More geek showbiz news has emerged, and it's time for a round-up!
Warner Bros. is developing a Mad Max spinoff called Furiosa according to Deadline. The standalone movie will revolve around the renegade character Furiosa, who was played by Chalize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road (see "DVD Round-Up: 'Mad Max: Fury Road,'"), and Anya Taylor-Joy has been tapped for the title role. Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will also star in this George Miller directed film.The Walking Dead is back in production again. Crew posted a picture on Twitter of a slate from October 10, so presumably the filming of S10 is back underway. Recently, AMC posted previews for S10 right before the new season began in October (see "AMC Previews 'TWD' S10 ").
HBO Max greenlit a Green Lantern series, according to Variety. They have ordered 10 one-hour episodes of a series written by Seth Grahame-Smith and Marc Guggenheim. The series will depict multiple lanterns through different adventures, and this series will be the first attempt at a live action Lantern since Ryan Reynolds played the character back in 2011 (see "'Green Lantern,'").Benedict Cumberbatch will be dawning the Cloak of Levitation again and reprising his role as Doctor Strange in Spider-Man 3 according to THR. Dr. Strange will be filling the mentor role for Spidey that Tony Stark had in the previous Tom Holland movies. Spider-Man 3 will also feature Jaime Foxx as Electro (see "Jamie Foxx Returns To 'Spider-Man' Movies").
The Animaniacs are headed back to streaming (see "'Animaniacs' Return"), and Hulu dropped a teaser for the Steven Spielberg-produced reboot at NYCC. Yakko, Wakko, and Dot will premiere on Hulu on November 20 (teaser in gallery below).Hulu also dropped a sneak peek into the M.O.D.O.K. animated series coming soon to their streaming service. The new series stars Patton Oswalt as the voice of M.O.D.O.K., and Melissa Fumero as M.O.D.O.K.'s daughter. This series was announced back in 2019 (see "Make Mine M.O.D.O.K.").