Rumors are flying everywhere when it comes to casting for Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class. According to everyone, Benjamin Walker was considered a lock as the Beast just a couple of weeks back. Last week Walker left the project, presumably due to the studio’s concern regarding his age compared to …
Read More »John Lithgow & Freida Pinto Join Rise of the Apes
John Lithgow and Frieda Pinto have joined the cast of Rise of the Apes, 20th Century Fox’s prequel to the Planet of the Apes franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog. Lithgow and Pinto join James Franco, who will play a scientist who is working on a cure …
Read More »James Franco Set to Star in Rise of the Apes
James Franco has signed on to star in Rise of the Apes, the prequel to the Planet of the Apes franchise, according to multiple sources including Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Franco will be playing a scientist who is testing a cure for Alzheimer’s …
Read More »Planet of the Apes Prequel Gets Release Date
Twentieth Century Fox has announced that the prequel for the Planet of the Apes films, tentatively titled Rise of the Apes, has a release date set for June 24, 2011.In the official press release, Fox announced that the film will be using CG apes created by Peter Jackson’s Oscar winning …
Read More »Matthew Vaughn May Helm X-Men: First Class
Matthew Vaughn, director of Kick Ass, is in talks to direct X-Men: First Class, the prequel to 20th Century Fox’s hit X-Men trilogy. According to multiple sources, Vaughn was the top candidate for the job, but then passed last week after talks fell apart. The Hollywood Reporter stated that Bryan …
Read More »Rupert Wyatt to Direct Planet of the Apes Prequel
Twentieth Century Fox is one step closer to start working on a Planet of the Apes prequel, tentatively titled Caesar. According to Deadline New York, British director Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist) has been tapped for the directors chair. The script has been in development for quite some time and was …
Read More »The Shadow to Lurk at Fox, Raimi to Produce
A few weeks back, we reported here that Sam Raimi was in the midst of getting 1930’s pulp fiction’s The Shadow to the big screen. There was speculation that he would direct the film, before properly getting started on Warcraft. Now, according to the Latin review, it looks as though …
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