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Thu, Jul 29 2010
Del Toro Taking Us To The MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

Del Toro Taking Us To The MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

Also in: Directors, Pulps To Film

After much speculation as to what he may direct now that he has left the director’s chair for The Hobbit, it is looking that Guillermo Del Toro has chosen his next project – his long in gestation... 

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Sun, Jul 25 2010
New US GODZILLA Revealed

New US GODZILLA Revealed

Last March, Legendary Pictures announced that they had acquired the rights to Toho Studio’s iconic character Godzilla with the eye towards making a new American version of the classic giant monster... 

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Thu, Jul 22 2010
WORLD WAR Z Moving Forward, Brad Pitt Starring

WORLD WAR Z Moving Forward, Brad Pitt Starring

Also in: Book To Film, Writers

Max Brooks’ classic zombie apocalypse novel has been heading towards the big screen for a couple of years now, but the project is shifting in to high gear. According to Brooks, who spoke to MTV Movies... 

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Thu, Jul 22 2010
Working Title Planning Trip To ASTRO CITY

Working Title Planning Trip To ASTRO CITY

Also in: Comics And Film, Writers

Working Title Films have picked up the rights to comics creators Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson and Alex Ross’s graphic novel series Astro City. Deadline is reporting that writer Busiek gets first crack... 

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Tue, Jul 20 2010
Is Adrien Brody In For ANT-MAN Now? Really?

Is Adrien Brody In For ANT-MAN Now? Really?

Also in: Academy Awards, Casting, Comics And Film, Coming Soon, Opinion

Personally, I cannot wait until Saturday’s Marvel panel at San Diego Comic Con. Hopefully, at that panel, we’ll get a definite answer to all these casting rumors once and for all. The latest... 

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Tue, Jul 20 2010
Raimi Takes Wyatt Earp For Sci-Fi Spin

Raimi Takes Wyatt Earp For Sci-Fi Spin

Also in: Directors

Director Sam Raimi is taking Wyatt Earp to the future, having attached himself to direct an adaptation of Earp: Saints For Sinners. The graphic novel transplants the historical Earp from the Old West to... 

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Mon, Jul 19 2010
Simon Pegg Enlists For MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE IV

Simon Pegg Enlists For MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE IV

Simon Pegg will be returning to the Mission: Impossible franchise when cameras are set to roll on the fourth installment in September. The Hollywood Reporter has stated that Pegg is currently in negotiations... 

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Sun, Jul 18 2010
Will Smith Fighting Vampires In Bible Movie

Will Smith Fighting Vampires In Bible Movie

Well, here’s a good way to get kids interested in a movie based on a Bible story- Throw some vampires into it! That’s what will happen in the new project that Will Smith has just attached himself.... 

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Wed, Jul 14 2010
Is Mark Ruffalo The New Hulk In THE AVENGERS?

Is Mark Ruffalo The New Hulk In THE AVENGERS?

Also in: Casting, Comics And Film, Coming Soon, Controversy

Well, if this was true, Edward Norton wasn’t all that hard to replace. Dateline:Hollywood is reporting that actor Mark Ruffalo is in “late-stage talks” with Marvel Studios to take over... 

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Wed, Jul 14 2010
Jackson Secretly Casting THE HOBBIT

Jackson Secretly Casting THE HOBBIT

Also in: Book To Film, Casting, Directors

MGM’s continuing monetary woes have put the latest James Bond installment on hold, the studio’s remake of Red Dawn and the Joss Whedon-produced Cabin In The Woods on the shelf pending funds... 

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Tue, Jul 13 2010
Betty White For A Possible OH, GOD! Remake?

Betty White For A Possible OH, GOD! Remake?

Also in: Casting

Betty White is having an interesting career revival. At a time when most actors her age are out of the public eye, she is busier than ever. And her cult career resurgence my make her into a movie God. In... 

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Sun, Jul 11 2010
UPDATE UPDATE: Norton’s Camp Responds

UPDATE UPDATE: Norton’s Camp Responds

Also in: Actors, Comics And Film, Coming Soon, Controversy

There’s nothing like a good Hollywood back-and-forth to make the dog days of summer more bearable, right? The “Edward Norton Dumped By Marvel Drama” continues. We told you Saturday that... 

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Sun, Jul 11 2010
WICKED Film Adaptation Seeking Director

WICKED Film Adaptation Seeking Director

Also in: Musical, Stage To Screen

A couple of weeks back, we told you about nine separate film projects based on L. Frank Baum’s classic Oz fantasy novels. Amid all the faithful adaptations, post-modern re-tellings, revisionist sequels... 

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Sun, Jul 11 2010
A Harder Edged Version Of SOUTH PACIFIC?

A Harder Edged Version Of SOUTH PACIFIC?

Also in: Musical, Stage To Screen

In all the times that I’ve seen the Rogers & Hammerstein musical South Pacific, be it the 1958 film version, a community theater production or playing lead trumpet in the pit orchestra when it... 

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Sat, Jul 10 2010
UPDATE: Marvel Confirms Norton Out, Offers Reason

UPDATE: Marvel Confirms Norton Out, Offers Reason

Also in: Actors, Casting, Coming Soon, Controversy

Behold the power of Drew McWeeny. Not 24 hours after he broke the rumor of Edward Norton being bounced from The Avengers, he gets an exclusive confirmation from Marvel Studios President of Production... 

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