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  • Tom Holland Confirms Conversations are Ongoing for MCU’s ‘Spider-Man 4’

    Tom Holland Confirms Conversations are Ongoing for MCU’s ‘Spider-Man 4’

    After the massive success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, there has been a lot of anticipation about what the future may have in store for the web-slinger. The franchise’s main star, Tom Holland, has been quite coy on if he would even return, but Marvel Studios’ CEO Kevin Feige confirmed that they are already working on a fourth entry in the franchise. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, he confirms that discussions have started on the next entry while he is busy promoting Uncharted.

    We’ve had conversations about the potential future of Spider-Man, but at the moment they are conversations. We don’t know what the future looks like.

    Tom Holland

    The actor highlighted that he believes talks are currently happening between Feige, Sony’s Tom Rothman, and producer Amy Pascal, but that he doesn’t know where exactly they are with it, as he currently is “not really thinking about the future.” He goes on to highlight his current way ot handling the situation with No Way Home‘s success.

    I’m still riding the wave of the success of the film and enjoying that.

    Tom Holland

    It makes sense the two companies are following up on the film’s success by taking a look at how they can continue the story. Feige is no stranger to planning quite a bit in advance. So, he may already have some plans for how they might potentially tackle the project. Though, with director Jon Watts moving on to Fantastic Four, they may already be considering who might be the perfect choice to tackle the next trilogy.

    Source: Entertainment Weekly

  • RUMOR: ‘Eternals’ Don Lee May Film a New Marvel Studios Project in the Summer

    RUMOR: ‘Eternals’ Don Lee May Film a New Marvel Studios Project in the Summer

    It looks like an Eternal might be making a grand return in the near future, as the site allkpop is reporting that Ma Dong Suk, also known as Don Lee to Western fans, is returning to the United States to film an unknown project. He originally played the character of Gilgamesh in the film, and it seems that he’ll return to take on the role in the unnamed project.

    The actor is currently busy promoting his Korean film Wilderness before heading out in the summer. He has hinted in the past that he would potentially return, similar to a statement by Selma Hayek confirming she signed on for multiple films. So, we might see the members of the Eternals film make their return throughout multiple projects, as we still haven’t received a confirmation for a sequel.

    Of course, fans of the film might question how he may make a return after his fate in the 2021 Marvel film. There’s a chance he may make an appearance before the snap, as his death in Eternals doesn’t take place until after Thanos’ defeat at the hands of the Avengers. Yet, as they are artificial begins, he may make his return as a new version of the character that doesn’t have the same memories. Whatever it may be, it’s great that he may have a future with the franchise.

    Source: allkpop

  • ‘Red Notice’s Rawson Marshall Thurber to Direct ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Series

    ‘Red Notice’s Rawson Marshall Thurber to Direct ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Series

    Entertainment One has been quite focused on adapting a TV series based on Dungeons & Dragons. It looks like they have also found the person to bring it to life with Red Notice director Rawson Marshall Thurber signed on to adapt the classic role-playing game. He is set to write, direct and executive produce the pilot for the series. It’s uncertain if this will connect to the film that is currently in production by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.

    Derek Kolstad was tapped to create a series based on the franchise, but it’s uncertain if he’s moved on from the project given he’s recently signed on to adapt various projects like Battle Chasers. It seems their plan is to create a live-action cinematic universe based on the tabletop franchise. It’s uncertain how involved Thurber is in establishing the greater franchise besides this series.

    Before he worked don Red Notice, he was also the mastermind behind projects like Central Intelligence, Skyscraper, We’re the Millers, and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. He does have some background in TV with Fox’s The Loop and NBC’s Marry Me. So, the writer and director is no stranger to long-form storytelling and it’ll be interesting to see how he might tackle a fantasy-based storyline.

    Source: The Hollywood Reporter

  • ‘Loki’ Season 2 Eyeing a Summer Production Start

    ‘Loki’ Season 2 Eyeing a Summer Production Start

    There are quite a few Marvel Studios series heading our way on Disney+ this year, but we’ve still haven’t had an update on the first one to receive a second season, Loki. It left us with quite the cliffhanger as we awaited what the future might have in store for the God of Mischief. It looks like we might have our first hint that the Tom Hiddleston-led Disney+ series will start production this year.

    In a new piece by Backstage, they hint that production is eyeing a summer start at Pinewood Studio. Back in July, it was confirmed that Kate Herron was not returning to direct the series but there hasn’t been an update on who might’ve taken over since. After she left the project, there was some belief that it may not start production until 2023, but if it is indeed going to start production this year, they may have already found their director.

    A summer production start might offer some hope that the series could find its way to Disney+ in 2023. Given that Kang the Conqueror might have a role in the series, they could be trying to connect it to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, where Jonathan Majors will technically make his first appearance as that specific variant. Here’s hoping we might also get some casting announcements in the coming months that offer a hint at what else we cane expect from Loki’s return to the TVA.

    Source: Backstage

  • ‘Dune’s Legendary Sells Minority Stake to Apollo

    ‘Dune’s Legendary Sells Minority Stake to Apollo

    Legendary Entertainment has seen a strong rebound during the pandemic, as their latest releases Dune, Enola Holmes, and Godzilla vs. Kong left a good impression, especially since the latter was the first to revive the box office during its March release. Yet, the company has been open to potentially sell or even merging with other companies back in July. It seems that they found a buyer, as Legendary has sold a minority stake of its company to the equity firm Apollo for $760M. However, no official statement has been made on how large that equity stake will be. CEO Josh Grode had the following to say on their sale:

    We didn’t need to do this now. We have a significant amount of cash on our balance sheet.” The influx of funding from Apollo “positions us for what we believe is the future, which is a lot of M&A opportunities.

    Josh Grode

    The company was first purchased back in 2016 by Wanda for $3.5 billion and went on to produce some strong box office franchises. Dune made quite a splash at the box office last year and they’ve made some strong deals with streamers to extend their IPs through other means, such as the recent announcement of an Apple TV+ series that explores the aftermath of 2014’s Godzilla. It seems they have also considered a full takeover, but decided against it. Besides its film offerings, Legendary also consists of a comic book, VR, licensing, and merchandising divisions.

    Source: Deadline

  • ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Has Wrapped Production

    ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Has Wrapped Production

    Disney+ has been busy reviving cult classic franchises. Among them is a sequel to Hocus Pocus, which will see the return of Bette Milder, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy in their iconic roles, as they once again start haunting Salem. A new group of teenagers, played by Whitney Peak, Lilia Buckingham, and Belissa Escobedo, will take on the sisters. Doug Jones is also set to return as Billy Butcherson. It looks like the production has wrapped, as revealed by executive producer Adam Shankman in a new Instagram post.

    We did get a set video of the Sanderson sisters taking flight back in November, but nothing else has found its way online. The last entry was filmed back in 1993 and it’ll be interesting to see how they handle the time difference since the events of the original. It’ll also be interesting to see what has happened to the mysterious black candle since the events of the original. Either it remained forgotten in the attic of an unsuspecting family, or perhaps it has found its home in a museum. Whatever happened to it, teenagers are about to light a candle they will surely regret.

    Source: Instagram

  • MALTA FILM WEEK: ‘Jurassic World Dominion’s Colin Trevorrow Teases Huge Malta Action Sequence

    MALTA FILM WEEK: ‘Jurassic World Dominion’s Colin Trevorrow Teases Huge Malta Action Sequence

    Jurassic World Dominion is still a few months off until it releases in June and director Colin Trevorrow has been busy working on the film. Still, he took some time to attend the Malta Film Awards and gave a live Q&A during a screening of his first film, Safety Not Guaranteed. There, he discussed his work on the latest Jurassic World entry, as he filmed a sequence in the country. He was asked about what advice he could offer the countries’ aspiring filmmakers, where he went on to praise the local talent and how they helped bring a sequence to life.

    There’s a massive sequence with dinosaurs running around the streets of Malta that you’re going to see in six months and it’s pretty crazy. We’re really happy with it, really proud. […] What I am proud of is that we shot Malta for Malta. It says Malta on the screen and everyone knows that it’s here and I think you should prepare for a generation of children to associate Malta with dinosaurs.

    Colin Trevorrow

    It certainly sounds like quite the undertaking to have dinosaurs take over an entire city. The name of the city wasn’t explicitly stated, but it’s very likely that it took place in Valletta. It’ll be interesting to see how the dinosaurs managed to find their way to the island of Malta. At the end of Fallen Kingdom, we saw them escape into the wild from one facility but it’s uncertain just how much they’ve managed to spread across the world. Empire revealed an image some time ago of Chris Pratt being chased by a raptor, which may be part of this very sequence.

    EMPIRE Reveals New 'Jurassic World: Dominion' Atrociraptor Image & Details! | Jurassic Outpost

    Having walked through the streets of Malta – sadly, production has already wrapped by the time the cinematic event started – the narrow streets offer a lot of potential for close escapes from the dangers the dinosaurs may offer. We also don’t know which ones are involved, but a herd of Stegosaurus may become quite dangerous if they start piling up through the streets. It’ll be exciting to see the sequence once the film releases later this year.

    Source: YouTube, Empire

  • REPORT: ‘Titans’ Season 4 Eyeing Joseph Morgan and Franka Potente in Villainous Roles

    REPORT: ‘Titans’ Season 4 Eyeing Joseph Morgan and Franka Potente in Villainous Roles

    It looks like the fourth season of Titans is starting to get some momentum, as they may be actively looking to recruit their main antagonist soon. In a new report by the Illuminerdi, they revealed that the HBO Max series is eyeing Joseph Morgan in the role of Sebastian Blood, better known as Brother Blood. That’s not all, as they also want Franka Potente to take on the role of Mother Mayhem.

    Morgan has a lot of experience playing an antagonist, as he’s famous for his time as Klaus Mikaleson, the vampire-werewolf hybrid from The Vampire Diaries and its spin-off The Originals. They also hint that his take on the character will be someone who is reserved that is hiding a dark side, but will eventually be overtaken by his own charm and “calamitous objectives.” In contrast, we have Potente’s Mother Mayhem, who’s described as someone who “has been training all her life to accomplish her goals.”

    She’s well-known for her time on The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy. So, she is no stranger to action roles and would make a promising addition to the series. There are still no details on how the Church of Blood might build upon the story from the previous season, but they may become a promising addition to the show, as it explores the aftermath of their confrontation with the Scarecrow.

    Source: Illuminerdi

  • ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’s Earlier Drafts Featured More Matt Murdock

    ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’s Earlier Drafts Featured More Matt Murdock

    There were a lot of exciting moments in Spider-Man: No Way Home. In the earliest scenes, we get a cameo by Charlie Cox, who made his grand return as Matt Murdock. The film’s writers, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers recently appeared in an episode of The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith. They revealed that they initially planned to feature the blind lawyer in more scenes, but wanted to keep a stronger focus on Spider-Man.

    Ultimately, we always had to pull back on a lot of things to just make sure we maintained our focus.

    Erik Sommers and Chris McKenna

    It does make sense that they wouldn’t want to add more to the already massive film. With appearances from Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, familiar villains from Spider-Man‘s cinematic history, and Doctor Strange, the fact he even appeared seems like a miracle. Even if we only got one scene featuring the character, it was quite the memorable one with his “I’m a very good lawyer” line.

    Of course, we hope to see more of Cox‘s character in the near future, as Marvel Studios starts to embrace the Netflix characters. We don’t know what the future has in store, but they might have some big plans for the fan-favorite characters. Here’s hoping they might reveal at some point if we might’ve even seen Murdock suit up as Daredevil at one point in the film#s production.

    Source: Spotify via Twitter

  • Sony Purchased ‘Destiny’ Developer Bungie in $3.6B Deal

    Sony Purchased ‘Destiny’ Developer Bungie in $3.6B Deal

    Sony, the company behind the gaming console PlayStation, is set to acquire Bungie in a landmark $3.6 billion deal. The story was first broke by Bloomberg’s Jason Schrier, it appears the gaming giant is looking to expand PlayStation studios by adding the original Halo devs to their portfolio. With this deal, PlayStation is also set to acquire the rights to Destiny as well as any other original projects Bungie is working on, including the rumored PVP game that was hinted at in the past.

    https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1488211489672605697

    It has officially been shared by the Head of PlayStation Studios, Hermen Hulst, shortly after:

    An Official blog post from Sony and Bungie has been released, including details about Bungie staying multi-platform and an independent publisher. Also included are reactions from the heads of both companies. Bungie and PlayStation have promised that Bungie will remain an independent developer and publisher, likely in a move to keep Destiny as a multi-platform game akin to Sony Online Entertainment’s status back when they were still owned by Sony.

    However, there is no word if this is only for Destiny, or if Bungie’s other in-development IP will be included in this approach. I’d be surprised to see all Bungie games across all platforms, especially with Microsoft only promising Call of Duty on PlayStation for the next three years. With both FireSprite Games and Bungie working on competitive PVP first-person shooters, it certainly seems like PlayStation is gearing up to compete with Microsoft’s Call of Duty and Halo franchises.

    Source: Twitter, PlayStation Blog