Apple is teaming with Chris Hemsworth on a new sci-fi adventure. Francis Lawrence’s Long Walk adaptation finds its cast. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires is coming to HBO. Plus, go behind the scenes on Wicked, and get a new look at the Borderlands movie. Spoilers get!
The Corsair Code
According to Deadline, Chris Hemsworth will star in The Corsair Code, a “high-octane, sci-fi mystery adventure” at Apple based on a short story by Jonathan Tropper.
The Long Walk
Deadline also reports Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Jordan Gonzalez, Joshua Odjick and Roman Griffin Davis have joined the cast of Francis Lawrence’s upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man
According to Comic Book, Hellboy: The Crooked Man has been rated “R” for “some violent content, language and nudity.”
Blade
Meanwhile, Kevin Feige promised BlackTreeTV (via Bloody-Disgusting) the cursed Blade reboot would also be rated “R” if it ever sees the light of day.
For the last few years, as we’ve been trying to crack that movie, the most important thing for us is not rushing it. And making sure we are making the right Blade movie. There were some great Blade movies years ago… they were all rated R. So I think that’s inherent–like Deadpool–inherent with the character of Blade.
Transformers One
Paramount has released a new poster for Transformers One ahead of today’s new trailer.
All for one… and one will fall. New #TransformersOne trailer TOMORROW. pic.twitter.com/S5NkhmEf78
— Transformers (@transformers) July 24, 2024
Borderlands
Lionsgate has released a final trailer for its Borderlands movie.
Frankie Freako
Steven Konstanski’s new film inspired by the Freddie Freaker party line, Gremlins 2: The New Batch and Ghoulies Go to College now has a teaser.
Wicked
Elsewhere, a new Wicked featurette reveals nine million tulips were grown for the movie instead of the original’s poppies.
Spartacus: House of Ashur
TV Line reports Lucy Lawless will reprise her role as Lucretia in Spartacus: House of Ashur.
The Terror: Devil in Silver
Variety also reports Judith Light, CCH Pounder, Chinaza Uche, Hampton Fluker, Aasif Mandvi, John Benjamin Hickey, Stephen Root, Hayward Leach, Michael Aronov, Marin Ireland and Philip Ettinger have joined the cast of The Terror‘s third season in currently undisclosed roles.
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires
Deadline reports HBO has ordered a series based on Grady Hendrix’s novel, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, from The Righteous Gemstones’ Danny McBride and Edi Patterson. The story concerns “a women’s book club that must protect its suburban community from a mysterious and handsome stranger that may be a vampire killing their children.”
Superman & Lois
Finally, The CW has released a full trailer for the fourth season of Superman & Lois.
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