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Javier Bardem Offered Lead In ‘The Dark Tower’ It was just earlier today that we heardChristian Balemight be on thewishlistfor the role of Roland Deschain inRon HowardandAkiva Goldsman’s film and TV adaptation ofStephen King’s seriesThe Dark Tower. It seemed odd, given that Mr. Bale will soon have his hands full being Batman for a third and possibly final time. But the source was the same one that had pegged Javier Bardem and Viggo Mortensen as beingserious contenders, and that info turned out to be on the money....

John Cena Replaces Dwayne Johnson As Lead In ‘The Janson Directive’ Large menDwayne “The Rock” JohnsonandJohn Cenaare teaming for an adaptation of Robert Ludlum’sThe Janson Directive.Sort of. Johnson was originally going to star in the film, but his busy schedule has gotten in the way. Now, Cena will fill the part Johnson has vacated while Johnson serves as executive producer. The Janson Directive, a posthumous novel fromBourne Identityauthor Robert Ludlum, is getting the big screen treatment....

Jon Favreau Calls Summer 2011 A Box Office ‘Bloodbath’ Audiences love the summer because it’s the home of the blockbuster but, in terms of memorable films, the summer of 2010 was a major disappointment. Outside ofToy Story 3andInception, the rest ofthe top 10 films at the box officewere a mixed bag of mediocre sequels and remakes. Thankfully, next summer will more than make up for it, at least in terms of blockbuster potential....

Let Me In Director Matt Reeves Offers Further Thoughts On Remaking A Cult Classic, Defends Against Twilight Comparisons More than a year ago, weran a storyexplaining whyCloverfielddirectorMatt Reeveswanted to remake the beloved Swedish horror film,Let the Right One In. His personal take on the material led me to believe that perhapsLet Me Incould actually end up being a worthwhile American take on the material. Reevesrecently spoke to MTV, and offered more insight into his personal connection with the story....

Martin Campbell Reflects On Directing Jackie Chan In ‘The Foreigner’ Action starJackie Chanand directorMartin Campbellwere a fine match. InThe Foreigner, Campbell’s eye for clarity and Chan’s physical prowess resulted in top-notch action. Not only were the set pieces crystal clear yet dirty, they were dramatic. The revenge story, in which Chan’s character loses his daughter in a terrorist attack and wants names, was elevated by the appeal of the actor’s old and new talents....

Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Will “Be Like Nothing We’ve Ever Seen,” Says Screenwriter Eric Roth Killers of the Flower Moon, the new movie fromMartin Scorsese, is currently in pre-production, and the anticipation is already through the roof. Not only is it a new Scorsese movie, but it also reunites Scorsese with bothLeonardo DiCaprioandRobert De Niro. On top of that, it’s adapting an acclaimed book by David Grann, based on a true story....

Netflix Officially Grabs Soderbergh’s ‘The Laundromat’ As More Actors Join This past summer, we heard Netflix might be interested in acquiringSteven Soderbergh’sThe Laundromat, the prolific filmmaker’s upcoming movie which tells the true story of the publication of the Panama Papers, the largest leak of corporate data in history. It turns out the streaming platform’s interest was real, because Netflix is now officially on board to finance and release the movie....

New Images From The Northman Show Ethan Hawke And Willem Dafoe In Full Viking Regalia Look, I’m an awfully simple man. You tell me that filmmaker Robert Eggers is writing and directing a new movie about Vikings that promises to deliver a sweeping tale about revenge (and that the movie is also co-written by poet/novelist Sjón!), and I’m going to spend every waking moment in breathless anticipation until that movie releases in theaters....

Nintendo May Finally Start Making Movies Again Nintendomade their first and only foray into motion pictures with the positively disastrous 1993 adaptationSuper Mario Bros., which was recentlyskewered by the folks at Honest Trailers. Since then, the video game company has steered clear of bringing any of their other characters to the big screen, and we don’t blame them But it’s been 22 years now, and with anew deal at Universal Studiosbringing Nintendo characters to life in a new theme park environment, the company might be turning over a new leaf when it comes to expanding the media reach of their most treasured characters to create some Nintendo movies....

Peter Berg Wants To Make ‘The Rundown 2’ With Jonah Hill Fans ofThe Rundownhave had their hearts played with more than once over the past few years. Ever since it was first talked about, a sequel toPeter Berg’s excellent popcorn movie has almost sounded too good to be true. There’s never been any concrete news to make us think we’ll see Beck (Johnson) go on another adventure. That’s still the case, but at least Peter Berg remains interested in directing a sequel, especially if it co-starsJonah Hill....

Ranking The 10 Best ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ Sketches On The Show’s 50th Anniversary It’s not hyperbole to note that the Monty Python comedy troupe changed the state of comedy. The six men who made up the group — Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin — came together as an unstoppable force that reshaped what TV comedy could be, before they then upended expectations of what film comedy could be in the late 1970s....

Sacha Baron Cohen’s Latest Prank Involved Crashing An Alt-Right Rally For A Racist Singalong It looks likeSacha Baron Cohenis at it again. The notorious provocateur and satirist, who has built up a reputation for pranking real people while in disguise for his projects, has apparently staged his latest prank at an alt-right rally. Baron Cohen reportedly crashed a rally for the far-right militia group known as the Washington Three Percenters, leading the rally in a racist singalong before he nearly caused a riot and was chased out by the crowd....

Sequel Bits: ‘Creed II’, ‘John Wick 3’, ‘Glass’, ‘Big Trouble In Little China’, ‘The LEGO Movie 2’, ‘Kingsman’ In this edition of Sequel Bits: Creed IIis very much a callback toRocky IV. But at one point, it almost had aRocky IIIreference as well. Speaking withUproxx,Creed IIdirectorSteven Caple Jr.confirmed that one point, serious thought was given to bringing backRocky IIIantagonist, played byMr. T: Ultimately, Clubber didn’t show up, and that’s probably for the best....