Hollywood keeps picking up steam towards the end of the year into 2021, and it's time for another round-up!
Jeremy Bulloch passed away on December 17 at the age of 75. The actor was most famous for portraying Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy, a role which was later handed off to Temuera Morrison for The Mandalorian (see "Boba Fett Cast for 'The Mandalorian'") . He also appeared in a number of TV series including Doctor Who, the Newcomers, and Robin of Sherwood. Chris Pine is set to star in the new Dungeons & Dragons movie according the Variety. Paramount and eOne, a division of Hasbro, signed Jeremy Latcham, formerly of Marvel Studios, to produce the movie back in May (see " Baby Steps: 'D&D' Movie Gets a Producer"), and the addition of Pine as a lead moves the project further along in the production process. Additionally, Paramount moved the release date for this movie back again from November 2021 to May 27,2022. Netflix will make a Yu Yu Hakusho live action series based off of Yoshihiro Togashi's manga books. Yu Yu Hakusho had been previously released in the U.S. as an anime in 2005 (see "Yu Yu Hakusho Back on Cartoon Network").Hulu's Helstrom has been given the axe after one season according to THR. This series premiered on October 17 (see "'Helstrom' Trailer"), but was not destined for another season after Jeph Loeb left Marvel's TV unit (see "Loeb Leaving Marvel TV"). Helstrom was one of the last remaining Loeb holdover TV production going into the Kevin Feige era (see "Marvel Television Shutting Down").
Quintessa Swindell will play Cyclone in the upcoming Black Adam film according to THR. She joins a cast featuring Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman, Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher, and Sarah Shahi as a freedom fighter (see "'Black Adam' Casting").Warner Bros. Entertainment released a trailer for The Sword and the Scoob. This animated production is a homage to A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and features Jason Issacs as the voice of King Arthur Pendragon and Nick Frost as the voice of Merlin. It will be available on DVD and digital on February 23, 2021 (see trailer below).