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Fantastic Four movie.The news comes to us from trade bible Deadline who are reporting that, while the deal is far from done, there is some serious chatter about the Narcos and The Mandalorian star playing the big Marvel character in a forthcoming movie at the studio.

Fantastic Four,” which will bring one of the most well known superhero teams in all of comics into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is zeroing in on one of its main leads. Pedro Pascal is currently being eyed to play Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic, a brilliant scientist who gains the ability to bend and stretch his body like rubber following exposure to gamma rays during a scientific expedition to outer space.

After months of speculation over who might play Reed Richards aka Mr. Fantastic in Marvel Studios‘ Fantastic Four, the wait may be finally over. While a deal is far from done, sources tell Deadline that three-time Emmy nominee Pedro Pascal is in talks to play the leader of the iconic superhero team.

Sophia Scorziello editor Apple TV+’s “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” has released its first teaser trailer. Apple has also set the premiere date, with the series now set to debut on Nov. 17.

Selome Hailu Apple TV+ has set a title for its upcoming series from Legendary’s Monsterverse: “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.” “Monarch” is set in the same universe as the films “Godzilla” (2014), “Kong: Skull Island” (2017), “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” (2019), “Godzilla vs. Kong” (2021) and the upcoming sequel “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.” Spanning three generations, the series following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and tracks two siblings following in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch. Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army officer Lee Shaw (played by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell), taking place in the 1950s and half a century later where Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows.

Rumours are rife about who’ll be cast in Marvel Studios’ upcoming “Fantastic Four” movie, marking Hollywood’s fourth attempt to bring the iconic superhero quartet to the big screen.

Mila Kunis is opening up about rumors that she will be brining Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman, to life in the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s new Fantastic Four reboot.

EXCLUSIVE: Matt Shakman, who last year landed the highly coveted Fantastic Four directing job, has signed with CAA. Shakman beat a number of directors for the job in August on the highly-anticipated Marvel pic with production expected to star next year.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director What’s going on with Paramount’s “Star Trek” film franchise? Don’t ask Chris Pine, even though he’s one of its headlining stars. Pine has played Captain Kirk in three “Star Trek” movies, and he is painfully out of the loop when it comes to the long-delayed and long-overhauled fourth movie. Directors such as Quentin Tarantino and Noah Hawley developed “Star Trek 4” scripts that never got off the ground. “WandaVision” director Matt Shakman was the most recent filmmaker attached to “Star Trek 4,” but he left the project to shoot Marvel’s “Fantastic Four” reboot instead. Paramount announced last September it was removing “Star Trek 4” from its release calendar. As part of Chris Pine’s new Esquire cover story, franchise producer J.J. Abrams said the “Star Trek 4″ script is in a good place. “I will say it’s the first time [since the original reboot] that we have a story that feels as compelling as the first one,” he added. But even still, Pine is out of the loop.

In exactly two years from today, Feb. 14, 2025, Marvel Studios is set to drop the Fantastic Four reboot and studio head Kevin Feige is teasing the film.

Mila Kunis was very animated during a meeting with WandaVision director Matt Shakman in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The Luckiest Girl Alive star, 39, wore grey jeans that ended above her ankle with a dark grey puffer coat and black athletic shoes while enjoying coffee with the Fantastic Four director.The mom of two - who is currently starring in That 90s Show -  accessorized with a pair of aviator sunglasses. Her long, dark hair was parted on the side and straight. Shakman, 47, was also dressed casually in a black crew neck sweater, jeans and a pair of hiking boots.In one photo Mila is animatedly telling Shakman something, while in another she has her head thrown back in laughter.  Lots to talk about: Mila Kunis was very animated during a meeting in Los Angeles on Tuesday Animated actress: She had an animated chat with WandaVision director Matt Shakman during a coffee meet up The two sat outside on a sunny day in Southern California.   Mila has been married to Ashton Kutcher, 44, since 2015 but this week she had to call out her husband's obvious lack of chemistry with his Your Place or Mine co-star Reese Witherspoon. The Family Guy star emailed her husband and the Legally Blonde star to tease them, writing, 'You guys look so awkward on the red carpet together.'Currently, Mila is reprising her That 70s Show role as Jackie Burkhart on That 90s Show. And she even had a hand in making sure Kelso returned to Point Place, Wisconsin.The No Strings Attached star didn't want to do the series unless the script was good.But his wife gave him a reality check, saying, 'You know, we owe our entire careers to this show.

EJ Panaligan editor Hulu has released the official trailer for “Welcome to Chippendales,” starring Kumail Nanjiani as Somen “Steve” Banjeree, an Indian immigrant who became the unlikely founder of the famous male-stripping empire, and quickly learns how unglamorous the live entertainment world can be. Also starring in the series alongside Nanjiani are Murray Bartlett, Annaleigh Ashford, Dan Stevens, Juliette Lewis with Nicola Peltz appearing in a guest starring role. The show comes from creator Robert Siegel, whose previous credits include “The Founder” and “The Wrestler.” Marvel Studios’ “Fantastic Four” director Matt Shakman directs the series. It is inspired by the events portrayed in the book “Deadly Dance: The Chippendales Murders,” by authors K. Scot Macdonald and Patrick MontesDeOca.

It’s actually a true-crime drama, not another tale about hot male strippers.

The fourth instalment of the latest Star Trek film series has been taken off Paramount's release schedule for the time being.Director Matt Shakman pulled out of the project last month citing 'scheduling issues,' and the hunt is on for his replacement.Now the movie, which was previously supposed to come out December 22, 2023, is temporarily without a release date, Deadline reports. Predecessor: The next Star Trek film has been taken off Paramount's release schedule for the time being; Chris Pine is pictured in the latest release, Star Trek Beyond, in 2016In fact the film was initially meant to arrive in theaters on June 9 next year, but was ultimately bumped to December before Shakman withdrew.Franchise mainstays Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg and Karl Urban are all coming back for the fourth film in the latest series.

There’s a big update about the anticipated fourth movie to Star Trek.

Fans will be waiting longer than expected for the fourth “Star Trek” movie.

Star Trek” sequel from its upcoming film slate. The project, produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, had been dated to hit theaters on Dec. 22, 2023. The rather inevitable news comes roughly one month after director Matt Shakman exited the “Star Trek” film, which was nominally set to be the fourth cinematic tour of duty for Chris Pine as Kirk, Zachary Quinto as Spock, Zoe Saldana as Uhura, Karl Urban as Bones, John Cho as Sulu and Simon Pegg as Scotty. Shakman was successfully courted by Marvel Studios to helm its “Fantastic Four” reboot, reuniting the “WandaVision” director with the studio, after “Spider-Man: No Way Home” director Jon Watts left that film in April.

No surprise here as Paramount has temporarily removed Star Trek from its release schedule. The news comes a month after director Matt Shakman exited the project. A search for a new director is underway.

Carson Burton The Chippendales are strip-teasing their way to Hulu.“Welcome to Chippendales,” the streamer’s eight-episode upcoming limited series based on the story of Chippendales founder Somen “Steve” Banerjee, stars Kumail Nanjiani in a story of dark comedy and crime. It follows Banerjee’s journey as an Indian-American immigrant creating the wildly popular male revue show known as Chippendales.The upcoming series also stars Spencer Boldman (“Lab Rats,” “21 Jump Street”) as Lance McCrae, who is described as “the ultimate specimen” and the hottest Chippendales dancer of them all. Murray Bartlett of “White Lotus” fame also stars in the series as choreographer Nick De Noia. Rounding out the supporting cast is Andrew Rannells, Dan Stevens, Juliette Lewis, Robin De Jesús, Annaleigh Ashford, Quentin Plair and Nicola Peltz. Robert Siegel serves as writer, executive producer and co-showrunner on the series.

WandaVision boss Matt Shakman is in talks to direct the forthcoming Fantastic Four reboot.The filmmaker has been tapped to take over the Marvel project after exiting the Star Trek film for Paramount.“Matt Shakman is an incredibly talented filmmaker, and we regret the timing didn’t align for him to direct our upcoming Star Trek film,” Paramount Pictures said in a statement about Shakman’s exit, per The Hollywood Reporter.“We are grateful for his many contributions, are excited about the creative vision of this next chapter and look forward to bringing it to audiences all around world.”Spider-Man director Jon Watts was set to helm the new Fantastic Four film but stepped away from the project back in April.Earlier this year, William Jackson Harper responded to rumours he had been cast in the Fantastic Four reboot, addressing fan-casting on Twitter which campaigned for him to play Mister Fantastic.Harper told NME that he is flattered by the attention but said that “Twitter doesn’t cast movies”.“I’d be really happy if Marvel was listening, but they haven’t called me and I’m not going to be in Fantastic Four,” the actor went on.“As far as I know: maybe they have something [in mind] up the docket, but no one’s reached out to me.”WandaVision was nominated for 24 Emmy awards and won three.

Deadline told you earlier today that WandaVision director Matt Shakman is in early talks to direct Marvel’s Fantastic Four. As such, he’s leaving the Paramount/Bad Robot’s Star Trek movie which he was previously attached to helm.