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Movie News Bits: Marvel Studios, FAILSAFE, BOLIVAR, Joss Whedon, X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE
Welcome to the latest installment of Movie News Bits. Today, we’re talking about a potential new Marvel director, two new comic book movies in development, Joss Whedon’s reaction to his Wonder Woman script backlash, and casting that nearly happened for X-Men Origins: Wolverine. While many of Marvel’s plans post-Avengers 4 are currently under wraps, we’ve had some teases on what to expect. Could one of those be a movie by filmmaker Ben Wheatley (Free Fire)? On the Adam Buxton Podcast (via CBM), actor Bob Mortimer talked about a project that he was going to do with Wheatley, but says that it’s now on the backburner. Why? Well, Wheatley has apparently…
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Movie News Bits: BLACK PANTHER, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, THE AMERICAN WAY, WONDER WOMAN 2
Welcome to the latest installment of Movie News Bits. Today, Sebastian Stan talks about his Black Panther role, Avengers: Infinity War has cast Proxima Midnight, directors Joe and Anthony Russo reveal which X-Men character they wish they could add, The American Way is getting a movie, and Lynda Carter in Wonder Woman 2 is inching closer to becoming a reality. After going back under the ice in Captain America: Civil War, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes returned in Black Panther‘s post-credits scene – just in time for Avengers: Infinity War. However, it turns out the scene was originally going to be longer. At Wizarding World Portland recently (via CinemaBlend), Sebastian Stan…
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Movie News Bits: AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, X-FORCE, THE BATMAN, ATOMIC BLONDE 2, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP
Welcome to our latest installment of Movie News Bits. Today, we have some new details on Marvel Studios’ next two films, why Jeff Wadlow’s X-Force didn’t happen, and confirmation of an Atomic Blonde sequel. Meanwhile, Jake Gyllenhaal addresses those Batman rumors. Literally every single Marvel Studios movie so far has been rated PG-13, and Avengers: Infinity War is no exception. The MPAA (via BoxOfficeMojo) gave its rating for “intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, language and some crude references.” Sci-fi violence and language are in these movies non-stop, so that’s not surprising. Crude references? Hmm…maybe a middle finger or something? Avengers: Infinity War is set to hit theaters…
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Movie News Bits: WONDER WOMAN 2, DEATHSTROKE, NEMESIS, FANTASTIC FOUR, RED SONJA
Welcome to our new installment of Movie News Bits, where we cover a few smaller news pieces in one post. Today, we have a couple DC movie updates, some progress on the Nemesis film, some Fantastic Four fancasting, and movement on a new Red Sonja movie. At an IMAX earnings call, CEO Greg Foster announced that Patty Jenkins will direct select sequences with IMAX cameras for the Wonder Woman sequel. Exact details on the IMAX sequences’ length are currently unknown. It has become a frequent technique to shoot blockbusters at least partially in IMAX. However, it’ll be bigger than ever with this month’s Avengers: Infinity War, which is shot completely with…