Gareth Edwards, fresh from the massive hit but critically lukewarm-received GODZILLA, has been attached to direct one of the standalone STAR WARS spin-off films which will follow Episode VII.

Gary Whitta (THE BOOK OF ELI) will script the as-yet unknown film. Rumours that the film will focus on Boba Fett, Yoda or Han Solo have yet to be confirmed.

Despite its massive box office draw, GODZILLA has failed to please many fans, but let’s hope Edwards can weave some of the MONSTERS magic on the STAR WARS universe.

The film has been scheduled for release on December 16th, 2016. More news when we have it.

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Alfonso Cuarón, director of HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN and GRAVITY, is reportedly in talks to direct THE OVERLOOK HOTEL, Warner Bros’ planned prequel to THE SHINING we brought you news of last year. This marks the second appearance by the acclaimed filmmaker in the news this week, with Cuarón also linked with the upcoming Harry Potter spin-off, FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM.

Though it’s been over 12 months since THE OVERLOOK HOTEL was first announced (with ex-WALKING DEAD showrunner Glen Mazzara penning the screenplay), little has progressed in terms of casting or story details, but with Cuarón in talks, it looks like we’ll be hearing more on the project very soon. Stay tuned…

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Now this is a bit of a shocker. After developing the film for best part of a decade, director Edgar Wright has quit Marvel Studios’ ANT-MAN just prior to the start of production.

A joint statement from Wright and Marvel has stated that the director’s departure is due to “differences in their vision of the film,” and that the cast, including Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas, remains in place, as does the film’s release date of July 2015.

Wright’s departure is a huge shock. He’s been working with Marvel Studios to develop the film since 2006 – prior to the release of IRON MAN. Indeed, studio head Kevin Feige has previously gone on record as stating the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been partly shaped around Wright’s vision for ANT-MAN.

No replacement has been announced, although Marvel say they’ve already found a new director for the project. Considering the film’s release date is just over a year away it seems likely though that the new director will have little time to make substantial changes to Wright’s script (which he developed alongside Joe Cornish) so it’s likely that at least some of Wright’s vision will end up in the screen.

Wright’s departure is a huge shame. Besides being one of our favourite directors, Ant-Man, which is due to kick off Marvel’s Phase Three, looked set to be the studio’s most anticipated and interesting film since AVENGERS ASSEMBLE.

And if it’s not too early, we’d just like to put this out there – since Wright’s now available, he’d be a much better director for the next STAR TREK than Roberto Orci.

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With X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST now out and receiving generally strong reviews (you can find ours here), Simon Kinberg has been talking about the scale and scope of the film’s already-confirmed sequel, X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Kinberg is the man responsible for writing both of these X-films.

Speaking to IGN about the film’s titular Apocalypse character, Kinberg said, “The thing that we’ve spent the most time talking about is not just the visual execution of the character, which is its own challenge, but creating a character that’s the most powerful I think of any mutant villain that we’ve seen in the X-MEN movies so far. More powerful that Magneto.”

He added, “We’ve also been talking about how to give him a real emotional and philosophical underpinning. So he’s not just somebody who’s out there destroying the world because he can. What he’s doing is – in his mind – justified and validated by a real compelling, coherent philosophy. He tries to convert people – maybe some of our most familiar characters – to come to his cause.”

On the movie’s scale, Kinberg confirmed that it may unravel like a disaster movie. “We’re talking about it like a disaster movie, extinction level event,” he said.“Sort of Roland Emmerich-style moviemaking, which you’ve never seen in any X-MEN movie, or any superhero movie, which I think is exciting.”

Emmerich, of course, has helmed such large scale movies as INDEPENDENCE DAY, 1998’s GODZILLA, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, WHITE HOUSE DOWN, and 2012. As for Kinberg’s mention of Apocalypse potentially converting some familiar faces, the character has his Horseman of the Apocalypse that carry out his bidding. Over the years, the likes of Wolverine, Angel, Gambit, Banshee, and even the Hulk, have carried out Apocalypse’s bidding. With Channing Tatum confirmed to be playing Remy LaBeau, aka Gambit, in X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, we wouldn’t be against him being one of Apocalypse’s Horsemen.

To be directed by Bryan Singer, X-MEN: APOCALYPSE is currently set for a 27th May, 2016 release.

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One of the biggest news stories of this last week was the recent departure of Edgar Wright from Marvel Studios’ ANT-MAN. Whilst it was deemed an amicable parting of the ways, it was simply stated that the two parties had different visions for the movie. Treat this as purely rumour for now, but Latino Review claims to have some inside details on just what differences Marvel and Wright had.

Two particular rumours doing the rounds are that Edgar Wright was actually fired and that he had rubbed Marvel up the wrong way by being massively behind schedule and for the project haemorrhaging money. Those two rumours are said to most definitely be false. It appears that the big issue is some of the recent rewrites of the script that have taken place.

A few months ago now, Marvel and Disney’s higher-ups apparently gave Wright and co-writer Joe Cornish some notes on what they’d like included in the movie, such as the core tale of the film and nods to certain Marvel characters. Wright and Cornish then did two further drafts of the script to address Marvel’s suggestions, and this was said to also still keep the writers’ vision of the movie intact. Then, just over a month ago, Marvel apparently handed the script over to two writers, including one in-house Marvel writer, to make some further tweaks. It was only when Wright was greeted by a script that had undone the majority of his work that he decided to leave the project.

In terms of actually leaving the project, some stories say that the decision was actually made back in March whilst others say that the decision was made during a meeting of the two parties on Friday. The main problem, which you’d expect if the above is true, is that both Wright and Cornish were upset by the sudden lack of faith shown in them by Marvel Studios and Disney.

Whereas Wright and Cornish were able to leave the project, the movie’s cast are all tied to ANT-MAN. Where this goes from here, we don’t know, although it’s said that Marvel already has a director in place. They’re keeping quiet on that for now, but expect more on this as it develops.

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