21/07/17 - Star Wars Landspeeder driveable toy

It's every 40+ year old Star Wars fan's dream: A driveable Luke Skywalker Landspeeder vehicle. And now you can buy one for your kids for a very reasonable price.

Toys R Us will start stocking Radio Flyer's latest toy for just $500 (£380) from 05 September - but you can pre order them now.

The official release information is below:

"The first kid-sized Landspeeder you can drive. Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder by Radio Flyer is modeled after the sand-pocked and sun-faded X-34 craft from Star Wars: A New Hope. With seats for 2 riders, an interactive dashboard with lights and real movie sounds, and a 5mph driving speed, this speeder provides a truly galactic driving experience. The gear shift switches between 2mph forward, 5mph forward, or 2mph reverse. 12V rechargeable battery and charger included. For ages 4+, max weight 130 lbs."

 

20/07/17 - Sequel for IT is being prepped

New Line cinema and director Andy Muschietti, are already prepping for a sequel to the reboot of Stephen King's IT.

The movie is out in September and is based on the Kings novel and the 1990 TV movie. The book follows the lives of a group of kids in Derry, Maine who as kids were terrified by a clown called Pennywise, and now as adults that horror comes back to haunt them.

In an interview with Variety, Muschietti said about the proposed sequel: "We’ll probably have a script for the second part in January. Ideally, we would start prep in March. Part one is only about the kids. Part two is about these characters 30 years later as adults, with flashbacks to 1989 when they were kids."

 

19/07/17 - Shazam gets a release date

Warner Bros. is expected to start production on its next superhero movie, Shazam, next February, with a 05 April 2009 release date.

It's planned that there will be two separate Shazam and Black Adam movies, with Dwayne Johnson playing the villain Black Adam in Shazam first, before getting his own stand alone movie.

 

18/07/17 - Dark Tower TV series underway

Stephen King’s Dark Tower movie is due to open in cinemas and already there are plans to bring a TV series to life.

If all goes to plan, the show will follow Idris Elba’s Gunslinger.

A script for the pilot for the show has already been completed and will take place before the events of the movie and will star Elba as Roland Deschain.

 

17/07/17 - Dumbo remake enters production

With production already officially started on Tim Burton's live-action Dumbo movie, Disney has released the first look at what everyone's favourite flying elephant will look like.

The studio has produced a maquette of how the character will look, although this may change as production progresses.

Dumbo will be released on 29 March 2019 and will star Colin Farrell as Holt Farrier, a former circus star and war-veteran charged with the care of a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock of an already struggling circus. Nico Parker and Finley Hobbins will play Holt's children, who discover that Dumbo can fly.

Danny DeVito will star as the circus owner Max Medici who tries to capitalize on the novelty, while Michael Keaton is V.A. Vandevere who want to make Dumbo a star.

 

14/07/17 - SYFY's Realive is set in 2084

SYFY Films latest project, Realive, stars Tom Hughes as Marc Jarvis, a man who is frozen and awoken 60 years in the future.

Jarvis is diagnosed with a terminal illness and attempting to cheat death, he is cryogenically frozen. When he awakens, 60 years later, the year is 2084 and he's just become the first cryogenically frozen man ever to be revived.

The film will open in cinemas on 29 September.

 

13/07/17 - Suicide Squad 2 director being courted

Warner Bros., is currently trying to coax Jaume Collet-Serra to direct Suicide Squad 2.

The studio has been looking at a number of directors, including Mel Gibson, but it's Collet-Serra they want as their first choice for the job.

 

12/07/17 - Wonder Woman 2 to be set in the '80s

While Warner Bros hasn't officially confirmed a sequel to Wonder Woman has been green lit, sources close to the project have confirmed that it's currently in development.

The movie will be set in the 1980s, during the final throws of the Cold War and will see Diana battling the forces of the Soviet Union.

Petty Jenkins, who directed the first film, is still in negotiations with Warner Bros. to return.

 

11/07/17 - Gotham by Gaslight movie adaptation

Warner Bros. is to turn the '80s alternate universe Batman graphic novel Gotham by Gaslight into a movie.

The movie will be a direct-to-DVD animated film.

Originally penned by Brian Augustyn, with art by Mike Mignola (Hellboy), the tale is set in Victorian England and sees Batman on the trail of Jack the Ripper.

 

10/07/17 - Daniel Craig will return as 007

Daniel Craig and producer Barbara Broccoli have hammered out a deal which will see Craig return once more to play James Bond.

This comes months after Craig allegedly said he's rather "slash his wrists" than return for a fifth outing as 007.

Sources close to the production are also claiming that the producers are keen to sign up Adele once more to perform the title sequence song for the new movie.

 

07/07/17 - A new Hellboy is coming

A new Hellboy movie moves forward with news that Lionsgate looks set to fund the latest release.

Ron Perlman won't be back to play the title role and Guillermo del Toro won't be sitting in the director's chair for Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen.

Hellboy will be played by David Harbour, with Neil Marshall set to direct. Production is set to begin this autumn.

 

06/07/17 - Is this Who companion returning?

A rumour is doing the rounds that a former Doctor Who companion is to make a return for this year's Christmas Special.

Spoiler Alert!

If the reports are true, then Jenna Coleman looks set to return as Clara in the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special.

In addition, Bill and Nardole are also due to make a brief appearance.

 

05/07/17 - Star Trek: Discovery new direction

The producers of the new Star Trek series, Star Trek: Discovery, are planning on taking a leaf out of the Game of Thrones camp, by killing off some of the main characters.

Talking with Entertainment Weekly, showrunners Aaron Harberts and Gretchen J. Berg revealed that they are planning to kill off major characters on the show, and one death is already planned out.

Berg said: "Game of Thrones changed television. They almost made it difficult to fall in love with people because you didn’t know if they were going to be taken away from you. That show’s had an influence on all TV dramas that have come after it."

Harberts added: "Death isn’t treated gratuitously on this show. It’s not for shock value. But when it happens we want to make sure that people really feel it."

 

04/07/17 - Batgirl actress shortlist leaked

Joss Whedon's Batgirl movie is currently in the process of casting its leading lady, and the shortlist of actresses has been leaked.

According to sources close to the production there are nine actresses on the director's wishlist - a list that is missing Lindsey Morgan, someone who was previously rumoured to have the role in the bag already.

Shortlist:

Elle Fanning (Neon Demon, Live By Night)
Olivia Cooke (Bates Motel)
Bella Thorne (Shake It Up!)
Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why)
Margaret Qualley (The Leftovers)
Jane Levy (Don't Breathe)
Emma Roberts (Scream Queens)
Haley Lu Richardson (Split, Edge Of Seventeen)
Naomi Scott (Power Rangers)

 

03/07/17 - Marvel plans 6 movies from 2017-2021

20th Century Fox has confirmed that it's to release six Marvel property movies between 2019 and 2021.

While no word on which films are to be released, we do know the dates of each release: 07 June 2019; 22 November 2019; 13 March 2020; 26 June 2020; 02 October 2020; and 05 March 2021.

It's believed that these will include X-Men and Fantastic Four movies.

 

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