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Saturday, February 25, 2012

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!

Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) is rumored to be the preferred choice for the lead role in MGM's Robocop reboot.

Warner Bros. has bumped the Walter Hill directed Bullet To The Head, which stars Sylvester Stallone, from its April 13 release date.  No word yet on when it'll be out.

Brett Ratner is set to direct a movie based on the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars.  Dwayne Johnson may star.

Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim, Shaun Of The Dead) will direct the remake of The Night Stalker For Disney.  The story follows a detective that's looking for a serial killer/vampire in Las Vegas.  Johnny Depp may star.

Peter Segal (Get Smart) will direct an adaptation of Bleach for Warner Bros.  The manga revolves around a guy that can see and hunt ghosts.

Newcomer Jai Courtney will play John McClane's son in A Good Day To Die Hard.

Antonio Banderas will play Picasso in 33 Dias.  The movie will detail the time the famous painter spent working on Guernica.

Christian Bale may star in Get Out Of The Furnace.  Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart) is set to direct.  The movie will reportedly follow a man looking for the person who murdered his younger brother.

Jim Caviezel will play the villain in The Tomb.  Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger are already set to star.



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