{"id":17286,"date":"2018-10-22T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/next-3-long-awaited-sequels-the-girl-in-the-spiders-web-mary-poppins-returns-zombieland-2\/"},"modified":"2018-10-22T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T19:00:00","slug":"next-3-long-awaited-sequels-the-girl-in-the-spiders-web-mary-poppins-returns-zombieland-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/next-3-long-awaited-sequels-the-girl-in-the-spiders-web-mary-poppins-returns-zombieland-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Next 3 Long-awaited Sequels: &#039;The Girl in the Spider&#039;s Web,&#039; &#039;Mary Poppins Returns,&#039; &#039;Zombieland 2&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/next-3-long-awaited-sequels-39the-girl-spider39s-web39-39mary-poppins-returns39-39zombieland-239\/24101?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\">Peter Martin<\/a><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/next-3-long-awaited-sequels-39the-girl-spider39s-web39-39mary-poppins-returns39-39zombieland-239\/24101?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Halloween\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201810\/fan_jamieleecurtis_halloween_blog_20181021.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span>Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie Strode in David Gordon Green&#8217;s <em>Halloween<\/em> (above), a sequel that arrives 40 years after John Carpenter&#8217;s classic original. Defying modest expectations, the low-budget thriller earned the best opening weekend in the history of the horror franchise, taking in an estimated $77.5 million at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/editorial.rottentomatoes.com\/article\/weekend-box-office-results-halloweens-killer-77-5-million-take\/\">box office<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/halloween_2018\">critical reaction<\/a> has been favorable as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span><em>Halloween<\/em> picks up 40 years after the events in the original, ignoring everything that happened in all past sequels. Still, that&#8217;s not even the longest lapse in years between an original and a sequel to be released this year! We look into more long-awaited sequels below.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span><strong><em>&#8216;The Girl in the Spider&#8217;s Web&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span>Created by author Stieg Larsson in a trilogy of mystery novels, published after his death in 2004, computer hacker Lisbeth Salander became an indelible heroine in <em>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo<\/em>, the first book. Portrayed by Rooney Mara in the English-language adaptation, directed by David Fincher and released in 2011, the film made more than $232 million worldwide, receiving positive critical reactions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span>Ultimately, the decision was made to skip the remaining two books in the original trilogy and instead adapt the first novel in a continuation of the series, written by David Lagercrantz and published in 2015. Hot off her role in <em>The Crown<\/em>, Claire Foy was cast as the new Lisbeth Salander. Sylvia Hoeks and Lakeith Stanfield also star; Fede Alvarez (<em>Don&#8217;t Breathe<\/em>) is directing. The crime thriller will open in theaters everywhere on November 9.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span><strong><em>&#8216;Mary Poppins Returns&#8217; <\/em> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span>When it finally opens in theaters on December 25, 2018, <em>Mary Poppins Returns<\/em> will arrive some 54 years after the classic original, a lapse in time exceeded by very few titles. It&#8217;s not based on any of the literary sequels written by author P.L. Travers. Set in Depression-era London, it will follow Jane and Michael Banks, young siblings in the original who are now adults. After a personal loss, Mary Poppins visits them to help the family &#8220;rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span>Emily Blunt stars as Mary Poppins; Lin-Manuel Miranda plays Jack, a lamplighter and friend of Mary. Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Colin Firth, Julie Walters and Meryl Streep also star. Rob Marshall (<em>Chicago<\/em>, <em>Into the Woods<\/em>) directed. The family-friendly fantasy will open in theaters on December 19. Read more about the film <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/mary-poppins-returns-archive\">here<\/a>.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span><strong><em>&#8216;Zombieland 2&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span>Back in 2009, <em>Zombieland<\/em> established a new world order, as explained in its NSFW (Not Safe For Work) trailer above. Mixing black humor with gory horror, Ruben Fleischer&#8217;s directorial debut starred Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span>First touted two months after its theatrical release, a sequel is finally on its way. The sequel will revolve around the &#8220;snarky, makeshift family&#8221; portrayed by the original stars, who are all <\/span><span>reprising their roles; the story will take them &#8220;from the White House to the American heartland.&#8221; Original writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who went on to script <em>Deadpool<\/em> and <em>Deadpool 2<\/em>, among others, have written the screenplay. Director Fleischer, who most recently made <em>Venom<\/em>, is also returning. It&#8217;s due for theatrical release in October 2019. Read more about the project <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/39zombieland-239-finally-confirmed-here39s-everything-we-know\/23937\">here<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/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\/next-3-long-awaited-sequels-39the-girl-spider39s-web39-39mary-poppins-returns39-39zombieland-239\/24101?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Next 3 Long-awaited Sequels: &#039;The Girl in the Spider&#039;s Web,&#039; &#039;Mary Poppins Returns,&#039; &#039;Zombieland 2&#039;\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/next-3-long-awaited-sequels-39the-girl-spider39s-web39-39mary-poppins-returns39-39zombieland-239\/24101?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\/next-3-long-awaited-sequels-39the-girl-spider39s-web39-39mary-poppins-returns39-39zombieland-239\/24101?wssac=164&amp;wssaffid=news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Halloween\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fandango.com\/\/mdcsite\/images\/featured\/201810\/fan_jamieleecurtis_halloween_blog_20181021.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span>Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie Strode in David Gordon Green&#8217;s <em>Halloween<\/em> (above), a sequel that arrives 40 years after John Carpenter&#8217;s classic original. Defying modest expectations, the low-budget thriller earned the best opening weekend in the history of the horror franchise, taking in an estimated $77.5 million at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/editorial.rottentomatoes.com\/article\/weekend-box-office-results-halloweens-killer-77-5-million-take\/\">box office<\/a>; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/halloween_2018\">critical reaction<\/a> has been favorable as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span><em>Halloween<\/em> picks up 40 years after the events in the original, ignoring everything that happened in all past sequels. Still, that&#8217;s not even the longest lapse in years between an original and a sequel to be released this year! We look into more long-awaited sequels below.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span><strong><em>&#8216;The Girl in the Spider&#8217;s Web&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span>Created by author Stieg Larsson in a trilogy of mystery novels, published after his death in 2004, computer hacker Lisbeth Salander became an indelible heroine in <em>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo<\/em>, the first book. Portrayed by Rooney Mara in the English-language adaptation, directed by David Fincher and released in 2011, the film made more than $232 million worldwide, receiving positive critical reactions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span>Ultimately, the decision was made to skip the remaining two books in the original trilogy and instead adapt the first novel in a continuation of the series, written by David Lagercrantz and published in 2015. Hot off her role in <em>The Crown<\/em>, Claire Foy was cast as the new Lisbeth Salander. Sylvia Hoeks and Lakeith Stanfield also star; Fede Alvarez (<em>Don&#8217;t Breathe<\/em>) is directing. The crime thriller will open in theaters everywhere on November 9.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span><strong><em>&#8216;Mary Poppins Returns&#8217; <\/em> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span>When it finally opens in theaters on December 25, 2018, <em>Mary Poppins Returns<\/em> will arrive some 54 years after the classic original, a lapse in time exceeded by very few titles. It&#8217;s not based on any of the literary sequels written by author P.L. Travers. Set in Depression-era London, it will follow Jane and Michael Banks, young siblings in the original who are now adults. After a personal loss, Mary Poppins visits them to help the family &#8220;rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span>Emily Blunt stars as Mary Poppins; Lin-Manuel Miranda plays Jack, a lamplighter and friend of Mary. Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Colin Firth, Julie Walters and Meryl Streep also star. Rob Marshall (<em>Chicago<\/em>, <em>Into the Woods<\/em>) directed. The family-friendly fantasy will open in theaters on December 19. Read more about the film <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/mary-poppins-returns-archive\">here<\/a>.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span><strong><em>&#8216;Zombieland 2&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span>Back in 2009, <em>Zombieland<\/em> established a new world order, as explained in its NSFW (Not Safe For Work) trailer above. Mixing black humor with gory horror, Ruben Fleischer&#8217;s directorial debut starred Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t<span>First touted two months after its theatrical release, a sequel is finally on its way. The sequel will revolve around the &#8220;snarky, makeshift family&#8221; portrayed by the original stars, who are all <\/span><span>reprising their roles; the story will take them &#8220;from the White House to the American heartland.&#8221; Original writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who went on to script <em>Deadpool<\/em> and <em>Deadpool 2<\/em>, among others, have written the screenplay. Director Fleischer, who most recently made <em>Venom<\/em>, is also returning. It&#8217;s due for theatrical release in October 2019. Read more about the project <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/39zombieland-239-finally-confirmed-here39s-everything-we-know\/23937\">here<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/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-17286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17286","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=17286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17286\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}