A divisive actor joins an equally divisive remake. A rebel task force annihilates the wealthy in post-apocalyptic Australia—from the director of Pride and Prejudice! In a time of ancient gods, warlords and kings, a land in turmoil cries out for a hero—Morning Spoilers!
Juice
Deadline reports Joe Wright (Black Mirror, Hanna, Pride and Prejudice 2005) is attached to direct a film adaptation of Tim Winton‘s post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller novel, Juice. Written for the screen by Abi Morgan (Shame, The Iron Lady), the story is “set in a fractured and ravaged world following a climate-change disaster” and concerns “a young husband and father [who] is recruited into a top-secret resistance organization to join the ranks of militia men tasked with targeting the isolated and wealthy culprits responsible for this global catastrophe. When a mission goes wrong, he finds himself on the run, having to fight to the end to survive in this hostile world.”
The Reckoner
THR has word Peter Dinklage is attached to star in The Reckoner, the latest film from The Furious director, Kenji Tanigaki. Though no details on the plot are available at this time, the script hails from John Wick‘s Derek Kolstad.
Possession
Deadline also reports Paul Dano has joined the cast of Parker Finn’s remake of Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession in a currently undisclosed role.
Ray Gunn
Brad Bird’s Ray Gunn has been officially rated “PG” for “violence, action, language, some suggestive material and thematic elements.”
The End of Oak Street
Empire has a new image of a feathery Allosaurus coming for a man holding measuring tape in The End of Oak Street.
Coyote vs. Acme
Empire additionally has this image of Wile E. Coyote coming for Will Forte in Coyote vs. Acme.
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Richard Brake’s Geppetto discusses soul-to-puppet transfer in a new clip from Pinocchio: Unstrung.
Unholy Night
An Italian grandmother returns from the grave to ruin her family’s Christmas Eve dinner in the trailer for Unholy Night.
The X-Files
Himesh Patel confirmed filming has wrapped on the new X-Files pilot in a recent interview with The Direct.
I don’t want to say anything that’s going to get me disappeared. Needless to say, myself and Danielle Deadwyler are playing completely new characters, and we just wrapped on the pilot. If we get to do more… we’ll see where we go from there.
The East Palace
Finally, Netflix has released a new trailer for its latest genre series, The East Palace. The story follows “a man who walks the spirit world and a court lady who hears the dead enter the East Palace by the king’s orders—can they unravel its dark secrets?” Find out this July 17.
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