Much like Gravity and Interstellar in the years before, 20th Century Fox's big-budget adaptation of The Martian is on course to be the marquee sci-fi release of the fall season - and boy, the studio wants to drive that point home.
Eli Roth is grabbing headlines and making waves this week following the release of his unsettling, visceral and long-delayed cannibal film The Green Inferno - catch Matt Donato's thoughts on the gruesome spectacle here - though the director also has another project that is teetering on the verge of its limited release, the Keanu Reeves-led home invasion thriller, Knock Knock.
After propelling Universal's petrolhead franchise into the box office stratosphere with Furious 7 earlier this year, director James Wan is returning to his horror roots with The Conjuring 2, which began filming early this morning after a special ceremony.
Come November 10, Rise of the Tomb Raider will launch against stiff competition in the form of Bethesda's Fallout 4, but if Microsoft and Crystal Dynamics are feeling apprehension about the clash, they aren't showing it.
When it comes time for Colin Trevorrow to take the reins for Star Wars: Episode IX, Disney's new-fangled space opera will in all likelihood be an established presence in the cinema landscape, with the House of Mouse planning to alternate between a mainline installment and an Anthology film over the next half-decade or so.
For all of the talk of Captain America: Civil War splitting Earth's Mightiest Heroes smack bang down the middle, where the majority of Avengers will either stand behind Steve Rogers' Cap or Tony Stark's genius billionaire playboy philanthropist, there are still a few members of the roster that are yet to fall in line.
Much digital ink has been spilled on the high-profile deal between Marvel and Sony that has paved the way for Spider-Man to enter the cinematic roster of the Avengers. How will he be incorporated into the sprawling universe? Will the general audience grow tired of another Peter Parker origins tale? And how old will Tom Holland's rendition of the character turn out to be?
With a record-breaking haul of $1.6 billion at the worldwide box office, the notion of a sequel to Colin Trevorrow's monster mash went from wishful thinking to nigh on a certainty almost overnight, and we've now arrived at Jurassic World 2. Though the director himself is yet to commit to the follow-up beyond script duties - you can thank Star Wars: Episode XI for that - Trevorrow is still actively involved in the creative process, and the early idea that he and co-writer Derek Connolly is something that will take things "to the next level."
Last we heard of DC and Warner's progress on Man of Steel 2, the sequel was effectively on hold with Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller seemingly circling the superhero flick. Indeed, Supes' next much-touted solo outing has been gaining a lot of traction of late, as reports surfaced that Brainiac could filter in as the lead antagonist. Pretty exciting, right?
