Aaron Sorkin will Adapt ‘Steve Jobs’ Biopic
Aaron Sorkin will be adapting the screenplay for Steve Jobs, based on the biography of the same name by Walter Isaacson.
Aaron Sorkin will be adapting the screenplay for Steve Jobs, based on the biography of the same name by Walter Isaacson.
On the heels of The Avengers, the Marvel universe continues to expand in other films, as James Badge Dale has been added to Iron Man 3. Dale is fresh off of shooting his part in The Lone Ranger, and will be ready to join writer-director Shane Black’s take on the Robert Downey Jr. led superhero franchise when it begins filming later this month.Coldblood was never part of the Iron Man lore, so it’s clear that Marvel is OK with tweaking their movie canon a fair bit if it leads to more box office dominance.
You first knew him as a Kazakh news reporter, then as an Austrian fashionista. Now, dedicated character comedian Sacha Baron Cohen plays a North African fascist in The Dictator. The journey of Admiral General Aladeen is unlike his predecessors in that it’s not done in a mockumentary style. So, how does this change the actor’s shtick?
The success of the formula to date has led to comic gold for Sacha Baron Cohen in his three biggest endeavors: Da Ali G Show, Borat and Bruno, and now the question is whether he can keep it up with The Dictator, which opens tomorrow.The success of his formula to date has led to comic gold for Sacha Baron Cohen in his three biggest endeavors: Da Ali G Show, Borat and Bruno, and now the question is whether he can keep it up with The Dictator, which opens tomorrow.
The follow-up to last year’s most pleasant surprise has a new writer attached, as Scott Z. Burns has been hired to write the sequel to Fox’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes.Fox hired director Rupert Wyatt to return for part 2, as well as motion-capture specialist Andy Serkis, who provided the physical blueprint for the film’s CG protagonist, Caesar the ape.The story looks to be picking up shortly after the ending of “Rise,” which saw the exodus of a city’s worth of hyper-intelligent apes from San Francisco, while also laying out the initial stages of a viral outbreak destined to wipe out most of humanity.Fox studio CEO Tom Rothman has stated that the hope is to have the simian sequel in theatres for summer 2014.
In a strong week of DVD and Blu-ray releases featuring some of early 2012’s best films, but the winner of our Recommendation of the Week prize is the Blu-ray rerelease of the indie hit Being John Malkovich. In a strong week of DVD and Blu-ray releases the winner of Recommendation of the Week prize is the Blu-ray re-release of the indie hit Being John Malkovich which features the usual array of commentaries, documentaries and interviews. After weeks of disappointment we finally have the chance to report on a number of strong first releases. Particular highlights are Liam Neeson’s The Grey, the found-footage superpower movie Chronicle and cop drama Rampart. On the re-release front the releases are the thriller The Odessa File and Italian epic 1900.
Channing Tatum could be trading in his old address at 21 Jump Street for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The 32-year-old is currently in talks with Sony Pictures to star in White House Down, the next action film from Independence Day and 2012 director Roland Emmerich, who signed on last month. 32 year-old is Channing Tatum is currently in talks with Sony pictures to star in White House Down, the latest film from The Amazing Spider-Man and Zodiac scripter James Vanderbilt.Independence Day director Roland Emmerich signed on to direct the project back in April, along with his producing partner Harald Kloser. The buzz behind White House Down started early, when Sony paid $3 million for the spec script.
