Rey May Be the Key to Extra Than One in all Star Wars’ Future Films

Finn Wolfhard may carry again Idle Palms. Get a take a look at the return of The Handmaid’s Story. Plus, Lex Luthor makes his strikes in new footage from Superman & Lois‘ remaining season, and what’s coming within the subsequent batch of Arcane episodes. Spoilers, away!

Star Wars

A brand new report from THR means that Daisy Ridley’s Rey Skywalker may characteristic as a serious character in a number of of Lucasfilm’s in-development Star Wars tasks reasonably than simply in Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s New Jedi Order movie–together with the Simon Kinberg trilogy revealed final week, resulting in preliminary experiences of their potential standing as continuations of the Skywalker Saga–describing her as “probably the most useful cinematic asset” the studio has.

The report additional states that the long-in-limbo Rogue Squadron film continues to be in some type of growth at Lucasfilm, though doesn’t point out whether or not or not Patty Jenkins continues to be hooked up to the mission.

Idle Palms

Variety experiences Finn Wolfhard is hooked up to jot down (and maybe direct) a remake of the 1999 horror-comedy, Idle Palms, alongside his Hell of a Summer season collaborator, Billy Byrk. Naturally, the unique involved a highschool pupil unable to manage the murderous impulses of his possessed proper hand.

The Little Mermaid

Lionsgate has launched a brand new trailer for its Little Mermaid horror film out there on demand this December 17.

Poker Face

Deadline experiences Awkwafina, Corey Hawkins, Simon Rex and Cliff “Methodology Man” Smith are the newest visitor stars to hitch the second season of Poker Face.

Avatar: The Final Airbender

Netflix has added eight new solid members to the second season of Avatar: The Final Airbender. 

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Gothictown

Deadline additionally experiences a TV sequence based mostly on Emily Carpenter’s forthcoming novel, Gothictown, is now in growth at AMC. Government produced by Abby Ajayi, the story issues “Billie Hope, a New York Metropolis restaurateur who relocates her household to the quaint city of Juliana, Georgia, drawn by an irresistible provide: a Victorian house for less than $100 and a grant to open a brand new restaurant. The ‘Juliana Initiative,’ designed to revitalize the city post-pandemic, looks like the proper alternative for a contemporary begin and a brand new enterprise enterprise. Nonetheless, as soon as Billie and her household settle in, an unsettling undercurrent beneath Juliana’s Southern appeal begins to creep into her life. Whereas she tries to brush off her suspicions as mere misgivings, the city’s eerie environment and hidden darkness develop unimaginable to disregard. Billie quickly realizes that Juliana may be holding her household captive in additional methods than one, and escaping may not be so simple as she thought.”

The Handmaid’s Story

The official Handmaid’s Story Instagram web page has added six new photographs from the present’s upcoming remaining season.

Arcane

Netflix has launched a sneak peek on the second season of Arcane premiering this Saturday.

Superman & Lois

Lastly, Lex Luthor will get a makeover and challenges Lois Lane to a debate within the trailer for “Sharp Dressed Man,” subsequent week’s episode of Superman & Lois.

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