{"id":14069,"date":"2017-12-21T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-our-first-look-at-oceans-8-star-wars-the-last-jedi-spoilers-explained-and-more\/"},"modified":"2017-12-21T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T07:00:00","slug":"the-week-in-movie-news-our-first-look-at-oceans-8-star-wars-the-last-jedi-spoilers-explained-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-our-first-look-at-oceans-8-star-wars-the-last-jedi-spoilers-explained-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Movie News: Our First Look at 'Ocean's 8,' 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Spoilers Explained and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Christopher Campbell<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

<\/a><\/div>\n

Need a quick recap on the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

BIG NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Director’s cut of It <\/em>will be released:<\/strong> The hugely successful adaptation of Stephen King’s It<\/em>, which debuted on digital on demand to own this week<\/a>, will receive a Director’s Cut release in a few months<\/span>. Read more here<\/a> and check out info on the hit horror movie’s deleted scenes and other Blu-ray features here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

GREAT NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n

G.I. Joe <\/strong><\/em>returns in 2020:<\/strong> Paramount Pictures set release dates for some of its most-anticipated toy-based blockbusters, including the next installment of G.I. Joe<\/em>, the first Micronauts <\/em>movie and the latest take on Dungeons and Dragons<\/em>. Read more here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

CONTINUED CONVERSATION<\/b><\/p>\n

Star Wars: The Last Jedi<\/i> is up for discussion:<\/b> After everyone saw Star Wars: The Last Jedi <\/em>over the weekend, there was a need for spoiler-filled discussions, debates and clarifications. Fortunately, writer-director Rian Johnson shared plenty of explanations. <\/span>Read more here<\/a> and find other news on the movie’s box office success and awards contention here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

COOL CULTURE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Star Wars: The Last Jedi <\/em>Easter eggs:<\/strong> Speaking of The Last Jedi<\/em>, more videos inspired by the movie arrived this week, detailing Easter eggs found in the new Star Wars <\/em>episode (watch below) and offering parodies and other treats based on past installments, which we collected here<\/a> and<\/span> here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE BUZZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Paul Thomas Anderson on Daniel Day-Lewis:<\/strong> We talked to Phantom Thread <\/em>writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson about his new movie and working again with actor Daniel Day-Lewis, whom he says helps him be a better filmmaker.<\/span> Read the interview to find out how here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ocean’s 8 <\/i>introduces the new faces of the Ocean’s 11 <\/em>franchise:<\/b> The highly anticipated Ocean’s Eleven <\/em>spin-off Ocean’s 8 <\/em>released its first full trailer, which sets up a glamorous heist plot involving an all-women team of criminals. Watch it here:<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Mortal Instruments <\/i>teases a steampunk adventure:<\/strong> The first teaser for Mortal Instruments<\/em>, which is co-scripted and produced by Peter Jackson, presents a visionary post-apocalyptic steampunk world that looks like a cross between Mad Max: Fury Road <\/em>and Howl’s Moving Castle<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> Watch it here:<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again <\/i>presents Lily James as young Meryl Streep:<\/strong> The sequel to the smash-hit musical Mamma Mia! <\/em>is arriving exactly 10 years after the release of the original and involves a backstory plot starring Lily James and more ABBA tunes. Check out the first trailer below:<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Let’s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> (Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n

Source:: http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/week-movie-news-our-first-look-at-39ocean39s-839-39star-wars-last-jedi39-spoilers-explained-more\/23429?wssac=164&wssaffid=news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

<\/a><\/div>\n

Need a quick recap on the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

BIG NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Director’s cut of It <\/em>will be released:<\/strong> The hugely successful adaptation of Stephen King’s It<\/em>, which debuted on digital on demand to own this week<\/a>, will receive a Director’s Cut release in a few months<\/span>. Read more here<\/a> and check out info on the hit horror movie’s deleted scenes and other Blu-ray features here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

GREAT NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n

G.I. Joe <\/strong><\/em>returns in 2020:<\/strong> Paramount Pictures set release dates for some of its most-anticipated toy-based blockbusters, including the next installment of G.I. Joe<\/em>, the first Micronauts <\/em>movie and the latest take on Dungeons and Dragons<\/em>. Read more here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

CONTINUED CONVERSATION<\/b><\/p>\n

Star Wars: The Last Jedi<\/i> is up for discussion:<\/b> After everyone saw Star Wars: The Last Jedi <\/em>over the weekend, there was a need for spoiler-filled discussions, debates and clarifications. Fortunately, writer-director Rian Johnson shared plenty of explanations. <\/span>Read more here<\/a> and find other news on the movie’s box office success and awards contention here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

COOL CULTURE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Star Wars: The Last Jedi <\/em>Easter eggs:<\/strong> Speaking of The Last Jedi<\/em>, more videos inspired by the movie arrived this week, detailing Easter eggs found in the new Star Wars <\/em>episode (watch below) and offering parodies and other treats based on past installments, which we collected here<\/a> and<\/span> here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE BUZZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Paul Thomas Anderson on Daniel Day-Lewis:<\/strong> We talked to Phantom Thread <\/em>writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson about his new movie and working again with actor Daniel Day-Lewis, whom he says helps him be a better filmmaker.<\/span> Read the interview to find out how here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ocean’s 8 <\/i>introduces the new faces of the Ocean’s 11 <\/em>franchise:<\/b> The highly anticipated Ocean’s Eleven <\/em>spin-off Ocean’s 8 <\/em>released its first full trailer, which sets up a glamorous heist plot involving an all-women team of criminals. Watch it here:<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Mortal Instruments <\/i>teases a steampunk adventure:<\/strong> The first teaser for Mortal Instruments<\/em>, which is co-scripted and produced by Peter Jackson, presents a visionary post-apocalyptic steampunk world that looks like a cross between Mad Max: Fury Road <\/em>and Howl’s Moving Castle<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> Watch it here:<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again <\/i>presents Lily James as young Meryl Streep:<\/strong> The sequel to the smash-hit musical Mamma Mia! <\/em>is arriving exactly 10 years after the release of the original and involves a backstory plot starring Lily James and more ABBA tunes. Check out the first trailer below:<\/span><\/p>\n

[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Let’s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> (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-14069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14069","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=14069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14069\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}