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Saturday, January 28, 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!


Max Landis (Chronicle) has been hired by Disney to write a space adventure.  Max is the son of John Landis.

Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) and Paul Giamatti have signed on for a new version of Romeo And Juliet.

Steven Spielberg is expected to sign on to direct Moses for Warner Bros.  The movie is being described as a Braveheart-like version of Moses' life.

Russell Brand will star in The Haunterpreneur.  The film is said to be about a man who creates a haunted house in order to bring a town together.

Sarah Jessica Parker has replaced Demi Moore in Lovelace.  Moore had to drop out because of personal issues.

The Hangover 3 is definitely happening, and each of the three stars of the previous two films are getting $15 million each to reprise their roles.

Catherine Zeta-Jones has reportedly signed on to star in Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects.  The film is said to center around a doctor who is addicted to prescription drugs.

The Crow remake that was dead is now alive.  F. Javier Gutierrez (Before The Fall) will direct.  No word yet on who will star in it.

Liam Hemsworth (Hunger Games) will star in Timeless, which is about a man who builds a time machine so that he can see his now dead wife once more.

Darren Aronofsky's Noah is expected to begin filming this summer.  Michael Fassbender is said to be interested in the starring role that Christian Bale passed on.

Paul Reubens has reportedly signed on to play a film critic in Charlie Kaufman's upcoming Frank Or Francis.

John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) will direct the adaptation of John Grisham's The Partner.



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