Yesterday’s News: Drew Goddard Eyed for Spider-Man & Summer Premieres for Netflix Series

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Editor’s Note: Yesterday’s News covers the most important news of the previous day with a focus on film, television, and trailers.

New Marvel and Sony Spider-Man film looking at Drew Goddard to write and direct, may be called Spectacular Spider-Man

New Marvel and Sony Spider-Man film looking at Drew Goddard to write and direct, may be called Spectacular Spider-Man

Film

Eddie Redmayne voicing train in straight-to-DVD film Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure (THR).
Jurassic World website update with design renderings of new dinosaurs (SlashFilm).
International poster for Hitman: Agent 47 (Coming Soon).
Hawkeye character poster for Avengers: Age of Ultron (Coming Soon).
First pictures from the set of London Has Fallen (Coming Soon).
Jamie Dornan lands role in World War II thriller Anthropoid (THR).
New poster for Ex Machina (Coming Soon).
First look at Jared Leto’s haircut for Suicide Squad…sort of (SlashFilm).
Ethan Hawke in final negotiations to join Denzel Washington in Magnificent Seven (Variety).
First poster for Dark Places (The Film Stage).
Newly remastered version of The Breakfast Club to premiere at SXSW (Variety).
Ronda Rousey and Iko Uwais to star in Mile 22 (Variety).
Film Movement acquires US rights to Breathe (Variety).
Sullivan Stapleton tapped to star in The Lake (Deadline).
New Marvel and Sony Spider-Man film looking at Drew Goddard to write and direct, may be called Spectacular Spider-Man (Latino Review).
The Weinstein Company nabs US rights to The Founder (Deadline).
International poster for It Follows (The Film Stage).
Warner Bros closing deal for It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War with Steven Spielberg attached to direct and Jennifer Lawrence to star (Deadline).
Joseph Kosinski in talks to direct Gran Turismo (THR).
Netflix buys worldwide rights to Beasts of No Nation (Variety).


Netflix sets summer premiere dates for Orange is the New Black, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, and Sense8

Netflix sets summer premiere dates for Orange is the New Black, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, and Sense8

TV

First look at Vincent D’Onofrio as Kingpin in Netflix’s Daredevil (Coming Soon).
Mark Cuban and Ann Coulter join the cast of Sharknado 3 in presidential roles…ew (THR).
TruTV gives series order to faux-reality improv comedy Fameless with David Spade (THR).
Allie MacDonald books series regular role on NBC’s Monica Potter comedy; Mouzam Makker books series regular role on NBC’s Unveiled (Deadline).
Claudia Black joins the cast of The Originals (THR).
AOL debuting its first longform digital series Connected on March 31 (Variety).
First look at Ryan Eggold’s return to The Blacklist (EW).
Christine Woods lands female lead in NBC’s untitled Aseem Batra pilot (Deadline).
CBS renews Judge Judy contract through 2020, because why not (THR).
Four new posters for Penny Dreadful (Coming Soon).
Netflix sets summer premiere dates for Orange is the New Black, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, and Sense8 (Variety).
Mireille Enos lands starring role in ABC’s The Catch (THR).
Malcolm-Jamal Warner books co-starring role in Fox’s 48 Hours ‘Til Monday (Deadline).
James Remar joins the cast of MTV’s The Shannara Chronicles (THR).
Greta Lee lands female lead in NBC’s Sharing; Nancy Lenehan and Izzy Watts join the cast of Fox’s untitled Dana Klein comedy (Deadline).
Wilmer Valderrama joins the cast of Minority Report (Deadline).
Jason Antoon books male lead in ABC’s The 46 Percenters (Deadline).
Jeremy Jordan joins the cast of CBS’ Supergirl (The Wrap).
Colton Dunn, Mark McKinney, and Nico Santos join the cast of NBC’s Superstore (Deadline).
KaDee Strickland nabs lead role in CBS’ Doubt (Deadline).
RIP: Comedian Larry Daniels dies at 92 (Variety).
Rob Kazinsky to play the monster in Fox’s Frankenstein (THR).
Jane Lynch signs on as lead in CBS’ Angel from Hell (Deadline).
Channel 4 renews Indian Summers for a second season (THR).


Season 3 trailer for Orphan Black

Season 3 trailer for Orphan Black

Trailers

Trailer for She’s Lost Control (Indiewire).
Restricted trailer for Get Hard (Coming Soon).
Season 3 trailer for Orphan Black (Coming Soon).
First trailer for The Road Within (Complex).
Season 2 trailer for The Red Road (Indiewire).
Season 2 trailer for Salem (Coming Soon).
Trailer for Uncle John (Indiewire).

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Derek was the only engineer at Northeastern University taking a class on German film and turning a sociology research paper into an examination of Scorsese’s work. Now in Austin, TX, he blatantly abuses his Netflix account on the reg, although his List mocks him as it proudly sits healthily above 200. He continues to fight the stigma that being good at math means you are not any no good at writing. I good write, very much.