Zendaya is rumored to inherit the Bourne legacy from Matt Damon and/or Jeremy Renner. It Follows director David Robert Mitchell has been hired to write the next Five Nights at Freddy’s. Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi finally begin writing We’re Wolves. The way you walked was thorny, through no fault of your own, but as the rain enters the soil, the river enters the sea, so tears run to a predestined end… it’s Morning Spoilers!
Untitled The Daniels’ Project
Deadline reports Silvia Dionicio (Task), Jackson Kelly (The Pitt), Kerrice Brooks (Star Trek: Starfleet Academy), and Thalia Dudek (Doctor Who) have joined the cast of the the Daniels’ upcoming “superhero tentpole movie where global warming is the villain”—the one still heavily speculated to be based on 1990’s Captain Planet and the Planeteers.
Though details on their characters are not available at this time, the incoming cast (alongside the previously announced Sean Kaufman) are said to “essentially lead the film” opposite Matt Damon’s mentor figure, who will hold “equal footing” with the young cast.
If we had to guess, it sounds as if Damon is playing an original member of the Planeteers (likely Wheeler) who, opposite Sandra Oh (as Gi, probably), trains a new generation of five elemental ring-bearers: Dionicio, Kelly, Brooks, Dudek, and Kaufman—with Charles Melton playing Captain Planet, himself.
Bourne
According to a new rumor from TheInsneider newsletter (via World of Reel), Zendaya is allegedly in talks to take over the Jason Bourne franchise from Matt Damon.
Bond 26
Meanwhile, Deadline has word that director Denis Villeneuve has “begun informing talent who have made the next round of auditions” to play the next James Bond. The next round of auditions are said to be held sometime this August.
Five Nights at Freddy’s 3
During his recent appearance at Sinister Creature Con in Sacramento, California (via World of Reel), Skeet Ulrich revealed It Follows director David Robert Mitchell has been hired to write the script for Five Nights at Freddy’s 3.
We’re Wolves
Speaking with Collider at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Jemaine Clement confirmed he and Taika Waititi are finally writing We’re Wolves, the long-awaited sequel to What We Do in the Shadows.
We’re writing it, actually. We started writing. For a long time, we were just talking about it. Now, we’ve started it. Very recently.
The Space Between
The sole security guard of a largely abandoned mall discovers “something unseen” and has been retracing his every step in the trailer for The Space Between, starring Damian Maffei and Kate Kiddo.
Conan the Barbarian: Queen of the Black Coast
The Wrap reports Genndy Tartakovsky is developing a new Conan the Barbarian animated series at Cartoon Network Studios and Amazon Prime Video. The official synopsis reads: “After finding love in the pirate queen, Bêlit, a battle-hardened Conan defies gods, fate and even death to save her from a dark sorcery that threatens to destroy everything.”
Sex Criminals
According to Deadline, Ayden Mayeri (Mr. Throwback) and Ashleigh Cummings (Citadel) have joined the cast of Amazon Prime Video’s Sex Criminals in undisclosed roles.
Daredevil: Born Again
Finally, newly-leaked set photos and video confirm Elodie Yung will return as Elektra Natchios in the third season of Daredevil: Born Again.
HD look at Elodie Yung as Elektra on the set of ‘DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN’ Season 3.
(via: getty images) https://t.co/P0iwgDLk96 pic.twitter.com/UzIhLsd1KF
— Daredevil Shots (@_DaredevilShots) June 24, 2026
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