Let's take a look at the recent news.
1. [Tornado].
1996's "Tornado" should be a disaster blockbuster that has impressed many people, and this theme will usher in a new version in 2024. According to the actor Glenn Powell who participated in the film, the new version of "Tornado" has just been officially completed not long ago, and he also talked about the specific positioning in the film, he said that the new version is not a remake of the first part of the previous one, but a new story with a high degree of originality, and the previous actors will not return, so it cannot be regarded as a sequel, it is an independent story set in the current background.
Glen Powell's words can be regarded as a negation of the rumors of the return of the heroine Helen Hunt of the first part, but is this new version really completely unrelated to the first part?It's hard to say at the moment, there was a rumor before that the heroine Daisy Edgar-Jones will play the daughter of the heroine and male protagonist of the previous film, she inherited her parents' career and also became a storm chaser.
The cast lineup of the film is still quite interesting, it can be regarded as a group of young actors with good star careers, including the new Superman, the male protagonist of "Change 7".
The new version of "Tornado" will be released on July 19, 2024.
2. [Alien].
As the most classic monster movie series in history, Alien will of course have a variety of spin-offs, but it should not be outrageous, Golden Books will launch a booklet that knows the alphabet - "A is for Alien, Know the Alphabet" (A is for Alien: An ABC book).
The tagline goes like this - no one can hear your giggles in space, when you read this little Golden Books book containing the names of characters from Alien.
The content of the book is to help children recognize the alphabet through various nouns in the "Alien" movie, and at the same time, it is equipped with interesting illustrations to make a relaxing and entertaining adaptation of the story content of the "Alien" movie.
A stands for Alien, B stands for Bishop, and C stands for Chestburster.
The book will be released on July 9, 2024.
It reminds me of a time when a young Alien animation was considered for production. In addition, Titan Books has also released two children's picture books with alien themes.
Also, one more thing, a new movie set between Alien 1 and Alien 2, Alien: Romulus, will be released on August 16, 2024.
3, [Godzilla].
Godzilla Minus One" is still being screened in North America, with a North American box office of nearly $42 million, a global box office of 10.8 billion yen, and the film has been shortlisted for the next Oscar Top 10 Best Special Effects, which is very rare for an Asian film. "Godzilla Minus One" is quite successful in terms of popularity and box office, but, just like the original "New Godzilla", Toho officials do not seem to be in a hurry to promote the new "Godzilla" movie while the iron is hot, Toho executives said - "It takes a good idea, a good script, a good director, a good actor, and careful work to start the production of the next "Godzilla" movie, because the role of Godzilla is worth it." ”
Although "Godzilla Minus One" left a suspense at the end of the film, and director Takashi Yamazaki also said that he wanted to make another Godzilla, but "New Godzilla" was a huge success at the beginning, and Toho took a gap of 7 years to launch a new work with a new world view. When will the next Toho "Godzilla" be launched, and in what form and theme, I really can't say now.
But of course, in 2024, we still have the legendary Godzilla to see, and the future planning of the legend may be before and after "Godzilla vs. Kong 2".