The first trailer for The Long Walk, the latest Stephen King adaptation, starts out pretty cheerful and wholesome before fully revealing its much darker premise. It’s being directed by Francis Lawrence, best-known for his work on The Hunger Games series, and hits theaters on September 12th. It’s also not the only dystopic King film in the works, as Edgar Wright is making a new version of The Running Man due out in November.
Apple just announced that it has renewed its Hollywood comedy The Studio for a second season. “We’re looking forward to taking the lived experience of making season 1 and immediately putting it into season 2, then repeating that loop for ten more seasons,” creators Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg said in a statement. The first season, meanwhile, is still ongoing; episode 8 starts streaming on Wednesday.
As Fortnite is in the midst of a big Star Wars collaboration, Destiny 2 has teased its own coming later this year. It’s called Renegades, and a proper reveal is happening on September 9th, with a launch in December.
Hidden in an Xbox blog post today is the news that not only are remasters of the first two Ecco the Dolphin games in the works, but a brand-new entry is also in development. There aren’t any real details yet, but series creator Ed Annunziata says that after the remasters are done, “we will make a new, third game with contemporary play and GPU sensibilities.”
[news.xbox.com]
