ComingSoon.net got the chance to speak with G.I. Joe: Retaliationdirector Jon M. Chu recently and the subject turned to the third “G.I. Joe” film, which is currently in development. Chu says that not only is the world building still coming together, but they have many surprises in store for the fans.

“I love being active in world-building, so we’re working on “G.I. Joe 3” right now. We’re designing tons of stuff, which takes a little bit, but to me, that’s obviously where I like to push myself and where I want to be for a long time and get to know better…I’m excited to bring in new…

I missed the first one but I hear it was amazing. I suppose I’ll have to find time to watch it because this looks like a film I want to see and it feels like I need to have seen the first one before I see this one.

Here’s the synopsis:

The thrilling second chapter of the epic HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON trilogy brings us back to the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years after the two have successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact…

Can you believe it’s been ten years since “X-Men 2” hit theaters? To say that the cinematic comic book landscape has changed dramatically in that time would be a massive understatement. We’re now in the era of world building, and as we detailed yesterday, pretty much every studio is attempting to construct massive, linking universes for their comic properties, because bigger may not mean better, but it does generally equals lots more cash. And right in the mix isBryan Singer who, though he still has yet to deliver “X-Men: Days Of Future Past,” is already starting to percolate ideas for the…

I am entirely uncertain where we are with this franchise, or even if I care. I saw the one with Wahlberg and I hated it so much I couldn’t bring myself to watch any since then. Someone tell me in the comments, is that newer one with Franco a complete reboot? And is this one following up on that? Further, should I give this franchise my attention? Is my experience with the Wahlberg film an isolated incident and will I like the newer stuff? So many questions I have need answering.

Well in any event, while I’m waiting to get my questions answered, here’s the trailer for the latest in the…

Hugh Jackman is in negotiations to play the villainous pirate Blackbeard in Warner Bros.’ forthcoming Peter Pan origin film “Pan.”

Joe Wright is directing the adventure tale from a script by Jason Fuchs.

WB had gone to Javier Bardem for the role but the actor passed and the studio pursued Jackman shortly after that.

While the Australian actor isn’t known for playing villains, Jackman has shown the ability to take on the darker roles. His recent perf in WB’s “Prisoners” got high praise from critics and though he’s not the bad guy in the film, the part is much edgier than his previous…

Ricky Gervais has been set to reprise his role as Dr. McPhee in Night At The Museum 3, which Shawn Levy is directing from the  script written by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant and David Guion and Michael Handelman for Fox. Ben Stiller is reprising his lead role, and Gervais is back as his boss. Robin Williams also is returning as Teddy Roosevelt in a film Fox has slotted for Christmas 2014.

I quite enjoyed both installments in The Night At the Museum franchise thus far. I have no idea where they can go from here but I’m quite looking forward to it and hope I’m not disappointed. Part…

Talk about performing with a gun to your head. That appears to be exactly what Elijah Wood has to do in Grand Piano. It appears to be headed straight to VOD, but maybe that shouldn’t fool us because it looks like there might be something here worth watching. The story: Elijah wood plays a famous concert pianist who returns from a hiatus only to find his life threatened while on stage. And if he plays one wrong note, the assassin (John Cusack) will kill him and his wife.

The trouble is, even the best pianist in the world makes a mistake or two here or there. You may never know it, but they… Read The Rest

Remember Gilligan’s Island, the venerable 1960s TV series about seven castaways who wind up stranded on a tropical island after a torrential storm shipwrecks their yacht The S.S. Minnow? Warner Bros is charting a course for a feature film based on the series. It will be fashioned as a star vessel for Book Of Mormon‘s Josh Gad. Gad, Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez will write the script. Lloyd Schwartz, Ross Schwartz, Tracey Silvers and Cathy Silvers will be executive producers. They’re not saying what character Gad would play, but the title character seems a possibility, though he could…

The Disney Channel has announced it is making a live-action TV movie featuring the children of Cruella De Vil, Maleficent, the Evil Queen, and Jafar called Descendants.

The movie will be directed by Kenny Ortega of Newsies and High School Musical fame which makes me wonder if it will be a musical.

It’s almost as if we were talking about this very sort of thing on The MovieByte Podcast #73. The thing is, in this case it actually sounds sort of interesting. But at the same time I’m sure not holding my breath.

Also this:

The movie is slated for a Spring 2015 release on the Disney… Read The Rest