The future of 2012’s biggest movie (so far) could see a change in direction, as The Hunger Games helmer Gary Ross remains unsigned for the sequel, Catching Fire. The 55-year-old director began negotiations with Lionsgate back in early March, but no deal has been reached.
If the urge to fly to your nearest movie theater cannot be suppressed until the summer, allow us to at least give you a heads up about what April offerings might hold you over until the merry month of May.
Wanted or not, the remake of Total Recall is here! Next, bastardizing all those childhood wishes that your favourite stuffed animal would come alive is Ted, the first feature film from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane about a foul-mouthed teddy bear who causes an inconvenience in the life of his owner.
April showers may be upon us but so is a fresh slate of movies. Sam, Simon and Steven give our top picks for the upcoming month as well as point out which flicks you should likely avoid. Also, with the arrival of some new trailers, the gang looks at sci-fi remake Total Recall and raunchy comedy Ted as well as news that Anchorman 2 is coming and Ashton Kutcher is to portray Steve Jobs in a biopic.
If you’re just itching to get back to Pandora, well—try not to flame the messenger. Fox’s plans to release Avatar 2 in December 2014 look to be in serious jeopardy.
If you thought that Harrison Ford and Samuel L. Jackson would remain the only badasses to fly the friendly skies, bite your tongue; Liam Neeson is in talks to lead Non-Stop, an action thriller taking place aboard an airplane.
Harry and Lloyd are coming back—for real-sies. The Farrelly Brothers will direct Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in Dumb and Dumber 2 starting this fall.
