Tom Cruise won’t be receiving anywhere near the $90 million that he picked up from the original Mission: Impossible. Sources say that he won’t even be getting “scale” (the set minimum payment determined by the Screen Actors Guild) for the film. In fact, according to Vulture, it will be “a substantially reduced upfront payment relative to his previous outings with the M:I films.”
Adam McKay’s latest partnership with Will Ferrell centers around Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) a forensic accountant overjoyed at completing paperwork for muscle cops Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson) and Danson (Dwane Johnson). Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) spends his days playing solitaire on his police computer due to being demoted to desk duty for a shooting incident. Gamble stumbles upon a crime that takes the buddy cops on an adventure they aren’t ready to handle.
Surprising absolutely nobody, Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Predators), who denied a month ago any involvement in the upcoming Deadpool film is now rumored to be in talks to direct the Merc with the Mouth’s solo film debut. While he’s not signed on (yet), the L.A. Times is receiving word that 20th Century Fox (the company currently holding control over the “X-Men” film franchise and it’s subsequent spin-offs) and Rodriguez are doing far more than just talking; likely hammering out key contract terms for each side.
David Fincher’s American remake of the Swedish novel-turned-film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo just picked up a female star in the form of Robin Wright. However, the actress won’t be playing the heroine Lisbeth Salander. According to Deadline, she will portray Millenium magazine publisher Erika Berger, who is also the sometimes lover of Mikael Blomkvist, Daniel Craig’s character.
Walt Disney Studios has acquired the film rights to the upcoming graphic novel Oblivion. TRON: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski created the illustrated novel written by Arvid Nelson and illustrated by Andrée Wallin. Kosinski will also direct the film.
Time for your weekly BOW. That doesn’t mean bend your knees — it means try your hand at Box Office Wizard. It’s our weekly box office prediction competition. All you’re required to do is predict which five movies will place in the top five of this weekend’s U.S. domestic box office chart.
More so than in any summer that has preceded it, the lovely sunny months of 2010 have shown a growing movement. Ironically, that movement is, well, not to move. The normally booming blockbuster season is wavering in terms of attendance, critical acclaim and audience reception. And those inflated Hollywood budgets could have something to do with it.
