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Robert Downey Jr to star in 'Perry Mason' movie?

Robert Downey Jr is reportedly looking to take on the lead role in a big-screen version of Perry Mason.

The project is currently being developed by Warner Bros, based on a story idea from Downey Jr and his co-producer David Gambino, according to Variety.

Perry Mason is to be set in 1930s Los Angeles like the original series of 82 novels by Erle Stanley Gardner.

The books also spun off a radio series, a television series and seven films developed by Warners.

Downey Jr will next be seen in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, which is released on December 16.

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'James Bond 23' title revealed to be 'Skyfall'?

The 23rd James Bond film is rumoured to be titled Skyfall.

A brand protection firm that works with Sony Pictures registered 15 URLs that combine the terms 'James Bond' and 'Skyfall' on October 3, according to an email sent to WhatCulture.

In August, Sony Pictures registered "Sky-FallMovie.com" and a series of phrases related to Skyfall, which could also lend credence to the term being used for the upcoming Bond project.

Sony Pictures has offered no confirmation yet that the next Bond film will be called Skyfall.

Writer Peter Morgan recently revealed that many changes have recently been made to the Bond 23 screenplay, but suggested that his original story concept remains.

Adele has apparently written a track which is in contention to be the theme song for the next Bond instalment.

Daniel Craig will return as Bond opposite co-stars Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem and Judi Dench in the next movie, which will open in cinemas on October 26, 2012. Sam Mendes will direct.

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James Bond 23': Bérénice Marlohe confirmed as new Bond girl

Bérénice Marlohe has been confirmed as the new Bond girl for Daniel Craig's upcoming James Bond 23.

The French actress, who was first rumoured for the 007 movie in September, is a new addition to the cast alongside The Hour's Ben Whishaw and Harry Potter star Helen McCrory.

Marlohe recently screen-tested for director Sam Mendes at Pinewood Studios and was met favourably by producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, reports the Daily Mail.

Javier Bardem will play the latest Bond villain and Ralph Fiennes is attached to the movie in an unspecified role. Judi Dench is to reprise her role as M, while other MI6 roles will be filled by Rory Kinnear (as Tanner) and Naomie Harris (Miss Moneypenny).

Craig's third outing as Ian Fleming's spy will open in cinemas on October 26, 2012. The movie is rumoured to be titled Skyfall.

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Johnny Depp to play 'Cat in the Hat' author Dr Seuss?

Johnny Depp is to produce a live-action biopic of the children's writer Theodor Geisel, best known as Dr Seuss.

The writer is behind famous children's stories including Oh, The Places You'll Go!, Horton Hears a Who! and The Cat in the Hat.

Universal and Illumination Entertainment are financing the film, which is not expected to feature any animation. The former made Geisel's The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and adapted The Cat in the Hat, with Mike Myers in the lead role.

In Treatment writer Keith Bunin will pen the screenplay, with Depp potentially taking the title role.

Depp has been attached to several projects, including a remake of the 1970s television series The Night Stalker.

The actor will next be seen in Dark Shadows and the troubled big-screen adaptation of the series Lone Ranger, where he will play Tonto.

Universal gave the adaptation the go-ahead after Depp and Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski agreed to lower their fees.

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Rowan Atkinson rules out 'Mr Bean' return

Rowan Atkinson has ruled out a return for his comic alter ego Mr Bean.

The Johnny English: Reborn actor believes that his take on the popular character, who he once described as "a child in a grown man's character", would not be convincing anymore.

"I've always regarded Mr Bean as an ageless, timeless figure," he told Radio 1's Newsbeat, echoing previous comments he made about the comic creation.

"I don't want him to particularly grow old, and if I carry on playing him then he's going to get older, whether we like it or not. I would like to remember Mr Bean how he was five or ten years ago."

The 56-year-old revealed last week that he is open to the possibility of reviving Blackadder.

Atkinson played Mr Bean in a series of one-off stories between 1990 and 1995 on ITV. Released in 2007, the film Mr Bean's Holiday was the franchise's last outing.

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Aaron Eckhart lands lead in 'I, Frankenstein

Aaron Eckhart has landed the lead role in a film adaptation of the graphic novel I, Frankenstein.

Deadline confirms that the Dark Knight star has been cast as Adam Frankenstein in writer-director Stuart Beattie's adaptation of the Kevin Grevioux story.

"Mary Shelley's story is about the creation of the first human being," Beattie said following the announcement. "This is the story about that being becoming human."

"This story is all about what it means to be human, and there could be no more achingly human performance than the one Aaron gave in our own Rabbit Hole," Lionsgate co-chief operating officer Joe Drake added. "We are so excited to see what he will bring to this role."

I, Frankenstein follows Frankenstein's monster, who has miraculously survived to the present day thanks to a rare genetic quirk, and who soon becomes embroiled in a clan war.

Lionsgate will distribute the film in the US, while Lakeshore Entertainment will handle the international release.

Eckhart will next be seen opposite Johnny Depp in Bruce Robinson's adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's The Rum Diary.

I, Frankenstein will begin filming in January 2012, ready for release on February 22, 2013.

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Tom Cruise being lined up for 'We Mortal Are' lead

Tom Cruise is reportedly Warner Bros' first choice to star in new sci-fi epic We Mortal Are.

The Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol star is said to be in talks with the studio to take on the lead role, despite previous rumours of Brad Pitt's involvement.

"The studios are interested in him again," an unnamed producer told The Hollywood Reporter.

We Mortal Are, previously titled All You Need is Kill, is being directed by The Bourne Identity helmer Doug Liman.

The film is based on the Japanese manga by Hiroshi Sakurazaka about an army recruit who dies in battle against an alien invasion, and is forced to live out the last day of his life over and over in an effort to change his fate.

We Mortal Are is being eyed for release in 2013.

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Prison Break's Dominic Purcell cast in Alex Proyas's 'Paradise Lost

Dominic Purcell has reportedly been cast in director Alex Proyas's film adaptation of Paradise Lost.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the former Prison Break star has joined the film's ensemble cast as an agent of Lucifer.

Purcell will portray the angel Jerehmeel, who falls in love with Lucifer and is renamed Moloch after becoming his right-hand man.

Paradise Lost stars Bradley Cooper in the lead role of Lucifer, opposite Casey Affleck, Djimon Hounsou, Benjamin Walker and Camilla Belle.

The John Milton classic has been adapted for screen by Exam scribe Stuart Hazeldine.

Paradise Lost is expected to be released in cinemas in 2013.

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Bryan Cranston: 'Total Recall remake will be better'

Bryan Cranston has said that the remake of Total Recall will be better than the 1990 original.

The Breaking Bad star revealed that he does not think it will be difficult for the updated version of the sci-fi movie to stand out.

"I don't think there is much of a challenge at all," Cranston told New York Magazine. "I think the script is better. We certainly have a tremendous upgrade in our lead actor."

He explained: "That is less of a comment on Arnold [Schwarzenegger] and more of a comment on Colin [Farrell]. The special effects over the last 20 years have grown exponentially, so that is going to be a heightened experience.

"And I just think it is an exciting movie," Cranston concluded. "You know it's going to entertain - I can guarantee you that."

In June, Cranston recently revealed that his take on the Total Recall character Cohaagen will be different to the original portrayal in the 1990 film.

Meanwhile, Farrell said that the remake will be much "darker" in tone and less camp than the original.

Total Recall is scheduled to be released in cinemas on August 3, 2012.

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Scream' originals to be killed off in next entry?

Wes Craven has suggested he may kill off one of the original three Scream characters in the proposed fifth instalment of the slasher franchise.

All four films in the series have starred Neve Campbell as protagonist Sidney Prescott alongside David Arquette as Dewey Riley and Courteney Cox as Gail Weathers. However, Craven has said that he is considering getting rid of one of them in the next film.

"At some point I suggested perhaps we should [kill one of them] to sort of send it into the next era, this era," Craven explained to IGN Movies. "And I think it was Bob [Weinstein] that just didn't want to do it.

"And I wasn't anxious to have [Sidney] dead because frankly, she's a great actress," he continued. "But I suspect the next time out, one or more of those characters is going to have to die."

Craven has previously confirmed that a fifth Scream film is in the works, but has said that he is in no rush to get started on it.

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Judge Dredd': Director removed from movie during post-production

Judge Dredd's director has been removed from post-production on the movie adaptation by its producers.

Pete Travis (Vantage Point) has not been involved in the current editing phase of the movie, reports Los Angeles Times.

Sources have claimed that writer-producer Alex Garland has taken the lead after producers and executives were displeased by the footage that Travis was delivering for the Karl Urban-starring film.

It has been suggested that Garland might receive a co-director credit for his work at this stage of Judge Dredd's development.

There is also a possibility that the movie may require some reshoots before its completion.

The Judge Dredd character is one of the most popular properties from long-running British anthology comic 2000 AD.

It was subject to a critically-panned movie adaptation starring Sylvester Stallone in 1995.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger has bigger role in 'Expendables 2

Arnold Schwarzenegger will reportedly take on a bigger role in The Expendables 2.

The actor is to spend four days filming his sequence for the follow-up to the action film, according to Den of Geek.

Schwarzenegger filmed his part in the first movie in less than a day alongside Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis. It is thought his role in the sequel will still be in a supporting capacity.

The Expendables 2 began filming at the start of the month in Bulgaria, its star Jason Statham recently revealed.

Chuck Norris has joined the rest of the cast for the shoot, with the film due for release in 2012.

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Die Hard 5' named 'A Good Day to Die Hard', gets 2013 release date

Die Hard 5 has been confirmed for release on February 14, 2013.

The latest instalment in the Bruce Willis action franchise will be named A Good Day to Die Hard, and will centre around John McClane and his son getting involved in a prison escape.

Willis will return in the lead role, while Max Payne's John Moore will direct the film from a script drafted by The A-Team's Skip Woods.

20th Century Fox said in a statement: "Since the first Die Hard in 1988, John McClane has found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the skills and attitude to always be the last man standing, making him enemy number one for terrorists the world over.

"Now, McClane faces his greatest challenge ever, this time on an international stage, when his estranged son Jack is caught up in the daring prison escape of a rogue Russian leader, and father and son McClane must work together to keep each other alive and keep the world safe for democracy."

Filming is scheduled to begin in Russia in January, 2012.

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Terminator: Salvation' McG admits mistakes, teases director's cut

Terminator: Salvation could get a director's cut, according to its director McG.

The reboot of the Terminator series starring Christian Bale was widely panned by critics upon release.

McG told Collider: "We did the best we could. I poured everything I had into that picture.

"Yeah, there's some outstanding footage out there, and we'll see if there's a director's release to come, in the future. You never know. Time will tell."

He continued: "I feel like we did a lot right with Terminator, and I feel like we did a lot wrong. I really tried to deliver and do the best I could, with making that film.

"It worked for a lot of people. A lot of people didn't like the ending. You live and learn."

Former music director McG's films also include Charlie's Angels and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.

The director's next project is the action comedy This Means War, which co-stars Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy and Chris Pine.

This Means War centres on two spies who go into war with each other after falling in love with the same woman.

Bradley Cooper, Seth Rogen and Matt Damon have been attached to the two lead roles, with Cooper dropping out last year.

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Ben Stiller takes over from Russell Brand in 'Rentaghost' film

Ben Stiller has signed on to star in Rentaghost.

Based on the British children's comedy series, Rentaghost is about a temp agency that rents out ghosts to the public.

Fox has now bought the studio rights to the comedy after Russell Brand was originally linked to the project when it was in development at Warner Bros, reports Deadline.

Brand is no longer connected to the project.

Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant have signed on to write the script, which will reunite the two writers with Stiller.

Lennon and Garant wrote the screenplay to 2006's Night at the Museum, which starred Stiller as the night security guard at the Museum of Natural History.

Stiller, who recently hosted Saturday Night Live, is due to receive BAFTA's Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy at the 2011 Britannia Awards on November 30.

Meanwhile, the comedic actor can be next seen in Brett Ratner's Tower Heist with Eddie Murphy, which opens in the US and UK on November 4.

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Matt Damon: 'I'm keeping hope for Bourne return

Matt Damon has restated his desire make another Bourne movie with director Paul Greengrass.

The actor will not feature in upcoming spinoff The Bourne Legacy, which will be directed by Tony Gilroy and feature Jeremy Renner in the lead role.

Asked if he may return to the series, Damon told ShortList: "I'm keeping hope, man."

He added: "I was always fine with them doing another Bourne movie as long as it didn't preclude me and Paul from doing another Bourne.

"From what I understand, it doesn't at all, so that's fine. I really want to do another one with Paul and I'm sure it'll happen someday but for now they're doing this."

Damon was initially to star in the fourth Bourne movie but his character has seemingly been written out of the film.

When director Greengrass confirmed his exit from the franchise, Damon said that it would be a "bad idea" for him to make another Bourne film without him.

Damon said of his replacement in the series: "I'm a huge Jeremy Renner fan. I'm sure he'll be great."

Stacy Keach, Joan Allen, Albert Finney and Oscar Isaac are among the other actors reportedly in line to star in The Bourne Legacy.

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Johnny Depp's 'Lone Ranger' receives May 2013 release date

The Lone Ranger has received a new release date in May 2013.

The project, which was first announced in 2008, was placed on hold by Disney in mid-August due to budgetary concerns.

However, the studio has since confirmed that the Western will be moving forward in the wake of a major budget overhaul.

"Johnny Depp, Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore Verbinski are such a talented combination and we're thrilled to get back to work with them on The Lone Ranger," a Disney rep said of the news.

The initial budget for the project was reported to be approximately $275 million (£174m). It is now expected to come in at around $215 million (£136m) following substantial cuts to the spending.

In addition to Depp, who will play Tonto, the film will star Armie Hammer as the titular Lone Ranger. Production is slated to begin in New Mexico in February of next year, with Disney now scrapping its original release date of December 21, 2012.

The Lone Ranger will now open in cinemas on May 31, 2013.

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Javier Bardem 'in talks for Despicable Me 2'

Javier Bardem is reportedly in talks to appear in Despicable Me 2.

The No Country for Old Men actor would play a villain in the animated sequel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

If Bardem signs on for the role, he will play a character named El Macho, who has a son called Machito.

Despicable Me 2 is scheduled for a July 3, 2013 release from Universal and will be directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud. Voice actors from the first film including Steve Carell, Russell Brand and Jason Segel are expected to return.

Bardem recently confirmed his role as the main villain in the next James Bond film.

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Monster's Patty Jenkins confirmed to direct 'Thor 2

Marvel Studios has announced that Patty Jenkins will helm Thor 2.

The Monster director seemingly confirmed the news in early October, saying at the time that she was excited to be in talks with the studio.

Marvel has now issued a press release confirming that Jenkins will helm the highly-anticipated sequel.

The studio also revealed that Thor 2 will open in cinemas on Friday, November 15, 2013.

Jenkins was first rumoured to be in negotiations to direct the Marvel Studios follow-up in late September.

Thor director Kenneth Branagh had previously elected not to helm the sequel - a decision that was said to be "mutual and amicable".

Branagh is still expected to be involved in a producing capacity.

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Robert Downey Jr to make 'The Accidental Genius

Robert Downey Jr has bought the rights to the mystery The Accidental Genius.

The pitch by Darkhorse producer Adam Gibgot centres on a man who wakes up after a coma to find that his intelligence has vastly improved.

Downey Jr will be producing the film with his Team Downey company, co-owned by his partner Susan, according to Deadline. Team Downey was set up by Warners in order to create star vehicles for the Sherlock Holmes actor.

It is unknown whether the star will take a significant role in the project.

Downey Jr will also be seen reprising his role in Joss Whedon's upcoming The Avengers.

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