{"id":14534,"date":"2018-02-02T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-best-of-sundance-ant-man-and-the-wasp-trailer-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-02-02T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-03T06:00:00","slug":"the-week-in-movie-news-best-of-sundance-ant-man-and-the-wasp-trailer-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-best-of-sundance-ant-man-and-the-wasp-trailer-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Movie News: Best of Sundance, &#039;Ant-Man and the Wasp&#039; Trailer and More"},"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-best-sundance-39ant-man-wasp39-trailer-more\/23533?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-best-sundance-39ant-man-wasp39-trailer-more\/23533?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/fan_fredrogers_misterrogers.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong><span>Need a quick recap on the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><b>BIG NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom Hanks to Play &#8220;Mister Rogers&#8221;:<\/strong><span> Hollywood nice guy Tom Hanks is set to portray PBS nice guy Fred Rogers in a biopic about the children&#8217;s television icon, who hosted <em>Mister Rogers&#8217; Neighborhood<\/em>. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/tom-hanks-to-star-mister-rogers-biopic\/23518\">here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/F%20Gary%20Gray%20MIB.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><b>GREAT NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>F. Gary Gray to direct <em>Men in Black <\/em>sequel:<\/strong> Following his success with <em>Straight Outta Compton <\/em>and <em>The Fate of the Furious<\/em>, F. Gary Gray has been tapped to direct the next <em>Men in Black <\/em>movie, which will involve new characters. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/f-gary-gray-in-talks-to-direct-men-in-black-spinoff-752967\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/thetale.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>FESTIVAL BUZZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The best of Sundance 2018:<\/strong><span> We went to Sundance and now have a lot of new movies to recommend, so we compiled a guide to what you need to put on your must-watch list from this year&#8217;s festival. Check out our picks <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/the-2018-sundance-movies-to-put-on-your-must-watch-list-752951\">here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_sallyhawkins_theshapeofwater_blog_20180126.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>AWARDS BUZZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where to watch the Oscar nominees:<\/strong><span> We compiled a guide to help you catch up with all of this year&#8217;s Oscar nominees before the big awards show next month. Check out our exclusive listing<\/span><span> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/where-to-watch-all-the-best-picture-nominees-752955\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_giantman_antmanandthewasp_20180130.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>COOL CULTURE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Ant-Man and the Wasp <\/i>Easter eggs:<\/strong><span> The folks at ScreenCrush pored through the new <em>Ant-Man and the Wasp<\/em> trailer for hidden Easter eggs and offer explanation for those details and more. Watch the video below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_paulruddevangelinelily_antmanandthewasp_20180130.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b><i>Ant-Man and the Wasp <\/i>promises some humorous action:<\/b> The first trailer for the Marvel sequel <em>Ant-Man and the Wasp <\/em>showcases Evangeline Lily&#8217;s promotion to badass costumed hero while reminding us of the comedic elements to look forward to. Watch it here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/hero_Oscars2017_NominationAnnouncment_Article.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2018 Oscar-nominated shorts have big appeal:<\/strong><span> This year&#8217;s Oscar nominees in the three short film categories will be playing together on the big screen this month, and there&#8217;s a new trailer spotlighting them all<\/span><span>.<\/span><span> Watch it here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_thefirstpurge_fbbanner_blog_20180130.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>The First Purge <\/i>teases the beginning:<\/strong><span> The first teaser for the next <em>Purge <\/em>movie, a prequel going back to the start, debuted as a fake political ad. Check it out here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/p>\n<\/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-best-sundance-39ant-man-wasp39-trailer-more\/23533?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Week in Movie News: Best of Sundance, &#039;Ant-Man and the Wasp&#039; Trailer and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/week-movie-news-best-sundance-39ant-man-wasp39-trailer-more\/23533?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-best-sundance-39ant-man-wasp39-trailer-more\/23533?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/fan_fredrogers_misterrogers.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong><span>Need a quick recap on the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><b>BIG NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom Hanks to Play &#8220;Mister Rogers&#8221;:<\/strong><span> Hollywood nice guy Tom Hanks is set to portray PBS nice guy Fred Rogers in a biopic about the children&#8217;s television icon, who hosted <em>Mister Rogers&#8217; Neighborhood<\/em>. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/tom-hanks-to-star-mister-rogers-biopic\/23518\">here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/F%20Gary%20Gray%20MIB.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><b>GREAT NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>F. Gary Gray to direct <em>Men in Black <\/em>sequel:<\/strong> Following his success with <em>Straight Outta Compton <\/em>and <em>The Fate of the Furious<\/em>, F. Gary Gray has been tapped to direct the next <em>Men in Black <\/em>movie, which will involve new characters. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/f-gary-gray-in-talks-to-direct-men-in-black-spinoff-752967\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/thetale.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>FESTIVAL BUZZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The best of Sundance 2018:<\/strong><span> We went to Sundance and now have a lot of new movies to recommend, so we compiled a guide to what you need to put on your must-watch list from this year&#8217;s festival. Check out our picks <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/the-2018-sundance-movies-to-put-on-your-must-watch-list-752951\">here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_sallyhawkins_theshapeofwater_blog_20180126.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>AWARDS BUZZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where to watch the Oscar nominees:<\/strong><span> We compiled a guide to help you catch up with all of this year&#8217;s Oscar nominees before the big awards show next month. Check out our exclusive listing<\/span><span> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/where-to-watch-all-the-best-picture-nominees-752955\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_giantman_antmanandthewasp_20180130.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>COOL CULTURE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Ant-Man and the Wasp <\/i>Easter eggs:<\/strong><span> The folks at ScreenCrush pored through the new <em>Ant-Man and the Wasp<\/em> trailer for hidden Easter eggs and offer explanation for those details and more. Watch the video below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_paulruddevangelinelily_antmanandthewasp_20180130.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b><i>Ant-Man and the Wasp <\/i>promises some humorous action:<\/b> The first trailer for the Marvel sequel <em>Ant-Man and the Wasp <\/em>showcases Evangeline Lily&#8217;s promotion to badass costumed hero while reminding us of the comedic elements to look forward to. Watch it here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/hero_Oscars2017_NominationAnnouncment_Article.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2018 Oscar-nominated shorts have big appeal:<\/strong><span> This year&#8217;s Oscar nominees in the three short film categories will be playing together on the big screen this month, and there&#8217;s a new trailer spotlighting them all<\/span><span>.<\/span><span> Watch it here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_thefirstpurge_fbbanner_blog_20180130.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>The First Purge <\/i>teases the beginning:<\/strong><span> The first teaser for the next <em>Purge <\/em>movie, a prequel going back to the start, debuted as a fake political ad. Check it out here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><span>and <\/span><\/p>\n<\/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-14534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14534","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=14534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14534\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}