Movie News Roundup: Into The Tom Hollandverse

I like Tom Holland. While he's not my first choice for white British male actor to stan, he is a firm #2 and seems like a good kid.

Friday, September 27th, was probably a very exciting day for this young man.

First, and possibly least exciting, there was a new trailer for the long-awaited Blue Sky Studios feature SPIES IN DISGUISE.

'Disguise'....'The skies'...get it?

Super spy Lance Sterling (Will Smith) and scientist Walter Beckett (Tom Holland) are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is … not. But when events take an unexpected turn, this unlikely duo are forced to team up for the ultimate mission that will require an almost impossible disguise – transforming Lance into the brave, fierce, majestic… pigeon. Walter and Lance suddenly have to work as a team, or the whole world is in peril. “Spies in Disguise” flies into theaters this Christmas.

It's not something I kept a close eye on, but it seems fine. Will it be the late-year animated stunner like last year's INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE? Probably not. I do like those music choices!

News: Dwayne Johnson is Kamehameha in Epic "THE KING" From Robert Zemeckis

.@TheRock to play Hawaiian king in epic from Robert Zemeckis https://t.co/d5tdm4svKl pic.twitter.com/b6KqAQKAKT

— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 29, 2018

While we all know that The Rock puts a lot of effort and time into his movies, one where he has such a strong connection to the source material means there's going to be extra passion and effort here.

Johnson, who is of Polynesian decent, has been hoping to make a movie about Kamehameha for the better of the past two decades.

And the companies involved seem to have zero problem footing the bill - We know Warner Bros loves throwing vast amounts of money at people, directors, and characters who have proven themselves before, and while the time for epics may or may not have passed (When was the last one? That people saw?), the time of Johnson, Zemeckis, and amazing effects and CGI focused on a part of history most people do not know, have not.


Unfortunately, Deadline reports that the film should start shooting in 2020. That's a long time to wait, but The Rock is a very busy dude, so it's understandable.

source: THR/Deadline