Sequel Bits: ‘Fast & Furious 6’, ‘Transformers 4’, ‘Anchorman 2’, ‘Scary Movie 5’, ‘Monsters University’, ‘Hatchet III’, ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’
Dwayne Johnson’s gone from franchise to franchise the past few years, but now he may finally be ready to lead an offshoot of his own. The actor reveals a Luke Hobbs spinoff could “possibly” arrive afterFast & Furious 6. Also after the jump:
Well, look,Skyfall’s one of the greatest action movies of all time, to me. Love Daniel Craig. Would love to be a Bond baddie for sure. You know, my grandfather was inYou Only Live Twice. He was a Bond baddie.
He’s less sure he wants to join up with theExpendables. Or rather, he’s not certain they could handle him.
Expendables 3, they’re not ready for me. They’re not ready for this ass-kicking.
In the same interview Johnson also commented on theStar Warsseries; read about thathere. [Hey U Guys]
Then again, if all goes well with theFast & Furiousseries Johnson may not even have time to think aboutBondorStar WarsorThe Expendablesanyway. The actor, who joined the cast in 2011’sFast Five, revealed that a spinoff about his character Luke Hobbs could be coming after this summer’sFast & Furious 6.
Possibly — possibly after this one. Possibly. I’m not quite too sure. I know that that’s the goal and we continue to build that character and let him take shape, for one. But yes, I can’t wait.
As if all the “possiblys” didn’t make it clear, this is in no way confirmed right now. Would you watch a Luke Hobbs movie? [Empire]
The Autobot-Decepticon war was pretty rough on Chicago inTransformers: Dark of the Moon, but the city is now ready to welcome back the giant space robots for forTransformers 4.
Reel Chicagoreports that theMichael Bay-directed sequel is “expected” to shoot in the Windy City from July through October. Though it should be noted that nothing seems set in stone yet — “Neither the production schedule nor cast has been completed,” the site warns.Transformers 4is scheduled forJuly 25, 2014. [viaHuffPo]
Dimension Films has released a new poster forScary Movie 5that… looks almost exactly like the old poster forScary Movie 5, only slightly more SFW. If you’ve got a few minutes to waste, feel free to play spot-the-difference,Highlightsstyle, with the images below.
Scary Movie 5opensApril 12. [Cinema Blend]Adam McKay’s “murderer’s row of day players” forAnchorman: The Legend Continuesis shaping up very well, withGreg KinnearandJosh Lawsonas the latest additions. But don’t look forMeryl Streepto be among them.Steve Carellpreviously hinted that hisHope Springsco-star Streep would “love” to have a cameo in the film, but now he clarifies that it was just a tossed-off comment and not an actual bit of casting news. “Yes she was a fan,” he said. “But there’s no validity to [the rumor].”
Carell explained that the conversation with Streep didn’t amount to much. “I jokingly said, ‘You should be in it.’ Meryl said, ‘Could you imagine?’ And it was just that,” he explained. Ah well. Guess we’ll have to settle forHarrison Ford,Meagan Good,Dylan Baker,Kristen Wiig,James Marsden, andJohn C. Reilly.
Even without Streep, though, Carell sounds totally pumped about the comedy sequel. “It’s like no time has passed,” he enthused. “It’s going to be really, really fun.“Anchorman: The Legend ContinuespremieresDecember 20. [THR,E!viaThe Playlist]
With the opening ofG.I. Joe: Retaliationjust days away, Cobra Special Forces isn’t being shy about its evil plans. Check out this sinister message from them below.
Luckily there are plenty of badasses on the side of good, includingBruce Willis' Joe Colton (a.k.a. the original Joe). Here he is looking locked and loaded in a new international poster.
G.I. Joe: RetaliationopensMarch 28. [Coming Soon,SuperHeroHype]
Dark Sky Films has unveiled the first teaser trailer forHatchet III. Just in case there was any confusion as to whom this movie is about, they mention Victor Crowley by name like three times in the first thirty seconds.
Hatchet IIcameramanBJ McDonnelltakes over at the helm forAdam Greenthis time around.Hatchet IIIopens in New York and LA onJune 14. [FacebookviaTwitch]
Every proper college needs a student-run publication, and nowMonsters Universityhas its own. A “self-diagnosed coffee addict” claiming to be a sophomore at the school has just started a site calledThe Grumblrto keep track of all the goings-on around campus. Check out a video of the basketball team reacting to Selection Sunday below:
There are also artsy Instagram-style photos, animated GIFs, memes about lame teachers, and complaints about homework. Click through a few of the pics below, or see the site in fullhere.
