Comic fans long awaiting a big-screen version of Lobo, based on DC Comics’ alien bounty hunter/mercenary, will be thrilled to hear the project is moving forward at Warner Bros. — but in the hands of a kiddy action filmmaker.
Casting is in full swing for Iron Man 3, and after landing Ben Kingsley as the villain a week and half ago, director Shane Black has snagged another respected talent in Guy Pearce.
It was quick, but it was frantic: After a 10-day scurry to find a director to replace Gary Ross in the sequel to The Hunger Games, turns out the odds were ever in the favor of another Lawrence: not star Jennifer, but director Francis Lawrence.
This week we have Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer and Matthew McConaughey in Steven Soderbergh’s stripper dramedy Magic Mike as well as independent efforts Area 407, Your Sister’s Sister, Hysteria and Lovely Molly.
Reports are coming in that directors Bennett Miller (Capote, Moneyball) and Francis Lawrence (I am Legend) are in the running to direct Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games.
As we discussed just this week on our movie podcast, The Plot Hole, Darren Aronofsky‘s potential involvement makes any film more interesting. Now, we can add a movie about George Washington to a concrete list of those very projects.
It’s a news extravaganza this week on The Plot Hole, with plenty of buzzed-about projects taking center stage. First we discuss the very intriguing teaser trailer for upcoming sci-fi action flick Looper, followed by a chat about the main villain for Iron Man 3 as well as two new star-studded, high-profile thrillers.
