{"id":16037,"date":"2018-06-22T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-the-witches-remake-on-the-way-first-creed-ii-trailer-arrives-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-06-22T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-23T06:00:00","slug":"the-week-in-movie-news-the-witches-remake-on-the-way-first-creed-ii-trailer-arrives-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-the-witches-remake-on-the-way-first-creed-ii-trailer-arrives-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Movie News: &#039;The Witches&#039; Remake On the Way, First &#039;Creed II&#039; Trailer Arrives 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-39the-witches39-remake-on-way-first-39creed-ii39-trailer-arrives-more\/23894?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-39the-witches39-remake-on-way-first-39creed-ii39-trailer-arrives-more\/23894?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_RobertZemeckis_TheWalk_blog_20180620-900.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<b>BIG NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<b><em>The Witches<\/em> remake on the way: <\/b><span>Robert Zemeckis, who hasn&#8217;t made a family film in a while, is heading back to kid-friendly territory with a new adaptation of Roald Dahl&#8217;s <em>The Witches<\/em>. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/new-the-witches-on-its-way-from-robert-zemeckis-heres-what-we-know-so-far-753281\">here<\/a> and check out a trailer for Zemeckis&#8217; next movie down below. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_scarlettjohansson_captamericacivilwar_blog_20180111.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>GREAT NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>Marvel narrowed down choice for <em>Black Widow<\/em> director: <\/b>Cate Shortland, Amma Asante and Maggie Betts were named as shortlisted candidates to helm Marvel&#8217;s <em>Black Widow<\/em>, which is committed to having a woman director. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/search-for-a-black-widow-director-narrows-to-three-heres-everything-we-know-753286\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201806\/fan_parrfamily_incredibles2_20180618.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>INCREDIBLE NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><em>Incredibles 2<\/em> smashes records at the box office: <\/b>The latest Pixar release, <em>Incredibles 2<\/em>, had a bigger box office opening than any other animated feature ever, beating previous champs <em>Finding Dory<\/em> and the first two <em>Shrek<\/em> sequels. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/incredibles-2-smashes-box-office-records-753278\">here<\/a> and check out what you might have missed in <em>Incredibles 2<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/where-to-find-pixars-trademark-easter-eggs-in-incredibles-2-753279\">here<\/a> and what&#8217;s next for Pixar <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/pixars-next-3-movies-toy-story-4-then-original-animated-adventures-753277\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lincoln\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/AntMan_Main.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>EXCLUSIVE BUZZ<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>Peyton Reed talks <i>Ant-Man and the Wasp<\/i>: <\/b>We talked to <em>Ant-Man and the Wasp<\/em> director Peyton Reed about what to expect from the sequel and how it compares to other movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Read the whole interview <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/exclusive-director-peyton-reed-on-what-separates-ant-man-and-the-wasp-from-the-other-marvel-movies-753273\">here<\/a> and then check out our <em>Ant-Man and the Wasp<\/em> set report <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/13-things-you-need-to-know-about-ant-man-and-the-wasp-753275\">here<\/a> and character guide <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/ant-man-and-the-wasp-a-character-guide-753280\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lincoln\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201806\/fan_trex_jurassicpark_20180615.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>COOL CULTURE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><em>Jurassic <\/em>franchise recap: <\/b>With <em>Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom <\/em>out in theaters this weekend, Screen Junkies helped us cram for the sequel with a recap of the previous four movies. Watch the video below and find other cool <em>Jurassic<\/em> content <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-alternate-39jurassic-world39-ending-iron-man-vs-thanos-39infinity-war39-battle-lego-more\/23887\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39jurassic-world39-without-vfx-how-to-keep-39star-wars39-from-bombing-more\/23890\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39avengers-infinity-war39-vfx-breakdown-39jurassic39-franchise-dinosaur-guide-more\/23893\">here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201806\/fan_stevecarell_welcometomarwen_20180620.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Welcome to Marwen <\/i>looks heartwarming:<\/b> The first trailer arrived for Robert Zemeckis&#8217; <em>Welcome to Marwen<\/em>, a fictionalized remake of the 2010 documentary <em>Marwencol<\/em>. The new version, which looks magically heartwrenching, stars Steve Carell and a bunch of dolls. Watch the spot below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201806\/fan_creedii_poster_blog_20180619-topphoto.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Creed II <\/i>teases a revenge 33 years in the making:<\/b> The thrilling first trailer for <em>Creed II<\/em>, in which Michael B. Jordan&#8217;s Adonis Creed goes up against the son of <em>Rocky IV<\/em> villain Ivan Drago, has arrived. Watch it below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201806\/fan_tiffanyhaddish_nododysfool_20180622.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Nobody&#8217;s Fool <\/i>gives us our Tiffany Haddish fix:<\/b> The first trailer for Tyler Perry&#8217;s latest, <em>Nobody&#8217;s Fool<\/em>, arrived with a lot of current it-girl Tiffany Haddish, who makes the movie look pretty funny all on her own.<\/span><span> Watch it below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<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-39the-witches39-remake-on-way-first-39creed-ii39-trailer-arrives-more\/23894?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Week in Movie News: &#039;The Witches&#039; Remake On the Way, First &#039;Creed II&#039; Trailer Arrives and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/week-movie-news-39the-witches39-remake-on-way-first-39creed-ii39-trailer-arrives-more\/23894?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-39the-witches39-remake-on-way-first-39creed-ii39-trailer-arrives-more\/23894?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_RobertZemeckis_TheWalk_blog_20180620-900.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span>Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<b>BIG NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<b><em>The Witches<\/em> remake on the way: <\/b><span>Robert Zemeckis, who hasn&#8217;t made a family film in a while, is heading back to kid-friendly territory with a new adaptation of Roald Dahl&#8217;s <em>The Witches<\/em>. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/new-the-witches-on-its-way-from-robert-zemeckis-heres-what-we-know-so-far-753281\">here<\/a> and check out a trailer for Zemeckis&#8217; next movie down below. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201801\/fan_scarlettjohansson_captamericacivilwar_blog_20180111.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>GREAT NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>Marvel narrowed down choice for <em>Black Widow<\/em> director: <\/b>Cate Shortland, Amma Asante and Maggie Betts were named as shortlisted candidates to helm Marvel&#8217;s <em>Black Widow<\/em>, which is committed to having a woman director. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/search-for-a-black-widow-director-narrows-to-three-heres-everything-we-know-753286\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201806\/fan_parrfamily_incredibles2_20180618.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>INCREDIBLE NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><em>Incredibles 2<\/em> smashes records at the box office: <\/b>The latest Pixar release, <em>Incredibles 2<\/em>, had a bigger box office opening than any other animated feature ever, beating previous champs <em>Finding Dory<\/em> and the first two <em>Shrek<\/em> sequels. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/incredibles-2-smashes-box-office-records-753278\">here<\/a> and check out what you might have missed in <em>Incredibles 2<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/where-to-find-pixars-trademark-easter-eggs-in-incredibles-2-753279\">here<\/a> and what&#8217;s next for Pixar <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/pixars-next-3-movies-toy-story-4-then-original-animated-adventures-753277\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lincoln\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/AntMan_Main.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>EXCLUSIVE BUZZ<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>Peyton Reed talks <i>Ant-Man and the Wasp<\/i>: <\/b>We talked to <em>Ant-Man and the Wasp<\/em> director Peyton Reed about what to expect from the sequel and how it compares to other movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Read the whole interview <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/exclusive-director-peyton-reed-on-what-separates-ant-man-and-the-wasp-from-the-other-marvel-movies-753273\">here<\/a> and then check out our <em>Ant-Man and the Wasp<\/em> set report <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/13-things-you-need-to-know-about-ant-man-and-the-wasp-753275\">here<\/a> and character guide <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/ant-man-and-the-wasp-a-character-guide-753280\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lincoln\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201806\/fan_trex_jurassicpark_20180615.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>COOL CULTURE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><em>Jurassic <\/em>franchise recap: <\/b>With <em>Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom <\/em>out in theaters this weekend, Screen Junkies helped us cram for the sequel with a recap of the previous four movies. Watch the video below and find other cool <em>Jurassic<\/em> content <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-alternate-39jurassic-world39-ending-iron-man-vs-thanos-39infinity-war39-battle-lego-more\/23887\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39jurassic-world39-without-vfx-how-to-keep-39star-wars39-from-bombing-more\/23890\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39avengers-infinity-war39-vfx-breakdown-39jurassic39-franchise-dinosaur-guide-more\/23893\">here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201806\/fan_stevecarell_welcometomarwen_20180620.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Welcome to Marwen <\/i>looks heartwarming:<\/b> The first trailer arrived for Robert Zemeckis&#8217; <em>Welcome to Marwen<\/em>, a fictionalized remake of the 2010 documentary <em>Marwencol<\/em>. The new version, which looks magically heartwrenching, stars Steve Carell and a bunch of dolls. Watch the spot below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201806\/fan_creedii_poster_blog_20180619-topphoto.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Creed II <\/i>teases a revenge 33 years in the making:<\/b> The thrilling first trailer for <em>Creed II<\/em>, in which Michael B. Jordan&#8217;s Adonis Creed goes up against the son of <em>Rocky IV<\/em> villain Ivan Drago, has arrived. Watch it below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201806\/fan_tiffanyhaddish_nododysfool_20180622.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Nobody&#8217;s Fool <\/i>gives us our Tiffany Haddish fix:<\/b> The first trailer for Tyler Perry&#8217;s latest, <em>Nobody&#8217;s Fool<\/em>, arrived with a lot of current it-girl Tiffany Haddish, who makes the movie look pretty funny all on her own.<\/span><span> Watch it below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<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-16037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16037","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=16037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16037\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}