***Matthew Modine and Tom Conti Join THE DARK KNIGHT RISES [UPDATED] ***Darren Aronofsky Wanted for MALEFICENT and MOSES? ***Tom Cruise Confirmed for Joseph Kosinski’s OBLIVION ***Ethan Hawke Reveals His TOTAL RECALL Cameo Involves 5-Page Monologue ***SEINFELD Writer David Mandel to Write FLETCH Reboot

Matthew Modine and Tom Conti Join THE DARK KNIGHT RISES [UPDATED]
by Adam Chitwood Posted: May 20th, 2011
Just yesterday production began on what will be director Christopher Nolan’s final film in his Batman trilogy: The Dark Knight Rises. Today, the viral campaign for the film kicked off, giving us our first look at Tom Hardy as Bane, and now two more actors have been added to the cast. Variety reports that Matthew Modine and Tom Conti have signed on to the film. With the plot under lock and key, there’s no word on who the two actors will be playing. However, since this is Batman and every piece of news is greeted with fanfare, I wouldn’t be surprised if the two play fairly minor roles. Nolan similarly cast known actors in smaller parts for the last two Batman flicks (Anthony Michael Hall, Rutger Hauer, etc.).


The Dark Knight Rises also stars Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, and Michael Caine. It opens July 20, 2012.


[Update: Variety's story has been updated to say that 11-year-old Joey King (Ramona and Beezus) has joined the cast as well]
http://collider.com/matthew-modine-tom-conti-dark-knight-rises/91975/




Darren Aronofsky Wanted for MALEFICENT and MOSES?
by Adam Chitwood Posted: May 20th, 2011 at 2:53 pm


Since dropping out of Fox’s The Wolverine, director Darren Aronofsky has been linked to a number of projects. Everyone wants to know what he’ll choose as his follow up to the smashing success that was Black Swan. Earlier this month, it was reported that he was eyeing the sci-fi flick Human Nature with George Clooney attached to star. Now, Badass Digest reports that the director is being courted for two other high-profile projects: Disney wants him to helm Maleficent and Warner Bros. is courting the director for Moses.


Maleficent just recently lost its director, as Tim Burton bowed out a few days ago, but David Yates has been mentioned as a possible replacement. The film is set to start Angelina Jolie as the notorious Sleeping Beauty villain. Moses is one of two dueling projects centered on the biblical figure. Warner Bros’ version focuses on the Exodus, while the Fox version is said to be more in the vein of 300 (because violence and sex is exactly what the Old Testament is lacking). While neither of these sounds particularly up Aronofsky’s alley, neither did a sequel to Wolverine. Personally, I’d much rather see him take on that other biblical project: his long-talked-about Noah.
http://collider.com/darren-aronofsky-maleficent-moses/91971/






Tom Cruise Confirmed for Joseph Kosinski’s OBLIVION
by Adam Chitwood Posted: May 20th, 2011 at 2:20 pm


Tom Cruise has committed to star in Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski’s sci-fi flick Oblivion (also referred to as Horizons). Kosinski was originally going to make the film at Disney, until the Mouse House decided the PG-13 material didn’t fit with their model and dropped the film. They allowed the director to shop the project around, and it landed at Universal with a budget of $100 million. The script, originally written by William Monahan then rewritten by Karl Gajdusek, is based on an idea hatched by Kosinski himself.


The story takes place in an apocalyptic future where humans have been forced to live in clouds above the uninhabitable Earth below. Deadline reports that Cruise will play a soldier stuck on the planet, working on drones that patrol the surface searching out and destroying a “savage” alien life form. Naturally, he meets a woman who crash-lands and gets him thinking about his larger role in life. Production begins this October. The report also states that Cruise has also been mentioned in connection with Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim. More after the jump.
http://collider.com/tom-cruise-oblivion/91961/








Ethan Hawke Reveals His TOTAL RECALL Cameo Involves 5-Page Monologue
by Adam Chitwood Posted: May 20th, 2011 at 1:26 pm


While not much is known about the nature of Ethan Hawke’s cameo in director Len Wiseman’s (Live Free or Die Hard) remake of Total Recall, the actor recently revealed that this won’t be your quick-scene cameo. In speaking with Vulture, Hawke said that he’s shooting his scene next week and he’s doing a 5-page monologue, so it’s safe to assume that his character plays a bit of a crucial role in the flick.


Colin Farrell is set to star in the remake, which will apparently be closer to Phillip K. Dick’s source material than the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger flick. Farrell plays a factory worker who begins to believe he’s a spy for either the nation stat Euromerica or New Shanghai, but he doesn’t know which. Hit the jump for a recap of what we know about the film so far.
http://collider.com/ethan-hawke-total-recall-cameo-monologue/91957/






SEINFELD Writer David Mandel to Write FLETCH Reboot
by Matt Goldberg Posted: May 20th, 2011 at 10:59 am


Warner Bros. has hired screenwriter David Mandel to write the reboot of Fletch. As we reported back in February, Warner Bros. picked up the rights to Gregory Mcdonald’s mystery novels for what they’re calling not a remake but a “re-imagining”, which is studio-speak for remake. However, since two of the Fletch novels were previously adapted (1985’s Fletch and 1989’s Fletch Lives, both starring Chevy Chase as the eponymous reporter), I’ll call it a reboot. But whatever you want to call it, Warner Bros. says that this new version “will be a smart action comedy that plays out on a bigger canvas than the previous movies.”


Per THR, “The 11 mystery books, the first of which was published in 1974, center on a reporter named I.M. Fletcher who juggles writing exposes while avoiding headaches caused by his two ex-wives.” Since I’ve never read any of the Fletch novels, I don’t know if Mandel’s the right guy for the job, but his credits include Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Sacha Baron Cohen’s upcoming comedy The Dictator, and the underrated EuroTrip (that’s right: I’ll go to bat for EuroTrip), so I think Warners at least has a talented writer on board. The project is a high-priority for the studio and they’re looking at it as a vehicle for an A-list comedy star. Hit the jump for a synopsis of the first novel.
http://collider.com/fletch-remake-david-mandel/91920/

**Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves and Johnny Depp in Talks for "Robocop"? **Tom Cruise in Talks for "Oblivion" Sci-Fi Film **Green Day's "American Idiot" Musical to Become a Film **Photos: Josh Brolin and Will Smith on "Men in Black 3" Set **Matt Reeves to Direct "They Live" Remake

Tom Cruise in Talks for "Oblivion" Sci-Fi Film

Posted: April 13th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
Universal Pictures is looking to finance and distribute "Oblivion," a sci-fi film by "Tron Legacy" director Joseph Kosinski. The plan is to begin shooting this October and Tom Cruise is currently in talks to star.

"Oblivion" is a futuristic sci-fi love story that takes place in an apocalyptic future where most of the population lives in clouds above an earth surface that has been rendered for the most part uninhabitable. An earthbound soldier - stuck there repairing drones that patrol and blast a savage alien life form - encounters a beautiful woman who crashed in a craft, and they have an experience that forces him to question his world view.

Universal has agreed to take on the film, but only if Kosinski is able to deliver a PG-13 version at a budget of around $100 million. William Monahan (The Departed) wrote the script.

Source: Deadline



Read more: http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21314&count=0

 

 

 

 

Green Day's "American Idiot" Musical to Become a Film

Posted: April 13th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
Universal Pictures is negotiating to turn the Green Day's Broadway musical "American Idiot" into a feature film. Oscar-winning writer Dustin Lance Black (Milk) is in talks to pen the script, and Michael Mayer will direct. Mayer helmed the musical, which is closing on Broadway April 24th and launching a tour in the fall.

The musical, which uses the songs of the punk band's 2004 album to tell the coming-of-age story of three small-town guys, was optioned before its opening last spring by Tom Hanks' Playtone. The production company previously turned the stage hit "Mamma Mia!" into a Universal film.

It is expected that Green Day lead singer/songwriter Billie Joe Armstrong will be courted to play the role of the drug dealer St. Jimmy. Each time he did a stint in the role on Broadway, the grosses rose considerably. The band was actively involved in the formation of the musical.

Source: Deadline

Read more: http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21315&count=0

 

 

 

Photos: Josh Brolin and Will Smith on "Men in Black 3" Set

Posted: April 13th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


The third "Men in Black" movie is now filming again and today we have the some photos of Josh Brolin and Will Smith on the Bronx, New York set. Check out the photos below.

Brolin is playing the younger version of Tommy Lee Jones' agent K character. In the film, agent J (Will Smith) travels back in time (to the 60s) in order to team with K against a villain played by Jemaine Clement.

"Men in Black III" is once again directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and is set to hit conventional and 3D theaters on May 25th, 2012.
Set Photos: (click to enlarge)

Source: DailyMail




Read more: http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21310&count=0

 

 

Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves and Johnny Depp in Talks for "Robocop"?

Posted: April 13th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
Now that MGM has hired director Jose Padilha (Elite Squad) and writer Josh Zetumer for the upcoming "Robocop" reboot, the studio is now focusing on casting.

According to Moviehole, MGM wants a major Hollywood actor on board and has approached Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves and Johnny Depp to play the lead role. The site says that the three actors are just part of a wish-list, which apparently doesn't contain any unknowns.

"Robocop" revolves around a cop brought back from death and drafted to become a remorseless and ruthless cyborg cop. That plan is subverted when suppressed memories of his past life come back to haunt him.

Source: Moviehole



Read more: http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21304&count=0

 

 

 

Matt Reeves to Direct "They Live" Remake

Posted: April 11th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Matt Reeves (Let Me In, Cloverfield) has signed on to write and direct a feature film based on Ray Nelson's "8 O'Clock in the Morning" short story, which was also used as the basis for John Carpenter's 1988 film "The Live."

The story is about a man who awakens one morning with the crystal-clear realization that we are surrounded daily by the presence of aliens that are controlling society.

"I saw an opportunity to do a movie that was very point-of-view driven, a psychological science fiction thriller that explores this guy's nightmare," said Reeves. "There could be a desperate love story at the center of this. Carpenter took a satirical view of the material and the larger political implication that we're being controlled. I am very drawn to the emotional side, the nightmare experience with the paranoia of 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' or a Roman Polanski-style film."

Reeves said he will begin writing immediately.
Source: Deadline



Read more: http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21296&count=0