Weekend Wrap Up 4/15/16 - 4/17/16
Here are some news stories from this weekend
Story #1: 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Casting
According to TheWrap.com, actors Laura Harrier (One Life to Live) and Tony Revolori (Dope) have been cast i next ear's solo Spidey film, joining the ranks of Tom Holland, Marisa Tomei, Zendaya and reportedly Michael Keaton. Harrier's role has yet to be announced and Revolori is reported to play 'Manuel a friend of Peter Parker.
Story #2: J.J. Abrams Comments on Rey's Parentage
The other day, director of 'The Force Awakens' J.J. Abrams said in an interview that Rey's parents were NOT in episode 7.
“Rey’s parents are not in Episode VII. So I can’t possibly say in this moment who they are. But I will say it is something that Rey thinks about, too.”
Just a day later, J.J. was back on the topic, seemingly backtracking on what he initially said.
“What I meant was that she doesn’t discover them in Episode VII. Not that they may not already be in her world,”
Confusing as it is, fans won't find out who Rey's parents actually are until Episode 8 comes out in December of 2017.
Story #3: James Wan talks 'Aquaman'
In an interview with 'MTV News', director James Wan spoke about his upcoming 'Aquaman' project.
"A big part of it was me telling them what potential I saw in this character," Wan explained.. "As we all know, Aquaman is somewhat the butt of the joke in the superhero world. There’s something cool about that. I love the idea of being the underdog, coming in with a take on this underdog character and completely blow people’s expectations away. Like, ’Oh, you thought he was going to be a wimpy character? No no no.’ It’s going to be so cool."
'Aquaman' is set for 2018, but we'll see him in 'Justice League' before his own solo movie hits theatres.
Story #4: 'The Jungle Book' opens up to huge numbers
According to Box Office Mojo, 'The Jungle Book' is estimated to have brought in over $103 on its opening weekend, becoming the number 2 opening film for an April release behing 2015's 'Fast 7' ($147 million). Here is the rest of the top 5 movies this weekend:
2. Barbershop: The Next Cut: ($20.2 million)
3. The Boss: ($10.1 million)
4. Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice ($9 million)
5. Zootopia ($8.2 million)
Story #5: 'Game of Thrones' to have shorter seasons for 7 & 8?
With season 6 of HBO's 'Game of Thrones' almost here, rumors about future seasons 7 & 8 have been circulating around the internet that those seasons will be shorter than the usual 10-episode seasons, presumably cutting them in half. With the main book series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R.R. Martin still awaiting its next release in 'The Winds of Winter', season 6 of GoT will most likely be headed into new territory, diverging further from the book storylines.
