The Avengers gets a director
I was just over at Dark Horizons and apparently director Joss Whedon is reportedly in final negotiations to direct the superhero team-up movie “The Avengers” for Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures. Also, two characters from the upcoming movie may be making earlier appearances… According to a trusted source, a scene about Captain America and Thor [...]
Independence Day 2
Just got this fresh from IESB.net. There have been endless discussions and rumors over the years. Well, more or less since “Independence Day” (1996) first came out. But now it seems as if it’s finally going to happen. “Independence Day 2.” Or “ID4 2.” Sexy name… Anyway, Fox have made no qualms about wanting an [...]
Bourne reboot with a young Jason Bourne?
I just barely recuperated from the whole “Spider-Man” incident and now I’m faced with another “let’s make reboot and cast a younger actor“… Hey, guess why the films were such a hit? Mainly 3 important factors: the script, the director and the cast. Without either one of the 3 ingredients missing out, I wouldn’t be [...]
Tobey Maguire to play Bilbo?
OK, here we go – rumors and speculations extravaganza! We’re always a bit hesitant to reporting “news” that feels a bit shaky but… Something tells us this might have some truth to it. Anyway, Latino Review posted a little outtake from a brief interview with Tobey Maguire. It goes something like this: Which director would [...]
Malkovich and Hathaway in Spider-Man 4?
Let’s talk some more about “Spider-Man 4” shall we? No matter the superhero franchise, when it comes time to make a sequel, people mainly want to know one thing: Which villains will be in it? The rumors are endless and the latest word from the trades is that John Malkovich is to play Spider-Man’s nemesis. [...]
Rachel McAdams is not doing Spider-Man 4
Today we will deal with one of the recent casting rumors floating around. Understandably, this one got a lot of air under its wings because of the massive fan base. I’m talking about the fourth installment of Spider-Man. Sam Raimi has managed to make the cinematic version almost as big as the original comic version. [...]
James Bond’s nemesis is back
There is much talk about the upcoming James Bond film right now. It’s that time of year I guess… The latest buzz is about Bond’s nemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, and the fact that he may be making a comeback according to The Guardian. Now, 28 years after his last official appearance in “For Your Eyes [...]
Friday the 13th II
I was over at Movieweb and they had just posted an interview with producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form about their entire slate of upcoming projects. The biggest news to come out of the article was the fact that “Friday the 13th II” will take place in the snow. There’s something magical about Jason Voorhees… [...]
Aliens prequel on the way?
I have a tiny, but very interesting piece of news for all you Alien(s) fans… I knew that would get your attention… IESB.net has talked to Fox Co-chairman Tom Rothman about some rumors going around, and on the topic of an Alien prequel, Rothman said: “There’s been some talk. Ridley Scott, Ridley is right now [...]