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6 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »

Universal may have found the next A-lister to join its monster movie universe.

Russell Crowe is in early talks to play a Dr. Jekyll-type role, with the character first making an appearance in “The Mummy” starring Tom Cruise, sources tell Variety.

While other actors — like Johnny Depp in “The Invisible Man” — will first appear in standalone projects, insiders say some of the classic characters will make cameos in “The Mummy” as a means of launching spinoff franchises.

“The Mummy” is set to bow on June 9, 2017.

The studio tapped Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan last summer to help develop a monster universe for Universal with rebooted versions of the studio’s classic monster movies. Kurtzman is also on board to direct, and will produce alongside Morgan and Sean Daniel.

As of right now, Crowe would only appear in “The Mummy” but the hope down the road is of a possible stand-alone »

- Justin Kroll

12 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »

“The Intouchables” director duo Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache are reteaming with Gaumont on “C’est la vie,” an ensemble comedy turning on the behind-the-scenes of a lavish wedding.

Set over the course of one night in an 18th century French castle, “C’est la vie” chronicles a crazed wedding party from the perspectives of its caterer, photographer and DJ.

Budgeted at $14 million, “C’est la vie” will star Jean-Pierre Bacri (“The Taste of Others”), Vincent Macaigne (“The Two Friends”), Kevin Azais (“Love at First Fight”), Suzanne Clement (“Mommy”), Gilles lellouche (“La French”), Judith Chemla and Jean-Paul Rouve.

Nakache and Toledano are best-known for directing “Intouchables” which grossed $426.6 million worldwide, earned a Golden Globe nomination and launched the international career of Omar Sy.

Like “Intouchables” and “Samba”, “C’est la vie” will carry some social themes such as diversity within French society, although Toledano told Variety the light mood of »

- Elsa Keslassy

8 hours ago | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »

Looks like Big Bad Wolves directors Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado have exited Death Wish, the MGM and Paramount remake of the 1974 hit that Bruce Willis will star in, reprising the reluctant vigilante made famous by Charles Bronson.

The film is based on the 1972 novel of the same name. The story follows an architect whose life is ruined after his wife his killed and his daughter is sexually assaulted. When the cops come up short, the man takes justice into his own hands by hunting down the suspects himself.

So why did Keshales  and Papushado leave the project? Well its simple...“creative differences”. 

Deadline got a translated social media post from the filmmakers that pretty much explains the whole situation, check it out:

Relief. Finally a bit of breathing room. You probably remember that a few months ago we were bombarded with greetings and congratulations on receiving our first Hollywood job, »

- Kellvin Chavez

45 minutes ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »

Exclusive: The actor who played prosecutor Christopher Darden in FX’s The People v O.J. Simpson now is going to play a high-profile defendant. Sterling K. Brown has been cast in Marshall, director Reginald Hudlin’s biopic starring Chadwick Boseman as former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Brown will play Joseph Spell, an itinerant worker newly relocated from Louisiana to Connecticut, where he is accused of the rape and attempted murder of a wealthy Greenwich… »

50 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »

Sterling K. Brown has joined Chadwick Boseman and Josh Gad in the Thurgood Marshall drama “Marshall.”

Brown, who portrayed Christopher Darden in the FX series “The People V. Oj Simpson: American Crime Story,” will play the part of Joseph Spell, an itinerant worker newly relocated from Louisiana to Connecticut, where he is accused of the rape and attempted murder of a wealthy socialite.

The subsequent 1941 trial teamed a young Thurgood Marshall, counsel for a struggling NAACP, to Connecticut. He teamed with young Jewish lawyer Sam Friedman to defend Spell. The sensational trial, which ended with Spell being found not guilty, is set against a background of Northern racism and anti-Semitism.

Boseman is playing Marshall and Gad is portraying Friedman. “Django Unchained” producer Reginald Hudlin is directing from a a script by Michael Koskoff and his son, screenwriter Jacob Koskoff.

The film begins production this month in Buffalo, N.Y. “Marshall »

- Dave McNary

1 hour ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Since 2011’s X-Men: First Class, the X-Men movies have been set in the past, jumping forward a decade with each movie. For X-Men: Apocalypse, we’re heading back to the 1980s, and in the midst of watching the mutant superheroes dealing with Apocalypse, his Four Horsemen and other threats, moviegoers will also be treated to various staples of the era, including classic arcade video games. Well, classic in that universe, anyway. To give fans a throwback of ‘80s video game nostalgia, X-Men: Apocalypse has partnered with SpacePortArcade.com to showcase the Retro X: Arcade. There you’ll find just a few of the video games available for Cyclops, Jean Grey, Jubilee, Nightcrawler and Professor Charles Xavier’s other students to play at the arcade in their local mall or on their home consoles. You can head over there to play the games for yourself, but »

1 hour ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »

DreamWorks is now searching for a new person to helm its upcoming sci-fi thriller Intelligent Life, as Selma director Ava DuVernay has left the job she took in February due to scheduling conflicts, Deadline has confirmed. Lupita Nyong’o is set to star in the story of a United Nations worker tasked with representing humanity in the event of extraterrestrial contact who falls in love with a mysterious woman who may, or may not, actually be an alien. It’s written by Jurassic… »

1 hour ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

What if Gladiator had Iron Man in the lead role instead? What does President Ellis think about The Avengers leading up to Captain America: Civil War? When does Batman: The Killing Joke hit Blu-ray and Digital HD? What are the latest opening weekend numbers for Captain America: Civil War? Will Thanos allow Marvel to fix […]

The post Superhero Bits: X-Men Games, The Killing Joke Release Date, Civil War Opening Weekend & More appeared first on /Film. »

- Ethan Anderton

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