Cole Escola, known for Oh, Mary!, is reportedly writing a Miss Piggy feature film, with Oscar winners Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence set to produce and likely appear in the movie. The news was revealed by Jennifer Lawrence on the Las Culturistas podcast. While Disney or The Jim Henson Company have not officially confirmed the project, the involvement of Escola, Stone, and Lawrence has generated significant fan anticipation for what would be Miss Piggy's first solo film. Escola's past work is cited as an excellent fit for capturing Miss Piggy's iconic persona.

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Cineverse has acquired the North American distribution rights for Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth in anticipation of its 20th anniversary. This deal encompasses home entertainment, video-on-demand, streaming, and original content like podcasts. Cineverse plans to re-release the Oscar-winning film in premium wide-format theaters and is committed to reintroducing it to both long-time fans and new audiences.[1] Del Toro expressed enthusiasm for the partnership, praising Cineverse's dedication and track record for reaching a broad audience.

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The article reports that Star Trek 4 featuring the Kelvin Timeline crew (Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, etc.) is officially dead after nearly a decade of development struggles. Paramount plans more Star Trek films, but they will not involve the cast from J.J. Abrams' rebooted universe. This decision is attributed to difficulties in finding a suitable script and director, as well as the rising salary demands of the original cast, which would significantly increase the budget. The success of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds also provides popular alternative versions of young Kirk and Spock. However, the article suggests that while the Kelvin Timeline crew's adventures are over, the Kelvin Timeline itself might continue with a rebooted Next Generation or other spin-offs.[1]

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The article reviews Predator: Badlands, directed by Dan Trachtenberg, praising it as a fresh and successful reinvention of the Predator franchise. The film uniquely positions a Predator, Dek, as the protagonist, a young "runt" Yautja seeking to prove himself by hunting the dangerous Kalisk. During his quest, Dek forms an unlikely alliance with Thia, a half-destroyed synthetic android from the Weyland-Yutani corporation, and a small native creature named Bud. The review highlights the film's ability to blend elements from the Alien universe, Klingon culture, Enemy Mine, and The Mandalorian into a cohesive and entertaining experience, despite its PG-13 rating and familiar plot beats. Trachtenberg is lauded for making this unusual trio work and for delivering another successful entry in the series.Predator: Badlands, directed by Dan Trachtenberg, is reviewed as a successful reinvention of the Predator franchise.[1] The film uniquely features a Predator named Dek as its protagonist, an alien hunter striving to prove his worth by hunting the Kalisk.[1] Dek forms an unexpected alliance with Thia, a synthetic android from the Weyland-Yutani corporation, and a small native creature named Bud.[1] The review praises Trachtenberg's ability to blend elements from various sci-fi properties and make the unconventional trio work, resulting in a brutal yet entertaining movie despite its PG-13 rating.[1]

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Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are reportedly in talks to reprise their roles as Rick O'Connell and Evelyn Carnahan for a fourth Mummy film[1]. The new movie will be helmed by Radio Silence, the filmmaking team behind Ready or Not and the recent Scream reboots[1]. This installment is expected to disregard the events of the third film, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, and serve as a direct follow-up to the first two Egypt-set movies[1].

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The Nerdist article announces a new LEGO Marvel Avengers set, the Iron Man Armor Hall (76296), which allows builders to recreate Tony Stark's iconic workshop from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This collector's set is highly detailed and features a rotating platform for Iron Man's suit, a larger platform that can hold two figures, and a removable section of the workshop. Builders can display various Iron Man suits, including the Mark III, V, XLIV (Hulkbuster), and LXXXV, though the set only comes with the Mark III, Mark V, and a minifigure of Tony Stark.

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The Nerdist article reports that Famke Janssen, who famously portrayed Jean Grey in the Fox X-Men films, has stated that Marvel has "never, never ever" asked her to reprise her role for upcoming projects, specifically Avengers: Doomsday. This comes as a surprise to many fans, as several other actors from the original X-Men cast, including Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, and Kelsey Grammer, are confirmed to return for the film.

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The Nerdist article announces that the official title for the next Japanese Godzilla film is Godzilla Minus Zero, serving as a direct follow-up to the critically acclaimed and Academy Award-winning Godzilla Minus One.[1][2][3][4] Takashi Yamazaki, who helmed the previous installment as writer, director, and visual effects supervisor, will return in the same capacities for Godzilla Minus Zero.The title, revealed at Godzilla Fest 2025, maintains a similar stylistic logo to Minus One[1][2].

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