Alien: Covanant: 20th Century Fox celebrated Ridley Scott's birthday yesterday by sharing a photo of the director on the set of Alien: Covenant. Sharp-eyed observers noted that the chair in the background may be holding an alien "Engineer," similar to the so-called "Space Jockey" seen in Scott's original Alien. Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Demian Bichir and Danny McBride star; the movie is heading for release on May 19, 2017. [Twitter/Bloody Disgusting]
Detective Pikachu: Rob Letterman (Goosebumps) will direct Detective Pikachu. Nicole Perlman and Alex Hirsch have written the script for the live-action movie, based on a character and storyline in the incredibly popular Pokémon universe, which followed "a boy who teams up with a rare, talking Pikachu to solve Pokémon mysteries." [Bleeding Cool]
Greed: Reportedly, Fox Searchlight is circling distribution rights to Greed, a comedy set to star Sacha Baron Cohen (The Brothers Grimsby, above). Michael Winterbottom (The Trip to Italy) will direct. The movie "is a satirical take on the world of the super-rich [sic] with Baron Cohen playing a cut-throat [sic] retail billionaire." [Deadline]
Beauty and the Beast Trailer: A fresh new international trailer for Beauty and the Beast focuses on the titular beauty, Belle (Emma Watson), and her reactions to the magical castle that becomes her home. Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Emma Thompson, Ian McKellen, Stanley Tucci, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Ewan McGregor also star; the movie will open in theaters on March 17. [Movieclips]
