Johnny Depp is a scrooge—literally. Jason Statham returns as Adam Clay in first trailer for The Beekeeper 2. Forget it, man, and get with the countdown. Shake this square world and blast off for Kicksville. It’s Morning Spoilers!
Untitled Alex Garland Project
Variety also reports Zendaya is attached to star in a currently untitled sci-fi film at A24 written and directed by Alex Garland (Annihilation, Civil War). Details on the plot are currently unavailable.
The Mummy 4
The Mummy 4 is now officially titled The Mummy: Book of the Dead.
Above the Below
Collider has a few new images of Idris Elba in Above the Below, a sci-fi/survival film in which “three astronauts survive a catastrophic fall from space” but “become trapped in the crushing depths of the ocean with oxygen rapidly running out.”
Ebeneezer
Johnny Depp becomes Ebenezer Scrooge in a new behind-the-scenes featurette for the Ti West film.
The Beekeeper 2
Jason Statham returns to battle “rogue Beekeepers” in the first trailer for The Beekeeper 2, co-starring Jeremy Irons and Pom Klementieff.
Crystal Lake
During a recent interview with /Film, Crystal Lake showunner Brad Caleb Kane stated he believes “there’s a lot to do” with Tommy Jarvis and his family if the show is renewed for a second season.
… in terms of how I’d integrate the other movies, there’s some Jarvis lore out there that I think needs integrating into the show too. The Jarvises, I think, were a family that spent more time at Crystal Lake than we realized. They rented that cabin. They might’ve been coming there for years before Tommy had his encounter with Jason. So I think there’s a lot to do there.
Star Trek: Legacy
During his recent appearance on Dropping Names…And Other Things with Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes (via Screen Rant), Terry Matalas revealed Patrick Stewart was “all in” on his proposed Star Trek series, and really wanted Picard to be “the one who gets on the screen and tells them missions.”
Terry Matalas: Legacy wasn’t supposed to be like, ‘We’re just gonna keep doing Next Gen. It was supposed to bring in new [people], young, switch off. We had a great idea for Worf, and Alexander, and the Klingons. But it was gonna be back to feeling like Next Gen.
Jonathan Frakes: Well, Jeri [Ryan] was in the captain’s chair, Michelle [Hurd] was in Riker’s seat, and Ed Speleers was in Marina’s chair, and then Q, the button with Q, who had visited Ed…
Terry Matalas: Patrick was like, ‘I want to come and be the one who gets on the screen and tells them missions.’ I was like, ‘I don’t know why we’re not doing this!’
Jonathan Frakes: Patrick was all in!
American Horror Story
FX has released a promo for the next two episodes of American Horror Story‘s thirteenth season.
Your Dearest, Darkest Friend
Finally, Ted Raimi hosts his own Screambox talk show (with puppets) in the trailer for Your Dearest, Darkest Friend.
Want more io9 news? Check out the best movies and TV shows to stream this month and all the upcoming sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books that should be on your radar.
