The Exorcist: Martyr has added another huge name to its cast. Chris Hemsworth discusses the surprise of Avengers: Doomsday adding an extra Chris to its cast. Plus, get a very early look at season 9 of Rick & Morty. Spoilers get!
Pirates of the Caribbean
A new report from The InSneider alleges that a return to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is a high priority for newly installed CEO and President team Josh D’Amaro and Dana Walden, with the next project purportedly combining prior plans for a Margot Robbie-led female spinoff and a mainline Pirates film to create a new film that will feature Robbie’s character and the young son of Jack Sparrow.
Soon You Will Be Gone and Possibly Eaten
Bloody-Disgusting reports Sophia Wilde is attached to star in Soon You Will Be Gone and Possibly Eaten, a sci-fi thriller based on the short story by Nick Antosca (Channel Zero) from director Egor Abramenko. Written for the screen by Luke Piotrowski and Ben Collins (Hellraiser 2022, The Night House), the story concerns Rob and Sabile, “a young engaged couple who head to a secluded mountain resort to take their vows and step into the new chapter of their shared lives. What was planned as a joyous wedding attended by family members takes a different turn when unexpected guests crash the ceremony.”
The Exorcist: Martyr
Deadline also has word Chiwetel Ejiofor has joined the cast of The Exorcist: Martyr in a currently undisclosed role.
Avengers: Doomsday
Speaking with GamesRadar+, Chris Hemsworth stated it was “pretty cool” when Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers unexpectedly returns on a motorbike in Avengers: Doomsday.
It was pretty cool when [Chris] Evans comes up on the motorbike, and because no one knew he was going to be in the film, and then there he is. I just thought it was cool. And he had a baby in real life and in Marvel life.
Relatedly, Mark Ruffalo addressed rumors he’s been fired by Disney in a recent interview with The News Movement (despite the actor appearing in the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day).
Not that I know of. People keep going, ‘Did you get fired?’ I’m like, ‘Not that I know of.’
Yeah, I’ll be there as long as they have me. I have a good relationship with them. You know, who knows, there might be things I’m already doing that are…I’m around. Let me just say that.
Faces of Death
Variety reports the new Faces of Death has been acquired by IFC and Shudder.
Rule of Three
Deadline reports filming has begun on Rule of Three, the intended first part of a new horror trilogy starring Thomasin McKenzie, Chloe East, Jimmi Simpson, Sutton Foster, Tom Everett Scott, and Bilal Hasna. Based on the novel by Sam Ripley and Psych‘s James Roday Rodriguez, the story concerns a girl trying to escape a deadly familial curse.
The Institute
According to Deadline, Alfie Allen has joined the cast of The Institute as Nolan Reeves, “an eccentric European tech billionaire and one of the Institute’s financial backers with an ambitious agenda all his own.”
War Machine
Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, Blake Richardson, Keiynan Lonsdale, and Daniel Webber star in the trailer for War Machine, a new sci-fi/action movie in the vein of Predator in which a training exercise for US Army Rangers “turns into a fight for survival against an unimaginable threat.”
Ghosts
Spoiler TV has a synopsis for “The Others,” the February 26 episode of Ghosts. Images at the link.
Sam and the ghosts face The Others, a new group of spirits from one ghost’s past. Meanwhile, Trevor tries to deal with a demanding Patience, who seeks a committed relationship in the wake of their holiday hookup.
Rick and Morty
Finally, Adult Swim has released an animatic from Rick and Morty’s ninth season.
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