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!
Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci and Mark Wahlberg are all rumored
to have parts in David O. Russell's adaptation of the game
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.
Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein have signed on to direct
Underworld 4.
Battle For Los Angeles. Check out the snazzy
new
trailer.
The rumor that Zak Efron has been chosen for the lead role
in the live action Akira is now being reported as
false.
Paul Giamatti has joined the cast of The Hangover 2.
Season Of The Witch has a new
trailer. I guess it might be
entertaining.
Natalie Portman has reportedly written a raunchy comedy
titled BYO but is having a hard time finding a studio
to pick it up.
Jim Carrey is now saying he dropped out of the Three
Stooges movie because he didn't feel as though he could
put on the necessary weight to play Curly.
See the
trailer for Barney's Version.
Looks solid.
Working Title is looking at make making a Merlin
movie. It would be set in modern times.
Jeremy Renner was rumored to be starring in the Escape
From New York remake, but now that is being reported as
not true.
There's a new Winnie The Pooh movie, and it has a
surprisingly dramatic
trailer.
Jon Favreau will direct The Magic Kingdom. The movie
is said to be about the theme park coming to life.
Kung Fu Panda 2 now has a
teaser. I liked the first, so I'm
looking forward to this one.
Zooey Deschanel has reportedly been offered the role of
Betty Brant in the Spider-Man reboot.
Channing Tatum is being rumored as a choice for a lead role
in 21 Jump Street. He would star along side
Jonah Hill, who also wrote the script.
Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Hayden Church, Elle
Fanning and Patrick Fugit will all appear in Cameron Crowe's
We Bought A Zoo. The movie is about a father
who uproots his family after he buys a zoo.
The new Sucker Punch
trailer is incredibly cool looking.
Javier Bardem, Sam Worthington and James Franco may appear
in Jonathan Liebsman's Wrath Of The Titans. No
word yet on the plot.
The Avengers movie is rumored to be nearing a delay
because of budget issues.
Need a standard romantic comedy? Friends With
Benefits has a new
trailer. Oh wait. There's one
more. It's called the
trailer for
No Strings Attached. Just kidding, that's
not all. You can also see the
trailer for Just Go With It.
These things are everywhere.
On the bright side, at least none of those flicks equal the
shittiness that is the trailer for Big Mommas: Like
Father, Like Son.
Naomi Watts, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, Blake Lively.
Anne Hathaway and Keira Knightley are all being rumored as
possible choices for either of the two lead female roles
(one a villain, the other a love interest) in The Dark
Knight Rises.
Hall Pass, it'll either be hilarious or terrible.
See the
trailer.
Carey Mulligan may star in Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of the
Great Gatsby.
Roland Emmerich's The Zone, which was reportedly
going to be made for less than 5 million, has been canceled.
Can't wait to see The Illusionist. Check out
the
trailer.
Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks will star in Welcome To
The People. The movie follows a guy who has to
deliver an inheritance to the sister he never knew he had.
Rachel McAdams said she's not sure if she'll be in
Sherlock Holmes 2.
Let's be honest, we could all do without Little Fockers.
See the new trailer
here.
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