This sounds odd. With the filming of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained well underway, Kurt Russell and Sasha Baron Cohen have reportedly dropped out of the picture. While Cohen cited his press tour obligations for the upcoming The Dictator, Russell has yet to provide a reason.
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Clark Gregg Joins Jason Reitman’s ‘Labor Day’
It was pleasing to see that fan favorite Clark Gregg got more screen time in Joss Whedon’s The Avengers and now Agent Coulson is looking to test his mettle with another eclectic collection of talent. THR reports that the actor is set to join Jason Reitman’s Labor Day.
Move Over Jessica Chastain! Rebecca Hall to Star in ‘Iron Man 3′
Disney and Marvel aren’t wasting any time casting the role of the ‘sexy scientist’ in Iron Man 3. A day after the omnipresent Jessica Chastain turned down the role, citing scheduling conflicts, Shane Black & co have signed up Rebecca Hall (The Town) to take her place.
Universal Eyeing ‘Kick-Ass 2′ with Jeff Wadlow at the Helm and May 2013 Release
Fans, rejoice because Deadline reports that Universal is in talks to finally make the sequel to Matthew Vaughn’s picture. Negotiations have begun with stars Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
Jessica Chastain in Talks to Play a Sexy Scientist in ‘Iron Man 3′ NOT!
With Scarlett Johansson also out of the movie, it looks like our redhead triumvirate will not assemble after all. Jessica Chastain will not appear in Iron Man 3 due to her very busy schedule. Read what she had to say after the jump!
Guillermo Del Toro Says ‘Prometheus’ Brought the Demise of ‘At The Mountains of Madness’
A year ago, we learned that Universal had nixed Guillermo Del Toro‘s adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft‘s At the Mountains of Madness and now, we know why. The filmmaker opened up on why the studio pulled the plug on his passion project on the forum of his official website.
‘The Avengers’ Shatters Record for Best Opening Weekend of All-Time with $200.3 Million!
The Marvel movie exploded through the gates with an unprecedented $200.3 million in its first three days, easily passing Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 ($169.2 million) for best opening weekend of all time.
Jonah Hill Joins Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
Deadline reports that Hill will star opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Scorsese’s adaptation of Jordan Belfort‘s memoir The Wolf of Wall Street. Needless to say, this is a major coup for Hill to get to work alongside Scorsese and DiCaprio.
Sharlto Copley to Star Alongside Angelina Jolie in ‘Maleficent’
Last night, we brought you word that District 9 star Sharlto Copley would take on the role of the baddie in Spike Lee’s remake of Oldboy. Well, it turns out that the South African actor has also landed another big profile role as Deadline reports that Copley will star alongside Angelina Jolie in Disney’s Maleficent.
Robert Pattinson to Hunt Down Saddam Hussein in ‘Mission: Blacklist’
Robert Pattinson certainly looks like he wants to make a clean break from Edward Cullen and the Twilight Saga as Deadline reports that the actor is set to star in the psychological thriller Mission: Blacklist. Pattinson will take on the role of military investigator Eric Maddox—the man who tracked Saddam Hussein all the way down to his rat hole in Tikrit, Iraq.
