Earlier this year, Warner Bros and directorstarted the promotion of next year’sTenet(7/17/2020) in surprisingly old-school fashion, by releasing a 45-second teaser only to theaters, attached toHobbs & Shawadvance screenings. The last two weeks have obviously seen the online debuts of many 2020 films since they’re attached in theaters to eitherCatsorStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but one film that was not expected this week was indeed Christopher Nolan’s. Previously thought to be something like a spy movie,Tenetnow appears to be much more of a trippyInception-style science-fiction thriller with time-manipulation elements, which also brings to mindThe Matrix(also a Warner Bros. franchise that will return to theaters withThe Matrix 4on 5/21/2021). Warner Bros. has also attached a six-minuteTenetprologue to IMAX screenings ofStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,which you can read about. The stars ofTenetinclude John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman) and Robert Pattinson, who is also currently filming another big movie for Warner Bros.,The Batman(6/25/2021).Christopher NolanTenetright here

Despite the surprise worldwide box office success in 2014 ofThe LEGO Movie($468 million), Warner Bros.’were all, including this year’s(despite being Certified Fresh at 85%). In the last several months, there has been little news from Warner Bros. about futureLEGOmovie plans (including a release date for the planned spinoffThe Billion Brick Race), and now we know why. The LEGO Groupwith Universal Pictures?to revive the franchise at a new studio, but with Warner Bros.-based producer Dan Lin still in charge. No titles have been announced for the newLEGOmovie franchise, but one speculated premise involves Universal’sJurassic World, which has also been a successful toy line forLEGO.subsequent attempts at LEGOmoviesrelative disappointmentsThe LEGO Movie 2: The Second Parthas signed a new production deal

Whether it’s a straight up two-movie reboot ofIT, theShiningsequelDoctor Sleep, or the rebooted?CBS All Access mini-series version of?The Stand, Hollywood is very much in the business these days of dusting off old properties based on Stephen King novels. King’s influence can also be felt in movies likeGet Out?and Netflix’sStranger Things, the first season of which bore some narrative resemblance to King’sFirestarter. Drew Barrymore, then nine years old, starred in the 1984 movie version of, but the movie was both a box office flop ($17 million from a budget of $12 million) and critically rejected (Rotten at 35%). The horror/thriller production company Blumhousefor aFirestarterreboot with the hire this week of directorwhose first film was this year’sThe Vigil(Fresh at 75%). Thomas will be working from a screenplay adapted from King’s original novel by screenwriter, who is currently working on next year’s horror sequelHalloween Kills(10/16/2020).Firestarteris moving forward with plansKeith ThomasScott Teems

Just over two years ago, directorone of the most surprising new projects of his career, which was that he had an idea for at least writing (if not himself directing) an R-ratedStar Trekmovie. At the same time, however, Tarantino has made it clear for a while now that he plans to retire from directing feature films with his tenth movie (). This week, Tarantino spoke to?Consequence of Sound?and dropped something of, saying, “I think I’m steering away fromStar Trek, but I haven’t had an official conversation with those guys yet.” Of course, we shouldn’t necessarily know what to read out of that statement, as Tarantino’sStar Trekproject could possibly move forward under a different director, ifis thatheis stepping away from directing.Quentin Tarantino revealedwhich may or may not be Kill Bill Vol. 3about his future plansa photon torpedo-sized news nuggetwhat Tarantino actually meant

Although the original DC Comics team calledSuicide Squadwas actually introduced in 1959, the “reformed supervillains” concept we now know was first published in 1987, and from that very beginning,that the concept was inspired by the 1967 World War II movie, as bothThe Dirty DozenandSuicide Squadinvolved convicts given a second chance. This week, that throughline was cemented, as(Suicide Squad,Bright,Training Day)to write and direct a “contemporized remake” ofThe Dirty Dozen. The exact setting hasn’t been revealed for the remake, except that it will “be contemporary with a multi-cultural diverse cast.” It’s also worth noting that Ayer’s replacement onThe Suicide Squad(8/6/2021), James Gunn, himself came to A-list fame by directing Marvel’sGuardians of the Galaxy, which had something of aDirty Dozenpremise as well (Star-Lord, Rocket, and friends all first met in a cosmic prison). Although David Ayer has a few Fresh Tomatometer scores (four),.it was always pretty clearThe Dirty DozenDavid Ayerhas signed with Warner Bros.he has twice as many Rotten scores

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At any given point in time, it always feels like the top target for nostalgia-driven reboots is somewhere between 20 and 30 years in the past, which should mean that the 1990s should be getting the most attention (though the 1980s sequelsGhostbusters: AfterlifeandTop Gun: Maverickare both coming out next summer). Part of the reason why Hollywood is not committing as much to the 1990s just yet is that some of the recent 1990s retreads just didn’t “stick their landings.” One such example was 2017’sPower Rangers(Rotten at 51%), which earned just $85 million domestically from a $100 million budget. Paramount Pictures isn’t ready to give up on the notion of aPower Rangers?franchise, however, as they are now already. Paramount has enlisted the aid of director Jonathan Entwistle, who is currently best known as the showrunner of Netflix’s. Despite that show’s Fresh Tomatometer (93%),Power Rangers, “Mighty Morphin” or otherwise, just, so this is going to be a tricky proposition.developing a new rebootThe End of the F—ing Worldaren’t beloved by critics