Though Guy Ritchie is still working on Sherlock Holmes 2, it seems that he many have an another project in waiting: a remake of Cannonball Run that reportedly wants George Clooney for the lead role.
Badassdigest.com, who reported the story, believes that this is a very early rumor and there were contradictory messages from the agency source and Guy Ritchie‘s representatives. The remake has been in development since 2009.
With Arnold Schwarzenegger no longer the Governor of California—recently tweeting his hopes to return to the entertainment industry—Deadline has it that there may be hope for his signature series, the “Terminator” franchise. Reports indicate that Universal is already courting Justin Lin, who directed the last three films of the “Fast and the Furious” franchise (including the upcoming Fast Five, also for Universal) for the next “Terminator” film.
Timur Bekmambetov’s (Wanted) upcoming Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, adapted from Seth Grahme-Smith’s novel of the same name, is shaping up to be a showcase for a number of no-name up-and-comers in Hollywood today. With the title role going to Benjamin Walker (Kinsey, Flags of our Fathers), Deadline is reporting that Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker) and Dominic Cooper (An Education) are joining the cast, while Latino Review has it that Robin McLeavy (The Loved Ones) has also joined the production.
The fifth “Die Hard” is a step closer to becoming a reality with the hiring of a director. Noam Murro, director of the comedy Smart People starring Dennis Quaid, Ellen Page and Sarah Jessica Parker, has been tapped. Murro has also worked on some of the more impressive “Halo” commercials
Here’s one to make an indie fanboy melt: Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Lethal Weapon) is apparently a serious contender to fill the directing duties left vacant by original Iron Man and Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau. Black and Downey Jr. collaborated before on “Kiss Kiss” and the “Iron Man” star has approval power for the film’s director.
With the Oscar season/campaigns coming to a close, more people (especially gamers ) are asking about The Fighter director David O. Russell’s next project, the live-action film adaptation of the wildly popular “Uncharted” franchise. Russell opened up recently to IGN UK, addressing concerns of disloyalty to the franchise.
A couple years after Robert Rodriguez tickled fans with the return of Red Sonja at Comic Con, even going so far as to make a mock-up poster of Rose McGowan as the heroine, the once-shelved project has reportedly come back to life according to producer Avi Lerner and the folks behind this summer’s Conan.
