One of the best basketball films ever made is now on the remake list in Hollywood. White Men Can’t Jump is set for a rebound with Black-ish creator Kenya Barris. The 1992 sports classic starred Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes as a pair of street basketball hustlers who decide to pair up to roll in some huge cash. We’re not sure how fans will gravitate towards the news of this remake though as the original was rather good and still holds up a fair bit on replays.
Deadpool Characters To Return
With Deadpool 2 about to begin production soon, more details have emerged. For starters, the sequel could serve as a Launchpad for the X-Force franchise. And we’ll also see the debut of both Cable as well as Domino. Now more details have emerged and it confirms the return of both Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand) and Colossus (Stefan Kapicic). The X-Men will appear in the sequel, but it isn’t known how extensive their roles will be.
No CGI Leia
Following the death of Carrie Fisher there was speculation on how Disney and Lucasfilm will intend to continue the evolution of the new Star Wars trilogy. But an official release from Lucasfilm has confirmed that the studio has no plans to digitally recreate Carrie Fisher’s performance as Princess or General Leia Organa. Fisher has filmed her part for Star Wars 8, so we’ll see the good princess once more but it looks as if Leia will have no part to play in Episode 9, which is a shame indeed.
Mad Max: The Wasteland
Despite being a huge success in both critical and commercial form, there hasn’t been any substantial news regarding the sequel to Mad Max. Now though, star Tom Hardy has confirmed he will return as the titular character in Mad Max: The Wasteland. George Miller is expected to return to the director’s seat once more so it will be interesting to see where Miller and Hardy will steer this post-apocalyptic franchise towards the near future.
Shazam! Movie Splits Into Two
The big wigs at Warner Bros are working up some plans for their extended DC Cinematic Universe. According to reports, the Shazam! movie starring Dwayne Johnson will now be split into two separate films. Johnson who is set to portray villain Black Adam will now get his own movie whilst Shazam a.k.a. Captain Marvel will be getting his own standalone film. No word yet on when either project will be released but Warner will deliver two superhero films this year with Wonder Woman and Justice League due out mid-year and year-end respectively.
