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DC Studios Cancels First Movie: Luca Guadagnino’s SGT. ROCK Starring Colin Farrell Not Moving Forward

It was only recently that we first heard that DC Studios was planning a movie based on their World War II action hero, Sgt. Rock. First, former 007 Daniel Craig was rumored to play him, before Colin Farrell landed the role. Most excitingly, Queer and Challengers director Luca Guadagnino was going to be at the helm of Sgt. Rock. Now, that all seems to be over just as fast as it started. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. and DC Studios have canceled the Sgt. Rock movie just as it was going into pre-production in the U.K.

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Sgt. Rock was in the middle of the casting process when the hammer came down from the studio. The production was looking for actors who would play the men of Easy Company. This was Rock’s combat unit who battled the Nazi forces in Europe. Among the actors lined up for a role, probably as a member of Easy Company, was Challengers’ Mike Faist. DC Studios was also casting the part of a female member of the French Resistance. Apparently, Sgt. Rock isn’t totally dead, and the studio will revisit it next year. Our guess? Warner Bros. wants to see how Superman and Supergirl fare before greenlighting anything new from DC Studios.

The original report says that the script by Justin Kuritzkes would have focused the Sgt. Rock movie on Easy Company, along with the female French resistance fighter, trying to find the mythical Spear of Destiny before the Nazis do. In DC Comics lore, Hitler possessed the Spear of Destiny, which supposedly protected him from harm. This was DC’s in-canon reason why Doctor Fate and the Justice Society didn’t just swoop into Germany and take him out. The premise gives us real Indiana Jones vibes, and sounds like it would have been fun. Hopefully, DC Studios will be in a position to resurrect Luca Guadagnino’s Sgt. Rock movie someday.

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SHŌGUN Season 2 Confirms Cosmo Jarvis Return, Time Jump, Original Season and More

FX’s Shōgun recently took the TV world by storm. So much so that instead of a planned mini-series, Shōgun became a full-fledged TV series with a confirmed season two and three. We knew from the start that Hiroyuki Sanada’s Lord Yoshii Toranaga would return for season two of the series, but now FX has confirmed that Cosmo Jarvis’ English pilot John Blackthorne would also be back for more. Additionally, FX has revealed more about the plot of Shōgun season two.

The network shares that Shōgun season two will be “a wholly original new chapter to the first season.” The first season, of course, was adapted from James Clavell’s novel Shōgun. It’s an interesting veer from the initial purpose of the series. Season two, FX, further reveals we will see a time jump in Shōgun season two. The events of the second chapter will happen 10 years after the first season. The network notes that Shōgun season two “continues the historically-inspired saga of these two men from different worlds whose fates are inextricably entwined.” We feel interested to see the direction the series will take without a guidebook to follow.

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In full FX shares, “Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, who created the series for television, recently wrapped a writers’ room devoted to creating a wholly original new chapter to the first season, which was an original adaptation of James Clavell’s bestselling novel… Part two of Shōgun is set ten years after the events of the first season and continues the historically-inspired saga of these two men from different worlds whose fates are inextricably entwined.”

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Of note, Sanada’s Lord Tornaga and Jarvis’ John Blackthorne are the only two members of the original season one cast who survived Shōgun season one. Other main characters such as Anna Sawai’s Lady Toda Mariko and Tadanobu Asano’s Kashigi Yabushige met their deaths in the first chapter of the show.

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Shōgun season one is now streaming in full on Hulu. The synopsis of the series reads, “In the first season, Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) fought for his survival as his enemies in the Council of Regents united against him. When a mysterious European ship was found marooned in a nearby village, its English pilot John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) shared vital strategic secrets with Toranaga that tipped the scales of power in his favor to win a century-defining civil war.” Season two of Shōgun will begin production in January. It will film in Vancouver.

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ANDOR Recasts a Major STAR WARS Character for Season 2

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In episode six of Andor season two, Senator Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) runs into a fairly significant Star Wars character at a gala party, this time, with someone new playing the role. Senator Bail Organa, famously portrayed by Jimmy Smits in several different projects, is now played by Benjamin Bratt (Traffic, Coco) in Andor. Bratt’s scene as Bail Organa in Andor is very brief, so we imagine if Lucasfilm is recasting such a major role, it’s because he’ll play a bigger part in future episodes. Given Bail Organa’s importance to the Rebel Alliance overall, seeing him again before it’s all over seems very likely.

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Jimmy Smits first played the senator from Alderaan in a brief role in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. Smits reprised the role of Bail Organa in a larger capacity in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. In that film, Bail Organa rescued Master Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi in the aftermath of Order 66. More importantly, Smit’s Bail Organa adopted the infant Leia, raising her as a princess in the royal house of Alderaan. Cut scenes from that movie show him forming the early Rebellion. Jimmy Smits reprised the role in Rogue One, which canonically takes place after Andor, and again in Obi-Wan Kenobi. There, we see Bail Organa and his wife, Queen Breha, raising Princess Leia on Alderaan. But for unknown reasons, Jimmy Smits didn’t return to play Bail Organa in Andor.

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This is actually not the first time Lucasfilm has recast this role, though. Bail Organa originally played a small role in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Actor Adrian Dunbar actually played the part in a sequence set in the Galactic Senate, but George Lucas cut those Bail Organa scenes. Still, Dunbar appeared as Bail Organa in various merchandise released for Episode I, such as sticker books. Smits then replaced him for Attack of the Clones. Bail Organa also appears several times in The Clone Wars and Rebels, voiced by Phil LaMarr, and not Smits. So Lucasfilm has already had multiple actors play the role of Bail Organa in the Star Wars world. The real question is, if Bail Organa is in Andor does this mean we’ll see Leia too? We’ll have to wait and find out.

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Ghorman’s Horrifying History in ANDOR Was Inspired by a ’90s STAR WARS RPG

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In the history of the Galactic Civil War in Star Wars, all roads lead back to the planet Ghorman. We’ve known this since the Star Wars Rebels season three episode “Secret Cargo.” That episode depicted Senator Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) renouncing her seat in the Senate, in reaction to something called “the Ghorman Massacre.” This occurs about 1 BBY, or one year before the Battle of Yavin in A New Hope. In season two of Andor, we’ve known since the very first episode, events were pushing us to the Ghorman Massacre actually depicted for the very first time. But the idea of a Ghorman Massacre as a catalyst for rebellion goes all the way back to 1990.

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The first mention of a massacre on the planet Ghorman came from a rather unlikely source. It first appeared during “The Dark Times” era, as fans call it, of the Star Wars fandom. From roughly 1984 to 1991, there was almost no new Star Wars stories. There were cartoons aimed at young kids, like Droids and Ewoks, plus a couple of TV movies about those Endor inhabitants. But Marvel Comics canceled their Star Wars series in 1986, and there weren’t any new novels either. In a world littered with new Star Wars material, it’s hard to imagine that for years, there was almost nothing new. But one thing that did thrive in this era was West End Games’ Star Wars roleplaying game. In 1990, author Paul Murphy wrote West End Game’s Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, where the Ghorman Massacre was first mentioned.

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In that sourcebook, the event on Ghorman happened only one year after the declaration of Palpatine’s New Order. According to the Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, this massacre occurred when Governor Tarkin landed his starship on a group of protesters on Ghorman blocking its landing pad. At least dozens died, with hundreds more injured. The people of Ghorman, a wealthy planet, were protesting the new Imperial taxes placed on their world. In the original sourcebook timeline, this tragic event inspired Bail Organa to join Mon Mothma in plotting a rebellion. Of course, deleted scenes from Revenge of the Sith show that Bail and Mon organized even before the Empire was formally declared.

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Someone at Lucasfilm remembered the Ghorman Massacre from the RPG, however. In 2016, a new version of the infamous Ghorman Massacre became canon in the Fantasy Flight Games RPG sourcebook, Age of Rebellion: Forged in Battle. In this version, Lucasfilm canonized it as 2 BBY, two years before the events of Rogue One/A New Hope. Mon Mothma’s appearance in the 2017 Rebels episode “Secret Cargo” confirmed this. Lucasfilm further canonized this in the novel The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire. The book confirmed the event as an Imperial massacre on the planet itself, not the death of Ghorman citizens elsewhere. But it was still unclear what the incident actually was, or if it had anything to do with Tarkin still.

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Now, Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy has found a way to make all of these separate things work together to form one galvanizing event. In season two of Andor, when Cassian (Diego Luna) goes to Ghorman to check it out as a possible source of rebellion, he meets an employee of the fancy hotel he’s staying at. The man explains how as a child, he saw Tarkin land his ship on a crowd of protesters. This killed several of them, including his own father. In fact, his father died getting him out of harm’s way. A memorial now stands in the city’s main plaza to commemorate the fallen. What happened years earlier is never far from the minds of the Ghor who survived.

Andor just found a way to canonize that event from a 35-year-old roleplaying game once again. The event with Tarkin was a Ghorman Massacre, just not the Ghorman Massacre. At least, not the same one Mon Mothma spoke of in Rebels. Nor was it the one that is no doubt coming up later towards the end of Andor season two. Whatever happens next, it’s going to have to be significantly worse than Tarkin landing his ship on a crowd. It has to be something heinous enough, and large enough, that Mon Mothma puts her own life at risk, blaming the Emperor for it directly. This Ghorman Massacre will have to be the tragedy that unites the various rebel cells into the Alliance that ultimately takes down an Empire. But it all began as detail in an RPG from over three decades ago.

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THE LAST OF US Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: New Revelations and Questions

After an exceptionally intense episode two, The Last of Us season two brought us a third episode that felt somewhat more subdued. Still, we got to see a lot of interesting character development occur, including how Ellie is processing Joel’s death, the changing ways Dina feels about Ellie, and Tommy’s growing sense of responsibility for his late brother’s charge. Although not much action occurred in The Last of Us in this chapter of season two, there’s still a lot to process, nevertheless. Here’s our full recap of The Last of Us season two, episode three.

New Revelations From The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 3Ellie and Joel Didn’t Speak After She Yelled At Him at the DanceHBO

Ouch. We learn a seemingly painful truth from Ellie in The Last of Us season two, episode three. She and Joel never got real closure, at least, so she says. In a bid to get out of the hospital where she has been recovering after Joel’s death, Ellie tells Gail that after their New Year’s Day scrap, she and Joel never made up. “I got home, he was on the porch, and I should have talked to him, but I didn’t.” She even says she regrets that.

That said, Ellie is lying to Gail about pretty much everything. She’s also lying in basically the whole episode. Could Ellie also be lying about her last conversation with Joel on The Last of Us? It’s possible, but for now we’ll have to take her at her word.

Ellie Is on a Mostly Solo Journey of Revenge, But Dina Comes with Her HBO

The wheels of revenge just keep turning on The Last of Us season two. Ellie is all healed up in the third episode of the second season and that means it’s time for revenge on Abby. Dina reveals she actually learned the names of Abby and her crew of Fireflies, AND she knows where they’re from. Dina reveals that she clocked the yellow W.L.F. patch (complete with an image of a wolf) on the bags of Joel’s killers. And Dina knows from Eugene that small regional groups across the country were all trying to fight FEDRA at some point, including the Washington Liberation Front out of Seattle. Ellie and Dina confide in Tommy, who insists the mission for revenge on Joel’s death be put to the town council.

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The council votes and rejects the proposal 8 to 3. But obviously, that doesn’t stop Ellie. She, with help from Dina and an unexpected source, saddles up and leaves Jackson, heading to Seattle to take on the W.L.F. Fireflies all by themselves. What could go wrong?

Seth Helps Ellie and Dina in The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 3HBO

Just a couple of episodes ago, during The Last of Us season two’s premiere, Seth was calling Ellie and Dina slurs. Now, it seems like he’s fully come around to the idea that was wrong and that Ellie and Dina are two people worth supporting. He stands up for the idea of revenge for Joel’s death at the Jackson council hearing as well. We’re not so sure Seth’s redemption arc was given the space it needed, but we kind of like Seth, so we’ll take it.

At the end of the day, Seth allows Ellie to go on her revenge trip to Seattle. Whether that’s a good or bad thing remains to be seen, but it’s what Ellie wants and needs more than anything. Seth gives Ellie and Dina two weeks’ worth hard tack, bandages, alcohol, medicine, and batteries for their journey. And that’s no small amount of resources in the material. He also says that he’d go with them, but he caught some friendly fire in the New Year’s Day attack. He and Ellie shake hands before she leaves, and it seems he’s at least tenously forgiven for now. Hopefully, he’s learned his lesson about being a hateful bigot.

Ellie and Dina Arrive in Seattle

In approximately 12 minutes of screentime or so, Ellie and Dina cross hundreds of miles and arrive to Seattle. We see them about nine miles from their destination at the end of episode three. Our first look at The Last of Us‘ Seattle makes it seem fairly abandoned, there are decrepit cars and old FEDRA posters everywhere, and of course… just a small massacre which we know to be done by the W.L.F.

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It’s quiet, Ellie and Dina note, too quiet. But hey, at least no one is shooting at them yet.

Seattle Is Not as Abandoned As Ellie and Dina Thought, and the W.L.F. is No Small GroupHBO

And, indeed, looks can be deceiving. In the last few minutes of The Last of Us season two, episode three, it becomes apparent Seattle is in fact teaming with the W.L.F. and its militia. There are checkpoints, an advanced military and security system, and guard towers with walkie-talkie communications in place. Most disconcertingly, the W.L.F. has working tanks and other vehicles, as well as a large standing army. GULP!

We don’t see Abby in Seattle, but we do see one of her crew, Manny, working for the W.L.F.

New Questions From The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 3What Is the Conflict Between the Scars and the W.L.F.? Are the Scars/Seraphites Innocent? HBO

In this episode, we briefly meet an old-fashioned kind of religious cult that seems to believe in a figure whom they call “The Prophet.” They seem to have absconded from even post-apocalyptic technology, dressing themselves in medieval-feeling ways and using hammers to protect themselves. They claim to seek distance from war and are attacked by the W.L.F. We’ll call this group the Scars, but in The Last of Us video games, they are known as Seraphites.

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The W.L.F. appear to slaughter a group of peaceable Seraphites. And Abby and Dina conclude that Abby and her crew must have hurt the group. After what Abby did to Joel, we can’t say we blame them. However, we do feel that Abby spoke about the W.L.F. having a moral code to never harm the defenseless. Is she mistaken? Or are the Scars more involved in this “war” than it seems.

Is Gail Right About Ellie in The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 3? HBO

“Some people just can’t be saved.” That’s what Gail had to say to Tommy about Ellie. She notes, “Nurture can only do this much, the rest is nature. If she’s on a path, it’s not one Joel put her on. They were walking side by side from the very start.” If so, Ellie is riding off to Seattle to meet a very sticky end. Can the cycle of revenge be broken? It doesn’t seem like it if The Last of Us season two, episode three is any indication. But we’ll hold out a little hope.

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THE LAST OF US’ Scariest Moment Began as a Quiet Baseball GameWhen Will Ellie and Dina Finally Get Together?HBO

You can cut the sexual tension between Dina and Ellie like a knife. And so we have to ask, when, not if Dina and Ellie will get together. Dina claims she’s back with Jesse, but she also asks Ellie to rate her kissing abilities as someone who kisses girls. (Which Dina doesn’t do, of course.) Uhuh. We’d say, hurry up, you two, it’s the apocalypse. But we know queer women. Not even the apocalypse can hurry that yearning along.

The Last of Us airs Sundays at 9pm on Max and HBO.

Previous recaps: Episode One, Episode Two

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New STAR WARS: TALES OF THE UNDERWORLD Animated Series Releasing Early in FORTNITE

Next week on May 4, the all-new Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld animated series will debut at Disney+. Or at least it will debut in the real world on that date. In the virtual world, video game fans of the galaxy far, far away will get a two-day head start. Disney and Epic have announced a new collaboration. For the first-time ever a Disney+ series will have its exclusive premiere inside the digital landscape of Fortnite.

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On May 2 at 10 am ET fans can watch the first two episodes of Dave Filoni’s new anthology series at the Star Wars Watch Party island in Fortnite. The virtual debut of the show within the game is part of what the companies are calling “their most expansive” collaboration yet, as the digital debut of Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld is just one way the galaxy far, far away is expanding its presence in the game.

Disney and Epic are launching the first Star Wars-themed Battle Royale Season in Fortnite on May 2. Fortnite: Galactic Battle will “introduce new Star Wars content and gameplay to Battle Royale each week.” Soon you’ll be able to play as Darth Jar Jar or Emperor Palpatine and pilot X-wings and TIE Fighters. The season will then end with “an epic in-game live event, Death Star Sabotage.”

In a statement, Adam Sussman, President, Epic Games, said this is just the start of something new. “Disney and Epic are pioneering the future of social entertainment together, and this expansive Star Wars collaboration offers a glimpse into the type of interactive experiences we envision. We are reimagining what’s possible with immersive storytelling in Fortnite with one of the world’s most beloved franchises – stay tuned for a lot more to come.” 

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Viewers/players can also get a head start on this galactic team-up by linking their Epic Games and MyDisney accounts. Eligible players who do “will unlock a First Order Stormtrooper Outfit to further celebrate the upcoming Star Wars season of Battle Royale.” After that there will are “more benefits to come.”

What could the future hold for Star Wars and Fortnite? Who knows! Imagine telling yourself ten years ago an actual Star Wars show would debut inside a video game? That won’t even make sense to some people now.

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BACK TO THE FUTURE Screenwriter Says We’re Never Getting Another Sequel, Prequel, or Spin-Off

For 40 years now, Back to the Future has remained one of the most beloved films of all time. Characters like Michael J. Fox’s Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd’s Doc Brown remain iconic, as does the DeLorean time machine. Although Back to the Future spawned two follow-up films, don’t ever expect another sequel, reboot, or spin-off. At least not according to original screenwriter Bob Gale. According to a report in Variety, while at Fan Fest Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, Gale was asked again about the franchise continuing on. And his answer was a big fat NO. Here’s what he had to say:

I don’t know why they keep talking about that! I mean, do they think that if they say it enough times, we’re going to actually do it? I mean, it’s like they know in every interview people say, ‘Oh Bob, when is there going to be a “Back to the Future 4”?’ Never. ‘When is there going to be a prequel?’ Never. ‘When is there going to be a spinoff?’ Never. It’s just fine the way it is. It’s not perfect, but as Bob Zemeckis used to say, ‘It’s perfect enough.’

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Gale also credited Back to the Future producer Steven Spielberg for keeping Universal from continuing the franchise in any way, using the same pressure he used to ensure that E.T. never got a sequel, something he couldn’t do for Jaws. Given the massive amount of fans of all ages who showed up in Back to the Future cosplay for Fan Fest Night, it’s positively astonishing that the film has retained this level of cultural relevancy without a single new film or TV spinoff in 35 years. It’s hard to think of anything comparable. Of course, there has been one successful spin-off, of a sort. And that is the Broadway musical, currently touring the globe. The question remains, how long can Gale, Zemeckis, and Spielberg keep Universal from turning that into a movie?

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DEXTER: RESURRECTION Teaser Clip Reveals July Release Date

Dexter will never die, apparently. Dexter: Original Sin brought Michael C. Hall back to narrate the prequel series about his early life. But wait, there’s more. There is yet another new sequel series, Dexter: Resurrection, that will have Michael C. Hall return to his infamous role yet again. Yes, we are also wondering how this will happen but we are along for the ride. Thankfully, we won’t have to wait long because, according to this Dexter: Resurrection teaser trailer, the series is coming on July 11.

In addition to Hall, it also sounds like this spinoff will have an incredible cast.

We get to see the cast in Dexter: Resurrection‘s new images:

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The newest star to join the cast of Dexter: Resurrection is Nerdist favorite David Dastmalchian. Dastmalchian will play the role of “Gareth” and will be a guest star on the show.

Neil Patrick Harris was also announced to guest star on Dexter: Resurrection in the role of “Lowell.” He joined Krysten Ritter as a part of the series. The Marvel’s Jessica Jones actress will play the role of “Mia” in the series. No other information is yet available.

Also part of the cast is Peter Dinklage. Dinklage will play Leon Prater, a character who is described as “a billionaire venture capitalist. To the world, Leon is a generous philanthropist, but behind his polished exterior lies dark intrigue.” Sounds like a great role for Dinklage.

In addition to the star studded list of names above, Uma Thurman will have a starring role in Dexter: Resurrection. According to Deadline, she will portray Charley, the Head of Security for a mysterious billionaire named Leon Prater. Charley is a former Special Ops officer who worked for high-level private security jobs before taking on her position under Prater.

What Is Dexter: Resurrection About? Paramount+/SHOWTIME

There aren’t many details about Dexter: Resurrection at this time. According to Variety, it takes place in modern day and is a follow-up to 2021’s Dexter: New Blood, which took place ten years after the original show’s events. This is very, very interesting, considering Dexter literally died at the end of New Blood. The name of this new series is very on the nose, indeed. 

“We are thrilled to have the brilliant Michael C. Hall reprise his iconic role as Dexter Morgan in Showtime’s most successful series ever,” said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO, about Dexter: Resurrection. “While Dexter: Resurrections will appeal to the tens of millions of longtime fans, Dexter: Original Sin will introduce a whole new generation of viewers into this iconic series by starting from the beginning, which is sure to satisfy existing audiences as well.”

What Is the Release Date for Dexter: Resurrection and Dexter: Original Sin?

Dexter: Resurrection will hit Paramount+ with SHOWTIME on July 11.

Originally published in 2024.

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NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON’T Trailer Teases the Most Dangerous Magic Trick of All

Now You See Me isn’t an extensive heist film franchise. But it is one of the most fun ones to watch and experience. The cast is top-notch, the tricks are brilliant, and the films feed into our collective love for magic and daring stunts. The last film, Now You See Me 2, came out way back in 2016 and we’ve been craving a sequel since then. Thankfully, it is coming this year. The trailer for the franchise’s third installment, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, pulls the biggest stunt of all. 

Predictably, this sequel brings back the infamous Four Horsemen. But there’s also a new generation of illusionists on the block who are making money and their mark on adoring fans. J. Daniel Atlas appears to them with a mission to pull off the biggest trick of all.

Apparently, the other Horsemen are at odds with them. This one involves swiping the infamous Hart diamond from the Vanderbergs, a crime family selling diamonds and laundering money. The trailer for Now You See Me: Now You Don’t brings the other Horsemen into the fold, totaling eight magicians to take down two global crime collectives. This sounds like a lot of fun.

And it feels like none of the previous actors ever left their roles. Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, and Morgan Freeman reprise their previous characters alongside newcomers Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, Lizzy Caplan, Ariana Greenblatt, and Rosamund Pike.

What Is the Release Date for Now You See Me: Now You Don’t? Lionsgate

Now You See Me: Now You Don’t hits theaters on November 14, 2025.

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MIAMI VICE Film Is in the Works With TOP GUN: MAVERICK Director Joseph Kosinski

Police procedurals will never, ever get old, apparently. There’s something about digging into that dark and complex world of drugs, crime, and drama that audiences love. Back in the late ‘80s, there was Miami Vice (1984-1989), which deviated from the typical procedural format and drenched it in pop culture and stylish visuals. It didn’t have the longevity of the others, but it did produce one film adaptation in 2006. Now, a new Miami Vice film adaptation is in the works with Universal with Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski at its helm. 

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dan Gilroy will pen the film’s script. We know that Gilroy, who happens to be Tony Gilroy’s brother (Andor), knows the action world well. He wrote Nightcrawler as well as The Bourne Legacy starring Matt Damon. Right now, things are in the very early stages so we don’t know who will star in this film. The 2006 film by Michael Mann had Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx in the leading roles.

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While it is not impossible for either of them to return in some capacity, it is likely there will be two new leads for this film. Aaron Taylor-Johnson seems to be in everything these days, so ya might as well throw him in there. It is also not clear if this film will be set in the ‘80s or in modern times. It would be kind of fun to make it a period piece that pays homage to the TV series. We will keep our eyes peeled for more information about this new Miami Vice film adaptation.

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