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Jon Favreau to direct Disney’s “Magic Kingdom”

“Silent Hill” film sequel moving forward

Empire is reporting the sequel to the 2006 video game adaptation Silent Hill, titled Silent Hill: Revelations, has not only a director in Michael J. Bassett  but also a shooting schedule set sometime in the coming winter. Bassett tells Empire “It’s early days, and I’m keeping details of the plot secret for now, but it’s going to be a sequel to the first film whilst trying to remain true to the plot of game 3

DVD/Blu-ray DISCussion (New for 11.08.10)

New DVDs and Blu-rays this week include Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Adam Sandler comedy Grown Ups, Lars Von Trier’s controversial film Antichrist, the original Ocean’s 11 Blu-ray and Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam.

Jeremy Renner up for Snake Plissken in new “Escape from N.Y.”

Jeremy Renner is reportedly close to nabbing the iconic role of Snake Plissken in Breck Reisner’s upcoming remake of the John Carpenter classic Escape from New York. The original film centered on Plissken, played then by Kurt Russell, trying to save the President while in Manhattan; as Bloody Disgusting reports this remake will see him as a “soldier-turned-criminal” who must find the President within a day of an Air Force One crash.

“Megamind” makes villains look good at the box office

It was a big weekend for three new films in Tinseltown. Animated feature Megamind led critically and commercially with a $47 million opening. That was about $10 million shy of surprise hit Despicable Me which had the advantage of a summer timeslot. Still, that villain turned softie story was produced for just half the budget of Dreamworks creation. It was a similar story for Due Date which was estimated at $33 million for the weekend.

MGM declares bankruptcy; next Bond penciled for Nov. 2012

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Manhattan Federal Court after rejecting a takeover bid by Lionsgate and billionaire Carl Icahn. It is expected that the “pre-pack” bankruptcy deal will last 30 days with major lenders JP Morgan and Credit Suisse swapping $4 billion of loans for a majority of the company’s equity.

Leonardo DiCaprio to play serial killer in “Devil in the White City”

Leading the cast of the biggest movie of the summer Inception as well as his stay on Shutter Island, Leonardo DiCaprio is no stranger when playing roles dealing in matters of the mind. Now, Deadline is reporting DiCaprio’s next role will take him to much darker territory he has yet to play: the mind of a serial killer, with the film Devil in the White City.

Burton and Depp collaborate again for “Dark Shadows”

Tim Burton is teaming up with usual suspect Johnny Depp for a film adaptation of the gothic television drama Dark Shadows. Depp has for a long time wanted to play Barnabas Collins, the main character of the series that ABC broadcast from 1966 to 1971.

Hardy offered role in “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”

The powers that be in Hollywood can’t get enough of Tom Hardy these days and honestly, who can blame them (have you seen the guy?). Bloody Disgusting is now adding more fuel to Hardy’s fire, reporting he has been offered the role of Henry Sturges in Timur Bekmambetov’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, based on Seth Grahame-Smith’s book of the same name (Smith adapting his own book for the screen).

James Nesbitt joins “The Hobbit”

The production of The Hobbit is gaining more momentum with another actor joining the cast. Northern Irish actor James Nesbitt will play Bofur, one of the twelve dwarfs that accompany Biblo Baggins to receive Thorin Oakenshield’s treasure and the Lonely Mountain from Smaug the dragon.