Not long after Andrew Stanton steered Disney to a $200-million loss with the divisive John Carter, he seems to be making amends by going back to animation–namely directing a sequel to his 2003 smash, Finding Nemo.
Evil Dead and Spider-Man director Sam Raimi is no longer part of the WoW movie.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has already grabbed a few new stars in Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jena Malone, and Amanda Plummer, but plenty of spots are still up for grabs, including the actor who lands the coveted role of Finnick Odair.
Juliet Snowden and Stiles White, the writing team behind 2009’s Knowing, have been tasked with both scripting and directing duties on the Ouija movie, which has already devoured a few prospective helmers.
Francis Lawrence’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will still focus on young protagonist Katniss Everdeen, who’ll once again be played by the brilliant Jennifer Lawrence. However, there’s room for some veteran actors to shine, and as such, Amanda Plummer just joined the cast.
Wes Anderson has earned acclaim and even some early Oscar buzz for his Cannes player Moonrise Kingdom, but the writer/director isn’t stopping to smell the roses. He’s already written the script for his next film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and recently began aligning a cast for it, including one of the biggest names in the business.
It is a big week of DVD and Blu-ray releases, even though the first releases are smaller movies such as Lockout, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and Mel Gibson in Get the Gringo. There is large amount Blu-ray rereleases with many popular movies including High Noon, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Mean Streets and The Spider-Man Trilogy (again).
We scoffed a bit when Warner Bros. hired Brad Peyton, director of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, to direct a big-screen adapation of Lobo, which features one of the more violent (and comically so) characters in the DC universe. But now, Peyton’s involvement has attracted the interest of his “Journey 2” star Dwayne Johnson.
You might think all the Comic-Con buzz would guarantee a mini vacation from Marvel movie news, but not if this bit is true: Anthony Mackie is negotiating to play Falcon in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
After three entries, the “Ice Age” franchise has shown some audience erosion, but Ice Age: Continental Drift still claimed the top spot this weekend while The Amazing Spider-Man held well in second.
