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TUESDAY, MARCH 25

A WORKING MAN---trailer released for the Jason Statham action movie.

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FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES---trailer released for the sequel.

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THE MUMMY---Jack Reynor (MIDSOMMAR) and Laia Costa (VICTORIA) will play a married couple with their daughter who encounter a deadly mummy in the Lee Cronin reboot movie. Cronin said, “This will be unlike any MUMMY movie you ever laid eyeballs on before. I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening.”

UFO---untitled Joseph Kosinski/APPLE TV+ movie underway about two national security employees who discover a secret government program to recover and reverse-engineer crashed UFOs.

TWISTERS 2---a sequel to the 2024 movie is underway, but it is not known if Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones will return.

THE CANNONBALL RUN---Taylor Sheridan (YELLOWSTONE) is reportedly developing a Paramount+ tv series based on the 1981 road race comedy movie that starred Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dean Martin, Dom DeLuise, Adrienne Barbeau and Sammy Davis, Jr.

JUSTICE LEAGUE---Ben Affleck commented on why he is not interested in returning as Batman, "I am not interested in going down that particular genre again, not because of that bad experience, but just: I’ve lost interest in what was of interest about it to me. But I certainly wouldn’t want to replicate an experience like that. A lot of it was misalignment of agendas, understandings, expectations. And also by the way, I wasn’t bringing anything particularly wonderful to that equation at the time, either. I had my own failings, significant failings, in that process and at that time... in terms of why I had a bad experience, part of it is that what I was bringing to work every day was a lot of unhappiness. So I wasn’t bringing a lot of positive energy to the equation. I didn’t cause problems, but I came in and I did my job and I went home. But you’ve got to do a little bit better than that.”

72 HOURS---Kevin Hart will star in the Netflix comedy movie about a 40 year-old executive who tries to save his failing career by joining a group of 20-something co-workers on a three-day bachelor party.

BLACK WIDOW---Emmy Rossum and Amanda Seyfried are reportedly in talks to star in the Hulu tv series based on the 1987 movie that starred Debra Winger and Theresa Russell.

CRYSTAL LAKE---Linda Cardellini will play Jason Voorhees' mother in the Peacock tv prequel to FRIDAY THE 13TH.

TRIVIA---in the 1980 jewel heist movie ROUGH CUT, international jewel thief Jack Rhodes (Burt Reynold)s and his accomplice, Gillian Bromley (Lesley-Anne Down), arrived at the Antwerp airport disguised as Arabs. As they leave, Gillian said to Jack, "That was the worst Peter Sellers I have ever heard." Jack quipped, "I wasn't doing Peter Sellers. I was doing Peter Sellers doing Omar Sharif."
Peter Sellers, Lesley-Anne Down and Omar Sharif co-starred in THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN in 1976.

In ROUGH CUT, international jewel thief Jack Rhodes (Burt Reynold)s and his accomplice, Gillian Bromley (Lesley-Anne Down), arrived at the Antwerp airport disguised as Arabs. As they leave, Gillian said to Jack, "That was the worst Peter Sellers I have ever heard." Jack quipped, "I wasn't doing Peter Sellers. I was doing Peter Sellers doing Omar Sharif."

Peter Sellers, Lesley-Anne Down and Omar Sharif co-starred in THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN in 1976.

 

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

THE RITUAL---trailer released for the exorcism movie starring Al Pacino.

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DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN---mid-season trailer released for the Marvel/Disney+ tv series.

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE--FINAL RECKONING---sources claim the FINAL RECKONING's budget has reached $400 million which means it would need to make $1 billion to be profitable. By comparison, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE FALLOUT made $791 million and DEAD RECKONING made only $571 million which resulted in a loss of $100 million. The most expensive movie ever made was JJ Abrams' STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS which cost $447 million.

SNOW WHITE---VARIETY said the SNOW WHITE remake is a "Disaster" whose premiere made $34 million less than box office bomb JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX, but SNOW WHITE cost $70 million more to make. VARIETY said much of the blame falls on star Rachel Zegler whose controversial comments led to a deluge of fan criticism which resulted in producer Marc Platt, who flew to New York and spoke directly to Zegler, but she continued to make controversial comments. Consequently, Disney hired a "social media guru" to screen Zegler's online comments.
VARIETY also said, "Behind the scenes, death threats toward Zegler’s co-star Gal Gadot, who is Israeli, spiked, and Disney had to pay for additional security for the mother of four."
A Disney source said about Zegler, “She didn’t understand the repercussions of her actions as far as what that meant for the film, for Gal, for anyone."

THE NAKED GUN---Paul Walter Hauser announced his character in the reboot movie,“In NAKED GUN, I am playing the son of the George Kennedy character from the originals, Captain Ed Hocken. Liam Neeson is playing the son of Leslie Nielsen’s character, Frank Drebin Jr.“ Pamela Anderson and Danny Huston also star.

THE BOMBING OF PAN AM 103---synopsis released from the Netflix/BBC miniseries starring Patrick J. Adams about the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland killing 270 people in 1988, “The six-part series follows the untold story of the Scots-US investigation into the attack and the devastating effect it had on the small town and the families who lost loved ones. From the initial exhaustive search for evidence on the ground in Scotland, via the US and Malta to the trial at Camp Zeist in 2000, the series leads up to the upcoming new trial in the US. THE BOMBING OF PAN AM 103 also highlights the human impact on the investigators, the families and the Lockerbie community as it sought to rebuild and connect with bereaved families around the world.”

JOHN CARPENTER---John Carpenter commented on if he has plans to direct another movie after his last movie was THE WARD in 2010, "Plans? I don’t know. I would love to direct again, given the right circumstances. But I’m not the same kid anymore who will do it for any amount of money. I can’t back into a budget anymore. I’m too old. It’s too hard. But directing is the love of my life. I’ll never stop loving that."

BE MY BABY---Barry Jenkins (MOONLIGHT) will direct the biomovie about The Ronettes singer Ronnie Spector played by Zendaya.

ADOLESCENCE---the British miniseries set a Netflix miniseries record of 66.3 million views in two weeks.

RED SONJA---the reboot movie starring Matilda Lutz received a R-rating for "strong/bloody violence".

TRIVIA---the Ray Harryhausen movie THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD starred John Phillip Law and Caroline Munro. Orson Welles was supposed to play the Oracle of Knowledge, but when he wanted too much money for the role, producer Charles H. Schneer asked his friend, Robert Shaw, who was on vacation near the film site in Spain, to replace Welles. Shaw agreed, but he did not want to be included in the credits because thought the fantasy movie was beneath him. He was unrecognizable under the makeup and his voice was electronically altered. Shaw was paid $12,300 for 20 minutes to film the scene.

The Ray Harryhausen movie THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD starred John Phillip Law and Caroline Munro.

Orson Welles was supposed to play the Oracle of Knowledge, but when he wanted too much money for the role, producer Charles H. Schneer asked his friend, Robert Shaw, who was on vacation near the film site in Spain, to replace Welles. Shaw was unrecognizable under the makeup and his voice was electronically altered. Shaw was paid $12,300 for 20 minutes to film the scene.

 

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THURSDAY, MARCH 27

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER---trailer released for the movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Benicio del Toro.

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FIGHT OR FLIGHT---trailer released for the comedy skyjacking movie starring Josh Hartnett.

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RUST---trailer released from the Western movie starring Alec Baldwin in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally killed.

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AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY--the cast for the sequel was released.

Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman
Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Captain America
Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes / The Winter Soldier
Letitia Wright as Shuri / Black Panther
Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Wyatt Russell as John Walker / U.S. Agent
Tenoch Huerta Mejia as Namor
Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm / The Thing
Simu Liu as Shang-Chi
Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova
Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast
Lewis Pullman as Bob / Sentry
Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres / Falcon
Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm / Human Torch
David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian
Winston Duke as M'Baku
Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr / Ghost
Tom Hiddleston as Loki
Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier
Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
Rebecca Romijn as Mystique
James Marsden as Scott Summers / Cyclops
Channing Tatum as Remy LeBeau / Gambit
Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic
Robert Downey Jr. as Victor Von Doom / Doctor Doom

Among the list of MCU actors not returning in DOOMSADAY are: Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Evans, Tom Holland,Hugh Jackman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Pratt, Mark Ruffalo, Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Renner, Brie Larson, Don Cheadle, Paul Bettany, Benedict Wong, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Cox and Hayley Atwell.

THE ODYSSEY---photos from the film set in Italy show Christopher Nolan, Matt Damon (beard) as Odysseus and Zendaya as Athena, Goddess of Wisdom.

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING---Renee Zellweger has joined the cast in an undisclosed role for Season 5.

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER---synopsis and poster released for the reboot movie, “When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge. As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover this has happened before, and they turn to two survivors of the legendary Southport Massacre of 1997 for help.”

YELLOWSTONE---movie insider Matthew Belloni said CBS is in the early stages of developing a YELLOWSTONE spinoff with Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton, "YELLOWSTONE news: CBS is developing a spinoff series starring Luke Grimes. This is a procedural and separate from the Cole Hauser/Kelly Reilly spinoff that is now in pre-production. Interesting fodder for legal question of what is a "spinoff" and thus goes to Peacock not Par+."
Also, CBS renewed WATSON and cancelled AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TRIVIA---in INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, Paul Maxwell played villain Panama Hat, who was killed when the freighter Vasquez de Coronado blew up and sank.
In HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER, Maxwell played movie studio co-owner Jeffrey Clayton, who was killed by a brainwashed actor disguised as the Teenage Frankenstein.

In INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, Paul Maxwell played villain Panama Hat, who was killed when the freighter Vasquez de Coronado blew up and sank.

In HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER, Maxwell played movie studio co-owner Jeffrey Clayton, who was killed by a brainwashed actor disguised as the Teenage Frankenstein.

 

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FRIDAY, MARCH 28

THE ODYSSEY---photo released from the film set in Italy shows Tom Holland as Telemachus, the son of Odysseus.

BLADE---Cary Fukunaga is the latest director to leave the reboot movie starring Mahershala Ali, and Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has reportedly picked Chad Stahelski (JOHN WICK) to be the top candidate to replace Fukunaga. Earlier, Stahelski said, "Of all the things out there, I would take a swing at BLADE in a second."

RESIDENT EVIL---Academy Award-winner Mikey Madison has reportedly been offered the lead role in the reboot movie.

PEACEMAKER---singer Brey Noelle will play Batman villain White Rabbit in Season 2.

SNOW WHITE---the Disney remake movie has earned only $94 million globally, but the movie's budget is now reported to be $350 million, not $270 million as stated earlier.

WHALEFALL---Josh Brolin is in talks to co-star with Austin Butler in the movie based on the novel whose synopsis says, "Jay Gardiner has given himself a fool’s errand—to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Monastery Beach. He knows it’s a long shot, but Jay feels it’s the only way for him to lift the weight of guilt he has carried since his dad’s death by suicide the previous year.
The dive begins well enough, but the sudden appearance of a giant squid puts Jay in very real jeopardy, made infinitely worse by the arrival of a sperm whale looking to feed. Suddenly, Jay is caught in the squid’s tentacles and drawn into the whale’s mouth where he is pulled into the first of its four stomachs. He quickly realizes he has only one hour before his oxygen tanks run out—one hour to defeat his demons and escape the belly of a whale."

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER---Steven Yuen (THE WALKING DEAD) has joined the voice cast in an undisclosed role.

SCOOBY-DOO---Netflix live-action reboot tv series underway based on the animated tv series. The reboot series will have Shaggy, Daphne, Velma and Freddy investigating a lost Great Dane puppy who was a witness to a supernatural murder.

TRIVIA---Steve McQueen's legendary career as "The King of Cool" can be partially attributed to Sammy Davis, Jr. Davis was a co-star in John Sturges' World War II movie NEVER SO FEW which starred Frank Sinatra and Gina Lollobrigida. However, in an interview, Davis said he was a better singer than Sinatra, which infuriated Sinatra, who then had Davis replaced with McQueen. Sturges liked McQueen so much, he later hired him for THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN and THE GREAT ESCAPE, which helped launch McQueen's career as a superstar.

In John Sturges' NEVER SO FEW, Frank Sinatra had co-star Sammy Davis, Jr. replaced by Steve McQueen after Davis said in an interview that he was a better singer than Sinatra.

Sturges liked McQueen so much, he later hired him for THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN and THE GREAT ESCAPE, which helped launch McQueen's career as a superstar.

 

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MONDAY, MARCH 31

SUPERMAN---a source claims Bradley Cooper will have a cameo as Jor-El, Superman's father, "He appears in the first couple minutes of the movie..." Marlon Brando played Jor-El in the original 1978 movie.
A scooper posted about the movie, "The Superman movie is very much like All-Star Superman — no real central plot, just Lex scheming in different ways to kill Superman or get him locked up. A kaiju, a black hole in the sky, a conflict between nations, a clone — he throws everything at him. He also turns the public against Superman and gets him arrested."

ROAD OF BONES---movie underway based on the novel about an American who encounters a supernatural horror while filming a documentary on the 1,200 mile-long Kolyma Highway in Siberia where hundreds of thousands of inmates died while building the highway during the Stalin era and their bodies were left underneath.

BLADE---shortly after Chad Stahelski was reported to be the latest candidate to direct the Marvel reboot movie, another rumor claimed that Marvel has "nixed" the movie and it is longer in the active status.

CHIEF OF WAR---photo released of Jason Momoa as warrior Ka'iana in the Apple TV+ historical series set in 18th century Hawaii.

BRAWLER---Zack Snyder will direct the UFC movie whose plot is about a young fighter “from the rough streets of Los Angeles, who gets a shot at a UFC championship, battling his inner demons as he fights for redemption.”

CITADEL---Amazon Prime has delayed Season 2 until 2026 because it is "unhappy" with what has been seen of Season 2. Also, the spinoffs have been put on hold.

COYOTE VS. ACME---Ketchup Entertainment confirmed it has bought the shelved animated/live-action movie from Warner Bros.

BONES---Emily Deschanel said she and other cast members have talked about a revival of the crime series, “People talk about potentially rebooting the show in some way. It is the 20th anniversary this year, so it’d be fun to do something for that, but I don’t know. I’m not in charge of such things, but I’d be down for it.”

A MAN ON THE INSIDE---Ted Danson's wife, Mary Steenburgen, has joined the Season 2 cast as Mona Margadoff, “a former musician who factors heavily in the case Charles is trying to solve.”

TRIVIA---in Steven Spielberg's MINORITY REPORT, Jessica Capshaw, Spielberg's stepdaughter and the daughter of Spielberg's wife, Kate Capshaw, played Evanna, the Precrime transport pilot.

 

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TUESDAY, APRIL 1

STAR WARS---Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy denied reports that she is leaving her job. Kennedy said she is staying at Lucasfilm so she can continue George Lucas' vision of STAR WARS by personally supervising the production of SPACE BALLS 2: THE SCHWARTZ AWAKENS.

INDIANA JONES AND THE INVASION OF THE PEOPLE'S CAR---Harrison Ford returns as Indiana Jones using the latest ILM de-aging technology in the sequel set in 1940 Nazi Germany. Jones tries to sabotage the plan by Adolf Hitler and Ferdinand Porsche to convert thousands of Volkswagen Beetles, "the People's Car" which can float because of its "unibody construction, well-sealed doors and floor pan", to ferry over 250,000 German soldiers across the English Channel to invade England in Operation Sea Lion.

GALAXY QUEST 2: THE WRATH OF KRELL---aliens on the planet Krell receive tv signals of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY and the countless other cloned Paramount+ tv spinoffs and conclude that Earth is a dire threat to the galaxy, so Krell launches an invasion of Earth to stop the tv signals. The starship Enterprise-Z, commanded by Captain James T. Kirk, Commander Peter Quincy Taggart and their crews, travel into deep space where no man has gone before to repel the Krell invasion.

SNOW WHITE 2: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN---in the sequel, the UC Berkeley Seismology Lab picks up a tremor of 8.9 on the Richter Scale at the Los Angeles cemetery where Walt Disney is turning over in his grave after it was reported that the SNOW WHITE remake might lose $300 million. The Seven Dwarfs dig up Disney's body and move it to prevent an earthquake from destroying Hollywood.

CHINATOWN 2: WATERWORLD---Jack Nicholson is coming out of retirement to star in the sequel to the classic 1974 movie in which private detective Jake Gittes investigates why there was inadequate water to fight the deadly 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles which was partly caused by incompetence and corruption in city hall, the city fire department and the governor's mansion.

JFK---after the government released thousands of documents on the John F. Kennedy assassination, Oliver Stone testified before the House of Representatives hearing on the assassination and said the released documents indicating Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone are not true. Stone then showed a deleted scene from his assassination movie JFK in which Woody Harrelson played his father, professional hitman Charles Harrelson, who was one of the "Three Tramps" who were arrested near Dealey Plaza after the assassination.
Stone testified the deleted scene is based on Woody Harrelson telling Stone his father admitted he was part of the assassination. The deleted scene shows Charles Harrelson (Woody Harrelson) telling District Attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) that the Three Tramps were part of a CIA conspiracy to assassinate Kennedy that included Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby.
Stone told the members of Congress he deleted the scene from the final movie because, "I feared everyone would think I was a conspiracy nut."

The "Three Tramps", including Charles Harrelson, are escorted by Dallas police after they were arrested near Dealey Plaza after the John F. Kennedy assassination.

AIRPLANE! 3: FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX---the ANYONE BUT YOU stars Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney reunite in the sequel to the classic 1982 spoof movie with Powell playing pilot Ted Striker and Sweeney playing stewardess Elaine Dickinson. In the sequel, Ted and Elaine are now married, and Ted still suffers from chronic PTSD and can barely function, but he finally accepts the job at Boeing where he is the Supervisor of Quality Control to Keep Parts From Falling Off Airliners in Mid-air.

MAROONED---Columbia Pictures is developing a remake of its 1969 outer space disaster movie that starred Gene Hackman, Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, James Franciscus and David Janssen. In the remake, NASA's first manned mission to Mars, the Boeing Capricorn One, has a systems failure which leaves its three astronauts drifting in space with only days to live. The President of the United States asks Cletus Ganz, the world's richest man and founder of Boeing's bitter rival, GalaXY Z, to launch its Kitty Hawk spaceship to rescue the crew of the derelict Boeing spacecraft before its crew dies.

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN---Christopher Nolan commented on rumors his next movie is a remake of the high-tech helicopter movie BLUE THUNDER that starred Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell and Warren Oates. Nolan denied the rumors and said his next movie will be a remake of the high-tech helicopter tv series AIRWOLF that starred Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine and Jean Bruce Scott. Nolan said his AIRWOLF movie will star Cillian Murphy, Michael Caine, Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Kenneth Brannagh, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy and Matt Damon.

JOHN WICK---because Hollywood's endless number of assassin movies are making billions of dollars for Hollywood, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences created a new Oscar category for the Best Assassin Picture, the John Wilkes Booth Academy Award, which is named after the assassin of Abraham Lincoln. Keanu Reeves, whose JOHN WICK franchise led the way for the deluge of assassin movies, received the first John Wilkes Booth Oscar.

THE NAKED GUN 4 1/4: LAW OF TOUGHNESS---the reboot movie starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson has added Sean "Diddy" Combs, who will play LAPD Officer Nordberg. OJ Simpson played Nordberg in the original movies. Ironically, attorney Johnnie Cochran was part of OJ Simpson's "Dream Team" in which Simpson was found not guilty of two murders, and Cochrane was Combs's attorney in which Combs was found not guilty of bribery and possessing stolen weapons.

TRIVIA---the Netflix animated Dr. Seuss tv series GREEN EGGS AND HAM was cancelled in 2022 after the price of eggs soared to a record high. Netflix may revive the tv series after the price of eggs dropped 63% to an average of $3.27 a dozen.

 

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TUESDAY, APRIL 2

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH---trailer released for the Apple TV+ movie starring John Krasinski and Natalie Portman.

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STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS---trailer released for Season 3.

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KARATE KID: LEGENDS---new trailer released for the sequel.

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ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD---Quentin Tarantino, director David Fincher and Brad Pitt are working on a Netflix sequel to the 2019 movie with Pitt returning as stuntman Cliff Booth. A source claimed that Margot Robbie's representative said, “She’s available if they need her”. Leonardo DiCaprio is reportedly in talks to return, but a source said, “It is not certain this will all work out, and it seems unlikely that DiCaprio will take part in this one.”
Tarantino's sequel screenplay evolved from his cancelled THE MOVIE CRITIC. The budget for the movie is said to be $200 million and filming is supposed to begin in July in California.

GUNDAM---Sydney Sweeney is in negotiations to star in the Legendary Pictures live-action movie based on the Japanese military sci fi franchise. Sweeney reportedly will be paid $7 million.

SPIDER-MAN: BEYOND THE SPIDER-VERSE---Sony Pictures release a photo from the animated sequel which premieres on June 4, 2027.

SPIDER-MAN---Marvel Studios announced the title for the new sequel is SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY. Tom Holland commented on the sequel, "I know we left you with a massive cliffhanger at the end of NO WAY HOME, so SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY is a fresh start. It is exactly that. That’s all I can say.”
Also, Tom Hardy was asked if studio politics prevented a crossover between Hardy's Venom and Tom Holland's Spider-Man, “I don’t know how to answer that question. We got close. We got as close as I could possibly imagine getting, apart from doing a film together, which I would have loved to have done because that just means so much fun. And for all the reasons that you explained ultimately in there.”

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 5---Lionsgate head Adam Fogelson confirmed that Keanu Reeves, director Chad Stahelski and producers Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are returning for the new sequel, “Keanu, Chad, Basil and Erica would not return unless they had something truly phenomenal and fresh to say with these characters and this world. We can’t wait for audiences to see where the journey takes us next.”
Reeves will also provide the voice for the untitled animated prequel movie in which John Wick kills his rivals in one night in order to fulfill his obligations to the High Table. The spinoff movie CAINE spinoff movie starring Donnie Yen is also underway.

THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING---Billy Ray is returning to write the sequel screenplay and Francis Lawrence is in talks to return as director.

WARNER BROS.---Warner Bros. Animation is developing movies for Looney Tunes, The Flintstones and Tom and Jerry.

TRIVIA---the Orkan spacesuit worn by Robin Williams in MORK & MINDY was originally worn by Phillip Pine, who played Colonel Green, in the STAR TREK episode "The Savage Curtain". For MORK & MINDY, a silver triangle was added to the spacesuit. Paramount Pictures sold the spacesuit to a private collector, and it is now on display at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York.

The Orkan spacesuit worn by Robin Williams in MORK & MINDY was originally worn by Phillip Pine, who played Colonel Green, in the STAR TREK episode "The Savage Curtain". For MORK & MINDY, a silver triangle was added to the spacesuit.

The Orkan spacesuit is now on display at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York with the dress worn by Robin Williams in MRS. DOUBTFIRE.

 

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THURSDAY, MARCH 3

PRIMITIVE WAR---trailer released for the soldiers vs. dinosaurs movie based on the novels.

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STAR WARS: TALES OF THE UNDERWORLD---trailer released for the Disney+ animated tv series.

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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 2---teaser trailer released for the horror sequel.

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THE ACCOUNTANT 2---trailer released for the sequel starring Ben Affleck.

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M3GAN 2.0---trailer released for the horror movie sequel.

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NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH---trailer released for the thriller movie starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Jack Quaid.

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PREDATOR---the title of the 20th Century Studios animated movie is PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS. It will be directed by PREY director Dan Trachtenberg and the plot reportedly involves, “The Predator working their way through three different kinds of warriors.”

BATMAN FOREVER---after Val Kilmer's death, fans have asked for Warner Bros. to release director Joel Schumacher's version. Akiva Goldsman, who was a co-writer on the movie, said, the Schumacher cut “does exist.”
He added, “It was darker. Bruce was haunted by his past. He felt guilt. It’s all the stuff you read. None of that is mysterious. It was a more modern interpretation of the narrative, and what’s not dissimilar to those [stories] that we sort of caught up with now.” Goldsman said he discussed releasing the Schumacher cut with Warner Bros. after Schumacher died in 2020.
The movie also starred Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey and Nicole Kidman.

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS---photo of the reboot movie's official popcorn bucket shows The Thing's head.

ELLE---photo released from the Amazon Prime LEGALLY BLONDE prequel tv series starring Lexi Minetree.

TRIVIA---Richard Kiel, 7' 1-1/2", is best known for playing Jaws in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME and MOONRAKER. Kiel's wife, Diane, is 5' 1".

Richard Kiel, 7' 1-1/2", with Barbara Bach in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME.

Kiel's wife, Diane, is 5' 1".

 

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FRIDAY, APRIL 4

THE NAKED GUN----trailer released for the reboot movie starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson.

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THUNDERBOLTS---featurette released for the Marvel superhero movie.

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THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS---THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER states that Marvel studios head Kevin Feige showed a trailer for the reboot movie at CinemaCon which shows Sue Storm is pregnant and a female Silver Surfer, "In the new trailer, which was not released online, Reed Richards and Sue Storm learn that they are expecting a baby, leading to a conflicted reaction. 'We can do this,' Kirby says assuringly.
As the team battles threats from Galactus, Kirby remains resolute. 'We will face this together,; she says in the trailer. 'We will fight it together — as a family.'
In the film, Reed Richards notes in a press conference to a worried populace, 'We will protect you.' The footage saves a big surprise for last, as the Silver Surfer (Julia Garner) goes zooming along."
Also, photos were released of Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm as they prepare to journey into outer space.

PREDATOR: BADLANDS---the movie will have Elle Fanning as Thia, who teams up with a "good guy" Predator, who was exiled from his home planet, as they both seek redemption. Fanning said, “My character actually teams up with the Predator, and you get to see him in a whole new light.”
Also, more details of the animated movie PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS claim the movie has Predators battling foes in different eras that might include samurai in one era and pirates in another era.

AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY---Chris Pratt commented on if he will return for DOOMSDAY, “I can’t say, for fans of mine, where they’ll see Star-Lord again, but I can tell them we made a promise at the end of [GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY] VOL. 3 that the legendary Star-Lord will return, and he will return.”
A reported asked Halle Berry if she is returning as Storm in DOOMSDAY, “Fans want to see your name on the chair for the next announcement of Avengers: Doomsday, so we didn’t see Storm. So we want to see your name" and Berry replied, “Keep waiting. It’s not going to be there.”

FUBAR---Netflix Season 2 photo released of Carrie-Anne Moss joining the cast as Germany spy Greta Nelso.

TANGLED---Disney has put the live-action remake of the 2010 animated movie on pause.

THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS---Laurence Fishburne commented on why he did not return for the sequel, “I offered my services to the fourth MATRIX, and they didn’t respond well to that. Hey, it’s not like I didn’t say, ‘I’d like to offer my services.’ I did. And for whatever reason, that didn’t happen, OK.”
He also commented on if he might return for THE MATRIX 5, “It depends on the circumstances who was involved, how well the script has been written, if they offer me…We’ll see…”

ABC---ABC renewed SHIFTING GEARS, WILL TRENT, THE ROOKIE, 9-1-1 and GREY'S ANATOMY.

HONEY---BBC KILLING EVE prequel series about the early days of Carolyn Martens as a MI6 agent in 1982 East Berlin.

TRIVIA---Academy Award-winner Geena Davis is a member of Mensa International, the high-IQ organization whose members have an IQ in "the upper 2% of the general population" and whose membership is about 150,000 worldwide. Davis' IQ is reportedly 140.

 

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MONDAY, APRIL 7

TRON: ARES---trailer released for the sequel starring Jared Leto.

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE--FINAL RECKONING---trailer released for the sequel starring Tom Cruise.

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THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME---trailer released for the comedy movie starring Benecio del Toro and Tom Hanks.

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THUNDERBOLTS---new trailer released for the Marvel superhero movie.

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HAVOC---trailer released for the Netflix action movie starring Tom Hardy.

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STAR WARS---Jodie Comer is reportedly in talks to co-star with Ryan Gosling in the Shawn Levy STAR WARS movie. Her role was not disclosed, but Comer played Rey's mother in STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER.

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY---a casting call reportedly for an Asian male in the 30-50 age range led to speculation the character is villain Martin Li/Mister Negative.

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH---photo released from the latest sequel.

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS---director Matt Shakman commented on the reboot movie, “This is very much about the spirit of the Space Race. It’s about JFK and optimism. It’s imagining these four going into space instead of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. This idea is that they are the most famous people in America, because they’re adventurers, explorers, astronauts – not because they’re superheroes. And they come back and they’re superheroes on top of it. But primarily they’re astronauts, they’re family.”
He added, “I really wanted to go with as grounded a version of space as possible. So, no wormholes. Their tech is very much retro-future, but it’s also booster rockets. It’s a combination of Marvel and Apollo 11.”

JAMES BOND---Alfonso Cuaron appeared to be hinting he is in talks to direct the next James Bond movie, “There is indeed THIS project under discussion, and I have the desire – if it happens – to revisit this story in my own way.”
Also, Pierce Brosnan, 71, was asked if he would like to return as 007, “In a pinch. Let’s see where the wind takes us. Let’s see what happens. They know where to find me…why not?”

COLD STORAGE---Liam Neeson, Joe Keery and Georgina Campbell star in the movie written by David Koepp and based on the novel. The synopsis says, "Teacake (Keery) and Naomi (Campbell), two employees at a self-storage facility built atop a former military base, whose night shift transforms into a nightmare when a government-sealed parasitic fungus escapes from the underground levels. As temperatures rise, the microorganism unleashes its brain-controlling, body-bursting mayhem on anything in its path. The duo must join forces with a weathered bioterror operative (Neeson) to contain the threat before it triggers humanity’s extinction."

ROAD HOUSE 2---Guy Ritchie is reportedly in talks to direct the sequel starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

AVENGERS---Hayley Atwell is confirmed to be returning for AVENGERS 5 and 6.

MOBLAND---the Paramount+ crime series starring Tom Hardy had 2.2 million views which is the biggest premier ever for Paramount+.

TRIVIA---in the original HAWAII FIVE-O tv movie/tv pilot "Cocoon", Chinese spy Wo Fat was the nemesis of Hawaii Five-O head Steve McGarrett and returned throughout the series to carry out missions of skullduggery. HAWAII FIVE-O creator Leonard Freeman named the villain after a landmark Honolulu Chinese restaurant, Wo Fat Chop Sui, which was commonly referred to as Wo Fat's.

In the original HAWAII FIVE-O tv movie/tv pilot "Cocoon", Chinese spy Wo Fat was the nemesis of Hawaii Five-O head Steve McGarrett.

HAWAII FIVE-O creator Leonard Freeman named villain Wo Fat after a landmark Honolulu Chinese restaurant, Wo Fat Chop Sui, which was commonly referred to as Wo Fat's.

HAWAII FIVE-O co-star James MacArthur appeared in front of Wo Fat's in a 1996 tv special.

 

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TUESDAY, APRIL 8

PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS---trailer released for the Hulu animated tv series.

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TRAIL OF VENGEANCE---trailer released for the Western revenge movie starring Rumer Willis.

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LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS VOLUME 4---trailer released for Season 4.

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AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY---Tom Hiddleston commented on returning as Loki in DOOMSDAY, "Very, very excited! It's really remarkable that I can talk about it because I'm mostly in a position of knowing and not being able to say anything! It's strange; you have to be just very disciplined about carrying this secret around, but it’s been an extraordinary chapter of my life playing Loki, and it’s not over yet."

DEATH STRANDING---Michael Sarnoski (PIG) will reportedly write and direct the movie based on the video game about supernatural monsters. The video game voice cast includes Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen.

BLOODSPORT---A24 is in negotiations to develop a remake of the 1988 movie that starred Jean-Claude Van Damme.

THE WHITE LOTUS---HBO announced the Season 3 finale drew 6.2 million viewers which is 51% more than the Season 2 finale.

GREAT AMERICAN STORIES---AMC anthology tv series which will feature a "different celebrated work, historical moment, or individual narrative celebrating and highlighting the American spirit”. Season 1 will be based on THE GRAPES OF WRATH.

HAPPY DEATH DAY 3---star Jessica Rothe confirmed the long-gestating sequel is underway.

TRIVIA---in his autobiography THE MOON'S A BALLOON, David Niven said that while filming THE PINK PANTHER ski scene in the Italian Alps, it was below freezing and his manhood was numb. Fearing it was suffering from frostbite, Niven had a group of ski instructors quickly transport him to the bar at a luxury ski resort. He had heard that alcohol increased body warmth, so he went into the men's room and dipped his frozen-blue appendage in a glass of whisky which thawed it out. Fortunately, there was no permanent damage.

 

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

ANDOR---trailer released for Season 2.

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MURDERBOT---trailer released for the Apple TV+ sci fi series starring Alexander Skarsgard.

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DUNE: MESSIAH---Robert Pattinson is reportedly in early talks to star in the sequel and “has been circling the role of the chief villain in the film, one that is possibly Scytale from Frank Herbert’s books.”

STAR WARS---Jesse Plemons has reportedly been offered the role of the lead villain in the Shawn Levy movie.

NARNIA---Meryl Streep is reportedly in "early talks" to play Aslan the Great Lion in the Greta Gerwig/Netflix movie. This led to criticism of Streep because CS Lewis intended Aslan to be an allegory for Jesus. One criticism said, "This would be a horrible decision for every possible reason…Art should not be up to the popular vote, but adaptations of already existing works have to give the largest voice to the original work. Gerwig and Netflix are free to develop a film series about a fantasy world created and ruled by a female lion, but that’s no longer Narnia.”

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER---photo released of Jennifer Love Hewitt returning for the revival movie.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS---director Joe Dante commented on the status of the reboot movie, “The word is ‘stasis,’ not status. At the moment, like so many things in town, nothing’s happening, and we always hope that will change, but it’s not the greatest time right now to [get] projects off the ground.”

CARRIE---Summer H. Howell (CURSE OF CHUCKY) is in negotiations to star in the Mike Flanagan/Amazon Prime tv series based on the Stephen King novel.

HERSHEY---Finn Wittrock will play Milton Hershey, founder of the famous chocolate company, and Alexandra Daddario will play his wife in the live-action movie.

TRIVIA---Tom Selleck's first wife, Jacqueline, appeared in two episodes of MAGNUM, P.I. In "J. Digger Doyle", Jacqueline played a member of an assassination team trying to kill Robin Masters to prevent his new novel from being released. In "Birdman from Budapest", Jacqueline played Ms. Roebuck.

Jacqueline Selleck in "J. Digger Doyle" (top) and "Birdman of Budapest" (bottom).

 

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THURSDAY, APRIL 10

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS---trailer released for the BBC/PBS reboot of the dinosaur documentary.

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NONNAS---trailer released for the Netflix comedy movie starring Vince Vaughn and Susan Sarandon.

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THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING---Elle Fanning is reportedly in talks to play young Effie Trinket in the prequel movie.

JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH---photo from the sequel shows Scarlett Johansson as covert ops specialist Zora Bennett and Rupert Friend as pharmaceutical representative Martin Krebs.

EDDINGTON---photo released from the movie starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone which centers on an ambitious small-town sheriff in New Mexico.

ARACHNOPHOBIA---director Christopher Landon said Amblin Entertainment cancelled the reboot of the 1990 spider movie due to creative differences, “There was a component that the studio was very nervous about and uncomfortable with – and that’s where we parted. I wasn’t willing to compromise on that. I wasn’t going to make a change that really felt like a soul-crushing, sell-out, bad change.”

DARREN ARONOFSKY---director Darren Aronofsky commented on method actors, "I hate Method actors. … [By all means,] do a tremendous amount of research and really work hard, but acting’s make believe. If you’re going to do an intense scene, [there’s nothing wrong with] keeping yourself isolated, focused and ready in between takes to maintain that emotion. It’s a sport, a game — only, to be a great basketball player, you don’t have to be dribbling all the time. That’s not how it works. You do your homework, and get yourself ready. It’s only a fake reality between action and cut."
Speculation is that Aronofsky was talking about Jared Leto who starred in Aronofsky's REQUIEM FOR A DREAM.

BUGSY---a jury awarded $1.68 billion to 40 women who sued writer/director James Toback for sexual abuse and other charges. The abuse occurred from 1979-2014. Toback received an Academy Award nomination for writing the screenplay for BUGSY.

MAYFAIR WITCHES---AMC renewed the series for Season 3 which will be set in Salem, the site of the 17th century witch hunt trials.

TRIVIA---in the STAR TREK episode "Spectre of the Gun", Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty and Chekov encounter the alien Melkots, who create the Gunfight at the OK Corral. Charles Maxwell played Virgil Earp, but he may be better known to tv sitcom fans as the voice of the radio announcer on GILLIGAN'S ISLAND for the entire run of the series.

In the STAR TREK episode "Spectre of the Gun", Charles Maxwell (left) played Virgil Earp.

Charles Maxwell may be better known to tv sitcom fans as the voice of the radio announcer on GILLIGAN'S ISLAND for the entire run of the series.

 

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FRIDAY, APRIL 11

BROKE---trailer released for the Sony Pictures Western movie starring Wyatt Russell and Dennis Quaid.

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SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW---a photo from the London film set shows Supergirl (Milly Alcock) battling a villain, possibly Lobo (Jason Momoa), on top of an armored vehicle.

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS---photos from the reboot movie show Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm). Also, director Matt Shakman explained why Galactus is the villain instead of Doctor Doom, “Doom’s a great character, but he takes up a lot of air. Other film adaptations have done both an origin story and Doom. We’re doing neither, and that allows us to look at them from a fresh perspective.”

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM---cast members of the original movie commented on if they are interested in returning for the spinoff movies.

Liv Tyler, "I'd just do anything. I write to Fran [Walsh] and Philippa [Boyens] all the time. I'm like, "Hey, is there any chance we're going to need Arwen back?" It was such a gift to our lives. It's so hard to sum it up in words, but it was such a profound gift. I would do anything to be able to see it again, feel it again, but we live it in our hearts and our minds now."

Orlando Bloom, "I always think that if Pete says "Jump," I say, "How high?" It's funny because I think the elves go through so much of this world so many times because they're ageless. I was in The Hobbit, and it was really interesting revisiting the world. It was so different from Rings as an experience. It was a beautiful time, but this idea of kind of going back is like... "Absolutely, who wouldn't want to go back to that place?"

John Rhys-Davies, "[I'd do] anything as long as I don't have to put that full prosthetic on again."

CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON---Amazon Prime tv series underway based on the novels and the 2000 movie that starred Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi. The synopsis says, “Amidst stunning landscapes and spectacular action, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon follows Shu Lien and Mu Bai, two star-crossed warriors, as they struggle between forbidden love and the pull of modernity — caught between preserving their way of life or embracing a future together.”

1944---the latest YELLOWSTONE prequel is under development and will focus on how World War II affects the Yellowstone Ranch.

THE ALCHEMIST---Paul Barantini is in talks to direct the movie based on the Paul Coelho novel about a man who seeks worldly treasure.

TOMB RAIDER---Hollywood insider Matthew Belloni said the Phoebe Waller-Bridge/Amazon tv series has, “now gone through two writers rooms and tens of millions of dollars in development costs. There’s still no script.” A British tabloid said the series is "dead".

ACADEMY AWARDS---the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a new Academy Award category, Achievement in Stunt Design. David Leitch, one of the supporters for the new Oscar, said, "Stunts are essential to every genre of film and rooted deep in our industry’s history—from the groundbreaking work of early pioneers like Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Charlie Chaplin, to the inspiring artistry of today’s stunt designers, coordinators, performers, and choreographers.”

TRIVIA---in the 1973 dystopian movie SOYLENT GREEN, the Earth suffers from massive overpopulation and a critical food shortage with people surviving on expensive, highly sought-after Soylent Green made out of nutritious plankton. NYPD Detective Frank Thorn (Charlton Heston) is investigating the murder of a Soylent Corporation board member and discovers the shocking truth, “Soylent Green is people!”
MGM made can props of Soylent Green, including a poster showing Heston holding a can. The can props are now rare collectibles and very expensive.

 

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MONDAY, APRIL 14

EDDINGTON---trailer released for the movie starring Joaquin Phoenix and Austin Butler.

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THUNDERBOLTS---film clip released from the Marvel movie.

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THE LAST OF US---trailer released for Season 2.

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STAR WARS---Tony Gilroy (ANDOR) was asked if he would be interested if Lucasfilm developed a STAR WARS horror project, “They’re doing that, I think they’re doing that. I think that’s in the works, yeah.”

THE BODYGUARD---Warner Bros. is developing a remake of the 1992 movie that starred Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. The remake's director is Sam Wrench (TAYLOR SWIFT: THE EARS TOUR) and the writer is Jonathan A. Abrams (JUROR NO. 2).

WARNER BROS.---Warner Bros. co-heads Mike DeLuca and Pam Abdy said the studio is developing more sequels for BEETLEJUICE, THE MATRIX, GREMLINS, MINECRAFT, THE GOONIES, PRACTICAL MAGIC and several Dr. Seuss projects.

HARRY POTTER---the producers of the HBO tv series announced the cast, “We are happy to announce the casting of John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu, Nick Frost, Luke Thallon and Paul Whitehouse to play Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, Hagrid, Quirrell and Filch. We’re delighted to have such extraordinary talent onboard, and we can’t wait to see them bring these beloved characters to new life.”

DEVIL MAY CRY---Netflix renewed the series for Season 2.

MYTHIC QUEST---Apple TV+ cancelled the series.

TRIVIA---actress Sharon Tate, wife of Academy Award-winning director Roman Polanski, was murdered in the infamous Tate-LiBianca Murders by the Charles Manson cult in 1969 when she was eight months pregnant. Tate's first credited role was on THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES where she appeared in the episode ""Elly Starts School". Tate appeared in 15 episodes of THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES, most of them as Commerce Bank secretary Janet Trego.

Sharon Tate was the wife of Academy Award-winning director Roman Polanski.

Sharon Tate's first credited role was in THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES episode "Elly Starts To School".

Tate in the episode "Jethro's First Love" as Commerce Bank secretary Janet Trego, which was a recurring role.

Tate in the episode "The Garden Party".

 

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TUESDAY, APRIL 15

GODZILLA MINUS ONE---Bloomberg Japan reported that Toho is planning to “proceed with a sequel to the Academy Award-winning ‘Godzilla -1.0′”. Earlier, director Takashi Yamazaki
said he was working on a new GODZILLA movie, which is probably the sequel to MINUS ONE. Sequel production could begin as early as late 2025.

KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE---Ryan Gosling is reportedly the producer of the Amazon MGM Studios remake of the 1988 cult classic sci fi horror movie about bloodthirsty, clown-resembling aliens, who invade Earth.

STAR WARS: EPISODE III--REVENGE OF THE SITH---20th anniversary poster released for the sequel which returns to theaters for one week on April 25.

DAY DRINKER---photo released of Johnny Depp starring in the movie that also stars Madelyn Cline and Penelope Cruz. The synopsis says, “DAY DRINKER tells the story of a private yacht bartender (Cline) who encounters a mysterious, onboard guest (Depp). They soon find themselves entangled with a criminal figure (Cruz) and connected in ways no one saw coming.”

THE LAST OF US---the Season 2 premiere had 5.3 million viewers compared to Season 1's premiere of 4.7 million viewers. The Season 1 finale had 8.2 million viewers.

SMOKE---photo and from the Apple TV+ tv series starring Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollet. The synopsis says, “Inspired by true events, SMOKE follows a troubled detective and an enigmatic arson investigator as they pursue the trails of two serial arsonists."

CATE BLANCHETT---Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett said she might retire soon, “My family roll their eyes every time I say it, but I mean it. I am serious about giving up acting. (There are) a lot of things I want to do with my life.”

SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT---Rohan Campbell (HALLOWEEN ENDS) will play Santa serial killer Billy Chapman in the remake of the 1984 Christmas slasher movie.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS---Minka Kelly commented on is she might return as Lyla for the reboot of the Texas high school football tv series, “Maybe too much sometimes is too much. I don’t know that they need more Lyla.”

TRIVIA---Richard Dreyfuss is the first actor to star in three consecutive movies that earned $100 million or more. JAWS earned $478 million worldwide, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND earned $307 million worldwide and THE GOODBYE GIRL earned $102 million (no worldwide figures were available).

Richard Dreyfuss starred in JAWS which earned $478 million worldwide.

Dreyfuss starred in CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND which earned $307 million worldwide.

Dreyfuss starred in THE GOODBYE GIRL which earned $102 million.

 

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16

THE LIFE OF CHUCK---trailer released for the movie starring Tom Hiddleston and based on the Stephen King novel.

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ANDOR---film clip released from Season 2. Also, ANDOR creator Tony Gilroy said he is leaving the franchise, “I think I’ve contributed enough for the time being; I think I’d like to do something else for a while. Never say never but right now I’d like to go back and direct a movie maybe.”

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THE ROSES---trailer released for movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman that is a remake of the 1989 movie that starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.

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BALLARD---trailer released for the BOSCH spinoff starring Maggie Q.

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THE FOUR SEASONS---trailer released for the Netflix miniseries starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey that is a remake of the 1981 movie that starred Alan Alda.

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GODZILLA X KONG---Sam Neill (JURASSIC PARK) has joined the sequel cast in an undisclosed role. The sequel plot involves “several new human characters alongside the beloved and iconic Titans Godzilla and Kong as they face off against a cataclysmic world-ending threat.“

STAR WARS---the original 1977 movie cut will be shown at the British Film Institute's Film On Film Festival in June. The movie has not been shown since December, 1978. The BFI had to negotiate with Disney and Lucasfilm for the rights to show the original Technicolor print which has been stored for 40 years at 23 degrees to preserve its quality.

NCIS: TONY & ZIVA---photo released from the Paramount+ spinoff series starring Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo.

PEACOCK---Peacock cancelled BASED ON A TRUE STORY and MR. THROWBACK.

ALADDIN: THE MONKEY'S PAW---synopsis released for the horror movie, “A modern-day Londoner, Aladdin, inherits an ancient monkey’s paw believed to grant wishes, only to discover that every desire comes at a soul-crushing price. As those around him fall victim to its curse, he must confront a growing evil — and the demonic force that feeds on every wish made.”

TRIVIA---in Brian De Palma's BODY DOUBLE, Deborah Shelton played murder victim Gloria Revelle. Revelle's voice was dubbed by Helen Shaver (THE COLOR OF MONEY).

In BODY DOUBLE, Deborah Shelton played murder victim Gloria Revelle.

Gloria Revelle's voice was dubbed by Helen Shaver (THE COLOR OF MONEY).

 

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THURSDAY, APRIL 17

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS---trailer released for the reboot movie starring Pedro Pascal.

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28 YEARS LATER---trailer released for the zombie sequel starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

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THUNDERBOLTS---new trailer released for the Marvel superhero movie.

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SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW---video of Milly Alcock filming a fight and flying scene.

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THE SHARP CORNER--trailer released for the thriller movie starring Cobie Smulders.

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HENRY JOHNSON---trailer released for the convict movie starring Shia LaBeouf.

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POKER FACE---trailer released for Season 2.

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STAR WARS---Academy Award-winner Mikey Madison was in talks to star in the Shawn Levy STAR WARS movie, but the talks have "since ended" with Madison officially turning the offer down. Movie insider Jeff Sneider said, “I was told by a well-placed source that Madison turned her back on STAR WARS not for any creative reason, but simply for financial reasons. … the two sides were apparently far apart in terms of money.”
Sneider also said Lucasfilm is, “currently casting the lead role, which is a 15-year-old boy, as well as the boy’s mother, plus two villains.”

THE WHISPER MAN---Michael Keaton will have a cameo role in the Netflix movie starring Robert De Niro that is based on the novel. The synopsis says, “THE WHISPER MAN revolves around a widow crime writer who, after his 8-year-old son is abducted, looks to his estranged father, a retired former police detective, for help, only to discover a connection with the decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as The Whisper Man.”

MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS---Wyatt Russell commented on Season 2, "Season 2 of MONARCH was really interesting to be able to get to do because we had to expand on certain themes and stuff that we found in the first season to really work. I haven't been briefed on what I can tease and what I can't. I can say that the mystery deepens. There are more monsters that arrive that are really fun to explore in the story. We wanted to level it up, I guess you could say, and in the Monarch way, ratchet up the stakes of the relationships as well. I can tease that the relationships really get ratcheted up."

COUNT MY LIES---Lindsay Lohan will star in the Hulu tv series based on the novel about Sloane Caraway, a compulsive liar who lies her way into a job as a nanny for a prominent couple. The synopsis says, “It seems she’s finally landed her dream job. But little does Sloane know, she’s just entered a household brimming with secrets that are about to explode — with potentially catastrophic consequences for all.”

ADOLESCENCE---the series is Netflix's third most popular English language series in Netflix history.

1923---the Season 2 finale had 14 million viewers in seven days which is a 41% increase over Season 1's finale.

CITADEL---Amazon Prime cancelled spinoffs CITADEL: DIANA and CITADEL: HONEY BUNNY.

TRIVIA---in TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY, Linda Hamilton's identical twin sister, Leslie Hamilton Freas, was Linda's double.

 

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FRIDAY, APRIL 18

JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH---featurette released for the sequel starring Scarlett Johansson.

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE--THE FINAL RECKONING---featurette released for the new sequel.

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NCIS: TONY & ZIVA---featurette released for the Paramount+ spinoff series.

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STAR WARS---Lucasfilm announced the title of the Shawn Levy movie starring Ryan Gosling is STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER. Lucasfilm announced the movie is a standalone that is set five years after THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, “it is an entirely new adventure featuring all-new characters set in a period of time that has not been explored on screen yet.” The movie will premiere on May 8, 2027, the 50th anniversary of the franchise.

STAR WARS: MAUL--SHADOW LORD---Disney+ animated tv series underway set "about a year" after The Clone Wars. SHADOW LORD has Darth Maul training his apprentice, Twi'lek, who may be based on George Lucas' Darth Talon.
Sam Witwer, who returns as the voice of Darth Maul, said, “We learn some different things about this character. He’s got some different traits that you wouldn’t necessarily think he has that make perfect sense from what he’s been through.”

PACIFIC RIM---Amazon Prime tv series underway that will be a prequel to the Guillermo del Toro monster movies. Eric Heisserer (ARRIVAL) is the writer/executive producer. Movies are also being considered.

TOY STORY 5---Tim Allen commented on the new sequel, “I can tell you that it’s a lot about Jessie (Joan Cusack). Tom [Hanks] and I do – Woody and I – do realign. And there’s an unbelievable opening scene with Buzz Lightyears. I can give you that, but I can’t give you much more.”

COUNTRY MUSIC---Glen Powell will star in the untitled Judd Apatow/Universal Pictures movie about a country music star "in free fall".

THE LAST MRS. PARRISH---Jennifer Lopez will star in the Robert Zemeckis/Netflix movie based on the novel. The synopsis says, “The story follows a con artist (Lopez) who targets a wealthy couple — the Parrishes — as her next victims. She infiltrates the pair by befriending the wife and seducing the husband, with the master plan of becoming the next Mrs. Parrish, only to discover that the wife’s life is far more complicated than she could have imagined."

CLUELESS---Peacock tv series underway based on the 1995 movie. Alicia Silverstone returns as Cher Horowitz, although it is not known if Cher is the main character.

TRIVIA---the 1972 ABC tv movie THE NIGHT STALKER starred Darren McGavin as Las Vegas newspaper reporter Carl Kolckak, who is investigating a serial killer preying on women and discovers the serial killer is a vampire. THE NIGHT STALKER was the most-watched tv movie in history at that time and led to a sequel tv movie THE NIGHT STRANGLER and the tv series KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER, which was the inspiration for Chris Carter's THE X-FILES.
In 1991, producer Dan Curtis (DARK SHADOWS) decided to revive his early success with the sequel tv movie THE RETURN OF THE NIGHT STALKER. Curtis contacted McGavin and Richard Matheson, who wrote THE NIGHT STALKER screenplay.
McGavin said, "Sure, I'd do another one, if the script was good. I'd do four movies-of-the-week if it could be worked out. I'm too old and fat to do it every week." Matheson said, "Why not? With so much interest in the old series, I think people would love to see another KOLCHAK."
Matheson never came onboard for the sequel, so Curtis got Steve Feke to write the screenplay for THE RETURN OF THE NIGHT STALKER. Curtis said about the sequel, "This, too, could be for laughs. Kolchak shows up twenty years later in New York City---down at his heels and out of luck. The Vincenzo character's [Kolchak's former editor] son is the editor of a newspaper in New York, a Harvard Business School graduate and a very uptight guy. Kolchak comes wandering in still wearing the same seedy suit and terrible little hat. When this guy finally hires him, of course, a series of strange murders are taking place in New York. It turns out that the body of Janos Skorzeny was never cremated, so Kolchak has to go back to Las Vegas. It's the same thing. Nobody believes Kolchak. It's wild. It's funny."
Unfortunately, ABC and the movie studios were not interested, and THE RETURN OF KOLCHAK died like the vampire in the original tv movie.
However, in 2005 ABC and THE X-FILES writer/executive producer Frank Spotnitz revived an anemic KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER starring Stuart Townsend as Carl Kolchak. Fittingly, the revival was cancelled after only six episodes.

The 1972 ABC tv movie THE NIGHT STALKER starred Darren McGavin as Las Vegas newspaper reporter Carl Kolckak, who is investigating a serial killer preying on women and discovers the serial killer is a vampire.

The sequel tv series KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER was the inspiration for Chris Carter's THE X-FILES.

 

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I loved Kolchak and the X-Files is my all time favorite tv series.
Mark