New Lone Ranger Pictures
Check out the latest batch of images from The Lone Ranger starring Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp as the iconic Cowboy hero and his faithful sidekick Tonto. The film is being directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
Avengers S.H.I.E.L.D. TV Series Gets Characters
Character details are starting to emerge for Joss Wheadon’s new live-action Avengers spin-off series based on Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D. The ABC series will follow the adventures of dedicated S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and marks Joss Whedon’s return to the small screen following in the footsteps of Buffy, Angel and Firefly. Check out the initial character profiles below, with more likely on the way soon.
Skye – This late-20s woman sounds like a dream: fun, smart, caring and confident – with an ability to get the upper hand by using her wit and charm.
Agent Grant Ward - Quite the physical specimen and “cool under fire,” he sometimes botches interpersonal relations. He’s a quiet one with a bit of a temper, but he’s the kind of guy that grows on you.
Agent Althea Rice - Also known as “The Cavalry,” this hard-core soldier has crazy skills when it comes to weapons and being a pilot. But her experiences have left her very quiet and a little damaged.
Agent Leo Fitz and Agent Jemma Simmons – These two came through training together and still choose to spend most of their time in each other’s company. Their sibling-like relationship is reinforced by their shared nerd tendencies – she deals with biology and chemistry, he’s a whiz at the technical side of weaponry.
The first episode is due to premiere next year in 2013
David S Goyer Talks Man Of Steel Superman Reboot
Man Of Steel Screenwriter David S Goyer has spoken about working on the upcoming Superman reboot alongside producer Christopher Nolan, admitting that the pair have taken a similar approach to the recently concluded Batman Dark Knight Saga.
“What Christopher Nolan and I have done with Superman is try to bring the same naturalistic approach that we adopted for the Batman trilogy. We always had a naturalistic approach, we want our stories to be rooted in reality, like they could happen in the same world we live in.”
As to whether this will involve giving the new Superman film a darker tone more grounded in reality than his previous big screen adventures Goyer went on to explain:
“It’s not that easy with Superman and actually this doesn’t necessarily mean we will make a dark movie. But working on this reboot we are thinking about what would happen if a story like this one actually happened. How would people react to this? What impact would the presence of Superman in the real world have? What I really like to do is write ‘genre’ stories without a cartoonish element. I did the same with Da Vinci’s Demons, and I’ll do the same with Man Of Steel.”
300 and Watchmen director Zack Snyder will no doubt be ensuring that Man Of Steel has plenty of stylised super slow motion; while Henry Cavill slips into the iconic suit and fluttering red cape as our new Superman. The film also boasts a cast including Russell Crowe as Superman’s Kryptonian father, Amy Adams as Lois Lane and Michael Shannon as the evil General Zod.
Superman Man Of Steel flies back into cinemas fasting than a speeding bullet on 14th June 2013.
Mike Tyson Joins Scary Movie 5 Cast
Malcolm Lee’s unavoidable sequel Scary Movie 5 continues to add more names you should be vaguely familiar with to its cast of celebrity cameos. Already boasting the combined train-wreck talents of Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen the horror parody will now also have The Hills Audrina Patridge, Playboy Mansion girl Kendra Wilkinson and Mike Tyson to poke fun at.
Ashley Tinsdale, Molly Shannon, Terry Crews and Heather Locklear are among a surprisingly long list of other people who have already eagerly jumped on board for the chance to prove they’re still culturally relevant through the lucrative medium of badly script movie parodies.
The results of their collective desperation will be on show in cinemas from April 19th.
Johnny Depp Not In New Wes Anderson Film
Johnny Depp was widely reported as having joined the cast of Wes Anderson’s next film The Grand Budapest Hotel, taking his place among an unlikely lineup that was thought to also include Bill Murray, Jude Law and Angela Lansbury. However Wes Anderson has now confirmed that in fact Johnny Depp won’t be in the film at all, while admitting he would love to collaborate with the kooky star at some point.
“No. There’s a lot of… You know, the Internet has a way of announcing things on its own [laughs]. You will find that even though I’m very aware of the cast that has been announced on its own devices, you’ll never find me saying who’s in the movie. Or, as far as I know, anybody else. I really don’t know where it all comes from. In fact, Johnny is somebody who I would love to work with at some point, but he’s not going to be in this movie. But I actually have not put the cast out — I have not announced the cast. We have quite a great cast.”
Wes Anderson has at least confirmed that Bill Murray will be making his usual appearance in his next film, but he’s remaining tight lipped about which new faces will be joining him.