Rumors abound over the status of Mad Max 5. Screenwriter Ana Nogueira talks Wonder Woman. Evil Dead Burn spotlights its household items-turned-implements of torture. This is the water, and this is the well. Drink full and descend, it’s Morning Spoilers!
Mister Yummy Deadline reports Australian filmmaker Ben Young (Hounds of Love) is attached to direct a feature based on Stephen King’s 2015 short story, Mister Yummy. The story concerns Ollie Franklin, “a charismatic resident of an assisted living facility who begins experiencing disturbing visions after the death of a fellow resident. As the line between memory, regret, and the supernatural begins to blur, Ollie is forced to confront long-buried secrets from his past before time finally catches up with him.” Mad Max 5 According to the industry newsletter Puck (via Comic Book), George Miller is looking for a new studio to fund his next Mad Max movie after Warner Bros. “officially passed” on the project following the negative reception to Furiosa. Luckily, “Amazon, Universal, and Sony Pictures are all reportedly showing significant interest in acquiring the rights to produce the sequel.”
Escape from New York During a recent interview with Comic Book, Jason Momoa stated he “would never” attempt to take over the role of Snake Plissken from Kurt Russell, no matter who was directing the project. Do we need a remake? I even like [Escape from L.A.]. And I love Kurt Russell, and the truth of it is, like, as much as I love Zack [Synder], someone’s like, ‘I want you to do Snake,’ and I’m like, ‘I love Kurt Russell. I don’t want to.’ I would never want to step into that. It’s one of those things where you’re like, oh my God, I would love to do that. But at the same time, I’m like, I love him too much … I really love Kurt, and I [say] good luck to whatever actor is going to do that. Lobo In a separate interview with Collider, Jason Momoa stated he also doesn’t “have any interest in making” a PG-13 Lobo movie and will “not do it” unless the final product is rated R.
