Christopher Eccleston will star in Thor: The Dark World as Malekith the Accursed, ruler of the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim in the comics. The casting comes after much speculation that he would indeed be the villain, and it turns out the rumor mill was correct.
What has long been whispered about sounds like it is becoming a reality; 20th Century Fox is making plans for a sequel to this summer’s sci-fi hit, Prometheus, set to be released in either 2014 or 2015.
Jon Chu helmed music-based films Step Up 2 the Streets, Step Up 3D, and Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. However, his latest project is G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and he now looks to direct another major action-based project.
This is likely going to cause a strong reaction if it ever becomes official: Warner Bros. is exploring the possibility of developing a prequel to The Shining. Prepare for the outcry of “redrum.”
With the domestic box office still in a bit of disarray following last week’s shooting in Colorado, a lack of exciting new offerings, the arrival of the London Olympics and a still potent showing from The Dark Knight Rises meant paltry debuts for The Watch and Step Up Revolution.
Welcome to Rumor Has It, Player Affinity’s weekly roundup of highly buzzed-about movie rumors circulating throughout Tinseltown. On this week’s docket, we have some speculation regarding the potential future of Christopher Nolan’s Batman universe.
Peter Jackson has been stoking rumors these last few weeks that he was thinking of expanding the planned two-parter into a full-blown trilogy, à la the “Lord of the Rings” series to which The Hobbit is a prequel.
Do you remember when the film adaptation of The Hobbit just wouldn’t happen for six years? Now, word is going around that “serious” talks are underway with Warner Bros. for a third “Hobbit” film after Jackson hinted at the idea at Comic-Con earlier this month.
Yesterday, we learned Warner Bros. would remove the theater shooting scene from the Ruben Fleischer-helmed mob action/drama Gangster Squad and film reshoots to fill in the gaps. However, the film is currently set to hit theaters on Sep. 7, and there doesn’t seem to be enough time to meet that goal.
There is a large number of DVD and Blu-ray releases awaiting you this week, ranging from horror movies, foreign movies, a critically acclaimed documentary and two very different superhero movies.
