On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (August 01, 2025) Kristian Harloff, Jon Schnepp Mark Ellis, and Ashley Mova discuss the following:
Thanks to a report from Making Star Wars dot net – it looks as though we have confirmation that a3-minuteRogue One: A Star Wars Storytrailerwill be shown on the 15th of July; attached to the ABC special:The Secrets to the Force Awakens.The documentary about the making ofEpisode VIIwas found on theForce AwakensBlu-Ray. Friday, July 15 is also the start of Star Wars Celebration Europe in London, so it seems increasingly likely that the trailer will be shown to the attendees there and then many hours later on network television. Lucasfilm and Disney have yet to confirm the report.
According to a report from Screen Daily,Idris Elbais set to direct his first filmlater this year. In an interview with StudioCanal CEODanny Perkins, Screen Daily confirms that Elba will take on Victor Headley’s novelYardiefor his directorial debut, working from a script byBrock Norman Brock, who co-wroteNicolas Winding Refn‘sBronson. Yardie tells the story of D, a courier carrying cocaine from Jamaica to London and decides to go it alone, disappearing into the mean streets of Hackney carrying a kilo of white powder that his friends are anxious to recover. There’s no word on a release date or cast.
Production is now officially underway onThor: Ragnarok, which this past weekend saw the beginning of principle photography in Australia. The third installment in the Thor franchise enlisted a very different kind of director for the follow-up,What We Do in the ShadowsandHunt for the WilderpeopledirectorTaika Waititialong with a cast that includesCate Blanchettas the villain,Jeff Goldblumas Grandmaster,Tess Thompsonas Valkyrie,Karl Urbanas Skurge the Executioner andMark Ruffalo’sHulk/Bruce Banner. The announcement of filming was, of course, revealed on Twitter whenAnt-MandirectorPeyton Reedsent out a congratulatory tweet to Taika reminding him about using explosions in a Marvel movie. Taika then responded with a tongue in cheek tweet of a shot of some empty crew chairs saying it was a pretty sweet first day, thanks to all the people who showed up. Longtime Marvel EPLouis D’Espositoalso announced the filming on his own twitter account.Thor: Ragnarokwill continue filming through October and will see the return ofChris Hemsworth,Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, andAnthony Hopkins. It will be released on July 18, 2025.
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The recent success ofThe Conjuring 2means that there is the inevitable talk of a third movie with directorJames Wanalready getting inundated with questions about aConjuring 3, even with the second film still in theaters. Talking with IGN, Wan was pushed about a third entry and whether or not he has any ideas for it. He said they’re working something specific, but can’t say - and that he thinks it has to be set in the 80s.Wan also eluded to the Warren case files, saying they allow for a lot of different scripts so there’s a lot they could pull from. New Line recently announced plans for another spin-off,The Nun, though no official word onThe Conjuring 3has been announced.
The first trailer has been released forDaniel Ragussis’ImperiumstarringDaniel Radcliffeas Nate Foster, an undercover FBI agent who infiltrates a gang of White Supremacists in order to prevent a domestic terror attack. Radcliffe’s up-and-coming analyst character must then confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy. Inspired by real events,Imperiumalso starsToni Collette,Tracy Letts,Nestor Carbonell,Burn GormanandSam Trammell. The movie will be released by Lionsgate Premiere in theaters on August 19.
Warner Bros. has releaseda new trailer forWar Dogsonline. The film is based on a true story and starsJonah HillandMiles Telleras two ambitious young men who become weapons traders for the U.S. government, landing multimillion-dollar arms contracts and living the high life before everything comes crashing down. Directed byThe Hangovertrilogy directorTodd Phillips, the movie is written byStephen Chinand Phillips &Jason Smilovic, based on the Rolling Stone article titled “Arms and the Dudes,” byGuy Lawson. The film also starsAna de Armasand four-time Oscar nomineeBradley Cooper.The film opens in theatres this August 19th.
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Lauren writes:
Hello My Favorite Movie Crew!
I have been a huge fan for many years and am so grateful that I have you in my movie & tv loving life!
This year I have been trying to watch movies that I haven’t seen before or what the Schmoes may say are my Blind Spots. This past weekend I went on a Kevin Smith tour and on to other movies. Two of these movies wereChasing AmyandJaws. As I was watching and enjoyingJawsI was having a bit of deja vu when the 3 men discussed different scars on their body and it took me back to a scene inChasing Amywhen Jason Lee and Joey Lauren Adams were discussing some different types of battle wounds.
I know this was likely an homage toJawsfrom Smith, but have you ever watched two unconnected movies before and thought: “That reminds me of…”?
Thanks for your time and continue the fantastic work!!
Mike Hildebrandt writes
Hey crew, I’ve been watching Movie Talk for a very, very long time, and I still love seeing your smiling faces every day.
I was wondering: in your opinion, what was the best summer for movies? Thanks all.
