Woody Harrelson Tapped for ‘Han Solo’ Spinoff Movie
With Rogue One in the rearview, proving Disney’s gamble with producing Star Wars films outside the purview of the main story now proven successful, sights have begun to focus on the upcoming Han Solo stand-alone film. The already impressive cast—which includes Alden Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!) as Mr. Scruffy Looking Nerf Herder himself, Donald Glover (Community) as Lando Calrissian, and Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) in an unnamed role—has gotten a little more impressive with the addition of Woody Harrelson. Though little is known about Harrelson’s role, he’s purportedly set to play Solo’s mentor, giving us an idea of how Han came to be the lovable pirate we all adore to this day. As it currently stands, the Han Solo anthology film is set to be released in May of 2018, but I wouldn’t hold my breath for that date. Disney already has that month pretty much locked down with the next Avengers movie, and between The Force Awakens, Rogue One, and most definitely the upcoming Episode VIII, they’ve been getting a nice end of the year/beginning of the year boon from the Star Wars franchise, so it seems reasonable to expect that this is the new norm.
(Variety)
Peter Dinklage in Talks to Join the MCU
Speaking of The Avengers, word is that Tyrion Lannister himself, Peter Dinklage, is in serious talks to join Avengers: Infinity War in an as-yet-unnamed role. The film is set to begin production soon in Atlanta and Scotland, with back-to-back shooting planned for the fourth Avengers movie as well. Originally billed as Infinity War part one and two, Marvel scrapped the titling last year in order to assuage fears of over-serialization. Dinklage is in talks to appear in both movies, though it remains to be seen if he’ll pop up in any other MCU films in the future.
‘CHIPs’ Looks as Dumb as You’d Expect
CHIPs, the iconic TV series starring Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox, has gotten a cinematic remake. The trailer debuted last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The new film features Michael Pena as Ponch and Dax Shepard as Jon Baker. Switching things up slightly, this iteration of Ponch is an FBI agent going undercover in the California Highway Patrol in order to root out corruption in the organization. From all appearances, the film seems steeped in the kind of mindless humor and half-baked jokes that plague these ironic remakes. Lots of dick jokes, fear about dicks jokes, and explosions. Maybe it’ll surprise us, but I doubt it. CHIPs is set to be released on March 24.
(Jimmy Kimmel Live)
Netflix Previews ‘iBoy’
Netflix released the trailer for their latest original film, iBoy, starring Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) and Bill Milner (X-Men: First Class). Milner plays Tom, a young boy who is left with smart phone fragments lodged in his brain following an attack by local hooligans. Naturally, he gains superpowers. Screw it, right? That’s just silly enough to work. iBoy premieres January 27 on Netflix.
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