Updates From Furiosa, and More
The next generation of ghost busting begins in a new Frozen Empire clip. Netflix drops another cryptic look at its adaptation of Three Body Problem. Plus, Disney’s Bambi remake loses its director. Spoilers now!
Bambi
According to a new report from The Wrap, Sarah Polley is no longer attached to direct Disney’s live-action Bambi remake.
The Exorcist
During a recent interview with The Direct, Jason Blum confirmed he still plans to produce another Exorcist movie, but currently has “no idea what it’s going to be yet” in response to the lukewarm reception of David Gordon Green’s The Exorcist: Believer.
We are definitely going to make another Exorcist movie, but I wanted more time to figure out what it would be. I have no idea what it’s going to be yet.
Furiosa
Empire Magazine has a new photo of Anya Taylor-Joy in Furiosa, which director George Miller revealed is set over the course of fifteen years in the Mad Max universe.
EXCLUSIVE 🔥
The story of #Furiosa spans 15 years in the Mad Max world, director George Miller tells Empire.
"It's a different animal [to Fury Road]," he says. "It's an odyssey. No question."
READ MORE: https://t.co/snT5s9sSSH pic.twitter.com/IlyxdIi9w5— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) March 7, 2024
Abigail
Meanwhile, Bloody-Disgusting has several new photos from the vampiric ballerina movie, Abigail. Click through to see the rest.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
The Spengler family capture the “Hell’s Kitchen Sewer Dragon” in a new clip from Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
Better move fast. Get tickets to see #Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire exclusively in movie theaters March 22. https://t.co/fE9Ifi4DXg pic.twitter.com/yI9BsULIbd
— Ghostbusters (@Ghostbusters) March 6, 2024
Arcadian
Nicolas Cage plays a single father raising two teenage boys in a world overrun with nocturnal monsters in the trailer for Arcadian, coming to select US theaters this April 12.
Superman & Lois
Entertainment Weekly reports Yvonne Chapman (Kung Fu) has joined the cast of Superman & Lois’ final season as Amanda McCoy, an “intelligent, cunning, and loyal” ally to Lex Luthor whose “business-savvy and cutthroat nature have brought [LexCorp] to new heights. Little is known about her mysterious past, but she’s the only one in Luthor’s inner circle that he views as an equal, which makes her a massive threat to the Kents…and anyone else who stands in her way.”
Something Wicked
Deadline also reports June Diane Raphael will star in Something Wicked, a Bewitched-inspired multi-camera comedy at NBC from Dickinson creator, Alena Smith. The series is said to examine “the condition of modern adult womanhood and how even with witchcraft, balancing everything is impossible.”
Monster High
A TV spot for the second season of Monster High promises “clawesome new adventures” with your favorite “beasties.”
3 Body Problem
Finally, Netflix has released a final trailer for its new series based on Lu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem.
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