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© Apple TV Sources tell Nexus Point News that Apple TV has greenlit a prequel series to Monarch: Legacy of Monsters starring Wyatt Russell as the younger Lee Shaw, from Monarch . The series will be set during the Cold War and grapple with tensions between the United States and Russia in a world of monsters.  Joby Harold ( Obi-Wan Kenobi , Army of the Dead ) will serve as the series’ showrunner and will executive produce with his wife and producing partner Tory Tunnell through their production company Safehouse Pictures. Wyatt Russell, who stars in the series, will serve as an executive producer as well. Harold and Tunnell also served as executive producers on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters  which was developed by Chris Black and Matt Fraction. The series, like Monarch , is a part of Legendary’s Monsterverse  which began with 2014’s Godzilla . The series spinned off into Kong: Skull Island  and spawned several sequels: Godzilla: King of the Monsters , Godzilla vs. Kong , Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire , and the upcoming Godzilla x Kong: Supernova which is set to release in 2027. Russell is repped by UTA. Russell recently starred in Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* as the fan-favorite character, John Walker/US Agent and will reprise the role next year in Avengers: Doomsday . Russell’s additional feature credits include Night Swim , Overlord , and 22 Jump Street . His television credits include The Falcon and the Winter Soldier , Black Mirror , and Under the Banner of Heaven . Russell is also set to start in Steven Spielberg’s next film for Universal. The upcoming Monarch  prequel series is set to begin production next Summer in Prague.

Nexus Point has also learned exclusively that film is aiming to start production in Spring 2025.

UPDATE 4/23: Emma Thompson has passed on the role of Drusilla in the movie. Emma Thompson is in talks to portray Drusilla Sickle in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping . Thompson would portray Drusilla an escort from the Capitol and had been going to District 12 to carry out the reaping since the 25th Hunger Games as depicted in the recently released novel, Sunrise on the Reaping . Throughout the novel, Drusilla is portrayed as a detached and unsympathetic figure, frequently clashing with other characters such as Maysilee Donner. RELATED: 'The Hunger Games' Prequel 'Sunrise On The Reaping' Sets Filming Date And Location The film adaptation is set to start shooting in July of this year in Germany. As announced at CinemaCon earlier this week by Lionsgate, Francis Lawrence is set to direct the film with Billy Ray writing the script. Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson will be producing the film. Jacobson has served as a producer for all four films in the series and Simpson returns after producing The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes . Major characters expected to appear who are currently being cast are Maysilee, Plutarch, Effie, Caesar, and President Snow. As reported by DanielRPK, Ralph Fiennes has been offered the role of Snow and Kieran Culkin has been offered the role of Caesar Flickerman. Nexus Point News can corroborate these casting updates. DanielRPK also reported that Jesse Plemons was offered the role of Plutarch Heavensbee. Nexus Point News cannot corroborate this casting update at this time. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is set to release on November 20, 2026.

Netflix’s highly anticipated The Chronicles of Narnia  film franchise is set to kick off with a film adaption of The Magician’s Nephew .  An offer has been made to Meryl Streep to portray a central character in the series: Aslan, the Great Lion. Streep is in talks to portray Aslan, who will be female in the series. Aslan in the novels is a talking lion who serves as Narnia’s guardian and a mentor to the human children. Typically portrayed as a male, Aslan was created as an allegory for Jesus by author C.S. Lewis. The Academy Award winning actress can currently be seen in Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building as “Loretta Durkin.” Her most recent credits include the Apple TV+ anthology series, Extrapolations  and Adam McKay’s Netflix feature, Don’t Look Up. Streep is CAA and Gendler Kelly & Cunningham. The film, written and to be directed by Greta Gerwig, will adapt the sixth novel in the series, The Magician’s Nephew , which chronologically takes place first in the series. The novel tells the origin of Narnia and is centered on Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer who discover the magical world through Digory’s uncle’s magic. The role of Digory’s uncle, Andrew, is currently eyeing Daniel Craig, as reported by Deadline in March 2025. The novel also introduces Jadis, who goes on to become the White Witch, a role which is eyeing Charli XCX, also reported by Deadline earlier this month. The film is aiming to start shooting sometime this year with a theatrical release on Thanksgiving Day 2026, followed by a release on Netflix in December 2026.

According to our sources, we can exclusively report that one of these will be an animated series centered

Marvel Studios is diving deeper into the undead with Marvel Zombies , a new animated series spinning out of the fan-favorite “What If… Zombies?!” episode from What If…? . Building on this alternate universe first shown in 2021, the show will explore a Marvel Cinematic Universe overrun by the zombie plague. Directed by Bryan Andrews, the show consists of 4 episodes. The series brings together an all-star voice cast of MCU veterans, including Awkwafina, David Harbour, Simu Liu, Elizabeth Olsen, Randall Park, Florence Pugh, Hailee Steinfeld, Dominique Thorne, and Iman Vellani, all reprising their iconic roles. In the What If...? episode this series springs from, the world is overrun by a quantum virus originally contracted by Janet Van Dyne in the Quantum Realm and brought back to earth by Hank Pym. As the virus overtakes the world and survivors fight back, we are introduced to the main antagonist of not only the What If...? episode, but Marvel Zombies' as well. Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff is due to be front and center in the new series as a powerful adversary. Wanda already proved in What If…? that she’s one of the most dangerous beings in this zombified reality. Her chaos magic and undead hunger make her a nearly unstoppable force. She even survived a clash with the Hulk — who, by the way, is also stomping his way into this series. Wanda will be referred as the Dead Queen in the series. Okoye serves as a secondary villain and she will be in charge of an undead army, following the Scarlet Witch's orders. Additionally, Zombie versions of Ghost, Hawkeye, Abomination, Captain Marvel, and Captain America are confirmed to be in the series. And the surprises keep coming. Sources tell Nexus Point News that Marvel Zombies will also feature appearances from John Walker, Baron Zemo, Namor, Melina Vostokoff, Thor, Valkyrie, and Black Panther. Whether they will all show up as heroic survivors or join the ranks of the infected… well, we’ll let you find out for yourself. Additionally, Scott Lang's Head (from the What If...? episode), Spider-Man, Thanos, and Blade Knight are confirmed to appear in the series. They will be joined by best friends Riri Williams, Kate Bishop, and Kamala Khan. Marvel Zombies is set to release on Disney+ October 3, 2025.

As Season 2 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians prepares for production later this year, we have exclusively

Star Wars productions are constantly in flux. Since the release of The Rise of Skywalker the theatrical side of a Galaxy Far, Far Away has been a bit tumultuous. There have certainly been no shortage of films announced, but The Mandalorian and Grogu aims to be the first full theatrical release since the closing of the Skywalker Saga. However, the production train isn't halting there. Director Shawn Levy's Star Wars film was given a title earlier this year, Star Wars: Starfighter . Nexus Point News has learned that Kyber Mist is the working title for this project, and Blue Mist Productions is the production name. Nexus has also learned the working title for another Star Wars project in development, Cosmic Doom . Cosmic Doom is the working title for Taika Waititiʼs long-awaited Star Wars film, and Ghost Truck 6 is the production name. The interpretation of these titles is left to your discretion, for the time being. Star Wars: Starfighter stars Ryan Gosling and is set roughly five years after the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker , as confirmed by official Star Wars channels . Pre-production began this March at Pinewood Studios, with shooting scheduled for September through December in London. Starfighter is currently slated to arrive in theaters on Memorial Day 2027. Demet Koc contributed to this article.

Director Gavin O’Connor and screenwriter Bill Dubuque, the creative team behind The Accountant , are teaming up once again for a new Apple Studios feature operating under the working title Bannister, sources tell Nexus Point News. O’Connor is set to take the helm, while Dubuque will pen the screenplay, marking another collaboration between the pair following their successful partnership on the action-thriller franchise. The film follows a fiercely independent teenager with natural speed and no formal training, who fabricates his records to enter a top high school track program. Homeless and operating under the radar, he navigates authority issues and a past marked by instability while attempting to prove he’s the fastest runner. Having never competed on a team, the structure and scrutiny of organized athletics become an unexpected test of his talent and his ability to survive without being exposed. Casting is currently underway to find the film’s lead, described as a 17-year-old teenager, with production expected to begin in March 2026 in Canada. Gavin O’Connor’s credits include directing The Accountant franchise, as well as earlier features such as No Way Back, Warrior, and The Way Back. O’Connor is repped by WME. Bill Dubuque is best known for penning The Accountant films. Dubuque has also worked on the critically acclaimed series Ozark . Dubuque is repped by CAA. This story is still developing.

Nexus Point News can exclusively confirm that Alison Sealy-Smith is back to voice Storm—a powerful mutant

Charlie Plummer is being eyed to star in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping as young Haymitch Abernathy. The role was previously portrayed by Woody Harrelson in The Hunger Games  franchise. Plummer would potentially portray the victor of the 50th Hunger Games as depicted in the recently released novel, Sunrise on the Reaping . Although being eyed, Plummer has not formally been offered the role yet. The character debuted in the first Hunger Games  novel, as an aging alcoholic living in District 12 as its only living victor. He is selected to be Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark’s mentor and appears throughout the original trilogy of novels. Sunrise on the Reaping , is set 24 years prior to the events of the first novel when Haymitch is 16 years old and is selected to compete in the 50th Hunger Games. By winning with strategy and cunning, he defeats the Capitol’s favored winner and is selected as the victor. His controversial win puts him in the crosshairs of President Snow who has his family killed as punishment.  RELATED: 'The Hunger Games' Prequel 'Sunrise On The Reaping' Sets Filming Date And Location The film adaptation is set to start shooting in July of this year in Germany. As announced at CinemaCon earlier this week by Lionsgate, Francis Lawrence is set to direct the film with Billy Ray writing the script. Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson will be producing the film. Jacobson has served as a producer for all four films in the series and Simpson returns after producing The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes . Major characters expected to appear who are currently being cast are Maysilee, Plutarch, Drusilla, Effie, Caesar, and President Snow. As reported by DanielRPK today, Ralph Fiennes has been offered the role of Snow. Nexus Point News can corroborate this casting update.  The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is set to release on November 20, 2026. Update as of 4/23: While Charlie Plummer was being eyed to star as the lead role, the role eventually went to Joseph Zada as reported by Deadline .

Nexus Point News has exclusively learned that Damson Idris is in talks for the role of Prince Inan in