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With the release of Marvel’s Iron Man 3 still over a year away, Don Cheadle gave Access Hollywood a few hints about what we can expect for the latest superhero film focusing on Robert Downey Jr’s man of iron. Cheadle, aka James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes aka War Machine, told Access that the interaction between Tony Stark [...]
In 2005, Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer were an unlikely pair to be headlining a film together. Downey Jr. was in the early stages of his comeback from years struggling with drug addiction, and Kilmer’s casting as a camp private eye seemed at odds with his reputation as a difficult and intense presence on [...]
We seem to find ourselves further and further off into the distance when it comes to discussing comic book properties these days. The sequel to The Amazing Spiderman has announced its release date, Man of Steel has shifted to 24 months hence for its release date and although The Avengers is still filming, Robert Downey [...]
It seems like increasing amounts of forward planning are going into the development arcs of comic book franchises these days. Hot on the heels of the announcement earlier this week that WB are already looking at the post-Nolan future of Batman, Marvel are looking to line up a writer for 2013′s Iron Man 3. It [...]
The film blogosphere was in joyous celebrations last week when it was announced that action genre favourite Shane Black had been hired to write and direct the third Iron Man film. Since then, Ain’t It Cool News caught up with the Lethal Weapon scribe, where he chatted briefly about some of the potential routes the [...]
Deadline has just announced the news that the man responsible for writing the Lethal Weapon movies will direct Iron Man 3. The news broke a few weeks ago that he was rumoured to direct and this evening, Deadline have confirmed that he will indeed helm the third installment of the franchise after Jon Favreau who [...]
Just when you thought any news regarding developments on the third installment of Iron Man would be greeted with a less than enthusiastic reception, a name enters the frame which immediately brings an air of excitement and intrigue. Eighties action scriptwriting maestro Shane Black is being considered for the job of director and writer, having [...]
Given its lucrative past, it stands to reason that Warner Bros would be keen to see what more they could extract from the Lethal Weapon cash cow. Shane Black (who wrote the script for the original and has more recently excelled with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) had drafted a treatment for LW5, using the original cast, [...]
Warner Bros. have hired Shane Black, director of the cult-classic Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, to direct a new live action adaptation of the hugely successful Japanese manga series Death Note. Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry are currently in the process of writing the adapted screenplay. Death Note was created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and manga artist Takeshi Obata. [...]
A few months have passed since the news broke that the well remembered 80s creature feature The Monster Squad was being pulled, kicking and screaming, from the ground and dragged into the 21st Century. With original producer Rob Cohen making the leap from The Mummy and Fast/Furious franchises back into the world of The Monster [...]
It was a sublime and simple premise, perfect for gangs of kids growing up in the 80s. Treehouses, amulets, clues and mysteries, all revolving around the titular Monster Squad and their fight against the very real Hollywood Monsters they idolise. As a kid in the 80s this was a seminal film, crossing the streams of [...]
Mel Gibson is going to the Edge of Darkness this week (our review will be up in a few hours) and he’s looking to his future projects. One being reported today is Cold Warrior, which tells the story of a retired cold war spy coming back for one more mission…I know, sounds awfully familiar. What [...]
