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Image: Warner Bros.Things are about to get even more strange and unusual, from the looks of the utterly fun and unhinged first trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Tim Burton directs the returning Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice, Winona Rider as Lydia Deetz, and Catherine O’Hara as her step mom, Delia—plus Jenna Ortega as Lydia’s daughter, Astrid.Who Should Be the New Doctor Doom? io9 PicksAfter a death in the Deetz family, their old pal Beetlejuice re-enters the picture—prompting a new chain of afterlife hijinks. Check out…

It’s (nearly) showtime! The highly anticipated trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is coming soon—but first, Tim Burton has given a first look at the sequel for his eponymous horror comedy to Entertainment Weekly. Who Should Be the New Doctor Doom? io9 PicksFront and center, of course, is Michael Keaton as you-know-which bio-exorcist; in the 1988 film, he was summoned to get rid of the humans who’d moved into the home of a ghost couple not quite ready to let go, and subsequently unleashed chaos in the lives of the Deetz…

Denmark-born, London-based Astrid Sonne is part of that growing band of classically trained musicians who have moved into the realm of the pop singer-songwriter. Like Julia Holter, Mica Levi or Owen Pallett, she seems to draw from her conservatoire training as obliquely as a previous generation of rock stars might have drawn from their art school training. Instead of showing off her virtuosity as a viola player or her skills at writing four-part harmony, Sonne manipulates stray elements of 20th-century modernism and…

Image: LionsgateDreamworks’ live-action remake of How to Train Your Train Dragon has added an old new face to its cast. Gerard Butler, who voiced the viking chief Stoick the Brave across the animated films, will reprise his role as the remake’s flesh-and-blood version.Will You Click Windows’ New Copilot Button?Per Deadline, getting Butler on board for the remake was an intentional move on part of the creators, which includes trilogy director Dean DeBlois. Adding him gives the movie some extra legitimacy and pays tribute…

Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris (Getty Images), Pascal Le Segretain (Getty Images)Universal Pictures’ upcoming live-action remake of Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon animated franchise has found its leading actors. Rainn Wilson’s First Fandoms: Star Trek And D&DThe Hollywood Reporter has announced that Mason Thames, who starred in Scott Derrickson’s The Black Phone, has been cast as Hiccup, a young Viking prince who befriends a injured dragon and becomes its protector in a world that wants to wipe the creatures out of…

Studio teams with streamers for mystery game Splash Damage, the British developer behind the multiplayer modes for many hit titles, has announced that it has begun development on a brand new “AAA” title, currently codenamed “Project Astrid”. The studio, which is also currently beavering away on online actioner Transformers: Reactivate, were tight-lipped on details pertaining to the new project, although it did reveal that Project Astrid will be an “open world survival game” and is being developed in collaboration with…

Image: DisneyToday’s Morning Spoilers features an incredible, psychedelic animated trailer from Tian Xiaopeng (Monkey King: Hero Is Back), another sneak peek at the new upcoming Ant-Man film, and even a little tease from Vin Diesel about the next Fast and Furious movie. Buckle up, spoilers—it’s going to be a bumpy ride. Chopping Mall/Night of the CreepsIn a new interview with /Film, James Wan stated he’d “love to” direct a remake of either Chopping Mall (in which killer robots are let loose in a shopping mall) or Night of…

Image: Greg BearAuthor Greg Bear has passed away, reports his wife Astrid. The 71-year-old novelist underwent surgery earlier in the month, and following the successful process, doctors discovered he’d had a stroke from clots that had been building in his body since surgery he had in 2014. He remained unconscious until November 18, at which point Astrid said she chose to follow his advance directive and end life support, and he passed two hours later.“I will spare you daily updates until that time, but know that I’ll be…

Major capital investment already secured Sharon Tal Yguado, a media executive who has formerly worked for companies Amazon and FOX on a variety of smash-hit network shows, has announced the opening of new game development studio Astrid Entertainment. The remotely-operated studio is yet to announce its workforce, but has seemingly already entered pre-production on its first release — believed to be a multiplayer-centric title. Tal Yguado has already successfully secured a “seven-figure pre-seed investment” from a party…