Hooray!
This little gathering of movie information has finally
returned. Yes, I know that sounds silly since I write
it, but I'm being honest when I say that I use this column
just as much as you do to keep up with the happenings around
Hollywood.
On another note, did you guys see the Where The Wild
Things Are
trailer? That thing is inspiring.
I can't wait to see the flick at least 12 times.
Here's the news. Read on.
- The Rundown -
Ben Affleck has let it be known that he and Matt Damon
intend on doing something together after the next Bourne
movie is shot. Supposedly, there is already a script.
Tony Scott has signed on to direct the delightfully
80s-sounding action film Unstoppable, which is about
a runaway train full of toxic chemicals.
Simon Pegg will voice a character in the totally unnecessary
Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs.
Summit is planning a very odd Houdini movie.
Apparently it would bill the magician as a spy and
spiritualist debunker that's a cross between Indiana Jones
and Sherlock Holmes.
Marvel is reportedly hiring a slew of writers to help
develop more of their properties.
The Thing prequel has been shelved so that the script
can be rewritten.
Anne Hathaway will play the role of Judy Garland in Get
Happy: The Life Of Judy Garland.
Chris Pine has reportedly been offered the role of Green
Lantern.
Stranglehold, the game inspired by the movie Hard
Boiled, is currently in development to be adapted to the
big screen.
Tobey Maguire has acquired another property that will
probably sit in development hell forever. This one is
called The Limit, and it's about Gran Prix racer Phil
Hill.
James Mangold's next film is rumored to be a romantic comedy
with Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz.
Nicole Kidman has agreed to join the already stacked cast of
Woody Allen's next flick. It's still untitled.
Matthew Vaughn has expressed interest in adapting Mark
Millar's American Jesus, which is about the return of
Christ and his battle with the Antichrist.
Universal Pictures is working on adapting the toy Major Matt
Mason as a starring vehicle for Tom Hanks.
Zac Efron has reportedly pulled out of the Footloose
remake.
No need to cry about 50 Cent being in the Expendables,
he's been replaced by Terry Crews.
The Coen Brothers will direct a remake of True Grit
that they penned themselves.
Three names are being seriously thrown around for the
Three Stooges movie: Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Jim
Carrey.
- John Laird
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