Thaqeel joins Edgar Wright’s The Running Man, the new release of Street Trash Can gets a “socially relevant” trailer, and Lou Diamond Philips plays the president of the United States amidst the thriving werewolf problem in the country in today’s edition of Morning Spoilers.
The Running Man
Deadline reports that Josh Brolin is now in “final negotiations” to play the main villain “behind the violent reality show” in the new version of Edgar Wright’s film The Running Man.
Night Patrol
THR has word that Justin Long, Jermaine Fowler, RJ Cyler, Dermot Mulroney, and CM Punk will star in the horror film Night Patrol, directed by Ryan Braud. The story revolves around an LAPD officer (Fowler) who “must put aside his differences with street gangs in the area when he discovers that a local police task force is hiding a horrific secret that puts the residents of the projects where he grew up in danger. The officer’s partner, recruited as a rookie in the night patrol. Siller plays the officer’s brother, who sees things he shouldn’t, while Mulroney plays Long’s character’s grandfather, a sergeant with many secrets. Punk assembles the cast as the sergeant’s ruthless right hand.
Amulet
Deadline also reports that Jason Fox (Welcome to Deerly) has been tapped to write a film based on Kazu Kibuishi’s graphic novel series, Amulet. The series follows “a young woman who discovers a magical amulet that belonged to her late grandfather and uses it to enter a new fantasy world.”
The Day the Earth Exploded: Looney Tunes Movie
According to Deadline, The Day the Earth Exploded: Looney Tunes Movie is now set to be released in theaters on February 28, 2025.
The Fab Four: First Steps
The Direct gave us our first look at Herbie in The Fab Four: First Steps. Click through to take a look.
Werewolves
The giant moon turns millions of people on Earth into werewolves in the promotional trailer for the film Werewolves, starring Frank Grillo, Katarina Law, and Lou Diamond Phillips.
Street Trash Can
Meanwhile, the government is putting a plan in place to melt down the homeless population in Cape Town from the inside in the promotional trailer for the new version of Ryan Krueger’s film “socially relevant” Street Trash Can.
Cobra Kai
For the Deadline, the last season of Cobra Kai has added Louis Tan, Patrick Lewis, and Reina Valandingham to the cast. While details about their characters are currently unavailable, Tan will play “Sensei Wolf,” Luwis will play “Axel Kovacevic,” and Vallandingham will play “Zara Malik.”
God of War
Deadline also notes that executive producers Rafe Judkins, Hawk Ostby, and Mark Fergus have left Amazon’s God of War series, prompting the broadcaster to “start fresh” on the project entirely.
Strange
FX released a teaser for the next two episodes of Strange.
Invincible Girl Fighter
Finally, Adult Swim released another teaser for their film Invincible Girl Fighter.
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