The X-Men franchise has had its fair share of drama in the past, and it looks like the behind the scenes drama will continue with X-Men: First Class. Mere days ago in an interview with Hero Complex Bryan Singer and producer Lauren Shuler Donner were talking about the film, saying how it would focus on the relationship between Xavier and Magneto and the formation of the X-Men. There were also hints that Singer was interested in directing X-Men 4, although that would be a few years away yet.
Also mentioned in the interview was that Singer has a fairly ‘large problem’ before he can head back to Xavier Mansion: Jack the Giant Killer. The fantasy film is already in pre-production and it is unlikely Singer could simply drop out, which means the earliest he could begin work on X-Men: First Class would be late 2011/2012. And just like with X-Men 3, it appears 20th Century Fox may not be willing to wait for him.
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Last month it was announced that Ian McShane and Penelope Cruz would be joining the cast of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. McShane’s role was revealed as Blackbeard, who will be the films main villain; however we had yet to hear who Cruz will be playing.
Well MTV caught up with producer Jerry Bruckheimer recently and he informed them that Cruz will be playing Blackbeard’s daughter, and there may be some romance between her and Jack Sparrow. He also confirmed that Geoffrey Rush will be back as Barbossa.
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The Bounty Hunter goes after first place this weekend but Alice in Wonderland is here to stay for a 3rd consecutive win. After the amazing hold it managed a week ago I can only expect good things from the last big 3D weekend of Alice (How to Train Your Dragon opens wide in 3D next Friday).
Lets find out what we can expect from the wide releases this weekend, The Bounty Hunter, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Repo Man and also The Ghost Writer going wide after one month in limited release.
The Bounty Hunter opens in 3,074 theaters and is an action-comedy from Sony-Columbia starring Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston. PG-13, 106 minutes and an awful 7% rating on RottenTomatoes. Even so I expect around $20 million from it this weekend, both Butler and Aniston are bankable actors and regardless of what critics have to say people will come see them. continue reading »
A bunch of lucky muggles got the chance to see around 7 minutes of footage from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at the ShoWest Film Festival yesterday. Thankfully it didn’t blow their mains too much, and we have a number of descriptions online to give us an idea of what was shown. Some of the footage was apparently unfinished so it didn’t look as good as it could have, but it seems people enjoyed it nonetheless.
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Is the search for Captain America over? According to Heat Vision Marvel has offered the role to Chris Evans.
Sources tell us the actor has been offered the role of Captain America. Marvel has not confirmed the development and CAA, which reps the actor, declined to comment.
Evans’ offer would include starring in up to three “America” movies plus “The Avengers” movies and appearances in several other Marvel movies. While an offer to star in “America” may seem like something you don’t have to mull over too long, one possible complication is that Evans is committed to co-starring in the Anna Faris romantic comedy “What’s Your Number?” Both are scheduled to shoot this summer.
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In just over a years time the Harry Potter franchise will be coming to an end with the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II in July (Part I this November). Over the past 10 years each Harry Potter film has provided Warner Bros. with over $900 million per outing, and thats without taking into account DVD/Blu-ray sales, merchandise etc. They will need to find another event franchise if they want to keep bringing in the $$$.
The only franchise they have at the moment that makes ridiculous amounts of money is Christoper Nolan’s Batman franchise, with The Dark Knight making just over $1 billion worldwide. Batman 3 is currently in development and should do rather well upon its release (2012?), however that is only one film. What tentpole movies will Warner Bros. be filling the summers of 2013 and beyond with?
Superheroes.
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