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Burt Reynolds, Kurt Russell And More In Talks To Join Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Burt Reynoldsis the latest big name to joinQuentin Tarantino’s Manson Family murder-inspired filmOnce Upon A Time In Hollywood. Reynolds is set to play George Spahn, the ranch owner who rented land to Charles Manson. In addition to Reynolds,Kurt Russell,Tim Roth, andMichael Madsenare all in talks for minor roles.Brad PittandLeonardo DiCapriostar. Burt Reynolds as George Spahn Tarantino’sOnce Upon A Time In Hollywoodis bound to generate controversy before and after it hits theaters....

Candyman’s Most Famous Moment Was Painful And Profitable For Tony Todd Bernard Rose’s 1992 film “Candyman” is based onClive Barker’s short story “The Forbidden,” first published in the anthology novel “In the Flesh” in 1985. In Barker’s original story, the action takes place in The Spector Street Estate, a fictional housing project in England, where a college student named Helen investigates the details of an urban legend named The Candyman. The 1992 film version of “The Forbidden” transplants the story to the very real Cabrini-Green housing development in Chicago — a project whose history is rife with corruption and racial discrimination — where Helen (Virginia Madsen) investigates a very similar urban myth....

Casting Bits: Lea Seydoux In ‘Grand Central’, Nolan Funk In ‘Riddick’, Mark Webber In ‘Arranged Marriage’ Rising French starsLéa Seydoux(Midnight in Paris,Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol) andTahar Rahim(A Prophet) are set to leadGrand Central, a France-set contemporary romantic drama byRebecca Zlotowski. Rahim will play a danger-addicted man whose nuclear facility job exposes him to deadly radiation levels. He’s transformed by a forbidden affair with a woman he meets at the plant (Seydoux)....

Dune Director Denis Villeneuve On How You Design A Sandworm Something that “Dune” fans may be most interested to see in director Denis Villeneuve’s film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction novel is the sandworms. These giant creatures burrow up from the ground on the desert planet Arrakis. We already got our first look at one last year in thetrailer for “Dune.” This week, “Dune” made its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival....

Dune Director Denis Villeneuve Says His Interpretation Critiques The ‘White Savior’ Narrative It almost feels like the hype for “Dune” couldn’t possibly get any higher, particularly after reviews across the board (including /Film’s) have been positively glowing. It would seem that director Denis Villeneuve has put to rest any concerns that he might not be able to bring the unwieldy, yet wildly influential story from the mind of Frank Herbert to life — especially when many others have tried before and failed....

Ewan McGregor To Play ‘Christopher Robin’ In Disney’s Live-Action ‘Winnie The Pooh’ Sequel As Disney continues its reign of box office domination, one of the most effective tools in the studio’s arsenal has been the live-action adaptation of a classic animated property.Beauty and the Beastis the latest example, pulling in over a billion dollars worldwide (and counting), but there areplenty more where that came from. One of the many in development isChristopher Robin, a live-actionWinnie the Poohsequel that follows an adult version of Pooh’s best friend....

Fan Art: Kristen Bell As Harley Quinn And Anne Hathaway As Batgirl I always love when fan art evolves from honoring a film to asking “What if?” Australian artist Josh McMahon has created some fun concept art for the possible future of Chistopher Nolan’s Batman series. The art above shows what Kristen Bell might look like as Harley Quinn. Apparently, Bell was the fan favorite for the role, so McMahon decided tp manipulate photos of the Veronica Mars star to show what she might look like in the role of Joker’s second hand....

Geoff Darrow Writing And Directing Shaolin Cowboy Movie Excuse me for never having readGeoff Darrow’sShaolin Cowboycomics but I know some of his other work, most initmately his illustrations for Frank Miller’s ultra violentHard Boiled, and I’ve heard of both Shaolin monks and Cowboys. Oh… and I also know that, according toVariety, the comic is being adapted into an animated feature by Darrow himself. They note that the producers on the film are to include theWachowskis....

I Don’t Have Friends, I Got Internet Lists: Ranking The ‘Fast And Furious’ Movies It’s safe to say that nobody saw the success of theFast and Furiousseries coming. What began as a straightforward tale of cops, robbers, and illegal street racing has ballooned (exploded?) into a globetrotting saga of espionage, high-stakes action, impossible heists, dramatic intrigue that would make your daytime soap opera of choice feel a little hot and bothered, and, most importantly, the importance of family....

International ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Poster Confirms Porgs Are In The Movie, And Isn’t That What Matters Most? The newStar Warsmovies are notorious for their secrecy. Disney and Lucasfilm play things very close to the vest, striving hard to maintain an element of surprise. As a result, we’re often left in the dark regarding what to expect. For instance: there have beenzeroPorgs shown in the marketing for this film, and I was starting to get worried....

Jake Kasdan To Direct Bad Teacher The Hollywood Reporterare reporting (from Hollywood, no less) thatJake Kasdanhas signed on to directBad Teacher. The screenplay charted on the 2008 Blacklist and was penned byGene StupnitskyandLee Eisenberg, who also wrote the imminentYear Oneand are at work on the pending draft ofGhostbusters 3. TheBad Teacherscreenplay revolves around Elizabeth Halsey, a teacher with a cussin' problem (er… no comment) who ends up in a bitter rivalry with her squeaky-clean colleague Amy Squirrel....

Jonathan Nolan NOT Credited As Screenwriter In Terminator Salvation Marketing I was looking at the official website forTerminator Salvation, and found myself looking at the credit list on the bottom of the site. Yeah, the PG-13 MPAA logo is there, but we already confirmed the rating to be true. What I noticed was that the official “written by” credits for the film have been awarded toJohn BrancatoandMichael Ferris. This is interesting becauseMcGhas been touting substantial rewrites byThe Dark KnightscreenwriterJonathan NolanandCrashscribePaul Haggisin interviews and convention appearances....

Joss Whedon Was Called In To Fix Scenes In ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Joss Whedon’s role at Marvel Studios is that of an overseer. Visualize him hovering over all the projects, comes down from on high when needed to help save the day. He did this onCaptain America: The First Avenger, and has consulted on everything since. NowAlan Taylorrevealed the writer/director ofThe Avengerswas called in to rewrite some troubled scenes during production ofThor: The Dark Worldas well....