Dominic Cooper (Captain America: The First Avenger, The Devil’s Double) is the latest to join the cast that already includes Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul and up-and-comer Imogen Poots.
Before The Hunger Games and Divergent and whatever else is a best-seller these days, The Giver was the be-all and end-all of young adult dystopian fiction. Perhaps the resurgence of the genre is what has prompted The Weinstein Co. to move forward with a film adapation of the Lois Lowry literary staple.
We never got a good reason for why director Matthew Vaughn left production on X-Men: Days of Future Past, and at the beginning of the week this led to speculation that Vaughn was in talks to helm the next Star Wars. Well, it seems we have another explanation.
Harrison Ford is reportedly open to the idea of returning to the Star Wars series as Han Solo. The actor could join Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher in Disney’s newly announced Episode VII.
This rumor comes form Celebuzz, who has a source saying that Lucasfilm has met with director Colin Trevorrow, whose indie comedy Safety Not Guaranteed earned much praise in limited release this summer.
Giving Disney Animation it’s biggest ever opening weekend outside of Pixar, Wreck-It Ralph shot to the number one spot in spite of challenges posed by Hurricane Sandy with a $49-million debut.
The franchise’s mastermind and action star Sylvester Stallone confirmed that Cage, who he calls “a master actor who gives a veneer intellectual group,” will be in the film.
The rumor mill was running at maximum power yesterday when Collider revealed it has a trusted source saying that Matthew Vaughn, director of X-Men: First Class and Kick-Ass, is in talks with Lucasfilm to direct Star Wars: Episode VII.
In a big week of DVD and Blu-ray releases see which classic film-noir was able to beat the likes of Rashomon, Patton and The Amazing Spider-man in DISCussion to be our Recommendation of the Week.
Warner Bros. has just put the film adaptation of the Broadway show Jersey Boys, which would have been Jon Favreau’s first time directing a musical, into turnaround.
