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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Aardman Animation’s “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget,” the highly anticipated sequel to 2000’s “Chicken Run,” will get a December 15th release in the United States via Netflix. Bella Ramsey, Thandiwe Newton and Zachary Levi lend their voices to the new entry. [Source: THR]

El Muerto
Sony’s upcoming “El Muerto” film, a new entry in its Sony Marvel universe starring Bad Bunny, is expected to commence filming on August 7th in Los Angeles. The story follows the character who receives superpowers after putting on a mysterious and mystical mask. Jonas Cuaron is attached to direct from a script written by Gareth Dunnet Alcocer. [Source: Collider]

Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart has revealed that she is currently writing a screenplay for a ‘stoner girl comedy’ with her fiancee Dylan Meyer and calls it “really f—– stupid”. It would mark her second scripted movie following her feature directorial debut, “The Chronicles of Water”, which is currently in development. [Source: Interview]

Untitled Radio Silence Monster Movie
Giancarlo Esposito marks the latest to join “Scream VI” directors Radio Silence’s new untitled monster thriller at Universal Pictures. Melissa Barrera, Alisha Weir, Dan Stevens, Kevin Durand, Kathryn Newton, Angus Cloud, and Will Catlett also star in the film, which opens next April. Plot specifics are under wraps. [Source: Deadline]