Gangster Squad is an upcoming movie inspired by factual events about a special team created by the L.A.P.D. to take on the L.A. organized crime scene. Sounds like the basic premise for most of the crime shows on television, no? Well, what sets this movie apart has been its casting … [Read More]
Bill Murray has just signed to play Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the adaptation of the British Radio play, “Hyde Park on the Hudson.” Vulture is reporting: The project, set up at Focus Features and the UK’s Film4, recounts the quasi-incestuous love affair between the president and his distant cousin, Margaret … [Read More]
Well, I was wrong. And also concerned. But it IS the GI Joe sequel here, and Step Up 3D’s John Chu is officially given the gig.Obsessed With Film gives us: Chu, director of the Step Up sequels, has been chosen by Paramount to direct the next installment of the G.I. … [Read More]
How would you like to see Justin Timberlake as Larry? How about Will Sasso as Curly? Cinemablend is reporting a few interesting rumors for casting with these names being tossed in the proverbial hat among others. Source: Cinemablend via The Boston Herald The Boston Herald says Timberlake’s name is just … [Read More]
The Internet Movie DataBase website has a feature that ranks the popularity of the celebrities on its website, not by financial or critical success of their films, but rather it tracks and ranks based on the popularity of web searches, page visits and news references to a particular celeb. So … [Read More]
The Hangover 2 is adding two more faces to its guys night out party. Paul Giamatti will be playing a smaller role and another “surprise” cameo from the former President of the United States, Bill Clinton. ScreenRant says: Paul Giamatti is officially onboard for The Hangover 2 in an as … [Read More]
Seems Disney isn’t satisfied with all of Marvel’s catalogue now at their fingertips and has picked up the graphicly violent Image Comics title Cowboy Ninja Viking to be adapted to the big screen. Live for Films says: Cowboy Ninja Viking “is the creation of Doctor Sebastian Ghislain, a psychotherapist who … [Read More]
This last weekend went out with a wimper and for another weekend The Social Network stays on top, but not without some effort on the rom com Life as we Know It. I guess Facebook trumps Babypoop. Box Office Mojo reports the estimates: The Social Network – $15,500,000 – 2wks … [Read More]
After weeks of rumors about who Sony would cast as Mary Jane Watson for the new Spider-Man reboot, the studio has decided on who they will offer it to. The winner: Emma Stone. Deadline reports: Sony Pictures Entertainment will imminently offer the role of Mary Jane Watson to Emma Stone, … [Read More]
Seems Jonah Hill never got over Emma Stone in Superbad, and now that the rest of the world wants her too, he is talking to her about playing a role in his potential 21 Jump Street adaptation. Worst Previews reports: Emma Stone (Easy A, Zombieland) is in talks to play … [Read More]
Now this is some interesting read. A big long document was circulated around Paramount Studios outlining some of their upcoming projects and has managed to breach confidentiality as The Wrap exposes the list. Now they admit that this is not written on tablets of stone, but it did come down … [Read More]
Robert Rodriguez has read the proposed script for Deadpool which he is in talks to direct, and he loves it. But will it be on his dance card or will other projects get in the way first? LA Times qhotes Rodriguez: “It’s a great script and a great property,” an … [Read More]