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2020: THE YEAR IN GEEK FILM
As usual, we check out Movie Insider for their release listings, omitting any talked about in the previous segment, as well as non-geek/sci-fi/superhero/horror titles
49:20 – February
- Birds Of Prey – The next DCEU film with Harley Quinn
- Fantasy Island – A horror take on the classic 1980s TV show
- The Invisible Man – The next entry in Universal’s “Dark Universe”
53:50 – April
- The New Mutants – Fox’s final Marvel film before Disney takes over
- Maisie Williams of Game Of Thrones fame will be Wolfsbane
55:20 – May
- Scoob! – There are some known actors doing voices, but Scooby himself will still be Frank Welker
- Untitled Saw Reboot – Now called Spiral
62:35 – June
- Wonder Woman 1984 – Takes place in 1984
- Candyman – A reboot of 1990s horror franchise
66:50 – July
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife – Sequel to the original two 1980s movies but ignores the 2016 reboot
- Purge 5 – Could be considered this generation’s Nightmare On Elm Street or Friday The 13th
- Escape Room 2 – Maybe more of a thriller than horror
- Morbius – Jared Leto’s Sony/Marvel movie that looks like it will continue The Sinister Six formation
73:30 – August
- Bill & Ted Face The Music – It is a sequel, not a reboot. Bill & Ted’s music has not saved the world. Could their musical tastes have changed?
76:50 – September
- Monster Hunter – Paul WS Anderson directed adaption of the popular video game
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It – The latest addition in The Conjuring franchise which includes The Nun movie
- King’s Man – Prequel to the action-movie franchise
81:00 – October
- Untitled Sony/Marvel Sequel – Venom 2? Kraven?
- Snake-Eyes – GI Joe movie with Snake-Eyes origin, but longtime GI Joe writer Larry Hama is not involved. The character has been recast as Asian rather than white.
85:00 – November
- The Eternals – Described by Kevin Feige as “Full-on Jack Kirby”
- Clifford The Big Red Dog – Big-screen adaption of the long-running children’s books
- Godzilla vs. Kong – The fourth film in the Warner Bros. Monster Universe
- Dune – Yet another Dune remake that Seth thinks should be a Netflix series
- Raya and the Last Dragon – Animated film that is not connected to the 1985 action comedy
92:30 – December
- Tom and Jerry – Feature film, presumably CGI, version of the old MGM cartoons
Are there any movies set for 2020 that you’d like to see? SOUND OFF BELOW!