Saturday, April 28, 2012
Time for your weekly notable news update! Below you'll find a slew of sentences meant to provide a brief glimpse of what's been going on over the past week in movieland. If something leaves you desperate for more info then my advice is to do a little extra research on one or all of the following fantastic sites: Latino Review, Dark Horizons, Ain't It Cool News, CHUD and/or JoBlo. Now, read on!
Disney has bought the rights to Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. It follows a boy who is raised by ghosts after his family dies.
Julianne Moore has been offered a role in the remake of Carrie.
Adam McKay is reportedly wanted by Warner Bros. to direct a remake of Uptown Saturday Night. Will Smith and Denzel Washington may star.
Mark and Jay Duplass (Jeff Who Lives At Home) will adapt Mule for Todd Phillips. The book follows a man who becomes a drug mule in order to support his family.
Rooney Mara has been cast in Spike Jonze's currently untitled film. The movie, which stars Joaquin Phoenix, is about a guy who falls in love with the voice of a computer.
Robert Rodriguez recently said he's planning an adaptation of Frank Franzetta's Fire And Ice.
Jessica Chastain has reportedly been offered a role in Iron Man 3.
Gina Carano (Haywire) is said to be in talks to appear in the next Fast And Furious entry.
Sam Raimi may direct a remake of Poltergeist for MGM.
Fox recently commented that it hopes to start work on a sequel to Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes this summer.
Mel Gibson is rumored to have a role in Machete Kills.
Colin Farrell has been offered the lead role in Akira Goldsman's adaptation of Winter's Tale. The book dealt with a man who breaks into a home and ends up falling in love with a terminally-ill woman.
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