I don't
know how many of you have art house-oriented
theaters near you, but if you do then I recommend
catching a showing of Mongol, which is about
the early years of Genghis Kahn. I saw it last
night and thought that it was pretty good.
Now, for the return of the rundown! Read on.
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When I
mentioned it sometime ago it appeared to be on track,
but now it's official: Quentin Tarantino is making
Inglorious Bastards. As of now, Brad Pitt is
the only real casting possibility.
Rumor has it that Warner Brothers are trying to get a
plan rolling that will capitalize on its comic book
properties the way that Marvel has. Possible
choices are the Green Lantern, Flash, Wonder Woman and
Justice League.
Robert Downey Jr. has lined up another cool project.
This time it's with Guy Ritchie for a movie in which he
will portray Sherlock Holmes.
Speaking of Sherlock Holmes, Will Ferrell and Sacha
Baron Cohen are teaming up with Judd Apatow for their
own take on the character. Cohen will be Holmes
and Ferrell will be Watson.
I don't know why they're doing it, but Universal seems
to be making a sequel for American Gangster that
will go straight to video.
Early feedback on the script for the proposed Jonny
Quest movie has been positive.
Fortunately, Marvel wised up quick and has now secured
Jon Favreau for the inevitable Iron Man sequel.
There is a bizarre rumor floating around that Daren
Aronofsky might be directing the Robocop remake.
Seth Rogen recently said that there will be no sequel to
Superbad, but he might be interested in doing one
for Pineapple Express.
Just in case you were wondering, Spike Jonze has been
give even more time and money to try and salvage his
vision of Where The Wild Things Are, which has
been shelved for years now.
Joss Whedon's next project will be Cabin In The Woods.
No word yet on any plot details.
Even though the original didn't exactly blow up the box
office, Robert De Niro has said that he is still
interested in doing two more sequels to the Good
Shepard.
All of the online protesting and such that has gone on
in defense of Fanboys has actually worked.
The Weinstein's have returned the film to the original
director for editing and they plan on releasing it in
theaters later this year.
Word is that the new Superman movie may not be directed
by Bryan Singer.
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