On Monday, we were treated to the first teaser trailer for Peter Jackson-produced Mortal Engines[1] adaptation – based on Philip Reeve’s book of the same name – which is set thousands of years in a post-apocalyptic environment, where cities have gone mobile to make the most of scattered resources. Mortal Engines rolls in December 14, 2018.
Paramount provided release dates for a bunch of new Hasbro-themed films later that day. A third G.I. Joe film will arrive March 27, 2020 despite the failure of past entries; a Micronauts movie on October 16, 2020; even Dungeons and Dragons is getting an adaptation on July 23, 2021; and an untitled film for October 1, 2021.
Tuesday brought us the first trailer for Ocean’s 8[2], the all-female spin-off of Ocean’s Trilogy from Steven Soderbergh. The title is justified by making Sandra Bullock play Ocean’s (George Clooney) sister, who forms her own team to pull off a heist at the annual Met Gala. The stellar ensemble includes Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Damian Lewis, and James Corden, alongside a dozen cameo appearances. Ocean’s 8 is out June 8, 2018.
Netflix has tapped two new leads[3] for its hit crime drama Narcos, in Diego Luna (Rogue One[4]) and Michael Peña (Ant-Man[5]), to replace Pedro Pascal for the fourth season of the show. The reason for that is Narcos’s move to Mexico, as anyone who’s caught up with the third season will know.
Andy Serkis’ version of The Jungle Book[6] has been in production before Disney released its adaptation last year, and it has now been retitled[7] from Jungle Book: Origins to...