With the huge success of Wonder Woman seemingly getting the DCEU back on track, it’s been revealed that Warner Bros. are putting plans into place for their next outing to possibly go into production by the end of the year. One of those options is Justice League Dark – which currently doesn’t have a director – and Joss Whedon’s Batgirl. However, according to Forbes, the studio might wait to see the reaction to Justice League before making a decision. Read more here.
Another movie that has been in development for some time is Fox’s Gambit. The Cajun has a star already in Channing Tatum and was meant to be released last year, but has struggled to get off the ground with several directors leaving the project. However according to one Fox producer, Gambit is still on the cards (excuse the pun). It is [still part of our plans],” X-Men producer Hutch Parker said. “I don’t have any news on that but there’s still a desire and a passionate interest to see that movie made.” Read more here.
Reviews have been mixed for the first part of the Dark Universe, but The Mummy could break some box office records when released this week. Domestic tracking is still low – around $35 million – but the international numbers are looking very positive. A new report suggests The Mummy could be the biggest international opening for Tom Cruise, and could pull in upwards of $135 million. Read more here.
THE LAST KNIGHT LATEST TRAILER
Opening a few weekends after The Mummy is Michael Bay’s fifth entry in the Transformers franchise, and you can watch the new Transformers: The Last Knight trailer here.
Taking to Twitter, Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman has announced he has joined the cast of Avengers: Infinity War with a fun little video. Check it out here.
Star Wars Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow has promised, “the most satisfying and emotionally resonant conclusion” to the nine-part saga adding, “The process of Star Wars began way back in August of 2015 when I looked at what J.J. and Rian had done and I’m very fortunate that I’m surrounded by some really, really brilliant producers and brilliant creative minds – Kiri Hart and the Lucasfilm story group and my producer [Michelle] Rejwan and Kathy Kennedy and also J.J. and Rian, Larry Kasdan,” said Trevorrow. “I mean, these are the best minds available and everybody’s engaged in making sure this is the most satisfying and emotionally resonant conclusion that we can possibly deliver.” Read more here.
The results are in for the UK General Election, and Graeme Robertson delved into some political dramas to go alongside it. Read the article here.
Originally published June 9, 2017. Updated November 21, 2019.
