**Tommy Lee Jones and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" **"Tomb Raider" Prequel Hires "Iron Man" Writers **Trailer: Zoe Saldana's "Colombiana" Thriller **Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Twins" Sequel in the Works **Trailer: Cillian Murphy's "Retreat" Thriller

Tommy Lee Jones and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln"

Posted: May 6th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hal Holbrook, James Spader, John Hawkes, Tim Blake Nelson, Bruce McGill and Joseph Cross have all been cast in "Lincoln," directed by Steven Spielberg.

The new movie revolves around the 16th president Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis), focusing on the man's rise to politics and his role in the Civil War. Sally Field will play Mary Todd, Lincoln's wife.

Jones will play Thaddeus Stevens, a Republican leader and congressman from Pennsylvania, who was a supporter of abolishing slavery and was critical to writing the legislation that funded the American Civil War.

Gordon-Levitt will take on the role of Robert Todd Lincoln, eldest son of President Lincoln and the only one to live past his teenage years.

"Lincoln" will begin shooting in Virginia this fall and is tentatively set to hit theaters at the end of 2012.

Click here to read more about "Lincoln."

Source: THR



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"Tomb Raider" Prequel Hires "Iron Man" Writers

Posted: May 5th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (Cowboys and Aliens, Iron Man, Children of Men) have been hired to write the script for a new "Tomb Raider" movie. An actress to play the lead has yet to be cast.

The writers said that the plan is to create an "origin story for Lara Croft that solidifies her place alongside Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor in the pantheon of great female action heroes."

GK Films acquired feature film rights to the classic video game from Square Enix about two months ago, with the goal of rebooting the action-adventure franchise for a planned 2013 release of the first film.

Source: THR



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Trailer: Zoe Saldana's "Colombiana" Thriller

Posted: May 5th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Columbia Pictures has unveiled the trailer for the upcoming "Colombiana" thriller, starring Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, and Cliff Curtis. Check it out below.

Plot: A young woman (Saldana) who, after witnessing her parents' murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.

The new movie is directed by Olivier Megaton (Transporter 3) and writen by the "Taken" team. It is scheduled to hit theaters on September 2nd, 2011.



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Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Twins" Sequel in the Works

Posted: May 5th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


After Arnold Schwarzenegger decided to return to acting, he named several sequels to his own film as projects that he's considering. They included "Terminator," "Predator" and "Running Man."

We already know that the actor has attached himself to "Terminator 5," and now comes word that Universal Pictures has been pushing for a "Twins" sequel. The studio already has an idea for a follow-up and has approached Schwarzenegger, Danny De Vito and director Ivan Reitman.

The original 1988 film revolves around a physically perfect, but innocent, man (Schwarzenegger) who goes in search of his twin brother, a short small-time crook (De Vito). It grossed $216 million on a $15 million budget.

Source: What's Playing



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Trailer: Cillian Murphy's "Retreat" Thriller

Posted: May 5th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Today we have the trailer for "Retreat" thriller, starring Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton and Jamie Bell. This trailer is being used to sell the film at the Cannes Film Festival. Check it out below.

Plot: Kate (Newton) and Martin (Murphy) escape from personal tragedy to an Island Retreat. Cut off from the outside world, their attempts to recover are shattered when a Man (Bell) is washed ashore, with news of airborne killer disease that is sweeping through Europe.

The new film is directed by Carl Tibbetts and has already been picked up by Sony Pictures for domestic distribution. A release date has yet to be set.



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**Lili Taylor and Dale Dickey Join Paul Weitz’ Untitled Adaptation of ANOTHER BULLSHIT NIGHT IN SUCK CITY **Emily Wickersham, Wes Bentley, and Jennifer Carpenter Join Amanda Seyfried in GONE **"Tomb Raider" Reboot Coming in 2013 **Guillermo Del Toro May Leave "At the Mountains of Madness" for "Pacific Rim"

Lili Taylor and Dale Dickey Join Paul Weitz’ Untitled Adaptation of ANOTHER BULLSHIT NIGHT IN SUCK CITY
by Matt Goldberg Posted:March 8th, 2011
Production has begun on Paul Weitz’ adaptation of Nick Flynn’s 2004 memoir Another Bullshit Night in Suck City. Obviously, the film won’t be called that so the challenge is to find a title that is somehow more bland than Weitz’ 2004 film, In Good Company. The plot Another Bullshit Night centers on a writer (played by Paul Dano) who takes a job at homeless shelter and runs into his long-absent father (Robert De Niro) who is seeking a bed. Olivia Thirlby will play a worker at the shelter while Moore will play the mother of Dano’s character.


In addition to clarifying Moore’s role, the press release from Focus Features also announces that Lili Taylor (Six Feet Under) and Dale Dickey (Winter’s Bone) have joined the cast, but doesn’t specify which roles they’ll play. Hit the jump for the full press release. I want to have hope for this film, but Weitz has done his best to extinguish that hope by making American Dreamz, Cirque du Freak, and Little Fockers.
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http://collider.com/paul-weitz-drama-lily-taylor-dale-dickey/79587/







Emily Wickersham, Wes Bentley, and Jennifer Carpenter Join Amanda Seyfried in GONE
by Brendan Bettinger Posted: March 8th, 2011
Emily Wickersham (I Am Number Four), Wes Bentley (Jonah Hex), and Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter) have joined the cast of Gone, a thriller headlined by Amanda Seyfried. The script by Allison Burnett (Fame) centers on “a kidnap survivor (Seyfried) who attempts to find the same killer whom she believes has abducted her sister.” The ideal: Gone does for Seyfried what Taken did for Liam Neeson.


Brazilian filmmaker Heitor Dhalia (Adrift) will direct; Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi (Gamer) of Lakeshore Entertainment will produce Gone with Sidney Kimmel (Adventureland), Chris Salvaterra (The Visitor), and Dan Abrams of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. According to Variety, filming is scheduled to begin in April.
http://collider.com/emily-wickersham-wes-bentley-jennifer-carpenter-gone/79666/







"Tomb Raider" Reboot Coming in 2013
Posted: March 8th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
Producer Graham King (The Town, The Departed) and his GK Films has acquired the feature film rights to "Tomb Raider" with plans of rebooting the franchise and releasing the first movie in theaters by 2013.


King recently produced "The Tourist," which starred Angelina Jolie. Many are wondering if Jolie may return to star as Lara Croft, but sources say that King is interested in telling Lara Croft's origin story rather than continue where the last installment left off.


A writer has yet to be hired.


"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" hit theaters back in 2001 and grossed $274 million worldwide on a $115 million budget. The sequel was released two years later and grossed $156 million on a $95 million budget.


Source: THR




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Guillermo Del Toro May Leave "At the Mountains of Madness" for "Pacific Rim"
Posted: March 8th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
Guillermo Del Toro quit "The Hobbit" after he realized that it will take a while to begin filming. He moved on to "At the Mountains of Madness," which Universal Pictures has been nervous to move forward due to the $150 million budget and the 'R' rating.


Del Toro has warned Universal that if "Mountains" doesn't get greenlit, he will move on. And his project of choice is "Pacific Rim," which Legendary Pictures is treating as a top priority.


The PG-13 movie is written by Travis Beachem (Clash of the Titans) and is set in a future in which malevolent creatures threaten the earth, so the planet must band together and use highly advanced technology to eradicate the growing menace.


We've been hearing that Beachem's script may be reworked to become a reboot of "Godzilla," which Legendary Pictures is also working on. The studio has previously offered Del Toro the chance to direct "Godzilla," so it's very possible that the helmer has finally agreed. But whether it will be "Pacific Rim" or "Godzilla" is yet to be seen.


This doesn't mean that Del Toro has abandoned "At the Mountains of Madness." It's his passion project and he will immediately return as soon as Universal figures out what it wants to do.


Source: Deadline




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