CINEMA SQUAD 8/6/17.........UPDATES, CORRECTIONS, & TIDBITS-New trailers released for: “mother!” & “First They Killed My Father”-Jaume Collet-Serra to direct "Jungle Cruise" for Disney.-Clint Howard to appear in "Han Solo" movie.-John Cena joins the Transformers spinoff "Bumblebee."-Ian McShane joins the “Hellboy” reboot.-Don Johnson & Jennifer Carpenter join “Dragged Across Concrete."-Hayley Atwell to co-star with Ewan McGregor in Disney’s “Christopher Robin."-Alex Garland‘s "Annihilation" to be released Feb 23, 2018. -Marwan Kenzari to play Jafar in Disney’s live-action “Aladdin."-Sam Shepard died following complications from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease..........THE BOX OFFICE REPORT1st with $19.5-Million is THE DARK TOWER2nd with $17-Million is DUNKIRK3rd with $12.6-Million is THE EMOJI MOVIE4th with $11-Million is GIRLS TRIP5th with $10-Million is KIDNAP.........THEATER - NETFLIX - OR NEVER -Opening next weekend: “Annabelle: Creation” – “The Glass Castle” – “The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature” – “Ingrid Goes West” – “The Only Living Boy in New York” – “Good Time”.........THE HOT LIST-Neill Blomkamp to direct an adaptation of the sci-fi thriller "The Gone World" for 20th Century Fox.-Blumhouse Productions is teaming with DreamWorks Animation to develop "Spooky Jack." .........TRIVIA – PREQUEL MOVIES.........DEVELOP, DITCH, OR TURNAROUND-Ericson Core to direct "The Claim," written by "La La Land" Oscar winner Damien Chazelle.-Black Label Media will produce & finance "Hellhound On His Trail" with Scott Cooper is directing.-Sony-based TriStar to finance & distribute "Bronco Belle," with Natalie Portman staring & Anna Rose Holmer directing..........CLOSING SEGMENT – INTERVIEW WITH GUEST JEREMY SIMSER