Sunday, April 11, 2010

Time for your weekly notable news update!  Below you'll find a slew of sentences meant to provide a brief glimpse of what's been going on over the past week in movieland.  If something leaves you desperate for more info then my advice is to do a little extra research on one or all of the following fantastic sites:  Latino Review, Dark Horizons, Ain't It Cool News, CHUD and/or JoBlo.  Now, read on!

Movie News Rundown

Rumor has it that Logan Lerman (the Percy Jackson kid) is close to being cast as Peter Parker in the Spider-Man reboot.

The next Pirates Of The Caribbean movie will reportedly be shot in 3D.

I don't have a clue as to what's being said, but it looks awesome.  The Ong Bak 3 trailer.

Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet has signed on to appear in a currently untitled Peter Farrelly movie that features 17 different shorts.  Jackman will apparently play a guy with testicles on his chin.

Harrison Ford has joined the cast of Jon Favreau's Cowboys And Aliens.

There's a trailer for Unthinkable.  Seems ridiculous, but fun.

Disney has already begun work on a another sequel to Tron.

The new extended trailer for The Losers makes it look really fun.

The budget for the Gears Of War adaptation has supposedly had its $100 million budget cut in half.

Rose McGowan is rumored to have been replaced by Megan Fox in Red Sonja.

Fox and Universal have decided to join Warner Bros. in making Netflix users wait four weeks before new DVD releases can be received through the service.

Dinner For Schmucks looks like it might be funny.  The trailer is here.

Tony and Ridley Scott have reportedly expressed interest in running MGM.

The Other Guys now has a trailer.  Could be good.

Jim Carrey's I Love You Philip Morris has been delayed indefinitely.  The film has gotten good reviews, so I'm not sure why this has happened.

Bill Condon is reportedly being courted as the possible director for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

Hollyrollers has a trailer.  I guess I'm interested.

Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) is set to shoot Triple Frontier next year.  No word yet on the plot or who will star.

Emile Hirsch will star in The Darkest Hour, which is about a group trying to survive in Moscow after an alien invasion.

It looks as though the Arrested Development movie is dead.

Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) may direct a 3D movie called Red Asphalt.  Currently, no plot details are known.

Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig will star in the Judd Apatow-produced Bridesmaids.  The movie follows two women fighting over who will plan their friend's wedding.

Check out the trailer for The Kids Are All Right.  Doesn't look too bad.

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