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Time for your weekly movie 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.  Read on!

Olga Kurylenko (Oblivion) will star opposite Pierce Brosnan in November Man.  The film will center around an ex-CIA agent who finds himself up against his former pupil.

Gerard Butler may star in a full length adaptation of the viral short The Raven.

There’s a rumor going around that Christopher Nolan has been approached to direct Bond 24.

Bruce Willis will star in Expiration.  The movie is said to be about a poisoned hitman who is searching for a cure.

Bradley Cooper will star in Chef for John Wells.  It will follow a chef who is attempting a comeback after losing his restaurant.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman will star in the indie drama God’s Pocket.  It’s the big screen debut of John Slattery (Mad Men).

Samuel L. Jackson may sign on for a role in Barely Lethal, which is about a teenage assassin who enrolls herself in a suburban high school.

Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3) has been hired to write Mission Impossible 5.

Christoph Waltz, Robert De Niro, and Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty) will star in The Candy Store.  The film will be directed by Stephen Gaghan (Syriana) and will feature several interweaving storylines.

Chris Pine and Jake Gyllenhaal are said to be looking at roles in Disney’s Into The Woods.  Johnny Depp and Meryl Streep are already set to star in the fairy-tale musical.

Will Smith is said to be looking at doing a remake of The Wild Bunch.

Arnold Schwarzenegger may star in the remake of The Toxic Avenger.

Benicio Del Toro, Owen Wilson, Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Short, Jena Malone, and Reese Witherspoon will star in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice.  The movie will be based on the book of the same name, which follows a pot smoking detective looking for a kidnapped woman that he used to date.

Summit is said to be already working on Red 3.  Red 2 is out July 19.

Michelle Yeoh is set to appear in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Destiny.

Chris Pine has landed a role in Joe Carnahan’s Stretch.  The film already stars Patrick Wilson.

Tom Welling has signed on for Draft Day, which will star Kevin Costner as a GM who has traded up for the number one pick in the NFL draft.

Spike Lee will direct Gold.  The film is said to be about a prospector who stumbles across one of the largest gold mines in the world.

Uma Thurman is set to star in Anita, which will be based on the life of anti-gay activist Anita Bryant.

Chris Pine, Amanda Seyfried, and Chiwetel Ejiofor are set to star in Z for Zachariah.  The book deals with a small group of people who seem to be the only ones left after an apocalyptic event.

Drew Goddard (Cabin In The Woods) is in talks to direct The Martain.  It will center around an astronaut who becomes stranded on Mars.

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Luke Evans (Fast & Furious 6) is reportedly close to signing on to star in the remake of The Crow.

Oscar Isaac (Drive) is said to be set to star in a Pablo Escobar biopic directed by Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer).

Universal and Focus reportedly would like Joe Wright (Atonement) to direct the adaptation of 50 Shades Of Grey.

Chloe Moretz (Kick Ass) is expected to be offered the female lead in The Equalizer.  The movie, which is an adaptation of the 1980s TV show of the same name, will also feature Denzel Washington.

Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn will star in Daddy’s Home.  It’s said to be a comedy based around a guy who suddenly has to compete with his wife’s ex-husband.

William Fichtner (The Dark Knight) has joined the cast of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Soccer stars Pele and Lionel Messi are said to have biopics in the works.

Fredrik Bond (The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman), Rupert Sanders (Snow White And The Huntsman) and the duo Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg (Kon-Tiki) are said to be in the running to direct Pirates Of The Caribbean 5.

Disney will adapt Marvel’s Big Hero 6 into a CG animated film.

Jeff Nichols will direct Michael Shannon in Midnight Special, which is said to be a sci-fi film.

Richard Madden (Game Of Thrones) will play the Prince in Disney’s Cinderella.

Pierce Brosnan, Jessica Alba, and Kirsten Scott Thomas will star in How To Make Love Like An Englishman.  The film is said to follow a professor who gets the girl of his dream’s stepsister pregnant.

Jurassic Park 4 has been delayed indefinitely.

Joe Johnston will direct John Travolta in the John Gotti biopic, Gotti.

Ben Affleck has reportedly started working on an adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s Live By Night.  It centers around an outlaw in the 20s.

Shane Black has officially signed a deal with Sony to co-write and direct an adaptation of Doc Savage.

Martin Scorsese will direct Andrew Garfield and Ken Watanabe in Silence.  The movie is said to deal with a priest on a trip to find out why his mentor has abandoned the Church.

Ewan McGregor is the latest actor expected to play the villain in Jane Got A Gun.

Tom Cruise has officially signed on for Mission Impossible 5.

Jackie Chan and Bingbing Fan (X-Men: Days Of Future Past) will star in Skiptrace, which is said to be an action comedy.

Robert Downey Jr. is set to appear in Jon Favreau’s Chef.  It’s said to be about a man who losses his chef job and then starts up a food truck.

300: Rise Of An Empire has been bumped to March 7, 2014.  All You Need Is Kill has been moved back as well, from March to June 6, 2014.

Christopher McQuarrie (Jack Reacher) is said to be looking at a remake of Ice Station Zebra.

Michelle Williams may star in a big screen adaptation of the musical South Pacific.

Joe Dante will direct Simon Pegg in adaptation of M.R. James’ Casting The Runes.

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Colin Firth has been case as the character Uncle Jack in Matthew Vaughn’s The Secret Service.  The Mark Millar-penned comic follows a super spy who takes begins training his slacker nephew.

Al Pacino has bowed out of Despicable Me 2 due to creative differences.  Benjamin Bratt has taken his spot.

Michael Caine and Jessica Chastain have joined the cast of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar.

Sony has hired writer Oren Uziel (21 Jump Street 2) to write a script for Men In Black 4.

Reese Witherspoon may star opposite Keanu Reeves in Passenger.  The sci-fi film will center around a man on a starship who accidentally exits cryo-sleep a century too early.  In an attempt to not be alone, he wakes up a woman.

Treehouse Pictures is looking at doing a Mr. Rogers biopic.

Steven Spielberg will direct Bradley Cooper in American Sniper.  The movie will be based on the life of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle.

Justin Timberlake will star in Spinning Gold, which will be based on the life of music producer Neil Bogart.

Michael B. Jordan (Chronicle) is reportedly being considered for the role of The Human Torch in Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four reboot.

Daniel Radcliffe will star in Tokyo Vice.  The movie is said to be based on reporter Jake Adelstein’s memoir of the same name.

Kelsey Grammar has reportedly been cast as the villain in Transformers 4.

Chadwock Boseman (42) is rumored to be Marvel’s choice to play the lead in a Black Panther movie.

Neil Blomkamp has cast Sharlto Copley in his next film, Chappie.  It’s said to be a sci-fi comedy.

Disney has cast Lily James (Downton Abbey) as the lead in Cinderella.

Jamie Foxx has landed a role in the Annie remake.

The film rights for Punisher, Blade, and Ghost Rider have reverted back to Marvel.

Ben Stiller is reportedly nearing a deal to direct Robert Downey Jr. in a Pinocchio film.

Colin Firth and Emma Stone are set to star in Woody Allen’s next film.  It’s currently untitled.

Joe Carnahan (The Grey) is set to direct Sugar Bandits.  The book centers around a war vet who returns home and starts ripping off drug dealers for profit.

Die Hard 6 may be called Die Hardest.

Michael Fassbender and Natalie Portman may star in a big screen version of Macbeth.

Bradley Cooper has dropped out of Jane Got A Gun.  He has not yet been replaced.

Emilia Clarke (Game Of Thrones) will star in James Franco’s The Garden Of Last Days.  The film is said to follow a stripper who brings her kid to work.

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Rob Marshall will direct Johnny Depp and Meryl Streep in the fairy tale-themed musical Into The Woods.

Scarlett Johansson will star in Luc Besson’s Lucy.  The movie is said to follow a woman who becomes superhuman after the drugs she’s been forced to smuggle leak into her system.

Anna Kendrick and Gemma Arterton will star in The Voices.  The movie will deal with a guy (Ryan Reynolds) who begins to take advice from his pets after he accidentally kills a woman he’s dating.

Ryan Reynolds will star in Selfless, which is said to be a sci-fi thriller that follows a dying man trying to transplant his mind into a young body.

20th Century Fox is planning a remake of Guys And Dolls, and they would supposedly like Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to star.  As of now, there’s no script and a director is not attached.

It’s suspected that Zack Snyder will be asked to direct a Justice League film if Man Of Steel is a hit.

Gus Van Sant is reportedly campaigning hard to direct the Fifty Shades Of Grey adaptation for Universal/Focus.

Bryan Singer recently let it be known that Bishop and Warpath will be in X-Men: Days Of Future Past.  It’s believed that Omar Sy (The Intouchables) is the former, and Booboo Stewart (Twilight Saga) is the latter.

The Ed Helms-lead Vacation remake has been delayed due to what’s being reported as creative differences.

A big screen adaptation of the game Ratchet & Clank is on the way.

Shia LaBeouf is reportedly in talks to join Brad Pitt in the WWII-centric Fury.

Lee Pace (The Hobbit) may play The Controller in Guardians Of The Galaxy.  Opehila Lovibond (No Strings Attached) has also signed on for an unknown role.

Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller have signed on for a sequel to Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.

Robert De Niro and Shia LaBeouf may star in Spy’s Kid.  It will center around Nathan Nicholson, who was arrested by the FBI in 2009 and accused of sharing secrets with the Russians.

Shane Black recently said he is still trying to get his adaptation of Doc Savage made.

Arnie Hammer will star opposite Tom Cruise in The Man From U.N.C.L.E for Guy Ritchie.

The film rights to Daredevil have returned to Marvel.

Rosario Dawson has joined the cast of Chris Rock’s currently untitled comedy.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo will star in Nightcrawler, which is about a man involved with freelance crime reporting.

James Franco may star in Werner Herzog’s Queen Of The Desert.  The movie is said to be based on the life of Gertrude Bell.

Jude Law will star in Black Sea for Kevin Macdonald (The Last King Of Scotland).  The film follow a former submarine captain who is trying to locate a sunken submarine that’s said to be loaded with gold.

Zach Braff has raised money through Kickstarter for a film called Wish I Was Here.  The story will reportedly center around a struggling actor who begins to home-school his son.

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Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers) may star in the remake of The Crow.

Ninja Turtles is apparently going to be called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  In related news, Danny Woodburn (Seinfeld) has landed the role of Splinter.

Will Smith will reportedly star in Focus (deals with a con man who is having issues with a former lover while trying to pull off a big job), The American Can (based on the true story of a marine who saved 244 people during Hurricane Katrina), and the Accountant (follows an autistic man who is also an assassin).

Michael Bacall, who wrote 21 Jump Street, is said to be working on a remake of Weird Science.

Keanu Reeves will star in Passengers.  The story is said to follow a man on a ship to a new world who is accidentally awakened 90 years before anyone else.  Instead of dying alone, he decides to wake a second person.  Brian Kirk (Game Of Thrones) will direct.

Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) will star in Barely Lethal, which is about a girl trying to adjust to high school after growing up in a boarding school that trains kids to be assassins.

Disney’s Alan Horn recently noted that starting in 2015 there will be a Star Wars film of some sort every year.

Joss Whedon said that he expects to start shooting The Avengers 2 in February.

Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead) will play Yondu in Guardians Of The Galaxy.

Tom Cruise is attached to star in Yukikaze.  There’s no writer or director attached yet, but the movie is said to be based on the book of the same name.

Kate Upton may land a role in Nick Cassavetes’ The Other Woman.  The movie is centered around a woman who decides to get revenge on her lover by teaming up with his wife.

Cillian Murphy has landed a role in Wally Pfister’s Transcendence.

Will Ferrell and Jack Black may star in Tag Brothers.  The film will be based on the true story of a group of former classmates who who spend every February playing an elaborate game of tag.

Sony expects to release the 21 Jump Street sequel sometime next year.

There’s a rumor going around that Marvel wants Justin Theroux to star in a Doctor Strange movie.

John Cusack, Julianne Moore, and Sarah Gadon have joined the cast for David Cronenberg’s Maps To The Stars.

Wesley Snipes has signed on for a role in The Expendables 3.

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Adam Shankman (The Pacifier) may direct Vin Diesel in The Machine, which will reportedly follow a human-like machine that is discovered by kids.

Rachel McAdams may join the currently untitled Cameron Crowe film.  Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone are already set for roles.

Morgan Freeman has joined the cast of Wally Pfister’s Transcendence.

There’s a rumor floating around that Charlie Hunnam (Pacific Rim) may play the Flash in the Justice League film.

Ericson Core (Invincible) is reportedly all set to direct a remake of Point Break for Alcon Entertainment.

James Wan (Insidious) has been hired to direct Fast And Furious 7.

Liam Neeson and Woody Harrelson may star in Highwaymen, which would follow the duo who killed Bonnie and Clyde.

Jim Carry is set to star in Ricky Stanicky.  The film is said to center around a group of friends who hire an actor to portray a made up friend that they’ve been using as an excuse to get out of trouble.

Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez, and Olivia Munn have signed on for Beware The Night.  The movie will reportedly follow a cop and an Irish priest as they try to solve a case.

Anne Hathaway has joined the cast of Christoper Nolan’s Interstellar.

David Yates’ Tarzan has shut down production.

Mel Gibson may be in the running to direct The Expendables 3.

Jose Padilha will follow-up his Robocop remake with The Brotherhood.  It will reportedly follow a cop investigating two corrupt detectives.

Bryan Cranston, Mads Mikkelsen, and Rebel Wilson have landed voice roles in Kung Fu Panda 3.

Rob Cohen will direct Crash Bandits, which is about two rival treasure hunters.

Alex Garland (28 Days Later) is set to direct Oscar Issac (Drive) and Domhall Gleeson (Anna Karenina) in Ex Machina.  The film is said to follow a programmer who creates an artificially intelligent female robot.

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Disney is reportedly working on a remake of the 70s sci-fi flick The Black Hole.  Joseph Kosinski (Oblivion) is attached to direct.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Jessica Chastain have joined the cast for Guillermo Del Toro’s Crimson Peak.  Emma Stone and Charlie Hunnam are also set to appear in the film.

Bella Heathcoate (Dark Shadows), Lily James (Downton Abbey), and Margot Robbie (Pan AM) are said to be in the running to play the lead in Disney’s remake of Cinderella.

Brad Pitt may star in Fury for David Ayer (End Of Watch).  The film is said to be set in WWII.

Richard Linklater will direct A Walk In The Woods, which will star Robert Redford and Nick Nolte.  The film is reportedly based on Bill Bryson’s memoir.

Zoe Saldana may play the character Gamora in Guardians Of The Galaxy.

Will Arnett has joined the cast of Ninja Turtles.

Tim Burton will direct Christoph Waltz and Amy Adams in Big Eyes.  The movie is said to be based on Margaret and Walter Keane, who in the 50s and 60s created one of the first mass marketed art sensations.

The Finding Nemo sequel will officially be called Finding Dory, and it’s due out on November 25, 2015.

A GI Joe 3 is said to already be in the works.

Bradley Cooper is all set to be the villain in Jane Got A Gun.  The film already stars Joel Edgerton and Natalie Portman.

Justin Lin has bowed out of directing Fast & Furious 7.  His rumored replacements are Jeff Wadlow (Kick Ass 2), Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer), and Harald Zwart (The Karate Kid).

Renny Harlin has cast Kellan Lutz (Twilight) as the lead in Hercules 3D.  Side note, this project is different than the Brett Ratner-directed Hercules film.

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Steve Carell and Tina Fey’s comedy Mail Order Groom has been pushed back a year due to scheduling issues.

Matthew McConaughey has reportedly been offered the lead role in Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar.

Judy Greer (The Descendants) will play Cornelia in the upcoming Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes.

Anne Hathaway, Chloe Moretz, and Sam Rockwell have joined the cast of Laggies.  The dark comedy is said to revolve around a woman who runs away with her younger sister after her boyfriend asks her to marry him.

MGM has picked up the rights to reboot the Tomb Raider film franchise.

Kate Mara (House Of Cards) has joined the cast of Wally Phister’s Transcendence.  Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, and Rebecca Hall are already set to star.

Producer Adi Shankaar said there’s currently no possibility of a sequel to Dredd 3D.

Nicola Peltz (Bates Motel) has been confirmed as the female lead in Transformers 4.

Tom Hardy and Jason Statham are rumored to be the preferred choices for the lead role in the Escape From New York remake.

Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo will reportedly make an appearance in the Vacation reboot.

Clint Eastwood is reportedly in talks to direct an adaptation of Jersey Boys.

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Alan Ritchson (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) has been cast as Raphael in the Michael Bay-produced Ninja Turtles.

Ryan Reynolds recently noted that Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the duo who wrote Zombieland, have a completed Deadpool script.  It, however, is apparently borderline NC-17, and he doubts any studio will ever make it.

Ian McShane, Joseph Fiennes, John Hurt, and Rebecca Ferguson have joined the cast of Brett Ratner’s Hercules.  Dwayne Johnson is already set to star.

Dwayne Johnson’s Luke Hobbs character from Fast Five is expected to get its own spin-off movie.

Seth Rogen will produce, co-direct (with Evan Goldberg), and star in The Interview, which is about a talk show host who gets caught up in a plot to kill the North Korean Prime Minister.  James Franco may also sign on for a large role.

Antonie Fuqua may direct the long gestating big screen adaptation of the 1980s TV show The Equalizer.  Denzel Washington is still set to star.

Kiefer Sutherland is set to play the villain in Paul W.S. Anderson’s Pompeii.

Christina Applegate may star opposite Ed Helms in the Vacation reboot.

Jane Got A Gun is having some issues.  Jude Law has left the film (a week after signing on), and director Lynne Ramsey (We Need To Talk About Kevin) reportedly didn’t show up for the first day of filming.  She has been replaced by Gavin O’Connor (Warrior).

Tom Cruise will star in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. for Guy Ritchie.

David Goyer (writer of Man Of Steel) is set to direct a remake of The Count Of Monte Cristo.

Hugh Jackman has reportedly signed on to star in an adaptation of Six Years.  The book follows a man who begins to question his memories of a former love.

Michael Gracey, a commercial director, has been hired to direct an Elton John biopic titled Rocketman.  The film is being made by Elton John’s Rocket Pictures.

Joel Silver is reportedly set to reboot Escape From New York.

Fred Savage may direct Charlize Theron in Ladies Night.  It’s said to be a Bridesmaids-esque comedy.

Mexican director Gerado Naranjo is set to replace Joe Carnahan on the Death Wish remake.  Carnahan reportedly left because of creative differences with MGM.

Robert Redford is said to be in talks to join the cast of Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

The release of Edgar Wright’s The World’s End has been moved up.  It will now be out August 23.

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters will more than likely get a sequel.

Ken Watanabe has joined the cast of Gareth Edward’s Godzilla.  The movie already features Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, and Bryan Cranston.

Kristen Wiig may star in Welcome To Me, which is said to center around a woman who uses her lotto winnings to create a TV show about her life.

Justin Timberlake may play Daddy Warbucks in the upcoming Annie remake.

Sarah Silverman is in talks to play a hooker in Seth McFarlane’s A Million Ways To Die In The West.

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Greg Kinnear and Josh Lawson (The Campaign) have joined the cast for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing has reportedly landed the role of Blink, a mutant with teleporting powers, in X-Men: Days Of Future Past.

Christian Bale may star in Exodus for Fox.  The movie is based on Moses.

Tom Hooper (Les Miserables) may direct Sacha Baron Cohen in a Freddie Mercury biopic.

Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) will direct Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis in One Night On The Hudson.  It’s said to be a buddy cop film.

Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed) will reportedly direct Jurassic Park 4.

Robert Duvall has signed on for a role in The Judge.  Robert Downey Jr. is already set to star in the film about a man trying to find out who is responsible for the death of his mother.

Because of scheduling issues, Michael Fassbender has dropped out of the western Jane Got A Gun.  Joel Edgerton (Warrior), who was to star opposite Fassbender, has now taken the lead role, and Jude Law has landed Edgerton’s spot.

Emma Waston has reportedly turned down the opportunity to star in Disney’s Cinderella remake.

Ang Lee might direct Gods And Kings.  Steven Spielberg recently left the film, which is said to be about Moses.

WWE’s Dave Bautista has landed the role of Drax The Destroyer in Guardians Of The Galaxy.

Melissa McCarthy and Bill Murray will star in St. Vincent De Van Nuys, which is said to be about a single mom trying to undo the poor mentoring that her son received from their crotchety neighbor.

Kate Beckinsale is close to signing on to star in Eliza Graves for Brad Anderson (The Machinist).  The movie is said to be centered around a mental institution where the inmates are posing as doctors.

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Sam Raimi recently noted that he hopes to work on a script for Evil Dead 4 this summer with his brother.

Halle Berry is “90% sure” that she will be in X-Men: Days Of Future Past.

Marvel is reportedly split between Jason Mamoa and former wrestler Dave Bautista as their choice for Drax in Guardians Of The Galaxy.

Jena Malone will star in Angelica, which is said to be a Victoria ghost story.

Dane Cook has signed on to voice the lead character in Planes for Disney.  The Cars-spinoff is said to be about a plane who wants to start racing.

Tom Hardy may star in Samarkand.  It will reportedly center around a British soldier with PTSD.

Ninja Turtles has been pushed back a couple of months and now has a release date of June 6, 2014.

Bradley Cooper may direct and star in a remake of Kokowaah.  The film was released in Germany in 2011, and it follows a writer who suddenly finds out that he has a daughter.

Chris Cooper has signed on to play Norman Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

The Coen brothers have signed to help Angelina Jolie re-write Unbroken.  The film will be based on the life of Lou Zamperini, who just had the worst luck.

James McAvoy may star in the remake of The Crow.

A sequel to Sinister is currently in the works.

Dreamworks is planning a re-imagining of Robin Hood.  It will be called Merry Men.

Disney is said to be in early talks with Emma Watson about a live action Cinderella movie.

Gary Oldman has signed on for a role in Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes.

The Ed Helms-lead Vacation reboot will be a road trip to Wally World.

Liam Neeson is set to voice the villain in The Nut Job, which is an animated heist film about a squirrel who wants to rob a nut store.

Meagan Good (Deception) and Dylan Baker (Damages) have signed on for roles in Anchorman 2.  John C. Reilly is also rumored to have a part.

The Hobbit: There And Back Again has been delayed five months and will now be released December 17, 20014.

Tina Fey may star along side Jason Bateman in the adaptation of This Is Where I Leave You.  The book follows a dysfunctional group of siblings trying to spend time together after their father dies.

Joe Wright (Anna Karenina) is set to direct Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean At The End Of The Lane, which is said to be about a young protagonist who must deal with ancient powers that have been stirred up.

Johnny Depp has confirmed that he will star in Transcendence.  The movie is the directorial debut of Wally Pfister (Inception).

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Joe Carnahan is no longer attached to direct the remake of Death Wish.  Reportedly, he and Paramount/MGM could not agree on who to cast as the lead.

Marvel-head Kevin Feige recently noted that Captain America: The Winter Solider is a political thriller.

Matthew Vaughn is set to produce the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot.

Megan Fox has landed the role of April O’Neil in Ninja Turtles.

Taylor Kitsch (John Carter) will star in Exit 147, which is said to be about a sadistic sheriff.

A new Bruce Lee biopic is in the works.  It’s called Birth Of The Dragon, and it will supposedly center around Lee’s fight with Wong Jack Man.

Jason Clark (Zero Dark Thirty) and Kodi Smit-McPhee (Let Me In) are set to star in Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes.

David O. Russell and Jennifer Lawrence will also be teaming up for The Ends Of The Earth.  It’s said to be about an oil tycoon who has an affair with his adopted daughter.

James Marsden (Sex Drive) is set to be the villain in Anchorman: The Legend Continues.

Neil Blomkamp recently said that he will probably follow up Elysium with a sci-fi comedy called Chappie.

Now that Jack Reacher has made a little over 200 million worldwide, a sequel may be in the works.

Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore may star in a currently untitled romantic comedy for Warner Bros.

Mike Birbiglia is said to be working on an adaptation of his latest act, My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend.

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Time for your weekly movie 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.  Read on!

Sam Mendes is expected to return as the director for the next Bond movie.

Jason Momoa (Game Of Thrones) is said to be close to landing the role of Drax The Destroyer in Guardians Of The Galaxy.

Chris Hemsworth has signed on to star in an untitled thriller for Michal Mann.

Peter Dinklage has been confirmed as the villain in X-Men: Days Of Future Past.

Paul Walker will star in Brick Mansions, which is a remake of District B-13.  David Belle, who starred in the original, will also appear in the movie.

MGM is moving forward on a remake of The Incredible Shrinking Man.

Hugh Laurie is reportedly in negotiations to play the villain in Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland.

Jennifer Lawrence has officially signed on to appear in David O. Russell’s currently untitled film (it was known as American Bullshit).

David Fincher is said to finally be moving forward with his 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea remake.  Brad Pitt is still rumored to be attached to the film.

Felicity Jones (Like Crazy) has officially joined the cast of The Amazing Spider-Man 2.  She’s rumored to be playing Black Cat.

Albert Brooks has signed on for Finding Nemo 2.

Rumor has it that Harrison Ford may return as Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode VII.

Sam Rockwell is set to star in a biopic based on the boxer Billy Miske, who kept participating in the sport despite having a disease that caused his kidneys to fail.

Marion Cotillard will star in a new adaptation of Diary Of A Chambermaid.

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Time for your weekly movie 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.  Read on!

Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone will direct Tammy.  It’s said to be a road trip comedy.

Warner Bros. is said to be looking to develop a new script for their Justice League movie.  Will Beall (Gangster Squad) wrote the first draft, but apparently it’s bad enough to make the studio just want to start over.

Tom Hardy will star in Locke, which is said to be about a family man that’s suddenly tossed into a very dangerous situation.

JJ Abrams and Gabe Newell (of Valve) have formed a partnership to look at possibly adapting the Portal and Half-Life games into movies.  New games are also said to be in the works.

Elizabeth Olsen and Bryan Cranston may join the cast of the Godzilla reboot.

Bruce Willis recently said that he expects there to be a Die Hard 6.

Paul Walker is set to star in the Hitman reboot, Agent 47.

Willow Smith has dropped out of the Will Smith/Jay-Z version of Annie, and now Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts Of The Southern Wild) is being rumored as a possible replacement.

Peter Dinklage will star in A Long Way From Home.  It’s said to be an epic adventure.

Ellen Page will direct Anna Faris in Miss Stevens.  The film will reportedly center around a teacher whose life is in disarray.

The team behind the Lorax are said to be trying to remake How The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.

Night At The Museum 3 will open on December 25, 2014.

Joel McHale, Lauren Graham, and Robin Williams will star in the holiday road trip flick A Friggin’ Christmas Miracle.

Warner Bros. have reportedly picked up a script called The Lost Legion.  It’s said to be about the Roman Empire having battles with the Han Dynasty of China.

Dakota Fanning and newcomer Danielle Macdonald will star in the adaptation of Every Secret Thing.  The book follows two young girls who have recently been released from prison after being convicted of killing a baby.

Michael Keaton has landed a role in the adaptation of Need For Speed.

There’s a rumor floating around that the next Hulk entry will be an adaptation of the comic Planet Hulk.

Christopher McQuarrie recently noted that he’s deciding whether or not to write and direct Mission Impossible 5.

Disney is reportedly looking at a variety of Star Wars spin-off films.  The rumored list currently contains Boba Fett, Yoda, Darth Vader, and Han Solo.

Sean Bean has landed a starring role in the Wachowski’s Jupiter Ascending.

Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies) will star in Rupert Wyatt’s adaptation of Birdsong.  The book follows a young soldier who falls in love with an older woman.

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Time for your weekly movie 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.  Read on!

Emily VanCamp (Revenge) has been cast as Sharon Carter in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Due to money issues, Daniel Craig may be written out of the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo sequel.

Kenneth Branagh may replace Mark Romanek as the director of Disney’s live action version of Cinderella.

Sam Worthington is set to star in For The Dogs.  It’s said to be about an assassin who helps a college girl seek revenge.

Duncan Jones is set to direct the World Of Warcraft movie.  It will be out in 2015.

Warner Bros. has reportedly cleared an Entourage movie.  The cast is expected to return.

Julia Garner (Martha Marcy May Marlene) and Eva Green (Casino Royale) have joined the cast of Sin City: A Dame To Die For.

Gore Verbinski will direct Pynongyang for New Regency.    The graphic novel is based on Guy Delisle’s trip to North Korea in 2001.

Disney’s 1952 has been given the official title of Tomorrowland.  Brad Bird is directing.

X-Men: Days Of Future Past will take place in 1973 and feature Sentinels.

The Raid 2 has begin production.

Johnny Depp will star in Black Mass, which is about the famous Boston criminal Whitey Bulger.

Guillermo Del Toro’s stop-motion Pinocchio movie has been shelved.

Colin Farrell and Jessica Chastain will star in Miss Julie.  The book was written in 1888 by August Strindberg.

The next Muppets movie now has the title of The Muppets … Again!.

Paul Giamatti is reportedly set to play the Rhino in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Denzel Washington may direct an adaptation of the play Fences.  It’s said to be about a sanitation employee who once dreamed of being a baseball player.

Jeremy Renner will star in Kill The Messenger, which is centered around Gary Webb, who committed suicide after being denounced for exposing the CIA’s dealings with Nicaragua rebels.

Charlize Theron is close to starring opposite of Seth MacFarlane in A Million Ways To Die In The West.  The movie is said to be about a farmer who chickens out of a gunfight.

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