Wednesday, July 2

• Wanted's Millar Wants to Revive Superman Next

  Flush with confidence after the boffo opening of his Wanted, comic book scribe Mark Millar wants to take on none other than perhaps the greatest superhero of them all. Last week he revealed to London's Daily Record that he plans to "reinvent Superman for the 21st century," which I can only assume to mean that he wishes to make the Man of Steel dark, brooding and ultra-violent. That might be just what the doctor ordered after 2006's shrug-inducing Superman Returns, but is it realistic?

  Indeed, it appears that Millar's musings may not simply be the delusions of some crazy comic book nerd. "I've been planning this my entire life," he told the Record. "I've got my director and producer set up, and it'll be 2011. This is how far ahead you have to think."

  If that's indeed the case, someone might want to give Bryan Singer (director of Superman Returns and the franchise's go-to guy) a heads-up.

  
  

  Posted 07/02/2008 by Thomas

  Bryan Singer | Superman Returns | Wanted

• Sequels Galore for Wanted

  If you wished for more Wanted right after seeing it, like many probably did, you’ll end up getting exactly what you wanted. After the huge box-office success it turned out to be, the next two installments of the story are already in the works. Cinema Blend is reporting that Wanted will be made into a trilogy and that James McAvoy and Terence Stamp are both in on the projects. McAvoy’s character will likely end up fighting more corrupt fraternity weavers all over the world and Angelina Jolie may possibly be back for a second go, we'll have to wait and see how they'll work that out. Either way there is a lot more blood soaked, high-octane action on the horizon for fans of Wanted. 
  
  

  Posted 07/02/2008 by Mike

  James McAvoy | Terence Stamp | Angelina Jolie | Wanted

• The Wackness Review

  This year's winner of the Audience Award for Dramatic Film at Sundance is The Wackness, an ode to life in 1994's New York City when Mayor Giuliani was clamping down. It stars Josh Peck (in his breakout role from Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh) as a pot-dealing high schooler who barters his product for therapy sessions and has a crush on his shrink's step-daughter.

  It co-stars Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, The Love Guru) and Olivia Thirlby (Juno, Snow Angels), and opens in select theaters tomorrow.

  So what did we think? Check out our review of The Wackness and find out.

  
  
  Next Showing: The Wackness opens July 3, 2008 in select theaters.
  

  The Wackness trailer

  Ben Kingsley Stars - Releasing July 3, 2008

  Posted 07/02/2008 by Heather

  The Wackness

• Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell Partner for Holmes Flick

  A trio of comedy super-heavyweights are teaming up to send up the Sherlock Holmes legend. According to Variety, Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Bruno) and Will Ferrell have signed on to star in a humorous take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved detective stories, with Cohen playing the master Scotland Yard sleuth Holmes and Ferrell playing his intrepid assistant Watson. To complete the trifecta, none other than Judd Apatow is slated to produce. (Curiously, Variety fails to mention a director. These movies don't make themselves, people!)

  The Cohen/Ferrell project is not to be confused with Guy Ritchie's upcoming Sherlock Holmes flick, which presumably won't be comedic. At least not intentionally.

  Source: Variety

  
  

  Posted 07/02/2008 by Thomas

  Judd Apatow | Sacha Baron Cohen | Will Ferrell | Sherlock Holmes

• Kit Kittredge: An American Girl -- Review and Interview

  Your little girl has been hounding you to see the Kit Kittredge movie for weeks. She's got her Kit doll all ready, she's got the outfit, she's set.

  So the question is, is the movie going to do Kit justice? Can it live up to the books?

  Read our review of Kit Kittredge: An American Girl and find out. And don't forget our interview with star Abigail Breslin while you're at it.

  
  
  Next Showing: Kit Kittredge: An American Girl opens today nationwide.

  Posted 07/02/2008 by Heather

  Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Tuesday, July 1

• Exit Tom Cruise, Enter Christian Bale?

  Much is afoot in the world of director Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger). First, Variety announced earlier today that the prolific Australian would be directing Tom Cruise in the cold war spy thriller Edwin A. Salt, about a CIA officer suspected of working with those sneaky Reds. Now, Moviehole is reporting that Cruise is opting out of another planned collaboration with Noyce, the political thriller The 28th Ammendment. But don't weep for poor Philip. Word is that none other than The Dark Knight star Christian Bale might be stepping in to replace Cruise in the lead role, as a newly-elected American president who discovers the truth about who really runs the U.S. government (hint: it's the Freemasons). 

  Nothing's been confirmed, of course, but it appears that the wheels are indeed in motion to get Bale on board.

  Works for us.

  Source: Moviehole via JoBlo.com

  
  

  Posted 07/01/2008 by Thomas

  Christian Bale | Phillip Noyce | Tom Cruise

• Josh Peck on The Wackness

  Nickelodeon star Josh Peck is making the transition to adult subjects in the new dramedy, The Wackness, opening this Thursday.

  Check out what he has to say on playing a drug dealer, working with Ben Kingsley and doing his first nude scene in our interview with Josh Peck.

  
  

  Posted 07/01/2008 by Heather

  Josh Peck | The Wackness

• What a Joker
  

  Oscar buzz is flying all around The Dark Knight. Co-stars of the late Heath Ledger are saying that his performance is one of the best they’ve seen and that he raised the bar for his part as the Joker. Critics who got to see advanced screenings say that his role shows what a masterful actor Ledger was and that it is definitely Oscar worthy. If he does win, it will be only the second posthumous award ever given, the first going to Peter Finch for his work in the 1976 movie, Network.
  
  
  

  Posted 07/01/2008 by Mike

  Peter Finch | Network | Heath Ledger | The Dark Knight