Guy Ritchie and Warner Bros. Consider Six-Film King Arthur Franchise

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It has been almost 4 years since we first heard that Guy Ritchie was planning on a faithful big screen adaptation of Arthurian legend. Finally, the project appears to be moving forward. According to Deadline, new attempts at bringing the tale to life are being made as the studio is planning a franchise based on King Arthur’s exploits that may ultimately become six separate feature films.

An earlier iteration of the project was to feature a screenplay by John Hodge (Trainspotting) and was to be based directly on Thomas Mallory’s 15th century work “Le Morte d’Arthur” (which itself is divided into eight different books). As Mallory’s compilation of tales is pretty much the definitive source material for Arthurian legend, it’s a good bet that Harold’s screenplay is similarly influenced.

The script or the first film was drafted by Joby Harold and will produce alongside Akiva Goldsman, Tory Tunnell and Lionel Wigram.

Rawson Marshall Thurber to Direct Choose Your Own Adventure

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rawson Marshall has signed on to direct the big screen adaptation of the classic “Choose Your Own Adventure” books. Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon (Night at the Museum) have also signed on to screenwriter the project.

Choose Your Own Adventure, which began in 1979, was the brainchild of Edward Packard. The classic series offered nearly 200 different adventures, all of which allowed you, the reader, to determine what happened next by following instructions at the bottom of each page.

Marshall is most known for his work on the film, We’re The Millers. John Davis and John Fox will produce with Damien Saccani and Daniela Taplin set to executive produce.

Currently there is no word on what the exact plot of the film will be or how they will adapt the ever-changing story lines of “Choose Your Own Adventure” book. Also, the “Journey Under The Sea” book is clearly the BEST of the book series.

Ant-Man Moved Up to Batman vs. Superman’s Old Release Date

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Ant-Man has officially been moved up to take the place of Batman vs. Superman in the July 17th release slot. Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man has been moved up two weeks from July 31, 2015

The cast list for the project is finally filling up. Paul Rudd has been cast as Scott Lang/ Ant-Man while Michael Douglas will play Hank Pym.

Ant-Man will be the first film in the “Phase Three” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will follow Avengers: Age of Ultron‘s May 1, 2015 release. The movie will be begin production early next year and is set to be directed by Edgar Wright, who co-wrote the script with Joe Cornish.

“Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?” Starts Production With New Cast

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Atlas Shrugged: Who I John Galt, the third installment in the “Atlas Shrugged” movie trilogy, has officially gone into production without any of the primary cast members from the previous installment, though a complete change of acting talent has been the norm for this politically charged franchise.

In the movie, John Galt will be played by Kristoffer Polaha. You might know him from the CW shows Ringer and Life Unexpected. He also appears in the upcoming Fox show Backstrom, starring Rainn Wilson.

The story’s heroine, Dagny Taggart, will be played by Laura Regan, who was in the movie Unbreakable with Bruce Willis and has appeared on the AMC hit show “Mad Men.” Cast as Taggart’s love interest, the wealthy industrialist Hank Rearden, is Rob Morrow, while Eric Allan Kramer has been cast as Ragnar Danneskjold, a modern-day maritime pirate. Francisco d’Anconia, a brilliant entrepreneur with the reputation of a frivolous playboy, is to be played by Joaquim de Almeida, a Portuguese actor who has appeared in TV shows like Once Upon a Time, The Mentalist and Revolution.

The film trilogy is based on the novel by Ayn Rand. Atlas Shrugged, the book first published in 1957, portrays a dystopian U.S. where soaring taxation, stifling governmental regulations and demonization of success are the norm. Eventually, the most productive members of society begin to voluntarily disappear in an attempt at a bizarre “strike” that is seemingly orchestrated by a mysterious figure known as John Galt.

The third Atlas Shrugged is scheduled for release by Atlas Distribution Co. in September, when Americans will turn their attention to midterm elections, and Kaslow says he is hoping the country’s focus on politics will spill into theaters where his film is showing. He also says the third film’s release pattern will stress the areas of the country where the first two installments were most popular.

In the first Atlas Shrugged, Taylor Schilling played Taggart, Grant Bowler played Rearden and Jsu Garcia played d’Anconia. In Part II, Samantha Mathis played Taggart, Jason Beghe played Rearden and Esai Morales played d’Anconia.

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“Y: The Last Man” Heading Toward Production Limbo?

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For a while it appeared that the big screen adaptation of “Y: The Last Man” was moving forward after Dan Trachtenberg was named director. However, author Brain K. Vaughan came out today and told Comic Book Resources that the film rights to the comic book could soon revert to himself and co-creator Pia Guerra if production on the feature doesn’t begin soon.

“It’s my understanding that the rights to ‘Y: The Last Man’ will revert back to co-creator Pia Guerra and me for the first time in a decade if the planned New Line adaptation doesn’t start shooting in the next few months,” Vaughan said. “So I expect there will be some ‘Y’ news in 2014 either way.”

“Y: The Last Man” has been eyed for a film adaptation since 2002, and almost since the comic series first appeared. Since then the film project has gone through many different hands with most recent iteration featuring a screenplay by Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia.

The dystopian tale follows Yorick Brown, a young man who, along with his Capuchin monkey, Ampersand, somehow survives a catastrophic event that kills off every living creature with a Y chromosome. Left in a world of only women, Yorick teams with a government operative, 355, to try to uncover the truth about the plague and why he and he alone made it through alive.

Although set against an enormously scaled post-apocalyptic backdrop, the 60-issue series primarily serves as an exploration of modern gender politics and is, at its heart, an intimate coming-of-age drama.

Aaron Paul to Star in The Dark Tower Adaptation?

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Aaron Paul, our favorite drug dealer and Wheel of Fortune contestant, has reportedly had “tons of meeting” regarding the starring role of Eddie Dean in the upcoming adaptation of “The Dark Tower.” Paul confirmed the news at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

The adaptation (which may be a TV or movie) would be based on Stephen King’s eight book series of the same name. The project has been in the works for years now and was thought to be stuck in Hollywood limbo. However, my hero of film, Ron Howard, is now the director attached to the adaptation. He has assured fans that he and everyone else hasn’t forgotten about the mammoth project sitting on their radar.

He also said that he and producer Brian Grazer had taken a vow of silence due to rabid media interest. Sorry, not sorry.

Then this month, Paul, revealed that the project is moving forward and he is in talks to play the central character.

“I just had a general sit down with Ron Howard, who is a huge fan of the show (Breaking Bad, naturally),” Paul told Ain’t it Cool News at Sundance, “which is such a crazy thing to even think that Ron Howard even knows who I am. They’re definitely planning on making it.”

Also, no one spoil the ending. Paul is only halfway through the series right now but admits that the main character’s awesomeness.

“I’m excited. Their goal is to do three films, but also have a television element to it, which will be very interesting. From what I hear, Eddie Dean is a pretty epic, iconic character.”

Currently, there is no more word from Howard or Grazer about the progress but we are hoping for news to popup soon now that Paul may be involved.

Sacha Baron Cohen Eyes Villain Role in Alice in the Wonderland Sequel

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Sacha Baron Cohen, who is very obviously a time traveling 1920’s villain, is rumored to be eyeing a role in the upcoming film, Through The Looking Glass. The film is director James Bobin’s big screen sequel to Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.

Cohen appears to be looking to take on the role of the lead villain in the project, as if he could audition or any other role. Though there is no word on what the role would entail or even a broad synopsis regarding the plot of the sequel.

The original film, itself a sequel of sorts to Carroll’s 19th century texts, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass,” starred Johnny Depp alongside Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, Mia Wasikowska, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Christopher Lee, Paul Whitehouse and Barbara Windsor and grossed more than a billion dollars at the worldwide box office.

Linda Woolverton, who scripted the Burton film, is again providing the screenplay this time around with Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska both set to reprise their roles.

Go on the Set of Game of Thrones Season 4

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HBO has officially released a new behind the scenes video for the upcoming fourth season of “Game of Thrones.”

The fourth season will premiere on Sunday, April 6 at 9 p.m. Based on the popular book series “A Song of Ice and Fire,” by George R.R. Martin, the hit Emmy-winning fantasy series chronicles an epic struggle for power in a vast and violent fantasy kingdom.

Members of the ensemble cast include Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kit Harington, Natalie Dormer, Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner. The executive producers are David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger and Bernadette Caulfield, and co-executive producers are Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis and George R.R. Martin.

You can watch the behind the scenes video below:

Denis Villeneuve to Helm “Story of Your Life” Adaptation

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The big screen adaptation of Ted Chiang’s short story, “Story of Your Life,” is moving forward. FilmNation Entertainment has hired Denis Villeneuve to direct the project.

The film was first announced in late 2012 using the adapted screenplay written by Eric Heisserer. “Story of Your Life” was originally going to be directed by commercials director Nic Mathieu. Based on Chiang’s award-winning short story, the film takes place after aliens land around the globe and follows a linguist who is recruited by the US government in a race to decipher their intentions on Earth.

“Story of Your Life” will be produced by 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy and Dan Levine with FilmNation’s Aaron Ryder and Karen Lunder. Lava Bear’s David Linde, Tory Metzger, FilmNation’s Glen Basner and Eric Heisserer will executive produce.

At the moment there is no word on who the studio is looking to star in the film or a projected release date.

Warner Bros. Pictures Pushes Batman vs. Superman Back to 2016

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Unfortunately we won’t get to see the epic struggle between Batman and Superman until 2016. Warner Bros. Pictures announced last week that the release f Zack Snyder’s untitled Superman/Batman film has been moved from a July 17, 2015 release to May 6, 2016, the same date as a yet-to-be-titled Marvel Studios film.

The studio said,

“the filmmakers time to realize fully their vision, given the complex visual nature of the story. The decision was made following the shift of the start of production to second quarter of this year.”

In the announcement, the studio also set a July 17, 2015, worldwide release date for its as-yet-untitled all-new Peter Pan adventure. Joe Wright will direct the epic live-action film about the boy who would never grow up, created by J.M. Barrie.

The dual date announcement was made by Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President, International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

In making the announcement, Fellman stated,

“We are happy to take advantage of these coveted summer dates, which are perfect for two of our biggest tentpole releases. We share the fans’ excitement to see DC Comics’ most popular figures, Superman and Batman, together on the big screen for the first time, which will now be arriving in theatres in May 2016. Peter Pan has delighted people of every generation for more than a century, so we are thrilled to bring him back to the screen next summer for today’s moviegoers.”

Kwan Vandenberg added,

“We know that there is already great anticipation building for the next Super Hero film from Zack Snyder, and we are equally eager to see what he has in store for Superman and Batman as they share the big screen for the first time ever. The summer release corridor is also perfect for Joe Wright’s ambitious new Peter Pan adventure, reimagining the ageless story of the beloved and forever-young hero for audiences worldwide.”

Zack Snyder’s Superman/Batman film stars Henry Cavill, reprising his role as Superman/Clark Kent, and Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne. The film will also reunite Man of Steel stars Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane, and also stars Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince.

Snyder will direct the film from a screenplay written by David S. Goyer, from a story co-created by Goyer and Snyder. Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder are producing, with Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan and Wesley Coller serving as executive producers.

The film is based on Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, Batman characters created by Bob Kane, and Wonder Woman created by William Moulton Marston, published by DC Entertainment.