{"id":6692,"date":"2016-02-19T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/best-of-the-week-deadpool-is-a-monumental-hit-star-wars-teases-episode-viii-and-more\/"},"modified":"2016-02-19T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T07:00:00","slug":"best-of-the-week-deadpool-is-a-monumental-hit-star-wars-teases-episode-viii-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/best-of-the-week-deadpool-is-a-monumental-hit-star-wars-teases-episode-viii-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of the Week: 'Deadpool' is a Monumental Hit, 'Star Wars' Teases 'Episode VIII' and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

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

Box Office:<\/strong> <\/strong>Deadpool <\/em>broke the record for highest-grossing R-rated movie<\/a>. And it broke a bunch of other records<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marvel Madness:<\/strong> Disney dropped the first look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2<\/em><\/a>. Adam McKay will be involved with Ant-Man and the Wasp <\/em>in some capacity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DC Delirium: <\/strong>Dan Amboyer might be the new Green Lantern<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Franchise Fever: <\/strong>The sixth Transformers <\/em>movie will be a Bumblebee spinoff<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Sequelitis:<\/strong> Another Hellraiser <\/em>movie is on the way<\/a>. Blade Runner 2<\/em>‘s release date was announced<\/a>. John Wick: Chapter Two<\/em>‘s release date was announced<\/a>. Dwayne Johnson will return for a San Andreas <\/em>sequel<\/a>. Roger Corman is making a Death Race 2000 <\/em>sequel<\/a>. Emily Blunt is the new Mary Poppins<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Directors\/New Films: <\/strong>The Witch<\/em>‘s Robert Eggers will make a medieval epic next<\/a>. Ron Howard will direct Robert Downey Jr.’s Pinocchio <\/em>movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Casting Net: <\/strong>Ryan Reynolds will star in a sci-fi movie from the Deadpool <\/em>writers<\/a>. Keira Knightley will play Catherine the Great for director Barbra Streisand<\/a>. Christian Bale will reunite with Scott Cooper for Hostiles<\/em><\/a>. Emilia Clarke will star in Set It Up<\/em><\/a>. Jessica Chastain will star in Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game<\/em><\/a>. Abbey Lee will star in The Dark Tower<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Villainous Ventures: <\/strong>Eric Johnson will play Christian Grey’s rival in the Fifty Shades <\/em>sequels<\/a>. Julianne Moore will play the villain in Kingsman 2<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Actor Pairings: <\/strong>Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan will play a couple in An Ideal Home<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Remake Report: <\/strong>Todd McFarlane finished the script for a new Spawn <\/em>movie<\/a>. A new Astro Boy <\/em>movie is in the works<\/a>. The movie of Stephen King’s It <\/em>will be rated R<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reel TV: <\/strong>Salt <\/em>is being turned into a TV show<\/a>. The Stand <\/em>will not be done as a TV series again<\/a>.<\/p>\n

TV Movies: <\/strong>The cast of Good Times <\/em>is trying to Kickstart a Good Times <\/em>movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Award Season: <\/strong>The Revenant <\/em>was named best film at the BAFTA Awards<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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

<\/a><\/p>\n

New Movie Trailers: <\/strong><\/span>Star Wars: Episode VIII<\/em><\/a>, Ghostbusters<\/em><\/a>, The Divergent Series: Allegiant<\/em><\/a>, Kindergarten Cop 2<\/em><\/a>, Alice Through the Looking Glass<\/em><\/a>, Bastille Day<\/em><\/a>, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny<\/em><\/a>, Midnight Special<\/em><\/a>, Sing<\/em><\/a>, Triple 9<\/a> <\/em>and Florence Foster Jenkins<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

TV Spots: <\/strong>10 Cloverfield Lane<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>A fan-made Wonder Woman <\/em>trailer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>What the villain in the new Ghostbusters<\/em> looks like<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>The first episode of Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>What a Back to the Future <\/em>prequel would look like<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Puppets reenact scenes from the Best Picture Oscar nominees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Play: <\/strong>A video game where Leonardo DiCaprio chases after an Oscar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>How Deadpool’s <\/em>Tim Miller also helped make Iron Man <\/em>a hit<\/a>. And the Justice League <\/em>short that got Miller the Deadpool <\/em>gig<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Ryan Reynolds interviews Hugh Jackman about Eddie the Eagle<\/em><\/a>. And James Corden auditions to be Deadpool’s sidekick<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>What Keira Knightley would look like as Cable in Deadpool 2<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>How the scores for Deadpool <\/em>and The Hateful Eight <\/em>were made<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>How The Good Dinosaur <\/em>should have ended<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>A scary car commercial directed by Sam Raimi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Learn: <\/strong>Why Gene Hackman dropped out of The Silence of the Lambs<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Shia LaBeouf’s latest performance art project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>The new motion poster for the Pete’s Dragon <\/em>remake<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Superhero Movie Guides:<\/span><\/strong> Upcoming superhero movies that could be rated R<\/a>. And R-rated comic books that need to be R-rated movies<\/a>. And how Deadpool could lead a new R-rated comic book movie renaissance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sci-Fi Movie Guide: <\/strong>An exploration of recent sci-fi movie sequels<\/a>. <\/p>\n

List: <\/strong>Great romantic movies for people who hate romantic movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Horror Movie Guide: <\/strong>All the latest horror news and trailers you need to know<\/a>.<\/p>\n

List: <\/strong>Unexpected appearances by presidents in movies<\/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

Box Office:<\/strong> <\/strong>Deadpool <\/em>broke the record for highest-grossing R-rated movie<\/a>. And it broke a bunch of other records<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marvel Madness:<\/strong> Disney dropped the first look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2<\/em><\/a>. Adam McKay will be involved with Ant-Man and the Wasp <\/em>in some capacity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DC Delirium: <\/strong>Dan Amboyer might be the new Green Lantern<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Franchise Fever: <\/strong>The sixth Transformers <\/em>movie will be a Bumblebee spinoff<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Sequelitis:<\/strong> Another Hellraiser <\/em>movie is on the way<\/a>. Blade Runner 2<\/em>‘s release date was announced<\/a>. John Wick: Chapter Two<\/em>‘s release date was announced<\/a>. Dwayne Johnson will return for a San Andreas <\/em>sequel<\/a>. Roger Corman is making a Death Race 2000 <\/em>sequel<\/a>. Emily Blunt is the new Mary Poppins<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Directors\/New Films: <\/strong>The Witch<\/em>‘s Robert Eggers will make a medieval epic next<\/a>. Ron Howard will direct Robert Downey Jr.’s Pinocchio <\/em>movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Casting Net: <\/strong>Ryan Reynolds will star in a sci-fi movie from the Deadpool <\/em>writers<\/a>. Keira Knightley will play Catherine the Great for director Barbra Streisand<\/a>. Christian Bale will reunite with Scott Cooper for Hostiles<\/em><\/a>. Emilia Clarke will star in Set It Up<\/em><\/a>. Jessica Chastain will star in Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game<\/em><\/a>. Abbey Lee will star in The Dark Tower<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Villainous Ventures: <\/strong>Eric Johnson will play Christian Grey’s rival in the Fifty Shades <\/em>sequels<\/a>. Julianne Moore will play the villain in Kingsman 2<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Actor Pairings: <\/strong>Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan will play a couple in An Ideal Home<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Remake Report: <\/strong>Todd McFarlane finished the script for a new Spawn <\/em>movie<\/a>. A new Astro Boy <\/em>movie is in the works<\/a>. The movie of Stephen King’s It <\/em>will be rated R<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reel TV: <\/strong>Salt <\/em>is being turned into a TV show<\/a>. The Stand <\/em>will not be done as a TV series again<\/a>.<\/p>\n

TV Movies: <\/strong>The cast of Good Times <\/em>is trying to Kickstart a Good Times <\/em>movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Award Season: <\/strong>The Revenant <\/em>was named best film at the BAFTA Awards<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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

<\/a><\/p>\n

New Movie Trailers: <\/strong><\/span>Star Wars: Episode VIII<\/em><\/a>, Ghostbusters<\/em><\/a>, The Divergent Series: Allegiant<\/em><\/a>, Kindergarten Cop 2<\/em><\/a>, Alice Through the Looking Glass<\/em><\/a>, Bastille Day<\/em><\/a>, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny<\/em><\/a>, Midnight Special<\/em><\/a>, Sing<\/em><\/a>, Triple 9<\/a> <\/em>and Florence Foster Jenkins<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

TV Spots: <\/strong>10 Cloverfield Lane<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>A fan-made Wonder Woman <\/em>trailer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>What the villain in the new Ghostbusters<\/em> looks like<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>The first episode of Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>What a Back to the Future <\/em>prequel would look like<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Puppets reenact scenes from the Best Picture Oscar nominees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Play: <\/strong>A video game where Leonardo DiCaprio chases after an Oscar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>How Deadpool’s <\/em>Tim Miller also helped make Iron Man <\/em>a hit<\/a>. And the Justice League <\/em>short that got Miller the Deadpool <\/em>gig<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Ryan Reynolds interviews Hugh Jackman about Eddie the Eagle<\/em><\/a>. And James Corden auditions to be Deadpool’s sidekick<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>What Keira Knightley would look like as Cable in Deadpool 2<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>How the scores for Deadpool <\/em>and The Hateful Eight <\/em>were made<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>How The Good Dinosaur <\/em>should have ended<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>A scary car commercial directed by Sam Raimi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Learn: <\/strong>Why Gene Hackman dropped out of The Silence of the Lambs<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch: <\/strong>Shia LaBeouf’s latest performance art project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See: <\/strong>The new motion poster for the Pete’s Dragon <\/em>remake<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Superhero Movie Guides:<\/span><\/strong> Upcoming superhero movies that could be rated R<\/a>. And R-rated comic books that need to be R-rated movies<\/a>. And how Deadpool could lead a new R-rated comic book movie renaissance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sci-Fi Movie Guide: <\/strong>An exploration of recent sci-fi movie sequels<\/a>. <\/p>\n

List: <\/strong>Great romantic movies for people who hate romantic movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Horror Movie Guide: <\/strong>All the latest horror news and trailers you need to know<\/a>.<\/p>\n

List: <\/strong>Unexpected appearances by presidents in movies<\/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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