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This episode we discuss:

CINEMA SQUAD 4/17/16

PROJECT UPDATES
-From CinemaCon:

• “The Dark Tower” has started filming
• Sony revealed title & logo of “Spider-Man Homcoming”
• ‘Men in Black/21 Jump Street’ crossover named: MIB23
• ‘Underworld 5’ New Title: “Underworld: Blood Wars”
• Ben Affleck to star, write & direct Batman solo film
• Deadpool 2 is officially coming

-Other Updates:

• MGM has won the bidding war for “Deeper”
• Jai Courtney & David Ayer address ‘Suicide Squad’ reshoot rumors
• Jason Statham will star in “Meg”
• Gary Oldman to play Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour”
• “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” has added: Elton John & Channing Tatum

The Box Office Report

• 1st with $101-Million is The Jungle Book
• 2nd with $20-Million is Barbershop: The Next Cut
• 3rd with $10-Million is The Boss
• 4th with $9-Million is Batman v Superman
• 5th with $8-Million is Zootopia

THEATER – NETFLIX – OR NEVER

• Opening next weekend we have “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” – “Elvis & Nixon” – “A Hologram for the King”

The HOT List

• New trailer for “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”
• New trailer for “A Monster Calls”
• First trailer for “The Birth of a Nation”
• Denzel Washington will direct & star in the film adaptation of “Fences”
• Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn will star in “Bad Moms”
• Michael Keaton to play a villain in “Spider-Man: Homecoming”
• Benedict Cumberbatch to voice the Grinch in “The Grinch That Stole Christmas”
• Dwayne Johnson & Kevin Hart to star in “Jumanji” reboot
• First trailer for “Doctor Strange”

TRIVIA – MAGIC is the theme this week

Develop, Ditch or Turnaround

• Lindsey Beer to adapt “The Kingkiller Chronicle”
• Victoria Strouse to tackle the script for “Overnight”
• Domhnall Gleeson to board “Goodbye Christopher Robin”
• David Lowery to helm “Peter Pan” for Disney
• Fox has acquired “Stuber” a spec by Tripper Clancy
• Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Ed Harris to join Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem in Darren Aronofsky’s new film

Closing Segment: Guilty Pleasures