Cate Blanchett leads the G7 against giant brains in the first trailer for Rumors. Megatron and Optimus Prime prepare for battle in a new Transformers One poster. MGM+’s Stephen King adaptation The Institute expands its cast. Plus, what’s coming on Snowpiercer. Spoilers, away!
Congo
During a recent interview with Bloody-Disgusting, Backwoods and Out Come the Wolves director Adam MacDonald revealed he’s interested in helming a remake of Congo.
Oh yeah. I want to remake Congo, given the chance. Of course. Cujo, maybe never. I don’t know if they want to do dogs ever again, but Congo, I think it’s about time that they bring that back up. A more grounded, gritty, intense version. But they’d be like, ‘Oh, we’re never going to do that because we have the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and everything. We’re not going to do another.’ There’s room for Congo.
Clown in a Cornfield
Bloody-Disgusting also reports Eli Craig’s upcoming film adaptation of Clown in a Cornfield has been rated “R” for “bloody horror violence, language throughout and teen drinking.”
The Toxic Avenger
In conversation with Collider, Peter Dinklage suggested fans “write to [thier] congressman” to see the release of his shelved Toxic Avenger remake.
My friend Macon Blair, the writer-director of Toxic Avenger also plays Malachai in The Thicket. I love working with that man, I would do every movie with him if I could. But fingers crossed, it’ll see cinemas soon. Write to your congressmen. I don’t know what you do in this situation.
Rumours
World leaders at a G7 summit are useless against the supernatural in the trailer for Guy Maddin’s Rumours, starring Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Charles Dance, Takehiro Hira, Denis Ménochet , Rolando Ravello, Zlatko Buric and Alicia Vikander.
Transformers One
Transformers One now has a 4DX poster.
Gear up and roll out. #TransformersOne in #4DX, in theaters September 20th. pic.twitter.com/6WY1o6hu2o
— 4DX (@4dxusa) August 28, 2024
Die Alone
Carrie-Anne Moss and Frank Grillo battle plague zombies in the trailer for Die Alone, coming to VOD this October 18.
Superman & Lois
TV Line reports that the final season of the show will now air on Monday nights starting October 7, moving from its prior Thursday home.
The Institute
According to Deadline, Simone Miller and Jason Diaz have joined the cast of MGM+’s upcoming series based on Stephen King’s 2019 novel, The Institute.
Snowpiercer
Finally, Big Alice can’t cross the boobytrapped bridge in the synopsis for “A Moth to a Flame,” the seventh episode of Snowpiercer‘s final season.
[Spoiler TV]Layton learns who was responsible for the experiments on Josie and Liana, before also finding out who froze the world; Big Alice approaches New Eden but can’t cross the boobytrapped bridge.
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