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'Iron Man 3' to feature alcoholism?

Iron Man comic book artist Bob Layton has claimed that the third movie in the blockbuster franchise could see superhero Tony Stark slip into alcoholism.

Layton, who co-created the War Machine character and consulted on the script for the forthcoming Iron Man movie, suggested that a further sequel will be based on the 'Demon In A Bottle' storyline from the original Marvel comics.

He told MTV: "I think they've come up with a terrific segue to the third film, which I think is going to be fairly powerful. My understanding is that the third film could very well be the 'Demon In A Bottle' story mixed in there with everything and I'm kind of looking forward to that, if that's where they wind up going."

Iron Man 2, starring Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson and Mickey Rourke, opens in the UK on April 30.

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Gyllenhaal, Damon considered for 'Avatar'

James Cameron has admitted that Jake Gyllenhaal and Matt Damon were considered for the Avatar lead role.

Cameron revealed that the Hollywood A-listers, who studio 20th Century Fox felt would be easy to market, were considered for the part of paraplegic marine Jake Sully before he picked unknown Sam Worthington to portray the character.

"[Gyllenhaal and Damon] were bandied about," he told MTV. "The studio was interested in having a name, I think really just for the part of it we're doing right now, which is: 'How do you sell this movie? What are the handles on this thing that we can sell it to the media somehow or get media attention?'"

He continued: "Having a name actor gets you on talk shows and all that sort of thing. So there was some value to that idea, and we explored it."

Ultimately, Cameron decided to cast Australian Worthington: "We kept coming back to Sam. Sam was the guy who just... he was the guy."

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Maguire talks 'Spider-Man 4' delays

Tobey Maguire has broken his silence about the recent Spider-Man 4 script delays.

The actor told The AP that he is not dismayed, despite the film's May 6, 2011 release date allegedly being in jeopardy.

"Like anything, it's a process. We're just in the midst of the process. We have a lot of great stuff in terms of story and script. We're just trying to dial it in and get it ready as quickly as possible," he said.

"Of course, these movies are a very big undertaking and take a lot more time than a drama or something more straightforward."

The Brothers star claimed that no matter what happens, he is enthusiastic about Spidey's future.

"Not only do I have specific ideas, but the ideas are evolving on the page," he added. "It's all happening right now. It's all sort of coming together.

"It's very exciting to me. I think the evolution of the character is really exciting, to be rooted in the history of what we've done already and to have a continuity, yet have a progression or evolution."

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De Luca outlines 'Ghost Rider' sequel

Producer Mike De Luca has lifted the lid on the follow-up to Sony Pictures' superhero movie Ghost Rider.

In an interview with Collider, De Luca revealed that the sequel will carry the subtitle Spirit Of Vengeance and serve as a series reboot. He also confirmed that the film will be based on a script penned by David Goyer in 2001.

"Goyer has just delivered that outline to us in the studio and we're waiting to hear back and then we'll know if we can go to that revised script," he said. "But since we're starting from something already written, it's been a pretty speedy process."

Nicholas Cage has been tipped to reprise his role as Johnny Blaze but Eva Mendes's character Roxanne Simpson is "not part of the sequel". According to De Luca, the project could begin filming this year.

The producer also expressed an interest in bringing in Goyer to helm the venture, should his schedule allow it. "I'd be excited to have that conversation with David if and when we get up to that point and schedules permit," he added.

A potential release window for Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance is yet to be announced.

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Cooper 'can't wait for Hangover 2'

Bradley Cooper has said that he is so keen to start filming a sequel to The Hangover that he would sign up to the project even if the script was terrible.

The comedy was one of the surprise hits of 2008, amassing $459m (£287m) during its box office run.

Cooper told The Independent: "Even if it's not a good script, I'd do it! When you have an experience like this with people you get along with, it's a rarity. So if someone says, 'Do you want to spend three months doing it again?' In a heartbeat!

"It's a very intimate thing you go through, shooting a movie. You find out whether you really like somebody, or you very much dislike somebody pretty fast. It's like doing a sport together."

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Brad Pitt's beard prepares him for role?

Brad Pitt's beard is apparently helping him get into character for his next part.

According to People, Pitt will next be playing early 20th century British explorer Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, who disappeared in the Amazon in 1925.

However, a Paramount source maintained that the film, called The Lost City of Z, has no script or start date. Further, the explorer had a handlebar moustache and no other facial hair.

"There is no film-related explanation I can give you as to why [Pitt] has the beard," the insider added.

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'Hulk' director wants shot at 'Avengers'

The Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier has said that he'd love to helm the forthcoming Avengers film for Marvel Studios.

Speaking to MTV, Leterrier revealed that he wants to work with producer and Iron Man director John Favreau for the planned superhero project.

"I hope they don't find a director before I'm available, because I'd love to take a crack at [Avengers]," he said.

He added: "Jon Favreau would've been the best director to do this thing, but now that he's producing, I'd love to be able to work with him and continue what I started with Hulk and what he started with Iron Man and we do it together and continue that universe."

Marvel has yet to choose a director for the Avengers movie.

Leterrier's next film Clash of the Titans opens in US cinemas March 26, 2010.

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Blake Lively cast in 'Green Lantern'

Blake Lively is to play the part of female lead Carol Ferris in Green Lantern.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Gossip Girl star impressed the studio with her audition and work in adult-themed drama The Town - despite bosses initially looking for an older actress.

It is believed Lively's character will be faithful to her comics counterpart. In the Green Lantern DC Comics series, Carol Ferris runs her father's aerospace company and hires cocky test pilot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), who later becomes an intergalactic superhero.

Lively is thought to have fought off stiff competition from Keri Russell and Jennifer Garner for the role.

Green Lantern, directed by Martin Campbell, is expected to arrive in cinemas in June, 2011.

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Adriana Barraza to join 'Thor' cast

Drag Me To Hell star Adriana Barraza is in negotiations to appear in the movie adaptation of Thor.

Details about her character are not yet known, but The Hollywood Reporter claims she is in line to play a human in Kenneth Branagh's god-centric film.

Barraza is best known for her Oscar-nominated turn in Babel.

Hype for the big screen version of Marvel's god of thunder, which stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins, has been steadily growing in recent months.

Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau said on Twitter: "Walked through some of the Thor sets that are being built. They're pretty amazing."

Marvel and Paramount this week pushed up the movie's release date to May 6, 2011.

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Gyllenhaal 'glad to bulk up for Persia'

Jake Gyllenhaal has admitted that he has always wanted to be an action hero.

The actor, who plays a young prince in the film adaptation of the video game Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time, has insisted that he enjoyed bulking up for the role.

The 29-year-old told Empire: "I'd come off a lot of films that were very character-driven and I had exercised all those muscles, it was time to try something else. It's so much fun to just run around and fight. It's like what I always dreamed of doing when I thought about being an actor as a little kid.

"And then I made all these movies where I was like... I mean, I like all the stories I made, but I've always wanted to do this. It's a legitimate action movie!"

The Brothers star also admitted that he spent half a year in the gym getting fit for the role.

Gyllenhaal added: "How did I get so big? In order to be a warrior fighting in all these scenes and to actually fight with these people and have legitimate fun in the movie, it required six months of pretty heavy training, as if I were fighting, as if I were running on walls, as if I were jumping up and down and grabbing things. I mean, it was really fun stuff."

Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time is released in US and UK cinemas on May 28.

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Gyllenhaal: 'People think I'm Spiderman'

Jake Gyllenhaal has revealed that people often confuse him for his Brothers co-star Tobey Maguire.

According to Contactmusic, Gyllenhaal joked that taxi drivers often think he played Spiderman.

"People have often said to me that I look like Tobey, so I thought it was perfect casting," he said. "They really just made Brothers so it could be said that I look different from Tobey. In fact, to all those cab drivers in New York, I am not Spiderman!"

Gyllenhaal added that he enjoyed working on the film but was slightly intimidated by the director Jim Sheridan.

He explained: "He walked up to me in the movie and he said, 'Jake, I just want you to know, you're playing my little brother in the movie so I'm going to have to hate you most of the time'. Honestly, he was like, 'I f**king hate you!' But clearly the process worked."

Maguire has previously said that he impersonates Gyllenhaal when he is mistaken for him.

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Washington 'regrets turning down Se7en'

Denzel Washington has revealed that he regrets turning down a role in Se7en.

The actor told Entertainment Weekly that he knew he had made a mistake when he saw the film.

He explained: "They offered me the Brad Pitt part, but I was like, 'This is so dark and evil'. Then, when I saw the movie, I was like, 'Oh, shoot'."

Washington is now said to be working with Will Smith on a remake of Uptown Saturday Night.

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Radcliffe: 'Hallows is extraordinary'

Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows will be "different" to the other movies in the franchise.

The actor also told the Daily Record that he had enjoyed filming in Scotland.

"We were only in Scotland for one night to do the camping scenes but it was magic," he revealed. "The mountains up there looked kind of blue and and the weather was great."

Radcliffe explained that fans might be surprised by Deathly Hallows, which has been split into two films.

"Part one is a road movie," he said. "We are not in Hogwarts at all and it's going to look very different. And the action is going to be pretty extraordinary."

Radcliffe has previously said that Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows is the toughest film yet.

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'Star Trek' sequel given 2012 release date

Paramount has announced the release date for its Star Trek sequel.

The follow-up to J.J. Abrams's franchise reinvention will open in cinemas on June 29, 2012. Abrams is expected to return to the director's chair working from a script by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof.

Enterprise crew cast members Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Karl Urban and Simon Pegg will reprise their roles in the next film.

Saldana recently revealed that pre-production work on the new Trek is due to start this year.

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'Wolverine' sequel to shoot next year?

Hugh Jackman has hinted that the sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine could begin shooting next year.

It was previously reported that the follow-up will be based on Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's Wolverine comic, which sees the mutant hero fall for the daughter of a Japanese crime boss.

"Wolverine's going to be back," Jackman told MTV at the People's Choice Awards. "He's going to Japan. We shoot that probably in a year, year and a half, something like that."

Screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie, who penned the first film, has signed on for the sequel. Director Gavin Hood has also expressed interest in returning to helm the project. The venture is expected to shoot in the Far East and showcase several new fighting styles for Logan.

Elsewhere, Bryan Singer's X-Men: First Class and Ryan Reynolds's Deadpool are now in pre-production.

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Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire out of 'Spider-Man 4': Sony confirms

It’s official: director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire will not continue on with the fourth installment of the uber-successful Spider-Man franchise. The news comes after several weeks of wrangling between Sony and Raimi.

There is no word yet on a new director or star.

Now Sony will proceed with a new filmmaking team for Spider-Man 4, with a script from James Vanderbilt that puts the conflicted young super hero back in high school.

In a statement Raimi said, “Working on the Spider-Man movies was the experience of a lifetime for me. While we were looking forward to doing a fourth one together, the studio and Marvel have a unique opportunity to take the franchise in a new direction, and I know they will do a terrific job.” The fourth installment of Peter Parker’s travails will now come out in summer 2012 instead of the previously planned summer 2011.

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Ford: 'I'd return to Indiana Jones'

Harrison Ford has said that he would like to reprise the role of Indiana Jones for a fifth outing.

Speaking to Cinematical, the 67-year-old said that he'd jump at the chance to develop the character further in another film along with producers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. All three collaborated on 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

"If we find another story to do and we develop the character a little further and I get a chance to do another one, I'd be happy as pie to do it," he said.

Ford added that the Indiana Jones series is the only big film franchise he has any interest in returning to.

"I don't think there's any other franchise films that I'd want to go back to," he said.

Ford can next be seen in Extraordinary Measures, opening in US cinemas January 22.

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Chan: 'Karate Kid features heavy drama'

Jackie Chan has revealed that the forthcoming Karate Kid update is full of "heavy drama".

Speaking to Moviefone, Chan said that the film will give audiences a look at his little-seen dramatic side with his performance as karate master Mr Han.

"[I am a] master with the white hair, and I walk like this, and even speak slow. Crying, heavy drama," he said.

He added: "You can see everything. Karate Kid is adult; also for the children, but more older adult."

Karate Kid, based on the 1984 movie of the same name, also stars Jaden Smith. It opens June 11 in US cinemas.

Chan can next be seen in The Spy Next Door, due to hit theatres January 15.

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Tom Hanks directing 'Larry Crowne'

Tom Hanks has signed to star and direct upcoming comedy Larry Crowne.

The Oscar-winning actor will play the title role in the film, which he also wrote, reports Deadline Hollywood.

Julia Roberts will reportedly co-star with Hanks.

Larry Crowne centres on Hanks's character, a man in search of a new career who wants to reinvent himself.

The film marks the star's first directing effort since 1996's That Thing You Do.

Production begins in April in Los Angeles.

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Robert Downey Jr. opts out of 'Cowboys & Aliens' for 'Sherlock Holmes sequel'

Robert Downey Jr. has dropped out of Cowboys & Aliens, the Dreamworks/Universal sci-fi project that would have reunited the actor with his Iron Man director Jon Favreau. The news was first reported by the Los Angeles Times but only speculated on why Downey had left the project, which pits Old West cowboys and indians against a group of aliens with superior technology. Now, a source inside the production tells EW.com that the star has a scheduling conflict with a Sherlock Holmes sequel. That film has not yet been greenlit by Warner Bros., but it is being fast-tracked based on the success of the first film. (Sherlock’s worldwide gross is fast approaching $300 million.) Warner Bros. commissioned a script by Kieran and Michele Mulroney back in September and is now locking down the cast for a June start date, exactly the time when Cowboys & Aliens is set to begin principal photography. Producers behind Cowboys & Aliens are sticking with original plans and are now looking for a new lead to play cowboy Zeke Jackson, the hero of the 2006 graphic novel from Platinum Studios.

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