While studios make the transition between summer blockbusters to fall/winter awards bait, you'd think things would be quieting down. But in an industry that never sleeps, things are always happening whether it's Die Hard 5 naming its director or Olivia Munn, Zoe Saldana and Josh Brolin getting hitched to new projects, Steven Seagal being accused of killing a puppy or The Situation head-butting a wall, er, um, scratch that last one. As we cruise into this long holiday weekend, let's take a look at the news, rumors, pics, trailers and videos that made waves this week...
News
Josh Brolin has signed up to star in Spike Lee’s remake of the 2003 Korean dramatic thriller Oldboy.Bad news gets worse. The writer of that Selena Gomez rom-com Monte Carlo, has been brought on to write the re-make of Dirty Dancing.
Matthew Fox was released by police following a skirmish with a female driver of a party bus in Cleveland. Fox was later charged with punching the woman repeatedly when she refused to let him on board. The actor is currently in Cleveland working on the film, I, Alex Cross.
Zoe Saldana is set to produce and star as a half-human, half-angel in the Paramount thriller Dominion.
Speaking of Saldana, director Olivier Megaton (yes, that’s his real name) admitted that Colombiana was inspired by an unmade sequel to the 1994 classic Leon: The Professional which starred Jean Reno and Natalie Portman.
The Situation of Jersey Shore fame was hospitalized for head-butting a wall.
The Steven Soderbergh retirement campaign is back in full swing. Once he's done with his current slate of projects, the director announced this week that he would turn his attention to painting.
Dwayne Johnson added, er, tweeted his name to the list of actors interested in playing Luke Cage.
The Blues Brothers is being adapted into a TV series. The plot will find Jake and Elwood traveling across the country trying to find Elwood Sr. Each episode will include one main musical number with different musicians taking on the role of The Blues Brothers band. “It’s Route 66 meets Glee and it all goes to hell in a hand basket,” said Anne Beatts, writer of the TV series.
Olivia Munn joined the cast of Soderbergh’s male stripper movie, Magic Mike.Gemma Ward joined the cast of Baz Luhrman’s Great Gatsby movie which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan.
Steven Seagal is being accused of killing a puppy and 100 roosters.
The Help continues to be the little movie that could, crossing the $100 million mark on Tuesday night.
John Moore was chosen to direct Die Hard 5. For those wondering who John Moore is, he directed Max Payne and The Omen remake. Yippie-kai-yay?
Lindsay Lohan tattooed Billy Joel lyrics on her torso.
The Coen Bros. revealed what their next movie would be about – the 1960s New York City folk music scene.
Justin Lin (Fast Five) inked more first-look deals, this time on the TV-side.
Madonna’s feature film directorial debut, W.E., appears to have bombed at the Venice Film Festival, putting the Weinstein Bros. in a predicament of whether or not to give the movie an awards season push.
In case you’re gullible enough to believe that Apollo 18 is real, NASA wants you to know that it’s fake.
Napoleon Dynamite producers have slapped Fox Searchlight with a $10 million lawsuit, citing improper revenue deductions and under-reporting royalties.
The Wolverine is getting a re-write from Live Free or Die Hard screenwriter Mark Bomback. The Wolverine was set to film in Japan next spring but due to the on-going aftermath of the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, the re-writes may have something to do with forced location changes.
Shawn Levy has confirmed that he will direct yet another remake of the sci-fi classic Frankenstein.
Rumors
A couple weeks ago, Mike Myers was rumored to have been offered a fourth Austin Powers movie. The actor has since accepted and now the attention has turned to who will play his shag-tastic female counterpart. Fingers are currently pointing at models Lara Stone and Gisele Bundchen, which Bundchen as the front runner.
Pictures
A new pic from the upcoming George Clooney dramedy The Descendants was released today.
Take a look at clearer images of Henry Cavill decked out in the new Superman costume. What do you think of the new look? Check out the other pics here.
We got a look at Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe last week. This week, the first pic of Kenneth Branagh as Sir Laurence Olivier in My Week With Marilyn has surfaced.
Yep, we’re only a couple of months away from the first part of Breaking Dawn invading theaters. Until then, here’s yet another pic released this week. This time Bella (Kristen Stewart) is getting her hair braided prior to the wedding.
Yesterday would have been the first day of school at Hogwarts. Did you miss the train at Platform 9 3/4? Check out the curriculum and grading policy below.
Video
Bruce Boxleitner confirmed Tron 3 would be arriving in theaters in 2013.
Emma Watson Woos Bookstore Boy in her new Lancome commercial.
Rapper/actor Romeo proposed to Demi Lovato via paparazzi. Classy.
Trailers
The much-hyped Hunger Games clip from the MTV VMA’s puts the tease in teaser trailer.
Ryan Reynolds is the son of Willem Dafoe and Julia Roberts in the melodramatic trailer premiere of Fireflies in the Garden.
The domestic trailer for Pedro Amoldovar’s The Skin I Live In arrived.
Demons Never Die, produced by Idris Elba, released a trailer via Shock Til You Drop.
The first trailer for Margaret, starring Anna Paquin, Matt Damon and Mark Ruffalo debuted yesterday.
Martha Marcy May Marlene continues to ramp up toward its October 21 limited release. Currently boasting a 100% rating on RottenTomatoes, the indie drama starring Elizabeth Olsen and John Hawkes also released a gorgeous new poster along with an extended trailer courtesy of Empire.
Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortensen have a verbal showdown over Keira Knightley in the domestic trailer of A Dangerous Method.
