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Del Toro turns down 'Superman' reboot

It has been reported that Guillermo del Toro has declined to take on the role of director for the new Superman film.

Bleeding Cool has reported that the Hellboy director was offered the chance to take on the relaunch, but has turned it down.

The news follows May's announcement that Del Toro would no longer direct the upcoming Hobbit films due to delays caused by MGM's financial problems.

The proposed reboot of the Superman series was announced following the lukewarm commercial reaction to Bryan Singer's Superman Returns in 2006.

Despite no official announcement from Warner Bros concerning the film's potential director, The Dark Knight's Christopher Nolan is attached to both produce and creatively guide the new film alongside David Goyer.

The Superman reboot is currently aimed to be released in late 2012.

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Norton 'dismisses Marvel Feige comments'

Edward Norton has described comments made by Marvel production chief Kevin Feige regarding his departure from The Avengers as "disingenuous".

Feige previously dismissed Norton's role in the franchise, saying that the company wanted a "team player" and that the actor lacked "creativity and collaborative spirit".

However, Norton insisted that he has no hard feelings towards Feige or anyone at Marvel.

"The thing that was disingenuous about some of the stuff that had gone on, is it was a very professional and very respectful business situation," he told MTV News.

"We really couldn't work it out on a business level, and I know that's disappointing to some people, but it's nobody's fault. I don't have any disrespect for anybody's decisions in the business framework. You do what you feel you need to do on both sides, and that's totally fine."

He added: "I have no idea why anybody tried to characterise it as anything other than that kind of a decision, which is absolutely what it was."

The Avengers opens May 4, 2011.

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Chandler, Fanning cast for 'Super 8'?

Kyle Chandler and Elle Fanning have reportedly been cast in JJ Abrams's new science-fiction film Super 8, according to New York magazine.

Friday Night Lights castmember Chandler and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button actress Fanning are the first stars to be linked to Abrams's project, said to be a collaboration with Steven Spielberg.

Although no details of the film have been confirmed, the plot is rumoured to centre around three siblings who discover footage of an alien in a video recording.

Super 8 is expected to begin filming before the end of the month in Weirton, West Virginia for a summer 2011 release.

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Universal plans to relaunch 'Timecop'

Universal is reportedly planning to revive Jean-Claude Van Damme's 1994 movie Timecop.

According to What's Playing, the studio has been trying to retool the time-travelling blockbuster for the past four years and now wants to begin production to make a release date within "the next 12 to 18 months".

Van Damme has allegedly expressed an interest in coming back to the franchise, although Universal is adamant about casting a new star in the title role.

Timecop starred Van Damme as Max Walker, an agent for the Time Enforcement Commission (TEC). A short-lived spinoff series followed in 1997 and a Jason Scott Lee-led direct-to-video feature, Timecop: The Berlin Decision, was released in 2003.

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'Sherlock Holmes' scribe to pen spy movie

Screenwriter Anthony Peckham has reportedly been hired to assist in writing the script for Paramount’s upcoming Jack Ryan spy movie Moscow.

The studio hopes that Peckham, who previously penned Sherlock Holmes, will help prepare the project for its start date sometime this year, The Hollywood Reporter writes.

Chris Pine is attached to star as Ryan, Tom Clancy’s intelligence officer and action hero, and Lost's Jack Bender is attached to direct.

Previously, Ryan has been played by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck. The new story is set in Russia, against a backdrop of terrorist activity.

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Wolverine' director for 'Ender's Game'?

X-Men Origins: Wolverine director Gavin Hood is attached to helm a movie adaptation of Ender's Game.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the film is based on Orson Scott Card's classic science fiction novel of the same name.

The book takes place on a world where humans are facing a threat from an alien race called the Formics. The story centres on Andrew Wiggin, also known as Ender, a young soldier who helps save the Earth.

No production start date has been announced for the Odd Lot Entertainment project.

Hood also directed the Academy Award-nominated 2005 drama Tsotsi.

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Reynolds to choose between comic movies?

Ryan Reynolds has said that he is unlikely to star in both Deadpool and R.I.P.D..

The actor was expected to appear in both comic book adaptations but has now suggested that he may have to choose between the two roles.

"Because these films have interested directors, it's obviously likely that [Deadpool and R.I.P.D. will] both get made," he told io9. "But I think it would be more likely that only one of them gets made with me."

Reynolds has been approached to take on the title role in Marvel's Deadpool and star as R.I.P.D. protagonist Nick Cruz in Robert Schwentke's Dark Horse Comics adaptation.

Both films are scheduled to arrive in theatres in 2012.

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Alex Gonzalez joins 'X-Men: First Class'

Alex Gonzales has been cast in Matthew Vaughn's comic book prequel X-Men: First Class.

According to SlashFilm, the actor has signed on to portray the villainous mutant Riptide in the Marvel Comics project.

Created by Chris Claremont, John Romita Jr and Dan Green, Riptide first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #211 in 1986. The character has the ability to spin his body at an incredibly fast rate and is a known accomplice of the evil Mister Sinister.

Gonzalez joins a cast including James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, Kevin Bacon and January Jones. The movie is slated for release on June 3, 2011.

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McAvoy 'to bury Stewart X-Men performance'

James McAvoy has joked that he plans to "bury" Patrick Stewart's performance as Professor X in X-Men: First Class.

The actor - who portrays the character in the upcoming sequel to the Marvel series - told MTV News that he is looking forward to helping create the origins of such an iconic role.

"I'm basically going to try and bury Patrick's performance," he said.

"I think the fun about these films, when you go back and you either reboot or do a prequel, is you get to see how people became who they are. That means that you have to do them differently and by the end of the movie you have to do them the same way."

He added: "The interesting journey is what happens to them, what changes them, what makes them evolve - not just mutate, but emotionally and psychologically evolve."

X-Men: First Class will be released on June 3, 2011.

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John Goodman boards 'Red State'

John Goodman has reportedly joined the cast of forthcoming horror movie Red State.

Director Kevin Smith announced the news recently on the Hollywood Babble-on Smodcat online radio show.

Goodman joins a cast that includes Dermot Mulroney, Michael Angarano, Kyle Gallner, Stephen Root, Melissa Leo and Michael Parks.

The low-budget movie is currently in production.

Goodman is known for his roles in The Big Lebowski and the TV shows Roseanne and Treme

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Leslie Mann boards comedy 'Change-Up'

Leslie Mann has signed to star in forthcoming comedy The Change-Up.

The Knocked Up actress joins Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman and Olivia Wilde in the project, reports Variety.

Reynolds and Bateman will play best friends who switch bodies.

Mann is rumoured to be playing the role of Bateman's wife. Wilde is portraying Bateman's office crush.

Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin is helming the movie from a script by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.

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Liam Hemsworth in talks for 'Fallen'

Liam Hemsworth has reportedly opened talks to star in upcoming supernatural drama Fallen.

The movie is based on a book series by Lauren Kate about a teenage girl who falls in love with two fallen angels and must choose between them, according to Movieweb.

The girl is unaware that the former angels have been fighting over her for centuries.

Fallen is expected to arrive in US cinemas in 2012.

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Nelson: 'DC won't adopt Marvel strategy'

DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson has said that the firm will not mirror Marvel's Avengers strategy.

Speaking to IGN, the exec explained that the company is focusing on standalone stories, rather than connecting its movie slate.

"People make an assumption that we're going to mirror Marvel's strategy, for example with Avengers," said Nelson. "We do have a very different attitude about how you build a content slate.

"It isn't necessarily about connecting those properties together to build into a single thing. We think we've got great stories and characters that will lend themselves to great standalone experiences, and that's the way we're focusing on it."

Recent Marvel films such as Iron Man 2 and The Incredible Hulk have featured post-credits sequences to bridge the gap between each franchise in preparation for Joss Whedon's Avengers in 2012.

Rumours that DC is planning a Justice League movie featuring the likes of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman have emerged on several previous occasions.

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Marvel planning Black Widow solo film

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has revealed that the firm has tentative plans for a Black Widow solo movie, Superhero Hype reports.

Speaking during a group Q&A session to promote the DVD and Blu-ray release of Iron Man 2, the exec confirmed that discussions about the project have taken place.

"We've already started discussions with Scarlett [Johansson] about the idea of a solo movie and have begun putting together concepts, but The Avengers comes first," he said.

Created by Stan Lee, Don Rico and Don Heck in 1964, the character first appeared in Marvel's Tales of Suspense #52. She made her movie debut in Iron Man 2, portrayed by Johansson.

Black Widow's next on-screen appearance is expected to be The Avengers, which arrives in cinemas on May 4, 2012.

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Reynolds 'wants two superhero franchises'

Ryan Reynolds has said that he is willing to continue appearing in two competing superhero movie franchises.

Reynolds starred in Marvel Comics's 2009 movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine and is currently filming a big screen adaptation of DC Comics's Green Lantern.

He told The AP that while he does not feel proprietary over either franchise at this point, he would enjoy reprising his X-Men Origins: Wolverine character Deadpool for a film in the future.

"I don't want to put the cart before the horse. I don't have two superhero franchises," he said. "If the pieces fit together [for a Deadpool movie] in the right way, then I'm there."

Reynolds continued: "It's certainly something I'm passionate about, because I've known it for so long, and I know the mythology so well. It's a great character. He's a true anti-hero, and that's why I like him."

The actor added that he hopes the upcoming Green Lantern movie will strike a balance between humour and intense action.

"It's a real classic kind of guy. It's the guy who can throw a punch, kiss the girl and tell a joke. That's something I'd love to see on screen again, and I hoped it's embraced for that kind of spirit," he said.

"You can't be intermittently clenching your jaw muscles in place of emotion. You've got to be having a little fun with it too."

Green Lantern will premiere in US cinemas in 2011.

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Nolan 'draws up Superman director shortlist'

Christopher Nolan has drawn up a shortlist of five candidates to direct the upcoming Superman movie, according to sources.

The Dark Knight director - who has been appointed to oversee the Man of Steel's next outing - has apparently begun meeting the prospective helmers with fellow producer and wife Emma Thomas.

Deadline reports that the directors under consideration are Watchmen's Zack Snyder, Moon's Duncan Jones, The Taking of Pelham 123's Tony Scott, Cloverfield's Matt Reeves and The Killing Room's Jonathan Liebesman.

Liebesman was recently confirmed to be taking charge of Clash Of The Titans 2, while some of the other directors on the list also have future commitments, making their appointment unlikely.

Last week it was reported that Guillermo Del Toro declined the chance to direct the David Goyer-penned picture.

Nolan is expected to submit his choice to Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures in the next few weeks. Filming is to start as soon as possible in order to meet a 2012 release date, after which time the studio loses the rights to the iconic character.

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Kate Beckinsale signs for 'Underworld 4'

Kate Beckinsale has signed up to star in Underworld 4.

The 37-year-old agreed to reprise her role as Selene in the action-horror franchise, according to Deadline.

The movie has been penned by The Shield writer John Hlavin and rewritten by J. Michael Straczynski. No director is currently attached.

Filming is expected to begin in Vancouver in March, and distributor Screen Gems has set a release date of January 20, 2012.

It was previously rumoured that the film would be shot in 3D.

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Nolan 'still working on Batman 3 script'

Christopher Nolan has revealed that he is still working on the script for the next Batman film.

The director, who is currently rewriting his brother Jonathan's first draft, also joked that he is only "hopeful" that Warner Bros would greenlight the film.

At an Italian press conference for Inception, Nolan said: "I don't like to talk too much about things until I'm further along with them. I'm working on the script right now. My brother Jonah has done a draft of the script and now I'm writing on it."

When asked if the studio had officially confirmed the project, the 40-year-old said: "We have set a release date and as far as the film being officially greenlit - they haven't told me they don't want to do it. So I'm hopeful!"

The film is scheduled to be released on July 20, 2012.

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Emma Watson 'lands role in My Week'

Emma Watson will reportedly star in forthcoming movie My Week With Marilyn.

The actress will apparently play the small part of a wardrobe assistant named Lucy.

The film is based on the memoirs of Colin Clark and will also star Dame Judi Dench, Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh.

Clark's story documents the tense relationship between Lawrence Olivier (Branagh) and Marilyn Monroe (Williams) during the production of The Prince and the Showgirl.

According to OK, Watson is able to shoot her scenes in just a few days to prevent her studies at Brown University being interrupted for a long period.

The film is being produced by David Parfitt and the Weinstein Company and will be directed by Simon Curtis.

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Norton wants role in Nolan's 'Batman 3'

Edward Norton has admitted that he would love to be cast in the new Batman film, which is helmed by Inception director Christopher Nolan.

According to IGN, Norton has hinted at auditioning for a role in the upcoming third film in Nolan's rebooted Batman franchise.

"Chris Nolan's making the best ones out there by far," Norton said of the director. "I'd do one with him - he's set a new bar for sure."

Norton admitted that it would be fun to work with Nolan on the new film, and suggested that he would be open to the idea of playing the part of supervillain The Riddler.

Inception actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Johnny Depp have also both been heavily linked with the role, which was played by Jim Carey in Batman Forever back in 1995.

Norton was recently replaced by Mark Ruffalo as the character of The Hulk in Marvel Comics upcoming Avengers film.

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