In case you couldn’t tell, production on IT: Chapter Two has gotten underway. Although, what with two-time Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain and Golden Globe nominee James McAvoy each taking to their respective Instagram accounts and informing their fellow losers of that very fact, it really should’ve already been apparent.
Seeing as John Krasinski might strike many of you, including me, as the strong silent type, we should’ve figured A Quiet Place would’ve been the smash hit that it was. Even though Paramount Pictures Chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos - much like a majority of moviegoers, I’m sure - never would’ve figured “the very funny guy Jim from The Office” would star in a highly successful silent horror.
With Academy Award nominee Margot Robbie officially on board - who confirmed her involvement during a recent media junket - Quentin Tarantino has now turned his attention to filling out the remainder of the cast for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and boy, has he ever been keeping busy.
Even though technically speaking, Phase Four of the MCU doesn’t officially kickoff until Spider-Man: Far From Home, I can’t shake the feeling that Captain Marvel will usher in that new era of superhero-dom that Kevin Feige's always talking about. I mean, when you’re the first person that Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) calls after Thanos (Josh Brolin) exterminates half of all life in the universe, you bet your ass there’s a good reason behind it, but I digress.
Nonetheless, handling your run of the mill rumour is one thing, but it’s nothing compared to dealing with the alleged elder abuse surrounding Stan Lee. During a recent sit-down with the Los Angeles Daily News, Feige said the following of the unfortunate circumstances dogging the former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief: ”It's very complicated, and of course we're always seeing what we can do about it. It's sad.”
That’s right, first reactions to the sixth Mission: Impossible instalment are here, and I’m enthusiastic to report, they’re compellingly favourable. Steven Weintraub of Collider calls Fallout a “fantastic movie” with an “insane” amount of action and “edge of your seat holy shit moments.” Erik Davis, the managing editor of Fandango, echoed Weintraub’s “fantastic” sentiment, before adding “this move entertains you in every which way.” You can check out a few of our favourite tweets below.
Written by Will Beall (Venom) and former DC Entertainment president, Geoff Johns, Aquaman - the sole DCEU entry scheduled for release in 2018 and the sixth installment in the franchise overall - has managed to keep the ember glowing out of sheer anticipation, even though the first trailer has been withheld, and for quite some time.
As if he didn’t have enough on his plate already, what with Captain Marvel about to enter post-production, Phase Three pièce de résistance - Avengers 4 - headed for “pick-ups,” and principal photography on Spider-Man: Far From Home officially underway, Feige is now forced to deal with the possible integration of the X-Men into the MCU. However, the Marvel Studios President of Production insists he knows where his priorities lie.
While we await word out of San Diego Comic-Con that Zack Snyder has indeed completed the fabled director’s cut of Justice League - which DCEU storyboard artist Jay Oliva is adamant “exists in one form or another” - Reddit has uncovered yet another deleted scene from the divisive 2017 supergroup feature.
Having Gary Dauberman (The Nun, Annabelle: Creation) once again on script duty, and Andy Muschietti back at the helm, IT: Chapter Two will undoubtedly have a shot at breaking the ten-figure barrier, especially when you consider that the film's predecessor hauled in nearly three-quarters of a billion. Not to mention that Warner Bros. has also done a fantastic job when casting the Losers Club twenty-seven years on.
