Despite being a three-week-old leftover, blockbuster The Hunger Games crushed the return of 1990s properties American Reunion and Titanic 3D. The adaptation also cruised past the $300-million mark domestically.
This week on The Plot Hole we’ve got a fresh slate of movie news including which directors are vying for the Captain America 2 job and which monster movie property is getting a reboot at Universal.
As Tony Stark prepares to go solo again after playing with the other superfriends in this summer’s The Avengers, Marvel Studios has been looking for his next nemesis. Turns out that Ben Kingsley will play this villainous role in Iron Man 3.
Welcome to Rumor Has It, Player Affinity’s new weekly roundup of highly buzzed-about movie rumors circulating throughout Tinseltown. On this week’s docket, we have a rumor about The Avengers.
Despite rampant reports that Gary Ross will not direct the sequel to The Hunger Games, sources have told Deadline it isn’t so. Ross had reportedly given Lionsgate his notice earlier this week, but there’s still a likelihood he will direct Catching Fire.
Despite the blight of the action genre thanks in large part to Michael Bay’s presence, there are still a lot of sharp and smart action films to be had today. Trick is, you might have to seek them out in foreign film markets. After debuting at Toronto International Film Festival last year, Indonesian film The Raid: Redemption has hit U.S. shores packing a strong, albeit familiar, punch.
It’s been almost 10 years since we last visited East Great Falls’ Class of 1999. Since we’ve reunited the principle cast of the first film and have those great characters back, it’s time for the fun to begin, right?
