Quick News: Ghostbusters, Robocop, Out, Wonka

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife
The official Twitter account for the upcoming “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” sequel has posted a Halloween tease promising ‘something strange’ is coming soon. The video sees a full moon slowly turn into the Ghostbusters logo.

The movie was originally slated for a Christmas release but was pushed to March 2024. Recentl rumors have suggested a title of “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” but that’s not confirmed. [Source: Twitter]

Teddy’s Christmas
The holiday movie “Teddy’s Christmas,” starring “Shazam” star Zachary Levi as the voice of a bear, has set a December 1st U.S. release date. Andrea Eckerbom directs the film which deals with themes of friendship and holiday spirit.

The Norwegian family Christmas feature centers around an 8-year-old girl (Marte Klerck-Nilssen) and her new teddy bear (Levi) and uses a mix of live-action and CG. [Source: Collider]

RoboCop: Rogue City
Ahead of the video game’s release on Thursday, a live-action trailer is out for the upcoming “RoboCop: Rogue City” game with the clip bringing the iconic character back to life in the live-action realm as he takes out crims throughout Old Detroit. “RoboCop: Rogue City” will come to the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on Thursday, November 2nd.

Out of Darkness
Bleecker Street’s survival horror thriller “The Origin” is undergoing a title change and will now be known as “Out of Darkness”. The Andrew Cumming-helmed film will hit cinemas on February 9th.

The story unfolds 45,000 years ago and follows a group of six young women who have struggled across the narrow sea and tundra wastes to find a new home. When night falls, they realize they are not alone. [Source: Deadline]

Wonka
Warner Bros. Pictures has premiered a new poster for the Timothée Chalamet-led “Wonka” movie from “Paddington” helmer Paul King. Wonka” opens in cinemas on December 15th.

This feature reimagining of the world-famous chocolatier will see the “Dune” actor playing Roald Dahl’s iconic character alongside Hugh Grant, Olivia Colman, Sally Hawkins, Matt Lucas, Paterson Joseph, Calah Lane, Rowan Atkinson, Keegan-Michael Key and more.