Jude Law is in talks to play the villainous Captain Hook in Disney’s live action Peter Pan adaptation.

According to Variety, the Captain Marvel actor hasn’t signed on to star just yet, but it sounds like it’ll soon be a done deal. If and when Law does commit to the project, he will follow in the footsteps of Dustin Hoffman, Jason Isaacs and, most recently, Hugh Jackman in bringing the hook-handed pirate to life on the big screen.

A rumor did the rounds late last year that Joker star Joaquin Phoenix was in contention for the part, but there’s no mention of that in the trade’s report. However, Justin Kroll does hint that none other than Will Smith was at the top of Disney’s wish-list to play Hook in a follow up Tweet.

Peter Pan and Wendy will be directed by David Lowery (Pete’s Dragon), who co-wrote the script with Toby Halbrooks. Alexander Molony (The Reluctant Landlord) and newcomer Ever Anderson will play the title characters, while Margot Robbie (Birds of Prey) is rumored to be the studio’s pick for Tinkerbell.

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Despite being in quarantine with the rest of us, the Russo Brothers have remained busy these past few months. Whether it’s the release of movies like Extraction or Relic, or Pizza Film School, the filmmakers continue using their momentum from Avengers: Endgame to make their mark on Hollywood. 

During a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Joe Russo (who penned Extraction for director Sam Hargrave) shared an update on the status of the sequel. “I started writing the sequel (prequel?) three weeks ago,” he confirmed. “It’s a great character to write for, with a fantastic performance from Hemsworth. So it makes my job easier.”

“I think the mission is to up the scale on this one, both emotionally and physically.”

Russo was also asked to share an update on Cherry, his and brother Anthony’s next movie. While shooting finished a while ago, COVID-19 appears to have delayed its planned release date, but Joe remains optimistic that we could see it in the not too distant future. “It’s a complex question, given the circumstances,” he admitted. “But we are aiming for late fall.”

“Count me on the list of folks who are ready to start the awards campaign today,” Russo added regarding Tom Holland’s performance. “I think everyone will be blown away when they get a chance to see the depth and versatility he brings to Cherry. He is a generationally talented actor.”

You can check out our interview with the Russo Brothers by clicking here, but be sure to let us know your thoughts on both these Extraction 2 and Cherry updates down in the comments section.

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There have been rumors of a follow-up to the underwhelming, yet still fairly popular Tron: Legacy doing the rounds online for years now, but it sounds like Disney may finally be preparing to move forward with a third movie set in the mainframe “Grid” world established in the ’80s original.

The Disinsider reports that Tron 3 is still very much in development, and a director is currently being sought. Jared Jeto (Suicide Squad, Morbius) is said to be attached to star, but there’s also a chance that some or all of the cast of Legacy (Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde) will reprise their roles.

Some sites believe this is simply old news that’s been repackaged as an update, but The Playlist reckons it’s been able to independently confirm that a new Tron project was being shopped to potential directors this spring with Leto in line to play the lead.

In addition, President of Music & Soundtracks at Disney Mitchell Leib recently told the Light the Fuse podcast that he’s had discussions with Daft Punk (their music was easily the highlight of Legacy) about possibly returning to provide the soundtrack for the still untitled third movie. Leib also says that Disney is “hopeful that Joe Kosinski will come back and do another one… a lot of things gotta fall into the right places.”

So, it sounds like something is definitely brewing, but for now we’ll have to take this as another rumor. Would you be interested in another Tron movie? Sound off in the usual place.

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July 7, 2020 — DreamWorks Animation has revealed that Wizards, the third chapter in visionary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s eight time Emmy-winning Tales of Arcadia trilogy, will debut on Netflix August 7. 

Following Trollhunters and the second series 3Below, Wizards marks the final chapter in the trilogy that brings together the three disparate worlds of trolls, aliens and wizards. In the newest installment, wizard-in-training Douxie (Colin O’Donoghue) and the heroes of Arcadia embark on a time-bending adventure to medieval Camelot that leads to an apocalyptic battle for the control of magic that will determine the fate of these supernatural worlds that have now converged.

Wizards features an all-star cast, including returning fan favorites as well as new additions. Returning are Colin O’Donoghue (​Once Upon A Time) as Merlin’s apprentice Douxie; Emile Hirsch (​Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood​) as Jim; Lexi Medrano (​Trollhunters​) as Claire; Charlie Saxton (​Hung, Bandslam​) as Toby; Steven Yeun (​The Walking Dead, Okja) as Steve; David Bradley (​Harry Potter, Game of Thrones​) as Merlin; Lena Headey (​Game of Thrones​) as Morgana; Fred Tatasciore (​Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles​) as Aaarrrgghh!!!; Clancy Brown (Billions) as Gunmar, Diego Luna (​Narcos: Mexico​) as Krel; Mark Hamill (​Star Wars​) as Dictatious; and Kelsey Grammer in his Emmy Award-winning role as Blinky.

Joining the series are Alfred Molina (​Frozen II​) as Douxie’s shape-shifting familiar Archie, Stephanie Beatriz (​Brooklyn Nine-Nine)​ as troublemaker troll Callista, James Faulkner (​Game of Thrones​) as legendary ruler of Camelot King Arthur, and John Rhys Davies (Lord of the Rings) as Galahad. 

Created and executive produced by del Toro, Wizards is also executive produced by Marc Guggenheim and Chad Hammes. ​Chad Quandt and Aaron Waltke serve as co-executive producers. 

Tales of Arcadia first launched in 2016 with the Emmy-winning series Trollhunters, including a first-ever Emmy win for del Toro and Rodrigo Blaas for Outstanding Directing, followed by the second installment 3Below in 2018. On the surface, Arcadia appears to be a slice of timeless Americana, but it is no ordinary town. It lies at the center of magical and mystical lines that make it a nexus for many battles among otherworldly creatures including trolls, aliens and wizards. 
 

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Raf Grassetti is best known for his work on the God of War video game series, but he’s now shared his own unique take on the X-Men. He picked out Cyclops, Colossus, and Nightcrawler to overhaul – three characters who we’ve seen both in Fox’s X-Men and Deadpool franchises. 

However, none of those appearances have been overly comic book accurate, though Deadpool did a pretty great job with Piotr Rasputin. Grassetti’s modern take on their costumes definitely wouldn’t look out of place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe when the characters are eventually rebooted by Marvel Studios, and we can only hope they end up looking this good. 

Grassetti was a longtime art director for the God of War franchise, and he’s made headlines a lot over the past few years for his take on a vast array of comic book characters. 

Kevin Feige, if you’re reading this, it might be time to consider giving him a job…
 

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After making a strong return to the director’s chair with 2012’s well-received Jack Reacher, Chris McQuarrie opted not to take the helm of its 2016 sequel Jack Reacher: Never Go Back as he took a little break before beginning prep on Mission: Impossible – Fallout. 

Unfortunately, the Edward Zwick-directed Jack Reacher sequel didn’t quite reach the thrilling heights of its predecessor, ultimately resulting in the film franchise being rebooted and retooled for the small screen as Amazon Prime Video acquired the rights and promptly ordered it to series, set to stream sometime in either 2021 or 2022. 

Despite all that, it looks like Cruise and McQuarrie, in the wake of Never Go Back‘s underwhelming box office return, did still have significant discussions about a potential third film that would’ve course-corrected and taken the franchise in a considerably different direction while seriously upping the badass factor. He tells Empire, 

“Tom and I were talking about, had the series continued, to take Reacher to a place where, in the post-Deadpool, post-Joker world, Reacher could have been an R-rated movie and an R-rated franchise and really fed into the brutality of those books. We were fully ready to lean into that.”

However, while that project might be dead, it sounds like he and Cruise may be cooking up something even better in the lab that he claims would let us see Cruise in a light unlike any we’ve seen him in before. And, yes, it would be an R-rated project.

“It’s a very un-Tom character, and we have plans for an even more un-Tom character that we’ve been talking about, which I’m hopeful about in the future. […] The franchise has moved on, and we haven’t. So we’ve now got stuff in the hopper. The [Jack Reacher] stuff we’re talking about now is tinker toys [compared to it], I’m actually very, very excited.”

Before they can get to that, the dynamic filmmaking duo are currently hard at work – or well, waiting on getting back to work – on Paramount’s two-part Mission: Impossible 7 and Mission: Impossible 8, which are due out in theaters November 19, 2021, and November 4, 2022, respectively. Cruise’s slate also has an untitled actioner scheduled that he plans on shooting in space with SpaceX and director Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow). A sequel to Edge of Tomorrow has also been rumored to be in the cards, but nothing on that front is official just yet.

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Looking back over the four movies Joe and Anthony Russo directed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s fair to say that the filmmakers excelled at introducing new characters. Whether it’s Black Panther, Zemo, or most memorably, Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War, they brought a lot of big names to the table and set the stage for future stories in the process.

Had the Disney/Fox merger happened that little bit sooner, we could have seen them bring some of those heroes and villains into the MCU, and when we talked to the Russo Brothers about Pizza Film School and Relic (ahead of its release this Friday), we made sure to ask if there were any names, in particular, they would have chosen to add to the mix in Avengers: Endgame. 

“I mean, Wolverine was always one of my favourite characters,” Joe revealed. “Incredible Hulk #181 was one of the first comic books that I remember collecting, which was the first appearance of Wolverine. Hugh Jackman has done an incredible job with that character over the years, and I think they should take a break for a little while before someone else takes a crack at it.”

Seeing Wolverine assemble alongside Earth’s Mightiest Heroes would have been something truly special, though it sounds like Joe Russo believes the character needs to remain on the shelf a little while longer, especially as Hugh Jackman’s tenure as the clawed mutant was so undeniably memorable.

Still, it’s hard not to hope that the Russo Brothers won’t one day get the opportunity to play with some of the once Fox-owned characters as there’s no doubt a lot they could do with both the X-Men and Fantastic Four (we just need to keep our fingers crossed for a Secret Wars movie). 

Check out the awesome – and surprisingly catchy – Pizza Film School theme tune below:
 

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Avengers: Endgame was, well, a masterpiece, but there’s one thing fans are desperate to see: Captain America’s trip back through time. There obviously wasn’t time (no pun intended) to delve into that in the already three-hour movie, but many fans have been holding out hope that the Russo Brothers might return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to tell that story. 

When we spoke to Joe and Anthony about Pizza Film Stories and horror movie Relic, we had a couple of big questions about the “Infinity Saga” finale, including whether they feel that’s a tale that needs telling and if anyone other than Captain America was given that iconic “Avengers Assemble!” line.

Like a lot of fans, I would love to see Captain America’s trip back through time, but is that a story you think needs to be told and would you like to be the ones to tell it? 

Joe: It would be a great story to tell, no question. I don’t know whether it needs to be told, but it would be a great story to tell, and we’d love to tell it, but I think there are other stories to move on to now. 
 

Avengers: Endgame‘s “Avengers Assemble” moment is iconic and, well, perfect, but did you ever consider giving that line to another character like Iron Man or Thor?

Anthony: No!

Joe: We really didn’t. We always felt like it needed to be Cap’s moment, and I’m not sure why, but for us, we always thought it was going to be Cap’s moment. 

Anthony: I don’t ever remember a moment where we ever talked about it being anything other than Cap’s moment. Cap was always a special guide for us through the storytelling because he was the access point to the MCU for us. So, we do certainly look to and rely upon that character for a lot of the important parts of the narrative for sure. 

The fact Joe says that he would Anthony would “love to tell” that story of Captain America travelling back through time with the Infinity Stones is hard not to get excited about, but it definitely sounds like if they do ever return to the MCU, the filmmakers will have an eye towards the future, not the past.

In the latest edition of Pizza Film Stories, the Russo Brothers talked to Josh Brolin about his work in No Country For Old Men, and their in-depth, fascinating discussion can be found below:
 

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