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'Star Trek 2' to miss scheduled release date

The next Star Trek movie will not open in June 2012, it has been reported.

The sequel to 2009's Star Trek was originally slated for release on June 29, 2012, but Deadline now reports that Paramount has given that date to G.I. Joe: Retaliation in order to allow writers more time to work on the new Star Trek.

JJ Abrams has - according to the website - committed to directing the film, though this has yet to be officially confirmed. The Lost creator apparently plans to devote himself to working with screenwriters Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof in order to complete the script in time for a late 2012 or summer 2013 release.

Abrams confessed in June that the Star Trek sequel might miss its scheduled release date, saying that his current priority is to make sure the film's story is good.

Meanwhile, Lindelof admitted in a recent interview that he is feeling the pressure to write a great sequel to Star Trek.

Simon Pegg, who played Enterprise engineer Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott in Star Trek, told Digital Spy last month that the new Star Trek film will begin production this year.

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Simon Pegg to play crime novelist paranoid about murder

Simon Pegg has started filming the upcoming psychological comedy A Fantastic Fear of Everything.

The film will be the directorial debut of Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills, with music video director Chris Hopewell also involved.

The Paul actor will play a crime novelist named Jack who becomes paranoid after researching Victorian serial killers. He then finds himself with an overwhelming fear of being murdered.

Pegg will be joined by Sheridan Smith, Amara Khan and Claire Higgins in the movie. It will be the first film funded by a new initiative to help small budget productions from Pinewood Studios.

The Spaced star will soon make a return to the Mission: Impossible franchise, which will apparently see him play a bigger role than in the previous instalment.

Pegg also recently revealed that the script for his latest film project The World's End should have a first draft in the near future.

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Daniel Craig: 'Bond 23 script is better than Casino Royale

Daniel Craig has said that he is more excited about the script for the latest James Bond movie than he was for Casino Royale.

The British actor revealed to his Cowboys & Aliens director Jon Favreau that he believes reuniting with his Road to Perdition director Sam Mendes will result in a "classic" 007 movie.

Craig said: "I think it's a great choice because Sam has a fervour and energy to really direct a Bond movie with a capital B.

"He'll feet-first run himself into it, [he's] read every book and just soaked up everything about it. I read the script the other day and I'm more excited about this than I was about Casino because we've kind of got a classic Bond movie plus lots of other things."

Asked if a "classic" Bond meant a return for Q, Craig suggested that the new movie would continue to be light on gadgets.

"Trying to find something that's new and interesting is really difficult... Mostly, the technology is in the public arena now or some type of it," he commented.

Craig's third outing as James Bond, following on from Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, will be released on October 26, 2012.

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Robert Patrick joins Sean Penn's 'Gangster Squad

Robert Patrick has joined Ruben Fleischer's 1940s crime drama The Gangster Squad.

Bryan Cranston was previously in talks for the role, but has since dropped out reportedly due to scheduling conflicts.

Patrick will now play the role of the laconic LAPD officer Max Kennard, according to Variety.

Known for playing the T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the actor joins a cast that includes Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Michael Pena and Giovanni Ribisi. Emma Stone is also said to be in talks for a prominent role in the drama.

The Gangster Squad focuses on a team of police officers, led by Brolin and Gosling's characters, trying to take down Mickey Cohen (Penn).

Patrick has also appeared in Walk the Line as Ray Cash and television series The Unit as Colonel Tom Ryan.

Cranston, meanwhile, is currently starring as Walter White on the fourth season of Breaking Bad and will be seen in the Gosling-led film Drive.

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John Travolta, Chuck Norris to join 'Expendables 2'?

John Travolta and Chuck Norris are said to be joining the cast of The Expendables 2.

David Varod, the head of the Bulgaria-based NU Boyana studios - where the movie will shoot - claimed that the two actors will be starring in the follow-up to last year's ensemble action film.

When asked what stars would be heading to Bulgaria, Varod told Novinite: "Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, John Travolta, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke... who else? Of course, Bruce Willis.

"The director is Simon West, who is also a name. He is already here and has started working on the film. I believe the sequel will be better than the first movie."

However, Jet Li, who appeared in the original film, is notably missing from Varod's list.

Varod also revealed that the film will begin shooting in September.

"The shooting is going to take place in the second week of September," Varod said. "The movie is on, definitely."

Van Damme was cast as one of the film's main villains in May, despite turning down an appearance in the original.

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Kevin Bacon joins the cast of 'R.I.P.D

Kevin Bacon has signed on to star in R.I.P.D.

The Apollo 13 star will portray the villain in the forthcoming adaptation of the Dark Horse comic book, according to Variety.

R.I.P.D., which stands for Rest In Peace Department, centres on a ghostly police force who battle unhinged spirits.

The film stars Ryan Reynolds as a cop, with Jeff Bridges as his partner.

Bacon previously played a villain in this summer's X-Men: First Class.

Jodie Foster was reportedly approached to appear in the action comedy last month in the part of Procter, the boss of the police force in question.

R.I.P.D. is scheduled to open in cinemas on June 28, 2013.

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Adam Sandler to remake 'Three Men and a Baby'?

Adam Sandler is allegedly planning to remake Three Men and a Baby.

The Funny People star will reportedly team up with Disney for a new version of the hit '80s comedy, which starred Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson.

Sandler will not be one of the main characters in the new Three Men, although he will potentially have a cameo role, says Movieweb.

The remake will supposedly centre on three gay men who become guardians to an infant child. Sandler's Grown Ups co-stars Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David Spade are all said to be interested in starring in the new Three Men and a Baby.

Selleck last year revealed that Disney had approached him about reprising his role in the comedy series for Three Men and a Bride.

"It is true that Disney checked my availability," he said. "And I know they checked Ted's and Steve's, and then had a script written, I think tentatively called Three Men and a Bride, which kind of says it all [about the story]."

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Max Payne' director John Moore to make 'Die Hard 5'?

Max Payne director John Moore is reportedly in talks to direct Die Hard 5.

Moore has been told that he is first choice for the film after Noam Murro had to depart due to the high demands of making 300 prequel Xerxes, Twitch Film reports.

Die Hard 5 will see hero John McClane (Bruce Willis) team up with his son to foil criminal forces in Russia. The new script is by X-Men Origins: Wolverine writer Skip Woods.

Murro was originally attached to the sequel after his successful campaign for Halo.

Willis, who stars in the first four films, said last year that shooting on the fifth film is likely to go ahead in 2011.

The actor also admitted that he only wants to do two more films in the action franchise.

He said: "In the next few years they could easily find a replacement for me or call the character someone else. But for me, I want to do Die Hard 5, then one final Die Hard movie - Die Hard 6 - before finally hanging that white vest up for good.

"At the moment, I can run and I can fight on screen. But there will come a time when I no longer want to do that. That's when I'll step away from the Die Hard films."

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Dr Strange' movie in the works from Marvel

Marvel Studios is reportedly still working on a Doctor Strange movie.

Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer have delivered their screenplay to the company, reports Twitch.com.

According to an unnamed insider, Marvel is pushing forward with the development of the film and has drafted up a shortlist of directors to approach with the script.

Donnelly and Oppenheimer worked on a draft of Cowboys & Aliens and Conan the Barbarian, which opens on August 19.

Dr Stephen Strange is a neurosurgeon who turns to the mystical arts after damaging his hands. He goes on to become the most powerful sorcerer in the Marvel Universe.

Pixar has been connected to a Dr Strange project in previous rumours.

This summer has seen the release of Thor, X-Men First Class and Captain America: The First Avenger by Marvel.

The character will star in Marvel's forthcoming Defenders comics series, which was unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con.

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Joe Cornish to direct 'Die Hard 5'?

Attack the Block director Joe Cornish is on the shortlist for directing Die Hard 5.

Cornish is in contention with Fast Five helmer Justin Lin, Max Payne director John Moore and Drive's Nicolas Winding Refn, Deadline reports.

The sequel is expected to centre on efforts by Bruce Willis's hero John McClane and his grown-up son to foil a Russian criminal plot.

Cornish, a producer on The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, is currently making Ant Man with Edgar Wright.

In May, Cornish admitted that he had been writing the script for the sci-fi hit since 2001 and had long been a frustrated filmmaker.

Bruce Willis has not officially signed up to the sequel, but said last year that he wanted to make the fifth and sixth film in the Die Hard franchise.

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Laurence Fishburne to play Perry White in 'Superman: Man of Steel

Laurence Fishburne has been cast in a key role in Superman: Man of Steel.

The actor, who left his role as Dr Ray Langston in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in June, will play Daily Planet editor-in-chief Perry White, Entertainment Weekly reports.

Fishburne takes on the role played by Jackie Cooper during Christopher Reeve's tenure as Superman. Frank Langella played White in Superman Returns.

He joins a cast which includes Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent, Amy Adams as Lois Lane and Michael Shannon as villain General Zod.

Kevin Costner and Diane Lane will play Superman's adoptive parents Jonathan and Martha Kent, while Christopher Meloni has been cast in an unknown role.

Russell Crowe is rumoured to be in negotiations for the role of Superman's biological father Jor-El.

The Matrix star Fishburne will next be seen in Steven Soderbergh's viral outbreak thriller Contagion, which is due to be released on October 21 in the US and the UK.

Production is now underway on Superman: Man of Steel, which is being directed by Zack Snyder. The movie has a projected release date of June 14, 2013.

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Superman Henry Cavill: 'I'd still like to play James Bond

Superman: Man of Steel star Henry Cavill has admitted that he would still like to play James Bond.

The 28-year-old British actor was narrowly beaten to the 007 role by Daniel Craig for Casino Royale. Cavill, Craig and Avatar's Sam Worthington all reportedly undertook screen tests to play the iconic British secret agent in 2005.

"That would be absolutely amazing," Cavill told Total Film of playing Bond. "If they approached me on that I'd leap at the opportunity to do it. But that's of course well away for the time being..."

Cavill is currently filming director Zack Snyder's Superman reboot Man of Steel with Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner and Diane Lane. He revealed that he is consuming 5,000 calories a day to get into shape for the superhero role.

Daniel Craig will reprise the 007 role in the untitled 23rd James Bond picture, scheduled for release on October 26, 2012.

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Benjamin Walker to play Bradley Cooper's enemy in 'Paradise Lost

Benjamin Walker will be playing archangel Michael in the upcoming adaptation of poet John Milton's Paradise Lost.

The actor is to join The Hangover star Bradley Cooper in the film, who stars as Michael's opposite number and fallen angel Lucifer, Deadline reports.

Director Alex Proyas said: "It's a family saga, about a group of brothers, two in particular, who are on divergent paths, and Lucifer's feelings of betrayal by his father and family that forge his descent into evil."

Paradise Lost centres on Lucifer's rejection from heaven, after which he launches his army in a personal battle against the forces of good.

Proyas, who previously directed I, Robot and Knowing, said: "[Walker's] deal isn't closed yet, but I think there's a wonderful duality about Ben's persona, this combination of great strength and perfect innocence that works so well for Michael."

The film has taken seven years to come into development and is expected to arrive on screens by the end of 2013.

"I don't think the visuals could have been done justice until now, which is the great fun of being a film director in this modern age of visual effects," Proyas added.

Walker recently finished shooting on Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, which sees the 16th president of the US battling vampires during the Civil War.

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Henry Cavill as Superman in 'Man of Steel' - first picture released

The first picture of Henry Cavill as Superman has been released by Warner Bros.

The image from director Zack Snyder's Man of Steel shows the 28-year-old British actor tearing through a metal doorway as sparks fly.

Cavill recently revealed that he reacted with a "guffaw and laugh" when he wore the new Superman outfit for the first time.

"I thought 'OK, holy hell, this is real, it's not a joke anymore. This is it... you're doing it, you're right in the middle of it'," he said.

Director Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, co-starring Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane and Laurence Fishburne, will open in cinemas on June 14, 2013.

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Police Academy' star Bubba Smith dies, aged 66

Charles 'Bubba' Smith has been found dead in his Los Angeles home at the age of 66.

The former NFL defensive lineman and Police Academy actor was found by his caretaker on Wednesday afternoon, reports The Los Angeles Times.

While a cause of death was not apparent, Smith is believed to have died of natural causes.

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No signs of foul play were detected and an autopsy is due to be performed later this week, according to the LA County Coroner's Office.

Smith's long career in professional football included stints with the Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers.

He later went on to pursue a career in film and TV, with roles in Family Matters, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Half Nelson and the first six Police Academy films.

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Bradley Cooper 'hopes there is a Hangover 3

Bradley Cooper has said that he wouldn't hesitate to sign up for a third film in the Hangover series.

The actor, who starred in both The Hangover and this year's The Hangover Part II, revealed that he is hopeful that studio executives will greenlight another film.

"I hope there is going to be a Hangover 3," Cooper told The Sun. "I'll do whatever director Todd [Phillips] wants to do, he's the best, he's the greatest."

Cooper explained that he would never pass up the opportunity to work alongside co-stars Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis again.

"I love those two guys, and I love my character Phil, so I would do it in a heartbeat," he said.

The former Alias star also revealed that despite the huge commitment required to film The Hangover Part II, he feels that the series deserves a grand finale.

"There's got to be a trilogy, you're got to close it up," he added.

Recent rumours have suggested that the third Hangover film could see the Wolf Pack heading to a location in Europe.

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Nick Frost, Nicki Minaj to voice 'Ice Age 4'

Nick Frost and Nicki Minaj are to lend their voices to the upcoming Ice Age: Continental Drift.

Joy Behar, JB Smoove and Heather Morris have also joined the cast, which already includes Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, Jeremy Renner, Drake, Sean William Scott and Jennifer Lopez.

The follow-up to Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs will see Scrat accidentally starting a series of events that will allow Sid to reunite with his family.

Simon Pegg, Frost's collaborator since Spaced, voiced the one-eyed weasel Buck in Ice Age 3.

Frost was last seen in the sci-fi film Paul, which he and Pegg have ruled out making a sequel to in the future.

The actor has also announced that he will be collaborating again with Pegg on a new project.

Ice Age: Continental Drift will be released in the UK on July 6, 2012 and in the US on July 13, 2012.

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Mark Ruffalo, Amanda Seyfried join 'Now You See Me

Mark Ruffalo and Amanda Seyfried have signed up for roles in the upcoming magician heist film Now You See Me.

The stars join Melanie Laurent and Jesse Eisenberg on the cast, Variety reports.

Ruffalo is expected to play an FBI agent whose team becomes embroiled in a battle of wits with a group of magicians who use their shows to raid banks and then implicate their audiences. Seyfried will play a master technician.

Colin Firth, Sacha Baron Cohen and Jim Carrey were reportedly approached for leads in the film.

Louis Leterrier will be directing from a script by Edward Ricourt and Prince of Persia: Sands of Time writer Boaz Yakin.

Clash of the Titans director Leterrier dropped out of the sequel to the mythological battle film last year.

Ruffalo is currently working on Joss Whedon's The Avengers where he will take on the role of the Incredible Hulk.

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Megan Fox is hilarious in 'Knocked Up' spinoff, says Leslie Mann

Leslie Mann has said that Megan Fox is "hilarious" in the upcoming Knocked Up spinoff.

Fox, who was first rumoured to be in negotiations to join the film in March, will take on an unknown role in the film.

"Megan Fox is so funny. She's hilarious. You wouldn't, I don't know if other people [expect it], but I think she's really funny, you'll be pleasantly surprised," Mann told MTV News.

Asked to reveal what part Fox would take on in the film, Mann responded: "I can't say that part."

Director Judd Apatow has said that the comedy will not be a sequel to Knocked Up but rather an entirely different movie.

Bridesmaids actress Melissa McCarthy has also signed on to star in the project as well as IT Crowd actor Chris O'Dowd.

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'Game of Thrones' director in 'Thor 2' talks?

Game of Thrones director Brian Kirk is reportedly in early talks to head Thor 2.

The film will mark Kirk's directorial debut on a major Hollywood production.

He directed three episodes of HBO's Emmy-nominated, ten-part television series - 'The Wolf and the Lion', 'Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things' and 'Lord Snow'.

Kirk is at the top of the list of potential directors to succeed Kenneth Branagh, who headed the first Thor film, reports Variety.

He was apparently chosen for having displayed his ability to juggle an ensemble cast and his experience working with a fantasy setting in Game of Thrones.

Other contenders for the role reportedly include Breck Eisner (The Crazies), Drew Goddard (Cabin in the Woods), James McTeigue (Ninja Assassin) and Noam Murro (300: Battle of Artemesia).

The Irish director has also worked on episodes of Boardwalk Empire, Dexter and the BBC's Luther, with episodes of HBO's Luck and the BBC's Great Expectations forthcoming.

Following the release of Thor, Branagh revealed that he would not be returning for the Chris Hemsworth-starring sequel.

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