Don’t expect Mike Flanagan’s Exorcist movie any time soon. The Saw franchise has gotten a behind-the-scenes shakeup. Plus, the Predator’s on the hunt in World War II in even more Predator: Killer of Killers footage. Spoilers get!
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Meanwhile, Jeff Sneider, speaking on The Hot Mic, alleges that Marvel has plans to bring Kang the Conqueror in an attempt to close off the plotlines set up prior to Jonathan Majors’ firing, and may potentially even appear at some point in the upcoming Avengers duology to be killed off by Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom. Furthermore, Sneider also claimed that Severance‘s Tramell Tillman may be being considered for the role.
The Masque of Red Death
Deadline reports Mikey Madison has replaced Sydney Sweeney in the lead role of A24’s upcoming film adaptation of The Masque of Red Death.
Saw
Deadline also has words that the half of the rights to the Saw franchise previously owned by Twisted Pictures have been acquired by Blumhouse. Although Lionsgate will still retain their side of the rights in the new deal, plans for a new movie have yet to formally be confirmed.
Monster High
Deadline also reports M3GAN director Gerard Johnstone is attached to direct a theatrical live-action Monster High movie for Mattel, Universal Pictures and Weed Road.
Mike Flanagan’s The Exorcist
In response to a fan on Tumblr (via Bloody-Disgusting), Mike Flanagan confirmed there’s “no way” his Exorcist movie is coming out next March as initially planned.
Production hasn’t started, we need to finish CARRIE first. No way it’s coming out next March. Nothing to worry about though.
28 Years Later
Bloody-Disgusting also has four new character posters from 28 Years Later.
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© SonyPredator: Killer of Killers
The Predator makes mincemeat of some WWII pilots in the latest clip from Killer of Killers.
House On Eden
A group of paranormal investigators are “mysteriously rerouted” to a legitimately haunted house in the trailer for House On Eden, coming to theaters this July 25.
Vision Quest
According to Variety, Emily Hampshire has been cast as E.D.I.T.H., the artificial intelligence gifted to Peter Parker by Tony Stark in Spider-Man: Far From Home, in the upcoming Vision Quest TV series.
Marvel's "Vision" series has cast “Schitt’s Creek” star Emily Hampshire as E.D.I.T.H., the Stark Industries artificial intelligence introduced in “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” She joins Paul Bettany in the series.https://t.co/TVyLqiaCk2
— Variety (@Variety) June 4, 2025
SurrealEstate
Finally, Susan and Lomax impersonate nuns in a clip from tonight’s new episode of SurrealEstate.
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