James Gunn talks about what he’s looking for to add films to his DC universe. James Marsters may have let slip his role in the Buffy revival. Blumhouse has gotten its hands on the Saw franchise. Plus, what’s coming on Rick and Morty. To me, my spoilers!
Saw
Deadline reports Blumhouse has officially acquired the rights to the Saw franchise from Twisted Pictures and plans to bring James Wan and Leigh Whannell “back into the fold” to “guide the future of the franchise.”
Sgt. Rock
In conversation with Entertainment Weekly, James Gunn confirmed the Sgt. Rock movie is still moving forward at DC Studios.
I feel like we’re in a pretty good place. We’re still moving forward, but it’s not going to be … What would [DC Studios co-head Peter Safran] want me to say here? … So it’s still moving forward, but, yeah, right now it wasn’t exactly where I wanted it to be creatively, and so it needs to change a little bit.
Untitled DC Project
In the same interview, Gunn revealed he’s received a pitch for an “Elsewords” story from “a very, very, very famous actor.”
The script still needs to be good. We’re not going to make it unless we like the script. But I think that there are exceptions. I told it to one person who came in and pitched something that was an Elseworlds tale. It was a very, very, very famous movie actor. I said, “It depends on how the screenplay comes out…If it’s a masterpiece, I’ll make it, but it has to be a masterpiece.” [Laughs] And he is like, “I don’t know if it’s a masterpiece.” He got all funny. He’s still working on it, though. He is still trying to do it, so we’ll see. Masterpiece might be pushing it, but it’s got to be really great.
James Bond
According to insider Jeff Sneider, directors who have pitched for the next James Bond movie include Edward Berger, Denis Villeneuve, Edgar Wright, Jonathan Nolan, and Paul King, as “Alfonso Cuarón recently took himself out of the running.”
BREAKING: Directors who have pitched/are pitching for the next JAMES BOND movie include Edward Berger, Denis Villeneuve, Edgar Wright, Jonathan Nolan, and Paul King, as Alfonso Cuarón recently took himself out of the running. Of these, I’d keep an eye on J. Nolan and Paul King…
– Jeff Sneider (@theinsneider) June 20, 2025
The Long Walk
According to Variety, Jeremiah Fraites of the Lumineers has been hired to write the score for the upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk.
Zombie Plane
Variety also has word Zombie Plane–a film which includes Ice-T, Brian Austin Green, Vanilla Ice, Sophie Monk, and Chuck Norris playing fictionalized versions of themselves–has wrapped filming. The story concerns a team of celebrities who “are seen by day as the faces we know and love, but by night they are saving the world from under-wraps [supernatural] attacks.”
Silent Night, Deadly Night
According to Deadline, the new Silent Night, Deadly Night will be released in theaters unrated on December 12, 2025.
Return to Silent Hill
Additionally, Return to Silent Hill is now scheduled for a January 23, 2026 release. [Deadline]
M3GAN 2.0
The cast and crew of M3GAN 2.0 discuss the homicidal robot becoming an antihero in the upcoming sequel.
Please Don’t Feed the Children
After a virus seemingly wipes out all adults on Earth, a group of orphaned children are kidnapped by Downton Abbey‘s Michelle Dockery in the trailer for Destry Allyn Spielberg’s debut feature, Please Don’t Feed the Childrenpremiering on Tubi later this month.
Else
Relatedly, a new virus causes people to somehow physically merge with their surroundings in the trailer for Elsestreaming on Fandor this July 8.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
James Marsters may have accidentally revealed his involvement with the new Buffy the Vampire Slayer during his recent appearance at HellMouthCon.
I’ve been told, in no uncertain terms, that I need to shut my damn mouth. And I would not say that you should take anything from that. It’s just that we are trying…. [Marsters then corrects his pronoun usage] what I will say is that the people behind the camera are some of the best people in Hollywood. Chloe Zhao who is directing the pilot, directed Nomadland, and understands all about intimate character-driven drama. And she also directed a Marvel movie, man! She’s one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood.
[The Nerdist]
Ironheart
A new Ironheart promo introduces the pyrotechnic Clown, the hacker Slug, the cage-fighting Blood Siblings, the knife-throwing H.R., and Eric Andre as Rampage.
Rick and Morty
Morty doesn’t like the idea of blowing up the cryogenically-frozen crew of an ark ship in a clip from this Sunday’s episode of Rick and Morty.
Wednesday
Finally, Steve Buscemi leads a tour of Nevermore Academy in a new promo for the second season of Wednesday.
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