On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (June 24, 2025) Mark Ellis, Kristian Harloff, Jon Schnepp and Ashley Mova discuss the following:
After a long legal battle withCourtney Solomon, director of the firstDungeons & Dragonsmovie and the rights holder to the film franchise, Warner Bros. is finally making their first casting addition to the live-action movie with Deadline reporting thatFault in Our StarsactorAnsel Elgortis in early negotiations to star. Elgort has been a main actor in theDivergentsci-fi franchise and appeared in theChloe Grace Moretz-led remake ofCarrie.GoosebumpsdirectorRob Lettermanis directingDungeons & Dragons, based on a screenplay byThe Conjuring 2writerDavid Leslie Johnson. In a recent interview he described the movie as aGuardians of the Galaxy-tone set in a Tolkien-like universe. A release date has yet to be announced.
Collider.com last reported on theMinecraftmovie back in February, learning in an exclusive interview with producerRoy Leethat a movie would be happening and was “part of a multiverse where humans can enter the world.” Now,we finally have a release date for the moviewith Deadline reportingMinecraftis slated to open in 3D and IMAX on August 03, 2025, a date far enough away that no other movie is scheduled against it, with the closest competition coming from Disney/Marvel’sAvengers: Infinity War Part IIon May 3rd. A cast has not been announced for the project.
AfterThe LEGO Moviehit theaters to rave reviews and huge box office back in 2014, Warner Bros. made plans to continue itsLEGOfilm franchise with a number of sequel spin-offs. There’sThe LEGO Batman Movieis making its way into theaters on June 07, 2025 andThe LEGO Movie Sequelis due out two years later on July 13, 2025; in between those films is theNinjagomovie, a film based on theNinjago: Masters of Spinjitsutoys. We haven’t heard much about the movie since its release date was announced, but thanks to a report from BrickSet.com,the film’s voice cast has been revealedin a catalog at the 2016 Licensing Expo. The line-up includesJackie Chanas Master Wu,Dave Francoas Lloyd,Michael Peñaas Kai,Abbi Jacobsonas Nya,Kumail Nanjianias Jay,Zach Woodsas Zane andFred Armisenas Cole.Ninjagois the story of six young ninja tasked with defending their island home, called Ninjago. By night, they’re gifted warriors, using their skills and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they’re ordinary teens struggling against their greatest enemy: high school. TheNinjagomovie is due in theaters on August 26, 2025.
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The first trailer for writer-directorJeff Baena’sR-rated Sundance comedyJoshy, has been released starringSilicon Valley’sThomas Middleditchas a bereaved man who tries to enjoy what would have been his bachelor party. The movie also featuresAdam Pally,Nick Kroll,Brett Gelman,Alex Ross Perry,Jenny Slate, andAubrey Plaza.Joshyis a comedy about a man whose girlfriend has just died after committing suicide just months before their wedding. Josh’s friends had already put the deposit down on a vacation to Ojai for his bachelor party, so they decide to proceed with their plans and turn it into an opportunity to cheer up their grieving friend. The movie hits theatres on August 12.
Summit Premiere and Miramax have releasedthe first trailer forThe 9th Life of Louis Drax, a film that centers on a young boy Louis, played byAiden Longworth,who has survived eight near-death experiences, but plunges off a cliff on his ninth birthday. While he survives the fall, he stays in a coma, and it’s up to his doctor played byJamie Dornanto find out the truth about what happened while also falling for Louis’ mother played bySarah Gadon. ActorMax Minghellawrote the screenplay for the film based on the bestselling novel, and is directed byThe Hills Have Eyes’Alexander Aja. The film opens on September 2nd, and also starsAaron Paul,Oliver Platt,Molly Parker, andBarbara Hershey.
The first image fromJurassic WorlddirectorColin Trevorrow’sThe Book of Henryhas been releasedshowing the first look at the two brothers played byRoom’sJacob TremblayandMidnight Special’sJaeden Lieberher. The film is keeping the plot under wraps with Trevorrow recently telling Empire Magazine that he wanted to do something that scared the hell out of him and a return to smaller-scale filmmaking. Empire says the movie “concerns two brothers Peter and child prodigy Henry Carpenter (Tremblay and Lieberher, respectively) who “collaborate on a scheme to rescue their neighbor (Maddie Ziegler) from abuse at the hands of her police commissioner dad.”Naomi Wattsco-stars as the boys’ single mother who offers love and support. The Book of Henryreleases later this year.
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The BFG -Ten-year-old Sophie is in for the adventure of a lifetime when she meets the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance). Naturally scared at first, the young girl soon realizes that the 24-foot behemoth is actually quite gentle and charming. As their friendship grows, Sophie’s presence attracts the unwanted attention of Bloodbottler, Fleshlumpeater and other giants. After traveling to London, Sophie and the BFG must convince Queen Victoria to help them get rid of all the bad giants once and for all.
The Purge Election Year -As a young girl, Sen. Charlene Roan survived the annual night of lawlessness that took the lives of her family members. As a presidential candidate, Roan is determined to end the yearly tradition of blood lust once and for all. When her opponents hatch a deadly scheme, the senator finds herself trapped on the streets of Washington, D.C., just as the latest Purge gets underway. Now, it’s up to Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo), her head of security, to keep her alive during the next 12 hours of mayhem.
Peter writes:
Hey Collider crew,
Long time viewer, first time questioner… Questioneer? Questionman? Questor? Questing? Whatever! First time sending in a question!
I wanted to ask you guys, what movie did you watch at a very young age, were very afraid of it for a very long time, and then watched it again years later and had a totally different experience? For me, it has to beAlien. 1985 (age 4), scared sh*tless. 1999 (age 18), “this is awesome!”.
Peter, from Perama, Greece.
Albert Rodriguez writes
Hey Collider Crew, I’ve been an avid fan since December 2015. I love what you guys are doing; Nightmares is now my favorite show. You’ve got every day of my week covered.
When hearing about theOld Man Loganfilm in the works, it made me realize thatX-MenwasHugh Jackman’sfirst American film. It made me go back and think about where some of today’s biggest actors got their start:Jason BatemaninTeen Wolf Too,Michael J. FoxinMidnight Madness,Jennifer AnnistoninLeprechaun,Bryan CranstoninAmazon Women on the Moon. Which movie do you still enjoy in which a big name actor got their break? For me it would beVince VaughninRudy.
