When the recent list of contenders for director of the forthcoming Christopher Nolan produced Superman reboot Superman: Man of Steel was revealed, I found myself very uninspired. Of the men named on the list, I only really found myself interested by the prospect of Duncan Jones’ Superman film. I immediately discounted Tony Scott, who really [...]
The Avengers/Hulk Saga Should Surprise No-one
July 17, 2010 By 19 Comments
The news that Edward Norton had been ‘dumped’ as Bruce Banner/The Hulk for the forthcoming Avengers movie seemed to shock the media this past week. I have to ask, however, just how shocked can we reasonably be? This has been on the cards since the initial announcement of an Avengers project. If it is because [...]
Batman 3 – Crazy Rumours Must Stop!
June 19, 2010 By 5 Comments
Over the last week or so, we’ve seen yet more casting rumours for the third installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman series. Most recently, we’ve heard that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is being primed to take on the part of The Riddler, based on as little as a supposed conversation on the set of Inception between Levitt and [...]
Jennifer Aniston to Experience WanderLust and Horrible Bosses
May 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Moving from one of the most successful television comedy shows of all time to a feature film career has been a rocky road for the Friends team. Jennifer Aniston’s post Perk career has taken a familiar path with romantic comedies strewn left, right and centre, and news comes today of two new films Aniston is [...]
We Don’t Want A Dimestore Captain America!
March 11, 2010 By 16 Comments
These last few days have seen the internet do a madness over the casting process for Joe Johnston’s Captain America. A list of potential candidates was doing the rounds, that list was apparently cut down, and then John Krasinski was supposedly on the verge of being announced for the part. The situation has been revealed to [...]
What Is The Cost Of Casting Rumours?
February 10, 2010 By 1 Comment
Last week saw a rumour spreading regarding the casting of the lead in Sony’s Spider-Man reboot. Apparently OK, along with a couple of tabloids picked up on a story that High School Musical’s Zach Efron was signing to play Peter Parker for $9m. I don’t want to go too much into this specific story, Ben Mortimer’s [...]
