Sequel Bits: ‘Blade Runner 2’, ‘Bourne 5’, ‘Transformers 5’, ‘Jack Reacher 2’, ‘The Conjuring 2’, ‘Robocop 2’
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There’s been arumorflying around thatTransformers 5would send Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) and Optimus Prime on two separate missions. Supposedly, the source of this information was actorMark Ryan, who has voiced Bumblebee, Jetfire, and Lockdown in the movie franchise. But now Ryan’s gone onFacebook(viaTFW2005) to deny he ever said anything of the sort:
I’m totally stunned regarding the current misleading online chatter about TF-5 and comments I did not make! I have never given an official interview regarding TF-5, nor would I even utter the words Unicron or Quintessons! This is all internet speculation and hype because I was misquoted from a casual chat with a fan at an event in the UK. I sincerely have no idea what the storyline for TF-5 will be, or who/what’s in it, or even who will direct it! It’s all secret until the movie is released so as not to spoil the excitement for the fans. Sorry guys! I did not say what you are reading online and even if I knew, I would not tell! Always check with the original source directly first before posting speculation please. Cheers! Mark Ryan.
So sorry, but it looks like we’re going to have to wait a bit longer before we get any confirmed details onTransformers 5.
For years, fans have been debating whether or notBlade Runner’s Rick Deckard is a replicant. WillBlade Runner 2finally answer that question once and for all? DirectorDenis Villeneuvewas ambiguous in a recent interview withCrave Online.
The thing I must say is that I love mystery. I love shadows. I love doubts. I would just want to say to the fans that we will take care of the mystery. I will take care of it.
It’s not clear whether he plans to “take care” of the mystery by solving it, or by preserving it. In any case, he isn’t weighing in on the “replicant or human” debate. “Now that I am on the other side of the fence I cannot answer,” he said.
As excited asEddie Redmayneis to star inFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, he’s feeling the pressure that comes with leading the next chapter of theHarry Potterfranchise. Speaking toUSA Today, he likened the experience to shootingLes Misérables, another project that meant a lot to him personally:
I had been to seeLes Miswhen I was a kid and I wanted to be Gavroche, and my parents were like, ‘You must have had so much fun makingLes Mis!’ You know what, when you care about something so much when you’re doing it, you’re always trying to do it better. You’ve only got that day and when the camera’s rolling, and that scene’s done. So your mind’s always going: ‘How do I do it better, how do I do it better…’ And as a consequence, enjoyment is another question. I’m definitely having fun, but the thing with J.K. Rowling is I loved those books and I loved those films, and now there’s the sense of I don’t want to be the guy who lets everybody down.
As for what we can expect from Newt Scamander, Redmayne isn’t saying. “I want to disclose everything but I literally cannot tell you anything,” he said. “All I can say is that I’m having the most wonderful time and J.K Rowling has written something utterly wonderful.” Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens July 08, 2025.
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trialsmay be a bit more grown-up than its YA roots would suggest. DirectorWes Ballrevealed toTHRthat the film narrowly escaped an R rating, with more horror elements. Among the film’s creepier elements are zombie-like creatures called the Cranks, which even source material authorJames Dashneradmits are “more visceral and in-your-face” than he’d expected.
But producerWyck Godfreysays the fans have earned it. “Our audience from last year has grown up a little bit, so they need a little bit more of a grown-up movie,” he said. Ball goes one further: “I certainly didn’t make it as a YA thing, I just made it as a movie, and young people are in it.” Basically, if you’re gonna seeThe Scorch Trialsthis weekend, prepare for the possibility of nightmares.
So far there hasn’t been much talk of aRobocopsequel, despite the fact that the first one grossed a respectable $242 million. But Sony hasn’t forgotten about it altogether, asDen of Geekhas heard the studio is taking pitches for a newRobocopmovie. That said, their sources also indicate it’s not exactly a top-priority project. So while we may not have seen the last of the rebooted Alex Murphy, it’ll likely be a while before we see him again.
On the next page, a newBourne 5set pic,Conjuring 2andJack Reacher 2casting, and more.
Full House,The X-Files,Heroes, andTwin Peaksare all coming back. CouldMalcolm in the Middlebe next? StarFrankie Munizapparently hopes so.
How fun would “Malcolm In The Mid-life Crisis” be? I wonder what Malcolm and his family would be up to now!
— Frankie Muniz (@frankiemuniz)June 23, 2025
Muniz quickly added that he was"just gauging interest,“suggesting nothing official is in the works at the moment. But if anything should happen, he can probably count in his former TV dad. “It’s been 10 years since we went off the air and it’d be fun to pick up that guy’s clothes again and be fun and sweet and adorable and hapless and clueless and afraid of everything,“saidBryan Cranston.
ABreaking Badreturn, on the other hand, sounds less likely. “I don’t have a yearning to go back into [Breaking Bad’s] world because we just covered it completely, I think,” said Cranston.
The Conjuring 2hasconjured upanother couple of cast members.Frances O’Connor(The Missing,Mr Selfridge) andSimon McBurney(Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation)willstaralongside returning leadsPatrick WilsonandVera Farmiga, who play real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.James Wanis directingThe Conjuring 2from a screenplay byChadandCarey Hayes. O’Connor plays a mom who turns to the Warrens in desperation after her daughter experiences a haunting. Production begins this month for release onJune 10, 2016.
Elizabeth Reaseris up for the next game ofOuija, as revealed byDeadline. TheTwilightactress joinsAnnalise Bassoin the microbudget horror sequel, which is being directed byMike Flanaganfrom a script he co-wrote withJeff Howard. According toearlier reports, the film follows “a group of unsuspecting friends who must confront their most terrifying fears when they unleash an evil from the other side that only they can send back.“Ouija 2opensOctober 21, 2016.
Following the success ofStraight Outta Compton,Aldis Hodgeis going straight intoJack Reacher 2. He’sreportedlyin talks to joinTom Cruise,Cobie Smulders, andDanika Yaroshin the action sequel, which is being directed byEdward Zwick. Details on his role are being kept under wraps.Jack Reacher 2is based onNever Go Back, the 18th inLee Child’s series of novels.
It’s not quite as exciting asa shirtlessMatt Damon, but the newBourne 5set photo from producerFrank Marshallis a cute reminder that Jason Bourne isn’t the only one back in action.
Nice to have the band back together!#Bourne2016#mattdamonpic.twitter.com/v4N51CFpZF
— Frank Marshall (@LeDoctor)June 13, 2025
Julia Stilesreturns as Bourne’s good buddy Nicky Parsons,Tommy Lee Jonesis a grumpy (we’re assuming) high-ranking CIA officer,Vincent Casselis a villainous assassin, andAlicia VikanderandAto Essandohalso star.Paul Greengrassdirects.Bourne 5arrivesJuly 29, 2016.
