It’s no secret that The Wolverine has had quite a bit of trouble getting off the ground. Darren Aronofsky’s departure in March wasn’t a good sign of things to come, but at long last, this project seems to be making some progress. Both Jackman and Fox have decided that James Mangold should occupy the director’s seat for ‘Wolverine.’ He’ll soon enter negotiations to take over the project.
Crowe is currently negotiating to star as Jor-El, famed biological father of Superman, in the Zack Snyder reboot Man of Steel. Jor-El is one the last major characters to be cast; Amy Adams, Diane Lane, and Kevin Costner are already lined up for big roles while Henry Cavill will play the last son of Krypton.
The Weinstein Company has confirmed in a press release that “Django” will be released on Christmas Day in 2012. This certainly makes the film a more concrete prospect and affirms both Tarantino’s Oscar-winning qualities and ability to make a potential winter blockbuster. It’s a big step up back into the limelight for Tarantino, whose Inglourious Basterds dropped in August of 2009 after the disappointment of his prior film, Grindhouse.
We at Player Affinity love Batman, particularly the Nolan-verse. Fans are itching to find out news about the series their love and here’s potentially a big one: ComingSoon.net has released an image of this promo art of a new Batman costume revealed at the Licensing International Expo.
When Hal Jordan makes his big screen debut this Friday in Green Lantern, his story will not only make him a superhero, it’ll take him out of this world. Literally. As a newly inducted Green Lantern, he must travel to the world of Oa to learn how to harness his powers before Earth is destroyed. With this new setting in mind, Player Affinity takes a moment to reflect on the films that took us off our little blue planet and exchanged it for some of the most memorable planets depicted on the big screen.
David O. Russell, director of I Heart Huckabees and this year’s Oscar-winning film The Fighter, is reportedly interested in directing the film for Disney. Latino Review reveals that he’s now circling the project thanks to his recent departure from Unchartered: Drake’s Fortune, which will leave his options open for the moment.
Last we heard, Relativity’s project, which still lacks a title but has been referred to as “The Brother’s Grimm: Snow White,” moved from late June 2012 up to March, but only in response to Universal moving Snow White and the Huntsman up from December 2012 to early June. In other words, the studios are rushing against each other to be the first to hit the market in what could be a detriment to them both it seems. With less than a year until the film’s current release date, Hossein Amini will rewrite the script for “Huntsman” for Universal as the studio prepares to take on Relativity.
