As a standalone work that exists independently from any cinematic universe, Todd Phillips’ Joker movie isn’t under the same obligations as your average DC adaptation to adhere to a larger multi-movie continuity, meaning that the team can afford to be a little more spontaneous with their creative decisions.
Though Wonder Woman 1984 is still well over a year away from release, Patty Jenkins has already teased plans for a Wonder Woman 3. And while the first two installments in this proposed trilogy delve into different periods of 20th century history, the director has suggested that the third movie is going to bring us back to the present day.
Earlier this month, a rumor started making the rounds that Marvel Studios was discussing the possibility of making the upcoming Black Widow movie their first R-rated film, and now it seems we have one more source to back up this claim.
By now, many of us have started taking it as fact that Valkyrie from Thor: Ragnarok will be making an appearance in Avengers: Endgame, but in case you still need further convincing, actress Tessa Thompson just dropped a pretty big hint via social media that she’s involved in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War sequel.
Former Disney Channel star Zac Efron isn’t the most obvious choice to play a serial killer, which in a strange way, makes him pretty well suited for the role of Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.
Earlier this week, a report came out alleging that three classic Iron Man suits would be released as LEGO figurines to tie in with the upcoming Avengers: Endgame, and with this new leak, we may have some confirmation that the trio of outfits will indeed be making a return in the Russo Brothers’ next film.
In case it needed to be said, Avengers: Endgame is set to bring some big changes to the MCU, and if a comment made by Sony producer Amy Pascal back in 2017 is anything to go by, the events of Spider-Man: Far From Home will kick off just “a few minutes after Avengers 4 wraps as a story.” It therefore seems very likely that the content of the Avengers: Infinity War sequel will heavily impact the story of Far From Home in more ways than the fact that Peter Parker is now back from the dead.
Over the course of ten feature films Christopher Nolan has garnered the sort of intensely passionate fanbase that you’d sooner see attached to major franchises than single directors. In his own way, the Inception helmsman is a one-man brand, so when the announcement is made that Nolan has another film scheduled for theaters, his followers don’t need any further details to get excited.
Whether you see it as a brilliantly subversive satire of jingoistic propaganda or just a fun, goofy little flick about killer space bugs, 1997’s Starship Troopers continues to hold a special place in the hearts of many a sci-fi fan. You can therefore imagine that writer Ed Neumeier will pique the curiosity a lot of people with his claim that we could be seeing the first film’s cast make a comeback for a new TV series.
Chris Pine has been a regular feature of Patty Jenkins’ work in recent years, having collaborated with the director on both Wonder Woman and the upcoming Wonder Woman 1984, as well as the new miniseries I Am the Night. But while Jenkins claims to already have plans for a third installment in the Diana Prince solo saga, it sounds like this is one project that Pine won’t be a part of.
