MGM's Robocop reboot is picking up steam, as casting is getting underway and Chris Pine is reportedly on the top of the list to play the cyborg cop. Director Jose Padilha, best known for Elite Squad, is directing the new take on the classic '80s sci-fi pic that was directed by Paul Verhoeven.
Aside from a cameo appearance in Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables last year, Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't been in a feature film of any kind for years. That doesn't mean he hasn't been busy, he's been governing the state of California and fathering a child with his maid. Now that he's out of office, and going through a divorce, what better time to make his grand cinematic comeback?
Chris Pine played an impressive young Captain James T. Kirk in J. J. Abrams' Star Trek, the successful prequel/reboot of that venerable franchise. He made Kirk cool again, and now MGM is looking for the same rejuvenation for their sci-fi reboot of Robocop. According to Twitch, Pine is at the top of MGM's casting list, though no official offer has been made.
Twitch reports that Warner Bros. brass is lining up Guy Ritchie to direct the film adaptation of DC's violent WWII comic Sgt. Rock. Warner Bros. and producer Joel Silver are positioning Sgt. Rock as Ritchie's next project after Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows wraps up. Though nothing has been officially announced, Ritchie is overseeing the current draft of the script.
Fiona Gubelmann, of FX’s recently launched comedy Wilfred, took some time to talk about her role as friendly next door neighbor Jenna. She spills some juicy plot developments and talks about working with co-stars Elijah Wood and Jason Gann.
Dario Argento certainly isn’t building any mystique around his upcoming low-budget Dracula 3D, starring Rutger Hauer and Asia Argento. In fact, the famed Italian director has just released a lengthy synopsis of the film, as well as handful of photos and a very long behind-the-scenes featurette. The Multimedia Film Production pic is currently filming in Italy.
On the heels of the recent release of two movie posters for Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, the first peak of the movie trailer has been leaked online thanks to an Entertainment Tonight teaser.
In episode three of the quirky comedy Wilfred, under-dog Ryan deals with his fear. We also get to see the result of Wilfred’s instigations from the pilot episode, especially concerning Ryan’s wallet, which he planted at the scene of a crime.
John Carpenter’s The Ward has attracted plenty of buzz recently, as it marks the horror master’s first feature film in ten years. He’s made a return to horror with The Ward, directing Amber Heard in a haunted mental hospital thriller that gets a limited theatrical release by ARC Entertainment on July 8th.
Eli Roth has made a name for himself in genre film over the years. He proved his deft touch at unsettling horror with Cabin Fever back in 2002. Then came Hostel and Hostel: Part II, proving he had an equally deft touch at gory torture porn. Now, The Playlist reveals that his next project might be a sci-fi film called Endangered Species.
