Quick News: Mando, Hamlet, Disasters, Jurassic

Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian
Disney+ has announced the second installment of their “Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian” docuseries which will get an hour-long special titled “Making of Season Two” launching on the service on Christmas Day – one week after the show’s second season finale. The special documentary explores the production of all eight episodes of the show. [Source: DIsney+]

Hamlet
Noomi Rapace will lead the cast of a gender-swapped adaptation of “Hamlet” which hails from Swedish-Danish-Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi. Sjon (“The Northman”) is writing the project with shooting scheduled for Fall 2021. [Source: Deadline]

The Disasters
The CW has begun development of the space drama “The Disasters,” an adaptation of the novel by M.K. England that’s being penned by “Supergirl” writer Derek Simon and executive produced by Greg Berlanti and Lee Toland Krieger.

The possible series is set in a near-future when humans have colonized space to save Earth from the climate crisis. The Disasters follows a group of washouts from Earth’s prestigious military academy who are framed for treason and forced to go on the run to the Colonies to clear their names. [Source: The Live Feed]

Jurassic World Aftermath
A trailer has been released for “Jurassic World Aftermath,” a new virtual reality game available on the Oculus Quest from today. The new entry takes place between the two “Jurassic World” films as you follow a professional smuggler who crashlands on Isla Nublar and is tasked with recovering valuable information on the island. You soon find yourself trapped in one of the abandoned research facilities with velociraptors in hot pursuit.