The success of this year's X-Men: Days Of Future Past at the box office and on the critical radar, led to a follow-up getting the inevitable greenlight. With a shoot on the sequel, X-Men: Apocalypse, scheduled to commence early next year, the pieces are falling into place with regards to its story and cast. One star player in the franchise whose name hasn't been thrown into that mix is Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman. Commanding a large chunk of screen time in DoFP, we've been led to believe his mutton-chopped mutant would take a backseat for the next chapter, a belief that may not be true.
In preparation for the release of this week's Annie, Sony have stepped up their marketing game. In what's an interesting move by the studio - considering the family-friendly film it's promoting - they've rolled out a website for teen sci-fi romance, MoonQuake Lake.
The Weinstein Company has acquired the rights to the next novel by The Silver Linings Playbook author Matthew Quick, and they've now got the talent to bring it to the screen. Hot off the back of his writing-directing debut, St. Vincent, Ted Melfi has been snapped up to lens Every Exquisite Thing.
Just last week, Legendary Pictures pushed back the release of their Kong prequel pic by several months, and changed its name. While the reason for the shift in both date and title weren't offered, it seems production is still steaming ahead. Courtesy of a Deadline report, we now that that Whiplash's hard-hitting mentor, J.K. Simmons has signed on for a role in the now-retitled, Kong: Skull Island.
Terrence Malick's forthcoming drama, Knight Of Cups, was first announced three years ago and now, in the space of a few hours, we've a wealth of new information on the highly-anticipated movie. Earlier today, the film appeared on the listing for next year's Berlin Film Festival, signifying that its worldwide premiere will take place at some point during the festival's run. Now, Film Nation has released a trailer to mark that imminent debut, along with a cryptic synopsis.
Details on yet another project in the pipeline over at Sony have emerged as a result of the ongoing e-mail hack scandal. This time, there's no mention of the touted Marvel collaboration, but it does however involve the adaptation of a different comic book series. During an exchange between Sony's Amy Pascal and Quentin Tarantino, the pair discuss one of the director's most recent works - Django Unchained - with regards to a crossover.
The next instalment in the swashbuckling Disney franchise is hoping to lock down its newest female lead, according to a report from Variety. As we've come to expect from Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, the powers-that-be are whittling down their choices via a shortlist which has recently surfaced.
Disney has unveiled the first images for their live-action reboot of The Jungle Book. Taking to the movie's official Facebook page to reveal the artwork, the studio included a glimpse at a newly-designed logo for the flick along with an image of young Mowgli. You can see them both in the gallery above, and read on for the first official logline for the film:
Another property that's recently joined Sony Pictures' upcoming slate is Super Mario Bros., according to a stack of e-mails leaked as a result of this week's hack on the studio. Unearthed by Buzzfeed, this latest gem reveals that Spider-Man producer Avi Arad has been in extended negotiations to acquire the rights to the Nintendo franchise.
Warner Bros. big video game adaptation, Minecraft, won't be hitting cinema screens anytime soon, after it was reported earlier this week that director Shawn Levy had left the movie. Signing onto the adaptation of Mojang Games' best-selling game in October, it was a fast turnaround when he bowed out less than two months later. At the time there was little reason given for his sharp exit, but Levy has since opened up about the topic in an interview with the Wall Street Journal (via /Film).
