Prequels
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Trailer for 'Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies' Promises a Rydell High Origin Story
We've got your first look at the upcoming Grease prequel series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, premiering April 6 on Paramount+. Put on your best poodle skirt and dive in.
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ Prequel Series With Josh Gad, Luke Evans in Development at Disney Plus
Luke Evans and Josh Gad are set to reprise their roles from 2017's "Beauty and the Beast" for a prequel series at Disney Plus, Variety has confirmed. Evans will star as Gaston with Gad returning as LeFou. The untitled project, which is currently in early development, would be a musical like the film with Edward […]
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‘Chinatown’ Prequel Series in Development at Netflix From David Fincher, Robert Towne
A prequel series to the classic film "Chinatown" is in early development at Netflix, Variety has confirmed with sources. David Fincher and Robert Towne, the film's writer, are attached to pen the script. It will reportedly focus on the exploits of a young Jake "J.J." Gittes during his early days as a private investigator. Netflix declined […]
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‘Sopranos’ Prequel Gets Fall 2020 Release and Working Title ‘Newark’
“The Sopranos” prequel film from New Line Cinema and series creator David Chase has received a release date and the studio says the working title is now “Newark.”The film, which was previously titled “The Many Saints of Newark,” will open in theaters on Sept. 25, 2020.Alessandro Nivola, Vera Farmiga, Ray Liotta, Jon Bernthal, Corey Stoll, Billy Magnussen, John Magaro, and Michael Gandolfini star in the film directed by Alan Taylor and written and produced by David Chase and Lawrence Konner.Also
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'Leatherface': Watch the Bloody, Violent First Trailer for 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Prequel
Set to a creepy song, the red band first look gives us a collection of violent, bloody scenes. In one, an innocent schoolgirl wanders into a barn and falls into a trap while a creepy figure wearing the face of a cow looks on. The film follows four escaped mental inmates who kidnap a young nurse.
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'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Will Take Away Prequel Pain, Promises Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg on the set of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’ The identity of his character has not been officially revealed. After years of bitterness about the Star Wars prequels, Simon Pegg says he has found the antidote: J.J. Abrams. Pegg, who has a small role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (in theaters December 18), told the New York Daily News that director Abrams has made the franchise “genuinely magical” again. “To knock out ideas with J.J. and every single day, whether you were on the se
