Wonder Woman 1984 landed a new August release date this month, and we’re now just left hoping that Patty Jenkins’ DC Comics adaptation is able to meet that target. COVID-19 has caused chaos in Hollywood, and there’s no guarantee that theaters will be open by the fall, never mind the summer! 

There have, however, been rumblings that they could re-open by July, so fingers crossed.

Regardless, some new promo art has been revealed today which features a suitably cheesy 1980s take both on Wonder Woman and Cheetah (in her human form as Dr. Barbara Minerva). 

Returning to the above point, Warner Bros. has been insistent that big budget movies like Wonder Woman 1984 won’t receive anything other than a theatrical debut, but it will be interesting to see whether that changes, especially if another delay becomes necessary. Based on what Disney has done, though, it seems more likely that the follow-up would be pushed into 2021 before that happens!

We’ll have to wait and see, and we’re certainly hopeful that we’ll get to see Wonder Woman 1984 this year, especially as it was originally supposed to arrive in theaters in 2019! 

Check out the new promo art in the Tweet below: 
 

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With production having been delayed indefinitely, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios have finally made the decision to move back Jon Watts’ upcoming Spider-Man threequel, which will return Tom Holland as the titular web-slinger, from July 16, 2021 to November 5, 2021.

It will now replace Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which Marvel Studios has moved to March 25, 2022. They’ve also moved up Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love and Thunder one week from February 18, 2022 to February 11, 2022.

Elsewhere, Sony has moved their Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel from April 8, 2022 to October 7, 2022 (a date previously occupied by an Untitled Marvel Studios film) and moved up another Tom Holland-starrer, Uncharted, from October 8, 2021 to July 16, 2021. The latter had only just begun filming before production was shut down due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

This is the second major release date shift today, after Paramount moved a number of films, including Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible 7 to November 19, 2021, and Mission: Impossible 8  to November 4, 2022.

Marvel Studios is now down to three films for 2021 (The Eternals; Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings; Spider-Man 3) and is set to open four films in the span of six months in 2022 (Thor: Love and Thunder; Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness; Black Panther II; Captain Marvel 2). 

Here’s an updated look at Marvel Studios’ upcoming lineup: 

• Black Widow (11/6/20)
• The Eternals (2/12/21)
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (5/7/21)
• Marvel/Sony’s Spider-Man 3 (11/5/21)
• Thor: Love and Thunder (2/11/22)
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (3/25/22)
• Black Panther II (5/6/22)
• Captain Marvel 2 (7/8/22)
• Untitled Marvel Film (2/17/23)
• Untitled Marvel Film (5/5/23)
• Untitled Marvel Film (7/28/23)
• Untitled Marvel Film (11/3/23)

Here are all of the release date changes Sony made today: 

• Connected (10/23/20)
• Escape Room 2 (1/1/21)
• Fatherhood (4/2/21)
• Vivo (6/4/21)
• Uncharted (7/16/21)
• Hotel Transylvania 4 (8/6/21)
• Man from Toronto (9/17/21)
• Marvel/Sony’s Untitled Spider-Man Sequel (11/5/21)
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 (10/7/22)
• The Nightingale (TBD)

Here are all of the release date changes Disney made today:

• Untitled Disney Event Film (7/9/21)
• Thor: Love and Thunder (2/11/22)
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (3/25/22)
• Untitled Disney Live-Action Film (4/8/22) 

Here are all of the release date changes Paramount made today:

• The Tomorrow War (7/23/21)
• Paw Patrol (8/20/21)
• Mission: Impossible 7 (11/19/21)
• Dungeons & Dragons (5/27/22)
• Mission: Impossible 8 (11/4/22)
• Spell (TBD)

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The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Golden Globe-nominee Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool; Deadpool 2) is set to reunite with his Academy Award-nominated Free Guy director Shawn Levy (Real Steel; Date Night) for an untitled time travel adventure film from Skydance Productions.

Jonathan Topper (This Is Where I Leave You; Kodachrome) has been tapped to write the script. The plot will revolve around a man (Reynolds) who must travel back in time to get help from his 13-year old self and in the process reencounter his late father, who is now the same age as Reynolds. 

The project, formerly known as Our Name is Adam, is expected to be the next film for both Reynolds and Levy, who are both also on board as producers, and is currently slated to begin production at the end of the year. However, that plan is subject to change depending on the status of the coronavirus pandemic.

3x Academy Award-nominated superstar Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible 7 & 8) was briefly attached to star in the film in 2012, but nothing ever materialized and it’s been in various stages of development hell ever since. 

Next up for both Reynolds and Levy is 20th Century Studios’ sci-fi action comedy Free Guy, which is due out in theaters on December 11.

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The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that actresses Genevieve O’Reilly (The Matrix Revolutions; Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) and Denise Gough (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt; Juliet, Naked) have joined the cast of Disney+’s upcoming Cassian Andor series, which will star Diego Luna (Narcos: Mexico; If Beale Street Could Talk) in the title role.

O’Reilly will reprise her role as Mon Mothma from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith while Gough will be playing a mysterious new character. Further details were not provided. 

In addition to Luna, the pair join a cast that will also feature Golden Globe-winner Stellan Skarsgård (Avengers: Age of Ultron; Chernobyl) and Kyle Stoller (Anna Karenina; Fury).

2x Academy Award-nominee Tony Gilroy (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; The Bourne Legacy) is serving as showrunner and the writing team will consist of him, brother and fellow Academy Award-nominee Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler; Kong: Skull Island), Academy Award-nominee Beau Willimon (House of Cards; The Ides of March) and 2x Primetime Emmy-nominee Stephen Schiff (The Americans; American Assassin).

Production has been delayed indefinitely due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and a new start date has not yet been given, but there is optimism that cameras will be able to roll before the end of the year. We also exclusively learned a few weeks back that about six weeks of pre-production work has already been completed on the series.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker took Daisy Ridley’s Rey to some interesting places, though her temptation to turn to the Dark Side was only given a fleeting glance in terms of screentime. When she retrieved Emperor Palpatine’s Wayfinder, she briefly saw a “Dark” version of herself. 

It was never entirely clear whether that was supposed to be a glimpse at what would happen if the Emperor took her body for himself or a sneak peek at her evil side, but this newly revealed piece of concept art puts a fun spin on that by revealing a vision of Rey being beneath Kylo Ren’s helmet. 

It’s a cool piece of imagery and a fun throwback to The Empire Strikes Back when Luke Skywalker cut down Darth Vader only to discover that he was the one wearing the Sith Lord’s mask. 

Unfortunately, nothing quite as inventive as this ended up in The Rise of Skywalker, and with no indication that Rey planned to build a double-sided lightsaber (she did in Colin Trevorrow’s Duel of the Fates), it was hard to escape the feeling that “Dark Rey” was only there because she’d make a cool toy.

Check out this newly revealed concept art below:
 

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A new casting call for Black Adam appears to have shed some more light on Warner Bros.’ big-screen plans for Doctor Fate, and it looks like the studio may intend to introduce the character as the DCEU’s answer to Marvel’s Doctor Strange.

The Illuminerdi reports that the WB searching for a 40-50 year old actor to play Fate, who will have a “strong supporting role” in the movie. The character is also described as an “ageless master of the mystic arts.” As any Marvel fan worth their salt will know, that’s the exact, word-for-word alias associated with one Stephen Strange.

There are some obvious similarities between Doctors Fate and Strange, but despite both being sorcerers, they are quite different in many ways. It’s nothing a bit of tweaking to the character wouldn’t fix if director Jaume Collet-Serra and writer Adam Sztykiel were tasked with giving DC’s shared movie universe its own version of the Sorcerer Supreme, however.

Star Dwayne Johnson recently updated fans on when the movie was expected to begin filming, confirming that production had been delayed until August or September. Black Adam is still currently set to hit theaters on December 22, 2021.

We recently shared some details on two scripted scenes involving JSA members and Teth Adam’s lover Adrianna Tomaz/Isis, which you can find more on right HERE.

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While there may not be any new theatrical releases for a while, Netflix is keeping fans entertained with plenty of fresh content. Tomorrow, they’re gearing up to debut one of their biggest titles of the year: Extraction, which stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor: Love and Thunder; Avengers: Endgame) in the lead role.

The plot will follow a fearless black market mercenary named Tyler Rake (Hemsworth) who is tasked with rescuing the kidnapped son of an imprisoned international crime lord. However, things quickly take a turn and Rake and the boy both find themselves in way over their heads as the already deadly mission transitions from insanely difficult to mission freaking impossible. 

In addition to Hemsworth, the cast features Rudhraksh Jaiswal (Mahabharat; Noor), David Harbour (Black Widow; Hellboy), Pankaj Tripathi (Dilwale; Sacred Games), Randeep Hooda (Kick; Sultan), Priyanshu Painyulli (Rashmi Rocket; Bhavesh Joshi Superhero), Golshifteh Farahani (Body of Lies; Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), Adam Bessa (Of Sound Mind; The Blessed), and Shataf Figar (Khoj; Skyfire), amongst others.

Avengers: Endgame stunt coordinator Sam Hargrave is directing with a screenplay from Joe Russo. The Russo Brothers and Hemsworth were also producers on the project.  

Check out all of the officially released below (and click through to view in hi-res!): 

 

Extraction follows Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) a fearless black market mercenary who embarks on the deadliest mission of his career when he’s enlisted to rescue the kidnapped son of an international crime lord. Directed by Sam Hargrave, this action-packed, edge-of-your-seat thriller is produced by Joe and Anthony Russo, the visionary directors of Avengers: Endgame.

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