Today I thought why not kick off sharing some movie news & the more I thought about it I kept thinking I would like to make this a weekly thing. So from here on out... every Wednesday is Movie News day. Every Wednesday I will cover movie news from the past week and give ya insight as to what's going on in the film business (figures right? lol I'm a movie freak) but any ways, I hope you enjoy this?:
Movie News... April 11th - April 18th, 2012.
- Director Gary Ross, (director of The Hunger Games) will not return to direct the sequel due to heated negotiations with Lionsgate.
- Mark Wahlberg & Will Ferrell have signed up the upcoming football comedy, "Three Mississippi" which begins filming in September.
- "Sabrina The Teenage Witch" to become live-action superhero film.
- "Short Circuit" remake to make Johnny 5 more threatening. (wow... that's great... NOT!)
- Jason Statham turns down "Fast & Furious 6" offer.
- "Sin City" sequel now titled, "Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame To Kill For" is now set to start casting soon with many of the original cast members set to return.
- The main villain of "Thor", Loki... will not be the main villain for "Thor 2".
- Actors Edward Norton & Sean Penn are in talks for "Robocop" remake. Actor Joel Kinnaman has been confirmed to play Alex Murphy aka Robocop and plans are being set to have Kinnaman being supported by major Hollywood actors.
- Actor Mel Gibson is in talks for "Machete" sequel.
- Production of "The Tomb" the upcoming sci-fi, prison-thriller starring Sylvester Stallone & Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to begin in a couple of days. They will start filming in Louisiana, in the Spring of 2012. The film is set for 2013 release.
- Actor Bill Murray recently stated that he MAY return for "Ghostbusters 3".
- As of recently, director David Slade (30 Days of Night) has been giving updates on the "Daredevil" reboot and has stated his shift has been focused on the upcoming, "Hannibal" TV series. It's been confirmed that 20th Century Fox is wanting to reboot "Daredevil" because of fear of losing rights to the character, which would revert back to Marvel unless production begins this year.
- With "The Dark Knight Rises" being the last installment for Christopher Nolan, Warner Bros. have no plans to give up the franchise that have grossed billions. Right now they are scrambling to come up with director to replace Nolan to take over the franchise, here are some names that are being considered: Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class), Zack Snyder (Watchmen), Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes), Rupert Wyatt (Rise of The Planet of The Apes), and David Yates (last four Harry Potter films).
- Actors Ralph Macchio (The Karate Kid) and James Van Der Beek (Dawson's Creek) are working on Hollywood comeback.
- Universal Pictures is moving forward with a big screen adaption of "The Rockford Files", the popular tv series that ran from 1974-1980. Actor Vince Vaughn has been confirmed to play the lead character while the writers of "Walking Tall" & "Ocean's Thirteen" have been hired to provide the script.
Well that's it for today. I hope you enjoy this lengthy blog of movie news and next Wednesday, I will provide more. Thanks for tuning in and take care. :)
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