INVASION Season 3 Trailers, Images and Poster

The third season of the sci-fi series "Invasion" has premiered August 22, 2025 on Apple TV+. Created by Simon Kinberg and David Weil, the series stars Golshifteh Farahani, Shioli Kutsuna, Shamier Anderson, Billy Barratt, India Brown and Enver Gjokaj. There are plans for a fourth season, depending on the audience reception.

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Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones to Star in Heist Movie HERE COMES THE FLOOD

Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson ("The Batman") and Daisy Edgar-Jones ("Twisters") are set to lead Netflix's upcoming heist film "Here Comes the Flood". The film will be directed by Academy Award nominee Fernando Meirelles ("The Two Popes","City of God") from a script by Simon Kinberg ("X-Men: Days of Future Past", "Mr. & Mrs. Smith").

The film has been described as an unconventional heist movie about a bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in a deadly game of cons and double crosses. The story focuses on a bank guard plotting with a master thief to steal, the rise and fall of his relationship with a bank teller and a series of twists that unveil the con game at the center of it all.

Producers include Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Films and Meirelles. Samson Mucke serves as executive producer.

Washington can next be seen in Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest", which is loosely based on Akira Kurosawa's "High and Low". Pattinson is next set to appear in A24's "The Drama" opposite Zendaya.

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Simon Kinberg to Write and Produce New STAR WARS Trilogy

Simon Kinberg, the writer of "X-Men: Days of Future Past", "First Class" and "Sherlock Holmes", has been brought on board to write and produce Lucasfilm's new "Star Wars" trilogy. This will be a new series with new characters set after "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker". Plot details haven't been revealed, but Lucasfilm has acknowledged that Kinberg's movies will continue the story that George Lucas began with 1977's "A New Hope".

Kinberg previously worked with Lucasfilm on the Disney Channel animated series "Star Wars: Rebels", which he co-created with Dave Filoni and Carrie Beck, and he consulted with director J.J. Abrams on 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". According to sources, Kinberg's trilogy remains in early development, and it's unclear when it will begin production. Meanwhile, the filmmaker is serving as a producer on Paramount and Edgar Wright's "The Running Man" remake starring Glen Powell and Josh Brolin. He's also attached as a producer on Paramount's next "Star Trek" movie from director Toby Haynes.

Disney and Jon Favreau will release "The Mandalorian & Grogu" starring Pedro Pascal, on May 22, 2026, along with two untitled "Star Wars" movies set for December 18, 2026, and December 17, 2027. Lucasfilm also has other "Star Wars" projects in the works from filmmakers such as James Mangold, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Taika Waititi and Donald Glover.

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Olivia Wilde and Margot Robbie to Adapt Comic AVENGELYNE From Creator of DEADPOOL

Olivia Wilde, Margot Robbie and "X-Men" producer Simon Kinberg are teaming up for a big screen adaptation of the comic book character Avengelyne, which hails from "Deadpool" creator Rob Liefeld.

The film will be directed by Wilde ("Don't Worry Darling"). Created in 1995, Avengelyne is a fallen angel cast to Earth, who fights the forces of evil and often finds herself protecting humanity from demons and other monsters.

Producers include Robbie's company LuckyChap and her partners Tom Ackerley and Josie McNamara, as well as Kinberg. The project is currently being shopped to studios and streamers.

There have been previous attempts to bring Avengelyne to the big screen, including a 2013 adaptation starring Gina Carano. In 2016 Paramount reportedly secured the rights for a version from filmmaker Akiva Goldsman.

In the meantime, Wilde will direct Universal's upcoming Christmas comedy "Naughty".

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THE 355 (2022) - Trailers, Clips, Featurettes, Images and Posters

"The 355" is a spy thriller directed by Simon Kinberg ("Dark Phoenix") from a script he co-wrote alongside Theresa Rebeck ("Smash"). The cast features Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Fan Bingbing, Diane Kruger, Lupita Nyong'o, Sebastian Stan and Edgar Ramirez. The film opened in theaters on January 7, 2022.

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Idris Elba Teams With Simon Kinberg on Spy Thriller at Apple

Idris Elba will star in and produce a romantic spy thriller that will be released by Apple. "X-Men" writer Simon Kinberg is on board to produce alongside Audrey Chon, president of Kinberg's Genre Films will produce.

Described as a "spy thriller with romance", the film's screenplay will be penned by "Black Monday" and "The Daily Show" scribe Travon Free.

Apple is consolidating its portfolio of star driven projects, which includes the Will Smith starrer "Emancipation" and Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon"

Kinberg has another project lined up at Apple, which is an untitled sci-fi series. He is also set to direct the spy thriller "355" for Universal.

Elba will next shoot the Netflix western "Harder They Fall". He can next be seen in the drama "Concrete Cowboy", which will debut at the Toronto Film Festival next month, and also stars in the "Suicide Squad" sequel which opens in 2021.

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THE TWILIGHT ZONE Season 2 Trailers, Clip, Images and Posters

The seecond season of the anthology series "The Twilight Zone" has premiered in its entirety on June 25, 2020 on CBS All Access. Based on the original 1959 series created by Rod Serling, the reboot series is developed by Simon Kinberg, Jordan Peele and Marco Ramirez. The new season's cast includes Morena Baccarin, Kylie Bunbury, Sky Ferreira, Topher Grace, David Krumholtz, Thomas Lennon, Natalie Martinez, Gretchen Mol, Paula Newsome, Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Damon Wayans Jr..

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DVD & Blu-ray: X-MEN - DARK PHOENIX (2019)

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DARK PHOENIX Trailers, TV Spots, Clips, Featurettes, Images and Posters

"Dark Phoenix" is the twelfth installment in the "X-Men" movie franchise, a direct sequel to 2016's "X-Men: Apocalypse", as well as the seventh and final installment in the main series of "X-Men" films.

Written and directed by Simon Kinberg in his directorial debut, the film follows Jean Grey's (Sophie Turner) transformation into the Dark Phoenix. The story is based on Chris Claremont and John Byrne's "The Dark Phoenix Saga", an arc that was previously adapted in "The Last Stand". The cast also includes James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Jessica Chastain.

"Dark Phoenix" opened in theaters on June 7, 2019 and received mostly negative reviews from critics.

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THE TWILIGHT ZONE (2019) Series Trailers, Featurette, Images and Posters

The 2019 anthology series "The Twilight Zone" is a reboot of the original 1959 television series created by Rod Serling. The new show is developed by Jordan Peele ("Get Out", "Us"), who also serves as the show's host, and Simon Kinberg ("Logan", "The Martian"), and the first season's cast includes Kumail Nanjiani, Seth Rogen, Steven Yeun, Jacob Tremblay, John Cho, Allison Tolman, Rhea Seehorn, Luke Kirby, Jessica Williams, Greg Kinnear, Tracy Morgan, Ike Barinholtz, Taissa Farmiga, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Adam Scott.

The first two episodes of "The Twilight Zone" revival have been released on April 1, 2019 via CBS All Access. Subsequent episodes will be available weekly on Thursdays starting April 11.

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James Mangold to Write and Direct BOBA FETT Movie

As "Solo: A Star Wars Story" rolled into theaters today, a report by the Hollywood Reporter reveals that "Logan" and "Walk the Line" helmer James Mangold is set to write and direct an upcoming "Star Wars" spinoff movie that will focus on bounty hunter Boba Fett. The screenplay is rumored to be written by Simon Kinberg ("The Martian", "X-Men: Days of Future Past"). Along with "Solo", the film will be a part of the studio's lineup of "Star Wars" origin stories that will also include an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie, which might be directed by Stephen Daldry ("The Hours").

Boba Fett was introduced in the original trilogy's "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". The character was a notorious Mandalorian bounty hunter who worked for the Empire and Jabba the Hutt and was hired to capture Han Solo. A first attempt at exploring his origin story was made in 2002's "Attack of the Clones". British actor Jeremy Bulloch played Fett in the classic films.

Mangold is also set to direct Christian Bale and Matt Damon in the biopic "Ford vs Ferrari", and will also helm the drama "Crenshaw" based on Katherine Applegate's novel of the same name.

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Jessica Chastain to Star in Simon Kinberg-Directed Spy Thriller 355

This year's Cannes film festival brings some interesting news. It seems that Jessica Chastain has assembled an ensemble cast of actresses who will join her on the Croisette to promote an upcoming project that will be directed by "The Martian" and "X-Men: Days of Future Past" writer Simon Kinberg.

The film is titled "355", which as Chastain explained in an interview is CIA slang for female spy (read the excerpt below), and will be a grounded, edgy action thriller that aims to alter a male-dominated genre with a true female ensemble. The all-star international cast also includes Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Fan Bingbing and Lupita Nyong'o. The screenplay is written by Theresa Rebeck.

Kinberg and the cast will begin pitching their vision to international buyers at the Majestic Hotel on the Croisette.

To learn more about the project here are some excerpts from Chastain's interview:

"I had so much fun working on The Help that I always wanted to do another female ensemble film. I love the Bourne movies, the Mission: Impossible films, and wondered why, except for Charlie’s Angels, there hadn’t been a true female ensemble action-thriller spy film. That got my wheels going, along with the idea of casting actresses from all over the world to truly make it an international project. I realized the incredible creative freedom we would have with that. I brought the idea to Simon, told him about the actresses I was thinking of, and he was so sweet. He said, ‘I want to do it with you.

Then I called all the women, told them what I was envisioning and that I wanted it to be a collaborative process, and how we would all create this together. The one thing that felt important is that we all show up at Cannes, because that would be the beginning of our journey together. Every single actress I called said yes, on the phone call. They committed to Cannes and to everything. So far it has been a very wonderfully easy process.

When I was preparing for Zero Dark Thirty, I had incredible resources working in the CIA I got to learn from. We have a consultant in our film that has a lot of knowledge in espionage. This title came from one of the conversations I had with him. Agent 355 was the code name of a female spy during the American Revolution. She was one of the very first spies for the United States, and her identity is still unknown. For a lot of women who work in the CIA and other organizations like that, Code 355 is a universal slang term for female spy. It’s the invisible woman who was never named."

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DVD & Blu-ray: STAR WARS - REBELS Season 2 (Disney XD)

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DVD & Blu-Ray: STAR WARS REBELS Season 1

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Simon Kinberg and Neill Blomkamp to Turn Ruairi Robinson's THE LEVIATHAN Into Feature Film

Writer Simon Kinberg ("X-Men: Days of Future Past") and director/writer Neill Blomkamp ("District 9") have joined forces with Ruairi Robinson ("The Last Days on Mars") to turn the sci-fi project "The Leviathan" into a full-length feature film. The script will be written by Jim Uhls ("Fight Club"). Kinberg and Blomkamp previously collaborated on "Chappie" and "Elysium", and the latter is currently working on "Alien 5".

This all started with a proof-of-concept trailer called "The Leviathan" which was released about a week ago. The video was a huge hit online, gathering close to 2 million views on YouTube and Vimeo. Taking place sometime in the 22nd century, when mankind has colonized alien worlds, space travel has become possible by harvesting exotic matter from the eggs of a gigantic species that is now hunted for these specific industrial purposes. Those who take part in the hunt are considered involuntary labor due to the hazardous nature of their work. It's an incredible proof-of-concept video with impeccable production values, and you can watch it below:

The Leviathan -- Teaser from Ruairi Robinson on Vimeo.

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Rose Byrne Returns for X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

Rose Byrne ("Insidious") starred in Matthew Vaughn's "X-Men: First Class" as CIA agent Moira MacTaggert, and now the actress is set to reprise the role in Bryan Singer's upcoming sequel "X-Men: Apocalypse". The character was not a part of "Days of Future Past", but it seems she will play a major role in the new film, according to screenwriter Simon Kinberg:

"She’s a significant character in the movie. We ended First Class with Charles having wiped portions of her memory of her experience with the X-Men. They are, essentially, strangers to her when she meets them… It’s certainly a rich relationship that we started to dig into in First Class, and would like to mine more in this one."

Apocalypse will be set in the 1980s and the cast also fetures James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan and Alexandra Shipp. "X-Men: Apocalypse" will open in theaters on May 27, 2016.

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DEADPOOL Movie Starring Ryan Reynolds Finally Happening

Ever since Ryan Reynolds starred as Deadpool in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", there have been constant rumors of a spinoff film featuring Reynolds as the "Merc with a Mouth". Years have passed and no Deadpool movie. But now, it seems like it's all finally coming together.

Ryan Reynolds is still on board to lead the film and 20th Century Fox has already set the release date. "Deadpool" opens in theaters on February 12, 2016. There are also rumors that the budget is set at around $50 million, although I'm sure it's far too early for any definitive numbers. Furthermore, the spinoff will be a part of the X-Men universe according to writer/producer Simon Kinberg:

"There’s definitely a sort of overall plan that we’ve all been talking about for the X-Men universe now,” Kinberg explained, “and Deadpool obviously fits into that. So yeah, I guess I would say it’s part of certainly an overall timeline and thought process that goes into these films, some of which is inspired by the comics and some which is inspired by seeing what Marvel’s done with telling a larger tapestry and linking all those movies together, even as they stand independently as well. The same kind of thought is going to go into these X-Men movies at Fox."

However, one big issue for the movie is the fact that Deadpool tends to break the fourth wall often, which is very funny in the comics, but I'm not sure how that will work out in the context of the ultra-serious X-Men films. Deadpool is completely in a league of his own, so the filmmakers will have quite a challenge on their hands. And for everyone expecting this to be R-rated (because it should be), it's not. It's going to be PG-13. Definitely not like in the test footage that was leaked earlier this year (watch below).

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STAR WARS Spinoff Films Confirmed; Boba Fett and Han Solo Origin Stories

Good news "Star Wars" fans. It has been confirmed today, by Disney CEO Bob Iger, that they will indeed make several spinoff films based on characters from the franchise which will be released alongside the new trilogy that J.J. Abrams is working on. Screenwriters Lawrence Kasdan ("The Empire Strikes Back") and Simon Kinberg ("Sherlock Holmes") will be handling the stories of the spinoff installments and two of these stories will apparently focus on Boba Fett and a young Han Solo, and will take place, for the most part, within the timeline of the original trilogy:

"I can confirm to you today that in fact we are working on a few standalone films, Larry Kasdan and Simon Kinberg are both working on films derived from great Star Wars characters that are not part of the overall saga. We still plan to make Star Wars 7, 8, and 9 roughly over a six-year period of time, starting in 2015. But there are going to be a few other films released in that period, too."

"The spinoff projects currently in development are a young Han Solo saga, focusing on the wisecracking smuggler’s origin story, and a bounty hunter adventure with Boba Fett at the center of a rogue’s gallery of galactic scum."

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J.J. Abrams Will Direct STAR WARS: EPISODE VII [UPDATED]

Director J.J. Abrams was rumored for some time as being courted to direct "Star Wars: Episode VII" but Abrams himself initially turned down the offer made by producer Kathleen Kennedy. Now, it seems that the "Star Trek" director has decided to jump on board of another Star-titled franchise. J.J. Abrams is currently finishing up "Star Trek Into Darkness" and has no other projects to which he may be attached to direct, so the "Star Wars" sequel should fit in his schedule. The seventh episode will be written by Michael Arndt ("Little Miss Sunshine"). Also, it is rumored that Lawrence Kasdan, who also wrote the script for "The Empire Strikes Back", will collaborate with Simon Kinberg ("Sherlock Holmes") on screenplays for future sequels and/or spinoff movies from the "Star Wars" franchise.

UPDATE: Disney has officially announced that J.J. Abrams will direct, and produce, "Star Wars: Episode VII". Also, George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy both stated that they are very impressed with Abrams' career and consider him the perfect choice to helm the franchise. The official press release below also mentions that Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg will be consulting on the "Episode VII" project. Here is the official press release:

"J.J. Abrams will direct Star Wars: Episode VII, the first of a new series of Star Wars films to come from Lucasfilm under the leadership of Kathleen Kennedy. Abrams will be directing and Academy Award-winning writer Michael Arndt will write the screenplay.

“It’s very exciting to have J.J. aboard leading the charge as we set off to make a new Star Wars movie,” said Kennedy. “J.J. is the perfect director to helm this. Beyond having such great instincts as a filmmaker, he has an intuitive understanding of this franchise. He understands the essence of the Star Wars experience, and will bring that talent to create an unforgettable motion picture.”

George Lucas went on to say “I’ve consistently been impressed with J.J. as a filmmaker and storyteller. He’s an ideal choice to direct the new Star Wars film and the legacy couldn’t be in better hands.”

“To be a part of the next chapter of the Star Wars saga, to collaborate with Kathy Kennedy and this remarkable group of people, is an absolute honor,” J.J. Abrams said. “I may be even more grateful to George Lucas now than I was as a kid.”

J.J., his longtime producing partner Bryan Burk, and Bad Robot are on board to produce along with Kathleen Kennedy under the Disney | Lucasfilm banner.

Also consulting on the project are Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg. Kasdan has a long history with Lucasfilm, as screenwriter on The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of the Jedi. Kinberg was writer on Sherlock Holmes and Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

Abrams and his production company Bad Robot have a proven track record of blockbuster movies that feature complex action, heartfelt drama, iconic heroes and fantastic production values with such credits as Star Trek, Super 8, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, and this year’s Star Trek Into Darkness. Abrams has worked with Lucasfilm’s preeminent postproduction facilities, Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound, on all of the feature films he has directed, beginning with Mission: Impossible III. He also created or co-created such acclaimed television series as Felicity, Alias, Lost and Fringe."

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