The Jimmy Olsen TV Show Could Feature a Surprising DC Supervillain

Nicole Kidman is joining Osgood Perkins’ next movie. Ralph Ineson is teaming up with Robert Eggers again for Werwulf. Plus, Josh Brolin is open to returning as Thanos for the MCU. Spoilers, away!

The Young People

According to Variety, Nicole Kidman has joined the cast of Osgood Perkins’ The Young People.

Werwulf

World of Reel additionally has word Ralph Ineson has joined the cast of Robert Egger’s Werwulf in an undisclosed role.

Trudy Blue

Deadline reports Dakota Johnson is attached to star in Trudy Blue, a “grounded sci-fi action movie†from director Angus McLane that sounds like a cross between Cherry 2000 and The Brave Little Toaster. Set in the “near future,†the story concerns “an outlawed android maid who wakes up in a landfill 2,000 miles from home and must embark on a journey through a now foreign world to get back to where she belongs.â€

Sigil

Deadline also has word Cailyn Rice, Sierra McCormick, and Francesca Xuereb will star in Sigil, a “supernatural horror thriller†in which “three young women gather to perform an occult ritual orchestrated by their recently deceased friend. The girls blindly follow their dead friend’s cryptic instructions only to realize that they are the final pieces in a deadly puzzle she set in motion before her death. What begins as a ritual to have their deepest wishes granted soon twists into a waking nightmare of survival and betrayal.â€

Orphan 3/Orphans

According to Bloody-Disgusting, filming is currently underway on a third Orphan movie once again starring Isabelle Fuhrman as Esther. Though details on the plot are currently under wraps, the sequel is rumored to be titled Orphans, and hails from Orphan: First Kill screenwriter David Coggeshall. First Kill‘s William Brent Bell will also return to direct.

Ray Gunn

THR reports Brad Bird’s sci-fi noir, Ray Gunn, in which “the last human private detective†on Earth navigates “a futuristic world inhabited by humans (sic) and aliens,†will finally see release next year. 

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Guillermo del Toro stated all three Avatar movies are “absolute masterpieces†in a recent episode of the French Youtube series, Konbini Video. In the episode, del Toro goes on to opine “very few Americans have created an entire mythology†citing just George Lucas, Frank L. Baum and James Cameron as exceptions to his rule.

I’ve seen the three Avatars. They are absolute masterpieces. I know where it’s going and I think it’s going to surprise a lot of people […] I can’t say anything about [the third] but I can say there are very few Americans that have created an entire mythology. You have [George] Lucas. You have the entire Wizard of Oz mythology with Frank Baum. Jim is creating that with Avatar and he’s going to take you places.

Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5

During her recent appearance at Cinémathèque Française in Paris, Sigourney Weaver confirmed Neill Blomkamp’s planned Alien movie was canceled after “Ridley Scott decided to be possessive about the series.â€

Yes. Well, I think like many of us, I was a big admirer of Neill. His movie was so striking and I worked with him on a movie called [Chappie]. And I loved workin with Neil and he had this idea of bringing Ripley and Newt back. It was a wonderful script and unfortunately, it was at that point I think that Ridley Scott decided to be very possessive about the series and really drilled down on his prequels. And so I think it was a disaster for that project. We were never able to… I think Neil in fact just gave up and he’s so talented. I wish him all the best.

[AVP Galaxy]

Jimmy Olsen

THR reports that American Vandal‘s Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda will write, executive produce, and showrun DC Studios’ planned Jimmy Olsen Superman spinoff series, starring Skyler Gisondo. THR also notes that the show will revolve around Jimmy and other reporters at the Daily Planet (minus Lois Lane and Clark Kent) tackling investigations revolving around supervillains, with Gorilla Grodd framed as a major spotlight in the first season.

Outlander

Deadline has confirmed the eighth and final season of Outlander will premiere this March 6 on Starz.

The MCU

Josh Brolin teased Thanos’s return to the MCU during a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight.

If Joe Russo comes to me, which he may have, I don’t know, and has an idea, then I might acquiesce. Probably pretty quickly.

Wonder Man

Finally, Collider has a new image of Ben Kingsley in Wonder Man.

 

 

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