Cynthia Erivo and Michael Bay may be teaming up for a new sci-fi thriller. Somehow, the public domain horror movies have returned. Ivanna Sakhno talks about her hopes for a M3GAN 3.0. Plus, what’s coming on Revival. Spoilers, away!
Saturation Point
According to Deadline, Universal and Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes have teamed with Cynthia Ervo’s production company, Edith’s Daughter, on a film adaptation of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s sci-fi/action/thriller, Saturation Point. Adapted for the screen by Minnie Schedeen, the story concerns Dr. Jasmine Marks as she “leads a search and rescue mission into ‘The Zone,’ a section of rainforest along the equator with a climate inhospitable to intelligent life. As she pushes further into the wilderness, Dr. Marks discovers the Zone is far deadlier than initially believed and not all forms of intelligent life are necessarily human…”. It’s currently unclear if Bay or Erivo will play roles in the movie beyond producing.
The DCU
Speaking with Pay Or Wait (via Superhero Hype), James Gunn suggested Nubia is set to make her live-action debut in his DCU sometime “in the not-too-distant future.”
I’m very aware of Nubia. Yes, we are very much talking about that. I want to have all sorts of people represented in the DCU. And, yeah, you might be happy in the not-too-distant future.
FELIX: A Complex Puzzle
Bloody-Disgusting reports Demián Rugna (When Evil Lurks, Terrified) is attached to direct a new vampire horror-comedy titled FELIX: A Complex Puzzle. The story is said to follow Omin, “a hard-partying vampire playboy and leader of the notorious ‘Blood-Suckers’ clan. After falling into a river during a wild yacht bender, Omin is presumed dead and sent to the morgue, where doctors mistakenly harvest all his organs, including a lung. Waking up the next morning, disoriented and dismembered, Omin rallies vampire bounty hunters from across the globe—from Romania to Indigenous American clans—to track down his missing body parts. Meanwhile, in the Big City, we meet Felix, a hypochondriac night tour guide unknowingly about to become part of the bloody puzzle.”
Minnie’s Midnight Massacre
Deadline also has word filming has already wrapped on Minnie’s Midnight Massacre, a Minnie Mouse-inspired horror film produced by Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey‘s Stuart Alson and Nicole Holland. Starring Hannah Hueston, the story concerns “Steamboat Willie’s first mate, Minnie,” as she goes “on a killing spree when seeking revenge against the childhood bullies who tortured her as a teenager.”
Predator: Badlands
During a recent interview with Empire, director Dan Trachtenberg revealed the main Predator of Badlands is named Dek, is considered to be the “runt of [his] litter,” and audiences will hopefully root for him.
He’s a thing of few words, pretty blunt. He cuts straight to the point. Literally and figuratively. That feels like a big idea, not just within Predator, but in sci-fi generally. In most sci-fi universes, the ‘creatures’ are either bad guys or sidekicks. In [Badlands] it’s: ‘What if you were with the creature on this crazy mission to prove itself, seeing everything through its eyes?’ After Prey, I had three ideas. One was Killer Of Killers, one was Badlands and one… I haven’t done yet. So, there are other awesome ideas and time periods it’d be exciting to explore, and all that’s been part of our discussion for [what’s next].
M3GAN 3.0
Speaking with Screen Rant, AMELIA actress Ivanna Sakhno stated she hopes the M3GAN franchise continues to explore new genres with each sequel.
The M3GAN Universe seems to take a new genre every time they’re making a new film. So who knows? Maybe it is going to be like a little romantic comedy or whatever. Love story of M3GAN and AMELIA, or AMELIA finding a soulmate. Jason Blum, I hope he sees that because I’m all ready to dance. We have Amie (Donald), who is ready to also guide me into that world. So Jason, please. I’m here. I’m ready.
Revival
Finally, Spoiler TV has images from “Run Along Little Lamb,” this week’s episode of Revival. Click through to see the rest.
A new mandate targets Revivers as Em’s memories spark a violent reckoning with brutal costs.
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