{"id":14847,"date":"2018-03-02T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-kristen-wiig-for-wonder-woman-2-chris-hemsworth-for-men-in-black-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-03-02T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T06:00:00","slug":"the-week-in-movie-news-kristen-wiig-for-wonder-woman-2-chris-hemsworth-for-men-in-black-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-kristen-wiig-for-wonder-woman-2-chris-hemsworth-for-men-in-black-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Movie News: Kristen Wiig for &#039;Wonder Woman 2,&#039; Chris Hemsworth for &#039;Men in Black&#039; 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-kristen-wiig-for-39wonder-woman-239-chris-hemsworth-for-39men-black39-more\/23615?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-kristen-wiig-for-39wonder-woman-239-chris-hemsworth-for-39men-black39-more\/23615?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201803\/fan_kristenwiig_ghostbusters_blog_20180301.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>Kristen Wiig might be Wonder Woman&#8217;s next adversary:<\/strong><span> Cheetah is expected to be the villain in <em>Wonder Woman 2<\/em>, and <em>SNL <\/em>vet Kristen Wiig is the choice to play against Gal Gadot&#8217;s superhero in the role in the sequel. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/kristen-wiig-talks-to-play-cheetah-39wonder-woman39-sequel\/23434\">here<\/a> and see an artist&#8217;s interpretation of the casting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-animated-remake-39star-wars39-imagining-kristin-wiig-39wonder-woman-239-more\/23612\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/ChrisHemsworthMiB.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>GREAT NEWS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Hemsworth tapped for another franchise:<\/strong><span> He&#8217;s best known as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Chris Hemsworth is about to become famous for another major property: <em>Men In Black<\/em>. Read more about his possible casting in a planned spin-off <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/chris-hemsworth-being-eyed-to-star-in-men-in-black-spinoff-753031\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_GaryOldman_DarkestHour2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><b>SURPRISING NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Best Picture Sequels:<\/b> We&#8217;ve heard in the past about potential follow-ups to <em>Call Me By Your Name <\/em>and <em>Get Out<\/em>, and now fellow Best Picture nominees <em>Darkest Hour <\/em>and <em>Lady Bird <\/em>have joined the mix of possibile sequel spawners. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/gary-oldman-teases-darkest-hour-sequel-and-a-winston-churchill-play-753022\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/greta-gerwig-wants-lady-bird-to-be-the-first-in-a-series-753033\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201802\/fan_jenniferlawrence_redsparrow-poster_blog_20180220.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>EXCLUSIVE BUZZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jennifer Lawrence on the <em>Red Sparrow <\/em>everyone is talking about:<\/strong><span> We talked to <em>Red Sparrow<\/em> star Jennifer Lawrence and director Francis Lawrence about the most memorable moment in the movie. Watch their discussion of the scene that will have everyone talking below. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n\t\tJennifer Lawrence and director Francis Lawrence break down a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RedSparrow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RedSparrow<\/a> scene that everyone&#8217;s gonna be talking about&#8230; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v9iaITAk7w\">pic.twitter.com\/v9iaITAk7w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 Fandango (@Fandango) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fandango\/status\/969331446589546496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_saoirseronan_ladybird_20180107.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>COOL CULTURE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to win Best Picture:<\/strong><span> With the Academy Awards happening this weekend, this week brought a lot of cool Oscars-related videos, including the below Vanity Fair guide to winning the top honor of the night. Find more Oscars supercuts, tributes and nominee showcases <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-how-39solo-star-wars-story39-should-begin-how-to-win-best-picture-more\/23597\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-wars-last-jedi39-supreme-leader-snoke-vfx-breakdown-best-picture-tributes-more\/23602\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-2018-oscar-nominee-montage-imagining-janelle-monae-as-batgirl-more\/23606\">here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201802\/fan_ralph_ralphbreakstheinternet_20180228.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><i>Wreck-It Ralph 2 <\/i>lampoons the internet:<\/strong> Disney dropped the first real teaser trailer for <em>Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2<\/em>, and it&#8217;s filled with lots of silly parodies of ads, games and websites. Watch it below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_JustinBenson-AaronMoorh.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>The Endless <\/i>gets chilly, quickly:<\/strong><span> We shared an exclusive new trailer for <i>The Endless<\/i>,<\/span><span> a new dramatic thriller from <\/span><span>Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead in which they play brothers revisiting a cult they once escaped<\/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\/201803\/fan_juggernaut-poster_blog_20180301.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><b><i>Juggernaut <\/i>is out for vigilante justice:<\/b> <em>Death Wish <\/em>actor Jack Kesy stars in the first trailer for the crime drama <em>Juggernaut<\/em>, which follows a local outlaw returning home to avenge his late mother. Watch it below. <\/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-kristen-wiig-for-39wonder-woman-239-chris-hemsworth-for-39men-black39-more\/23615?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Week in Movie News: Kristen Wiig for &#039;Wonder Woman 2,&#039; Chris Hemsworth for &#039;Men in Black&#039; and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/week-movie-news-kristen-wiig-for-39wonder-woman-239-chris-hemsworth-for-39men-black39-more\/23615?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-kristen-wiig-for-39wonder-woman-239-chris-hemsworth-for-39men-black39-more\/23615?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201803\/fan_kristenwiig_ghostbusters_blog_20180301.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>Kristen Wiig might be Wonder Woman&#8217;s next adversary:<\/strong><span> Cheetah is expected to be the villain in <em>Wonder Woman 2<\/em>, and <em>SNL <\/em>vet Kristen Wiig is the choice to play against Gal Gadot&#8217;s superhero in the role in the sequel. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/kristen-wiig-talks-to-play-cheetah-39wonder-woman39-sequel\/23434\">here<\/a> and see an artist&#8217;s interpretation of the casting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-animated-remake-39star-wars39-imagining-kristin-wiig-39wonder-woman-239-more\/23612\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/ChrisHemsworthMiB.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>GREAT NEWS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Hemsworth tapped for another franchise:<\/strong><span> He&#8217;s best known as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Chris Hemsworth is about to become famous for another major property: <em>Men In Black<\/em>. Read more about his possible casting in a planned spin-off <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/chris-hemsworth-being-eyed-to-star-in-men-in-black-spinoff-753031\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_GaryOldman_DarkestHour2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><b>SURPRISING NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Best Picture Sequels:<\/b> We&#8217;ve heard in the past about potential follow-ups to <em>Call Me By Your Name <\/em>and <em>Get Out<\/em>, and now fellow Best Picture nominees <em>Darkest Hour <\/em>and <em>Lady Bird <\/em>have joined the mix of possibile sequel spawners. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/gary-oldman-teases-darkest-hour-sequel-and-a-winston-churchill-play-753022\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/greta-gerwig-wants-lady-bird-to-be-the-first-in-a-series-753033\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201802\/fan_jenniferlawrence_redsparrow-poster_blog_20180220.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>EXCLUSIVE BUZZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jennifer Lawrence on the <em>Red Sparrow <\/em>everyone is talking about:<\/strong><span> We talked to <em>Red Sparrow<\/em> star Jennifer Lawrence and director Francis Lawrence about the most memorable moment in the movie. Watch their discussion of the scene that will have everyone talking below. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n\t\tJennifer Lawrence and director Francis Lawrence break down a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RedSparrow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RedSparrow<\/a> scene that everyone&#8217;s gonna be talking about&#8230; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v9iaITAk7w\">pic.twitter.com\/v9iaITAk7w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 Fandango (@Fandango) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fandango\/status\/969331446589546496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_saoirseronan_ladybird_20180107.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>COOL CULTURE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to win Best Picture:<\/strong><span> With the Academy Awards happening this weekend, this week brought a lot of cool Oscars-related videos, including the below Vanity Fair guide to winning the top honor of the night. Find more Oscars supercuts, tributes and nominee showcases <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-how-39solo-star-wars-story39-should-begin-how-to-win-best-picture-more\/23597\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39star-wars-last-jedi39-supreme-leader-snoke-vfx-breakdown-best-picture-tributes-more\/23602\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-2018-oscar-nominee-montage-imagining-janelle-monae-as-batgirl-more\/23606\">here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201802\/fan_ralph_ralphbreakstheinternet_20180228.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><i>Wreck-It Ralph 2 <\/i>lampoons the internet:<\/strong> Disney dropped the first real teaser trailer for <em>Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2<\/em>, and it&#8217;s filled with lots of silly parodies of ads, games and websites. Watch it below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_JustinBenson-AaronMoorh.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>The Endless <\/i>gets chilly, quickly:<\/strong><span> We shared an exclusive new trailer for <i>The Endless<\/i>,<\/span><span> a new dramatic thriller from <\/span><span>Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead in which they play brothers revisiting a cult they once escaped<\/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\/201803\/fan_juggernaut-poster_blog_20180301.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><b><i>Juggernaut <\/i>is out for vigilante justice:<\/b> <em>Death Wish <\/em>actor Jack Kesy stars in the first trailer for the crime drama <em>Juggernaut<\/em>, which follows a local outlaw returning home to avenge his late mother. Watch it below. <\/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-14847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14847","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=14847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14847\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}