News Brief: KRYPTON Cancelled, ROBOCOP 5 Loses Director, Ewan McGregor Reprises Obi-Wan Kenobi in Disney+ Series, & More

News Brief: Krypton Cancelled, Robocop Returns Loses Director, Ewan McGregor Reprises Obi-Wan Kenobi in Disney+ Series, 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

Robocop Returns Loses Director Neill Blomkamp

The fifth Robocop film, entitled Robocop Returns, has lost director Neill Blomkamp. Blomkamp will instead be directing an unnamed horror/thriller for MGM.

Off Robocop. I am shooting new horror/thriller and MGM can’t wait/ need to shoot Robocop now. Excited to watch it in theaters with other fans. N

— Neill Blomkamp (@NeillBlomkamp) August 15, 2019

Candyman Remake Has Begun Production

The remake of Candyman, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and produced by Jordan Peele, has officially begun production.

Candyman will be released in U.S. theaters through Universal Pictures on June 12, 2020.

Searching Sequel Film in Development

Searching, the John Cho-starring thriller / drama shown entirely through the perspective of smart phones and computer screens, will be getting a sequel film. There is no word yet where or not the original director or cast will be featured in the film.

TV Show News

Fantasy Book Gormenghast Given Book-to-TV Series order by Showtime

Mervyn Peake’s fantasy book trilogy Gormenghast has been given a book-to-TV series order by Showtime. Neil Gaiman and Akiva Goldsman will executive producer the television series.

Gormenghast‘s synopsis:

A doomed lord, an emergent hero, an array of bizarre creatures, and an ancient royal family plagued by madness and intrigue?these are the denizens of ancient, sprawling, tumbledown Gormenghast Castle. Within its vast halls and serpentine corridors, the members of the Groan dynasty and their master Lord Sepulchrave grow increasingly out of touch with a changing world as they pass their days in unending devotion to meaningless rituals and arcane traditions. Meanwhile, an ambitious kitchen boy named Steerpike rises by devious means to the post of Master of the Ritual while he maneuvers to bring down the Groans.

Krypton and its Logo Spin-off TV Series Have Been Cancelled by Syfy

Krypton, the world of Superman-based sci-fi TV series, has been cancelled by Syfy. The finale of Season 2 will be the finale for the series. The Lobo spin-off TV series has also been cancelled.

Raising Dion TV Series Premiere Date Released by Netflix

Raising Dion, the sci-fi family drama, will premiere on October 4, 2019 on Netflix.

Raising Dion‘s plot synopsis: “Raising Dion follows the story of Nicole Reese (Wainwright), who raises her son Dion (Young) after the death of her husband Mark (Jordan). The normal dramas of raising a son as a single mom are amplified when Dion starts to manifest several magical, superhero-like abilities. Nicole must now keep her son’s gifts secret with the help of Mark’s best friend Pat (Ritter), and protect Dion from antagonists out to exploit him while figuring out the origin of his abilities.”

Peaky Blinders: Season 5 TV Series U.S. Premiere Date Released by Netflix

Peaky Blinders: Season 5, the Cillian Murphy-starring crime saga, will premiere in the U.S. on October 4, 2019 on Netflix.

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