News Brief: JAMES BOND 25 Wraps Production, THE 100 Prequel Pilot Ordered, JOKER is the Number One R-Rated Film Ever, & More

News Brief: James Bond 25 Wraps Production, The 100 Prequel Pilot Ordered, Joker is the Number One R-Rated Film Ever, and More

In brief, new movie news and television show news has broken. Below you will find a succinct rundown on all that news and their most significant segments, distilled down to the most salient information.

Movie News

Joker is Now the Number One R-Rated Film Ever

Joker has now become the Number One R-Rated film ever at the world-wide box office, bringing in $788.1 Million so far. That box office take beats Deadpool, which previously held the R-rated world-wide box office record at $783 Million.

R-Rated box office congratulatory posts aren’t like the ones you’re used to… pic.twitter.com/OTy2BqIP4f

— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) October 25, 2019

No Time To Die Finishes Film Production

The 25th James Bond film, entitled No Time To Die, has official finished film production.

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No Time To Die will be released in U.S. theaters through MGM’s United Artists Releasing on April 8, 2020.

Tom & Jerry’s Theatrical Release Date Has Been Changed

Warner Bros. has moved the Tom & Jerry theatrical film’s release date has been moved to December 23, 2020.

TV Show News

Cloak and Dagger Cancelled After Two Seasons by Freeform

Cloak & Dagger, the superhero TV series starring Oliva Holt and Aubrey Joseph, has been cancelled by Freeform after two seasons.

The 100 TV series Prequel Series Pilot Ordered

A pilot episode for a potential The 100 prequel TV series has been ordered by The CW. The episode will act as a backdoor pilot during the seventh and final season of the scifi TV series. The 100 showrunner Jason Rothenberg will write and oversee the possible new series.

The 100 TV series prequel series’ plot synopsis: “The untitled drama is set 97 years before the events of The 100 and starts with the end of the world and a nuclear apocalypse that wipes out most of the human population on Earth. It follows a band of survivors on the ground as they learn to cope in a dangerous world while fighting to create a new and better society out of the ashes of what came before.”

Earth To Ned Talk Show Green-lighted by Disney+

Disney+ has green-lighted the The Jim Henson Company talk show Earth To Ned, a comedy interview show where Ned, “a blue-skinned alien, and his lieutenant Cornelius, interview celebrity guests.”

Earth To Ned‘s plot synopsis: “The comedic half-hour series follows Ned, a blue-skinned alien and his lieutenant Cornelius, who were sent to scout Earth for an eventual invasion – but instead became obsessed with our popular culture. Now, they host a talk show, broadcast from the bridge of their spaceship hidden deep underground, where they interview our most precious commodity, celebrities, to talk about Ned’s current pop culture obsessions. Ned will be bringing real-life celebrity guests to his ship from across the known universe and interviewing them, late night talk show style, in hopes of producing the ultimate talk show – making Ned a celebrity and putting him further off mission. And the more Ned learns about our human culture, the more obsessed he becomes.”

Batwoman and Nancy Drew Given Full Season Orders by The CW

Batwoman and Nancy Drew have been given full season orders by The CW. Each TV series will be given an additional nine episodes, bringing their total to twenty-two episodes each.

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