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0 on ‘The Flash’ film eyes ‘Lego Movie’ directors Phil Lord and Christopher MillerAfter building the “Lego Movie” franchise for Warner Bros., Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have come on board the studio’s superhero movie “The Flash,” multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap. Lord and Miller will write a treatment to flesh out the story, though they have not signed on to direct yet.
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“Star Wars: Episode VIII” will be written and directed by Rian Johnson and will be released on May 26, 2017 while Gareth Edwards‘ standalone film set in the “Star Wars” universe will be titled “Star Wars: Rogue One” and will be released on December 16, 2016, Disney announced during a call with investors on Thursday.…
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“The Last Five Years” star Jeremy Jordan has joined the cast of CBS’s comic book drama, “Supergirl,” TheWrap has learned. Jordan is set to guest star on the pilot (with the potential to recur on the series) as Winslow “Winn” Schott, a tech genius and superstar IT whiz who works alongside Kara (“Glee’s” Melissa Benoist)…
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Disney Chairman/CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that Rian Johnson‘s “Star Wars: Episode VII” will hit theaters in 2017 and that “Star Wars: Episode IX” will arrive in 2019, according to Get Your Geek On.
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A better shot at a lucrative run in IMAX theaters was one very big reason Paramount moved the release date for Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible 5” up to July 31. The action sequel had been scheduled to debut on Christmas Day, one week after “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” hits theaters on Dec. 18. But…
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Fresh off three of last year’s highest-grossing movies and a hit HBO series, T.J. Miller is in early talks to join Ryan Reynolds in “Deadpool,” and so is “The Transporter Legacy” star Ed Skrein, multiple individuals familiar with the 20th Century Fox project has told TheWrap.
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“Earth to Echo” director Dave Green is in early talks to direct “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2” for Paramount, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes, multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap.
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Chloe Moretz, Elle Fanning and Oscar-nominated actress Hailee Steinfeld are among the teenage leading ladies being eyed to play young Jean Grey in Bryan Singer‘s “X-Men: Apocalypse,” while Ben Hardy, Charlie Rowe and Timothee Chalamet are under consideration for the role of young Cyclops, multiple individuals familiar with the 20th Century Fox project have told…
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Warner Bros. is closing in on a director for “Wonder Woman” and “Breaking Bad’s” Michelle MacLaren has emerged as the frontrunner for the coveted job, an individual with knowledge of the project has told TheWrap.
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Benedict Cumberbatch is still very much in the mix to star in “Doctor Strange,” while Marvel is also considering Colin Farrell for the coveted superhero role along with Keanu Reeves, an individual familiar with the high-profile project has told TheWrap.