Following the Sunday night screening that rocked Cannes, and the teaser trailer release online yesterday that got many buzzing, the upcoming Korean sci-fi action thriller “Hope” may get a sequel should the film prove a success. Celebrated “The Wailing” filmmaker Na Hong-jin directs the film and attended a press conference
“Very Young Frankenstein” Gets A Series Order
FX has officially handed out a series order for its “Very Young Frankenstein” project that serves as a prequel to the Mel Brooks film classic. A pilot order was given back in September, and they must’ve liked what they saw because a full series is now coming that will screen
Hasbro, Fathom Team On “Transformers” Re-Release
Hasbro and Fathom Entertainment have teamed up to theatrically re-release 1986’s “The Transformers: The Movie,” the animated feature based on the beloved toy franchise. The film, which follows the heroic Autobot robots as they are hunted by a planet-sized Transformer named Unicron, was a box office bomb at the time.
“Harry Potter” Abruptly Recasts Its Ginny Weasley
Gracie Cochrane, who portrays Ginny Weasley in HBO’s upcoming “Harry Potter” TV series, won’t return for that show’s second season. Deadline reports that the show is currently wrapping production of the first season, entitled “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”. No specifics of her exit have been revealed beyond her
Tubi Lands A “Scooby Doo” Anime Series
Free streamer Tubi has ordered “Yokoso Scooby-Doo!,” the first anime series of the “Scooby-Doo” franchise. Warner Bros. Animation and Japan’s OLM Studios produce the series, which will air on Tubi in the United States and Cartoon Network internationally. Itsuro Kawasaki will direct, with Francisco Paredes serving as co-producer. Yokoso Scooby-Doo!