MOVIE NEWS
SCREAM 4
Writer-director Wes Craven has spoken about the possibilty of a fourth
Scream movie recently, saying: "I had lunch with Neve Campbell (right) a month and a
half ago and she said she had been approached about a fourth Scream. Right
now I think she would do it."
But Craven isn't so keen himself on the possibility of returning to the
horror franchise that reignited his career in the mid-90's, saying: "It'd
have to be a situation where the gig and the money were right. Then I would
have to have complete control of the film because it just got a little too
nutty over there at 'Miramax' for me. I think there's a burnout factor with
that company. As much as I was a fan of their daring, their love of film and
everything else, everybody who works there is like, 'Let me out of here!' It
just gets a little bit too crazy."
But is original writer Kevin Williamson involved? According to Craven - "I
don't know. I'm just not in that loop anymore, and I'm not making any effort
to be in that loop. I heard about it from Neve and she asked me if I was
going to do it and I said I knew nothing about it."
ALIEN VS PREDATOR 2
Tom Rothman, Head of 'Fox', has given credence to rumours of a sequel to
2004's surprise hit
Alien Vs Predator,
saying: "... I think they just got
the script, they just got the script in... we are making that movie, it's
gonna be kick ass. We're hoping for August of 2007 release. That's what we
hope."
BATMAN BEGINS 2
Brit actor Paul Bettany has his first villainous roles in upcoming movies
The Da Vinci Code and Firewall, and is therefore strongly rumoured as a
contender for The Joker in the next Batman movie.
Bettany told 'ComingSoon.net' that: "Nobody has rung me up officially and
asked, 'Would you like to be in it?' I'm just wondering if my mother started
the rumors."
Director Christopher Nolan is returning to the franchise, after filming The
Prestige with Batman star Christian Bale.
PAN'S LABYRINTH
Director Guillermo Del Toro alternates between Spanish language and English
language movies, and the upcoming Pan's Labyrinth is in the former tongue.
It comprises another of his spectacularly horror fairy tales, akin to The
Devil's Backbone, and the one-sheet poster has been released (see right).
INDIANA JONES 4
The fourth Indiana Jones movie is still stuck in development hell, despite
occassional claims that the movie will be goijg ahead very soon, and
Harrison Ford is still getting older. The 63-year-old actor recently
commented on ID4 again, saying: "I can't tell you anything about Indiana
Jones, but I think you've just seen a film in which I perform physically to
an extent [that will be] sufficient for Indiana Jones. The audience is
there. Everybody involved is anxious to make the film again."
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA - PRINCE CASPIAN
Moves are afoot at 'Disney' to start work on the prequel Narnia story Prince
Caspian, with director Andrew Adamson again understood to be involved.
EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE
Remember those Clint Eastwood comedies with Clyde the orangutan punching
rednecked idiots? Well, stand by for the remake starring none other than WWE
wrestler The Rock...
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