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Whedon: 'Avengers has big stipulations'

Joss Whedon has admitted that he is working with "enormous stipulations" on his superhero movie The Avengers.

Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald, the director confessed that there are sections of his Avengers script that won't see the light of day due to strict guidelines from Marvel on the ensemble movie, which brings together Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man, Chris Evans's Captain America and Chris Hemsworth's Thor.

"I'm working on a movie that's got enormous stipulations and is going to be changing and fluid every second," he said of the superhero project.

"I've come up with dozens of scenes and lines and exchanges and monologues that I adore that are not going to be in it. But while I'm writing them they feed me, excite me and they ultimately inform the character."

Whedon, the creator of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Firefly, added that he is hoping to make a comic book film that will bring Marvel fans back for repeat viewings.

"I certainly will do everything in my power... to make it good," he remarked. "That's my power, that's all I've got. All I can do is make [The Avengers] good enough for somebody to see it twice."

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Jessica Alba praises Lohan in 'Machete'

Jessica Alba has praised co-star Lindsay Lohan's performance in the upcoming Machete.

The actress appears alongside Lohan in the Robert Rodriguez feature-length expansion of the fake trailer that played in Grindhouse.

Speaking to MTV News at the movie's LA premiere, she said: "[Lindsay is] so good in this movie. I can't wait for everyone to see [her in] it."

Rodriguez - who has frequently spoken out in support of Lohan - added that he predicts the movie will remind the public and media of her talent.

"They'll see the actress behind all that paparazzi nonsense that follows her and won't leave her alone," he said. "They'll get to see her and say, 'Oh, that's right, that's why we follow her around.'"

Lohan hit the headlines last month when she was sentenced to 90 days in jail and a 90-day stint at rehab after violating the terms of her probation stemming from a 2007 charge. She was released from jail on August 2 and allowed to leave rehab on Tuesday.

According to Radar Online, her attorney Shawn Holley Chapman has said that she chose not to attend the screening of Machete because "she thought it was better for her to focus on moving forward and not necessarily going to something splashy".

Machete opens September 3 in the US and November 26 in the UK.

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Jeremy Renner for 'Mission: Impossible IV'?

Jeremy Renner has reportedly opened talks to join the cast of Mission: Impossible IV.

The Hurt Locker star is apparently being considered for a key role in the next chapter of the series starring Tom Cruise.

According to Deadline, the movie's producers are looking for an actor who could potentially replace Cruise as the lead in future instalments of the franchise.

Renner will next be seen in the Ben Affleck-directed crime drama The Town. He also recently landed the role of Hawkeye in Marvel Studios' The Avengers.

Brad Bird is directing Mission: Impossible IV and J.J. Abrams is producing the picture, which begins production this fall for a December 2011 release.4

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Carell nabs 'Boyfriend For My Wife'

Steve Carell will star in and produce the Warner Bros romantic comedy A Boyfriend For My Wife, says Variety.

The project, a remake of the Argentine film Un novio para mi mujer, centres on a timid husband who hires a legendary Lothario to seduce his wife so that he can get out of his unhappy marriage.

Snow Dogs duo Mark Gibson and Phil Halprin will write the script for Boyfriend.

Carell, who recently announced his departure from NBC sitcom The Office, can currently seen in comedy Dinner For Schmucks.

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John Cusack to play Poe in 'The Raven'

John Cusack has announced that he will star as writer Edgar Allan Poe in The Raven.

The High Fidelity actor revealed his latest role via a post on his Twitter page, claiming that shooting will begin this autumn.

Cusack wrote: "officiali- will play edgar allen poe in fall-a-film called the raven, send any poe- gold - my way as i begin this journey into the abyss (sic)"

V For Vendetta director James McTeigue is making the movie, which will be a fictionalised account of the final five days of Poe's life tracking the American writer as he chases a serial killer taking inspiration from his works.

Ewan McGregor and The Hurt Locker's Jeremy Renner had previously been in talks for The Raven, but their roles were not specified and it is unclear if the duo are still involved with the project.

Last week reports surfaced stating that The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo star Noomi Rapace had met with McTeigue for an undisclosed role in the period thriller.

Cusack last appeared in sci-fi comedy Hot Tub Time Machine and Roland Emmerich disaster movie 2012.

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Kung Fu Panda' writers for 'Karate Kid 2'

Kung Fu Panda screenwriters Cyrus Voris and Ethan Reiff have signed to pen the screenplay for the Karate Kid sequel.

Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan starred in the hit 2010 remake of the 1980s original.

Will Smith will produce the upcoming sequel with Overbrook Entertainment partners James Lassiter and Ken Stovitz, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Voris and Reiff created the Showtime series Sleeper Cell and wrote the story for Ridley Scott's Robin Hood.

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Lang confirms supernatural in 'Conan'

Actor Stephen Lang has confirmed that the upcoming Conan movie will feature supernatural elements.

Speaking to MTV, Lang said that the upcoming adventure film would incorporate magic and supernatural characters and situations, mirroring Robert E. Howard's original Conan books.

Lang said: "If you read Robert Howard, of course, the Conan stories and novellas, magic, supernatural plays a huge, huge part in them - fakirs and magicians and wizards all over the place."

He added: "Magic is part of that world. The magic in this film, there's a lot of it and there's a lot of action-magic as well, a lot of magical fighting."

The Avatar star plays warlord Khalar Singh in director Marcus Nispel's movie starring Jason Momoa as the title character.

Conan opens in 2011.

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Stallone wants Willis for 'Expendables 2'

Sylvester Stallone has said that he wants to cast Bruce Willis as the villain in Expendables 2.

Stallone took to Twitter to announce his plan.

He tweeted: “Had dinner with Bruce Willis last night. I want him in EXPENDABLES II as a super villain. What do you think (sic)?”

Stallone has said that he has already "plotted out" a sequel to the hit action film, co-starring Jason Statham, Jet Li and Terry Crews.

The writer and director also revealed that directing the ensemble flick, which included Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke, had not been an easy task.

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Kristin Kreuk, Paula Patton circle 'M:I4'

Kristin Kreuk, Lauren German and Paula Patton are screen testing to co-star in Mission: Impossible 4.

According to Deadline, one of the three actresses could be cast as a young female agent in the sequel.

Jeremy Renner was recently cast in the movie, which stars Tom Cruise as secret agent Ethan Hunt.

Brad Bird is directing the picture for Paramount. JJ Abrams is producing.

Filming is scheduled to begin this fall for a December 2011 release.

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Moyer tipped for 'Fantastic Four' role

True Blood star Stephen Moyer is reportedly in line for a role in Fox's Fantastic Four reboot.

According to Comic Book Movie, the actor is being sought to play the film's antagonist Doctor Doom.

The proposed comic book adaptation is being produced by Akiva Goldsman, from a script by Green Lantern co-writer Michael Green. Adrian Brody and Jonathan Rhys Meyers are rumoured to be competing for the lead part of Mr. Fantastic.

Alice Eve and Amber Heard have been linked to the role of the Invisible Woman, while the relatively unknown Kevin Pennington is said to be in contention to portray the Human Torch.

Previous reports indicated that the project is in development under the working title Fantastic Four: Reborn, though Marvel and Fox are yet to confirm this.

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Reynolds, Cooper team up for action movie

Ryan Reynolds and Bradley Cooper have agreed to appear in a forthcoming buddy cop film.

The actors will portray two San Francisco policemen who work with their retired fathers to solve their latest case, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Up in the Air screenwriter Sheldon Turner penned the script for the untitled action project, which is reportedly meant to have an updated Lethal Weapon flavour with edgy R-rated elements.

Reynolds and Cooper are said to have both screen tested for the lead role in Warner Bros' upcoming Green Lantern movie, which eventually went to Reynolds.

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Bruce Willis in talks for 'Fantastic Four'?

Twentieth Century Fox has reportedly expressed interest in casting Bruce Willis as The Thing for Fantastic Four Reborn.

According to Comic Book Movie, Willis would voice the CGI character and appear briefly in a pre-credit sequence.

The studio is also rumoured to be eyeing directors including A-Team helmer Joe Carnahan and Harry Potter's David Yates for the project.

True Blood star Stephen Moyer is further reportedly in line to star as Doctor Doom in the Fantastic Four reboot.

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Ron Perlman: 'Hellboy 3 not in the works'

Ron Perlman has claimed that there are no plans to begin production on Hellboy 3.

Speaking to Movieweb, the Sons of Anarchy star said that the sequel is not currently in the works.

However, he added: "But the world is full of surprises. Write your congressman."

Perlman played the title character in both Hellboy movies from director Guillermo del Toro.

The actor further revealed that rumoured Bubba Ho-Tep sequel Bubba Nosferatu is also not moving forward.

"There is no movement on Bubba," he said.

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Charisma Carpenter to star in 'Crash Site'

Charisma Carpenter has landed a role in upcoming indie thriller Crash Site.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress will star with Ty Olsson in the Jason Borque-directed film.

Crash Site follows a family who must fight their way back to civilisation after their Jeep crashes in the woods.

Principal photography on the movie is already under way in Vancouver.

Carpenter is known for her roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and The Expendables. Olsson has appeared in Men in Trees, Battlestar Galactica and 2012.

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Clooney seeks Pine, Hoffman for 'Farragut'

George Clooney is lining up the cast for his next directorial effort Farragut North.

According to Vulture, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti are already attached to the political drama and offers are going out to Chris Pine, Evan Rachel Wood and Marisa Tomei.

The movie is based on Beau Willimon's off-Broadway play, which the former political worker wrote after serving Howard Dean's unsuccessful run for Democratic presidential nomination in 2004.

Star Trek's Pine has been linked with the part of Stephen Myers, a young spin doctor who uses dirty tricks to get his candidate nominated against a rival senator. Pine played the part to critical acclaim last year in the LA production of Farragut.

Hoffman will play Myers's boss, a role initially offered to Brad Pitt; Giamatti the manager of a rival campaign; Wood a teen staff member who sleeps with Myers; and Tomei a journalist looking into the lead character's misdemeanours.

Farragut North will be Clooney's fourth time behind the camera following Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind, Good Night, And Good Luck and Leatherheads.

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Aronofsky joins race for 'Wolverine 2'

Darren Aronofsky has reportedly entered the race to direct 20th Century Fox's Wolverine 2, according to Deadline.

The Requiem For A Dream and Wrestler helmer, who worked with Wolverine star Hugh Jackman on The Fountain, is one of the finalists for the director's chair along with Eclipse's David Slade.

Aronofsky's latest film Black Swan is currently screening at the Venice Film Festival and will bow in cinemas later this year.

Earlier reports also had Robert Schwentke (The Time Traveler's Wife) in line for the Wolverine job, but the German filmmaker is said to have dropped out of contention.

Wolverine 2 will pick up where its predecessor left off, taking the Marvel Comics hero to Japan.

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Clash Of The Titans 2' finds director

Warner Bros has named Jonathan Liebesman as the director for its upcoming Clash Of The Titans sequel.

The Battle: Los Angeles helmer will steer the second Clash after Louis Leterrier declined an offer to return to the director's chair for the follow-up.

Stars Sam Worthington and Gemma Arterton will be back for the second movie, which begins production in the UK next February.

Clash Of The Titans banked close to $500 million at the worldwide box office during its theatrical run earlier this year despite a critical panning and complaints about its 3D conversion.

The sequel, like its predecessor, will be filmed in 2D and retrofitted to 3D, reports Deadline

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Director: 'Depp, Jolie got along well'

The director of The Tourist has revealed that Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp got along well on the film's set.

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck told MTV News that the stars had never met before the first day of the movie's shoot, but there was "instant chemistry" between them.

"Believe it or not, Angie and Johnny had never met. Through all the years that they've been king and queen of Hollywood, they had never actually physically met, so I was the first person to ever bring them together," he said.

Donnersmarck added: "They just got along so well from the first moment they met that I knew it was going to be a lot of fun making this film."

The director noted that Depp and Jolie spent a lot of time laughing during the movie's production.

"I probably have hours worth of bloopers where they were just laughing because they had so much fun inventing stuff on the fly and letting their incredible creativity run free," he explained.

The filmmaker also stated that the stars were perfect for their parts in his upcoming thriller.

"They're actors with a capital 'A', but they're much more actors than they are stars, and I think that these parts were just right for them as actors."

The Tourist will premiere in US cinemas in December.

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Dwayne Johnson joins 'Journey' sequel?

Dwayne Johnson is reportedly nearing a deal to star in the sequel to Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the former pro wrestler will replace Brendan Fraser as the lead in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.

Josh Hutcherson will reprise the role of Sean Anderson from the first film in the Brad Peyton-directed follow-up.

Johnson will play the boyfriend of Sean's mother, who accompanies him on his voyage to find his missing grandfather.

The film, which will be shot in 3D, is loosely based on Jules Verne book The Mysterious Island.

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Paula Patton wins 'Mission: Impossible' role

Paula Patton has landed the lead female role in the fourth Mission: Impossible movie, reports Deadline.

The Precious actress, who held off competition from Lauren German and Smallville's Kristin Kreuk to win the part, will play a young operative who works with Tom Cruise's secret agent Ethan Hunt.

Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg are also among the cast for the movie, which will jettison the Mission: Impossible 4 title and rebrand the spy series.

Brad Bird (The Incredibles) is directing the film for a December 2011 release.

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