Perhaps in conjunction with Pride Month, which started on Wednesday, two new gay-themed movies were announced this week. This September, Universal Pictures will release Bros (), which is being billed as “the first gay romantic comedy” produced and released by a major studio. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) BILLY PORTER AND LUKE EVANS TO STAR IN DIVORCE DRAMA OUR SON
Gunn has also said that there will be at least one other movie star that hasn’t yet been announced.ģ. In addition to the established team members of the Guardians, Daniela Melchior’s other co-stars will include Elizabeth Debicki, Karen Gillan, Sylvester Stallone, and Will Poulter as Adam Warlock. Gunn isn’t saying quite yet who Melchior is playing, but he did confirm that it will not be Drax’s daughter (and Avengers member) Moondragon, who fans have speculated about ever since the first film came out. It was revealed this week that Daniela Melchior, who played Ratcatcher II in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad (Certified Fresh at 90%) reunited with Gunn on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. 3 () has wrapped, but director James Gunn apparently kept a tight enough lid on his project that we’re only finding out about some of the cast now.
Principal production of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. THE SUICIDE SQUAD’S DANIELA MELCHIOR WILL APPEAR IN GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. It’s not yet known if the new film will be a direct remake with the same premise and characters, or if Landon will adapt Arachnophobia more loosely.Ģ. Amblin Partners’ other producing partners on Arachnophobia will include Aquaman director James Wan and Jurassic World producer Frank Marshall, who directed the original Arachnophobia. Landon has directed several films that combine horror and comedy elements, such as Happy Death Day (Fresh at 71%) and its sequel Happy Death Day 2U (Fresh at 71%), as well as the Freaky Friday homage Freaky (Certified Fresh at 83%).
Now, Amblin Partners is preparing for an Arachnophobia remake, and the writer/director they’ve hired to take it on is Christopher Landon (one of the nine children of the late TV star Michael Landon). The film only did modest box office, but its positive reviews led to audiences finding it on cable and home video. In 1990s, Steven Spielberg’s Amblin and producer (and future Star Wars boss) Kathleen Kennedy partnered on a horror comedy called Arachnophobia (Certified Fresh at 93%) about a small town that becomes infested by an invasive species of deadly spiders. (Photo by ©Buena Vista courtesy Everett Collection) HAPPY DEATH DAY DIRECTOR IS WEAVING AN ARACHNOPHOBIA REMAKE Lionsgate has scheduled The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes for November 17, 2023, matching the November release dates for all three Hunger Games sequels.ġ. The prequel film will be directed by Francis Lawrence, who directed all of the previous Hunger Games films except the first. Rachel Zegler is joining the already cast Tom Blyth, who will be playing the young Coriolanus Snow, portrayed in the original Hunger Games movies by Donald Sutherland. In the prequel, her character will be the female tribute from District 12 (the same district Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen was from) who is mentored by the then-18-year-old Coriolanus Snow.
Zegler hinted at her casting on Monday night on Twitter with a tweet featuring a hidden code that spelled out the character’s name. Zegler landed another lead role this week that has franchise potential, as she has been cast as Lucy Gray Baird in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, an adaptation of the prequel novel by Suzanne Collins.
Zegler’s upcoming roles include Disney’s live-action remake of Snow White (as the title character), the animated movie Spellbound (also in the lead role), and an unknown role in Shazam! Fury of the Gods ().
It has been about six months since the release of Steven Spielberg’s update of West Side Story (Certified Fresh at 91%), and two of that film’s stars appear to be benefitting the most in that time: Academy Award-winner Ariana DeBose (who’s currently filming Marvel’s Kraven the Hunter) and Rachel Zegler, who starred as Maria. This WEEK’S TOP STORY RACHEL ZEGLER LANDS LEAD IN HUNGER GAMES PREQUEL