Mike Flanagan has a lot of projects in development. The Doctor Sleep director is currently working on his The Haunting of Hill House follow-up series, The Haunting of Bly Manor, for Netflix, and he’s also set to adapt horror novel The Midnight Club along with original concept Midnight Mass for the streaming service.

Now, he’s added yet another Stephen King project to his already busy schedule.

According to THR, Warner Bros. has tapped Flanagan to write the script for a big-screen adaptation of King’s 2014 novel, Revival. This Frankenstein-inspired tale focuses on a minister who abandons his faith after a tragic incident and begins to use “secret electricity” to cure people with terminal illnesses. He strikes up an unlikely bond with a young heroine-addicted musician, and together they attempt to uncover the secrets of the afterlife with predictably horrifying results.

Flanagan will produce alongside frequent collaborator Trevor Macy, who worked with him on Doctor Sleep, Hill House, and Gerald’s Game. THR’s report mentions that Flanagan also has an option to direct.

New Mutants director Josh Boone was attached to write and direct his own take on Revival back in 2016, but nothing ever came of it. Russell Crowe was actually in line to play the lead at one point, so perhaps he’d still be interested.

What do you guys make of this news? Have you read the book? Let us know in comments.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ended with Rey arriving on Tatooine to bury Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa’s lightsabers on the old Lars Homestead. The home of the former before he took off into space alongside Obi-Wan Kenobi, it was a fitting place for the franchise to end. 

Of course, the whole “Rey Skywalker” thing was definitely controversial, but this newly revealed concept art from artist Adam Brockbank shows the young Jedi spending even more time at Luke’s old home.

As you can see, despite decades having past, she discovers the Jedi Master’s old model of a T-16 skyhopper from A New Hope. Luke was shown holding and flying the model through the air before R2-D2 started playing that message from Princess Leia. 

An Easter Egg like this would have been fun to see on screen, but just returning to the Lars Homestead was a nice throwback. There’s no explanation as to why this didn’t end up in The Rise of Skywalker, but it could have boiled down to there simply not being enough time in such a busy film.

Check it out below:
 

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The Mandalorian season two is shaping up to be one of the most epic Star Wars adventures of all-time, as we’ve learned that Rosario Dawson is playing Ashoka Tano, while Temeura Morrison is returning to a Galaxy Far, Far Away to take on the role of Boba Fett… and possibly Captain Rex as well!

Now, another rumour has started doing the rounds which points to a live-action version of Sabine Wren also making an appearance. That makes perfect sense, especially as Star Wars Rebels ended with her and Ahsoka setting off to search for Ezra Bridger following Return of the Jedi. 

This next part is speculation, but as you can see below, there are also rumblings that WWE Superstar Sasha Banks could have been cast as Sabine in The Mandalorian (she certainly looks the part). 

We’re obviously going to have to wait and see, but the show’s second season really can’t get here soon enough at this point. With any luck, some official news will be revealed sooner rather than later.
 

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Over the past couple of years, it’s become apparent that Mark Hamill was unhappy with how Luke Skywalker’s story played out in the Star Wars sequels, and while he’s never really shared his thoughts on The Rise of Skywalker, he has indicated that his time as the Jedi Master has reached its end.

Fans were equally unhappy with the way Luke was treated; he appeared for only a few seconds in The Force Awakens and seemingly received a personality transplant when we caught up with him in The Last Jedi.

Now, the legendary actor has taken to Twitter to reflect on his time as the iconic character, and reaffirmed that he’s not planning to reprise the role again. Unfortunately, that probably means we can forget about him even voicing Luke Skywalker in a future animated series or video game.

That’s a great shame, but it’s understandable that he wants to move on after being associated with the character for such a long time. Needless to say, it will be exciting to see what he does on screen next. 

Check out Hamill’s Tweet below:
 

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The news that Temuera Morrison (Aquaman, Once Were Warriors) would be playing Boba Fett in the second season of The Mandalorian broke last night, but the internet is now abuzz with a rumor that the Kiwi actor might also be playing Captain Rex.

As any Star Wars fan worth their salt will know, Boba’s father Jango’s DNA was used to create the clone army of the Republic (later the Empire), which means that Captain Rex would look practically identical to the Morrison’s Attack of the Clones character.

Cinelinx’s Jordan Maison sent out the following Tweet after THR’s original report.

Then, in Nerdist’s coverage of the news they mention that reliable sources have indicated that Morrison will indeed pull double-duty as Fett and the loyal clone soldier.

There’s not a whole lot to this (yet), but this would be a great opportunity to introduce Rex along with Ahsoka Tano. We first saw The Captain in The Clone Wars before he returned in Star Wars Rebels, and he’s been a loyal companion to Anakin Skywalker’s former apprentice for many years.

In the recent final season of The Clone Wars, we saw how Tano helped him to retian his free will in the aftermath of Order 66. So, If Rosario Dawson is indeed playing Ahsoka in Season 2 of the Disney+ Star Wars series, it would make sense to see Rex by her side.

This is obviously just a rumor for now, but hopefully we’ll get some more details soon. For now, let us know what you think in the usual place.

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The first two Deadpool movies were massive hits, and now Marvel Studios hold the rights to the Merc with the Mouth, fans are anxious to see Ryan Reynolds enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

As of right now, there’s no sign of that happening. Reynolds has visited the studio, but said in a number of interviews that he’s unsure what the future holds in store for the character. Of course, it’s not as easy as just adding him to this shared world as mutants don’t exist in the MCU yet, but Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld believes the blame for no Deadpool 3 lies with Marvel regardless.

“I blame Marvel…blame Marvel that that hasn’t happened yet,” he exclaimed during a recent interview with ComicBook.com. “They are the reason it isn’t happening. Whatever conundrum or it didn’t fit into your master plan, just commission it. Okay, commission it. You know if Frank Frazetta was still around, you would say, ‘Frank paint for me.'”

It is a little frustrating that the movie doesn’t have a place in Phase 4, but announcing that would arguably reveal Marvel’s mutant plans sooner than they would like. The character will also need to be rebooted to some extent, and we still don’t know if we’re getting a PG-13 overhaul or of heading down the R-Rated route is something Disney will consider. 

When it does eventually arrive in theaters, though, you know Deadpool 3 will be another major hit…

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LADBible recently caught up with The Batman star to discuss his role as Alfred Pennyworth in Matt Reeves’ upcoming movie (which was recently pushed from June 2021 to October that same year). While he was tight-lipped when it came to sharing any specifics, he was asked if we can expect a “darker, broodier” Batman and confirmed that will more than likely be the case. 

“I would say that’s not far from the truth,” he started. “It’s very much about the emotional connection between Alfred and Bruce. That’s really at the centre of it. And it is a really exquisite script that Matt has written.”

The British actor – who is currently busy editing Venom: Let There Be Carnage – would go on to explain that he’s not looking to mimic past Alfred performances and is instead focusing on creating his own version of Batman’s closest ally. “He [Caine] was fantastic. His Alfred was legendary, I couldn’t even begin to go there, really.”

“You find it for yourself,” Serkis continued. “It’s like playing these iconic roles in Shakespeare, you go back, you revisit them and you have to make it your own, and see what it is about he character that connects with you and your personal venn diagram.”

As for how much work he had done before production on The Batman was halted, the actor added: “I was literally half way through shooting my part in it when we got shut down. So it will be interesting to see when that resurfaces how it has been affected by it [lockdown]. But it is, it’s going to be a beautiful film.”

It’s going to be a lot of fun seeing what Serkis brings to the table as Alfred, and it’s easy to imagine his take being vastly different to any of the versions we’ve seen on screen up until this point. 

Are you excited for The Batman? 

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This year’s Comic-Con won’t be taking place in San Diego as planned, but the event is tentatively scheduled for July 22nd – 25th, 2021. With any luck, the world will be normal enough for that to happen, but what about this year? Well, the organisers have now announced “Comic-Con at Home.”

Not a lot of details have been revealed, but the teaser video below states, “Coming soon…free parking, comfy chairs, personalized snacks, no lines, pets welcome, badges for all, and a front-row seat to…Comic-Con at Home.” More details are bound to follow in the coming weeks.

However, we do have some big questions. For example, will this be a free event or will fans have to pay? And will studios use it to share new footage and reveals with all the uncertainty in Hollywood right now?

It’s hard to say, but a show like this certainly has a lot of potential, especially if the likes of Warner Bros. and Marvel Studios get involved. We could get our first looks at everything from The Batman and Eternals if that’s the case, while announcements about future films could also be made.

Alternatively, it could just be a bunch of Zoom-style panels, but that could still be a lot of fun…
 

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Avengers: Infinity War featured a lot of characters, and while some fans were hoping to see more from Bucky, we got to see him reunite with Steve Rogers shortly after getting a new arm from Black Panther. Rocket dropped a great one-liner about getting his hands on Bucky’s arm during that epic final battle, the former Winter Soldier was ultimately among the dusted heroes. 

Now, though, we have some amazing new concept art from Rodney Fuentebella showing Bucky decked out in an entire suit of Wakandan armour (presumably after taking on the White Wolf mantle). 

Unfortunately, the whole “White Wolf” concept never really went anywhere, and that’s likely down to a lack of time in an already very busy movie. On the plus side, things are looking up for Bucky moving forward as he’ll be a lead character in Disney+’s The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. 

Check out this newly revealed concept art below:
 

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