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Ghost Rider' features 'huge body count

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor have promised a huge "body count" in their movie sequel.

The pair revealed at New York Comic Con that they had managed to insert plenty of violence into the PG-13 rated film, which stars Nicolas Cage.

"Do you really need to have t*ts and f-bombs in a Ghost Rider movie?" Neveldine told The Playlist.

"We got a couple of f-bombs, and our body count is huge in this movie. It's just that you don't see blood, because this guy kills you with Penance Stares and he tears you apart into ashes."

"There's a lot of fire," said Taylor. "That's a really good trick for directors who are trying to make really violent PG-13 movies. You can burn people all you want!"

Neveldine and Taylor reiterated that the movie is a complete reboot, ignoring the much-maligned original but keeping Cage as the star.

"It's more of a re-quel, where we can abandon everything about the first movie, except for Nic," said Taylor.

"There's no continuity. He did a deal with the devil, but it's a different guy, different devil."

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Die Hard 5': Paul Walker to play Bruce Willis's son?

Paul Walker could star in A Good Day to Die Hard as John McClane's son.

The Fast and the Furious star is in the running to take on the role in the fifth Die Hard film, reports Variety.

Walker, Ben Foster (X-Men: The Last Stand), Paul Dano (Where the Wild Things Are), Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes) are all said to be meeting Bruce Willis next week to audition for the part.

At 38, Walker is the oldest of those in the running for the role.

The latest instalment in the franchise centres on McClane and his son's involvement in a prison escape.

Max Payne's John Moore is attached as director. The A-Team's Skip Woods is drafting a script for the film.

Shooting is scheduled to begin in Russia in January 2012.

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I would of gone for like a 23 or 24 year old actor but If I had to choose one of them it would be Paul Walker he has more movie pulling power.

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Hugh Jackman: 'I could have played James Bond'

Hugh Jackman has revealed that he could have played James Bond.

The actor - best known for his roles in X-Men and Real Steel - said that he had to turn down the role due to a busy schedule a few years ago but he still "thinks about playing" the part in the future.

Jackman told PA: "I got a call from my agent saying, 'There's some possible interest in you for Bond, are you interested?'"

"At the time, I wasn't. I was about to shoot X-Men 2 and Wolverine had become this thing in my life. But I think every male at some point thinks about playing Bond. So it was not right then, but it may be right if it comes back."

Daniel Craig was later announced as the sixth actor to play James Bond, following speculation that Dougray Scott, Ioan Gruffudd or Colin Farrell could secure the role.

Jackman recently revealed that he wants to make The Wolverine the definitive movie adaptation of the X-Men character. He told Digital Spy that the script for the movie is the "best" written so far in the series.

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That's a shame because he would of made quite a good Bond.

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Steven Spielberg, Michael Bay in talks for 'Transformers 4', '5'

Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay are in talks with Hasbro and Paramount on the future of Transformers.

Transformers owner Hasbro is considering filming the fourth and fifth instalments of the series back to back, reports Variety.

Shia LaBeouf will not be returning for the new films.

Jason Statham is rumoured to be under consideration for the lead role, but no offer has been made yet.

Bay had previously said that he would not return for Transformers 4. He will executive produce alongside Spielberg, but has reportedly also expressed an interest in directing the latest sequels.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon earned $1.1 billion (£700 million) at the box office, making it the fourth top-grossing movie of all time.

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Anne Hathaway Joins Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe In ‘Les Miserables

BREAKING: Anne Hathaway has closed a deal to join Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe in Les Miserables, the Universal Pictures and Working Title Films adaptation of the stage play and classic novel. Hathaway will play Fantine, and her participation had been rumored for some time. Crowe plays Inspector Javert and Jackman is Jean Valjean. The film’s being directed by Tom Hooper, who helmed the Oscar-winning The King’s Speech.

Universal has set the picture for release in the center of next year’s Oscar race with a December 7, 2012 date. Cameron MacKintosh is producing with Working Title’s Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Debra Hayward. William Nicholson wrote the script. Hathaway is currently playing Catwoman in the Chris Nolan-directed The Dark Knight Rises for Warner Bros.

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No ‘Expendables’ Sequel For Mickey Rourke; He’s In Talks For Martin McDonagh’s ‘Seven Psychopaths

EXCLUSIVE: Mickey Rourke is negotiating to star with Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken in Seven Psychopaths, the next film by In Bruges writer/director Martin McDonagh. That means Rourke will not be reprising his role in the Simon West-directed The Expendables 2. Rourke did the first film as a favor to director Sylvester Stallone, but  it doesn’t sound like there was a big financial incentive to return for a reprise on the surprise hit.

Rourke, who next stars alongside Henry Cavill in Relativity’s big ticket Tarsem Singh-directed Immortals, will instead spend the fall joining McDonagh and his In Bruges star Farrell, who plays a screenwriter in Los Angeles who struggles to find the handle on his script, called Seven Psychopaths. The screenwriter gets drawn into the dognapping escapades of his friends (played by Rockwell and Walken). Once the beloved Shih Tzu owned by a psychopathic gangster goes missing, the screenwriter finds himself fueled with all the drama he needs for his screenplay, if he can stay alive long enough to write it all down. The ICM-repped Rourke is trying to get back to the awards season form he found himself in a couple of years ago when he got Oscar-nominated for The Wrestler. McDonagh got nominated for his In Bruges script.

CBS Films acquired the rights to distribute Seven Psychopaths in the United States. The film is produced by Graham Broadbent and Peter Czernin, with Tessa Ross executive producing.

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Nicolas Cage to star in remake of Eric Cantona's 'Black Butterfly

Nicolas Cage will star in Black Butterfly.

The Trespass actor will appear alongside Veronica Ferres in German production group Bavariapool's forthcoming psycho thriller, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Cage will play Paul, a reclusive author who befriends a drifter called Jack, with deadly consequences.

The film is the first English-language project from Bavariapool. It is based on the French TV movie Papillon Noir, which starred Stephane Freiss and former footballer Eric Cantona as Jack.


Actor Brian Goodman will follow up his directorial debut in What Doesn't Kill You on Black Butterfly.

Bavariapool will co-produce the film with the Los Angeles-based Paradox Entertainment.

Shooting on Black Butterfly is scheduled to start in early 2012 in Eastern Germany.

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Don Johnson cast as villain in Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained'?

Don Johnson is reportedly in negotiations to play a villain in the upcoming Django Unchained.

The Miami Vice actor has been offered the role of plantation owner Spencer Bennett by director Quentin Tarantino, according to Deadline.

In the film, the newly-freed slave Django (Jamie Foxx) and bounty hunter Dr King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) meet Bennett while searching for a bounty, before being double crossed by him.

Django Unchained will also star Leonardo DiCaprio, Kurt Russell and Samuel L Jackson.

Don Johnson was cast in new NBC comedy series A Mann's World earlier this year.

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Jason Statham: 'I haven't been offered Transformers 4

Jason Statham has addressed rumours that he will be starring in the Transformers franchise.

The Expendables actor has been mentioned as a potential series lead, taking over from the departing Shia LaBeouf.

Speaking to MTV, the British action star claimed that rumours of his involvement sprung from online chatter.

He said: "You know, I don't know how those things start. You read them. Someone told me about it. [But] the internet is a dangerous place. There's a lot of stuff out there."

However, Statham refused to distance himself from a potential role in Transformers 4, adding: "I've got a lot of stuff in front of me, but Michael Bay is a talented man. This last one just made a billion dollars around the world, so people like his films. He's a talented man."

Transformers director Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg recently met with Hasbro and Paramount to discuss filming the fourth and fifth instalments back-to-back.

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James Franco pulls out of mafia biopic 'The Iceman

James Franco has pulled out of mafia biopic The Iceman.

The Rise of the Planet of the Apes actor left the project due to contractual issues, reports Just Jared.

"James pulled out because he couldn't come to an agreement on key contractual issues that didn't involve financial terms," a source told Just Jared. "Now it looks like this project might fall apart."

The biopic is based on Anthony Bruno's book The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer, which tells the story of mafia hitman Richard Kuklinski, nicknamed 'The Iceman'.

Michael Shannon was in line to play Kuklinski while Franco was set to play the hitman's mentor assassin named Robert Pronge.

In August, Franco also pulled out from another project, a Broadway production of Tennessee Williams's 1959 play Sweet Bird of Youth.

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Russell Crowe reveals 'Superman: Man of Steel' fight scene

Russell Crowe has revealed that he will fight Michael Shannon's character in the upcoming Superman picture Man of Steel.

The Gladiator star tweeted that his character Jor-El will face off against Shannon's General Zod in Zack Snyder's highly-anticipated superhero reboot.

"15km bike ride,umpteen hours fighting Michael Shannon (sic)," Crowe wrote. "He's very hard to put down."

Shannon recently confessed that he is nervous about his role in the film, insisting that he does not want to imitate Terrence Stamp's performance as Zod in 1980 film Superman II.

In September, it was reported that Ayelet Zurer had replaced Julia Ormond in the film as Superman's Kryptonian mother Lara Lor-Van.

In addition to Crowe and Shannon, Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane and Laurence Fishburne.

Man of Steel opens in cinemas on June 14, 2013.

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Johnny Depp, Matt Damon turn down 'UNCLE', Bradley Cooper offered lead

Bradley Cooper has been offered the role of Napoleon Solo in Steven Soderbergh's The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Matt Damon and Johnny Depp have both turned down the part once earmarked for George Clooney, according to Variety.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. will be based on NBC's '60s espionage show, which starred Robert Vaughn and David McCallum as agents working for the United Network Command For Law Enforcement intelligence agency.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ryan Gosling and True Blood's Alexander Skarsgård have reportedly been shortlisted for the McCallum role, that of Russian agent Illya Kuryakin.

The Hangover star Cooper has upcoming roles in The Place Beyond the Pines and will play Lucifer in an adaptation of Paradise Lost.

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I cant wait for this movie.

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Bryan Singer's 'Battlestar Galactica' remake hires writer John Orloff

Battlestar Galactica has found a screenwriter.

Universal Pictures is closing a deal with John Orloff for Bryan Singer's movie remake of Glen A Larson's original 1978 television series.

"I have wanted to write this movie since I was 12 years old, and built a Galactica model from scratch out of balsa wood, cardboard, old model parts and LEDs," Orloff told Deadline. "I love BSG, and I would pass on the job rather than frak it up."

Orloff's most recent project was the Roland Emmerich-directed Anonymous, which he scripted and executive produced.

He also wrote the screenplays for Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole and Angelina Jolie's A Mighty Heart. He received an Emmy nomination for HBO's Band of Brothers miniseries.

Orloff is also attached to write Truckers for DreamWorks Animation.

Singer recently revealed that the cancellation of his Excalibur remake meant that he would now be focusing on Battlestar Galactica.

The show was most recently adapted by Ron Moore in the acclaimed television series that ran between 2004 and 2009.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt to join Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained'?

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in talks to join Quentin Tarantino's upcoming movie Django Unchained.

Django Unchained tells the story of a slave-turned-bounty hunter on a quest to rescue his wife from a Mississippi plantation owner.

Gordon-Levitt has not yet been attached to any role, reports Variety.

The 50/50 actor was reportedly spotted kissing Scarlet Johansson recently, sparking rumours that the two stars are dating.

Meanwhile, co-star Anna Kendrick revealed that an on-screen kiss between her and Gordon Levitt in 50/50 was ultimately decided against.

"The studio wanted to see us kiss at the end, actually," Kendrick said. "We were thinking about just trying it as an option. Joe very wisely stood up and said, 'If we give it to them as an option, they will use it'."

"So we just decided not to do it, because it really just didn't feel right. And I was relieved, because I had known Joe for too long at that point. It's too weird once you think of someone as a friend to be like, 'OK, I guess we make out now?'"

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Kim Kardashian To Co-Star In Tyler Perry’s ‘The Marriage Counselor

EXCLUSIVE: In what amounts to her most substantial acting role so far, Kim Kardashian has signed on to costar in The Marriage Counselor, the Lionsgate film Tyler Perry will next direct, based on his stage play. Shooting begins October 26 in Atlanta. The film tells the story of Judith, an Ivy League-educated relationship expert who makes her living dispensing marital advice, but is so bored with her own marriage that she breaks her professional code and cheats with a smooth talking client only to realize she has made a huge mistake. Jurnee Smollett plays the marriage counselor and Kadashian will play Ava, a co-worker who gives Judith a big city makeover and new confidence as she struggles with her personal issues. Kardashian previously played roles in the films Deep in the Valley and Disaster Movie.

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Game of Thrones' Kit Harrington for 'Arthur & Lancelot'?

Kit Harrington and Joel Kinnaman have emerged as the frontrunners to star in Warner Bros' big-screen Arthurian adaptation.

The studio has been holding readings for Arthur & Lancelot over the past few weeks, with the likes of Sam Claflin, Dominic Cooper and Jim Sturgess trying out in the UK.

However, The Hollywood Reporter claims that Harrington and Kinnaman screen-tested together two weeks ago in London, although it is unknown whether the tryout was for separate roles.

Harrington is best known for playing Night Watch guardsman Jon Snow on HBO's fantasy series Game of Thrones, while Kinnaman stars in AMC series The Killing.

The script has been written by Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin, who will also helm the project.

A decision on the leads for Arthur & Lancelot is expected soon

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This movie is a terrible idea.

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Ben Affleck in line to direct Stephen King's 'The Stand'

Ben Affleck is reportedly in line to direct Warner Bros' adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand.

According to Deadline, the Gone, Baby, Gone director is the studio's first choice to helm the apocalyptic thriller.

Adapted from the 1978 novel by King, The Stand will follow the aftermath of an apocalypse brought on by a biological weapon and the ensuing struggle between the world's few survivors.

The actor and director is currently working on Argo, which stars Bryan Cranston, John Goodman and Alan Arkin.

Affleck will release Argo on September 14, 2012.

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Captain America' sequel set in modern day

The writers behind Captain America: The First Avenger have confirmed the film's sequel will be set in the present day.

The Marvel Studios sequel will be released after next year's superhero team-up film The Avengers, which sees Captain America adjusting to life in modern times.

"I think it's safe for us to say that it's primarily set in the modern day," Stephen McFeely told The HD Room. "That seems to have been the biggest question people have been wondering about regarding the sequel.

"We've been left with room to explore Cap entering the modern day wondering, 'What is all this? What's happened to the world' and so on."

Christopher Markus went on to explain that the sequel will focus on Steve Rogers adjusting to a world where "there is nothing black-and-white".

He added: 'So you're given this huge new palette to work with, but you can keep him the same."

Chris Evans will reprise his role as Captain America opposite Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo and Scarlett Johansson in The Avengers, due out in cinemas on May 4, 2012.

Evans recently suggested Captain America: The First Avenger is likely to be released sometime in 2014.

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Why don't they just stick to the comic book stories.

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Sin City 2' will feature Marv and Nancy

Frank Miller has said that fan-favourite characters Marv and Nancy Callahan will both feature in the sequel to Sin City.

Director Robert Rodriguez revealed at Comic-Con International this year that the sequel's script was now completed and filming could begin by the end of the year, although Miller claimed that spring 2012 is a more realistic start date.

"Sin City 2 is primarily an adaptation of the book A Dame to Kill For," Miller told MTV. "It also features the short story Just Another Saturday Night and two new stories."

"One involving Jessica Alba's character, Nancy Callahan, that I came up with for the movie in order to tie things together and make it be more united with the first."

The 2005 film featured Mickey Rourke as Marv and Jessica Alba as Nancy Callahan, although it is unknown whether the actors will return for the proposed sequel.

The graphic novel for A Dame To Kill For also features characters played in the film by Rosario Dawson, Devon Aoki and Michael Clarke Duncan.

Alba recently starred in Sin City director Robert Rodriguez's latest film Sky Kids 4: All the Time in the World.

In 2008, Rourke admitted he had no interest in reprising his role in a potential sequel.

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I will believe the whole Sin City 2 story once it starts getting made.

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Ben Stiller to direct horror 'The Mountain'

Ben Stiller has reportedly decided to take on a period horror for his next directorial project.

According to Deadline, the actor has been tapped to helm the film by 20th Century Fox.

The Mountain is based on Edith Wharton's 1917 novel Summer, and follows a young woman who comes across a strange object and is forced to confront her darkest secrets.

The project marks a reunion for Stiller with screenwriter Helen Childress, who also penned Stiller's 1994 directorial debut Reality Bites.

Stiller will next be seen opposite Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck and Matthew Broderick in the Brett Ratner-directed comedy Tower Heist.

He also recently signed on to star in an adaptation of British children's comedy series Rentaghost.

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