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<\/p>\nA new trailer for Na Hong-jin\u2019s Hope reveals its invading aliens. Lee Sung Jin discusses Marvel\u2019s \u201ccharacter first\u201d mandate for the X-Men. The planned Heroes reboot is shelved once again. Art the Clown to meet Leslie Vernon in upcoming sequel. Whoever wins\u2026 we lose. It\u2019s Morning Spoilers!<\/p>\n
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The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of the Past <\/p>\n
During a recent interview with The Direct<\/a>, Elijah Wood specified Stephen Colbert\u2019s Lord of the Rings prequel still hasn\u2019t been officially greenlit yet.<\/p>\n Okay. Well, it hasn\u2019t\u2026 We\u2019re not there yet\u2026 But listen, I think the implication is that the stories that Stephen [Colbert] wants to tell, which are the six chapters that were not committed to film in Fellowship of the Ring, largely because they would have slowed the process of the journey down, because when he leaves Bag End and the Shire, and he has to get to Bree, if it had gone the meandering way that it does in the books, it just would have taken a long time to get to Bree, and\u2026 it would have killed momentum.<\/p>\n But I think the idea of telling the story of what happens in those six chapters is really exciting, and I think really exciting for fans, and I think what Stephen and his son have crafted and what they\u2019re working through is really rich and interesting, and it certainly includes all those characters. So, a script has to be written, we have to go through a process and read it, and it has to get a green light and all those things, but certainly in theory, yeah. And I\u2019m beyond thrilled that it\u2019s Stephen and his son doing it. It\u2019s in the best Tolkien scholarly hands.<\/p>\n The X-Men <\/p>\n Beef creator Lee Sung Jin discussed his \u201ccharacter first\u201d approach to the upcoming X-Men movie in a recent interview with Deadline.<\/a><\/p>\n I grew up with\u00a0X-Men and I think there\u2019s no better set of characters that kind of exemplify feeling othered, feeling different from the world. We want to continue mining from that theme and it couldn\u2019t be more relevant today in 2026.<\/p>\n They want to go back to character first, which is the type of writing that me and Joanna do best. We\u2019re thinking about these characters and what makes them tick. What parts of them feel universally relatable, and leading with that first before we start thinking about plots and world stakes and all that.<\/p>\n I think audiences are always hungry for character first. That\u2019s the thing that makes storytelling resonate, that you\u2019re able to see and identify parts of yourself in these people on the big screen.<\/p>\n The Odyssey <\/p>\n In another recent interview with Deadline<\/a>, Robert Pattinson compared his Odyssey character, Antinous, to Taylor Lauter\u2019s Jacob in Twilight.<\/p>\n I think they will be rooting for him. I keep comparing it\u2014it\u2019s kind of like Jacob in\u00a0Twilight.<\/p>\n What\u00a0The Odyssey is about\u2014Penelope just can\u2019t make her mind up between the two guys and I\u2019m just trying to like help her make a decision. It\u2019s like, \u2018It\u2019s fine. He\u2019s dead, get over it.\u2019<\/p>\n Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon <\/p>\n According to Variety<\/a>, Terrifier\u2018s\u00a0David Howard Thornton has joined the cast of the Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon in an undisclosed \u201ckey\u201d role.<\/p>\n Hot Spot <\/p>\n Bloody-Disgusting<\/a> reports Agnieszka Smoczy\u0144ska\u2019s\u00a0dystopian sci-fi thriller Hot Spot has been rated \u201cR\u201d for \u201cstrong violent content, gore, graphic nudity, sexual content and brief language.\u201d<\/p>\n The End of Oak Street <\/p>\n Bloody-Disgusting<\/a> additionally reports David Robert Mitchell\u2019s The End of Oak Street has been rated PG-13 for \u201csome strong violent content, bloody images, some strong language and suggestive material.\u201d<\/p>\n Fall 2: Deadpoint <\/p>\n Bloody-Disgusting<\/a> also states Fall 2: Deadpoint has received a PG-13 rating for \u201cstrong language, some violent content\/bloody images and drug material.\u201d<\/p>\n Ice Cream Man <\/p>\n Ice Cream Man\u2018s wicked ice cream truck appears to activate its popsicle influenced-children in a new clip.<\/p>\n Hope <\/p>\n A new trailer for Na Hong-jin\u2019s Hope reveals the film\u2019s invading aliens.<\/p>\n Heroes: Eclipsed <\/p>\n According to a new report from Matt\u2019s Inside Line<\/a> (via Comic Book<\/a>), the planned Heroes reboot Eclipsed is no longer in active development.<\/p>\n It: Welcome to Derry <\/p>\n HBO CEO Casey Bloys provided Variety<\/a> with an update on the second season of It: Welcome to Derry.\u00a0<\/p>\n Oh, I said this before: They\u2019re working on a take for Season 2, and they\u2019re coming up with a take and scripts. I am very inclined to, obviously\u2014the show did very well. They want to be happy with the direction that they\u2019ve come up with. They\u2019re still working on it. They\u2019ll show it to us, but I\u2019m feeling very good about what I\u2019ve heard so far.<\/p>\n My Adventures With Superman <\/p>\n Finally, Cyborg Superman unleashes his fury in a new clip from this week\u2019s new episode of My Adventures With Superman.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel<\/a>, Star Wars<\/a>, and Star Trek<\/a> releases, what\u2019s next for the DC Universe on film and TV<\/a>, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new trailer for Na Hong-jin\u2019s Hope reveals its invading aliens. 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