James McAvoy Is Victor Von Frankenstein – Big 6 Morning Report
With I, Frankenstein and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein both in the works, it’s hard to see why we need yet another Frankenstein project. One good reason: James McAvoy. McAvoy is set to play Victor Von Frankenstein in Fox’s upcoming adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel. (Deadline) After rumors circulated about Micheal Caine joining Matthew Vaughn’s Secret Service, the comic book creator Mark Millar has confirmed that Caine is indeed in the cast. (/Film) The ensemble cast for Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar just keeps getting bigger and better. Now Wes Bentley will join Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Casey Affleck and Topher Grace in Nolan’s sci-fi epic. (THR) Melissa McCarthy is in talks to re-team with Bridesmaids and The Heat director Paul Feig’s upcoming spy comedy Susan Cooper. (The Wrap) Bryan Cranston and the cast of Breaking Bad talk about the show’s ending in an interview over at Zap2it....
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Ryan Gosling & Zac Efron Up For Roles in STAR WARS: EPISODE VII? – Big 6 Morning Report
Well, Disney’s Star Wars: Episode VII may be about to get 100 times hotter. Both Zac Efron and Ryan Gosling have reportedly been names mentioned in connection with the roles of Han Solo’s son and Luke Skywalker’s Son, respectively. The two actors, it’s worth noting, both got their starts at the Mouse house. (Latino Review) The Venice International Film Festival announced its line-up for the 2013 fest, including screenings of new films from Terry Gilliam, Hayao Miyazaki, David Gordon Green and Xavier Dolan. (The Playlist) Gwyneth Platrow and Ewan McGregor have joined David Koepp’s upcoming crime thriller Mortdecai, which stars Johnny Depp as a rogue art dealer (?) who must find a painting that contains the passcode to a bank account filled with Nazi gold. (Variety) Jason Sudeikis has confirmed that he is not returning to SNL. (Deadline) It looks like...
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Goyer Hints At A Title For The Superman/Batman Movie – Big 6 Morning Report
Zack Snyder mentioned a quote from Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns when the Superman/Batman movie was announced at comic con, one that would guide his approach. Now David Goyer has dropped a hint as to just how important that quote will be. The writer told Comicbook.com that “we’re actually not sure whether the title is Superman vs. Batman or Batman vs. Superman but yes, it’s–that rematch, that combination, the two guys onscreen and that’s happening.” (Comicbook.com) The Toronto International Film Festival announced the line-up for its 2013 fest, with the Julian Assange biopic The Fifth Estate opening the event and other Oscar hopefuls like August: Osage County and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom also set to premiere there. (Yahoo!) Christopher Walken has joined Clint Eastwood’s adaptation of the stage musical Jersey Boys. The actor who has starred in musicals like Romance & Cigarettes and Hairspray will...
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J.J. Abrams Isn’t Leaving STAR WARS: VII – Big 6 Morning Report
Because a little line of speculation buried deep in a blog post warrants a full denial, Lucasfilm is saying that, despite rumors to the contrary, J.J. Abrams is not dropping out of Star Wars: Episode VII. Although outright denials haven’t stopped Mr. Abrams for doing exactly what he said he wasn’t going to do (Kahn) in the past. Maybe Abrams’s big, unnecessary surprise for this movie will be his name not being on the credits as director when it’s released. (Badass Digest) Well that other franchise J.J. Abrams worked on is still kicking. Thor writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz are now attached to Star Trek 3. (ScreenRant) Following in the footsteps of the Veronica Mars team and Zack Braff, Spike Lee has turned to kickstarter to fund his comedy about blood addiction. (Kickstarter) Pacific Rim may have life in it yet. The film was...
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Ryan Murphy On GLEE’s Return Without Cory Monteith – Big 6 Morning Report
Cory Monteith’s character on Glee will pass and that’s the right thing to do according to Ryan Murphy who finally spoke on how Montheith’s death will impact the show. Glee‘s season premiere was already pushed back to Sept. 26 and now the two-episode Beatles tribute is also set to be a tribute to the late actor. (Vulture) Low-budget scares beat big-budget action and animation at the box office this weekend. The Conjuring scored $41.5 million while R.I.P.D. made only $12.7 million on a $130 million budget and Turbo took in $21.5 on a $135 million budget. (THR) At last, a reason to hate Breaking Bad. Chris Hardwick is now set to do an after-show program called Talking Bad, much like the miserable zombie talker Talking Dead. (Deadline) Terrence Malick is being sued for $3.3 million by the investors of his doc The Voyage of Time, claiming he spent...
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X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Sentinels Revealed – Big 6 Morning Report
Anyone familiar with the X-Men comics knows that Sentinels play a major role in the Days of Future Past story. But until now, we didn’t have an idea of what they’d look like. Well, Fox revealed the Sentinels at a Track Industries booth at Comic Con this week. You can see more pictures at /Film. In other Comic Con news, Gillian Anderson said a new X-Files movie “would be great” but ruled out a return as Dana Scully in a limited run series. Because, ya know, film is so much better than TV these days. (THR) Even though he couldn’t be at Comic Con, Sherlock‘s Benedict Cumberbatch recorded a message for fans. And you can watch it online. (EW) Pacific Rim‘s Charlie Hunnam will replace Shai LaBeouf in John Hillcoat’s cop drama Triple Nine. (The Playlist) The hit Chinese film Tiny Times, which...
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