Rumor Has It: Will ‘Avengers’ Lead to a ‘Civil War?’
Welcome to Rumor Has It, Player Affinity’s new weekly roundup of highly buzzed-about movie rumors circulating throughout Tinseltown. On this week’s docket, we have a rumor about The Avengers.
Welcome to Rumor Has It, Player Affinity’s new weekly roundup of highly buzzed-about movie rumors circulating throughout Tinseltown. On this week’s docket, we have a rumor about The Avengers.
Despite rampant reports that Gary Ross will not direct the sequel to The Hunger Games, sources have told Deadline it isn’t so. Ross had reportedly given Lionsgate his notice earlier this week, but there’s still a likelihood he will direct Catching Fire.
In what can best be described as two wealthly little girls fighting over who gets to play with the newest Barbie doll first, Lionsgate and 20th Century Fox have worked out their schedules so Jennifer Lawrence can star in the sequels to both The Hunger Games and X-Men: First Class.
Universal looks to keep spinning in circles: after shooting down a number of potential new series, it has been announced that The Mummy will be getting the reboot treatment.
What will you be doing two years from today? Well, if you’re a superhero movie fan who doesn’t see movies on Fridays, there’s a good chance you’ll be seeing the sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger. Disney and Marvel Studios have set the film for April 4, 2014.
Be calm childhood memories, as it seems that the feature-film future of one of television’s most beloved Saturday morning cartoon characters is in the (mostly) capable hands of Universal and Illumination Entertainment.
The future of 2012’s biggest movie (so far) could see a change in direction, as The Hunger Games helmer Gary Ross remains unsigned for the sequel, Catching Fire. The 55-year-old director began negotiations with Lionsgate back in early March, but no deal has been reached.
If you’re just itching to get back to Pandora, well—try not to flame the messenger. Fox’s plans to release Avatar 2 in December 2014 look to be in serious jeopardy.
If you thought that Harrison Ford and Samuel L. Jackson would remain the only badasses to fly the friendly skies, bite your tongue; Liam Neeson is in talks to lead Non-Stop, an action thriller taking place aboard an airplane.
Harry and Lloyd are coming back—for real-sies. The Farrelly Brothers will direct Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in Dumb and Dumber 2 starting this fall.
