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
Because of
scheduling issues, Ed Harris and Matthew Fox will not appear
in World War Z.
You need to check out the
trailer for Juan Of The Dead.
Looks like ridiculous fun.
There's a rumor floating around that Jason Statham may be in
line to star in the next Transformers film.
Neil Burger (Limitless) will direct the adaptation of
the game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. No word
yet on whether Mark Wahlberg will still star in the film.
Proving that there is no God, there's a Jack And Jill
trailer.
Sony is reportedly looking at doing a sequel to Cloudy
With A Chance Of Meatballs.
Naomie Harris (28 Days Later) is said to be close to
landing the role of Moneypenny in the next Bond
flick.
Ray Stevenson has signed on to be Firefly in GI Joe 2.
Mark Wahlberg and Jonah Hill are reportedly looking at
starring in The Good Time Gang. The movie is
said to be a twist on the Lethal Weapon buddy cop
formula.
Spike Lee is said to be interested in doing an American
version of Oldboy. NO.
Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson are said to be close to
joining the cast for Danny Boyle's Trance.
What's that? You want Final Destination 5?
Done. Check out the
trailer.
Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) has reportedly signed
on for a role in the currently untitled Knocked Up
sequel.
Johnny Depp is said to be close to signing a deal for a
fifth Pirates Of The Caribbean.
Here's a
trailer for The Myth Of The American
Sleepover. It has a sad hipsters in it.
Actually, so does the Restless
trailer. They're everywhere!
Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers) is reportedly
looking at producing and developing a movie based on the
game Space Invaders.
Arrietty has a
trailer. Could be an OK flick.
Or annoying like Ponyo was.
Image Of The Week
Photo of the dwarves Oin and Gloin from The
Hobbit.
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