{"id":14695,"date":"2018-02-16T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-black-panther-starts-off-strong-incredibles-2-sneak-peek-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-02-16T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T07:00:00","slug":"the-week-in-movie-news-black-panther-starts-off-strong-incredibles-2-sneak-peek-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-black-panther-starts-off-strong-incredibles-2-sneak-peek-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Movie News: 'Black Panther' Starts Off Strong, 'Incredibles 2' Sneak Peek and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

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

Black Panther <\/em>broke its first box office records:<\/strong> Marvel has another huge hit on their hands, as Black Panther <\/em>opens this weekend and already kicked things off with the MCU’s second-best preview screenings gross ever. Read more here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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

Another Willy Wonka <\/em>movie is in the works:<\/strong> Normally remakes of classics aren’t immediately labeled “great news,” but a new take on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory <\/em>is coming from Paddington <\/em>and Paddington 2 <\/em>director Paul King, and that’s pretty promising. Read more here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

SURPRISING NEWS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Solo <\/em>revealed another cast member:<\/strong> With only a few more months before the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story<\/em>, director Ron Howard confirmed that Jon Favreau is voicing an “important” character. Read more here<\/a>, see Favreau’s later confirmation<\/a> of which character he’s playing and check out the first look at new Solo <\/em>toys here<\/a> and find out which movies influenced the script here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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

Get Out <\/i>and Call Me By Your Name <\/em>won more awards:<\/strong> With the Oscars still weeks away, Get Out <\/em>and Call Me By Your Name <\/em>upped their awards season game with Writers Guild Awards wins. Read more here<\/a> and find out how to see Get Out <\/em>for free in theaters this weekend here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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

How to prepare for Black Panther<\/em>:<\/strong> This week saw many primers for moviegoers heading out to see Black Panther <\/em>in need of some background and set up. Below is a history of the character from comics to the new Marvel Cinematic Universe installment. And we shared more Black Panther<\/em>-related culture here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Incredibles 2 <\/i>shares a peek:<\/b> The first teaser with a lot of footage from Incredibles 2 <\/em>arrived in the form of an Olympics sneak peek, and the Pixar sequel looks as good as the original. Watch it below. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Rampage <\/i>shows animal experimentation gone wrong:<\/strong> The second trailer for the arcade game adaptation Rampage <\/em>features Dwayne Johnson and a number of giant animals created through experiments gone wrong. Watch it here:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ready Player One <\/i>focuses on friendly competition:<\/strong> The new trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One <\/em>shows more of its main characters in love and war, in true reality and virtual reality. Check it out here:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Source:: http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/week-movie-news-39black-panther39-starts-off-strong-39incredibles-239-sneak-peek-more\/23573?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

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

Black Panther <\/em>broke its first box office records:<\/strong> Marvel has another huge hit on their hands, as Black Panther <\/em>opens this weekend and already kicked things off with the MCU’s second-best preview screenings gross ever. Read more here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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

Another Willy Wonka <\/em>movie is in the works:<\/strong> Normally remakes of classics aren’t immediately labeled “great news,” but a new take on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory <\/em>is coming from Paddington <\/em>and Paddington 2 <\/em>director Paul King, and that’s pretty promising. Read more here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

SURPRISING NEWS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Solo <\/em>revealed another cast member:<\/strong> With only a few more months before the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story<\/em>, director Ron Howard confirmed that Jon Favreau is voicing an “important” character. Read more here<\/a>, see Favreau’s later confirmation<\/a> of which character he’s playing and check out the first look at new Solo <\/em>toys here<\/a> and find out which movies influenced the script here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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

Get Out <\/i>and Call Me By Your Name <\/em>won more awards:<\/strong> With the Oscars still weeks away, Get Out <\/em>and Call Me By Your Name <\/em>upped their awards season game with Writers Guild Awards wins. Read more here<\/a> and find out how to see Get Out <\/em>for free in theaters this weekend here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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

How to prepare for Black Panther<\/em>:<\/strong> This week saw many primers for moviegoers heading out to see Black Panther <\/em>in need of some background and set up. Below is a history of the character from comics to the new Marvel Cinematic Universe installment. And we shared more Black Panther<\/em>-related culture here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

<\/p>\n

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

Incredibles 2 <\/i>shares a peek:<\/b> The first teaser with a lot of footage from Incredibles 2 <\/em>arrived in the form of an Olympics sneak peek, and the Pixar sequel looks as good as the original. Watch it below. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

<\/p>\n

Rampage <\/i>shows animal experimentation gone wrong:<\/strong> The second trailer for the arcade game adaptation Rampage <\/em>features Dwayne Johnson and a number of giant animals created through experiments gone wrong. Watch it here:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

<\/p>\n

Ready Player One <\/i>focuses on friendly competition:<\/strong> The new trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One <\/em>shows more of its main characters in love and war, in true reality and virtual reality. Check it out here:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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