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‘The Call Of The Wild’ Trailer: Harrison Ford and His Dog Go On A Frontier Adventure
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20th Century Fox has released the first trailer for Call of the Wild, starring Harrison Ford.

The film, based on the Jack London novel of the same name, centers on Buck, a domesticated dog who is stolen from his home and placed in the wilderness of the Alaskan Yukon during the height of the Gold Rush of the 1890s. He then befriends John Thornton, who adds him to his dog sledding team. And together they go on an adventure unlike any other. Check out the trailer below.

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Jason Bateman In Talks To Direct and Star In New ‘Clue’ Movie With Ryan Reynolds
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Back in January of 2018 we found out that Ryan Reynolds was developing a new movie based on the Hasbro board game Clue at 20th Century Fox, with his Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick in talks to pen the screenplay.

Now that movie may have found its director. Jason Bateman, who has starred in Arrested Development, Juno, Horrible Bosses, the Netflix series Ozark, and much more, has entered into early negotiations to direct Clue for Fox (and now Disney).

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‘Underwater’ Trailer: Something Is After A Team Of Researchers 7 Miles Below Ocean Surface
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20th Century Fox has released an official trailer for Underwater, an upcoming deep sea thriller.

The movie stars Kristen Stewart as a member of a team of researchers who find themselves dealing with an unknown threat seven miles below the ocean surface. Vincent Cassel, T. J. Miller, John Gallagher Jr., Jessica Henwick, Mamoudou Athie, and Gunner Wright join Stewart on the cast.

You can check out the trailer for Underwater along with a brief description and a poster below.

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Disney Exec Worried That Taika Waititi’s ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Could Alienate Disney Fans
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Last week’s reports that Disney would stop 20th Century Fox’s film development and focus more on key franchises like Avatar didn’t come as a huge surprise. The studio was bound to cut back on some of the smaller lesser-known properties. And the news comes in the wake of Fox Studios films operating at a loss of $170 million for the quarter.

And now we are getting a new idea of how Disney might determine which films will be a part of the release slate, and which ones might fall by the wayside. We’re also learning that Disney is worried about edgier upcoming titles like Taika Waititi‘s Jojo Rabbit. More on all of this below.

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Disney To Stop 20th Century Fox Film Development and Focus More On Key Franchise Acquisitions
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When Disney acquired 20th Century Fox earlier this year, it really changed the entertainment climate. The Mouse House has become a giant media conglomerate. They own various studios, TV networks, and will soon be launching a streaming service. However, there appears to be somewhat of a downside to all of this, at least when you look at it from a stockholder’s point of view.

Disney chief financial officer Christine McCarthy revealed Fox films were at an operating loss of $170 million for the quarter. With these films performing lower than expected, it is forcing Disney to stop production for various 20th Century Fox titles and redirect their focus to key franchises like the newly acquired Marvel properties and Avatar. More on the report below.

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