No Plans For Digital Leia In Episode 9 - Collider Movie Talk
2,530On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (January 17th, 2017) John Campea, Jeremy Jahns, Mark Ellis, Kristian Harloff, Ashley Mova and Wendy Lee discuss the following:
-Lucasfilm confirms there are no plans to digitally recreate Carrie Fisher
-Official Logan synopsis revealed
-Box Office Report
-Tom Hardy Confirms Mad Max: The Wasteland is still happening
-Channing Tatum still attached to Gambit
-Gugu Mbatha-Raw to star in superhero thriller Fast Color
-Shared Spidey-Verse
-January Releases
Late Friday, Lucasfilm did something it has rarely done before: address a rumor. The studio released an official statement on StarWars.com, shooting down rumored reports that they are planning to digitally resurrect Carrie Fisher in the wake of the actress’ untimely death. After reports emerged that Disney and Lucasfilm were negotiating with Fisher’s estate for the rights to her digital image, the studio drafted the press release to set the record straight.
Hugh Jackman took to twitter to share the first, official synopsis for Logan. Loosely based on the “Old Man Logan” story arc from the Marvel comics line, Jackman has said that this will be his last time in the claws, unless Ryan Reynolds gets his way and talks him into a Wolverine/Deadpool spin-off. But for now, the new synopsis sets the stage for the last time we’ll see the Canadian mutant in action.
After the long holiday weekend it’s time for the weekend box office report brought to you AMC theatres. Fox's Hidden Figures took the No 1 spot for a second weekend in a row, pulling in $26 million over four days. Sing held on for the No 2 spot, earning $19.2 million dollars with a total domestic gross of $238.4 million. At No 3 is Lionsgate’s Oscar frontrunner La La Land. The movie made $17.5 million over the holiday period, with a domestic total of $77 million and more than $132 million globally. In the No 4 spot was Rogue One, which added $17.1 million to its $502.2 million domestic total. It is now the top-grossing domestic release of 2016. And rounding out the top 5 was The Bye Bye Man. The low-budget horror earned $15.3 million, well above projections which had it opening at $10 million.
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During the recent TCA presentation of 2017, Tom Hardy was answering questions about his new FX series Taboo when the conversation turned to his work in Made Max: Fury Road. After the panel, Hardy spoke to Collider’s Christina Radish where he commented that there’s much more to explore in the mythology of the Mad Max franchise and then confirmed that Mad Max: Wasteland is still happening.
One of the more troubled projects in Fox’s Marvel Universe is Gambit. The X-Men spin-off is currently without a director or a release date, but it does still have a star. Speaking with reporters at the recent TCA’s presentations over the weekend, X-Men producer Lauren Shuler-Donner confirmed that Channing Tatum is still attached to play the Ragin’ Cajun though no other details were provided.
Variety reports that Gugu Mbatha-Raw will star in the superhero thriller Fast Color for La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz. Mbatha-Raw will portray a woman forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Miss Stevens director Julia Hart is on board to helm from a screenplay she wrote with producer Horowitz. Principal photography on Fast Color will commence in New Mexico on March 13 with a release date yet to be determined.
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