{"id":12776,"date":"2017-08-26T01:50:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-26T09:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-heres-what-you-need-to-know-12\/"},"modified":"2017-08-26T01:50:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T09:50:00","slug":"the-week-in-movie-news-heres-what-you-need-to-know-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-heres-what-you-need-to-know-12\/","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\/23023?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\/23023?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_MargotRobbieJaredLeto_S.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>Multiple Joker movies announced:<\/strong> Martin Scorsese will produce a hard-boiled crime film tracking the origins of Batman villain The Joker, while another movie will reunite Jared Leto&#8217;s Joker and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn for a &#8220;criminal love story.&#8221; Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/movie-news-the-joker-origin-movie-on-its-way-752566\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/the-joker-will-team-with-harley-quinn-in-a-criminal-love-story-752570\">here<\/a>. Also check out what critics are saying about the first idea <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/what-critics-are-saying-about-39joker39-movie-news\/23009\">here<\/a> and see some dream casting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-christian-bale-as-joker-conan-o39brien-parodies-tom-cruise39s-stuntwork-more\/23014\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-lucas-till-as-joker-39guardians-galaxy-vol-239-song-parody-more\/23018\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_samuelljackson_unbreakable_20170821.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>EXCITING NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Details on the <em>Unbreakable <\/em>sequel:<\/strong> M. Night Shymalan&#8217;s next movie is <em>Glass<\/em>, a sequel to <em>Unbreakable <\/em>and <em>Split<\/em>. Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and James McAvoy will star; it has a more &#8220;epic&#8221; plot than its predecessors. This week we got a basic synopsis, which you can read <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/details-revealed-for-unbreakable-sequel-glass-heres-what-we-know-so-far-752561\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_ChanningTatum_LoganLuck.jpg\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>UNSURPRISING NEWS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Channing Tatum is still Gambit:<\/strong> If you&#8217;re still hopeful about Channing Tatum starring in a <em>Gambit <\/em>movie, he&#8217;s got good news: it&#8217;s still going to happen. Of course, the <em>X-Men <\/em>spin-off is recalibrating now following the success of <em>Deadpool <\/em>and <em>Logan<\/em>. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/movie-news-channing-tatum-says-gambit-is-starting-over-752562\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_eclipse_nasa_20170821.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>COOL CULTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Taking advantage of the eclipse: <\/strong><span>Filmmakers shot a short Western during Monday&#8217;s solar eclipse and broadcast it live online. You can watch the result here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_CranstonCarellFishburne.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b><i>Last Flag Flying <\/i>looks funny and poignant:<\/b> The first trailer for Richard Linklater&#8217;s <em>Last Flag Flying<\/em>, a sort of sequel to the classic 1973 drama <em>The Last Detail<\/em>, has arrived with strong chemistry between stars Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne. Watch it below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_adamscott_blog_20170822.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Little Evil <\/i>spoofs a horror trope:<\/strong><span> Adam Scott is Satan&#8217;s new stepfather in <em>Little Evil<\/em>, a comedic take on movies like <em>The Omen<\/em>.<\/span><span> Check out its first trailer here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_mattdamon_suburbicon_blog_20170821.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Suburbicon <\/i>is full of wonder and excitement:<\/strong><span> George Clooney&#8217;s Coen Brothers-scripted comedy has a new international trailer with more ridiculous moments from Matt Damon, Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac. Watch it here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/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\/23023?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\/23023?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\/23023?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_MargotRobbieJaredLeto_S.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>Multiple Joker movies announced:<\/strong> Martin Scorsese will produce a hard-boiled crime film tracking the origins of Batman villain The Joker, while another movie will reunite Jared Leto&#8217;s Joker and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn for a &#8220;criminal love story.&#8221; Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/movie-news-the-joker-origin-movie-on-its-way-752566\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/the-joker-will-team-with-harley-quinn-in-a-criminal-love-story-752570\">here<\/a>. Also check out what critics are saying about the first idea <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/what-critics-are-saying-about-39joker39-movie-news\/23009\">here<\/a> and see some dream casting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-christian-bale-as-joker-conan-o39brien-parodies-tom-cruise39s-stuntwork-more\/23014\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-lucas-till-as-joker-39guardians-galaxy-vol-239-song-parody-more\/23018\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_samuelljackson_unbreakable_20170821.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>EXCITING NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Details on the <em>Unbreakable <\/em>sequel:<\/strong> M. Night Shymalan&#8217;s next movie is <em>Glass<\/em>, a sequel to <em>Unbreakable <\/em>and <em>Split<\/em>. Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and James McAvoy will star; it has a more &#8220;epic&#8221; plot than its predecessors. This week we got a basic synopsis, which you can read <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/details-revealed-for-unbreakable-sequel-glass-heres-what-we-know-so-far-752561\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_ChanningTatum_LoganLuck.jpg\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>UNSURPRISING NEWS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Channing Tatum is still Gambit:<\/strong> If you&#8217;re still hopeful about Channing Tatum starring in a <em>Gambit <\/em>movie, he&#8217;s got good news: it&#8217;s still going to happen. Of course, the <em>X-Men <\/em>spin-off is recalibrating now following the success of <em>Deadpool <\/em>and <em>Logan<\/em>. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/movie-news-channing-tatum-says-gambit-is-starting-over-752562\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_eclipse_nasa_20170821.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>COOL CULTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Taking advantage of the eclipse: <\/strong><span>Filmmakers shot a short Western during Monday&#8217;s solar eclipse and broadcast it live online. You can watch the result here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_CranstonCarellFishburne.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b><i>Last Flag Flying <\/i>looks funny and poignant:<\/b> The first trailer for Richard Linklater&#8217;s <em>Last Flag Flying<\/em>, a sort of sequel to the classic 1973 drama <em>The Last Detail<\/em>, has arrived with strong chemistry between stars Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne. Watch it below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_adamscott_blog_20170822.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Little Evil <\/i>spoofs a horror trope:<\/strong><span> Adam Scott is Satan&#8217;s new stepfather in <em>Little Evil<\/em>, a comedic take on movies like <em>The Omen<\/em>.<\/span><span> Check out its first trailer here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201708\/fan_mattdamon_suburbicon_blog_20170821.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Suburbicon <\/i>is full of wonder and excitement:<\/strong><span> George Clooney&#8217;s Coen Brothers-scripted comedy has a new international trailer with more ridiculous moments from Matt Damon, Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac. Watch it here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/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-12776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12776","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=12776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12776\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}