Sony Boss Stepping Down

Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and chairman of its motion picture group, is stepping down from her post in the wake of the computer hack that exposed the studio's dirty laundry, movie development plans, and embarrassing cancellation and then ultimate release of The Interview.

Disney Has Plans That Star Wars Attractions Will Be 'Ambitious'

Speaking with Wall Street analysts, Disney boss Robert Iger updated investors about the entertainment company's plans for Star Wars attractions in their theme parks.

Disney Still Planning To Make A New Indiana Jones Movie

With talk of Star Wars dominating conversations, we've heard very little about plans for a new Indiana Jones. But it looks like Disney still wants to make another Indy movie -- it's just not sure when.

Disney Talks About New Star Wars Attractions Based On New Movie

The Star Wars attractions at Disney's theme parks will be based on the new films, rather than the original or prequel trilogies.

Walt Disney Company chief Bob Iger outlined the theme park plans during a Variety Q&A. The attractions will be based on the new series of movies, along with planned spin-offs, so Disney Imagineers had to wait until they saw what J.J. Abrams had in store for the series.Iger says that early in development, they were making rides based on the first six Star Wars movies. Ultimately, though, they decided they didn't want to disappoint audiences who had just seen the films and expected to see it realized at the park.

New Japanese Godzilla Movie In The Works

A decade after the release of Godzilla: Final Wars, the last Toho-produced Godzilla movie, the Japanese studio is poised to develop an all-new film featuring the King of the Monsters.

According to Variety, the movie will begin production in summer 2015 and hit theaters in 2016. A director and cast have yet to be announced.

Additionally, Toho launched the Godzilla Strategic Conference (Godzi-Con), "a committee of studio executives and directors whose aim is to reboot the Godzilla brand, including the new Godzilla pic," Variety notes.

The success of Gareth Edwards' 2014 Godzilla is said to be the inspiration for Toho's latest effort. That film, which Toho co-distributed with Warner Bros., earned $525 million worldwide and $26 million in Japan.

Meanwhile, Edwards is attached to direct a sequel to his own Godzilla pic, which bows on June 8, 2018. Warners and Legendary will again co-produce.

Source IGN