The third movie in director Rian Johnson’s Knives Out saga will reportedly film this year, according to a new report by Deadline. According to the report, Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman have chosen Katie McNeill to become a producer at their independent studio T-Street Productions, with the studio now gearing up to shoot Knives Out 3, which will see Daniel Craig return as private detective Benoit Blanc.
The long-awaited sequel to the 2016 action thriller The Accountant will finally film this year, according to Deadline. Following reports that star Ben Affleck will reunite with his friend and frequent collaborator Matt Damon, it has been revealed that “Netflix was quick to board in order to meet Affleck’s busy schedule” which includes his return as accountant-slash-assassin Christian Wolff in The Accountant 2.
Maxine Minx is set to return to the big screen to follow her dreams as an actress. X franchise filmmaker Ti West has confirmed the development of the third and final film of the franchise, appropriately titled MaXXXine. The project was officially announced at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival in September by West and production company A24 after a showing of Pearl revealing a post-credit teaser for MaXXXine.
Director Matthew Vaughn has further teased development on a third Kick-Ass movie, describing his approach as “very, very meta” and revealing that the next movie in the franchise will be part of a new trilogy. Speaking with Collider, Vaughn confirmed that the script for Kick-Ass 3 is currently being written and will be the filmmaker’s attempt to once again reinvent the “R-rated superhero” much like he did with the first movie back in 2010.
Back to the Future’s original casting of Eric Stoltz over Michael J. Fox is now a well-known fact about the Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg time travel movie, but it seems that the role of Doc Brown was also almost destined for another star before Christopher Lloyd made the role his own. While speaking to The Wrap at the Sundance Film Festival, Mark Mothersbaugh, best known as the frontman of ‘80s band Devo, revealed that he was approached by Zemeckis and Spielberg to take on the role after they attended one of the band’s concerts.
Killers of the Flower Moon star Lily Gladstone has responded to her Academy Award nomination for Best Actress saying that she is “so honored,” but wonders why it has taken so long for a Native American to earn a lead actress Oscar nod. Gladstone is now the first Native American to receive an Academy Award nomination in that category, with the actress, who has received much acclaim for her performance as Mollie Burkhart, released a statement following the announcement (via Deadline).
The director behind the original Cliffhanger, Renny Harlin, has offered his thoughts on the upcoming legacy sequel, which was first announced back in May last year. Speaking with ComingSoon.net, Harlin said he has been trying “for decades” to get Cliffhanger 2 off the ground (so to speak), but worries that, after so much time, they will now use too much CGI to create the cliff-hanging drama and spectacle.
Action movie star Michael Jai White has offered his thoughts on the Spawn franchise. The actor starred as the title comic book character back in 1997, but while it didn’t 'spawn' a franchise of its own (too much?), a reboot has been on the cards for some time. Speaking with ComicBookMovie.com, White revealed that if he was asked to return, he would be interested, and thinks the idea of Spawn creator Todd McFarlane directing would be “interesting.”
Barbie star Ryan Gosling has released following his nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 96th Academy Awards, questioning why he received a nod while director Greta Gerwig and his co-star Margot Robbie did not. In the statement, Gosling said he was “honored” to be nominated for his performance as Ken, but had mixed feelings about the nomination, saying “there is no Ken without Barbie” and that there would be no Barbie movie at all without the direction of Greta Gerwig, who did not make it onto the Best Director list.
Back in 1994, John Goodman and Rick Moranis failed to make anyone’s Bedrock with a live-action take on Hanna-Barbera’s The Flintstones. Although the movie boasted a huge box office – one that overtook Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as the highest Memorial Day weekend earner at the time – the film was roundly panned by both critics and audiences despite a stellar cast of Oscar contenders and comedy greats. Now, 30 years later, The Flintstones has chipped its way into Netflix’s US Top 10.
In an exclusive interview with MovieWeb, professional wrestler and Terrifier 3 star Chris Jericho has revealed details of the upcoming horror sequel...and how long he will last against Art the Clown this time around. We spoke to Jericho about the horror threequel and his new documentary The Death Tour, which premiered at Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. We asked if he’s seen a script for Terrifier 3 yet, and here’s what he had to say...
We can expect some major updates for both the Knuckles Paramount+ spinoff series and the big screen sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 3, according to star Tika Sumpter. In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Sumpter, who has played Maddie Wachowski alongside James Marsden’s Tom Wachowski throughout the franchise, joked that she would be fired if she revealed too much, but did allow herself to state that details would be unveiled “very soon.”
