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!
Jennifer
Connelly will star opposite Russell Crowe in Darren
Aronofsky's Noah.
Mel Gibson and Michelle Williams are rumored to have parts
in Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills.
Sharlto Copely (District 9) is reportedly close to
signing on to be the villain in Spike Lee's Oldboy
remake. Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Olsen have already
been cast.
Brad Pitt and Javier Bardem are said to be wanted for
supporting roles in The Counselor. Ridley Scott
is already set to the direct the Cormac McCarthy adaptation
with Michael Fassbender as the lead.
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For is finally happening.
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller are both set to return.
Antoine Fuqua may direct Olympus Has Fallen.
Gerard Butler has already agreed to star in the film that's
being described as "Die Hard in the White House."
Ben Kingsley is reportedly in talks to play the villain in
Iron Man 3.
Alfonso Cuaron, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, and David
Cronenberg are rumored to be the preferred directors for
Catching Fire, which is the sequel to The Hunger
Games.
Tina Fey will star in The Intern. The film is
said to be about a woman who bonds with her 70-year old
intern.
Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake may star in Runner,
Runner. The film will reportedly revolve around
illegal online gambling.
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