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
Rob Cohen (The
Fast And The Furious) is all set to direct 1950.
The movie is said to be based on The Korean War.
Tell me you're not just straight up excited to see Drive.
I dare you. Here's the
trailer.
Chris Hemsworth recently mentioned that he was disappointed
to learn that Kenneth Branagh would not be back to direct
the sequel to Thor.
The
trailer for The Ides Of March is
really good. Can't wait to see the movie.
Leonardo DiCaprio is said to be interested in joining the
adaptation of The Creed Of Violence. The book
follows a guy in the early 1900s who gets caught trying to
smuggle a cache of weapons into Mexico.
Tucker And Dale Vs Evil is something I need to see
immediately. Here's the
trailer.
Kevin Bacon has signed on to play the villain in RIPD.
Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges are still set to star.
Joan Allen and Martin Finney will be reprising their roles
for The Bourne Legacy.
Well, Battleship looks more ridiculous than I ever
could have imagined. Check out the
teaser.
Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the guys behind the first
two Crank films, are said to be interested in doing a
third entry in the series.
Antoine Fuqua will adapt Storming Las Vegas.
Based on a true story, the book details the violent crime
spree that Jose Vigoa went on in the early 90s.
Haywire looks like a 90s action flick. I dig
it. Here's the
trailer.
Simon Pegg will star in A Fantastic Fear Of Everything.
The film is said to follow a crime novelist who turns
himself into a paranoid wreck.
Harrison Ford has signed on to star in an adaptation of
Black Hats. The book follows Wyatt Earp as he's
sent to Chicago to deal with a young Al Capone.
Knights Of Badassdom looks like ridiculous fun, so
I'm in. Check out the
trailer.
Ron Howard will reportedly pass on adapting Dan Brown's
Lost Symbol in favor of focusing on other opportunities.
Terry Gilliam is said to be working on an adaptation of
Mr. Vertigo. The book deals with an orphan who
meets a mysterious circus performer and then travels the
United States with him.
Robert Zemeckis is reportedly interested in directing
Here There Be Monsters, which is being described as a
fantasy-filled story based around famed naval hero John Paul
Jones.
It's got Brett Ratner's name on it, so I'm not sure what to
think about it. Here's the
trailer for Tower Heist.
Robert Rodriguez recently mentioned that he thinks he may
shoot Sin City 2 next year. He also said that a
couple of sequels to Machete have been greenlit.
I like Justin Timberlake as an actor, so I may check In
Time out. The
trailer is solid.
The villain in the upcoming James Mangold-directed The
Wolverine will be the Silver Samurai.
Red Tails is either going to be really cheesy, or
pretty good. Check out the
trailer.
Image Of The Week:
A quick shot from the Judge Dredd
movie.
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