Quick News: Avatar, System, Week, Bullfrog

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Avatar: Seven Havens
The second season of the animated series “Avatar: Seven Havens” is set to debut on Paramount+ on May 21st 2027 with its first three episodes. The rest will be released in weekly batch installments of 3-4 episodes through until June 11th.

The third season will also debut in 2027 on a date to be announced later. The show has already been renewed through a fourth which is expected to bring the series to its conclusion. Another series in the franchise, “Avatar Kuruk: Wave of Chaos,” was also announced. [Source: Paramount+]

System
Freya Allan (“The Witcher”) is set to star in Norwegian director Joachim Rønning’s horror film “System” which is currently shooting on location in the old, abandoned underground stations and tunnels under London.

Plot specifics are under wraps. Denzel Baidoo and Felix Edwards co-star while Rønning (“Kon-Tiki,” “Tron: Ares”) co-wrote the film with his brother Andreas Rønning. Roy Lee, Stewart le Maréchal, Anna Mohr-Pietsch, and Steven Schneider produce. [Source: Variety]

Bullfrog
Jon Hamm (“Your Friends & Neighbors”) and Andrew Koji (“Street Fighter”) will star in cult Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike’s new psychological thriller “Bullfrog” which mk2 Films is selling at AFM. Shooting begins Summer 2027.

Set in a near-future Tokyo under lockdown, the story follows a Japanese detective (Koji) and a former FBI profiler (Hamm) as they track a mysterious serial killer in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game. Eric Jordan Baker penned the film while Nathan Ross and David Styne produce. [Source: Variety]

The Week of Pain
Margot Robbie will star in “Dream Scenario” and “The Drama” writer-director Kristoffer Borgli’s “The Week of Pain” at A24 and Square Peg. Plot details are under wraps.

A24 is set to produce and finance the project, while Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen’s Square Peg, Robbie’s LuckyChap and Dilemma Films also produce. [Source: The Wrap]