Shazam: Fury of the Gods
Warners has pushed back “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” by five days from Friday December 16th to Wednesday December 21st. The move gets the film out of the way of James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” which arrives on December 16th and just had a splashing showing at CinemaCon. [Source: Twitter]
The Nun 2
Warner Bros. Pictures has officially confirmed a sequel to “The Nun” is being developed and was shown as part of a sizzle reel shown during the studio’s CinemaCon presentation. No further details were available including who may be returning and who is directing. James Wan will almost certainly return to produce. [Source: Collider]
Pretty Smart
Netflix’s multi-camera comedy series “Pretty Smart” has been cancelled and will not return for a second season. Emily Osment starred as Chelsea a high-brow, Harvard-educated intellectual and aspiring novelist forced to move in with her bubbly, carefree West Coast sister (Olivia Macklin). The news comes after it was reported Osment has been promoted to series regular on CBS series “Young Sheldon”. [Source: TV Line]
CNN+
CNN+ will be discontinued on Thursday, two days earlier than initially announced last week. After April 28th, the CNN+ daily and weekly shows, Interview Club, and the on-demand library will no longer be available. Active subscribers will receive a full refund, and subscriptions will be officially cancelled on that date. [Source: Deadline]
Bupkis
Peacock has ordered Pete Davidson’s semi-autobiographical live-action scripted comedy “Bupkis” straight-to-series. Davidson will write alongside Dave Sirus and Judah Miller writing and executive producing with Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer and Erin David.
The series is a heightened, fictionalized version of Pete Davidson’s real life and combines grounded storytelling with absurd elements from his unfiltered worldview. [Source: THR]
