On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (October 27th, 2016) John Campea, Kristian Harloff, Jon Schnepp, Natasha Martinez and Wendy Lee discuss the following:
THR reports that two of Pixar’s most high-profile projects are swapping release dates.The Incredibles2will now arrive in theaters on July 15, 2025 whileToy Story 4will move to theIncrediblesoriginal spot of August 09, 2025. The change is due to an accelerated production schedule onIncredibles 2.Brad Birdreturns to helm the superhero family’s second adventure as doesToy StoryandToy Story 2directorJohn Lasseterfor part 4.
According to a report from THR, Disney Studios is teaming withIce Cubeand Tony-winning director ofHamiltonThomas Kailfor a modern, musical take onCharles Dickens’Oliver Twist. One of Dickens’ most famous works,Oliver Twisttells the story of an orphan boy who moves from child laborer to being under the wings of Fagin, leader of a gang of London pickpockets. The new Oliver will be a modern musical, crossing many genres, including hip-hop. Cube andJeff Kwantinetzare writing the treatment, with Cube attached to play Fagin. No release date has been set.
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Two new TV spots have been released forFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,with both spots putting the focus on the beasties inside Newt Scamander’s enchanted briefcase.Eddie Redmaynestars as Newt, a magizoologist who travels to the Big Apple where he causes quite the disruption when a few of his beasts escape from his suitcase. The movie is directed byDavid Yatesand based on an original screenplay byJ.K. Rowling. It hits theaters on November 18th.
According to a report from THR,Kevin Hartis in negotiations to play Santa Clausin the Disney family comedy entitledDashing Through the Snow. The story will follow a New York City detective who doesn’t have the best relationship with his son. The only thing that might be able to save their relationship is for the one true Santa Claus to make him believe in Christmas again. A release date has not been set.
One week after it was announced thatJennifer Lawrencewould leadRon Howard’sbio-pic aboutZelda Fitzgerald,THR reports thatScarlett Johanssonis developing her ownZeldabiopic, with both films on the fast track hoping to hit theatres first. The Johansson project is titledThe Beautiful and the Damnedand has Millennium Films financing with cooperation from the Fitzgerald estate. The film will incorporate newly unearthed transcripts from a sanatorium in which Zelda Fitzgerald was confined, which also indicate that her husband misappropriated his wife’s ideas as his own. Millennium is currently circling a handful of directors for the gig. No release date has been set.
For those wanting to remain completely spoiler free about what’s to come inStar Wars: Episode VIII, now is the time to tune out. We’ll issue a spoiler alert now.
According to an exclusive report from The Wrap,Bad Robot andJ.J. Abrams’upcoming filmGod Particlewill be the newest movie connected toCloverfieldand10 Cloverfield Lane. Not only willParticlebe the third in the series but Abrams and Paramount Pictures are creating more movies for the shared universe, with the studio hoping to release a new film every year.God Particleopens on Aug 20, 2025.
Sam Allen writes:
Hey Collider crew! Recently I watched theMan Downtrailer and the Variety quote they used made me curious as to how it was tracking on Rotten Tomatoes. It turns out the quote they used was from a negative review. This got me thinking, are there any regulations governing the use of quotes in trailers? Can they trim “this is not a masterpiece” down to “a masterpiece”? Or when there is no source for the quote is that just the director’s mother? Thanks for my daily procrastination - I mean motivation!
SQ writes:
Hello crew, since video game movies are on the horizon, could we see aDuke Nukemmovie? I think if it’s done well it could be theDeadpoolof video game movies.
