# Movies: Presumably 2026, maybe Beyond **URL:** \ **Category:** General Movie Discussion\ **Created:** [January 28, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521 "2018-01-28T22:51:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 239
**Author:** ![secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/secretagentfan/32/504_2.png) [@secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/secretagentfan)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4841 "2026-03-20T07:51:36Z")
> **[Box Office: 'Project Hail Mary' Heads To $11M+ Previews, Best YTD](https://deadline.com/2026/03/box-office-project-hail-mary-ready-or-not-2-1236761181/)** > > 'Project Hail Mary' is headed to $11M+ in previews, the best so far in 2026 and a great start for a non-franchise movie. ---
**Author:** ![Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/dustin/32/7_2.png) [@Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Dustin)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4842 "2026-03-20T10:50:34Z")
The book has the advantage of being at once a tale of empowerment in the face of a global catastrophe - that is in fact cosmic - and being removed from culture wars and denial of reality that’s the current fad of snake oil salesmen. It’s ultimately a tale of dedication, empathy and the power of science wrapped into 2.5 hours of intelligent entertainment that doesn’t need you to have, or get, a physics degree to enjoy it. It takes the audience seriously regardless of their backgrounds and walks of life and spins a yarn they can relate to. Plus, Lord and Miller seem to have been the ideal team to bring this to the screen for Gosling. > **[Breakfast with Gosling, grilled by Spielberg, burned by Star Wars: Lord and...](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/20/phil-lord-chris-miller-film-directors-interview-lego-movie-project-hail-mary-ryan-gosling?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other)** > > From directing The Lego Movie to becoming a single entity, Phil Lord and Chris Miller have had quite the ascent. Now, sending one of the globe’s best actors to his cosmic doom in Project Hail Mary, they’re aiming for the stars ---
**Author:** ![secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/secretagentfan/32/504_2.png) [@secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/secretagentfan)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4843 "2026-03-20T13:31:28Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QzYGzhwMy6k/maxresdefault.jpg "WILD HORSE NINE Official Trailer (2026) John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzYGzhwMy6k) ---
**Author:** ![raylan.givens](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@raylan.givens](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/raylan.givens)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4844 "2026-03-20T23:14:49Z")
John Malkowich in R.E.D. - mode, I have to see this… ---
**Author:** ![Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/dustin/32/7_2.png) [@Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Dustin)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4845 "2026-03-22T13:30:36Z")
A post was merged into an existing topic: [What Movie Have You Seen Today?](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/2874) ---
**Author:** ![dalton](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/dalton/32/1973_2.png) [@dalton](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/dalton)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4846 "2026-03-22T12:50:56Z")
> **[Box Office: 'Project Hail Mary' Headed to Strong $80M U.S. Opening](https://deadline.com/2026/03/box-office-project-hail-mary-ready-or-not-2-1236761181/)** > > ''Project Hail Mary' after $12M in previews, $33M first day is seeing an $80M U.S. Opening, the best so far in 2026 and a record for Amazon MGM Studios. Biggest opening by a non-franchise film in March, Amazon MGM’s biggest opening for any film to date, and the second-biggest opening for a non-franchise film ever. ---
**Author:** ![secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/secretagentfan/32/504_2.png) [@secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/secretagentfan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4847 "2026-03-22T12:58:39Z")
Looking forward to this very much. ---
**Author:** ![dalton](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/dalton/32/1973_2.png) [@dalton](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/dalton)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4848 "2026-03-22T15:23:52Z")
Haven’t seen it, nor do I have much interest in it, but based on the reviews, the box office, and such, it’s good to see that Amazon is capable of coming up with a quality film that is both a critical success as well as something that people clearly want to see. ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_13](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Matt\_13](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Matt_13)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4849 "2026-03-22T15:44:24Z")
And Amy Pascal produced it, as well. Good signs, indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/dustin/32/7_2.png) [@Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Dustin)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 6:46am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4850 "2026-03-25T06:46:20Z")
Can’t say I had this on my bingo card… > **[Stephen Colbert to write new Lord of the Rings film after end of the Late Show](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/25/stephen-colbert-new-lord-of-the-rings-film?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other)** > > Comedian and avid Tolkien fan to write the Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, a new Peter Jackson-produced film based on unadapted chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring ---
**Author:** ![Vanya](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Vanya](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Vanya)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4851 "2026-03-25T06:54:25Z")
Are we sure they didn’t post this a week early? ---
**Author:** ![Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/dustin/32/7_2.png) [@Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Dustin)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4852 "2026-03-25T07:02:32Z")
My thought exactly. ---
**Author:** ![secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/secretagentfan/32/504_2.png) [@secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/secretagentfan)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4853 "2026-03-25T07:20:21Z")
The No.1 expert on Tolkien… Yes, love this. ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_13](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Matt\_13](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Matt_13)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4854 "2026-03-25T17:12:28Z")
That’s pretty awesome. ---
**Author:** ![dalton](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/dalton/32/1973_2.png) [@dalton](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/dalton)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4855 "2026-03-25T22:58:57Z")
We’re officially at the point where we’re running the Stephen King well dry. > **[Andy Muschietti On 'It' Supercut Plans](https://deadline.com/2026/03/andy-muschietti-it-supercut-plans-1236766126/)** > > As the Muschiettis gear up for another trip to Derry, the siblings the 'It' films also have plans to revisit the films with a long-awaited supercut. Pennywise is going to have his own late night talk show by the end of the decade, at this rate. ---
**Author:** ![secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/secretagentfan/32/504_2.png) [@secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/secretagentfan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 6:31am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4856 "2026-03-26T06:31:10Z")
Some say he has even been running for President. ---
**Author:** ![Vanya](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Vanya](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Vanya)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 6:44am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4857 "2026-03-26T06:44:28Z")
> [@dalton](#): > > We’re officially at the point where we’re running the Stephen King well dry. The funny thing about that is King has an extensive body of work, but we keep getting adaptations of the same stories over and over again. ---
**Author:** ![dalton](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/dalton/32/1973_2.png) [@dalton](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/dalton)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4858 "2026-04-02T01:45:17Z")
> **[‘Weapons’ Prequel ‘Gladys’ Adds Zach Shields as Co-Writer With Zach Cregger](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/weapons-prequel-gladys-zach-shields-co-writer-zach-cregger-1236704801/)** > > Zach Shields ("Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire") will to co-write the screenplay for "Weapons" prequel "Gladys" alongside filmmaker Zach Cregger. Cregger might be misstepping here after two strong films to start his career. Not sure what to think about his next two films (this and _Resident Evil_) when he’s had such a strong start to his career with _Barbarian_ and _Weapons_. Hopefully he can make the best of it. A prequel to _Weapons_ is entirely unnecessary and would, I think, dilute the strangeness of that film that works very much in its favor. The real thing to be watching for on the horror front, though, is the upcoming film _Backrooms_. I didn’t know that it even existed prior to his week, but the trailer they put out is _creepy_. Will definitely be on the lookout for that one. ---
**Author:** ![dalton](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/dalton/32/1973_2.png) [@dalton](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/dalton)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4859 "2026-04-04T05:40:12Z")
> **[‘Spaceballs’ Sequel Set for April 2027 Release Date](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/spaceballs-sequel-april-2027-release-date-1236706690/)** > > Amazon MGM Studios has set Mel Brooks' long-awaited "Spaceballs" sequel to hit theaters next April. Yeah, it’s another way-too-late sequel. But, it’s also the long awaited return of Rick Moranis to the big screen, so that in itself makes the project worthwhile. ---
**Author:** ![sharpshooter](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/sharpshooter/32/503_2.png) [@sharpshooter](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/sharpshooter)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521/4860 "2026-04-04T05:57:54Z")
I have mixed feelings about that. Actors who stay away for sustained durations and then decide to end the drought years later are often met with content that ends up being forgettable anyway. He lasted this long away from the business. Unless it’s for money or sentimentality due to age it’s usually best to stay away and keep the past preserved. [Previous page](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521.md?page=238) [Next page](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/movies-presumably-2026-maybe-beyond/521.md?page=240)