There's a
part of me deep down that really wants to get out and see
Crank: High Voltage. Yes, it looks beyond
ridiculous, but sometimes you just need one of those films
to remind you how far people are willing to go into the
realm of batshit crazy.
Time for the news! Read on.
- The Rundown -
Evan
Spiliotopoulos has been hired to write the sequel to last
summer's Wanted. Before this he wrote Pooh's
Heffalump Movie. You connect the dots.
Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro have apparently
abandoned the idea of doing a Hobbit movie and then
another flick to bridge the gap between that and Lord Of
The Rings. Now, the Hobbit will span two films.
There's been some talk about a remake of Little Shop Of
Horrors. Supposedly, it wouldn't be a musical or a
comedy. I say no thanks.
In case you were wondering, Wolverine has been
tracking well and, despite piracy, looks as if it will still
have a good box office. Go figure.
Based on what's been said from the people behind
Ghostbusters 3, it's looking like it might end up being
one of those "passing the torch" type stories.
Frank Marshall tweeted the other day that 2011 is when
people can expect the next Bourne entry.
Sofia Coppola is finally ready to shoot another movie.
It's called Somewhere and is a dramedy about an out
of control actor (Steven Dorff) who has to re-examine his
life when he discovers he has a daughter (Elle Fanning).
Seth McFarlane recently hinted at a Family Guy movie.
Better yet, he said it might have some live action.
Remember Eli Roth's trailer for Thanksgiving that was
attached to Grindhouse? Well, he has said that
he plans on shooting it right after he completes his big
budget sci-fi movie. No details on the latter yet.
Bruno has been re-edited so that it could land an
R-rating instead of the NC-17 one that it was initially
given.
Megan Fox has signed on to star in the Crossing,
which is about a women who must smuggle heroin across the
border in order to save her husband.
Lauren Shuler Donner has let it be known that she fully
intends on making X-Men: First Class happen.
She even said it will be fun. Yeah.
McG is looking to add another project to his already long
list. This time it's an adaptation of the musical
Spring Awakening.
Nanny McPhee is getting a sequel. This time it will be
called Nanny McPhee And The Big Bang. Emma
Thompson is back and Maggie Gyllenhaal has just signed on.
Michael Chabon recently said that he was asked to do some
touch ups on Andrew Stanton's John Carter Of Mars
script.
Felicity Jones has joined the cast of Ricky Gervais' The
Men At Pru, which is set in the 70s and deals with a
group of people working at an insurance company.
Alexander Skarsgard has said that he believes he is no
longer in the running for the role of Thor.
It isn't completely set in stone yet, but it looks as if
Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme will both star in
Weapon. The film is reportedly about two of the
world's greatest assassins. Or something.
Actually, who cares? Let's just see them kick ass
together.
- John Laird
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