Netflix set to produce fourth 'Beverly Hills Cop' film

Netflix signed a deal with Paramount to license the Beverly Hills Cop movie and produce the fourth film with Eddie Murphy and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. If all goes well, there is an option for a sequel (or in this case, the fifth film). A reboot for the franchise has been in the works in a while, but this is the first time something seems to be taking off. Netflix will have control over the finances, director, and script of the movie.

This is the third time Paramount has collaborated with Netflix. The first two were distribution rights for Annihilation and The Cloverfield Paradox.

Source: Deadline

New 'Sonic the Hedgehog' shows redesigned character

After the backlash the first trailer received for how the titular character Sonic the Hedgehog looked, Paramount has released a new trailer showing the redesigned Sonic. He definitely looks more faithful to how he looks in the games. The start of the trailer even features a rendition of a classic Sonic song called "Green Hill Zone." If you're interested in catching it in theatres, the film airs starting February 14, 2020.

Paramount delays release of ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ movie to fix main character’s design

There was backlash when the first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog dropped last month. The design had been, as Engadget describes it, nightmare-inducing. Now, Paramount just announced that it is pushing back the release of the film “to make Sonic just right.” The film was originally slated for a November 2019 release, but now it’s been pushed back to February 14, 2020. Let’s hope they’ll be able to get the look right. We think Detective Pikachu might have set the bar for how cute yet realistic these animated characters could be if done right.

‘M.A.S.K.’ to get a live action movie

It’s been rumoured before that Hasbro planned to create a movie based on the Kenner toyline M.A.S.K. but it was reportedly scrapped. Now, it seems the project is back on with Fate of the Furious director F. Gary Gray supposedly helming the film. Deadline reports that he’s closed a deal with Paramount and Hasbro to bring this multimedia franchise to the big screen. MASK is an acronym for Mobile Armored Strike Kommand, which is a task force led by Matt Trakker who works to take down criminal organization VENOM.

Source: Deadline