Doctor Strange Returning, Narnia gets director, Actors may join the Strikers

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Denis Villeneuve’s highly-anticipated Dune: Part Two released a full three-minute trailer last week where we saw more shots of now well-known Arrakis, as well as extended shots of Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, Austin Butler as Feyd Rautha, and Christopher Walken’s Emperor.

Barbie and Little Women director Greta Gerwig has signed on to direct at least two Chronicles of Narnia movies for Netflix. The streaming giant signed an agreement with the C.S. Lewis Company in 2018 to develop the beloved series into movies and shows.

Over 1,000 high profile actors signed a letter committing to strike if negotiations fall through between the screen actors guild and studios and streamers. This looming strike threatens to deepen the rift in Hollywood between studios and talent and would grind the entire industry to a halt more so than the writers strike already has.

Though many Marvel Productions have been halted or pushed back, that hasn’t stopped the future of the Cinematic Universe continuing to take form. Speaking as a guest in the JW3 Speaker Series, star Benedict Cumberbatch confirmed that he will return as Doctor Strange to film scenes for an upcoming Marvel film that is set to start filming "next year:" Additionally,  industry scoopers are reporting rumors that Margot Robbie has turned down the role of Sue Storm in the upcoming Fantastic Four film and the role has now been offered to Vanessa Kirby.

The latest - and perhaps last - Indiana Jones movie, Dial of Destiny, didn’t quite hit its benchmarks at the box office, bringing in $60 million domestically and $130 million globally in its first weekend

July movies are projected to heat up the Box Office, with the Barbie movie pre-sales already outperforming The Little Mermaid. And Oppenheimer is projecting a conservative $50 million opening

Evan Peters has closed a deal to star in the upcoming movie Tron: Ares, the third installment of the franchise.

During an interview with Inverse, Anthony Mackie revealed that he contacted Marvel Studios several times and even wrote letters in the early 2010s about playing Black Panther in an early Marvel film.

An executive for Mattel Films spoke to the New Yorker about upcoming films, including an 'A24-type surrealistic" Barney film with Daniel Kaluuya saying, “We’re leaning into the Millennial angst of the property rather than fine-tuning this for kids. It’s really a play for adults. Not that it’s R-rated, but it’ll focus on some of the trials and tribulations of being 30-something, growing up with Barney—just the level of disenchantment within the generation.”