One of the most side-splittingly funny parts of the Coen Brothers' iconic comedy The Big Lebowski is undoubtedly "pederast" bowler Jesus Quintana (John Turturro), who provided many of the film's best lines ("Nobody fucks with the Jesus!). Given the character's now-legendary status, perhaps it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that Turturro is interested in reprising the role.
Though it's safe to say that none of us look back on Stephen Sommers' G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra with fond memories, at least Jon M. Chu's follow-up G.I. Joe: Retaliation was at least a bit more fun - thanks mostly to new star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Retaliation rushed past Rise of Cobra at the box office, earning $375 million as opposed to the first film's $302 million, which made a third movie an absolute certainty. I'm not sure if any of us here were calling for G.I. Joe 3, but perhaps, seeing as The Rise of Cobra sucked and Retaliation was bearable, third time will be the charm for the franchise.
Get ready to return to perpetually rainy Seattle - AMC's increasingly ironically named The Killing is returning from the dead once again for a six episode final season this August, thanks to Netflix. For the many of you who never paid attention to the dour police drama, Netflix just released a trailer reminding subscribers that they can stream the first three seasons right now.
When Will Smith unexpectedly dropped out of Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures' Brilliance, the studios were left scrambling to find a replacement. For a while, that replacement appeared to be Oscar winner Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club), who had been approached by the studios and, according to some sources, was keenly interested in the project. Now, according to Nikki Finke, however, Leto has opted to walk away from the film.
We learned last year that a Rambo television series was in the works with Avi Lerner, Entertainment One and New Image, but it's been a while since we've heard much of anything about the long-rumored Rambo V. Is Sylvester Stallone done with the iconic character, or is there another installment on the way?
Mysteries will surely abound in this Sunday's premiere of the HBO apocalyptic drama The Leftovers, which doesn't come as much of a surprise considering that Lost writer Damon Lindelof is on board as co-creator. Hopefully, though, the answers that this new series offers viewers will be a little more satisfying than those offered to the patient Lost fans who stuck with the drama over six frustrating seasons. What's been made clear from the commercials for The Leftovers is that viewers are in for one creepy, atmospheric ride - and a new spot for the show doesn't do much more than reaffirm that expectation.
Is there trouble on the Eastern Front? If Showbiz 411 is to be believed, Brad Pitt's World War II epic Fury is in a bind with certain scenes and will begin reshoots on July 1st in Los Angeles. Apparently, casting is now underway for two actors to play SS officers who will have a key role in the new scenes. Does this mean that Fury will have trouble making its November release date?
Last summer's The Purge became a word-of-mouth success, grossing $89 million on a miniscule $3 million budget and making a sequel all but inevitable. Luckily, returning writer-director James DeMonaco appears to be changing things up in The Purge: Anarchy, shifting the focus from an upper-class family fending off masked intruders to a group of city dwellers attempting to survive an all-out war encouraged by the authorities.
Hot off his starring role in the red-hot teen romance The Fault in Our Stars opposite Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort has locked down the lead role in another highly promising, albeit drastically different, project. The young actor will portray acclaimed American pianist Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn, Jr. in the biopic Van Cliburn.
The American Revolution will continue, with news that AMC has decided to pick up its freshman historical drama Turn for a second season of ten episodes. One of the network's two scripted newcomers this year (along with Halt and Catch Fire), Turn was never a lock to return. It got off to a weak start and maintained low ratings throughout its first season. Regardless of the ratings though, AMC evidently believes in the storytelling abilities of writer-creator Craig Silverstein.
