‘Enchanted 2’ On The Way

‘Enchanted 2’ On The Way
Erin Strecker — Entertainment Weekly

Seven years after Amy Adams brought fairy tales into modern New York City, Enchanted is—finally!—continuing after ever, ever after, according to Deadline.

J. David Stem and David N. Weiss (Shrek 2, The Smurfs) will write a sequel to Enchanted, with Anne Fletcher (The Proposal, The Guilt Trip) set to direct the follow-up to Disney’s worldwide hit, according to Deadline‘s report. There currently isn’t any word on whether any or all of the original stars—Amy Adams, James Marsden, Patrick Dempsey, Idina Menzel, and Susan Sarandon, among others—will return, or what exactly the plot details will…

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‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Receiving Very Positive Early Reviews

‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Receiving Very Positive Early Reviews
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

Feeling very confident, 20th Century Fox has started showing it early to critics and the first wave of reviews have come in, and they are almost unanimously positive. If Rupert Wyatt’s “Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes” showed that the franchise could updated, taken seriously and deliver the blockbuster bang audiences now expect, Reeves seems to have taken it to the next level. It’s still about two weeks before it will land in cinemas, but Fox will be going in with some pretty terrific buzz ahead of the opening. But enough from us, here’s what critics and sites had to say. And believe it or…

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Bryan Singer Teases Treatment for ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’

Bryan Singer Teases Treatment for ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’
Bryan Singer — Instagram

It appears that Bryan Singer is ready to put the scandals and allegations behind him. Yesterday he took to Instagram to post a picture of the treatment for the upcoming film X-Men: Apocalypse. It is his first photo on Instagram. Due to the allegations, he bowed out of all press leading up to Days of Future Past, and we haven’t really heard anything from him regarding any productions he’s been involved in. This certainly makes it appears as if he’s “back in the game”.

So what can we glean from this little teaser photo? Well, the word “The Nile” are visible so we can assume Egypt is involved…

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Fox Still Hoping For Bryan Singer to Return for ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’

Fox Still Hoping For Bryan Singer to Return for ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’
Gregory Ellwood — HitFix

There’s been a lot of conjecture over whether Bryan Singer would continue to direct the next “X-Men” movie, “X-Men: Age of Apocalypse.”  Singer was behind the blockbuster “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” but two very public civil lawsuits were filed against him for different cases of sexual assault in April and May.  Singer had previously revealed he would helm “Apocalypse” last December, but many studios would have tried to figure out a way to have him step back into just a producing role while these legal matters worked themselves out.  Surprisingly, 20th Century Fox appears to have enough…

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Ben Kingsley Joins Cast of Disney’s Live Action ‘The Jungle Book’

Ben Kingsley Joins Cast of Disney’s Live Action ‘The Jungle Book’
Jake Perlman — Entertainment Weekly

Oscar winner Ben Kingsley will provide the voice of panther Bagheera in Disney’s upcoming film adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. The movie, directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man), will be a combination of live-action and animation with a script by Justin Marks. Kingsley joins previously announced stars Idris Elba (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom), Scarlett Johansson (Her), and Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years A Slave) as the voices of Shere Khan, Kaa, and Rakcha, respectively, for a scheduled Oct. 9, 2015, release.

This film is shaping up to have a pretty good cast. I’m cautiously…

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‘Pacific Rim 2’ Set For 2017, Animated Series Coming

‘Pacific Rim 2’ Set For 2017, Animated Series Coming
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

Universal has now slated “Pacific Rim 2” to hit theatres on April 7, 2017. Yep three years from and four years after the first movie. There are no plot details yet, but a couple weeks back the director promised all new thrills. “I’m going for very new, very crazy ideas on the second one, which are very different from the first one—but you will get really great spectacle,” he said. Oh, that’s not all.

An animated series, set in the same world, will arrive on the small screen before the followup lands at the multiplex.

Yay for Pacific Rim 2, it should be good. The animated series however,…

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Frank Darabont To Direct ‘Snow White And The Huntsman 2,’ Kristen Stewart Might Not Return

Frank Darabont To Direct ‘Snow White And The Huntsman 2,’ Kristen Stewart Might Not Return
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

Update: THR reports that the spinoff is now titled “The Huntsman” and Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron will return….but not Kristen Stewart.

So, remember all that talk about a “Snow White And The Huntsman” sequel, well you better check yourself before you wreck yourself, because it looks like the gameplan is changing. Yes, Universal still wants to make a followup, but they’re changing course a bit while hiring a pretty top tier name to be the guiding light.

Deadline reports that Frank Darabont — previously shortlisted with Gavin O’Connor and Andy Muschietti —is now in talks to direct a…

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Shane Black Will Direct ‘Predator’ Reboot

Shane Black Will Direct ‘Predator’ Reboot
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

It’s been four years since the Robert Rodriguez-produced, Nimrod Antal-directed “Predators,” a reboot of the franchise that kinda went nowhere. The film opened third at the box office in its first weekend, barely made more than $50 million domestic, and ultimately tallied up less than “Alien Vs. Predator” or “Aliens Vs. Predator - Requiem.” But Fox reckons it’s still a valuable property that people care about (or they’re gonna make them care about it) because barely four years on, plans are underway for a reboot.

I don’t know a lot about the Predator franchise because I’m really not just…

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Harrison Ford’s Injury May Have Screwed Up Episode VII

Harrison Ford’s Injury May Have Screwed Up Episode VII
Rob Bricken — io9

Uh-oh. Please take out your official Star Wars: Episode VII Salt Lick, but now that it’s been officially revealed that Harrison Ford’s leg is broken, the rumor is he’ll be sidelined for six full months — which means the movie’s either getting delayed or massively rewritten.

The potential news comes from the UK-based site Jedi News, who says sources told them of an emergency meeting ay Pinewood Studios this morning to discuss how to handle Ford’s sudden unavailability. Since Ford’s Han Solo is reportedly the film’s lead, the only way to make its Christmas 2015 release date — which Disney has…

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Jerry Bruckheimer Hopes ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5′ Shoots Early in 2015

Jerry Bruckheimer Hopes ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5′ Shoots Early in 2015
Russ Fischer — /Film

Will audiences, like battered old ships, soon have to weather a year-long barrage of new Pirates of the Caribbean marketing? While the Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnny Depp partnership with Disney isn’t what it once was — Bruckheimer doesn’t even have a deal with the studio any longer — there’s still a plan to make Pirates of the Caribbean 5.

The film has been in development for a while, with Kon-Tiki filmmakers Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg set to direct from a script by Jeff Nathanson. Despite the fact that cast rumors have come up, however, Disney said earlier this year that the film…

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