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Iron Man 3' to be thriller?

Iron Man 3 will allegedly be more 'like a thriller' following the failure of its predecessors.

Ain't It Cool News reports that the third film in the franchise could be inspired by crime writers such as Tom Clancy.

Director Shane Black told audience members at the Omaha Film Festival that the film will not just be "men in suits fighting each other".

According to the site, it will not feature any other characters from Marvel Comics, with Avengers expected to be the last film to engage in crossover.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger offered new 'Terminator,' 'Predator,' and 'Running Man' movies

Ex-Governor Schwarzenegger wasn’t kidding about getting back into the movie business. At this weekend’s Arnold Seminar, which took place before the annual Arnold Classic bodybuilding competition, Schwarzenegger told the audience that he’s been approached about no less than 15 films, including new spins on Terminator, Predator, and The Running Man. Schwarzenegger also said he’s packaging a comic-book character, which he plans to announce in the spring.

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Tomb Raider' reboot for 2013 release

The Tomb Raider franchise will be rebooted with a new movie due for release in 2013.

GK Films, the company owned by Oscar-winning Departed producer Graham King, has snapped up the movie rights to the hit video game series from Square Enix.

King and Tim Headington will produce the new Tomb Raider, which is rumoured to focus on Lara Croft's origins.

"We are very excited to be rebooting what is already a hugely successful film franchise and continuing the Tomb Raider phenomenon," King said.

Angelina Jolie starred as the adventurer in 2001's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and its 2003 sequel Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life. Combined the movies took more than $430 million at the worldwide box office.

Square Enix subsidiary Crystal Dynamics last year announced a multi-platform relaunch of Tomb Raider. The first video game sees Lara survive a shipwreck to find herself washed ashore on an unknown beach.

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Third 'Riddick' will be "lean"

The director of the next Riddick film has revealed that the third instalment of the franchise will be edgier than first sequel Chronicles.

David Twohy told fans via a short film on star Vin Diesel's Facebook page that he wants the movie to have the adult rating of original Pitch Black.

He said: "We want to maintain our R-rating. We are going to be lean, and we're going to do it quick."

Diesel added that he is "committed" to the third film being more appealing to an older audience.

The Chronicles of Riddick was given a PG-13 rating.

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Stallone 'won't direct, write Expendables 2'

Sylvester Stallone will reportedly step aside from writing and directing duties on The Expendables 2.

According to the Los Angeles Times, producer Millennium Films and Stallone have been meeting with new directors to helm the action sequel.

David Agosto and Ken Kaufman will pen The Expendables 2, replacing original screenwriters Stallone and David Callaham.

Stallone, who starred in and directed last summer's Expendables, is expected to reprise his role as Barney Ross in the follow-up.

Discussing the sequel earlier in the year, the 64-year-old said that he was juggling several different story ideas for the movie.

"You have about five different scenarios, and you try to figure out which one will work the best: what area, the kind of stunts, and most important, what is the heart of the film?" he said.

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Scherzinger teases 'Men In Black 3' role

Nicole Scherzinger has revealed that she plays a "badass" in Men In Black 3.

It was previously confirmed that the Killer Love singer will join the cast as Lilly, who Scherzinger describes as a "futuristic vixen of a villain".

"I play Lilly, the girlfriend of the lead character, Will Smith," she told The Sun. "She is a futuristic vixen of a villain. Oh, and I get to carry a rocket launcher. I am kinda badass in the movie, I'm not going to lie."

Speaking about her time on set, she added: "Will Smith made me feel like family and Emma Thompson is lovely. Tommy Lee Jones was cool too."

Scherzinger joked that the role could lead to her eventually winning an Oscar.

"Because of the Pussycat Dolls people forget I am actually an actress first before anything," she said. "Let me get my Grammy first, then a Brit of course, then who knows? An Oscar one day?"

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Jeffrey Donovan joins 'J Edgar' cast

Jeffrey Donovan has signed to appear in director Clint Eastwood's forthcoming J Edgar Hoover biopic.

The Burn Notice star will join Leonardo DiCaprio, Judi Dench, Naomi Watts and Josh Lucas in J Edgar, reports Deadline.

Donovan will portray Robert F. Kennedy in the project.

Ed Westwick, Armie Hammer and Miles Fisher have also joined the film, which centres on the life and career of the controversial former FBI director.

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New 'Doom' movie 'in development

A new Doom movie is in the works, according to a report.

Sources have told What Is Playing that Universal is keen to reboot the franchise after the success of G.I. Joe: Rise Of The Cobra.

It was added that the firm is looking at a script that will take full advantage of 3D in cinemas.

The original Doom movie, which starred Dwayne Johnson and Karl Urban, was released in 2005.

Developer id Software has been working on Doom 4 for PC and consoles since 2008, and has yet to be given a tentative release date.

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Knoxville for 'Three Stooges' Moe?

Johnny Knoxville is in talks to take on the role of Moe in the film version of classic comedy The Three Stooges.

The Jackass actor has been described as the favourite for the part by directors the Farrelly brothers, according to Variety.

Speaking to the site, Bobby Farrelly said: "Knoxville is a real-life stooge. He's a real-life Moe."

They added that the film is meant to pick up from the trio's last work and is not intended to be a biopic.

Benicio Del Toro is the other contender for Moe, with the roles of Curly and Larry remaining open.

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Cooper "reluctant" to take Flash role

Bradley Cooper has said that he is unlikely to take on the lead role in Warner Bros' upcoming adaptation of The Flash.

The Hangover star told Obsessed With Film that he is "reluctant" to play a superhero after losing out to Ryan Reynolds for the titular part in Green Lantern.

"Well, I auditioned for the Green Lantern and didn't get it so I'm reluctant to put on the cape again," he said.

Cooper was last year rumoured to be the first choice to play DC Comics hero The Flash, but denied that he had been approached for the role.

Cooper's new film Limitless opens in the US on March 18 and March 23 in the UK.

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Stevenson 'wants to reprise Punisher role'

Ray Stevenson has revealed that he would be keen to reprise his role as Frank Castle in a sequel to 2009's Punisher: War Zone.

The Rome star admitted that the big screen future of the vigilante is uncertain after the movie rights switched from Lionsgate back to Marvel Studios.

"It's way out of my hands. If it's on my path to do him again, I'll definitely do my best," the actor told Cinema Blend.

Stevenson is among the cast for next month's Marvel adaptation Thor as Volstagg, one of the Warriors Three alongside Fandral (Josh Dallas) and Hogun (Tadanobu Asano). The 46-year-old revealed that he may return to the character in later Marvel pictures.

"It may be that the Warriors Three, you know, gets seen in [The Avengers] or in a different place or indeed that story roles into a different direction," he commented.

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I would prefer to see the guy who played Frank Castle in the first movie do it again.

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Men In Black 3' struck by script problems?

Production on Men In Black 3 has reportedly been held up due to script problems and clashes between producer Walter Parkes and director Barry Sonnenfeld.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, filming commenced on the blockbuster sequel - starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin - last November without a completed script in place.

Sony Pictures rushed to start production by the end of 2010 to capitalise on New York City tax breaks and shave millions off the budget. A hiatus was built into the filming schedule to allow director Sonnenfeld time to complete the story - which involves a time-travelling Agent K (Smith) going back to 1969 and meeting a younger version of his partner K (Jones) - and resume shooting in the middle of February.

However, Sony has been forced to extend the hiatus to March 28 as Smith is yet to approve a completed script from David Koepp. Sonnenfeld and producer Parkes, who allegedly had a frosty relationship on the first two Men In Black outings, have supposedly reignited their feud over the production delays.

"Any movie involving time travel seems to be difficult if you want to make it work and have no bulls**t loopholes, which has taken longer than we thought it would," a source working on the blockbuster said.

Another insider added: "It's hard because you're locked into the beginning of the movie. It creates problems that are just kind of crazy."

Sony spokesman Steve Elzer downplayed the financial cost of the delay to the studio, saying: "Because we extended the hiatus from the holidays, few people were on the payroll, so this was a relatively inexpensive decision that has had an insignificant impact on the budget."

The Men In Black movies have grossed more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The third instalment is due to open in cinemas on May 23.

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Eckhart teases 'Dark Knight' return

Aaron Eckhart has surprised fans by suggesting that he may still make a return appearance in Christopher Nolan's next Batman film, despite the apparent death of his character at the conclusion of The Dark Knight.

Eckhart played District Attorney Harvey Dent in Nolan's second Batman outing back in 2008, but the character appeared to have died at the end of the film following his transformation into the iconic Batman supervillain Two-Face.

However, during an interview with CBS News, Eckhart hinted that he might not be completely done with the role.

In response to the interviewer trying to confirm that Eckhart wouldn't be appearing in next year's The Dark Knight Rises, the actor cryptically asked, "I'm not?"

When pressed as to whether he might be making a cameo appearance in the film, as part of a flashback or dream sequence, Eckhart simply said, "I could not possibly say."

Eckhart is currently starring in the new action sci-fi Battle: Los Angeles, which was released in cinemas this weekend.

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I hope he does make an appearance.

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Huston joins Nicolas Cage in 'Medallion

Danny Huston is thought to have signed on to star in Nicolas Cage's next film Medallion.

According to Indiewire, the Warrior's Way villain will play an unknown role in the thriller, opposite both Cage and the previously-announced Malin Akerman.

Medallion was scripted by David Guggenheim, and sees Cage working alongside director Simon West for the first time since the 1997 action film Con Air.

The film follows a bank robber given only a few hours to find his daughter, who has been kidnapped and is trapped in the boot of a taxi cab in New York City.

Production on Medallion is due to start soon in New Orleans.

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Cooper: 'There won't be any more A-Team

Bradley Cooper has confirmed speculation that there are currently no plans for a sequel to last year's remake of The A-Team.

Cooper, who starred in the film alongside Liam Neeson, Quinton Jackson and Sharlto Copley, admitted that the poor commercial success of the film meant that any future instalments are highly unlikely.

"I loved it too," Cooper told Empire, when a fan wrote in and told the former Alias actor how much he had enjoyed their version of the classic '80s series.

"But unfortunately, outside of you, a few of your friends and myself, there just wasn't enough revenue to supply a second instalment of that franchise," Cooper confirmed.

Neeson also recently admitted that studios were reluctant to move ahead with a sequel, despite revealing that he would love to reprise his role as John 'Hannibal' Smith.

Cooper will next be seen in the upcoming sequel to The Hangover this May.

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This is disappointing news.

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Gabe Jones cast in 'Captain America'

Derek Luke will play an original member of the Howling Commandos in the upcoming Marvel Studios adaptation Captain America: The First Avenger, it has been revealed.

According to Black Film, Luke will play Gabe Jones in the film, known in the comic books for being one of Nick Fury's closest confidants.

The character is known for being the first African-American member of the group, and has remained a prominent character in the Marvel Universe since World War II by joining up with Fury's international peacekeeping force S.H.I.E.L.D.

It is not yet known whether Jones might also make an appearance in next year's team-up film The Avengers, although the character would be a lot older in the film's modern timeline and could conceivably be recast.

Luke is best known for his appearance in 2009 film Notorious, as well as in NBC's short-lived medical drama Trauma.

Captain America: The First Avenger is due for 3D release on July 22

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Will & Grace' star joins new WWE film

Former Will & Grace star Eric McCormack has reportedly signed on for the lead role in a new project from WWE Films.

According to THR, McCormack will star in Barricade, a supernatural thriller about a father and widower who takes his children away on holiday to a secluded log cabin and finds himself being attacked by mysterious forces.

The film, from Fido director Andrew Currie, is the the first project from WWE Films not to star one of the company's wrestlers in the lead role.

Previous films by the studio include See No Evil, which starred Kane, and The Marine, which starred John Cena.

Barricade is due to begin filming in Vancouver later this month.

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Rodriguez hints at 'Avatar', 'Fast' returns

Michelle Rodriguez has teased that she may make an unexpected return to both the Avatar and Fast & Furious franchises.

The Battle: Los Angeles star, whose characters seemingly died in the latest instalments of both film series, explained how her appearance in 2014's Avatar 2 and the upcoming Fast & Furious: Rio Heist could be made possible.

When questioned by Indiewire on whether James Cameron could resurrect her character Trudy Chacon for his planned sci-fi sequel, Rodriguez bemoaned: "He's so cryptic and I hate it!

"He says, nobody in a sci-fi movie ever dies. He always used to say while we were shooting, 'Let's immortalise this'. So, is he talking about anyone who's in a sci-fi movie doesn't die, because people will watch it forever? Or does he mean, we can always bring you back, because of the tree of souls or whatever?"

On her character Letty Ortiz's apparent murder in 2009 sequel Fast & Furious, she added: "You know, it's interesting, you never saw a body..."

Rodriguez previously stated that she would like to be somehow involved in Avatar 2, even if that only means visiting the set.

Fast & Furious: Rio Heist is released in the UK on April 21 and the US on April 29.

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Cooper: 'I want to play Tom Buchanan'

Bradley Cooper has revealed that he wants to play Tom Buchanan in director Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby.

Cooper spoke to the New York Times about his desire to play Daisy Buchanan's rich husband in Luhrmann's highly-anticipated adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel.

"To me, he's the best character in the book. He's so complicated," Cooper said. "He's xenophobic, he's an alcoholic, but he also understands some profound stuff about class.

"Whoever plays it has to take a gentle hand, because it could so easily be stock, where he's a rich jerk you don't identify with at all."

Cooper currently stars in Limitless, opening in US cinemas on March 18 and in the UK on March 23.

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Eckhart: 'Dark Knight leak is career suicide

Aaron Eckhart has stated that leaking any details about The Dark Knight Rises would be "career suicide".

The Battle: Los Angeles star played tragic District Attorney Harvey Dent in Christopher Nolan's 2008 Batman sequel The Dark Knight. The 43-year-old's potential involvement in the upcoming third instalment of the superhero franchise was seemingly destroyed when Dent's villainous alter-ego Two Face plummeted to his death during the film's conclusion.

However, when speaking with Indiewire, Eckhart fuelled recent speculation that he may yet appear in The Dark Knight Rises by dodging enquiries about his connection to the much-anticipated project.

He teased: "How can I possibly answer that question? That would be career suicide."

Despite remaining tight-lipped about the next Batman flick, Eckhart did confirm Dent's fate upon being asked whether he had spoken to Nolan about the film's plot.

"I won't say that," he refused. "But I will say Harvey Dent is dead."

Eckhart caused a stir this week by responding to an interviewer's assumption that he will not be in The Dark Knight Rises with cryptic surprise.

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It would be a nice surprise if he did make an appearance.