Compiled by the staff at Moviehole, Quick News is an assortment of news bites and other miscellaneous items, linkage and plugs that we just couldn’t find either time or space (or both) to place as individual news items. If you’d like something included in this section email us or tweet us!
The “Scream” franchise documentary “Still Screaming“, written and directed by our old friend Ryan Turek, premieres April 14. You can check out the trailer below :
“Flight of the Conchords”‘ Bret McKenzie will play Lindir, an Elf of Rivendel, in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” says Variety. Meanwhile, Cinema Blend is reporting that Saorise Ronan may be up for a role in the film. The “Lovely Bones” actress tells the site that she mightn’t be onboard at the moment but hints that something may be brewing. “No, I’m not actually attached. I’m not confirmed. But they are introducing new characters. I know that, a few new characters.”
In addition to a rumoured role in the new “Superman” movie, Lindsay Lohan is said to have been offered the role of Manson murder victim Sharon Tate in the film “Eyes of A Dreamer“. With Lohan facing jail time, one can’t imagine Lohan committing to anything just yet. (More…)
“Monster’s Inc” sequel “Monsters University” has been pushed back from 2012 to June 13, 2013. (More…)
Tyler Perry, next in a reboot of one of my favourite literary offerings, the James Patterson written Alex Cross series (simply titled “Cross”), will write, star in and direct “Good Deeds“, the story of a successful entreprenauer whose heart beats for a single mother rather than his hot uptown fiancee. (More…)
The trailer for Warner Bros Animation’s new “Thundercats” TV series, fresh from it’s unveiling at WonderCon, is online.
The first images from “Horrible Bosses“, starring Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman, are up at The Playlist.
Former “Heroes” co-stars Adrian Pasdar and Milo Ventimiglia have signed on to voice the characters of Iron Man and Wolverine respectively in two new animated series coming on G4 next year.
“Star Trek” scribe Roberto Orci says the sequel will explore the themes of family. Says the amiable penner, “The first one had to be an origin story – or we felt it had to be an origin story; it was kind of Star Trek Zero – how did it all start? So to do that organically, you had to get each character in his or her place. Now, they’re all together from the beginning, and so now they’re all going to face I think a theme that is different and potentially more challenging than just they met and they’re kind of facing this force of nature in Nero. So the theme of their family is going to be something great to explore that you don’t get in the first movie.” (More…)
New ‘Superman’ Henry Cavill says there’s another franchise he wouldn’t mind having a crack at : 007. (More…)
According to Animal Logic CEO Zareh Nalbandian, there’s been no talk of a sequel to “The Guardians of Ga’Hoole“. Says Nalbandian, “There hasn’t been anything specific around a second Legend of the Guardians at this stage. We have discussions with Warner Bros. across a range of projects; we have projects in development with them, as well as projects in development outside of Warner Bros. Legend… lines up alongside all the projects we have, in terms of what’s the most attractive, commercial proposition to do next.” (More…)
