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‘The Witcher’ is preparing for the production of its second season. Showrunner Lauren Hissrich said that there’s a seven-season story planned for the Netflix fantasy drama, with some new characters coming in for season 2. One of these characters is Vesemir, whom fans said must be played by Mark Hamill.
The Emmy(R) winning drama series WESTWORLD returns for its eight-episode third season SUNDAY, MARCH 15 (9:00-10:10 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the birth of a new form of life on Earth, the show was created for television by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy, who are also executive producers.
Clarice Starling is coming to the small screen. The character from “Silence of the Lambs,” which was played by Jodie Foster in the movie,” is getting a sequel series on CBS.
Tom Cruise is confirmed to return as Ethan Hunt for the seventh installment of “Mission: Impossible.” Word has it that “X-Men” actor Nicholas Hoult is joining him in this upcoming movie as well.
The classic movie franchise “Jaws” might land another installment as reports revealed Universal Pictures is planning to do a remake. The studio is also said to be asking Steven Spielberg on board to produce the upcoming thriller.
Amazon Prime Video announced that the highly-anticipated conspiracy thriller Hunters, created by David Weil, starring legendary Academy Award-winner Al Pacino and executive produced by Academy Award-winner Jordan Peele, will premiere globally on Friday, February 21, 2020. In addition to the series’ launch date, the official trailer and key art were also released today.
The fifth and final season of “Lucifer” on Netflix will feature God throughout the season. The role will be played by “24” star Dennis Haysbert and it will be a reunion of sorts for the actor and D.B. Woodside, who plays Amenadiel and who also worked in the “24” series.
The upcoming fourth “The Matrix” on the big screen, with Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, is apparently going to set up a TV show. However, it will star a female character who has yet to be named.
“WandaVision” is coming to Disney+ in 2020 instead of 2021. The streaming platform has confirmed via its social media accounts that the show starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, who plays Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch and Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), will be ready for release this year.
The third installment in the “Spider-Man” franchise is going to begin production this summer. Tom Holland will return to reprise his role, which will still be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).