Florence Pugh is heading to The Midnight Library. Mortal Kombat II writer Jeremy Slater is heading to horror for his directorial debut. A Daredevil: Born Again star could be joining the Thunderbolts after Secret Wars. Plus, what’s coming on The Boys. Spoilers now!
The Midnight Library
Deadline reports Florence Pugh will both star in and produce The Midnight Library, a film adaptation of the novel by Matt Haig directed by Garth Davis. The story concerns Nora Seed (Pugh), who “finds herself in a library between life and death with the chance to experience all the potential lives she could have lived.”
Summoner
Speaking with THR, Mortal Kombat II screenwriter Jeremy Slater revealed he’s making his directorial debut with “a very fun horror movie” titled Summoner.
I wrote a movie called Summoner that just got the green light. It’s at one of the majors, and they might want to make announcements. But it’s bounced around for a while, and I’ve found the perfect home for it with creative partners that I’m really, really excited about. So we’re casting at the moment, and I’m hoping to shoot it in August. It’s the scariest thing I’ve ever written, and it’s a very, very fun horror movie.
Backrooms 2
In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Backrooms director Kane Parsons suggested he may be working on a sequel.
I think there’s a number of things I’m looking at right now. Backrooms, I would have a very hard time saying it’s done. I guess that’s what I can say, but I expect to be seeing a little bit more in the not-so-distant future.
Avengers: Secret Wars/Daredevil: Born Again/Thunderbolts
According to a rumor from insider Alex Perez (via Yahoo! Entertainment), Wilson Bethel’s Bullseye and a new version of the late Taskmaster will join the Thunderbolts following the events of Secret Wars.
White Elephant
According to Deadline, Black Bear is handling international sales on Eli Craig’s upcoming Christmas-set horror movie, White Elephant, starring Nick Jonas, Kathryn Newton, KJ Apa, Alexandra Shipp, Ashley Park, Justice Smith, Josh Brener, and Madeleine Arthur.
Fallout
Deadline additionally has word Aaron Paul has joined the cast of Fallout‘s third season in a currently undisclosed role.
Fourth Wing
THR reports that Amazon has greenlit a new TV series based on Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean romantasy novels, with MGM co-producing alongside Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society banner. The book series concerns the struggles of Violet Sorrengail, a young woman forced by her mother into military college to try and become a vaunted dragon rider.
The Boys
Finally, Butcher refuses to accept defeat in the trailer for this week’s new episode of The Boys.
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