American Sniper: The first images from Clint Eastwood's American Sniper reveal Bradley Cooper as real-life Navy SEAL Chris Kyle in contemplation, and with his wife, played by Sienna Miller. The movie opens in limited release on December 25 before opening wide on January 16. [USA Today]
The Accountant: Ben Affleck, who stars in Gone Girl (opening in theaters tomorrow), is in talks to star as The Accountant. The role is more deadly than it sounds: Affleck would play a mild-mannered accountant "who moonlights as a lethal assassin." He still needs to finish filming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice but then will have time next year before starting work on his own directorial effort, the Prohibition-era drama Live by Night, in July. [Variety]
I Am Legend: Richad Matheson's apocalyptic vampire novel I Am Legend, first published in 1954, has served as direct inspiration for three movies so far, most recently a 2007 blockbuster starring Will Smith. Warner Bros. has turned to Gary Graham to rework the script, described as a sci-fi version of the classic John Wayne Western The Searchers, into a reboot for a proposed new I Am Legend franchise -- presumably with a new star, since Smith is notoriously resistant to sequels and prequels. [Deadline]
The Theory of Everything Trailer: Eddie Redmayne stars as astrophysicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. A new trailer showcases the romance that blooms between the astrophysicst and a fellow student, played by Felicity Jones, as they fall in love and then battle his devastating disease. The movie opens in theaters on November 7. [Focus Features]
