Caffeinated Clint
An amalgamation of various film & news rumors/news
First up, there won’t be a Mailbag today… it’s just been too busy of a week…. But like Eddie Murphy and that Oscar, good things are worth waiting for. (And if you don’t agree, you can just walk out right now – just as Eddie did).
From the trades (Variety, The Hollywood Reporter)
– James Caan and Nikki Cox have left TVs “Las Vegas”. Caan has left to return to movies, whilst Cox was forced to leave due to budget cuts.
– Darren Lynn Bousman (“Saw 3”) is remaking David Cronenberg’s “Scanners”.
– Michelle Monaghan has signed on to play the female lead in the new Patrick Dempsey romantic comedy “Made of Honor”.
– Alan Arkin will re-team with his “Little Miss Sunshine” co-star Steve Carell for the big screen “Get Smart”. Arkin will play ‘The Chief’ of CONTROL.
– Robert Downey Jr and Jay Baruchel will star in the new Ben Stiller-penned comedy “Tropic Thunder”. It sounds like Downey Jr is now playing the role that Stiller himself planned to play.
– Martin Scorsese will work with his “Departed” writer William Monahan again on “The Long Play”, which follows two friends through 40 years in the music business, from the early days of R&B to contemporary hip-hop.
– Leonardo Di Caprio will star in an English-language remake of “Confessions of Pain”, which follows two close friends, one a police detective and the other a private detective, who team to investigate the murder of the cop’s father-in-law. As the investigation proceeds, they uncover evidence that shows that nothing is as it appears.
From Elsewhere around the Web
– SneakPeek.CA reports that “The Mummy 3” will be filming in Montreal.
–FOX61TV have an update on the new film “Tennessee” with Val Kilmer and Mariah Carey.
– Pia Miranda (“Looking for Alibrandi”) has joined the cast of “The Tender Hook”.
– Coming Soon has all the details about the CD soundtrack for Tarantino’s “Death Proof”.
– Kevin Costner tells Entertainment Weekly that he’s already had talks about a possible sequel (or two) to “Mr.Brooks”.
– The international poster for “Die Hard 4.0” is up here.
– Twentieth Century Fox says they have deferred the release of “The Hills Have Eyes II” in Australia. It was originally planned for release later this month.
– Bloody Disgusting reports that Alexi Wasser (“Factory Girl”) has joined the cast of “Cabin Fever 2”, now filming under the direction of Ti West.
– Isaac Florentine (“Undisputed 2”) is directing Jean Claude Van Damme’s latest film, “The Shepherd”, in Bulgaria. The Sony pic tells of a Texas cop who battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.
– Will Cillian Murphy be returning as ‘The Scarecrow’ for “The Dark Knight”? Possibly. Read more here.
– Alfred Gough talks to IF Magazine about his “Iron Man” and “Jungle Cruise” scripts.
– The “Robocop” remake is now in development at Twentieth Century Fox. The studio is said to be looking for a name actor to play Alex Murphy.
– SpielbergFilms reports that “Poltergeist” is coming to HD DVD this year.
