Universal Pictures may have given up on The Dark Tower, but director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer have not. In an interview with the New York Post, Grazer said they are currently “trying to get outside financing to make it, and distribute it through a major [studio].” Javier Bardem is still attached to the role of Roland Deschain.
Arrested Development fans have been waiting for a feature-length adaptation of the cult classic show for years. It’s been in the works and rumors have been flying across Internet boards left and right. There’s still a good chance that the movie will soon start production, but the skepticism from fans is probably just as high as their anticipation.
Bryan Cranston rose to stardom as Hal in the Fox comedy Malcolm in the Middle. While the actor went quiet for a while afterwards, recently, he's been making his presence felt. He appeared in The Lincoln Lawyer earlier this year and can currently be seen in AMC’s hit show Breaking Bad.
The highly anticipated, cinematic version of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games will be released on March 23rd, 2012. While the cast and crew are still in the filming stage of the first movie, Lionsgate has already made plans to move forward with the sequel and has announced a release date.
Jeff Nichols’ second film, the Michael Shannon/Jessica Chastain drama Take Shelter, has been gaining tremendous buzz, including winning the Critic's Week award at the Cannes Film Festival. The promotion of this possible Oscar contender hasn’t stopped Nichols from thinking about his next project though and he's already begun the casting process.
Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012) is stepping back from destroying Earth with his latest film, Anonymous. Here, he creates a film set during the Elizabethan era and explores the conspiracy theory on whether or not William Shakespeare really did write all his plays. According to this theory, the person responsible for his famed work was Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford.
