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Ben Wheatley Swaps Bodies With ‘Whitaker
New on Salt’s (Grabbers) slate is horror Whitaker, executive-produced by Kill List and Sightseers‘ Ben Wheatley and produced by Wheatley regular Andrew Starke of Rook Films.
Commercials and shorts director Jim Hosking makes his feature debut on “The story of a maverick scientist who discovers a way to swap bodies with unwitting victims leading to terrifying consequences.” It reminds me of the “Tales From the Crypt” episode entitled “The Switch”.
Currently out to cast for a summer shoot, the film is the second on UK distributor-producer Metrodome’s genre slate.
Brendan Fraser is back for the upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy franchise from directors Radio Silence, and Michael Johnston (Obsession) is now in talks to join him.
The Hollywood Reporter lets us know tonight that Michael Johnston is in “early talks” to join The Mummy 4, which will release in theaters on October 15, 2027 via Universal.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah will reprise their iconic roles as Rick O’Connell, Evelyn O’Connell, and Jonathan Carnahan in the upcoming movie.
Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 5-6) are directing from a script by David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill).
Plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, but the brand new sequel is expected to disregard the events of the third movie, in which Rachel Weisz did not appear.
“It’s just really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome,” Gillet teases. Bettinelli-Olpin adds that the film “has all of the heart and the character that you could hope for.”
A remake of the classic Universal monster movie that took an action-adventure approach, The Mummy was released in 1999 and grossed $417 million worldwide. It was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.