Does
anyone else find it really odd that Hollywood didn't push
out any romantic comedies or dramas for Valentine's Day?
I mean, they released Friday The 13th, which you think would
hit theaters in October. Someone should help them with
this.
And now for the latest news. Read on.
- The Rundown -
If Emily Blunt doesn't land the role of Black Widow in
Iron Man 2 there's a chance that Scarlett Johansson may
be the next choice.
Samuel Bayer has been hired as the director of the
Nightmare On Elm Street remake.
David Cronenberg will direct the Matarese Circle.
The adaptation of the Robert Ludlum novel will reportedly
feature Denzel Washington and Tom Cruise in the lead roles.
In other Cruise news, he has signed on to appear in Hardy
Men with Ben Stiller. The movie is an updated take
on the Hardy Boys books.
Christopher Nolan's next flick will be a sci-fi movie that
he wrote called Inception.
Some buzz on the Flash has suddenly started up.
Scott Porter (Friday Night Lights) is currently being
rumored to be the favored choice to play the titular
character.
Josh Schwartz, writer of X-Men: First Class, has said
that the movie will not deal with the Phoenix storyline.
Also, he isn't directing.
Judi Dench is the latest (Daniel Craig was the first) to say
that some humor should be brought back to the Bond
franchise by way of Moneypenny and Q.
Cate Blanchett is said to be close to taking the role of
Maid Marian in Nottingham.
Harrison Ford, Keri Russell and Brendan Fraser will appear
in an untitled flick based on the life of John Crowley, who
pioneered enzyme replacement in order to save his children
from a rare disease.
For some reason Universal has decided to make a Stretch
Armstrong movie.
Jonah Hill's next film will be The Adventurer's Handbook.
Curtis Hanson may direct the forever in development
Gemini Man. Supposedly the movie is about an older
assassin being hunted by a younger, cloned version of
himself.
Josh Brolin and Anthony Hopkins have been cast in Woody
Allen's next film. No word yet on a title or plot.
Jean-Claude Van Damme has said that he's interested in doing
a Bloodsport 2.
Aaron Eckhart, Amber Beard and Richard Jenkins are
reportedly going to join Johnny Depp in the Rum Diaries.
James McTeigue let is slip that the Wachowski Brothers would
like Plastic Man to be their next project, but
they're currently being courted to do a Superman
trilogy.
John Malkovich will be play the villain in Jonah Hex.
- John Laird
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