Sequel Bits: ‘Fast & Furious 7’, ‘Top Gun 2’, ‘Riddick’, ‘Pirates 5’, Stephen King
Feast your eyes on posters forRiddick,Planes, andPercy Jackson: Sea of Monstersin today’s Sequel Bits. Also after the jump:
Days afterSin City: A Dame to Kill Forgotpushedto 2014,Robert Rodriguez’s other upcoming movie,Machete Kills, has been delayed as well. Thankfully, it’s not by nearly as long. Open Road has shifted theDanny Trejo-starring actioner from September 13 toOctober 4, which wasSin City’s original release date. [THR]
AlthoughBrad Pittfaces his fair share of zombies in this weekend’sWorld War Z, he’s already eager to see even more. There’s “plenty more material to mine” fromMax Brooks' novel, Pitt told press at a recent screening. “We could barely get a fraction of the book in. So we’ll see. We’ll see.”
DirectorMarc Forster, on the other hand, was more cautious with his prognosis. “Let’s see how this goes,” he said. “We hope this movie goes well, and we shall go from there.” [THR]
It’s only been a few weeks sinceJoachim RønningandEspen Sandbergwere announced as the directors ofPirates of the Caribbean 5, but producerJerry Bruckheimersays they’re already hard at work on the next waterlogged adventure. “Last Friday they came to Hollywood and settled in and started working on it. We’re hiring production designers now and it’s moving forward,” he said.
Future plans include filming in Louisiana “because of the tax breaks,” though the picture will “obviously” be set in the Caribbean as well.Pirates 5is due outJuly 10, 2015.
The producer also offered a status report on another of his long-gestating sequels,Top Gun 2. “We’re at a point right now where everybody wants to make it,” he said. Bruckheimer revealed that they still planned to carry on withTony Scott’s vision (“I think so”) though screenwriterChris McQuarrieis no longer working on the script. “He’s working onMission: Impossible 5,” Bruckheimer explained. [The Playlist]
Transformers 4has long been rumored to bear the titleTransformers: Rise of Galvatron. However, directorMichael Bayis now warning fans not to believe those lies.
“I wanted you to hear from me directly that we have not yet chosen a title and anything being reported is absolutely not true,” he wrote. “When we have a title to announce, I promise you will hear it from me first.” Whatever it winds up being called, the nextTransformersopensJune 27, 2014. [MichaelBay.com]
Jason Stathamplays a tough guy in the movies, but even he knows better than to press his luck by giving away spoilers onFast & Furious 7.
Oh, please. He’sobviouslyplaying Khan, right? Find out whenFast & Furious 7opensJuly 11, 2014. [EW]
Ithas scared the bejeezus out of countless people since it was first published in 1986, and you’re able to countStephen Kinghimself among that number. In aReddit IAmA session, he confessed that he’s too terrified to write a sequel. “I don’t think I could bear to deal with Pennywise again. Too scary, even for me,” he said.
But King evidently feels a bit braver when it comes to the Overlook Hotel. Watch a trailer for his new bookDoctor Sleep, a sequel toThe Shining, below.
Doctor Sleephits shelvesSeptember 24. [viaBleeding Cool,Vulture]
TheCarsspinoffPlanescenters around a cropduster with a fear of heights — which becomes an even bigger problem when he enters an elite around-the-world aerial race. Fortunately, he’ll have a few pals to help him along the way. Check ‘em out in the character poster below.
PlaneslandsAugust 9. [Facebook]
Meanwhile, the new poster forPercy Jackson: Sea of Monsterscrowds Percy and all his friends together on a single sheet.
Percy Jackson: Sea of MonsterspremieresAugust 7. [Yahoo]
In contrast, the hero ofRiddickwill be surrounded by far more foes than allies. Maybe that’s why he’s chosen to stand all alone on the IMAX poster.
RiddickopensSeptember 6. [Coming Soon]
