Updates From the Dungeons & Dragons Movie, Riverdale, and More

Has Marvel’s Blade movie found its new director? New set photos from The Penguin tease Cristin Milioti’s Sofia Falcone. Plus, a Lucifer star joins The Walking Dead: Dead City, and what’s coming on Wolf Pack. Spoilers, ho!

The Freshening

Deadline reports John Boyega is attached to star in The Freshening, an upcoming “sci-fi romance” from producers Ali Wong, Adam McKay and Birds of Prey director, Cathy Yan. Inspired by a short story from Rachel Khong, the film is said to be set “in near future where tensions over race and gender have reached a violent extreme and the U.S. government institutes a public health initiative known as ‘The Freshening.” Under the new mandate, “every American receives an injection after which everyone only sees others as the same race and gender as themselves.” However, a new street drug “hits the scene, promising a chance to see the world as it really is, and newly met Sam and Reese (Boyega) must decide whether to disrupt the ‘freshened’ world.”

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Blade

According to a new report from The Cosmic Circus, Oscar-nominated cinematographer Matthew Libatique (A Star is Born, The Whale) has been hired film the MCU’s Blade.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Paramount has released character posters and a new trailer for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | International Trailer (2023 Movie)

Scream VI

The “final” trailer for Scream VI goes heavy on pull quotes from early reviews.

Scream VI | Final Trailer (2023 Movie)

The Lake

We also have a new trailer for the Thai monster movie, The Lake.

THE LAKE | Official Trailer

The Walking Dead: Rick and Michonne

Deadline reports Lesley Ann-Brandt (Lucifer) will play a character named Pearl Thorne in six episodes of the currently untitled Walking Dead spinoff focusing on Rick Grimes and Michonne.

The Penguin

Additional photos from the set of The Penguin reveal our first look at Cristin Milioti’s Sofia Falcone.

The Ark

The crew discover “they’re not alone in space” in the synopsis for The Ark’s March 15 episode, “A Slow Death is Worse.”

[Spoiler TV]

Quantum Leap

Elsewhere, Ben leaps into the body of a young woman confined to a 1950's psychiatric facility in the synopsis for “Ben, Interrupted.”

[Spoiler TV]

Wolf Pack

Spoiler TV has photos from “Lion’s Breath,” this week’s episode of Wolf Pack. More at the link.

Riverdale

Spoiler TV also has photos from “Don’t Worry Darling” and “Skip, Hop and Thump!” — the first two episodes of Riverdale’s final season. Click through to see the rest.

Schmigadoon!

Finally, Schmigadoon! returns for an elaborate Chicago parody this April 5 on Apple TV+.

Schmigadoon! — Season 2 Official Trailer | Apple TV+

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