There is a strange trend in Hollywood at the moment of making fictional stories about historical figures. Rob Cohen is going to turn Sir Issac Newton, one of the world’s most influential mathematicians and physicists, into an action-thriller star.
When Ridley Scott announced he would be making a prequel to Alien, it had many cautiously optimistic. When that idea soon evolved into something wholly different but with some traces of Alien DNA, who knew what to expect.
When talking about young starlets in Hollywood, you can’t ignore Emma Watson. Mostly famous for the “Harry Potter” franchise, the actress now shows interest in an upcoming epic that probably has little in common with the boy wizard and his adventures at Hogwarts.
After blowing by box-office projections with approximately $56 million last weekend, Snow White and the Huntsman looks to be getting a sequel. Deadline reports that Universal has begun to put the necessary pieces in motion for a follow-up, including hiring venerable screenwriter David Koepp to do the scripting honors.
The mastermind behind two of sci fi’s greatest movies is returning to the genre after a 30-year absence. What’s he been doing since?
Casting for Roland Emmerich‘s next action film, White House Down, has heated up quick. Channing Tatum became the first actor to sign a few weeks back and just yesterday we learned that Jamie Foxx has begun negotiations to play the president. Today, Maggie Gyllenhaal became the first lady to join the cast, no pun intended.
During the MTV Movie Awards, The Hunger Games producer Nina Jacobson addressed the rumors surrounding the casting of Finnick Odair for the film’s sequel, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
