Jon Negroni unpacks a few big news stories in the world of film this week, including some weird drama and false rumors about Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.

• James Earl Jones passes away at age 93.
• Disney is making a new Ice Age movie.
• Judd Apatow and Steven Spielberg are making a Cola Wars movie about Pepsi and Coke.
• Michael B. Jordan to direct and star in remake of Thomas Crown Affair for Amazon MGM Studios.
• Spider-Man 4 (real name TBD) starring Tom Holland will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, director of Shang-Chi.
• Denis Villeneuve maintains he won't do another Dune movie after Dune: Messiah, but he wants another director to take it over.
• No, Sony didn't scrap most of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.

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