Francis Lawrence, director of I Am Legend and Constantine, will helm the final two installments of the Hunger Games film series. Lawrence was already wrapping production on the second film, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, when the move was announced.
After ‘Argo’ topped the box office last weekend in its third week, Disney feature ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ looks set to dominate the new releases this time around. ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ and ‘Flight’ also get wide releases.
Normally, the identity of the main villain in major superhero films doesn’t slip through the cracks for awhile, but not in the case of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. After Marc Webb confirmed he would direct his own sequel, a rumor of Electro being the film’s villain floated around and that appears to have been confirmed.
Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz is in negotiations to star in the sequel to 2011’s successful reboot of The Muppets franchise.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted just hit game shelves this week, but that’s not the only thing the Need for Speed franchise has revving up. DreamWorks is already casting the movie and has found its leading lady.
Matthew Vaughn left the helm of X-Men: Days of Future Past last week, which was a definite bummer for fans of the work he did on X-Men: First Class, but we needn’t complain about his replacement.
The discussion about the future of the Star Wars movie franchise will doubtlessly be never-ending after today’s announcement that Disney has purchased Lucasfilm. For the moment now, there’s an explosion of coverage, and yes, we think it’s warranted.
If you thought Disney practically owned the world after it purchased Marvel, this will really convince you: The Mouse House has just acquired Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion.
With Thor: The Dark World now filming, that means Marvel Studios can focus on casting the next feature on its ever-growing list of superhero movies, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The latest addition is Frank Grillo, who will play the villain Crossbones.
It’s a mild week of DVD and Blu-rays, but if you’re a fan of the great Alfred Hitchcock, you’ll disagree after you see the director’s latest box set. New releases include The Campaign and Safety Not Guaranteed and the re-release of Rosemary’s Baby.
