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Sequel briefs : Transformers, Candyman, Purple Rain, Scoob!, Pet Sematary & more!

Harrison Ford injured on the set of “Indiana Jones 5”

Transformers : Rise of the Beasts

That’s the name of the next film in the franchise.

”Returning to the action and spectacle that first captured moviegoers around the world 14 years ago with the original TransformersTransformers: Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure and introduce the Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons to the existing battle on earth between Autobots and Decepticons. Directed by Steven Caple Jr. and starring Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback, the film arrives in theatres June 24, 2022.”

 

Indiana Jones 5

Harrison Ford has suffered a shoulder injury while rehearsing for a fight scene during production on the fifth “Indiana Jones” film. “Production will continue while the appropriate course of treatment is evaluated, and the filming schedule will be reconfigured as needed in the coming weeks,” Disney said in a statement sent to AFP. [More…]

 

Nobody 2

Ilya Naishuller, director of 2021 actioner “Nobody” starring Bob Odekirk, says he’s looking forward to continuing Hutch’s story if Universal give them the go-ahead to make it. “Whether it’ll happen, time will tell, but all the necessary seeds have been planted,” he said. [More…]

 

Star Trek Generations II

Despite the fact his Captain Kirk was killed off in the film, William Shatner proposed a follow-up to “Star Trek : Generations” that would’ve seen Kirk and Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) teaming up again to take on the Borg. [More…]

 

Pet Sematary 2

Jackson White will play a young Jud Crandall – the character first played on screen by Fred Gwynne in the 1989 film – in Paramount+’s prequel to “Pet Sematary”. [More…]

 

Candyman 4

Tony Todd says a third sequel to the original “Candyman” (1992) would’ve seen the mirror magnate stalking the inhabitants of New England. “This was around twenty years ago. It was going to take place in New England during a snow storm, because I just had this image of Candyman in a blizzard. Because I’m from New England, and I knew the power of having that mythic character in a snowstorm being undeterred by the elements. We had gone so far as to establish him as a professor at a girls’ college.” [More…]

 

Purple Rain 2

Jerome Benton, co-leader of legendary music group The Time, is reportedly developing a sequel to Prince classic “Purple Rain” (1984). “There is a ‘Purple Rain II’ that I have been working on and my brother [Time member Terry Lewis] will be the music director,” Benton revealed during an interview with the Black Press of America’s live “Fiyah!” broadcast during the National Newspaper Publisher’s Association’s (NNPA) annual summer convention. [More…]

 

Scoob! 2

A sequel to Warner’s “Scoob!” is in the works. “We are kicking the tyres on a follow-up to Scoob!” director Tony Cervone spilled this week. “It hasn’t been announced yet, but it’s something we’re all excited about. The whole creative team that made the first movie is still around and back and working on something new. It was neat to create this Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe, and it’s exciting to return to it.”

 

Wolf Creek 3

Former Moviehole writer (!) Duncan Samarasinghe has written the second sequel to Greg Mclean’s Aussie horror classic “Wolf Creek”. In the film, Mick Taylor sets his sights on a couple of American teenagers holidaying with their family downunder. [More…]

 

The Wog Boy 3

Nick Giannopoulos and Vince Colosimo are currently filming a second sequel to their aussie comedy smash “The Wog Boy” in Melbourne. Giannopoulos was inspired to write the script after his father passed and penned it during lockdown last year. [More…]

 

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

David F. Sandberg offered fans a sneak peek at the new costumes the film’s principal heroes will adorn in the upcoming “Shazam!” sequel.

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