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Michael Myers never stays dead for too long, and now he’s returning to the big screen. Dimension films has revived efforts to make a new Halloween film. The first step in the process is to hire Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, who together wrote several Saw movies (specifically the latter four films), to write the script for the new film. But what is this Halloween going to be? Reportedly, it will be a “recalibration,” which seems like a single-word replacement for “we’re not sure yet.”

THR reports that Dunstan and Melton have been hired, and quotes sources saying that this is “not a remake, not a reboot, and not a re-imagining.” That’s where the “recalibration” word comes in.

What does that mean? All we’re really taking from it is that whatever continuity was created or tweaked by Rob Zombie’s two films will be scrapped.

We don’t even know what this film will be called. At this point it seems like the Halloween 3D idea that Dimension was once kicking around is probably dead. Whether or not there will be any continuity with the original film series is open to question. The word “recalibration” suggests that could be in the cards, and Halloween wouldn’t be the first horror series to go back to the story continuity of past films. (Producers have taken that tack with recent installments for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series.)

At this point it’s probably too early to make any real guesses. Malek Akkad is again producing, with Matt Stein.

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We were pleasantly surprised when the last couple years saw the return of Alejandro Jodorowsky both as the subject of a film (Jodovowsky’s Dune) and as writer and director of his own new film, The Dance of Reality. Now there’s a new Jodorowsky film in the works, and it follows directly on the heels of the last, both as a project and a story. Endless Poetry will continue the film adaptation of the director’s book, which was also the basis of his last feature.

Variety reports that the film will be a Chilean-French-Japanese production, with Asai Takashi and Jodorowsky producing and distribution sales starting now at the European Film Market in Berlin.

The film, says Variety, “recounts Jodorowsky’s teenage years in Santiago, Chile, and chronicles his struggle to overcome family pressure and find his path as an artist and a poet.” It will document the ways in which Jodorowsky became an influential poet in Chile in the ’40s, alongside Enrique Linh, Nicanor Parra and Stella Diaz.

The director said,

In my memories, my years in Chile had long been associated with suffering and loneliness… but today, at my 85 years of age I have not the least doubt that my encounter with poetry justifies my emergence in that country.

The film will be financed in part via Kickstarter, with that project set to launch on February 15. Jodorowsky will be seen in a YouTube video announcing the film on the same day.

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The X-Men universe is growing on the big screen. Deadpool will be out next year. A Gambit movie is in the works, too. The biggest movies to expand that universe, however, will be X-Men Apocalypse on May 27, 2016 and The Wolverine 2 on March 3, 3017. Today, we continue to learn more about the former film as director Bryan Singer offered a cryptic tease about the movie on Instagram.

In a bigger turn of events, Patrick Stewart suggested there are talks of him reprising his role as Professor X for the sequel to James Mangold’s The Wolverine. Read more about Professor X Wolverine news below.

First up, Patrick Stewart was talking to Oregon Live (via Superhero Hype) when he said the following about The Wolverine 2:

What I’m very excited about is that we have been talking about a Wolverine movie, which would team Hugh Jackman and myself together. Wolverine and Professor Xavier. That would be a very different sort of ‘X-Men’ from the four movies that I’ve already done.

That’s…pretty huge news. We do know Hugh Jackman has been saying they’re looking at all kinds of different stories for The Wolverine 2 but had yet to truly settle on something. A story with Stewart as Xavier, side by side with Jackman Wolverine, could potentially be very cool. Could it be a continuation of the scene at the end of X-Men: Days of Future Past, where Xavier and Wolverine reconnect? That scene likely takes place after Apocalypse so it would make sense time wise. Or maybe some kind of standalone. Obviously, we don’t know.

Also of note, Stewart contradicted himself in regards to Apocalypse by saying that Ian McKellen would appear. So hang on for more on that.

Speaking of Apocalypse, Bryan Singer took to his Instagram to show a familiar image. Yes, it’s the door to Cerebro from the basement of the Xavier School. But what does he mean by “something new?” Has someone take it over?

I know. Old door. But there’ll be something new behind it. #XmenApocalypse

A photo posted by Bryan Singer (@bryanjaysinger) on Feb 9, 2015 at 9:59am PST

X-Men Apocalypse is out May 27, 2016 and The Wolverine 2 is out March 3, 3017.

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The future of Constantine has been uncertain ever since NBC decided to limit the first season order to 13 episodes, and has been sluggish about calling for a second season. But if one rumor is correct, things may not be as dire as they seem. Word is that NBC might bounce Constantine over to SyFy, which, for one, would change ratings expectations for the show.

In addition, there could be a change in the nature of the series, as it wouldn’t need to conform to network standards. Indeed, rumor is that the show could take on the title Hellblazer, and perhaps be even closer to the comics on which it is based.

Cinelinx has the rumor, and at this point the story has to be considered little more than that. Even the site is super-cautious about the story.

And yeah, it’s the sort of things to make fan wishes come true. Constantine doesn’t have a huge audience, but what it does have is rather passionate. So a second life on SyFy wouldn’t be a bad thing, especially if the cast and creative team was able to carry on.

And, even better, the rumored title change would indicate an even more deliberate attempt to stick to the comic series Hellblazer that has been the primary home for John Constantine stories since the late ’80s. Constantine struggled to find its feet in the first few episodes, but has reportedly become quite a bit stronger as the first 13 episodes went on. (John Constantine’s signature smoking habit has even been seen, despite early reports that such a thing was a no-go.) A bit less network oversight wouldn’t be a bad thing for ol’ John.

All that said, however, we’re pretty suspicious here, if also hopeful. The move would be one thing, but rebranding the show as Hellblazer is possibly too much to hope for. Still, we’re seeking more active confirmation.

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