Did you
guys see that Warner Bros. have started up a program that
will let you
trade-in your HD-DVDs for Blu-Ray copies
of the same movie? It only costs $4.95 and you
actually get to keep the movie (inserts are all
that's required). I think I'll be taking advantage of
it since I'm planning on picking of a BR player soon.
News! Read on.
- The Rundown -
Gore Verbinski's Bioshock has been put on hold
because of budget concerns - $160 million is
apparently a bit too much.
Robert Rodriguez seems to have lined up a bunch of stuff.
There's Predators, Nerveracker, Machete,
Sin City 2 and the Jetsons. Oddly enough
though, no word on Red Sonja.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has joined the cast of Christopher
Nolan's Inception. He is replacing James
Franco, who had to drop out because of scheduling issues.
The Sheriff Of Nottingham in Ridley Scott's Robin Hood
flick will reportedly be played by Matthew Macfayden.
A new live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie
has been announced.
Simon West might be close to directing Jason Statham in a
remake of Charles Bronson's The Mechanic.
Things are already in motion to make Dan Brown's next book,
The Lost Symbol into a movie.
20th Century Fox has decided to shut down Fox Atomic.
Stephen Dorff, Christina Ricci and Nick Swardson will star
in Born To Be A Star. Partly written by Adam
Sandler, the movie is about a kid who finds out his parents
used to be pornstars.
Bruce Willis will star in Inventory, which is about a
cop going undercover as an AA sponsor to help land a
criminal.
Denzel Washington is in negotiations to join Tony Scott's
runaway-train-filled-with-chemicals movie Unstoppable.
Warner Bros. has picked up the rights to Odysseus.
Supposedly it centers around the famed-hero's attempt to
take back his homeland after he returns from his long
journey.
Demetri Martin is the latest to join the cast of Steven
Soderbergh's Moneyball.
Newcomer Rooney Mara may play Nancy in the upcoming
Nightmare On Elm Street Remake.
Stephen Fry has been hired to voice the Cheshire Cat in Tim
Burton's Alice In Wonderland.
David O Russell will direct Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale
in The Fighter.
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