Talks of a new Superman movie have been rife for the last couple of years. After the fairly lackluster showing of Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns, talk of rebooting Superman is gaining more traction in Hollywood.
And since a successful reboot is very important at this stage, it was mentioned that Christopher Nolan, who helmed and reinvigorated the Batman franchise with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, will be spearheading the Supes reboot because of his experience.
Nolan, in an interview, said that his involvement in the Superman reboot came about because of an “impasse” that has happened while talking about the third Batman film. Writer David Goyer brought out an idea (which he didn’t mention) for Superman that Nolan immediately loved.
There is speculation that the new Superman movie, will be like that of the new Batman movie, in that Superman will be the only superhero in his world, so any speculations about a crossover between the two is already out of the question.
Speaking of Batman, Nolan also said that the impasse he mentioned has already been fixed. He and Goyer are now moving forward with the third film, though he is still mum about who the next villain will be. He did say that they want to finish their story as opposed to blowing it up infinitely and expanding the story they’ve created.
I’m betting on Catwoman.
Krasinski could snag Captain America
John Krasinki is parlaying his success with The Office into a promising movie career. The star has already appeared in a number of modest Hollywood hits like License to Wed, and even starred alongside George Clooney in Leatherheads.
Now he is reportedly rumored to be near bagging a role that could catapult him to official movie stardom.
According to reports, he is getting closer to landing the role of Captain America in Marvel Studios’ The First Avenger: Captain America.
Krasinski has reportedly been meeting with the producers since the start of 2010 and has read for the role and even done some screen tests. He allegedly read for the role four times and has done two screen tests.
He is reportedly also reading with different actresses who are up for the female leads. The final decision for the casting might be announced in a just a few weeks.
Sgt. Rock revived
Sgt. Rock, the iconic World War 2 war (super)hero from DC Comics, was one of the more talked about comic book movie adaptations during the height of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s popularity. The Sgt. Rock movie was supposed to be one of Arnie’s next projects and there was a general consensus that he would be perfect for the role. Unfortunately, the project failed to materialize.
Now, more than a decade later, the Sgt. Rock movie has been revived. According to producer Joel Silver, the project has been given new life at Warner Bros. Pictures. Silver revealed that for this planned adaptation, the setting won’t be during World War II. The new plan is for Sgt. Rock to perform his call of duty in a war in the “not too distant future.” Silver further revealed that they want it to be a movie where the direction for the character is “where it’s going” and not “where it’s been.” The whole vision for the movie is for a futuristic war where Sgt. Rock will figure prominently. The scrtip is already finished and director Francis Lawrence is helping in the development of the movie. There is still no go signal from Warner that would officially mean the project is officially in production but hopefully 2010 is the magic year when we will finally see Sgt. Rock being made into a movie.
More Green Lantern info revealed
More information has leaked out about the currently in production Green Lantern movie.
Newly appointed Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment Geoff Johns, gave some relatively cool news about the new superhero movie. First, he confirmed that actor Mark Strong is going to play GL’s nemesis Sinestro. Strong was last seen in Sherlock Holmes and is also a part of the cast of another comicbook adaptation, Kick Ass.
AMong the other Green Lantern staples that you can also expect in the movie, based on Johns’ information are the Guardians, Oa, and fan favorite Kilowog.
Green Lantern will be directed by Martin Campbell and will star Ryan Reynolds in the titular role. Also starring in the movie are Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard and Tim Robbins. The movie will be released on June 17, 2011.
McFarlane begins writing new “Spawn” movie
I was a big Spawn fan. I began collecting the comicbook starting from the premiere issue. I think Todd McFarlane is an awesome artist. Unfortunately, his writing leaves much to be desired.
Despite that I supported him when his Spawn movie came out. It wasn’t a good movie mainly because the story was just too weak. Even though it made $87.8 million worldwide I didn’t want them to make a sequel anymore.
But apparently Hollywood still has faith in the Spawn character. Todd McFarlane has started writing the screenplay for a new Spawn movie. The new movie will reportedly not be a recap or a continuation but a completely stand-alone story. McFarlane said that the new movie will cater to an older audience, “just like The Departed.”
Good to see that McFarlane still hasn’t lost his arrogance.