Isn't this
such a weird time for movies? On one hand there's
absolutely nothing new that's good (as evidenced by
Noah's Weekly Movie Guide), but there's a constant stream of
information for really cool stuff that'll be coming out
later. It's sort of like being hungry without anything
to eat - I want to catch a movie, but there's nothing to
see!
Anyhow, here's all that news to get you excited
about...later. Read on.
- The Rundown -
Warner Bros and Fox have settled their
Watchmen dispute. The film's release date will
stay the same.
More Iron Man 2 rumors are floating around. One
is that Emily Blunt may play the Black Widow, and the other
is in regards to Samuel L. Jackson reprising his role as
Nick Fury - it may not happen because of contract issues.
Johnny Depp's next project may be The Rum Diaries,
which would see him as Hunter S. Thompson one more time.
A Steve McQueen biopic, based on Marshall Terrill's
biography of the star, is currently being planned.
Jackie Chan could be joining the Karate Kid reboot as
Mr. Miyagi.
There's been word about a slew of Wolverine reshoots,
but Hugh Jackman has come out and made it clear that they're
actually shooting scenes that couldn't be done because of
scheduling conflicts. Supposedly, director Gavin Hood
has had one hell of a time on set, so who knows what's
really going on.
McG has let it be known that he'd love for Will Smith to be
in his 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea flick.
Keanu Reeves will play the role of Spike Spiegel in the big
screen adaptation of Cowboy Bebop.
Two recently canceled TV shows, Jericho and
Pushing Daises, might get movies to help wrap them up.
Andrew Stanton has said that he's working on his second
draft for John Carter Of Mars, the film is still
going to be live-action and it's for Disney, not Pixar.
Nottingham seems to be in real trouble. Sienna
Miller has dropped out and there's a rumor going around that
Russell Crowe would like to have Ridley Scott replaced.
Joaquin Phoenix was apparently serious about quitting acting
and becoming a musician, as he's now working with P. Diddy
to make a rap album. Better yet, Casey Affleck is
going to shoot a documentary about it.
Mitch Hurwitz has said that he hasn't written an Arrested
Development script yet, and he won't until he knows
exactly who will be in the movie (can you say Michael Cera?).
Unfortunately, the brilliant Let The Right One In
will not be included in the Best Foreign Film category at
the Academy Awards. It was released after the Swedish
cut-off date.
Edgar Wright has added Micheal Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead,
Kieran Culkin and Chris Evans to the cast for Scott
Pilgrim Vs The World.
- John Laird
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