News broke earlier today that Disney was moving forward with a follow-up to Tron: Legacy with Garth Davis (Lion; Mary Magdalene) taking over directing duties. The trade report also confirmed that Jared Leto would star, and the Morbius actor now appears to have revealed a little more than he should have in a since deleted Tweet.

Leto took to social media to confirm his involvement with the project, but the original version of the Tweet you see below included the movie’s title: Tron: Ares.

This could be a working or placeholder title (the movie hasn’t been officially greenlit yet, so it’s obviously very early days), but the fact that Leto removed the Tweet so quickly certainly suggests that he let the title slip before either realizing his error or getting a telling off from the House of Mouse.

What do you guys think of the title? Are you looking forward to another adventure in The Grid? Let us know in the usual place.

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We recently reported that Ms. Marvel was scheduled to commence production in Atlanta, Georgia this November (whether that’s still the plan remains to be seen), and Marvel is currently in the process of rounding up the main cast of the Disney+ series.

Kamala Khan is obviously a priority, but The Illuminerdi reckons a couple of young actors are also being sought to fill the roles of two supporting characters fans of the hero should be very familiar with.

“Omar” is a Pakistani American in his mid-to-late 20’s, a practicing Muslim and a self-proclaimed wiser older brother. He is also listed as modern and spirited. “Willow” is a 16 to 20 year old American teenager of Turkish, Moroccan, or Arab decent. Active in student organizations with a love of being in charge, she is described as a hijabi Muslim, woke, popular, stylish and smart.

Since the character’s real identities are almost always hidden behind code-names in these casting calls, these two are most likely Kamala’s older brother Aamir, and best friend Nakia Bahadir. There are other possibilities, of course, but they seem like the closest fit.

A previous report indicated that both Red Dagger and Kamran will also factor into the show, but we haven’t had any solid updates since.

What do you guys make of this? Are you looking forward to Ms. Marvel? Drop us a comment in the usual place.

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Warner Bros.’ solo Flash movie has probably been through more directors and writers than any other CBM in history on its rocky journey to the big screen. It looks like the most recent creative team of It filmmaker Andy Muschietti and Birds of Prey scribe Christina Hodson are here to stay (touch wood), but at one point the studio had actually tasked star Ezra Miller to pen a treatment of his own along with Grant Morrison.

WB ultimately decided not to go with their script, but we have heard that Miller favored a darker take on the character. Now, Morrison has disputed that (to a degree) in a new interview while also sharing some new details on what their take on the Flashpoint story arc entailed.

The Scottish writer told Collider that he was happy with the script, and believes it could have been really great “after a few drafts.” He also compared the time-displacement adventure to Back to the Future.

“No, it wasn’t [darker] really. I mean, elements of darkness were there and the material that they wanted us to use [was] the Flashpoint stuff. So, Ezra and I were actually trying to do something that was a bit more — like I say, it’s kind of like just a great science-fiction story. And if you don’t know [the comics], it would have made sense. But I have to say, I mean, I don’t want to talk about that, because somebody else has done their own work on it and I’m sure it will be great. And maybe, as I say this will leak out one day and people can judge.”

We’re not sure why the studio decided to pass on Morrison and Miller’s version, but the Fastest Man Alive should be in good hands with Muschietti and Hodson.

We’ll likely find out more about that incarnation of The Flash at DC FanDome later this month.

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Deadline has revealed that Adria Arjona is set to star opposite Diego Luna in the Cassian Andor series coming to Disney+. Previously announced cast members include Alan Tudyk, Denise Gough, Genevieve O’Reilly, Stellan Skarsgard, and Kyle Soller, so it’s fair to say the Star Wars TV show is assembling an impressive ensemble. 

As you might expect, specific details about who the 6 Underground star is playing are being kept under wraps, and given that this is an original tale, it’s probably no good trying to guess either!

Cassian Andor is set to take place between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, and directly before Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Little is known about the show beyond the fact it follows the titular hero’s early life and, presumably, the formation of the Rebellion (leaving many fans to hope it will tie in with other Star Wars live-action and animated stories). 

Tony Gilroy, who co-wrote Rogue One and helped out with those reshoots, is set to write the pilot and direct multiple episodes according to the trade. Stephen Schiff, meanwhile, will serve as showrunner.

Arjona’s breakout role came in Pacific Rim: Uprising, while she later starred in Life Of The Party and Triple Frontier. She also has a lead role in Sony Pictures’ Morbius opposite Jared Leto.

Who do you think she could be playing?

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“Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we’re opened, we’re red.”

Hulu has announced that its upcoming film adaptation of Clive Barker’s Books of Blood will premiere on the streaming service on October 7, and we also have a first look at the official poster art.

This was originally set to be developed as a TV series that would have (presumably) adapted as many of the short stories from Barker’s collection of novels as possible, but this feature will only focus on three. We have no idea which ones, but there’s certainly plenty to choose from. The Hellraiser writer’s Books of Blood featured the likes of Rawhead Rex, Midnight Meat Train (both of which were previously adapted as features), The Yattering and Jack, and many more.

Brannon Braga directed, co-wrote and executive produced along with The Orville collaborator with Seth MacFarlane. The cast members announced so far are: Andy McQueen (Fahrenheit 451), Freda Foh Shen (Ad Astra), Nicholas Campbell (Da Vinci’s Inquest), Anna Friel (Marcella), Britt Robertson (For the People), Rafi Gavron (A Star Is Born) and Yul Vazquez (Midnight, Texas).

Check out the poster below along with a synopsis, and let us know if you plan on tuning in for Books of Blood this October.

“Written by Braga and Adam Simon (Salem) based on a short story by Barker with contributing original material, Books of Blood takes a journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.”

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