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“The Other Guys” man up, “Step Up” falls back

In a predictable upset, Adam McKay unseated Christopher Nolan at the weekend box office. The Other Guys is the fourth strong opener pairing McKay and comedian Will Ferrell. Previously the two bagged $30 million with Step Brothers’ debut in 2008. Also-ran Step Up 3D had a groovy Friday but by the time the dance floor cleared Inception stole the disco ball. Critically acclaimed film The Kids Are All Right snuck into the top ten in an otherwise slow weekend.

Cillian Murphy will be “I’m.mortal”

Inception star and Golden Globe nominee Cillian Murphy is set to star in the upcoming science-fiction flick I’m.mortal alongside Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake. The story takes place in a near-future where humans are immortal and time has become currency due to overpopulation scares. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision Blog, Murphy will play a member of the organization Timekeepers who is “precise as the time he keeps”. The film is set to begin production sometime this September.

Fox acquires rights to Millar’s “Nemesis”

With the film adaptation of his comic Kick Ass further building on his already sizable cult following, Mark Millar (Wanted, Civil War) now seeks to continue this trend; 20th Century Fox has acquired the film rights to his 2010 comic Nemesis and director Tony Scott is attached.

Tom Cruise gets significantly smaller payday for MI:4

Tom Cruise won’t be receiving anywhere near the $90 million that he picked up from the original Mission: Impossible. Sources say that he won’t even be getting “scale” (the set minimum payment determined by the Screen Actors Guild) for the film. In fact, according to Vulture, it will be “a substantially reduced upfront payment relative to his previous outings with the M:I films.”

Rodriguez in Talks for “Deadpool”

Surprising absolutely nobody, Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Predators), who denied a month ago any involvement in the upcoming Deadpool film is now rumored to be in talks to direct the Merc with the Mouth’s solo film debut. While he’s not signed on (yet), the L.A. Times is receiving word that 20^th Century Fox (the company currently holding control over the “X-Men” film franchise and it’s subsequent spin-offs) and Rodriguez are doing far more than just talking; likely hammering out key contract terms for each side.

Robin Wright joins Fincher’s “Dragon Tattoo”

David Fincher’s American remake of the Swedish novel-turned-film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo just picked up a female star in the form of Robin Wright. However, the actress won’t be playing the heroine Lisbeth Salander. According to Deadline, she will portray Millenium magazine publisher Erika Berger, who is also the sometimes lover of Mikael Blomkvist, Daniel Craig’s character. 

Joseph Kosinski and Disney head into “Oblivion”

Walt Disney Studios has acquired the film rights to the upcoming graphic novel Oblivion. TRON: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski created the illustrated novel written by Arvid Nelson and illustrated by Andrée Wallin. Kosinski will also direct the film. 

Max Allan Collins talks “Road to Purgatory” film

Back in 2008, Max Allan Collins was set to write and direct Road to Purgatory, the sequel to his graphic novel that was turned into the 2002 film Road to Perdition, but things stalled. Now, the project look to be moving forward with Collins’ script, but not his direction. 

Sommers to return for “G.I. Joe 2”

Stephen Sommers’ G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was a huge box office success, but it didn’t have a huge sway over film critics (it didn’t even come close). The critical disgust doesn’t seem to really matter, as “Cobra” has had a planned sequel in the works for awhile and now Sommers is set to return to the director’s seat.

“The Avengers” teaser that shows nothing but that you’ll watch anyway

At Comic Con a couple weeks back, a 40-second teaser for The Avengers was shown at the Marvel panel. What does this mean? 

That Marvel has developed a logo.