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A third season of 'Better Call Saul'? Yay!!!
No 'Iron Man 4'? Boo!!!
A fifth 'Indiana Jones' film announced? What?!
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New 'Indiana Jones' film announced, Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg set to return
Harrison Ford is set to don the iconic fedora and whip once again as fabled archeologist Indiana Jones in a new film directed by Steven Spielberg Disney announced Tuesday.
"Indiana Jones is one of the greatest heroes in cinematic history, and we can't wait to bring him back to the screen in 2019," Disney chairman Alan Horn said in a statement.
"It's rare to have such a perfect combination of director, producers, actor and role, and we couldn't be more excited to embark on this adventure with Harrison and Steven," he continued.
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy along with her husband Frank Marshall are set to produce. The filmmaking couple have previously worked on all previous Indiana Jones sequels together.
The untitled fifth installment in the Indiana Jones series which follows 2008's Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, is set to open in theaters July 19, 2019.
Talks of a new Indiana Jones film have been in discussion since 2012 when Disney bought the rights to the character when they obtained Lucasfilm for $4 billion. Back in December, Spielberg spoke out against replacing Ford in his signature role after Jurassic World star Chris Pratt was rumored to take over the part.
"It's certainly not my intention to ever have another actor step into his shoes in the way there have been many actors that have played Spider-Man or Batman," Spielberg said at the time. "There is only going to be one actor playing Indiana Jones and that's Harrison Ford."
AMC orders third season of 'Better Call Saul'
AMC and Sony Pictures Television say they have renewed their celebrated Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul for a 10-episode, third season.
Showrunners Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould and star Bob Odenkirk are all set to return.
"What Vince, Peter, Bob and the entire team have accomplished with Better Call Saul is truly rare and remarkable. They have taken one of the most iconic, immersive and fan-obsessive [in the best possible way] shows in television history and created a prequel that stands on its own," remarked Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios. "Watching [character] Jimmy McGill's thoughtful, melodic and morally flexible transformation into Saul Goodman is entertaining and delighting millions of fans, whether their starting point was Breaking Bad or not. This series has its own feel, pace and sensibility and we can't wait to see what this incredibly talented group comes up with next in Season 3."
"It's been an extraordinary show that lives up to its predecessor," said Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, presidents of programming and production for Sony Pictures Television, in a joint statement Tuesday. "Vince, Peter, Bob and the team are delivering brilliant storytelling and we're proud to have AMC as our partner for another well-earned season."
The ensemble also includes Michael McKean, Rhea Seehorn and Jonathan Banks.
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Which cast member admits to disliking 'The Amazing Spider-Man'?
Robert Downey Jr. on Iron Man 4: 'I don't think that's in the cards'
As the release date for Captain America: Civil War nears, star Robert Downey Jr. has expressed doubt about the possibility of another Iron Man sequel.
"I don't think that's in the cards," the actor said to USA Today when asked about a potential Iron Man 4 during a Civil War set visit.
Downey's latest turn as Tony Stark in Civil War sees the billionaire superhero face off against his former teammate Captain America (Chris Evans) after a disagreement over how the government should regulate superheros.
"In a way it's Cap 3 but for me it's like my little Iron Man 4," Downey explained of the upcoming film. "And then it's back to the thing we all recognize. Everything pulls over to the side of the road when the thunder of an Avengers thing comes through because that's how it is until it changes. If it changes."
Downey revitalized his career with the original Iron Man in 2008 which kicked off the Marvel cinematic universe and spawned two sequels. All together the Iron Man franchise has grossed $2 billion worldwide.
Captain America: Civil War hits theaters May 6.
Recently, Marvel studios released the second trailer for Civil War featuring Iron Man introducing Spider-Man (Tom Holland) into the Marvel cinematic universe for the first time.
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Which cast member admits to disliking 'The Amazing Spider-Man'?
Sally Field has revealed her true feelings regarding her time as Aunt May in The Amazing Spider-Man series of films.
"It's not my kind of movie," the actress said on The Howard Stern Show recently admitting that she couldn't quite get into the material.
Field had her own personal reasons however for signing onto the two-part failed film franchise alongside Andrew Garfield (Spider-Man) and Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy). "But my friend Laura Ziskin was the producer, and we knew it would be her last film, and she was my first producing partner, and she was a spectacular human," she continued.
Stern then asked Field how much thought she had put into her character. "Not a great deal," she replied. "It's really hard to find a three-dimensional character in it, and you work it as much as you can, but you can't put 10 pounds of (expletive) in a five-pound bag."
Reaction to both The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was mixed amongst Sony Pictures and audiences as well leading the studio to reboot the franchise yet again. Now actor Tom Holland is set to appear as the iconic webslinger in a new standalone film due in theaters July 7,2017.
Before that the new Spider-Man will guest star in Captain America: Civil War out in theaters May 6. The latest trailer for the upcoming superhero epic featured Holland interacting with the other heroes in the Marvel cinematic universe for the first time.