Ridley Scott Says ‘Blade Runner 2’ Will Address Replicant Death; More Sequels May Come Ridley Scotthas been working on the script forBlade Runner 2for a couple years. It’s a script Scott has said originalBlade RunnerstarHarrison Fordcalled the best he’s ever had when Scott delivered it to him a while back. While Scott is not directing the sequel to his 1982 science fiction landmark — that duty falls toDenis Villeneuve(Sicario,Enemy) — he is producing and in general overseeing and guiding the movie....

Russell Crowe Joins Kraven The Hunter, Sony’s Next Marvel Movie “Kraven the Hunter” just received a huge boost in star power. Sony’s unique corner of the Marvel universe (although it’s now referred to as “Sony’s Spider-Man Universe,” may we #NeverForgetthe original placeholder title"Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters," or “SPUMC” for short) continues to round into shape. After “Venom” and its sequel, Marvel and Sony’s collaboration on “Spider-Man: No Way Home” went even further in legitimizing these movies as being loosely connected to Tom Holland’s adventures as Peter Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

Sequel Bits: ‘Sinister 2’, ‘ABCs Of Death 2’, ‘Avatar 2’, ‘Star Trek 2’ Keep the lights on, because today’s edition of Sequel Bits is unusually horror-heavy. After the jump: WhileStar Trek 3has yet to announce an exact opening date, Pegg has his fingers crossed for 2016. “Hopefully the release should coincide with the 50th anniversary [of theStar TrekTV series], which would be very cool,” he said. [TrekMovie] After years and years of development,Avatar 2is just about ready to start shooting....

Sequel Bits: Martin Scorsese Responds To ‘Raging Bull 2’, Plus: ‘True Lies 2’, ‘Expendables 3’, ‘Anchorman 2’, ‘Cloverfield 2’, ‘Skyfall’, ‘Men In Black 3’ We already know all of you are pissed aboutRaging Bull 2. But if you’re wondering what Marty thinks, you’ll want to hit the jump to read his response. Plus: “Oh, nothing I could say about it except I don’t think I could revisit the material, as they say,” he said when approached byGQfor his thoughts on the matter....

Shane Black’s ‘Predator’ Reboot Adds Keegan-Michael Key I’m still not entirely sure what a newPredatorsequel directed byShane Blackwill look and feel like, but I’m increasingly eager to find out. The cast ofThe Predatorhas officially started taking shape and the fantasticKeegan-Michael Keyis the latest actor recruited to do battle those crab-faced alien hunters. The Hollywood Reporterhas the news, saying that Key will play a man who teams up with characters played by Boyd Holbrook and Trevante Rhodes battle the aliens....

Superstore’s Dina Was Inspired By A Classic Danny DeVito Character It’s been barely a year since the automatic doors came to a close on the NBC workplace sitcom “Superstore,” but the show’s influence continues to be felt today. Created by Justin Spitzer (“Grounded for Life,” “The Office,” “American Auto”), “Superstore” follows the lives of the workers at Cloud 9, a Wal-Mart-esque big box store in St. Louis. For the most part, the sitcom centered on Amy (America Ferrera), a woman who never imagined she’d be a lifer when she started working there, and Jonah (Ben Feldman), a man who was hired in the pilot episode and saw the job as a way to keep his head above water financially before he could split for better....

Tales From The Box Office: Nic Cage’s Ghost Rider Flopped Its Way To A Franchise 15 Years Ago (Welcome toTales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.) There are moments where it is easy to forget just how far we’ve come in terms of superhero movies over the last 15 years or so....

The Cast Of ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ On Diversity, Getting Saved By NBC, And What To Expect From Season 6 [Comic-Con 2018] Sometimes, you attend a San Diego Comic-Con panel that reminds you that all of the hassle, all of the line-waiting, all of the sunburns from the sneaky southern California sun is worth it. This year, that panel was dedicated toBrooklyn Nine-Nine, the hilarious, sweet, quietly important cop comedy that was briefly cancelled by Fox earlier this year before beingrescued by NBC....

The Raised By Wolves Colony Report: The Battle Of Faiths Begins Praise Sol! “Raised by Wolves” is back and weirder than ever, kicking off its second season with a bang. The series, created by Aaron Guzikowski and executive-produced Ridley Scott, follows a pair of androids and their human brood as they attempt to create a new colony on the planet Kepler-22b. The androids are Mother (Amanda Collin), a former Necromancer killer robot with new maternal programming, and Father (Abubakar Salim), a caregiver android who counters many of Mother’s more murderous moods....

The Reason Danny DeVito Had To Join It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia With fifteen seasons under its belt, it’s almost hard to remember an era of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” that didn’t include Danny DeVito. But longtime fans will recall that the FXX show was actually DeVito-less for its entire seven-episode first season. It turns out, the famed actor was actually brought on to play Dee (Kaitlin Olson) and Dennis' (Glenn Howerton) dad, Frank, in a move to save the still-burgeoning series....

The Unpopular Opinion: ‘Death Sentence’ Is The Only ‘Death Wish’ Remake We Need (Welcome toThe Unpopular Opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a much-maligned film or sets their sights on a movie seemingly beloved by all. In this edition: not only is James Wan’sDeath Sentencea good movie, but it’s also the onlyDeath Wishremake we need.) There’s a newDeath Wishmovie hitting screens this week, and while I’ll walk into it the same way I approach every film – hoping for greatness – it’s difficult to actually be all that optimistic....

Theme Park Bits: Ratatouille, Despicable Me, Oswald, Avatar Land, Jungle Cruise Lots of updates and videos on new rides in this latest edition of Theme Park Bits. Below, read about the following: How do you get press for your brand new theme park ride? Get a big star to ride it, which is whatUniversal Studios Hollywooddid withJames FrancoandDespicable Me: Minion Mayhem, which opens this week: Speaking ofDespicable Me: Minion Mayhem,Sharp Productionshas uploaded this full ride video:...

TV Bits: ‘Mad Men’, ‘Vikings’, ‘Bates Motel’, ‘Girls’, ‘Happy Endings’, ‘Jonathan Strange’, ‘The Bridge’ Whether you’re scrambling to catch up on theMad MenSeason 6 premiere or you just want to experience it again, AMC’s got the entire episode online right now. Also after the jump: Elsewhere, A&E is also pretty pumped about its new series,Bates Motel. The cable channel has picked up thePsychoprequel for a second season, which will consist of ten episodes....