Tag: Source Variety

Transformers Sequels Starring Jason Statham Could Become a Reality

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   October 17, 2011

Transformers 4 and Transformers 5 are currently a hot topic at Hasbro following the toy maker’s third-quarter earnings call on Monday. And so they should be. Transformers: Dark of the Moon earned over $1 billion at the worldwide box… Read More

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The Lone Ranger Saddles Up for Adventure at Disney

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   October 13, 2011

The Lone Ranger will blaze the production trail after all with Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer cutting the necessary costs to get the Johnny Depp vehicle back on the saddle. Disney had originally balked at the estimated $250 million budget for… Read More

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Alexander Skarsgard of True Blood to Play a Viking

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   July 14, 2011

On HBO’s True Blood, Alexander Skarsgard plays the 1000-year old vampire Eric Northman. In an upcoming theatrical starring role, he’ll get the chance to play out the part of Eric prior to him first being bitten. Per Variety, Warner… Read More

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Russell Crowe Circling Superman’s Dad Role in Man of Steel

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   June 16, 2011

Russell Crowe has entered negotiations to play Superman’s biological father Jor-El in Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot Man of Steel per a report at Variety. In 1978’s Superman: The Movie, Jor-El was portrayed by then already… Read More

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Michael Fassbender in Negotiations for Danny Boyle’s Trances

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   May 7, 2011

Michael Fassbender’s stock is on the rise as the young actor’s name has been attached to Danny Boyle’s next project. According to Variety, Fassbender is currently in discussions with Boyle to star in Trances, an art heist… Read More

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The Dark Knight Rises Retains Gotham’s Mayor

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   April 16, 2011

Christopher Nolan has written Gotham’s Mayor into The Dark Knight Rises and Nestor Campbell is currently in negotiations with the studio for the role. Carbonell, mostly recognized for his role as ageless Richard Alpert on ‘Lost,’… Read More

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Liam Neeson’s The Hangover Part II Cameo Axed

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   April 9, 2011

Liam Neeson’s cameo as a tattoo artist in The Hangover Part II has been cut in its entirety. Director Todd Phillips discovered during the editing process that the scene immediately following Neeson’s cameo was no longer needed.… Read More

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Sean Hayes is Larry in The Three Stooges Movie

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   April 5, 2011

Sean Hayes has joined the Farrelly brothers’ Three Stooges movie project as Larry Fine. Hayes will team up with Will Sasso who has already boarded the Fox project as Curly. Casting is still underway for the third Stooge, Moe Howard. An… Read More

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Lily Collins Joins Relativity’s Snow White

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   April 2, 2011

On Friday, Relativity confirmed that they’ve found their Snow White in the form of Phil Collins’ 22-year old daughter, Lily. Relativity’s untitled 3D Snow White film is based on The Brothers Grimm tale and will be directed… Read More

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Bryan Cranston Up for Total Recall Villain Role, Story Details Emerge

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   March 30, 2011

Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston has entered negotiations to portray the main villain in Columbia Pictures’ Total Recall remake project. Along with the casting scoop from Variety comes the first plot details via THR which deviate… Read More

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