{"id":15224,"date":"2018-04-06T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-whats-next-for-steven-spielberg-joaquin-phoenix-talks-the-joker-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-04-06T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T07:00:00","slug":"the-week-in-movie-news-whats-next-for-steven-spielberg-joaquin-phoenix-talks-the-joker-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-whats-next-for-steven-spielberg-joaquin-phoenix-talks-the-joker-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Movie News: What&#039;s Next for Steven Spielberg, Joaquin Phoenix Talks the Joker 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-what39s-next-for-steven-spielberg-joaquin-phoenix-talks-joker-more\/23711?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-what39s-next-for-steven-spielberg-joaquin-phoenix-talks-joker-more\/23711?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Ready Player One\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201804\/fan_ernestcline_readyplayerone_20180403.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><b>BIG NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><em>Ready Player One <\/em>author&#8217;s next movie moves forward: <\/b><span>As <em>Ready Player One <\/em>dominates the box office, the next book by author Ernest Cline, <em>Armada<\/em>, has been put on a fast track to production by Universal<\/span><span>. Read more <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/universal-to-adapt-armada-from-ready-player-one-author-ernest-cline-753120\">here<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lincoln\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/fan_stevenspielberg_readypl.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><b>GREAT NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Steven Spielberg is finally going to make a Stephen King movie: <\/b>Speaking of <em>Ready Player One<\/em>, director Steven Spielberg is certain he&#8217;ll make an adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub&#8217;s <em>The Talisman<\/em>. Read more about that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/steven-spielbergs-adaptation-of-stephen-kings-the-talisman-will-happen-in-the-very-near-future-753125\">here<\/a> and about Spielberg&#8217;s other upcoming projects <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/steven-spielbergs-next-movie-indiana-jones-5-and-west-side-story-753115\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lincoln\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/fan_spaceship_thelaststarfi.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><b>SURPRISING NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><em>The Last Starfighter <\/em>reboot is in development:<\/b><span> Despite the fact that Universal is moving forward on the <em>Last Starfighter<\/em>-inspired <em>Armada <\/em>(see above), writers Gary Whitta and Jonathan R. Beutel are also working on an actual <em>Last Starfighter <\/em>movie<\/span><span>. Read more <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/rogue-one-screenwriter-gary-whitta-is-working-on-a-last-starfighter-reboot-753122\">here<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/you-were-never-really-here-teaser.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>EXCLUSIVE BUZZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joaquin Phoenix talks his interest in playing the Joker:<\/strong><span> We talked to Joaquin Phoneix about his new movie, <em>You Were Never Really Here<\/em>, and his possible future role as DC villain the Joker. Read all about that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/exclusive-joaquin-phoenix-says-playing-the-joker-could-be-interesting-753114\">here<\/a> and our longer interview <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/exclusive-interview-joaquin-phoenix-is-definitely-still-here-and-hes-busier-than-ever-753123\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/fan_sylvesterstallone-micha.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>COOL CULTURE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sylvester Stallone shares <em>Creed II <\/em>production start:<\/strong><span> <em>Creed II <\/em>began filming in Philadelphia this week, and Sylvester Stallone posted a video to Instagram to kick things off from the set. Watch it below. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201804\/fan_kevinhart-tiffanyhaddish_nightschool_blog_20180403.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b><i>Night School <\/i>pits Kevin Hart against Tiffany Haddish<\/b>: Rising star Tiffany Haddish is already stealing the spotlight from Kevin Hart in the trailer for his upcoming movie <em>Night School<\/em>, which also reunites Haddish with <em>Girls Trip <\/em>director Malcolm D. Lee. Watch it below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201804\/fan_johnkrasinski-noahjupe_aquietplace_blog_20180402.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><b><i>A Quiet Place <\/i>seals the deal:<\/b> As the acclaimed new horror movie <em>A Quiet Place <\/em>arrives in theaters, a final trailer arrived to make sure everyone is aware. Watch it below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201804\/fan_teentitansgotothemovies_fbbanner_blog_20180402.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><b><i>Teen Titans Go! to the Movies <\/i>sells superheroes to kids:<\/b> The upcoming animated feature version of the <em>Teen Titans Go! <\/em>series dropped a new TV spot that makes it clear this movie is for kids. 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-what39s-next-for-steven-spielberg-joaquin-phoenix-talks-joker-more\/23711?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Week in Movie News: What&#039;s Next for Steven Spielberg, Joaquin Phoenix Talks the Joker and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/week-movie-news-what39s-next-for-steven-spielberg-joaquin-phoenix-talks-joker-more\/23711?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-what39s-next-for-steven-spielberg-joaquin-phoenix-talks-joker-more\/23711?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Ready Player One\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201804\/fan_ernestcline_readyplayerone_20180403.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><b>BIG NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><em>Ready Player One <\/em>author&#8217;s next movie moves forward: <\/b><span>As <em>Ready Player One <\/em>dominates the box office, the next book by author Ernest Cline, <em>Armada<\/em>, has been put on a fast track to production by Universal<\/span><span>. Read more <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/universal-to-adapt-armada-from-ready-player-one-author-ernest-cline-753120\">here<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lincoln\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/fan_stevenspielberg_readypl.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><b>GREAT NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Steven Spielberg is finally going to make a Stephen King movie: <\/b>Speaking of <em>Ready Player One<\/em>, director Steven Spielberg is certain he&#8217;ll make an adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub&#8217;s <em>The Talisman<\/em>. Read more about that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/steven-spielbergs-adaptation-of-stephen-kings-the-talisman-will-happen-in-the-very-near-future-753125\">here<\/a> and about Spielberg&#8217;s other upcoming projects <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/steven-spielbergs-next-movie-indiana-jones-5-and-west-side-story-753115\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lincoln\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/fan_spaceship_thelaststarfi.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><b>SURPRISING NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><em>The Last Starfighter <\/em>reboot is in development:<\/b><span> Despite the fact that Universal is moving forward on the <em>Last Starfighter<\/em>-inspired <em>Armada <\/em>(see above), writers Gary Whitta and Jonathan R. Beutel are also working on an actual <em>Last Starfighter <\/em>movie<\/span><span>. Read more <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/rogue-one-screenwriter-gary-whitta-is-working-on-a-last-starfighter-reboot-753122\">here<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/you-were-never-really-here-teaser.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>EXCLUSIVE BUZZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joaquin Phoenix talks his interest in playing the Joker:<\/strong><span> We talked to Joaquin Phoneix about his new movie, <em>You Were Never Really Here<\/em>, and his possible future role as DC villain the Joker. Read all about that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/exclusive-joaquin-phoenix-says-playing-the-joker-could-be-interesting-753114\">here<\/a> and our longer interview <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/exclusive-interview-joaquin-phoenix-is-definitely-still-here-and-hes-busier-than-ever-753123\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/fan_sylvesterstallone-micha.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>COOL CULTURE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sylvester Stallone shares <em>Creed II <\/em>production start:<\/strong><span> <em>Creed II <\/em>began filming in Philadelphia this week, and Sylvester Stallone posted a video to Instagram to kick things off from the set. Watch it below. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201804\/fan_kevinhart-tiffanyhaddish_nightschool_blog_20180403.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b><i>Night School <\/i>pits Kevin Hart against Tiffany Haddish<\/b>: Rising star Tiffany Haddish is already stealing the spotlight from Kevin Hart in the trailer for his upcoming movie <em>Night School<\/em>, which also reunites Haddish with <em>Girls Trip <\/em>director Malcolm D. Lee. Watch it below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201804\/fan_johnkrasinski-noahjupe_aquietplace_blog_20180402.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><b><i>A Quiet Place <\/i>seals the deal:<\/b> As the acclaimed new horror movie <em>A Quiet Place <\/em>arrives in theaters, a final trailer arrived to make sure everyone is aware. Watch it below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201804\/fan_teentitansgotothemovies_fbbanner_blog_20180402.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><span><b><i>Teen Titans Go! to the Movies <\/i>sells superheroes to kids:<\/b> The upcoming animated feature version of the <em>Teen Titans Go! <\/em>series dropped a new TV spot that makes it clear this movie is for kids. 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-15224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15224","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=15224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15224\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}