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!
Disney has
bought the rights to Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book.
It follows a boy who is raised by ghosts after his family
dies.
Julianne Moore has been offered a role in the remake of
Carrie.
Adam McKay is reportedly wanted by Warner Bros. to direct a
remake of Uptown Saturday Night. Will Smith and
Denzel Washington may star.
Mark and Jay Duplass (Jeff Who Lives At Home) will
adapt Mule for Todd Phillips. The book follows
a man who becomes a drug mule in order to support his
family.
Rooney Mara has been cast in Spike Jonze's currently
untitled film. The movie, which stars Joaquin Phoenix,
is about a guy who falls in love with the voice of a
computer.
Robert Rodriguez recently said he's planning an adaptation
of Frank Franzetta's Fire And Ice.
Jessica Chastain has reportedly been offered a role in
Iron Man 3.
Gina Carano (Haywire) is said to be in talks to
appear in the next Fast And Furious entry.
Sam Raimi may direct a remake of Poltergeist for MGM.
Fox recently commented that it hopes to start work on a
sequel to Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes this summer.
Mel Gibson is rumored to have a role in Machete Kills.
Colin Farrell has been offered the lead role in Akira
Goldsman's adaptation of Winter's Tale. The
book dealt with a man who breaks into a home and ends up
falling in love with a terminally-ill woman.
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