BREAKING: It’s Game Over for TRON 3

Although previous reports suggested that Walt Disney Pictures had plans to move forward with TRON 3, The Hollywood Reporter now brings word that the planned return to the Grid will not be happening. Both Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde were set to reprise their respective roles as Sam Flynn and Quorra with TRON: Legacy helmer Joseph Kosinski back at the helm. Sadly, the studio has elected not to go into production on the sequel. At least for the time being, the future of the TRON franchise has been derezed.

Evangeline Lilly Introduces Marvel’s Ant-Man Micro-Tech Challenge

While Ant-Man will introduce some fantastic technology to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios is looking at spreading innovation in the real world with the announcement of “Marvel’s Ant-Man Micro-Tech Challenge,” a special contest designed to inspire and encourage scientifically-minded young women nationwide. Marvel has just released a new video featuring star Evangeline Lilly introducing the program. There’s even a few new bits of footage from the “Phase Three” capper itself. Check it out in the player below and find official rules for the contest underneath. 

Chris Pine Eyes Steve Trevor Role in Wonder Woman

Well known for playing Captain James T. Kirk in the rebooted Star Trek franchise, Chris Pine appears to now be heading for the DC Universe. Variety today reports that Pine is in negotiations to play Steve Trevor, the romantic interest of the titular Amazon, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ Wonder Woman.

Two More Join Paramount’s Transformers Writing Team, Prequel Movie a Possibility

Last week, the curtain came down and revealed Paramount Pictures’ “writer’s room” for theTransformers franchise which included “The Walking Dead” and “Invincible” creator Robert Kirkman, the Iron Man writing pair of Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, “Fringe” and “Lost” scribe Jeff Pinkner, and X-Men: The Last Stand and The Incredible Hulk‘s Zak Penn.

Watch Johnny Depp as Whitey Bulger in the New Black Mass Trailer!

Warner Bros. Pictures has just revealed a new trailer for director Scott Cooper’s crime dramaBlack Mass, starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon, Dakota Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Rory Cochrane, Sienna Miller and Adam Scott. Check it out in the player below!

Frank Grillo Wraps on Captain America: Civil War

Marvel Studios’ upcoming Captain America: Civil War continues production in Atlanta, Georgia, albeit now with one less cast member. Frank Grillo aka Crossbones has revealed (via Instagram) that he has already concluded filming his scenes and officially wrapped on the sequel.

Jack Black and Director Jared Hess Reteam for Micronations

Buffalo Film Company has announced it will produce the comedy Micronations, which will star Jack Black (The D Train, Goosebumps). Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Don Verdean,Masterminds) will direct the film, reuniting with Black after their successful collaboration on Paramount Pictures’ Nacho Libre. The screenplay was written by “New Girl” writers Robert Snow and Christian Magalhaes. Brandt Andersen, Dave Hunter and Hess are producing the film under their newly-launched banner Buffalo Film Company. Jack Black’s company, Electric Dynamite, and Damon Ross (Nacho Libre) will also produce.

First Look at Mark Wahlberg in Deepwater Horizon

Lionsgate has announced that principal photography has started today for Deepwater Horizon in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The film stars Academy Award-nominee Mark Wahlberg (Lone Survivor, The Fighter) alongside Golden Globe-nominee Kurt Russell (Furious 7, The Hateful Eight), Academy Award-nominee John Malkovich (RED, Burn After Reading), Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner), Golden Globe-winner Gina Rodriguez (“Jane the Virgin”), and Academy Award-nominee Kate Hudson (Almost Famous, Nine).

MGM Moving Forward with Shanghai Dawn, Starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson

Tracking Board brings word that MGM is moving forward with Shanghai Dawn, the third film in the Shanghai Noon series, with both Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson set to reprise their roles of Chon Wang and Roy O’Bannon. Jonathan Glickman, now president of the studio, will return to produce the feature, which is currently seeking writers.

Matt Bomer Will Ride With The Magnificent Seven

The cast of director Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven continues to grow today as The Hollywood Reporter brings word that “White Collar” star Matt Bomer has signed on for a role. He joins Denzel Washington (who took home an Oscar for Fuqua’s Training Day), Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Chris Pratt, The Equalizer‘s Haley Bennett, Boyhood‘s Ethan Hawke, Elite Squad‘s Wagner Moura, Aquaman‘s Jason Momoa, G.I. Joe: Retaliation‘s Byung-hun Lee and “Marvel’s Daredevil” star Vincent D’Onofrio. 

Samuel L. Jackson Trains Hailee Steinfeld in a New Barely Lethal Clip

Both a new clip and a new poster for A24’s upcoming action comedy Barely Lethal are now online. 

Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit, Ender’s Game), Jessica Alba (Sin City, Machete), Samuel L. Jackson (Django Unchained, Pulp Fiction), and Sophie Turner (“”Game of Thrones”) star in the action comedy, written and directed by Kyle Newman (Fanboys) and produced by produced by Main Street Films, Hopscotch Pictures and RatPac Entertainment.

Dwayne Johnson to Star in Sci-Fi Action Comedy Alpha Squad Seven

DreamWorks Pictures is teaming with San Andreas star Dwayne Johnson for a new sci-fi action comedy titled Alpha Squad Seven. The Hollywood Reporter says that Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer are behind the pitch, which has Beau Flynn producing via his FlynnPictureCo. along with Johnson, who will produce through his 7 Bucks Productions.