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THIS MEAN’S WAR : WHAT’S BASSETT GOT TO DO WITH IT?
Angela Bassett (“What’s Love Got to Do With It”) has joined the cast of McG’s “This Means War”. The film, starring Chris Pine, Tom Hardy & Reese Witherspoon, tells of two friends (Pine, Hardy) who go to war over the same woman. Bassett, playing somewhat of a similar role to the one she had on TVs “Alias”, will play a CIA Boss (More…)
GIAMATTI DOES CRONENBERG
Paul Giamatti looks set to join Colin Farrell and Marion Cotillard in “Cosmopolis”, the new David Cronenberg film. (More…)
PALMER THE POLITICAN
“Jeepers Creepers” and “Twin Peaks” fave Ray Wise has joined the cast of “X-Men : First Class”. The actor tells IGN, “I’m playing the Secretary of State of the United States. I’ll be going over there [in the UK] in the next couple of weeks”. Wise, of course, will also be seen in this week’s Fire Walking special episode of “Psych”.
J.J SENDS WOMAN TO PRISON
Sarah Jones (“Sons of Anarchy”) has snagged the lead role in J.J Abram’s new prison drama “Alcatraz”. She joins “Lost” fave Jorge Garcia for the series, which fixes on a group of prisoners from the famous San Franciscian prison who disappeared 30 years ago only to resurface in modern times. Jones plays a “smart” and “thoughtful” cop. (More…)
BRUCE CAMPBELL GETS BURN-T
Deadline has details on the “Burn Notice” telemovie prequel that fixes on Bruce Campbell’s character. Says the site, “It begins after a faction of Colombian rebels makes trouble for the locally stationed military platoon, with Lieutenant Commander Axe (APA-repped Campbell) being sent down to investigate. As the mission unfolds, Sam begins to uncover the dark secrets of the area, learning the truth about sacrifice, deception, and ultimately what’s worth fighting for. ” “Burn Notice” star Jeffrey Donovan directs the telepic.
POSTER ORGY!
New posters are online for the delayed “The Adjustment Bureau” with Matt Damon and Emily Blunt (there’s a second one here), the Donnie Yen starrer “Ip Man 2“; Catherine Keener/Clive Owen flick “Trust“; D.J Caruso’s “I Am Number Four“; and “Rabbit Hole” starring Nicole Kidman;
MICHAEL DOUGLAS : STILL THE VOICE
Good news, Michael Douglas is doing a lot better! Seems he’s nearly beaten that bitch cancer to a pulp! The “Wall Street : Money Never Sleeps” star tells THR that his next film will indeed be the long-gestating “Liberace”, directed by Steven Soderbergh and co-starring Matt Damon, and it’ll film May or June 2011.
YOUNGSTERS SCOUR FOR BEANS
A number of young actors are in contention for roles in Bryan Singer’s “Jack the Giant Killer” (That’s the filmmaker’s long-gestating twist on the “Jack and the Beanstalk” yarn), including Aaron Johnson (“Kick Ass”), Nicholas Hoult (“Skins”) and Aneurin Bernard (“Owl Creek Bridge”) – who are up for the lead, whilst Aussie Adelaide Kane (TVs “Neighbours”), Lily Collins (“The Blind Side”) and Juno Temple (“Atonement”) are testing for the part of the princess (More…)
BLACK SWAN SWIMS TO MUSIC
Yahoo! Movies has the music video from “Black Swan”. Pretty slick stuff. The movie, starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder and Kristina Anapau, commences this week in the states.
FORREST GUMP INVOLVED IN ORGANIZED CRIME
Coming Soon reports that Tom Hanks is set to star in director Kathryn Bigelow’s next film “Triple Frontier”, which is “an ensemble picture set in the notorious border zone between Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil where the Igazu and Parana rivers converge — making ‘la triple frontera’ difficult to monitor and a haven for organized crime.”
MARY JANE WATSON, A HICK?
Kirsten Dunst will join Chloe Moretz in “Hick”, which “tracks Luli (Moretz), a 13-year-old Nebraskan girl and her hard-going life on the road after she runs away from her neglectful parents and home”. (More…)
MARKY MARK ON THE BLACK LIST
Mark Wahlberg tells MTV he might be doing the new Allen Hughes film, “Broken City”. ”It’s on the Black List. It’s one of the best unproduced screenplays… It’s an amazing piece of material that should attract amazing talents. Hopefully we’ll get that thing together”, says the actor.
STORM BREWING
Halle Berry says The Wachowski’s “Cloud Atlas” should be shooting sometime next year More…)
AQUAMAN : COMING TO 2015!
The “Aquaman” movie is on the cards for 2015, says Screen Rant. ”I spoke with a source at Warner Bros. and they are indeed planning an Aquaman film… but it’s certainly not going to be released in 2013,” says the site. “In fact, they are looking at a release date closer to 2015 or 2016 if everything goes according to plan. Warner Bros. will team up with Leo DiCaprio’s production studio Appian Way (Red Riding Hood, Shutter Island) to make the underwater film a reality. Warner Bros. however, considers Aquaman to be a third tier superhero character and they aren’t in a hurry to invest heavily in him. Since 75% to 80% of an Aquaman film would most likely take place underwater, the movie would need a massive budget of close to an estimated $200 million to make that happen – and Warner Bros. probably doesn’t think they would recoup those costs just yet.
“Before Aquaman fans can see the classic orange and green streaking through the ocean’s waves,” Young continues, “they will have to wait for another Batman and Superman film, as well as The Flash, Wonder Woman and even Green Lantern 2 to be released first. That’s at least 5 to 7 years worth of films in the WB pipeline before Aquaman can even think about fighting underwater crime.”
I’LL WAIT FOR THE 4D VERSION
Paramount Pictures announced that in the first 12-hours of sales, over 26,000 among the available 100,000 tickets have already sold out in selects cities across the U.S. and Canada to the exclusive February sneak preview screening event for “Justin Bieber : Never Say Never”, three months before the movie’s nationwide release.
