The already star-studded cast of Inherent Vice adds another big name by way of Josh Brolin in an undisclosed role. Paul Thomas Anderson’s big screen adaptation of the 2009 Thomas Pynchon novel currently features big names such as Joaquin Phoenix, Benicio Del Toro, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon and, likely, Sean Penn. Continue reading
Last year, the self-help book turned comedy movie, Think Like A Man, hit theaters and now the sequel has been optioned by Screen Gems and has begun production. Think Like A Man Too finds all the couples back for a wedding in Las Vegas but the romantic plans go inevitably awry (don’t they always?) when the various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event. Continue reading
A brand new banner for the upcoming film, Kick-Ass 2, has just been revealed online by Universal. After the events of the first film. The insane bravery of Kick-Ass, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusader led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes, played Jim Carrey. Our hero decides to join them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist, the role reprised by Christopher Mintz-Plasse, though reborn as The Mother F%&*^r. Only the blade-wielding Hit Girl, also reprised by Chloë Grace Moretz can prevent their annihilation. Continue reading
Adorable nugget who I want to make out with, Evan Peters, has officially joined the cast of X-Men: Days of Future Past as Magneto’s son, Pietro Maximoff, aka Quicksilver.Director Bryan Singer revealed the news via his Twitter feed after news broke from Joss Whedon that Quicksilver and his sister, Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, both have roles in his script for Marvel’s The Avengers 2. Continue reading
The popular Dark Horse Comics series, “Timecop” is set to be adapted for the big screen one more time according to The Hollywood Reporter. Universal Pictures is adapting the franchise to reboot it for film with Marc Shmuger and Tom McNulty producing.
“Timecop” was previously adapted back in 1994 with Jean-Claude Van Damme in the lead. That feature version featured a script by the character’s creators, Dark Horse President Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden. The film was a hit among filmgoers and sic-fi lovers. Continue reading
“The God of Driving: How I Overcame Fear and Put Myself in the Driver’s Seat (with the Help of a Good and Mysterious Man),” by Vanity Fair special correspondent Amy Fine Collins, has been officially optioned by the film production and finance company Dignity Film Finance (DFF). The novel was first published in 2011 by Simon & Schuster.
Casting is currently underway with the project set to start shooting in Spring 2014. Sales will launch at Berlin 2014. Continue reading
Travis McGee might finally be appearing on the big screen. The film adaptation that has been in the works since late 2009 with 20th Century Fox seems to be finally moving forward with Paul Greengrass taking the helm as director. The film also has had Leonardo DiCaprio in the starring role since 2009 when the project was first optioned. Continue reading
The final two parts of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy has officially resumed production in New Zealand this week. The second and third parts are titled The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and The Hobbit: There and Back Again respectively. Jackson took to Facebook to post a behind the scenes photo that shows himself with Ian McKellen’s Gandalf the Grey at the start of production which you can see above. The trilogy was directed, co-written and produced by Jackson and based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s 1937 fantasy novel The Hobbit.
A few weeks ago, rumors were swirling within that within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch would be joining the gang in the upcoming Marvel’s The Avengers sequel. Now, officially, writer/director Joss Whedon has confirmed that the characters will indeed appear. In a recently interview with IGN, he talked about the characters inclusion in the film and their involvement in the story.
Whedon stated,
“You know, they had a rough beginning. They’re interesting to me because they sort of represent the part of the world that wouldn’t necessarily agree with The Avengers. So they’re not there to make things easier. I’m not putting any characters in the movie that will make things easier.”
SuperHeroHype.com also exclusively learned that the Irish actress, Saoirse Ronan, is the “prototype” for the film’s version of the Scarlet Witch character. However, no official casting has been announced.
Whedon also spoke in the interview about the ending of Iron Man 3. Warning there ARE spoilers below this point.
“Well, I feel like in Iron Man 3, even though he said, ‘I’ve changed’ — he blew up his remote suits, but I don’t think anybody thinks he doesn’t have one anymore. The question is, if The Avengers are called, does he show up? And the answer is, ‘Yes!’”
Casting for The Avengers 2 is still coming together with many rumors flying around about potential actors being replaced. Regardless of who ultimately assembles for the sequel, Marvel’s The Avengers 2 hits the big screen on May 1, 2015.
Scarlett Johansson is set to make her directorial debut with a big screen adaptation of Truman Capote’s first novel “Summer Crossing.” The novel was written by the famed author in the 1940s. Capote eventually cast it aside and it was thought to be lost for over 50 years, but was eventually published in 2005. Her involvement was first announced in 2011 but little has been heard of the project since then. Continue reading