{"id":708601,"date":"2026-07-24T09:47:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/708601\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T09:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:47:19","slug":"avast-sony-parleys-with-ridley-scott-over-a-new-treasure-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/708601\/","title":{"rendered":"Avast! Sony Parleys With Ridley Scott Over a New &#8216;Treasure Island&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Catherine Zeta-Jones is hunted by seven assassins at AMC. \u00a0A comic book about a town of immortals will become new series at Amazon. Jamie Campbell Bower confirmed to play Celeborn in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. A\u00a0second recent pilot based on a popular horror franchise could become a movie starring Paul Giamatti, instead. And that\u2019s the wa-a-a-a-y the news goes! It\u2019s Morning Spoilers!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2000663500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/io9-2025-spoiler.png\" alt=\"Io9 2025 Spoiler warning\" width=\"2625\" height=\"514\"  \/> Treasure Island <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/sony-ridley-scott-treasure-island-hugh-jackman-1237000487\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Deadline<\/a> reports Sony Pictures is in talks to produce <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/ridley-scott-is-bringing-pirates-back-with-hugh-jackman-and-treasure-island-2000768793\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ridley Scott\u2019s Treasure Island<\/a> starring Hugh Jackman as Long John Silver.<\/p>\n<p>  Hostel: Part IV <\/p>\n<p>According to a new report from <a href=\"https:\/\/edwarddouglas.substack.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Weekend Warrior<\/a> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofreel.com\/blog\/2026\/7\/21\/eli-roths-paul-giamatti-led-hostel-series-passed-over-by-peacock-now-a-feature-film\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World of Reel<\/a>), the scrapped pilot episode of a proposed Hostel TV series starring Paul Giamatti may <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/ryan-cooglers-x-files-pilot-may-become-a-movie-instead-2000787525\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">also<\/a> be retooled into a feature film.<\/p>\n<p>  Insidious: Out of the Further <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloody-disgusting.com\/movie\/3960445\/insidious-out-of-the-further-pg-13\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloody-Disgusting<\/a> reports Insidious: Out of the Further has been rated PG-13 for \u201cstrong violent content, bloody images, terror and some strong language.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  Terrifier 4 <\/p>\n<p>An unsourced quote from Damien Leone (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreadcentral.com\/news\/582133\/creator-damien-leone-confirms-terrifier-4-will-be-like-part-2-but-on-steroids\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dread Central<\/a>) and later retweeted by the man himself promises Terrifier 4 \u201cwill be like\u201d Terrifier 2 \u201con steroids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh yeah \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udc4a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pMS26fTAG6\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/pMS26fTAG6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Damien Leone (@damienleone) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/damienleone\/status\/2079679443212087547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>   Buddy <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/barney-inspired-horror-movie-buddy-inside-look-comic-con-preview-12023951\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a> also has new images of Cristin Milioti in Casper Kelly\u2019s Buddy. Click through for more.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018Too Many Cooks\u2019 creator Casper Kelly takes EW inside his new film \u2018Buddy,\u2019 a horror twist on \u201890s kids\u2019 shows like \u2018Barney &amp; Friends.\u2019 Cristin Milioti, Topher Grace, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Shannon, and Patton Oswalt star. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KbugNlkVUU\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/KbugNlkVUU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Entertainment Weekly (@EW) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EW\/status\/2079945460454674508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>   Kill Jackie <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/global\/catherine-zeta-jones-kill-jackie-acquired-amc-us-1236817910\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Variety<\/a> reports AMC+ has acquired the U.S. rights to Kill Jackie, an action series starring and produced by Catherine Zeta-Jones, with plans to air this fall. Based on Nick Harkaway\u2019s novel The Price You Pay, the series follows Jackie Price (Zeta-Jones), \u201cwho has spent the last 20 years living a quiet, luxurious existence selling fine art while remaining anonymous after escaping a criminal past. Her carefully constructed world is shattered when she discovers that The Seven Demons, a squad of ruthless assassins, have been hired to kill her. Jackie will need to unleash her old instincts and execute a dangerous plan to take down the Demons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  Mary Lambert\u2019s Dracula <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/bailey-purnell-gyllenhaal-dracula-audible-1237000068\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Deadline<\/a> also has word Mary Lambert (Pet Semetary) will direct an audio drama at Audible adapting Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula. The cast includes Jonathan Bailey as Count Dracula, Ella Purnell as Mina, Aimee Lou Wood as Lucy, Louis Partridge as Jonathan, David Jonsson as Dr. Seward, Lesley Manville as Mrs. Westenra, Johnny Flynn as Renfield, Francis Lovehall as Arthur, and Maggie Gyllenhaal as Professor Van Helsing.<\/p>\n<p>  The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power <\/p>\n<p>A new photo from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbFqRdCi0Dh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=AVAfHvF7yQJWuruUy5FaySB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Empire<\/a> confirms Jamie Campbell Bower plays Celeborn in the third season of The Rings of Power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    Stillwater <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/stillwater-prime-video-greg-berlanti-carly-wray-skybound-1236999820\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Deadline<\/a> additionally reports a TV series based on Stillwater, the comic book by Chip Zdarsky and Ram\u00f3n K P\u00e9rez, is now in development at Amazon MGM Studios. Developed for the screen by Greg Berlanti and Carly Wray, the \u201cmind-bending horror thriller follows ex-con Daniel West as he receives \u201ca mysterious letter promising answers about his past and a substantial inheritance in the small town of Stillwater.\u201d There, \u201che discovers a community where nothing ever ages, no one ever dies, and nobody ever gets out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  My Adventures With Superman <\/p>\n<p>Finally, Mxyzptlk pits our heroes against their own evil counterparts in a new clip from this week\u2019s episode of My Adventures With Superman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/marvel-release-dates-when-to-see-upcoming-mcu-movies-1848196856\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marvel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/star-wars-movies-tv-shows-release-dates-disney-1848494806\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star Wars<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/star-trek-release-dates-where-to-stream-picard-discover-1848839650\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star Trek<\/a> releases, what\u2019s next for the <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/warner-bros-dc-release-dates-hbo-max-cast-details-1848354161\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DC Universe on film and TV<\/a>, and everything you need to know about the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/doctor-who-release-dates-streaming-ncuti-gatwa-rtd-1849745140\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>      <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Catherine Zeta-Jones is hunted by seven assassins at AMC. \u00a0A comic book about a town of immortals will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":708602,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,183166,21458,2839,219439,234826,46990,212751,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-708601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-insidious-out-of-the-further","tag-morning-spoilers","tag-movies","tag-my-adventures-with-superman","tag-stillwater","tag-terrifier-4","tag-treasure-island","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=708601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/708602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}