It’s no secret that Duncan Jones had issues directing last year’s Warcraft, and the man himself held a Q&A screening of the movie on Monday night in London. During the session, Jones spoke about what he would have done with Warcraft 2, which likely won’t happen now. “This first film is about establishing the world, and showing Durotan helping his son escape a dying planet,” Jones told the audience. “So to me the idea over the course of three films would be for Thrall to fulfil that vision of Durotan to create a new homeland for the Orcs. So in [the sequel] it would be the adolescent years of that baby, and anyone who does know their Warcraft stories would know it’s very much a Spartacus story that goes on with that character. I would basically follow that through. And with the human side of it, which is a little less clear of how that would follow, but basically there is an aftermath to this film which would need to be completed. And on the Orc side you’re very much following that baby, Go’el, known as Thrall in the universe, and how he eventually creates the Orc homeland.” Read more here.
Speaking of movies that struggled in production (at least reportedly in this case), it was revealed yesterday that Universal stand to lose around $95 million on The Mummy. Read more here.
THE LAST JEDI TRAILER
Time to get excited Force fans, UK ratings board BBFC have classified a new trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which suggests the second look at the hotly-anticipated movie is just around the corner. Read more here.
Following another great weekend for Warner Bros. and DC’s Wonder Woman, the film is tracking to reach the top 10 comic book movies of all-time. According to Box Office Mojo, Wonder Woman has recently crossed $275 million in the US which currently situates it at number 17 in the list of highest grossing superhero movies. Read more here.
In some shocking news, it has been revealed by Lucasfilm and Disney that Phil Lord and Chris Miller have vacated the director’s chairs of the as-yet-to-be-titled Han Solo movie, with around four weeks of production still to go. “Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are talented filmmakers who have assembled an incredible cast and crew, but it’s become clear that we had different creative visions on this film, and we’ve decided to part ways,” said Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy. “A new director will be announced soon.” Read more here.
In some not-so-shocking news, it was announced yesterday that xXx 4 is currently in development. Read more here.
Out this Friday, Matt Spencer-Skeen gives his thoughts on Michael Bay’s Transformers: The Last Knight, which you can read here.
Originally published June 21, 2017. Updated December 16, 2019.
