Here are today’s Nerd News! headlines:

The Indiana Jones saga is coming back. The next installment will start filming in the UK next week with Harrison Ford again at the helm as Dr. Jones. Acting alongside him will be Mads Mikkelsen, Phoebe Waller Bridge and more. James Mangold, director of Logan is taking over directing duties for Steven Spielberg, although Spielberg will be “very much involved.” The plot is being held close to the vest, but there are rumors that a 1960’s space-race theme will be a big part of it. The current release date is July 29th of next year. Source: Deadline

More Jackass 4 drama involving Bam Margera has made the news. Bam has allegedly made death threats against the films director Jeff Tremaine for dropping him from the film. As we told you previously, Margera was fired for his continued intoxication on set. Tremaine says he fears for his life and has gotten a restraining order against Bam. Source: People

And John Boyega from Star Wars has left his Netflix project Rebel Ridge. Boyega has left the action thriller for undisclosed family reasons and production has paused while the producers attempt to recast his role. Whoever they recast will act alongside AnnaSophia Robb, James Cromwell, and Don Johnson. 

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