Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Filmmaker James Gunn has confirmed that shooting will begin this year on the third “Guardians of the Galaxy” film at Marvel Studios and Disney Pictures. He adds that pre-production is well underway with “our designers & visual development geniuses are busy creating new, fantastic designs of other worlds & alien beings.” [Source: Twitter]
E3
The Entertainment Software Association has announced that this year’s entirely virtual E3 event will run from June 12th-15th with all content to be free. Developers will be showcasing games and products directly to fans.
Confirmed participates thus far are Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Games and Koch Media, with more expected to be announced. [Source: THR]
Ticket to Paradise
Ol Parker’s rom-com “Ticket to Paradise,” starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts, has been set for a September 30th 2022 release by Universal Pictures.
The project is being fast tracked and follows a divorced couple who must unite and travel to Bali in an effort to stop their lovestruck daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago. [Source: Universal Pictures
Rising Wolf
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired worldwide releasing rights, excluding Australia and New Zealand, to Antaine Furlong’s sci-fi thriller “Rising Wolf” (aka. “Ascendant”) with a U.S. cinema release set for July 16th. Charlotte Best, Jonny Pasvolsky, Alex Menglet and Susan Prior star.
Set in Shanghai and shot in Sydney, the story portrays a young environmentalist who wakes to find herself trapped and kidnapped in the elevator of a super high-rise building and at the mercy of her tormentors. [Source: Heat Vision]
The Mentor
Susanna Fogel (“The Spy Who Dumped Me,” “The Flight Attendant”) is set to direct and co-write “The Mentor” for Sony Pictures.
David Iserson (“Mr. Robot”) is also penning the character-driven action movie about two women of different generations navigating their fraught relationship in the workplace. The job at hand? The pursuit of an international fugitive arms dealer. [Source: Deadline]
