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!
Because of
scheduling conflicts, Colin Farrell will not appear in
Arthur And Lancelot. Gary Oldman has already been
cast as Merlin.
Chris Columbus may adapt Home Front. The book
follows a woman who has to leave her family for a tour of
duty in Iraq.
Marvel has narrowed their list of Captain America 2
directors down to George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau),
F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job), and Anthony and
Joseph Russo (Community).
A sequel to Twins is happening. Arnold
Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito are set to return, and Eddie
Murphy will also star. No word yet on a director.
Ben Affleck has replaced Tom Cruise in Nathan Decker,
which is about a politician who returns to his hometown
after he's caught in a scandal.
Anchorman 2 is finally happening. The entire
cast is set to return. Adam McKay will direct, and
Judd Apatow will produce.
A remake of Carrie is underway, and Chloe Morentz (Kick
Ass) has landed the lead role.
Darren Aronofsky has agreed to direct Get Happy.
Anne Hathaway is set to star in the biopic based on singer
Judy Garland.
Kenneth Branagh may direct the next Jack Ryan movie.
Chris Pine is still attached to star.
Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis may star in the Wachowski's
Jupiter Ascending.
Child's Play is getting a reboot and a spin-off.
No word yet on when these can be expected.
Jonathan Liebesman recently said he's working on a script
for a Battle: Los Angeles sequel.
Randy Couture let it slip that Expendables 3 is
expected to start shooting in the fall.
Michael Bay has said that Paramount marketing is to blame
for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles being changed to
just Ninja Turtles.
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