In a dirty version of the ’80s film Adventures in Babysitting, David Gordon Green’s new comedy The Sitter sees Jonah Hill as a slob who takes on a babysitting gig that predictably ends up in chaos.
News of Chris Hemsworth‘s return to the role of Thor following next year’s The Avengers also brought news that Thor director Kenneth Branagh would be leaving the blossoming franchise. Marvel Studios and Disney are now in the early stages of talking to Brian Kirk, director of assorted episodes for HBO’s Game of Thrones.
Peter Berg has gone public with news that a new Friday Night Lights movie is in “active development.” The original film’s director and TV spin-off writer/developer said a script is in the works based on the NBC show and he hopes to start production in the next year
Bring on your scrutiny, Superman fans. Warner Bros. has released the first official image/promotional still of the Kid from Krypton, played by Henry Cavill (Immortals), in costume no less.
Ben Foster will star as John Gotti Jr. in Barry Levinson’s Gotti: In the Shadow of My Father, a film about the relationship between infamous mobster John Gotti (played by John Travolta) and his son, who decides against living the mobster life.
With filming almost underway on Zack Snyder‘s “Superman” update, Man of Steel, some final missing holes in the casting are being filled. Laurence Fishburne will play Daily Planet editor Perry White.
Despite the overwhelming disappointment of Green Lantern, led by Ryan Reynolds as the titular Justice League member, WB does in factwant Hal Jordan’s story to continue, albeit with a different director. There’s also a desire for an “edgier and darker” script.
Player Affinity’s Recommendation of the Week is the independent vampire movie Stake Land, a thrilling combination of horror and the apocalypse that promises gritty action and violence.
Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) has been tapped by Summit Entertainment to helm the adaptation of the book Storming Las Vegas: How a Cuban-Born, Soviet-Trained Commando Took Down the Strip to the Tune of Five World Class Hotels, Three Armored Cars, and Millions of Dollars.
R.I.P.D. has been building steam over the past sixth months, ever since director Robert Schwentke (RED) was tapped to helm with Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges leading up the cast. Now, Kevin Bacon is in final talks to join the project as the film’s main antagonist.
