Scott Bakula Still Has Hope for Captain Archer’s ‘Star Trek’ Return

Dan Trachtenberg wants Arnold Schwarzenegger to return to Predator. The cast of the new Highlander just keeps growing. Plus, go behind the scenes on One Piece season 2’s journey through the Grand Line. Spoilers away!

Highlander

According to THR, Siobhán Cullen, Jun Jong-seo, Nassim Lyes, and Kevin McKidd have joined the cast of the new Highlander in undisclosed roles.

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A Christmas Carol

Deadline reports Tramell Tillman and Ian McKellan have joined the cast of Ti West’s A Christmas Carol in undisclosed roles.

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Predator

In a recent interview with Deadline, Dan Trachtenberg stated he’s hopeful Arnold Schwarzenegger will return to the Predator franchise. 

Obviously, the holy grail of Predator movies would be getting Arnold back in there. It’s always been in the back of our minds that it would be amazing to see him return to the franchise that he made iconic, and that in turn has made him iconic.

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Puppet

Deadline reports Madeleine Coghlan, Chris Sullivan, Taryn Manning, and Kevin Keppy will star in Puppet, a horror film from writer-director Nick Peterson. The movie follows Ash, “a young woman haunted by the psychological and emotional grip of her abusive husband. When her reality begins to unravel, Ash finds herself trapped inside a surreal dreamscape filled with masks, puppets, and shifting illusions. Within this nightmare world, distorted reflections of her family and marriage manifest as sinister figures that torment and manipulate her. Forced to navigate this harrowing labyrinth of false saviors and predators, Ash’s struggle becomes not only about survival, but about reclaiming her voice and breaking free from cycles of harm that threaten to consume her completely.â€

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Lost Planet

Deadline also reports Alexandra Shipp and Brenton Thwaits will star in Lost Planet, a sci-fi horror film set “in the near future where a leading aerospace corporation has established colonies on various planets. When one colony suddenly goes dark, two astronauts—Ally Gage (Shipp) and Cal Bowman (Thwaites)—are sent to investigate. When they arrive, though, there’s no trace of anyone.†Darius Dawson is attached to direct.

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Night of the Witch

Bloody-Disgusting reports Night of the Witch, a script Marvel’s Stan Lee co-wrote with Troma founder Lloyd Kaufman back in 1971, has entered pre-production at Joe Manco’s Little Spark Films. The story concerns “a Mexican-American girl who comes under suspicion of witchcraft on the bicentennial of a historic witch trial. For over half a century, the project struggled to find the proper home—until now.â€

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Mayfair Witches

Variety reports Michiel Huisman and Betsy Brandt have joined the third season of Mayfair Witches. Huisman will play Michael, “a carpenter who built an inn that he runs himself,†though he “hides a dark secret. His carefully constructed life begins to crumble when he falls in love with Rowan Mayfair (Daddario).†Brandt is only said to play a character named Katherine.

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Star Trek

During his recent appearance on The Today Show, Scott Bakula addressed rumors he’s set to reprise his role as Captain Jonathan Archer in a new Star Trek project.

Of course, I would love to do more of [Star Trek], but I can’t clear up any rumors because I didn’t start them. And they’re not planted. They’re just… people talk about stuff, so… Star Trek fans are spectacular, and ardent, and loyal. It’s fun to be around them, and they’re running with something, a little piece of information that went out, and they’re having a ball with it. So, enjoy.

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One Piece

Finally, Netflix has released a new featurette on the second season of One Piece.

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