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101 movie sequels currently on the way – Film Stories. Hollywood still loves its follow-ups – here’s our round-up of 101 (and counting) sequels that are currently being worked on.

101 movie sequels currently on the way – Film Stories

Hollywood has got just a little warier of sequels over the past few years, and many that were in development – such as a new chapter in the Die Hard franchise – now appear to be in some kind of limbo. Rogue One Writer Gary Whitta Wants to Pen Star Fox Animated Movie. January 13, 2020 2:24 PM EST Last week, really great “realistic” renditions of the Star Fox cast was making its way around the internet.

Rogue One Writer Gary Whitta Wants to Pen Star Fox Animated Movie

Well, it looks like the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story writer saw them, and expressed some interest in making a film based on that artwork. On Twitter (via GameRevolution), writer Gary Whitta (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Book of Eli) quote tweeted the Star Fox artwork God of War Art Director, Raf Grassetti, posted last week simply stating, “I want to write this animated movie.” Grassetti replied back with a gif of John Belushi from Animal House with the caption, “Let’s do it!!!” Now, this is all just for fun. When we posted that initial post about Grasetti’s interpretation of the Star Fox characters, only Fox McCloud was revealed. The Matrix 4 Release Date Is The Same As John Wick 4. Earlier today Warner Bros.

The Matrix 4 Release Date Is The Same As John Wick 4

Pictures announced the official release date for the upcoming fourth Matrix movie, a film that will reunite stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss along with director Lana Wachowski. The currently untitled film is set for the faraway release date of May 21, 2021. Oftentimes when studios plant flags this far in advance with movie release dates the movie is the only thing on the horizon at that point, sometimes there are other flags there. That is very much the case with The Matrix 4, which will open opposite none other than the other major 2021 vehicle for Keanu Reeves, John Wick: Chapter 4. Following the stellar opening weekend box office of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate wasted no time confirming that a follow-up would arrive on May 21, 2021.

It's not very common for actors to appear in multiple movies opening on the same day, it does happen but overall is pretty rare. A new trailer for The Wandering Earth shows off a desperate plan to save the planet. A new trailer for The Wandering Earth — described as China’s biggest science fiction movie ever — landed earlier this week, showing off an ambitious adventure that follows the efforts to save Earth after scientists discover that the sun is about to go out.

A new trailer for The Wandering Earth shows off a desperate plan to save the planet

The movie is based on a story by Chinese author Cixin Liu — who’s best known for his Three-Body Problem trilogy and last year’s Ball Lightning. While those books are huge, epic stories, The Wandering Earth is no less ambitious: when scientists realize that the sun will go out in a couple of decades, they hatch a desperate plan: to move the planet to Proxima Centauri. The construct thousands of giant engines to move the planet out of orbit, where it can then slingshot post Jupiter and out of the Solar System.

This new trailer shows off some of the drama midway through the project: The engines have malfunctioned and Earth misses its exit window, and will collide with Jupiter in a matter of hours. Bryan Singer Controversy Pushes ‘Red Sonja’ Movie To Back Burner. EXCLUSIVE: Millennium Films’ Red Sonja film with Bryan Singer is being put on the back burner.

Bryan Singer Controversy Pushes ‘Red Sonja’ Movie To Back Burner

After the movie was on the slate last year at the American Film Market, the prolific U.S. mini-studio has told us, “the project is not on the slate at the moment and is not for sale at the EFM in Berlin.” Embattled Bohemian Rhapsody director Singer has not been formally removed from Red Sonja, but Millennium’s statement seems to at least acknowledge the filmmaker may not be the right fit for the movie at this juncture. The big-budget action-fantasy film, which has been on the The Expendables outfit’s slate for more than a decade, was expected to shoot this year in Bulgaria, but that won’t be happening. Cast has not been set. Singer has been the subject of multiple sexual misconduct allegations, most recently in an Atlantic exposé detailing sex with underage boys.

Box office sensation Bohemian Rhapsody has five Oscar nominations including Best Picture. 18 Of The Most Shockingly Dark Movie Moments That Surprised Us All. Check out our latest version of the #Marvel movie rights chart! Now including the Netflix deal! Spike Lee on Green Book's Oscar win: 'The ref made a bad call' Spike Lee, whose film BlacKkKlansman was Oscar-nominated for best picture, said “the ref made a bad call” when Green Book won the top prize at Sunday’s Academy Awards.

Spike Lee on Green Book's Oscar win: 'The ref made a bad call'

Which 2019 horror film are you most excited for? □… Netflix Names Heath Ledger's The Joker as the Best Villain. Who is the greatest villain in history?

Netflix Names Heath Ledger's The Joker as the Best Villain

From Die Hard’s Hans Guber to Star Wars’ Darth Vader, there are lots of acceptable answers. However, the folks over at Netflix want you to know that their favorite is none other than Heath Ledger’s version of The Joker from The Dark Knight. “Name a better villain. I'll wait,” Netflix Film writes. The Biggest Movies Coming In 2019. It's an understatement to say that 2019 is a big year for movies.

The Biggest Movies Coming In 2019

It's the year we see the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it come to a close, beginning with Captain Marvel, starring Oscar-winner Brie Larson and a sharp-looking, CGI-enhanced Samuel L. Jackson, and then finally in The Avengers: Endgame, the blockbuster that'll conclude the MCU's so-called Phase Three. It's the year we see the MCU begin anew, too, with Spider-Man: Far From Home, the second Tom Holland-fronted Spidey movie, poised to take us in new directions -- and to new villains, including Jake Gyllenenhaal's Mysterio. (Photo: Sony Pictures Releasing)