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A new report has revealed that another Planet of the Apes movie is in the works, and its director will be the man behind the camera for The Maze Runner.

The Hollywood Reporter has reported that Fox has hired Maz Runner director, Wes Ball to develop and direct a brand new Planet of the Apes movie. It's unclear whether or not this movie will be a continuation of the already established franchise or if Fox will decide to reboot the franchise with a fresh director.

The Planet of the Apes franchise has been done many times over. Originally, the first movie in 1968 came from a book by French writer Pierre Boulle. That film's popularity led to sequels being made in TV form, and eventually, in 2001, Tim Burton rebooted the franchise again with Mark Wahlberg. Planet of the Apes got another fresh take in 2011 when Fox released Rise of the Planet of the Apes starring James Franco and Andy Serkis. This sparked two more movies to be made, 2014's Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and 2017's War for the Planet of the Apes.

Who's excited for the next episode of Rick and Morty? I know I am, which means I'll be tuning into episode 4 this Sunday at 11:30 pm. But first, let's check out the released teaser.

The official Twitter account for Rick and Morty released the above teaser for season 4's episode 4, and from the video, we learn that this episode will be based around Morty getting a dragon. We know this from one of two reasons, the video's caption "It's the Morty gets a dragon episode" and Rick saying "and that's the end of the Morty gets a dragon episode".

Summer then asks Rick "are you gonna slay it?", Rick then turns around and says, "first off, I always slay it, queen." Then he says, "and secondly, yes." Does it seem that Rick could be referencing Game of Thrones in that sentence? Regardless, he heads down to the basement where Morty's dragon is (which looks extremely similar to The Hobbits Smaug with all the gold it's sitting on), the dragon then breathes fire at Rick. Rick then sarcastically pretends how he didn't think about how dragons breathe fire and uses a hologram to outsmart the dragon and jump on its back.

Marvel Studios has just released the very first teaser trailer for the upcoming Marvel movie focusing around Black Widow.

Above we have the official teaser trailer, it begins with a voice-over from Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow), and she explains that she "used to have nothing, and then I got this job, this family. But nothing lasts forever". We are then presented with some flashbacks of what can be assumed to be Natasha's young life. We also see glimpses of her early training.

The trailer also shows Natasha encountering Stranger Things star, David Harbour (Red Guardian), Midsommar's, Florence Pugh, Oscar-winner Rachel Weisz, and more great actors. Cate Shortland directed the film and screenplay was done by Ned Benson and Jac Shaeffer. According to the trailer's description, Black Widow is expected to hit cinemas on May 1st, 2020.

We are currently waiting for Rick and Morty Season 4, episode 4, and during this small holiday break, theories have been formed together that point towards the next couple of episodes containing a massive twist.

Firstly, if you haven't seen the third episode of season 4, this article will contain spoilers as it will be linking to some events that were shown in that episode. At the end of the third episode, Rick, Morty and Mr. Poopybutthole are on top of Rick's house having a drink, Mr. Poopybutthole says, "owweeee big storm coming", Rick then replies, "could be a twister". Its believed that this "big twister" is not in reference to an actual storm, but instead to the show's storyline, and here's why.

During Comic-Con this year, all of the main voice actors sat down, and one of the questions that they were asked was "What are you most excited for fans to see?". The replies indicated that within the first five episodes of the season, there would be a big moment during a post-credit scene of one of the episodes that would be a huge teaser for season 5. Justin Roiland says, "We have a tag in season 4 that's going to tease some sh*t up for season 5". So what could this "twist" be?

If you were on the fence about grabbing Disney+, and need a good reason to pick up the new streaming service, it's about to go on sale.

As we move forward from Black Friday's madness sales, Cyber Monday has rolled around and to celebrate Disney have decided to discount their new streaming service's yearly package. Currently for a years worth of Disney+ its $69.99, that gives you access to some new shows such as Mandalorian, all of the Star Wars movies and Marvel's Cinematic Universe, plus much more.

The $59.99 yearly option also grants the buyer National Geographic content, 30 seasons of the Simpsons, as well as every Pixar show/movie, 4K and HDR support. Talking in totals, Disney+ offers 500 films and 7,500 episodes and right now everything previously mentioned is $10 or 16% off, bringing the cost down to $59.99. If you are interested in checking out more on Disney+, check out this link here.

If you didn't already know, the script for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was leaked but we didn't know who -- we knew it would've been one of the principal actors, but now we know exactly who it was: John Boyega.

In a recent interview with Boyega and Good Morning America, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rise of Skywalker star said he had the script under his bed, had his boys around partying it up, and left it there. He was in the middle of moving, and cleaners came through and discovered it -- throwing it on eBay for just $84 on eBay, obviously not knowing how valuable an unreleased Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker script would be.

Boyega said: "I was like, I will leave it under my bed and when I wake up the next morning, I will take it and then move. But then my boys came over and we started partying a little bit. And the script, it just stayed there. And a few weeks after, this cleaner comes in, finds this script and puts it on eBay for like 65 pounds (equivalent to $84). The person didn't know the true value".

After the ending of Game of Thrones back in May, fans have long hoped that the final season would get a remake. Perhaps this is a teaser for it?

A simple Tweet from the official Game of Thrones Twitter account has caused fans to put their speculation caps on. While I would certainly doubt that HBO is going to remake season 8 of Game of Thrones, some fans believe this could be a hint towards that very announcement.

It's much more likely that the Game of Thrones Twitter account is teasing fans for an announcement regarding the coming Game of Thrones prequel show -- House of the Dragon. House of the Dragon is centered around House Targaryen and will focus on the book Fire & Blood, which reveals a lot of the Targaryen's history. Another theory about the Tweet is that the Game of Thrones Twitter account is just warning everyone that Winter is actually coming in real-life. This would be a hilarious joke, but probably not the one Game of Thrones fans want to hear at the moment.

Season 4 of Rick and Morty is off to a blast, and what's a better way to relive enjoying the season than some short clips showing some best moments.

Before I continue, the clips included in this article are spoilers if you haven't seen any of the episodes of season 4. I would advise watching those episodes first before viewing, but if you can't contain yourself here, they are. First off, we have Mr. Poopybutthole taking on his students in an absolutely epic fighting scene that shows off that Mr. Poopybutthole still has it.

Next, we have Summer vs. Beth. This clip is from the second episode and is a clear reference to Captain America: Civil War's airport fight scene. Moving on to the next clip, we have Elon Tusk, which is a reference to Elon Musk, and who is also guest voiced by Musk. That clip is from the last episode, and so is the final one titled 'Netflix'. Here we see Morty present his movie heist idea to Netflix, and they absolutely love it. Remember Rick's shy pooping? Here's an explanation of what that actually means.

If you can even believe it -- or maybe it's guerrilla hyping from Disney because of the issues Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is having before its release (word is, it's not great) -- the script for the latest movie in the Star Wars saga leaked and was sold on eBay.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker saw its script leaked and then found its way onto eBay, after one of the acts left it under their bed and was found by a cleaner. The script was given to someone else, and then it was put on eBay but an eagle-eyed person at the company sat this, and purchased it versus it going out to someone in the public before its big debut and spoiling J.J. Abrams' new movie.

J.J. Abrams recently said during a chat with Good Morning America: "One of our actors, I won't say which one - I want to, but I won't - left it under their bed and it was found by someone who was cleaning their place. And it was given to someone else, who then went to sell it on eBay. And someone at the company said 'You know there's a script that looks like it's a legit script that's for sale on eBay?' And so they got it back before it sold".

Now that the third episode of Rick and Morty Season 4 has been released, we can jump into what happened and why. Who better to explain it than the creators themselves?

For this week's episode release Adult Swim has posted a new video on their YouTube Channel titled 'Inside the Episode: One Crew Over The Crewcoo's Morty'. Throughout this video, we learn the reasoning behind why the creators decided to rip on heist movies by doing a heist themed episode, and where that hatred originated from. Before continuing, I will give a disclaimer that the following paragraph will contain spoilers from episode 3, read at your discretion.

Dan Harmon explains in the above video that this entire episode is based around his hatred for heist movies, and we can see that hatred personified in Ricks's actions and attitude. Right at the start of the episode where Rick and Morty are walking into the temple, Rick initiates 'anti-booby-trap suits' and then proceeds to easily pass through almost every trap from the classic Indiana Jones movies. The episode then continues to completely rip off the Oceans movie franchise with Rick playing George Clooney's character as he assembles his 'team'.

The third episode of Rick and Morty Season 4 has aired, and while it might 'steal' your attention, for the time being, don't get excited about next week's episode because it's not happening.

Comic Book has confirmed that Rick and Morty Season 4 will be going on a two-week break starting from now and will return with the fourth episode after this period. Comic Book says this news was confirmed through a new promo for the next episode, which can be seen above.

The reasoning for this hiatus from the fourth episode is most likely due to Thanksgiving being this weekend. So just to be clear, Rick and Morty Season 4 Episode 4 will NOT be aired on Sunday, December 1st, and instead return back to viewers on Sunday, December 8th. For those wondering how many episodes are in Season 4 as a whole, Adult Swim will be gifting us with 10 glorious episodes in two batches.

Yesterday, contradicting news came out about a potential Joker sequel being in the works by Warner Bros. Thankfully, Todd Phillips the director of Joker has settled the confusion.

Phillips has said to IndieWire that a Joker sequel isn't currently in production despite the recent reports by other media outlets. THR reported that Phillips and Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich met to discuss a potential sequel to the film, Deadline then reported that this meeting never actually happened. Now Phillips is clearing up all the news.

Here's what he has said, "While Joaquin and I have talked about it, and while touring the world with Warner Bros executives--going to Toronto, and Venice, and other places--of course, we're sitting at dinner and they're saying, 'So, have you thought about...?' But, talking about contracts, there's not a contract for us to even write a sequel, we've never approached Joaquin to be in a sequel."

Rick and Morty Season 4 episode 2 released this week, and if you haven't seen it then I'd advise watching the below video.

Now that the spoiler disclaimer if over, lets move onto what we have above. Adult Swim have released the after-credits episode of Rick and Morty season 4 episode 2, showing Jerry venturing to the fridge and finding globafin. Jerry was most likely going for a midnight snack of some-sort and of course, does something completely stupid.

Jerry has a small part of the globafin, which if you don't know lets the drinker live out their absolutely wildest fantasies. Jerry's fantasty isn't that wild though, well it might be for him. After consuming some of the globafin, Jerry becomes a hard-working water delivery drive for Mountain Sweat. He drops off water to customers and installs the machines for them, getting compliments along the way. What does this after-credits scene show us?

Exactly a month before the release of the upcoming Witcher TV series, Netflix has teased fans with a brand new poster.

We are only a month out before the launch of The Witcher TV series, and Netflix has decided to keep the hype train chugging along with the above poster release. From the poster, we can see Geralt of Rivia, played by Henry Cavill, Ciri, played by Freya Allan and Yennefer, played by Anya Chaltotra.

If you have been out of the loop for Witcher news, we found out that Henry Cavill prepared for the role of Geralt of Rivia by playing CD Projekt Red's Witcher games, more on that here. Netflix is that confident that The Witcher TV show is going to do well that they have already officially green-lit season 2, catch up on that news here. Finally, if you haven't seen the trailer for the upcoming show, check that out here. Netflix will debut The Witcher TV show on December 20th.

DC Comics' Joker movie laughed its way over the $1 billion-grossing mark at the box office, but does that mean we are going to be getting a follow-up movie?

According to a new report by Variety, Warner Bros. film chief Toby Emmerich has met with the writer and director of Joker to see what ideas are currently being cooked up for a sequel. Variety says that insiders close to the talks have said that these discussions regarding a sequel are very young and that nothing is solidified as of yet. Meaning that there is no script, no roles confirmed, no storyline etc.

Other insiders said that Warner Bros and DC aren't talking about Todd Phillips doing another origin story of a DC comic-book character. Variety says that "Any "Joker" follow-up will take years to pull off, and DC has a busy slate". This "busy slate" includes the release of Wonder Women 1984, the new Batman movie with Robert Pattinson playing the Cape Crusader, and Margot Robbie's upcoming "Birds of Prey".

Rick and Morty have returned with their fourth season, and while fans are scrambling to watch the episodes without paying or waiting for them to air freely, some fans have found some strange sources to view the new eps.

Firstly, I don't condone any illegal viewing of Rick and Morty's new episodes; legitimate sources should only be used to view the new episodes. Unfortunately, though, not everyone will do that, because if there is a will there is a way, meaning people will find a way to pirate or view the new episodes no matter what. With that being said, fans have found quite the peculiar source to view the latest episodes, and it's none other than Pornhub.

Rick and Morty fans have taken to Twitter to share their connection to the new episodes. One Twitter fan wrote "Thanks pornhub for letting me watch Rick and Morty when no one else had it." Another also said, "I watched the new episode of Rick and Morty on Pornhub, what a world". It seems that when people were going to Pornhub for other purposes, they were coming across the new episode. Perhaps they were doing what they were originally intending to do when first visiting the site while watching the new episode. I mean, I'm not one to yuck someone else's yum, each to their own.

There has been a cloud of doubt hanging over whether Henry Cavill was still playing the Man of Steel, but the Superman actor has now said the role is still his during an interview with Mens Health recently.

Cavill said: "The cape is in the closet. It's still mine". The interview is filled with stories of Cavill's life, his previous roles in The Tudors, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and the fabled (and oh-so-bad) Josstice League, I mean Justice League.

In regards to Cavill's thoughts on Batman v Superman, he said: "A great starting point. If I were to go back, I don't think I'd change anything. Very much a Batman movie. And I think that realm of darkness is great for a Batman movie".

If you don't know who Willem Dafoe is, you'd probably recognize him from two movie roles, Spider-Man's Green Goblin and the recent blockbuster Aquaman.

Despite his acting career taking him to movies that are comic book-based and his performances being amazing, Dafoe has given his opinion on the future of 'superhero' movies. Dafoe has joined Martin Scorsese in criticising superhero movies by saying that he finds them "too long and too noisy". This isn't all that Dafoe had to say, and he did admit that he doesn't want to "bite the hand that feeds me", but said that shooting Aquaman wasn't the same as shooting 2002's Spider-Man.

"Spider-Man was great fun because Sam Raimi made that like it was a little independent film. And also that was before a lot of the technology was in place, and comic book movies were fairly new, so it was exciting. There was nothing by the numbers, they didn't roll in the experts. Now it's become, the industry outgrew itself", said Dafoe. Comparing Spider-Man's shooting to Aquaman, he said "You have fun with some of the things that you get to do, because there's lots of hardware and there's lots of crazy crane shots and those kind of things."

Ever wondered what it's like to be a shy pooper? Rick does, and in season 4 of Rick and Morty, we get to see what lengths he will go to keep his privacy.

Disclaimer - This is a season 4 spoiler, so if you haven't seen episode 2 yet, this will certainly ruin a part of it. The above video has been released onto the official Rick and Morty YouTube Channel, and it shows Rick tracking down the alien who used his private toilet on a remote planet. The alien then expresses that he missed his dead wife and that life has been "hollow" since he has passed. He also says that he is a shy pooper.

All of what the alien says Rick sees in himself as insecurities, eventually not killing Tony but instead abuses him and leaves a really strange bomb on the table. The bomb then turns into a bunch of butts, these butts then fart and then a middle finger raises from the center, flipping off Tony. Tony then returns back to Rick's planet to take another dump, and then things get really philosophically deep. Check out the above video to know what happens.

Lord of the Rings fans patiently await any news about the coming Amazon show, and after some time, we have got another snag, and its a big one.

In an exclusive report from Deadline, Amazon Studios' 1 billion-dollar Lord of the Rings TV show is already moving forward with an early Season 2 renewal. According to Deadline, Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke confirmed this news to them at a company holiday party this past Sunday and said that the studio currently has the second season in the works.

While season 2 has already been renewed, shooting wise, the LOTR series will be having a 4-5 month break after the first couple of episodes are shot. This allows for everyone working on the film a different perspective of the footage, gauge fan response, and make correctional changes with a fresh set of eyes. Since this TV show is high-budget, this seems like the most responsible and sensible approach, considering that filming this level of show is not cheap.