Amazing Spider-Man 2 Casting News
Sam Claflin and Eddie Redmayne have joined the ever growing list of dashing young actors linked to the part of Harry Osborn in superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Douglas Booth, Boyd Holbrook, Dane DeHaan, Alden Ehrenreich and Brady Corbet have all also been linked with the role. Directed by Marc Webb the next installment in Sony’s rebooted Spider-Man franchise will swing its way into cinemas on 18th April 2014. Andrew Garfield will return as the masked web-crawler Peter Parker, with Emma Stone as love interest Gwen Stacey.
Time will tell who beats out the competition for the role, but Sam Claflin may have a slight disadvantage as his packed schedule already has The Hunger Games and Snow White And The Huntsman sequels in it.
Mike Myers Writes Wayne’s World 3
Mike Myers has apparently finished his first draft on a long awaited Wayne’s World sequel. Twenty years after the last big screen adventures of Wayne and Garth the new film will reportedly focus on the pair struggling to adapt to a new era of music, marriage and the internet.
Wayne’s World 3 doesn’t have an official production schedule yet and it’s not even clear if the project has been given the final go ahead from the studio. Mike Myers’ next project is supposed to be Austin Powers 4, but there’s been little news of Myers next James Bond spoof since the initial announcement that the groovy spy would be returning for a 4th time.
News of a possible third Wayne’s World film may be greeted cautiously by fans given Mike Myers’ troubled recent track record. Aside from a fleeting Inglorious Basterds cameo and voicing the suspiciously Scottish ogre Shrek, Myers has done little of note in the past decade.
Dana Carvey who plays Wayne’s ever faithful and awkward sidekick Garth Algar already expressed his enthusiasm for reprising the role in January. It seems he’s just as keen as Myers to revisit the popular franchise in search of a much needed career boost.
Brad Bird Won’t Direct Star Wars Episode VII
Brad Bird has officially ruled himself out of the running to direct Disney’s new Star Wars film Episode VII. Despite being identified as a leading contender, The Incredibles & Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol emphatically denied he would be taking charge of Disney’s surprising re-launch of the beloved space saga during a Twitter Q&A with fans.
“Not doing Star Wars,” he confirmed, before going on to explain that his next project was, a science fiction film… not Star Wars. The science fiction film I AM doing, is gonna be cool. That said, Michael Arndt is a fantastic writer and Kathy Kennedy is a brilliant producer. I will be first in line to see the new STAR WARS.”
The science fiction film he’s referring to is 1952, a project that recently landed George Clooney in its leading role and is already being compared to Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Whoever takes on the challenge of directing it, Star Wars Episode VII will open on 17th July 2015.
Star Trek Footage Previews Before The Hobbit
Nine minutes of preview footage for Star Trek Sequel Star Trek Into Darkness will be previewed at IMAX screenings of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey this Christmas.
Following the announcement President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment Greg Foster had this to say:
“Our longtime partners J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk and the Bad Robot team have really hit it out of the park – the footage is absolutely incredible. Their use of the IMAX Camera and canvas is sure to impress current and future Star Trek fans alike. We’re thrilled to once again work with our friends at Paramount Pictures to offer this extended ‘first look’ at this highly-anticipated summer blockbuster.”
The footage will be boldly going on UK cinemas screens including Cineworld sites in Dublin, Nottingham, Enfield, Crawley, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Ipswich and Birmingham, with more to be announced.
However fans will have to wait till 17 May 2013 to watch Star Trek Into Darkness in full.
Aaron Sorkin Talks Steve Jobs Film Details
Oscar winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, The West Wing) has announced that his Steve Jobs biopic will in fact be a ‘real time’ drama consisting of three 30 minute long scenes. Sony Pictures paid millions of dollars for the rights to turn the Apple founders authorised biography into a film, just days after his tragic passing on 5th October 2011. However Sorkin has admittedly based his screenplay on his own research, largely discarding the bestselling biography.
“I’m meeting with all the people in Steve’s life now, from [Apple co-founder] Wozniak to all the people who were around for the Macintosh. So I’ve been able to meet these people who revere him in spite of the fact he made all of them cry at one point or another, but he made all of them better at what they were doing.”
Explaining the unique real time approach of the film Sorkin has said:
“This entire movie is going to be three scenes, and three scenes only, that all take place in real time… There will be no time cuts and each will take place before a product launch. Backstage before a product launch. The first one being the Mac, the second one being Next after he had left Apple, and the third one being the iPod.”
A for how he wants to leave audiences and his ambitions for capturing the unique genius spirit of Steve Jobs, the screenwriter went on to add:
“I don’t know if you remember the ad campaign he did. It was the ‘Think Different’ campaign. ‘Here’s to the crazy ones.’ That’s how it began. If I can end the movie with that text and that voice over… If I can earn that ending, then I will have written the movie that I wanted to write.”