Sequel Bits: ‘It: Chapter 2’, ‘Halloween’, ‘Blade Runner’, ‘The Nun’, And More
In this edition of Sequel Bits:
Passing of the red balloon…@ITMovieOfficial📸 shaunwatsonpic.twitter.com/9fAJRHr5a5
— Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain)July 18, 2025
First up, actressSophia Lillis(who’s been doing solid work with very little dialogue in HBO’sSharp Objects) passes the torch – er, balloon – to Jessica Chastain, who’s playing an older version of Lillis’s Beverly Marsh inAndy Muschietti’sIt: Chapter 2. This is a fun photo, and I hope we see similar interactions between all of the cast members as we get closer to the sequel’s release.
It’s here! The exclusive San Diego Comic Con#HalloweenMovieposter by artist Bill@sienkiewiczart. Want to get one? Turn on notifications for@halloweenmoviefor updates from#SDCCthis weekend.pic.twitter.com/woECaErdAi
— #HalloweenEnds (@halloweenmovie)July 28, 2025
If you’re aHalloweenfan at this year’s Comic-Con, this poster seems like a must-buy. I don’t know if I’d want to feel as if The Shape was always about to stab me every time I looked at this on my wall, but you’re able to’t deny that backlighting is gorgeous.
Check out the new poster for#TheNun, in theaters September 7.pic.twitter.com/NBeJHWiZqE
— The Nun (@thenunmovie)August 14, 2025
Speaking of posters, Warner Bros. premiered this one for itsConjuringspin-offThe Nunearlier today. We’re guessing the movie is going to screen in its entirety at Comic-Con tonight, and if it does, we’ll have a review for you soon after.
ThePhoenix New Times(viaCinemaBlend) cornered actor Christopher Lloyd and badgered him with a ton ofBack to the Futurequestions, including whether or not the actor thinks a fourth film will ever happen. Lloyd said he’d be interested under the right circumstances, but repeated a familiar refrain:
“Well, I think its a matter of, first of all, it’s important if Bob Zemeckis and Bob Gale are excited about doing another episode [ofBack to the Future], I think, really, the most important thing is if they can come up with the right idea. I think that’s the challenge is to come up with something that really is as good as the originals. I suppose it could happen. I have not heard that they’re looking for that, if they’ve made up their minds … hey, here’s something we could do, and they believed in it then they might get going to do it.”
Translation: don’t hold your breath.
TheBumblebeesolo movie is coming up soon, andCBRhas a breakdown of the IDW Comics that detail what happens before the events of that film. Namely that Bumblebee once served as a British spy, trying to find a mole in the Queen’s secret service and teaming up with a James Bond type in the 1960s to stop the Decepticons from wreaking havoc across the globe. Read all about ithere.
Alcon Entertainment and Titan Publishing are teaming up to “develop and publish a variety of both fiction and non-fiction print media” aboutBlade Runner. According to a press release:
The program will feature new, in canon comics and graphic novels that dive deeper into theBladeRunnerworld as well as a variety of publications focused on the visual and technical sides of the production process.
“TheBladeRunneruniverse has barely been explored; there is so much more there,” Titan said in a statement. “It’s an honour to be bringing this world to life in new ways for a new audience – and to reveal tales from that universe that you’ve never seen before.”
