This week’s Recommendation of the Week is Moneyball. The story about the 2002 Oakland A’s will be a contender during the upcoming awards season and you can see what the fuss is about with the DVD and Blu-ray release, which contains documentaries and behind-the-scenes footage.
To those who say “frak” in everyday life, we have good news and “eh” news. The good news is that Katee Sackhoff of Battlestar Galactica fame keeps getting work. Rough news is that her next project will be the female lead in the next “Riddick” film.
After getting a first look at Jeremy Renner in August’s The Bourne Legacy, it left some of us wondering: why haven’t we seen more than one still image of Renner in this March’s Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters? Turns out it’s because Paramount has been planning a schedule shift.
The studio’s fourth film based on author Robert Ludlum’s popular character is titled The Bourne Legacy and will feature JeremyRenner as a different character with a similar story named Aaron Cross.
Sony’s American remake ofThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo hasn’t quite met box-office expectations, but it appears we’ll still get adaptations of the other two installments in Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium Trilogy.”
It looks like George Clooney’s next mission will be saving Private Rembrandt, as he announced Saturday that his next film will beThe Monuments Men. Based on the organization of the same name, The Monuments Men follows the true story of civilian art-experts who were a part of the allied frontlines during the invasion of Nazi-controlled Europe. Clooney will direct and co-star.
Although Tim Burton ditched Disney’s revisionist Maleficent, a project that just hired a new director, he might take up the helm of another fairy tale-based property. This time, however, it would be about a certain puppet that wants to be a real boy.
Burton has expressed interest in Warner Bros.’ plans for a new live-action take on Pinocchio. This adaptation would see puppet-maker Geppetto taking center stage as he seeks the titular puppet. The Hollywood Reporter says Burton’s top choice for the part is Robert Downey Jr., who supposedly wants the role and the opportunity to work with Burton.
