Jeremy Renner

Captain America: Civil War: Jeremy Renner shared a "welcome" card from Marvel, featuring Captain America and Iron Man and the tagline, "Whose side are you on?" Renner plays Hawkeye in Captain America: Civil War, which will see superheroes divided on an issue of national importance. The movie is due for release on May 6, 2016. [Twitter]

 

Pitch Perfect 2

Red Queen: Elizabeth Banks is in negotiations to direct Red Queen, an adaptation of the first in a planned series of fantasy novels aimed at the young-adult market. Victoria Aveyard's book details a world ruled by an elite class with silver blood; the lower class, red-blooded heroine is discovered to have a secret power that threatens to tear the world apart. Banks made her directorial debut with the highly successful Pitch Perfect 2 (above). [Heat Vision]

 

John Sayles / Chris Eyre

Soul Catcher: Veteran filmmaker John Sayles (Honeydripper, above left) will adapt Soul Catcher for the big screen. Based on a novel by Frank Herbert (Dune), the psychological thriller centers around a Native-American activist and the politician's son he has kidnapped with the vengeful intention of sacrificing him. Chris Eyre (appearing in the documentary Reel Injun, above right) is set to direct. [Deadline]

 

Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four TV Spot: A new TV spot for Fantastic Four spotlights the lighter side of the superhero team. Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell and Toby Kebbell star; the movie flies into theaters on August 7. [20th Century Fox]