{"id":16350,"date":"2018-07-20T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-dune-casts-oscar-nominee-timothee-chalamet-the-scoop-on-aquaman-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-07-20T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-21T06:00:00","slug":"the-week-in-movie-news-dune-casts-oscar-nominee-timothee-chalamet-the-scoop-on-aquaman-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-dune-casts-oscar-nominee-timothee-chalamet-the-scoop-on-aquaman-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Movie News: &#039;Dune&#039; Casts Oscar Nominee Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, the Scoop on &#039;Aquaman&#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-39dune39-casts-oscar-nominee-timotheacutee-chalamet-scoop-on-39aquaman39-more\/23948?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-39dune39-casts-oscar-nominee-timotheacutee-chalamet-scoop-on-39aquaman39-more\/23948?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"phoenix\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201802\/fan_joaquinphoenix_themaster_20180208.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>DC&#8217;s standalone Joker movie sets 2019 release: <\/b><span>After officially greenlighting the movie last week, Warner Bros. set an October 2019 release date for their Joker origin movie, which will be simply titled <em>Joker<\/em>. Also this week, they cast <em>Deadpool 2<\/em>&#8216;s Zazie Beetz in a major role opposite Joaquin Phoenix&#8217;s &#8220;clown prince of crime.&#8221; Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/deadpool-2-actress-zazie-beetz-joins-dcs-joker-heres-everything-we-know-752982\">here<\/a> and check out a fan-made trailer for the movie <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-joaquin-phoenix-joker-origin-movie-fan-made-trailer-action-mcu-more\/23939\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"chalamet\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_TimotheeChalamet_CallMeByYourName_blog_20180707.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<b>GREAT NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<b>Timoth<\/b><b>\u00e9<\/b><b>e Chalamet to star in <em>Dune<\/em>: <\/b><span>Fans can already expect a quality adaptation of Dune with filmmaker Denis Villeneuve at the helm of a two-part project, but now there&#8217;s even more prestigious talent on board as recent Oscar nominee Timoth<\/span><span>\u00e9<\/span><span>e Chalamet (<em>Call Me By Your Name<\/em>) is going to star in the sci-fi spectacle. <\/span><span>Read more <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/timothee-chalamet-to-star-in-dune-heres-everything-we-know-753321\">here<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_EisenbergStoneBreslinHarrelson_Zombieland_blog_20180716.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>SURPRISING NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><em>Zombieland 2<\/em> is finally happening: <\/b>It&#8217;s been a long time coming for fans &#8212; it&#8217;ll be 10 years in fact to the month &#8212; but <em>Zombieland <\/em>is finally getting a sequel. <em>Zombieland 2 <\/em>has been set for release in October 2019 with the main foursome returning and new &#8220;evolved&#8221; zombies. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/zombieland-2-finally-confirmed-heres-everything-we-know-753318\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"aquaman\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/AQAMN_main.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>EXCLUSIVE BUZZ<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Aquaman <\/i>set report: <\/b>We visited the set of <em>Aquaman<\/em> and have been able to share all kinds of facts about the DC movie, including all you need to know about how it&#8217;s different from all other superhero movies. Read our two-part report <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/how-aquaman-is-unlike-any-superhero-film-from-its-blue-collar-antihero-to-underwater-gladiator-fights-753315\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/aquaman-set-visit-15-fun-facts-to-prepare-you-for-atlantis-and-beyond-753316\">here<\/a> and see the movie&#8217;s first poster in full <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/aquaman-debuts-first-poster-heres-everything-we-know-753319\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TDK\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201807\/fan_heathledger_thedarkknight_20180720.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>COOL CULTURE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><em>The Dark Knight<\/em> vs. <em>Batman<\/em>: <\/b>In honor of this week&#8217;s 10th anniversary of Christopher Nolan&#8217;s <em>The Dark Knight<\/em>, Screen Crush created this video definitively showcasing the similarities and differences between the movie and Tim Burton&#8217;s 1989 <em>Batman<\/em>. 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\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_RamiMalek_BohemianRhapsody_blog_20180717.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Bohemian Rhapsody <\/i>will rock you:<\/b> The first full trailer dropped for the Freddie Mercury and Queen biopic <em>Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em>, and it&#8217;s sure to be a box office champion by the looks (and sound) of things. 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\/images\/fandangoblog\/fan_taronegerton_HEADER.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Robin Hood <\/i>looks like a jolly good time:<\/b> The first full trailer also arrived for the latest telling of <em>Robin Hood<\/em>, starring Taron Egerton in the title role and introducing the iconic character as a thief in training. 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\/201807\/fan_jovanadepo_overlord_20180717.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Overlord <\/i>seems terrifying for multiple reasons:<\/b> The J.J. Abrams-produced <em>Overlord<\/em> debuted its first trailer, showing that the secretive movie is your typical World War II action drama, and then the Nazi zombies show up<\/span><span>. 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_stevecarell_welcometomarwen_20180620.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Welcome to Marwen <\/i>promises a magical and inspiring true story:<\/b> The second trailer for Robert Zemeckis&#8217; Welcome to Marwen, a remake of the documentary Marwencol, spotlights more of the women cast this time around, and the movie still looks absolutely magical<\/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-39dune39-casts-oscar-nominee-timotheacutee-chalamet-scoop-on-39aquaman39-more\/23948?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Week in Movie News: &#039;Dune&#039; Casts Oscar Nominee Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, the Scoop on &#039;Aquaman&#039; and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/week-movie-news-39dune39-casts-oscar-nominee-timotheacutee-chalamet-scoop-on-39aquaman39-more\/23948?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-39dune39-casts-oscar-nominee-timotheacutee-chalamet-scoop-on-39aquaman39-more\/23948?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"phoenix\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201802\/fan_joaquinphoenix_themaster_20180208.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>DC&#8217;s standalone Joker movie sets 2019 release: <\/b><span>After officially greenlighting the movie last week, Warner Bros. set an October 2019 release date for their Joker origin movie, which will be simply titled <em>Joker<\/em>. Also this week, they cast <em>Deadpool 2<\/em>&#8216;s Zazie Beetz in a major role opposite Joaquin Phoenix&#8217;s &#8220;clown prince of crime.&#8221; Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/deadpool-2-actress-zazie-beetz-joins-dcs-joker-heres-everything-we-know-752982\">here<\/a> and check out a fan-made trailer for the movie <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-joaquin-phoenix-joker-origin-movie-fan-made-trailer-action-mcu-more\/23939\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"chalamet\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_TimotheeChalamet_CallMeByYourName_blog_20180707.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<b>GREAT NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<b>Timoth<\/b><b>\u00e9<\/b><b>e Chalamet to star in <em>Dune<\/em>: <\/b><span>Fans can already expect a quality adaptation of Dune with filmmaker Denis Villeneuve at the helm of a two-part project, but now there&#8217;s even more prestigious talent on board as recent Oscar nominee Timoth<\/span><span>\u00e9<\/span><span>e Chalamet (<em>Call Me By Your Name<\/em>) is going to star in the sci-fi spectacle. <\/span><span>Read more <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/timothee-chalamet-to-star-in-dune-heres-everything-we-know-753321\">here<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_EisenbergStoneBreslinHarrelson_Zombieland_blog_20180716.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>SURPRISING NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><em>Zombieland 2<\/em> is finally happening: <\/b>It&#8217;s been a long time coming for fans &#8212; it&#8217;ll be 10 years in fact to the month &#8212; but <em>Zombieland <\/em>is finally getting a sequel. <em>Zombieland 2 <\/em>has been set for release in October 2019 with the main foursome returning and new &#8220;evolved&#8221; zombies. Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/zombieland-2-finally-confirmed-heres-everything-we-know-753318\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"aquaman\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/AQAMN_main.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>EXCLUSIVE BUZZ<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Aquaman <\/i>set report: <\/b>We visited the set of <em>Aquaman<\/em> and have been able to share all kinds of facts about the DC movie, including all you need to know about how it&#8217;s different from all other superhero movies. Read our two-part report <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/how-aquaman-is-unlike-any-superhero-film-from-its-blue-collar-antihero-to-underwater-gladiator-fights-753315\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/aquaman-set-visit-15-fun-facts-to-prepare-you-for-atlantis-and-beyond-753316\">here<\/a> and see the movie&#8217;s first poster in full <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/aquaman-debuts-first-poster-heres-everything-we-know-753319\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TDK\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201807\/fan_heathledger_thedarkknight_20180720.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>COOL CULTURE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><em>The Dark Knight<\/em> vs. <em>Batman<\/em>: <\/b>In honor of this week&#8217;s 10th anniversary of Christopher Nolan&#8217;s <em>The Dark Knight<\/em>, Screen Crush created this video definitively showcasing the similarities and differences between the movie and Tim Burton&#8217;s 1989 <em>Batman<\/em>. 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\/images\/fandangoblog\/Fan_RamiMalek_BohemianRhapsody_blog_20180717.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Bohemian Rhapsody <\/i>will rock you:<\/b> The first full trailer dropped for the Freddie Mercury and Queen biopic <em>Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em>, and it&#8217;s sure to be a box office champion by the looks (and sound) of things. 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\/images\/fandangoblog\/fan_taronegerton_HEADER.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Robin Hood <\/i>looks like a jolly good time:<\/b> The first full trailer also arrived for the latest telling of <em>Robin Hood<\/em>, starring Taron Egerton in the title role and introducing the iconic character as a thief in training. 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\/201807\/fan_jovanadepo_overlord_20180717.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Overlord <\/i>seems terrifying for multiple reasons:<\/b> The J.J. Abrams-produced <em>Overlord<\/em> debuted its first trailer, showing that the secretive movie is your typical World War II action drama, and then the Nazi zombies show up<\/span><span>. 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_stevecarell_welcometomarwen_20180620.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Welcome to Marwen <\/i>promises a magical and inspiring true story:<\/b> The second trailer for Robert Zemeckis&#8217; Welcome to Marwen, a remake of the documentary Marwencol, spotlights more of the women cast this time around, and the movie still looks absolutely magical<\/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-16350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16350","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=16350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16350\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}