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‘Now You See Me 3’ Already in the Works 0 747

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Despite the sequel to the 2013 magic-themed mystery thriller Now You See Me not even being in cinemas yet, Variety reports that studio already has a third film in the early stages of development.

In keeping with pretty much every other studio out there, Lionsgate is putting a lot of focus on creating more franchises, following on from the likes of The Hunger Games and Twilight running their course, and Now You See Me 3 is just part of that. It’s not quite at the level of Marvel, which plans ahead more than most, but this sequel has been announced more than a year before the second one even hits cinemas. The studio also recently announced plans for John Wick 2.

The first Now You See Me focused on a group of expert expert magicians who pull off bank heists and other crimes during their performances, leading to an FBI agent and an Interpol detective trying to catch them. Despite mixed reviews, it made a whopping $350 million at the worldwide box office from a $75 million budget.

The continued star power, name recognition and the prospect of more magical twists and turns is hoped by Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer to help it top the box office success of the last one.

Most of the cast are returning for Now You See Me: The Second Act, including Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Mark Ruffalo, Dave Franco, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine, although due to her pregnancy there’s no Isla Fisher; Lizzy Caplan is the main female presence this time. A big surprise in the cast is the addition of Daniel Radcliffe, so that should help its box office prospects even further. Jon M. Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Jem and the Holograms) is directing and the script is written by Ed Solomon and Pete Chiarelli.

Now You See Me: The Second Act is set for release on Jun 10th, 2016. We can probably assume The Third Act to follow a year later or so.

Source: Variety

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The Hulk Might Return in ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ 0 1462

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As was the case with the first movie, far and away one of the most entertaining aspects of Avengers: Age of Ultron was Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner AKA The Hulk, who had a film-stealing fight scene with Iron Man that rivalled the end of Man of Steel in terms of city destruction.

The last time we saw The Hulk in Age of Ultron he was [SPOILER ALERT] in the Quinjet, which supposedly crashed and the man or beast hasn’t been seen by the rest of The Avengers, SHIELD or anyone else since. He probably jumped out and swam to Fiji, said Nick Fury. However, we may now have word about when we’ll next see him.

Now take this news with a grain of salt but Joblo is reporting that The Hulk will next appear in Thor: Ragnarok, the third solo movie for Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder. The plot of the film, which recently had Flight of the Conchords director Taiki Waititi attached, is currently under wraps but Joblo reports it amounts to, “nothing less than the Norse Apocalypse.” The Hulk would certainly be a welcome fighting partner, then!

If true, Ruffalo joins the already confirmed returnees Tom Hiddleston as trickster Loki – the last time we saw him he had [SPOILER ALERT!] faked his death and claimed the Asgard throne for himself – and Jaimie Alexander as Thor’s female ally Lady Sif.

Do you believe Ragnarok is when we’ll next see The Hulk? Is he a good fit for Thor’s solo storyline?

Thor: Ragnarok is currently scheduled for a October 27th, 2017 release.

Source: Joblo

Leonardo DiCaprio Producing Volkswagen Scandal Movie 0 1409

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Wow, talk about things moving fast in Hollywood!

It may have only been a few weeks since the scandal erupted around the Volkswagen fuel emissions cheating but there’s already a movie in the works. DiCaprio is on board to produce the film alongside Jennifer Davisson through his Appian Way company.

There’s no mention of stars, writer or director yet – one might assume that DiCaprio might star himself but he’s a known environmentalist who has produced these types of themed films before (the climate change documentary The 11th Hour chief among them) so it wouldn’t surprise me if he kept himself strictly as a producer for this one, too.

Paramount is the studio behind the movie, having nabbed the presumably sought-after rights to the upcoming book by Jack Ewing. Variety has the details on what it exposes:

“…The company placed illegal software in their clean diesel cars that could tell when a car was being tested for fuel emissions and would turn on the emissions control to cheat the test and meet EPA standards. During normal driving conditions, emission control software was shut off  — resulting in as much as 40 times more pollution than allowed by law. Volkswagen is currently facing up to $18 billion in fines from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.”

If there’s one thing Hollywood loves it’s a true story and, more specifically, a controversial one. Getting this one made and out in the world will be crucial for it to feel relevant to audiences. DiCaprio being attached can’t exactly hurt its box office chances.

The actor will next be seen in the amazing-looking The Revenant.

Source: Variety