Pop Culture Headlines — Universal to Make Monster High Movie

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Bill Skarsgård to Reprise Pennywise Role

Deadline has exclusively revealed that actor Bill Skarsgård will return to the role of Pennywise for an IT prequel series. With a working title Welcome to Derry, the nine-episode series will expand on the world of the recent hit films with a story by Andy Muschietti. Skarsgard will also executive produce Welcome to Derry, which is set to debut on Max sometime in the future.

Gen V Season 2 Casts Hamish Linklater

Actor Hamish Linklater has joined the cast of Gen V Season 2 for Prime Video. Linklater will play Cipher, a charming scientist and the new dean of Godolkin University. Gen V, a spinoff of the popular series The Boys, does not currently have a streaming release date.

Empire’s Exclusive Alien: Romulus Image

A new Empire Magazine feature on Alien: Romulus reveals an exclusive new image from the film alongside discussion by filmmaker Fede Alvarez. The image features Cailee Spaeny as Rain alongside David Jonsson as her android brother Andy. Fans can read the full story and see the image in Empire’s Sumer 2024 issue, which hits newsstands today.

Universal Developing Monster High Movie

Let’s go, ghouls! Mattel has officially partnered with Universal Pictures to develop a live-action theatrical film from the world of Monster High. The brand of popular fashion dolls features colorful characters who are the children of legendary monsters like Dracula, the Wolfman, and Frankenstein’s Monster. Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman will helm the Monster High project.

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