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One of the more exciting and enduring pieces of Hollywood news over the past year was about Quentin Tarantino potentially directing a new Star Trek movie. Unfortunately for those who wanted to see what a Tarantino-directed Star Trek would look like, it may never happen.

Tarantino told Deadline that he believes Sony will produce the new Star Trek movie written by Mark L. Smith (The Revenant), but he probably won’t direct. That being said, the Oscar-winning director behind Once Upon a Time in Hollywood said he would be eager to contribute to the new Star Trek in a more behind-the-scenes capacity.

“I think they might make that movie, but I just don’t think I’m going to direct it. It’s a good idea. They should definitely do it and I’ll be happy to come in and give them some notes on the first rough cut,” he said.

This is not a surprise, as Tarantino said last month that he was “steering away” from directing the new Star Trek, adding at the time that he never met with Sony about it in the first place.

This new Star Trek movie is separate from the one from Fargo’s Noah Hawley that will bring back Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, and Zoe Saldana.

Tarantino said he still does plan to make at least one more movie, though it might not be on the scale of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which stars Leonardo Dicaprio and Brad Pitt and carries a reported $90 million budget.

The director’s next movie could be a new Kill Bill, though at this stage nothing is confirmed.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood picked up 10 Oscar nominations, including nods for Best Picture and Best Director, while Pitt and DiCaprio also notched nods for Lead and Supporting actor awards, respectively.

Richard Stanley, Director Of Color Out Of Space, Is Writing Two More Lovecraft Movies

Filmmaker Richard Stanley, director of the H.P. Lovecraft adaptation Color Out Of Space, has announced that he’s writing two follow-up films. Color Out Of Space is intended to be the first film in a trilogy of Lovecraft adaptations.

Richard Stanley announced these projects in a Q&A following the film’s Los Angeles premiere screening, which was moderated by Patton Oswalt and also featured the film’s star, Nicolas Cage.

When Oswalt pointed out the number of Lovecraft Easter eggs hidden in the film, Stanley responded, “I’m pleased to say that this is the first in a trilogy. I’m really hard at work on the second script.” He says that his next script is an adaptation of The Dunwich Horror, a 1928 story by the infamous horror author.

Asked if he’s making a linked “Lovecraftverse,” Stanley responded that Lovecraft “already did,” so he doesn’t need to. Oswalt asked Cage if he’s involved, and Cage responded that he doesn’t know.

Production studio Spectrevision (which was, notably, founded by Elijah Wood in 2010) has previously said that they’d love for Stanley to make a trilogy, and this confirms that it’s actually happening.

Color Out Of Space is Stanley’s first feature-length narrative fiction film since 1992’s Dust Devil; the filmmaker famously exited the spotlight after being fired from a doomed adaptation of the H.G. Wells story “The Island of Dr. Moreau” in the ’90s. GameSpot reviewed Color Out Of Space last year, writing that the film does a good job of “making you feel like you’re a part of a Lovecraftian cosmic horror story, and following the author’s style of storytelling.”

Color Out of Space hits theaters in the US January 24.

The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda Puppet Cost $5 Million

(This article contains mild spoilers about the finale of The Mandalorian’s first season.)

The breakout star of The Mandalorian has undoubtedly been The Child, better known as Baby Yoda, a Force-powered infant who closely resembles the original and prequel trilogy’s sage Jedi master. The baby, who star Werner Herzog summed up as “heartbreakingly beautiful,” is a very sophisticated puppet–one that apparently cost a lot of money to manufacture and operate.

Talking to Entertainment Weekly, Adam Pally (who plays one of the two Stormtroopers watching over the baby at the opening of episode 8) shared an anecdote about the puppet’s cost. During the scene, Pally’s character hits the Baby Yoda, and on the first take he hit it fairly hard. The director (Taika Waititi) yelled “cut,” and Pally was visited by showrunner Jon Favreau to discuss the shot.

Pally recalls Favreau telling him that the puppet costs “like, $5 million,” saying “so while I want you to hit it, I just want you to know that.” This made Pally so nervous that he missed on the next three takes.

Pally joked that Baby Yoda was “a bit of a diva” on the set, and that he’s “constantly vaping.”

The Mandalorian will return for season 2 in fall 2020, and characters from the Skywalker series might appear.

Avengers Director’s New TV Show Casts Two Lead Roles

Citadel, the new TV show from Avengers directors Joe and Anthony Russo, has cast some of its lead roles. It was announced during the Television Critics Association event this week that Richard Madden (Game of Thrones, Bodyguard) and Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Quantico) will star in the Amazon show.

Citadel is described as an “action-packed spy series with a compelling emotional center.”

The show will have locally produced versions made for different parts of the world, including Italy, India, and Mexico, featuring different production companies and stars.

Madden and Chopra will star in the US “mothership” version of Citadel. Madden is perhaps best known for playing Robb Stark on Game of Thrones. More recently, he starred on the British TV series Bodyguard, while he also had a leading role in the Elton John biopic Rocketman.

Chopra starred in numerous Bollywood films over the years, following her win at the 2000 Miss World pageant. Her starring role on Quantico was her first major part for American TV.

Picard’s 10 Best Episodes Of Star Trek The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation remains one of the best Star Trek series and still holds up to this day. This is due in large part thanks to Patrick Stewart’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard, who leads the fantastic ensemble crew, keeping a cool head and standing by his principles in even the worst of situations.

As Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Patrick Stewart has had many incredible moments over 100 episodes of TNG and 4 movies. We had the tough decision of narrowing the list down to Picard’s 10 best episodes. We cover his powerful courtroom performances in episodes like The Measure of a Man and The Drumhead, to his most sympathetic moments in Sarek and Darmok, to his more vulnerable moments in episodes like Family, and more.

For the full list, watch the video above. And be sure to check out our videos on the history of Jean-Luc Picard, and 11 theories about the new series Star Trek: Picard.

BioShock: The Collection Might Be Coming To Switch

It looks like BioShock: The Collection–which brings together BioShock, BioShock 2, and BioShock Infinite–might be coming to the Switch. Lootpots discovered that the game has been rated by the Taiwanese games rating board. Appearing on a ratings board is usually a good indicator that a game is on its way.

BioShock: The Collection, which released for PS4 and Xbox One in 2016, remastered the three games and was divided between two Blu-Ray discs. Since a Switch release has not been formally announced, there’s no indication of whether the Switch release will be closer to the original Xbox 360/PS3 versions of these games.

The individual games within the Collection has also been rated, which could potentially mean that they’ll be released separately as well. BioShock 2 and Infinite came with all of their previously-released DLC when they were made available on PS4 and Xbox One.

The original BioShock has gone portable before, with an iOS version releasing in 2015 (and eventually disappearing from the App Store), and a Vita spin-off tactics game being planned and cancelled. This version, if it eventuates, will be the first time BioShock has appeared on a Nintendo console.

There’s also a new BioShock game in development right now at the newly created studio Cloud Chamber. It’s still early in development, though, and not much is known about it yet.

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Joker Is Coming Back To Theatres Following Golden Globes Wins And 11 Oscar Nominations

The DC movie Joker is headed back to theatres following its 11 Oscar nominations. Warner Bros. announced that Joker will return to more than 750 theatres across North America beginning on Friday, January 17.

The 11 Oscar nominations that Joker scored is more than any other movie this year. While the Oscars are still to come, Joker already won two awards at the Golden Globes, where Joker actor Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actor and Hildur Guðnadóttir won for Best Original Score.

“With the continued interest in Joker as a result of its recognition during this exciting awards season, we wanted to give audiences the chance to see the film on the big screen, whether for the first time or again,” Warner Bros. executive Jeff Goldstein said in a statement.

It seems Joker is only returning to theatres in North America, and not other parts of the world.

Joker made more than $1 billion globally during its initial theatrical run, which is a tremendous result given it was made on a relatively modest $55 million budget (before marketing). Given the huge success, it’s no surprise that there have been discussions of a sequel.

Joker is the highest-grossing R-rated movie in history, surpassing Deadpool 2 ($785 million) to set the record. Joker is also the 32nd highest-grossing movie in cinema history.

Joker’s 11 Oscar nominations include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Original Score, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Film Editing, Cinematography, and Makeup and Hairstyling.

The 92nd Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 9.