{"id":5269,"date":"2015-10-16T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/best-of-the-week-hulk-to-join-thor-godzilla-to-battle-king-kong-die-hard-gets-a-prequel-and-more\/5269\/"},"modified":"2015-10-16T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-17T06:00:00","slug":"best-of-the-week-hulk-to-join-thor-godzilla-to-battle-king-kong-die-hard-gets-a-prequel-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/best-of-the-week-hulk-to-join-thor-godzilla-to-battle-king-kong-die-hard-gets-a-prequel-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of the Week: Hulk to Join Thor, Godzilla to Battle King Kong, Die Hard Gets a Prequel and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Christopher Campbell<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

The Important News<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Marvel Madness:<\/strong><\/span> Hulk will be in Thor: Ragnarok<\/em><\/a>. Ryan Coogler might direct Black Panther<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Franchise Fever: <\/strong>Godzilla vs. King Kong<\/em> has been confirmed for 2020<\/a>. D.J. Caruso will direct xXx 3<\/em><\/a>. Steven Spielberg still says he’s making Indiana Jones 5<\/em> with Harrison Ford<\/a>. Steve Zahn will play an ape in War of the Planet of the Apes<\/em><\/a>. R.L. Stine’s Fear Street <\/em>books are going to be a movie series<\/a>. Kathleen Kennedy wants a woman to direct a Star Wars <\/em>movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prequelitis: <\/strong>Len Wiseman is directing the prequel Die Hard: Year One<\/em><\/a>. Rebecca Ferguson might star in Alien: Paradise Lost<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Remake Report: <\/strong>Nick Cassavetes will direct the Road House <\/em>remake<\/a>. John Sayles is writing a new Django (non Tarantino version) movie<\/a>. Lockout <\/em>has officially been deemed a remake of Escape from New York<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Casting Net: <\/strong>Eve Hewson will play Maid Marian in Robin Hood: Origins<\/em><\/a>. Warwick Davis will star in the crowdfunding project ShortFellas<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ways of Seeing: <\/strong>The Hateful Eight <\/em>will be longer for its first two weeks of release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Directors, New Films: <\/strong>Wes Anderson is making another stop-motion movie<\/a>. Robert Rodriguez will direct Battle Angels Alita<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Producers, New Films: <\/strong>Leonardo DiCaprio is making a movie about the Volkwagen emissions scandal<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Merchandising: <\/strong>A new Friday the 13th <\/em>video game lets you play as Jason<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Box Office: <\/em><\/strong>More moviegoers went to Mars and Transylvania than Neverland last weekend<\/a>. <\/p>\n

T.V. Time: <\/strong>Two X-Men <\/em>series are headed to television<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Videos and Geek Stuff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

New Movie Trailers:<\/strong><\/span> P<\/em>ride and Prejudice and Zombies<\/em><\/a>, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Love the Coopers<\/em><\/a>, The Boy<\/em><\/a>, Burnt<\/em><\/a> and Race<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>How Pixar created “abstract thought” in Inside Out<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>A fake commercial for the Back to the Future Part II <\/em>hoverboard<\/a>. And the stars of Back to the Future <\/em>reunited for a Honda commercial<\/a>. And an analysis of the climactic scene of Back to the Future<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>What the real people in Steve Jobs <\/em>think of the movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>The first three Indiana Jones <\/em>movies in 90 seconds<\/a>. <\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Prank production signs for fake movie sequels<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Watch:<\/strong> The version of Steve Jobs <\/em>that Steve Jobs would have made<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>How to find the edits in Birdman<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Deleted animated sequences from Monty Python and the Holy Grail<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>IMDb’s ranking of the top 25 movies of the last 25 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>A surreal mashup of Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>A Thor hammer that only one fan can lift<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>What Jurassic World <\/em>would have looked like in the 1970s<\/a>. <\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>This week’s best new movie posters<\/a>. And our premiere of the Dangerous Men <\/em>poster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our Features<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Comic Con Coverage: <\/span><\/strong>Highlights of New York Comic Con<\/a>. And the best cosplay at New York Comic Con<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Movie Recommendations: <\/strong>8 great seafaring movie explorers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Movie Genre Guide: <\/strong>What you need to know about Gothic romance before seeing Crimson Peak<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Horror Movie Guide: <\/strong>Everything horror fans need to see this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Horror Movie Guide: <\/strong>Scary movies to show your kids<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Comic Book Movie Guide: <\/strong>http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/best-movie-based-comics\/19375<\/a>5 must-read movie-based comic books. <\/p>\n

Spy Movie Guide: <\/strong>6 fascinating facts about Bridge of Spies<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Home Viewing:<\/strong> Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week<\/a>. <\/p>\n

<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n

MORE FROM AROUND THE WEB:<\/strong><\/p>\n

ZergNet<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

The Important News<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Marvel Madness:<\/strong><\/span> Hulk will be in Thor: Ragnarok<\/em><\/a>. Ryan Coogler might direct Black Panther<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Franchise Fever: <\/strong>Godzilla vs. King Kong<\/em> has been confirmed for 2020<\/a>. D.J. Caruso will direct xXx 3<\/em><\/a>. Steven Spielberg still says he’s making Indiana Jones 5<\/em> with Harrison Ford<\/a>. Steve Zahn will play an ape in War of the Planet of the Apes<\/em><\/a>. R.L. Stine’s Fear Street <\/em>books are going to be a movie series<\/a>. Kathleen Kennedy wants a woman to direct a Star Wars <\/em>movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prequelitis: <\/strong>Len Wiseman is directing the prequel Die Hard: Year One<\/em><\/a>. Rebecca Ferguson might star in Alien: Paradise Lost<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Remake Report: <\/strong>Nick Cassavetes will direct the Road House <\/em>remake<\/a>. John Sayles is writing a new Django (non Tarantino version) movie<\/a>. Lockout <\/em>has officially been deemed a remake of Escape from New York<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Casting Net: <\/strong>Eve Hewson will play Maid Marian in Robin Hood: Origins<\/em><\/a>. Warwick Davis will star in the crowdfunding project ShortFellas<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ways of Seeing: <\/strong>The Hateful Eight <\/em>will be longer for its first two weeks of release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Directors, New Films: <\/strong>Wes Anderson is making another stop-motion movie<\/a>. Robert Rodriguez will direct Battle Angels Alita<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Producers, New Films: <\/strong>Leonardo DiCaprio is making a movie about the Volkwagen emissions scandal<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Merchandising: <\/strong>A new Friday the 13th <\/em>video game lets you play as Jason<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Box Office: <\/em><\/strong>More moviegoers went to Mars and Transylvania than Neverland last weekend<\/a>. <\/p>\n

T.V. Time: <\/strong>Two X-Men <\/em>series are headed to television<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Videos and Geek Stuff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

New Movie Trailers:<\/strong><\/span> P<\/em>ride and Prejudice and Zombies<\/em><\/a>, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Love the Coopers<\/em><\/a>, The Boy<\/em><\/a>, Burnt<\/em><\/a> and Race<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>How Pixar created “abstract thought” in Inside Out<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>A fake commercial for the Back to the Future Part II <\/em>hoverboard<\/a>. And the stars of Back to the Future <\/em>reunited for a Honda commercial<\/a>. And an analysis of the climactic scene of Back to the Future<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>What the real people in Steve Jobs <\/em>think of the movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>The first three Indiana Jones <\/em>movies in 90 seconds<\/a>. <\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>Prank production signs for fake movie sequels<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Watch:<\/strong> The version of Steve Jobs <\/em>that Steve Jobs would have made<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>How to find the edits in Birdman<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Deleted animated sequences from Monty Python and the Holy Grail<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>IMDb’s ranking of the top 25 movies of the last 25 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>A surreal mashup of Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>A Thor hammer that only one fan can lift<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>What Jurassic World <\/em>would have looked like in the 1970s<\/a>. <\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>This week’s best new movie posters<\/a>. And our premiere of the Dangerous Men <\/em>poster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our Features<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Comic Con Coverage: <\/span><\/strong>Highlights of New York Comic Con<\/a>. And the best cosplay at New York Comic Con<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Movie Recommendations: <\/strong>8 great seafaring movie explorers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Movie Genre Guide: <\/strong>What you need to know about Gothic romance before seeing Crimson Peak<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Horror Movie Guide: <\/strong>Everything horror fans need to see this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Horror Movie Guide: <\/strong>Scary movies to show your kids<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Comic Book Movie Guide: <\/strong>http:\/\/www.movies.com\/movie-news\/best-movie-based-comics\/19375<\/a>5 must-read movie-based comic books. <\/p>\n

Spy Movie Guide: <\/strong>6 fascinating facts about Bridge of Spies<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Home Viewing:<\/strong> Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week<\/a>. <\/p>\n

<\/span>and <\/span><\/p>\n

MORE FROM AROUND THE WEB:<\/strong><\/p>\n

ZergNet<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

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