Hollywood was temporarily at a halt, but in the last few weeks, it feels like everyone has finally started to turn their attention the future instead of reeling in the present. As actors continue to promote upcoming movies now on VOD or hitting home entertainment early and productions gear themselves to start back up later this year, things are slowly starting to return to normal – or at least, our temporary new normal. That means entertainment news has started to trickle in again. In case you missed it, here’s all the best news and tidbits from the last week.
Fans Are Getting The Chance To Party On And Be Part Of ‘Bill & Ted Face The Music’
For the long-awaited third movie featuring Ted ‘Theodore’ Logan and Bill S. Preston, Esq., co-writer Ed Solomon announced a cool opportunity. They’re inviting fans to share videos of themselves playing instruments or air-guitaring along to a pre-recorded demo track on the Party On With Bill and Ted website. You can upload right to the site and winners have a chance to be featured in the movie.
It’s Official, Taika Waititi Is Indeed Directing A Star Wars Movie
After months of speculation, Disney officially announced on Star Wars Day that Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi would be directing a Star Wars movie. Waititi, who has already had experience in the Star Wars universe directing the final episode of The Mandalorian’s first season, will be co-writing the script with Academy Award nominee Krysty Wilson-Cairns. No word on a release date yet, but we’d wager this project moves swiftly ahead.
Of Course: Nicolas Cage Is Set To Star As Joe Exotic In ‘Tiger King’ Scripted Series
After the Netflix documentary about the “Tiger King” blew up, it seemed like multiple people rushed to pitch ideas for scripted projects. CBS Studios was first to the line, casting Nicolas Cage as Joe Exotic in his first-ever TV role for a planned 8-part miniseries. Is a movie far behind?
The Real-Life House From ‘The Conjuring’ Is Launching A 24-Hour Paranormal Livestream
We may be cooped up in our houses, but it doesn’t mean we can’t visit a haunted one. The current owners of the Perron Family Home, the real-life events in which The Conjuring was based, are opening it up to paranormal investigators. Their investigation, interviews, and seances will be livestreamed for a week starting on May 9th and fans will have 24-hour access to the spooky event.
‘John Wick’ Directors David Leitch & Chad Stahelski Are Coming Back For ‘The Matrix 4’
John Wick directors and rising star filmmakers of inventive action movies, David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, got their real start in Hollywood on the original Matrix trilogy. Leitch revealed the exciting news that both he and Stahelski are returning to the Matrix franchise for the fourth movie to help out with stunt coordination and consulting. Leitch was quick to explain they wouldn’t be handling any AD or second unit directing duties, but it’s exciting to know they’ll be helping to keep the action fresh.
Mondo Is Releasing An Incredible ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ + ‘Endgame’ Soundtrack Vinyl Box Set
Movie memorabilia and album art gallery, Mondo, has put out an epic vinyl box set of the soundtracks for Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Each set comes with three albums per movie, with each album colored to represent a different Infinity Stone. There will also be custom artwork by Mondo artist Matt Taylor.
Cate Blanchett Is In Talks To Play Lilith In Eli Roth’s ‘Borderlands’ Movie
Back in February, it was announced Lionsgate’s planned adaptation of the Borderlands video game franchise was moving forward with Eli Roth directing, Gearbox Software founder Randy Pitchford serving as EP, and Ari and Avi Arad on as producers along with Erik Feig, with Craig Mazin writing the script. Now, the first casting news has cropped up, with two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett in talks to play the role of Lilith, one of the main characters of the video game franchise.
