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If you’ve been thinking, “Gee, I wish they remade Sam Peckinpah’s classic of violence, ‘Straw Dogs,’” well, this is your lucky day. The remake, to be directed by Rod Laurie, will now star James Marsden, Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard. Marsden will play the writer who heads, with his wife to the English countryside to …
Renee Zellweger will be reprising her role as the true-love seeking Bridget Jones in a third film. Though the project is in the early stages, people are speculating that the third film will be about Bridget in her 40s, attempting to have a baby. The films are produced by Working Title, no word on director, …
Variety has reported that it has acquired a biopic about Showman P.T. Barnum, known for the “Greatest Show on Earth.” The story came in the form of a pitch from Stan Chervin (‘Moneyball.’ ‘J Mac’), and will be produced by Todd Garner. P.T. Barnum and his museum of wonders was a minor character in ‘Gangs …
Marvel has confirmed a long whispered about rumor: Natalie Portman will be playing Jane Foster in Kenneth Branagh’s “Thor.” In the early comics, Foster was a nurse, but Marvel says the character will be “updated.” They chose not to elaborate. Portman is only the third actor to join the cast, alongside Chris Hemsworth, (who’ll be …
Danny Huston has been announced as the latest actor to sign up for Ridley Scott’s new Robin Hood movie. Huston will play King Richard the Lion Hearted. The movie also stars Cate Blanchett, William Hurt and Russell Crowe as Robin Hood. There’s still a ton of rumors about how this re-telling of Robin Hood will …
The Hollywood Reporter has released a short-list of actors for the upcoming ‘Green Lantern’ flick. On the list, Bradley Cooper, Ryan Reynolds, and Justin Timberlake, On the final list was Jared Leto, Henry Cavill, and Michael Fassbender. The studio is making things much more difficult with the casting decision, as each individual has a different …
Gary Ross, director of Seabiscuit and Pleasantville is doing re-writes on the script for Spider-Man 4. The script was originally written by James Vanderbilt, and soon rewritten by David Lindsay-Abaire. The project will go into production early next year for a May 2011 release. Personally, I think Spider-Man 3 was completely off the rails, and …
Michael Moore’s new documentary has a name. Having launched the teaser trailer on youtube as “Untitled Michael Moore Documentary,” Variety reports the title now is “Capitalism: A Love Story.” Moore said “It will be the perfect date movie. It’s got it all — lust, passion, romance and 14,000 jobs being eliminated every day. It’s a …
Ok. This is getting ridiculous. Dreamworks is currently negotiating the acquisition of the film rights to the View-Master. Those red Fisher-Price 3D toys that you’d put a little disc into and look at mountain vistas. The film is being written and produced by Brad Caleb Kane, and be produced by Tranformers writing-duo Alex Kurtzman and …
‘Hangover’ rewriter Jeremy Garelick is taking on a new project, a film send-up of ‘Baywatch.’ Apparently, the current script has a lot of action, but Garelick’s new rewrite of ‘Baywatch,’ gives it a Police Academy feel. The script focuses on two unlikely candidates vying for a lifeguard position alongside the other hot and buff lifeguards. …