{"id":16579,"date":"2018-08-10T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-the-future-of-dc-movies-the-latest-on-spider-man-and-his-spinoffs-and-more\/"},"modified":"2018-08-10T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T06:00:00","slug":"the-week-in-movie-news-the-future-of-dc-movies-the-latest-on-spider-man-and-his-spinoffs-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/the-week-in-movie-news-the-future-of-dc-movies-the-latest-on-spider-man-and-his-spinoffs-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Movie News: The Future of DC Movies, the Latest on Spider-Man and His Spinoffs 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-future-dc-movies-latest-on-spider-man-his-spinoffs-more\/23990?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-future-dc-movies-latest-on-spider-man-his-spinoffs-more\/23990?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"justice league\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201808\/fan_helenslater_supergirl_20180810.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>Supergirl <\/em>returns: <\/b><span>Warner Bros. is giving Superman&#8217;s cousin another shot at the big screen, as a new <em>Supergirl<\/em> movie is now in the works with a <em>22 Jump Street<\/em> writer handling the script. Read more about the movie as well as updates on other future Worlds of DC movies <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/what-to-expect-from-the-future-of-dc-comic-book-movies-753274\">here<\/a>. And read about the villain announced for DC&#8217;s <em>Birds of Prey<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/villain-identified-in-birds-of-prey-heres-everything-we-know-753149\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"margot robbie\" src=\"https:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/fan_samuelljackson_theavengers_20170702.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>GREAT NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><em>Spider-Man: Far From Home <\/em>adds two MCU characters: <\/b>While Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, won&#8217;t be returning in <em>Spider-Man: Far From Home<\/em>, the <em>Homecoming<\/em> sequel has revealed the addition of two other Marvel Cinematic Universe staples: Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders). Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/samuel-l-jackson-and-cobie-smulders-join-spider-man-far-from-home-heres-everything-we-know-753215\">here<\/a>. And read more about Sony&#8217;s plans for further Spider-Verse spinoffs, including separate Black Cat and Silver Sable movies, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/what-to-expect-from-the-future-of-the-spider-man-universe-753360\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"robbie as tate\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201808\/fan_margotrobbiecropped_onceuponatimeinhollywood_20180809.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<b>FIRST LOOK<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<b>Margot Robbie in <i>Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/i>: <\/b><span>Margot Robbie shared the first look at her portrayal of slain actress Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino&#8217;s partially fact-based next feature, <em>Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/em><\/span><span>. See a piece of the picture above. See the full image and <\/span><span>read more about the movie <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/first-look-at-margot-robbie-as-sharon-tate-in-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-heres-everything-we-know-752816\">here<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"christopher robin\" src=\"https:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/shaneblackpredator.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>EXCLUSIVE BUZZ<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>Shane Black on <i>The Predator <\/i>and<i> The Nice Guys 2<\/i>: <\/b>We talked to filmmaker Shane Black about his upcoming sequel <em>The Predator<\/em> as well the future of that movie&#8217;s franchise and the possibility of a follow-up to <em>The Nice Guys<\/em>. Read his thoughts on the potential <em>Nice Guys 2<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/exclusive-shane-black-wants-to-make-a-sequel-to-the-nice-guys-753359\">here<\/a> and read the rest of the interview <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/interview-the-predator-director-shane-black-talks-aliens-easter-eggs-and-the-future-of-the-franchise-753358\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"spike lee\" src=\"https:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/LeeWash.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>DEEP DISCUSSION<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>Spike Lee on <i>BlackKklansman<\/i>: <\/b>We also talked with Spike Lee in depth about his new movie, <em>BlackKklansman<\/em>, and how he used every bit of footage shot for the adaptation. Read the whole spoiler-filled interview <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/interview-spike-lee-used-every-piece-of-footage-he-shot-for-blackkklansman-753355\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"the meg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201808\/fan_jasonstatham_themeg_20180810.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>COOL CULTURE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>How to make a great killer shark movie: <\/b>In honor of the release of <em>The Meg<\/em> this weekend, video essayist Rossatron explored what makes a great killer shark movie. Watch it below and also check out an expert&#8217;s scientific opinion on the portrayal of killer sharks in movies <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39avengers-infinity-war39-as-3990s-movie-39venom39-starring-topher-grace-more\/23986\">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\/201808\/fan_mackenziefoy_thenutcracker_20180810.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>The Nutcracker and the Four Realms <\/i>offers a holiday family spectacular:<\/b> Disney released the first trailer for its upcoming Christmas movie <em>The Nutcracker and the Four Realms<\/em>, which looks to be another magical experience from the studio. 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\/201808\/fan_simonpegg_slaughterhouserulez_20180810.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Slaughterhouse Rulez <\/i>looks like a horror parody of <em>Harry Potter<\/em>:<\/b> Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, best known from Edgar Wright comedies such as <em>Shaun of the Dead<\/em> and <em>Hot Fuzz<\/em>, reunite for <em>Slaughterhouse Rulez<\/em>, about a gateway to Hell near a Hogwarts-esque boarding school. Watch the first trailer for the horror comedy 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-future-dc-movies-latest-on-spider-man-his-spinoffs-more\/23990?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Week in Movie News: The Future of DC Movies, the Latest on Spider-Man and His Spinoffs and More\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/week-movie-news-future-dc-movies-latest-on-spider-man-his-spinoffs-more\/23990?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-future-dc-movies-latest-on-spider-man-his-spinoffs-more\/23990?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"justice league\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201808\/fan_helenslater_supergirl_20180810.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>Supergirl <\/em>returns: <\/b><span>Warner Bros. is giving Superman&#8217;s cousin another shot at the big screen, as a new <em>Supergirl<\/em> movie is now in the works with a <em>22 Jump Street<\/em> writer handling the script. Read more about the movie as well as updates on other future Worlds of DC movies <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/what-to-expect-from-the-future-of-dc-comic-book-movies-753274\">here<\/a>. And read about the villain announced for DC&#8217;s <em>Birds of Prey<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/villain-identified-in-birds-of-prey-heres-everything-we-know-753149\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"margot robbie\" src=\"https:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/fan_samuelljackson_theavengers_20170702.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>GREAT NEWS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><em>Spider-Man: Far From Home <\/em>adds two MCU characters: <\/b>While Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, won&#8217;t be returning in <em>Spider-Man: Far From Home<\/em>, the <em>Homecoming<\/em> sequel has revealed the addition of two other Marvel Cinematic Universe staples: Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders). Read more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/samuel-l-jackson-and-cobie-smulders-join-spider-man-far-from-home-heres-everything-we-know-753215\">here<\/a>. And read more about Sony&#8217;s plans for further Spider-Verse spinoffs, including separate Black Cat and Silver Sable movies, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/what-to-expect-from-the-future-of-the-spider-man-universe-753360\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"robbie as tate\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201808\/fan_margotrobbiecropped_onceuponatimeinhollywood_20180809.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<b>FIRST LOOK<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<b>Margot Robbie in <i>Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/i>: <\/b><span>Margot Robbie shared the first look at her portrayal of slain actress Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino&#8217;s partially fact-based next feature, <em>Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/em><\/span><span>. See a piece of the picture above. See the full image and <\/span><span>read more about the movie <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/first-look-at-margot-robbie-as-sharon-tate-in-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-heres-everything-we-know-752816\">here<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"christopher robin\" src=\"https:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/shaneblackpredator.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>EXCLUSIVE BUZZ<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>Shane Black on <i>The Predator <\/i>and<i> The Nice Guys 2<\/i>: <\/b>We talked to filmmaker Shane Black about his upcoming sequel <em>The Predator<\/em> as well the future of that movie&#8217;s franchise and the possibility of a follow-up to <em>The Nice Guys<\/em>. Read his thoughts on the potential <em>Nice Guys 2<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/exclusive-shane-black-wants-to-make-a-sequel-to-the-nice-guys-753359\">here<\/a> and read the rest of the interview <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/interview-the-predator-director-shane-black-talks-aliens-easter-eggs-and-the-future-of-the-franchise-753358\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"spike lee\" src=\"https:\/\/images.fandango.com\/images\/fandangoblog\/LeeWash.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>DEEP DISCUSSION<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>Spike Lee on <i>BlackKklansman<\/i>: <\/b>We also talked with Spike Lee in depth about his new movie, <em>BlackKklansman<\/em>, and how he used every bit of footage shot for the adaptation. Read the whole spoiler-filled interview <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/movie-news\/interview-spike-lee-used-every-piece-of-footage-he-shot-for-blackkklansman-753355\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"the meg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201808\/fan_jasonstatham_themeg_20180810.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>COOL CULTURE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b>How to make a great killer shark movie: <\/b>In honor of the release of <em>The Meg<\/em> this weekend, video essayist Rossatron explored what makes a great killer shark movie. Watch it below and also check out an expert&#8217;s scientific opinion on the portrayal of killer sharks in movies <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/today-movie-culture-39avengers-infinity-war39-as-3990s-movie-39venom39-starring-topher-grace-more\/23986\">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\/201808\/fan_mackenziefoy_thenutcracker_20180810.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><strong>MUST-WATCH TRAILERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>The Nutcracker and the Four Realms <\/i>offers a holiday family spectacular:<\/b> Disney released the first trailer for its upcoming Christmas movie <em>The Nutcracker and the Four Realms<\/em>, which looks to be another magical experience from the studio. 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\/201808\/fan_simonpegg_slaughterhouserulez_20180810.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span><b><i>Slaughterhouse Rulez <\/i>looks like a horror parody of <em>Harry Potter<\/em>:<\/b> Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, best known from Edgar Wright comedies such as <em>Shaun of the Dead<\/em> and <em>Hot Fuzz<\/em>, reunite for <em>Slaughterhouse Rulez<\/em>, about a gateway to Hell near a Hogwarts-esque boarding school. Watch the first trailer for the horror comedy 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-16579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16579","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=16579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16579\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}