Amazon Scraps Its God Of War Series

A heavy joins Edgar Wright’s The Running Man, the Street Trash remake gets a “socially relevant” trailer, and Lou Diamond Philips plays the President of the United States amidst the country’s burgeoning werewolf problem in today’s edition of Morning Spoilers.

The Running Man

Deadline reports Josh Brolin is now in “final negotiations” to play the lead villain “behind the violent reality show” in Edgar Wright’s remake of The Running Man.

Night Patrol

THR has word Justin Long, Jermaine Fowler, RJ Cyler, Dermot Mulroney, and CM Punk will star in Night Patrol, an indie horror feature from director Ryan Prows. The story concerns an LAPD officer (Fowler) who “must put aside his differences with the area’s street gangs when he discovers a local police task force is harboring a horrific secret that endangers the residents of the housing projects he grew up in. Long plays the officer’s partner, recruited as a legacy into night patrol. Cyler stars as the officer’s brother, who sees what he isn’t supposed to see, while Mulroney plays Long’s character’s grandfather, a sergeant with many secrets. Punk rounds out the cast as the sergeant’s brutal right-hand man.”

Amulet

Deadline also reports Jason Fuchs (Welcome to Derry) has been hired to write a feature adaptation of Kazu Kibuishi’s graphic novel series, Amulet. The series follows “a young woman who discovers a magical amulet that belonged to her great-grandfather and uses it to enter a fantastical new world.”

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

According to Deadline, The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is now slated for a theatrical release in theaters this February 28, 2025.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The Direct has our first look at Herbie in Fantastic Four: First Steps. Click through to have a look.

Werewolves

A Supermoon turns millions of people on Earth into lycanthropes in the trailer for Werewolves, starring Frank Grillo, Katrina Law, and Lou Diamond Philips.

Street Trash

Meanwhile, the government devises a plan to melt Capetown’s homeless population from within in the trailer for Ryan Kruger’s “socially relevant” remake of Street Trash.

Cobra Kai

According to Deadline, the final season of Cobra Kai has added Lewis Tan, Patrick Luwis, and Rayna Vallandingham to its cast. Though details on their characters are currently unavailable, Tan will play “Sensei Wolf,” Luwis will play “Axel Kovacevic,” and Vallandingham will play “Zara Malik.”

God of War

Deadline additionally reports executive producers Rafe Judkins, Hawk Ostby, and Mark Fergus have left Amazon’s God of War series, prompting the streamer to “start over” on the project entirely.

Grotesquerie

FX has released a trailer for the next two episodes of Grotesquerie.

Invincible Fight Girl

Finally, Adult Swim has released another trailer for Invincible Fight Girl.

Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.