Fantastic Beasts 3 Production Delayed, But Not Very Long

The third of five planned Fantastic Beasts movies has hit a bit of a speedbump. Production on the film was expected to begin this July, but now cameras are set to start rolling in the Fall, according to a new report from Deadline. Why the production delay?

According to the site, Warner Bros. simply wants more time in pre-production, which sounds like a good thing. The move is supposedly part of management’s belief that giving the creative teams more time will lead to a better end result, and again, that sounds like a good thing.

Previous Warner Bros. administrations had the tendency to rush event films to meet release dates, and in this case Fantastic Beasts 3 was rumored to be 2020. Warner Bros. executives now have a new approach of allowing big productions to brew as needed,” Deadline said.

According to the report, Fantastic Beasts actors are now being told about the production delay so they can adjust their own schedules accordingly.

2016’s Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them made $814 million worldwide, with 2018’s sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald taking in $648.8 million globally. Together they have made around $1.4 billion.

Both films were directed by David Yates, and he’s expected to direct the third one as well. The series stars Eddie Redmayne as magizoologist Newt Scamander in a story written by J.K. Rowling and set before the events of the Harry Potter series.

New Men in Black: International Photos

Take a look at some brand new images of Men in Black: International, starring Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson.

Just about a month after the first trailer for the newest Men in Black was released, we now have a look at new photos and a poster that includes, in addition to Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson.

The pictures include a look at some aliens, Thompson and Hemsworth in the desert, and much more.

Men in Black: International will be released in theaters on June 14, 2019, and is being directed by Fate of the Furious director, F. Gary Gary.

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Ghostbusters: Leslie Jones Says New Sequel ‘Like Something Trump Would Do’

Comedian and actress Leslie Jones has responded to the news of the next Ghostbusters sequel by saying it’s “insulting.”

In a tweet sent out multiple times on different threads, Jones expressed her feelings on the news of the 2020 sequel, saying the fact that it’s a follow-up to the original ’80s films makes it seem like the 2016 film doesn’t count.

Pikachu Has Digestive Problems In Latest Footage From New Pokemon Movie

One of the next big video game movies is Detective Pikachu, which comes out in May featuring the voice of Ryan Reynolds as the electric yellow creature.

Now, a new TV spot for the film has arrived, providing another quick look at it–and now there’s a fart joke. You can check out the new TV spot in the Instagram embed below.

Like the game it’s based on, Detective Pikachu follows the story of Tim (Justice Smith), the son of a famous private detective whose father has gone missing. Tim can understand Pokemon, and he teams up with Pikachu to investigate his father’s disappearance.

It’s directed by Rob Letterman, who has experience directing films that mix live-action and CG having directed the Jack Black movie Gulliver’s Travels. It also stars Kathryn Newton (Blockers), Ken Watanabe (Godzilla, Inception), and Bill Nighy (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows).

Detective Pikachu hits theatres on May 10.

Every IGN Resident Evil Review

Twenty-two years ago the world first met Jill Valentine, AKA the Master of Unlocking, when Resident Evil made its debut and changed the face of survival horror gaming. Now, finally, in 2019 we’re getting the long-awaited sequel, Resident Evil 2, this week! I wonder what took them so… wait, I’m being told there’ve actually been nine games and a ton of spinoffs, and IGN has reviewed pretty much all of them. (It’s a good thing we were founded mere months after the first game came out!)

Here, for the historical record, are all of IGN’s Resident Evil reviews, which range from 2016’s predictably terrible Umbrella Corps to the series high of the still-revered Resident Evil 4. Now that you know what we thought of them at the time they came out, give us your opinion: Which ones stick out in your mind as the most terrifyingly great and the most terrifyingly worst?

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Sean Penn TV Show About Going To Mars Canceled After 1 Season

Streaming network Hulu’s TV show The First, which starred Sean Penn as an astronaut trying to go to Mars, has been canceled after one season. Created by House of Cards creator Beau Willimon, The First marked Senn’s first time as a regular on a TV show. The Hollywood Reporter was along the news sites to confirm the show’s cancellation.

It’s just the latest cancellation from Hulu, as the network recently axed comedian Sarah Silverman’s show, I Love You, America, also only after one season.

Hulu, like Netflix, does not release viewership figures for its original content, so we don’t know how well The First performed. What’s clear, however, is that the ratings were not good enough to keep the show going for a second season.

The First premiered on Hulu in September. It also stars Natascha McElhone (Californication), LisaGay Hamilton (True Crime), and Hannah Ware (Hitman: Agent 47).

While The First may be canceled, Hulu still has a number of other high-profile original shows including The Handmaid’s Tale, Future Man, and Veronica Mars.