\/a> and watch the first full trailer below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201706\/fan_johnboyega_detroit_blog_20170617.jpg\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><i>Detroit <\/i>Has Us Gearing Up:<\/strong> The new historical drama from Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow (<em>The Hurt Locker<\/em>, <em>Zero Dark Thirty<\/em>) looks intense and is probably another contender for Best Picture. Check out the new trailer for the movie here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12011\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}