Juliette Binoche In Talks For Godzilla Reboot
Legendary Pictures is reportedly close to adding Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche to their growing human cast of Gareth Edward’s Godzilla reboot. The French actress would join a cast that already includes Aaron Johnson, Bryan Cranston & Elizabeth Olsen.
Frank Darabont is currently providing yet another re-write of the script for the long delayed monster movie, but adding art house favourite Binoche to an already impressive cast list is a positive sign that the film has sincere intentions of dramatic substance beyond simply a path of wonton destruction by a Giant CGI Lizard.
Guillermo Del Toro Talks Justice League Dark
Guillermo Del Toro has revealed some initial details of his ideas for a potential Justice League Dark movie. Providing a darker take on an Avengers-style team of superheroes, the film would unite many of DC Comics popular supernatural heroes like John Constantine and Swamp Thing.
Speaking to Empire magazine about the project Del Toro explained:
“I am going to be presenting my storyline to DC and Warners of where I want to take this universe. We do have a writer, but until that is firmed up, I have to keep it a secret. I hope it happens.”
As for how tentative pre-production is going so far Del Toro added:
“It’s going really really well. It’s like meeting old friends. I grew up with Demon Etrigan, with Swamp Thing, with Deadman, so these are characters that are near and dear to my heart. I’d love to use the origins that are proper to each character. I love the idea of Jason Blood as a paladin and a knight…. I love the entire Constantine mythology, the Dead Man mythology, the Alex Holland Swamp Thing mythology. These are really rich things to well, and to dig.”
Del Toro most recently produced chart topping horror hit Mama and will make his own directorial return to the big screen later this year with giant monster movie Pacific Rim.
Angelina Jolie Directs Coen Brothers Unbroken
The Coen Brothers Ethan and Joel will reportedly write a new draft of Unbroken for Universal, a film set to be directed by Angelina Jolie and based on a book by Laura Hillenbrand.
The book documents the extraordinary true story of American World War II hero Louis Zamperini. The former Olympic distance runner survived 47 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean after his plane crash landed in 1943. He survived shark attacks and dehydration, only to be captured by the Japanese and tortured as a prisoner of war for two years by a notorious war criminal.
The film will be Angelina Jolie’s follow up to promising debut In the Land of Blood and Honey and already sounds like being Oscar worthy material, particular in the hands of the Coen brothers who have been Oscar nominated five times already for their screenwriting.
New Game Of Thrones Series 3 Trailer
Check out the latest trailer below for the much anticipated third series in HBO’s fantasy adventure series Game Of Thrones based on the incredible novels of George R. R. Martin. After a few tantalising teaser trailers this is first legitimate glimpse at some of the action, death and dramatic carnage that will grip the mythical land of Westeros this season.
As an added bonus our recent chat with Mackenzie Crook below who’s joining the new series in a significant role alongside series regulars Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie.
James McAvoy Wanted For The Crow Remake
Relativity Media are continuing their search for a possible lead in their reboot of The Crow franchise. Bradley Cooper had long been attached to the project but since he dropped out last summer the studio has been considering a range of actors like Mark Wahlberg and Channing Tatum. Now according to recent reports they’re turning their attention to X-Men First Class star James McAvoy.
For those unfamiliar with the long running series, ‘The Crow’ is actually Eric Draven, a Goth rocker who returns from the dead to avenge his girlfriend’s murder and his own death.
The series sadly remains best known for the tragic death of star Brandon Lee after being accidentally shot with a prop gun during the filming of the original 1994 cult classic.
Director F. Javier Gutierrez remains attached to direct the latest version and will be hoping to rescue the franchise from a series of increasingly lacklustre straight to DVD instalments. It remains to be seen whether or not the studio will succeed in persuading McAvoy to take on yet another comicbook inspired hero and slap on some Goth makeup and leather.
In the meantime James McAvoy is currently playing Macbeth in the West End and will next be back on screen in the next few months with Welcome To the Punch and Danny Boyle’s Trance.