Jodie Comer has joined Mahalia Belo’s new apocalyptic adaptation. Zac Efron goes Dad in a clip from the brand new Firestarter. Wilmer Valderrama teases his new female-led Zorro riff. Plus, what’s approaching this week’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Spoilers away!

The End We Start From

Deadline stories Jodie Comer will star in The End We Start From, an “apocalyptic thriller” from director Mahalia Belo and author Alice Birch. Adapted from the novel by Meg Hunter, the story issues “an environmental crisis that sees London submerged by flood waters” and the “young family torn apart in the chaos.” Comer will play “a mother who, with her new-born child, tries to find a way home, navigating the most challenging and apocalyptic start to motherhood.”

Mother Land

Meanwhile, Halle Berry is hooked up to star in Alexandre Aja’s newest horror-thriller, Mother Land, wherein “a mother and her twin sons have been tormented by an evil spirit for years. When one of the boys questions if the evil is real, the family’s sacred bond is broken and it becomes a fight for survival.” [Deadline]

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3

Dave Bautista (and the remainder of the Guardians crew) has wrapped filming on Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3.

Haven’t discovered the phrases but. It ended so all of the sudden and I used to be on to my subsequent movie earlier than I might course of all of it. End of a journey that modified my life. #guardiansofthegalaxy #vol3 #GoodbyeDrax #DreamChaser #DreamMachine

Mortal Kombat 2

In a brand new interview with The Direct, Moon Knight author Jeremy Slater acknowledged he’s about “halfway through” together with his “unpredictable” script for Mortal Kombat 2.

It’s actually enjoyable to date. We’re about midway by way of the script. I’m working actually intently with the director and the studios, and the sport guys, and I feel—I can’t say something concerning the precise story, however I feel they undoubtedly discovered some classes the final time round by way of, ‘Here’s the stuff followers responded to, and right here’s what folks favored out of the film, and right here’s the stuff that didn’t work out in addition to we hoped.’ So we’re actually this as an opportunity to take every thing that labored within the first one and do it even higher and provides the viewers much more, and make one thing that’s simply extremely satisfying, and actually thrilling, and unpredictable.

Firestarter

Charlie and Andy struggle again in opposition to Rainbird in a brand new clip from the Firestarter remake.

Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales

According to Variety, Sony 3000 Pictures is growing an anthology sequence based mostly on Soman Chainani’s Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales, “a collection of 12 fairy tales reimagined to reflect a new era.” The sequence’ hopes to reinterpret fairy tales audiences “know and love” into “thrilling adventures of mystery, magic and rebellious hearts.” Chainani herself is hooked up to write the pilot and govt produce.

Star Wars: Ahsoka

Filming has formally begun on the Ahsoka Tano sequence at Disney+. Judging by the hat within the {photograph} under, Dave Filoni may-or-may-not be directing a minimum of among the challenge with Spider-Verse’s Peter Ramsey.

Zorro

Appearing as a visitor on The Drew Barrymore Show (by way of Comic Book), Wilmer Valderrama promised his female-lead Zorro reboot for the twenty first century will probably be “grounded in authenticity.”

I’ll inform you this: This will probably be a Zorro for this technology. And it’ll be extremely considerate with its origin story, and it’ll be grounded in authenticity.

It is lots on my plate, however I’m up for the problem. You come to some extent in her life the place… we discuss this Mount Everest, proper? And I feel Zorro is a type of.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

The Enterprise should discern why a lethal comet has been outfitted with a forcefield within the synopsis for “Children of the Comet,” tomorrow’s episode of Strange New Worlds.

While on a survey mission, the usS. Enterprise discovers a comet goes to strike an inhabited planet. They attempt to re-route the comet, solely to seek out that an historical alien relic buried on the comet’s icy floor is someway stopping them. As the away staff attempt to unlock the relic’s secrets and techniques, Pike and Number One cope with a bunch of zealots who wish to forestall the usS. Enterprise from interfering.

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Naomi

Comic Book has pictures from the two-hour Naomi finale airing May 10. Click by way of to see the remaining.

Love, Death + Robots

Finally, Netflix has launched one other trailer for the third season of Love, Death + Robots.

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