Universal is teaming up with Leah McKendrick on a mythical new monster movie. Plus, get a glimpse at whatâs coming on Snowpiercer and Time Bandits. Spoilers now!
Untitled Monster Project
Deadline reports Leah McKendrick (M.F.A.) is attached to direct a currently untitled âMonster Projectâ for Atomic Monster and Universal Pictures. Though plot details are currently under wraps, the outlet states it concerns âa mythical monster.â
Avengelyne
Rob Liefeld revealed heâs shocked Margot Robbie and Olivia Wilde want to make an Avengelyne movie during a recent interview with Comic Book.
Weâve got great pedigree [on Avengelyne] with Margot Robbie and Olivia Wilde. Iâm like, âIs this happening?!â But no, they read it and they loved it. They pitched me how they saw Avengelyne, and Iâm stupid enough to say to Olivia and Margot, âAre you sure you guys want to do this?â I couldnât help myself.
Survive
When the magnetic poles reverse, the ocean disappears completely, leaving a family at sea to the mercies of starving crabs in the trailer for Survive.
Believer
Elsewhere, a young writer has no memory of being attacked by a possibly telepathic cult leader in the trailer for Believer, a âhorror/sci-fi thrillerâ coming to VOD this September 13.
Batman: Caped Crusader
Bruce Timm confirmed to The Wrap thereâs still a âlong way to goâ before a second season of Batman: Caped Crusader will see release.
Weâre still working on the scripts and starting to record. Weâve got a long way to go.
Snowpiercer
Layton has plans for Big Alice in the synopsis for âLife Source,â the third episode of Snowpiercerâs fourth season.
Layton demands to use Big Alice to rescue Liana; Ruth, now mayor of New Eden, refuses because itâs the townâs power supply; Layton makes Javi jury-rig a solution, giving them three weeks of electricity.
The Ark
Elsewhere, ârealities intertwineâ in the synopsis for âThe Other You,â the fourth episode of The Arkâs second season.
When two realities intertwine, two theories on what could and shouldnât have been are revealed.
Time Bandits
The gang intends to rob âhistoryâs richest manâ in the synopsis for âMansa Musa,â the sixth episode of Time Bandits.
The Bandits scour the desert for a missing member and hatch a plan to rob historyâs richest man. Widgit delves into the mysteries of the Map.
Psi Cops
Finally, the Psi Cops investigate a werewolf in the trailer for next weekâs episode.
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