Annabelle 2: Miranda Otto (TV's Homeland, above left) and Stephanie Sigman (SPECTRE, above right) will star in Annabelle 2. The sequel to the spin-off from The Conjuring follows a doll maker and his wife (Otto) who invite a nun (Sigman) and several young girls to stay with them. Unfortunately, the doll maker's prized creation, Annabelle, is possessed and really doesn't like houseguests. Gary Dauberman wrote the script and David Sandberg is directing; the movie is set for release on May 19, 2017. [THR/Variety]
Broom-Hilda: First published in 1970, the newspaper comic strip Broom-Hilda was created by Russell Myers and found widespread success. It revolves around its titular character, an old witch who loves men, beer and cigars. Now rights to the strip have been acquired by producers Gilbert Adler and Jason A. Rosenberg, who hope to launch a movie franchise based on the idea that Broom-Hilda "has a problem with weight." [Deadline]
Unreasonable Behaviour: Tom Hardy will star as acclaimed war photographer Don McCullin in a big-screen adaptation of McCullin's autobiography Unreasonable Behaviour. McCullin covered everything from Vietnam to Uganda for a British newspaper from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. [Deadline]
Keeping Up with the Joneses Trailer: Zach Galifianakis and Isla Fisher star as an ordinary suburban couple whose lives are turned upside down by the arrival of new neighbors, played by Jon Hamm and Gal Gadot, who are anything but ordinary. Greg Mottola (Superbad) directed; look for the comedy in theaters on October 21. [Movieclips]
