Every year there is one day that all the major, almost unbelievable news stories break. Today seems to be that day. There are so many huge announcements, and crazy leaks happening that we just can’t cover them all. So I’ve decided, like last year, to compile a list of links to the huge entertainment stories that have broke today. If you don’t see something listed below, please leave the url in the comments and I’ll be sure to add it to our continuing coverage of HUGE News Day 2008.
IESB reporter Hugh Jass has the big scoop on the title of X-Files 2. Fox wanted “X-Files: Curse of the Werepeople” but Chris Carter was holding out for “X-Files: Full Moon Rising.”
JoBlo broke the news that Jake Gyllenhaal will be replacing Tobey Maguire in the next Spider-Man movie.
/Film reports that the Siegel family have signed on with Marvel Studios to make a 3D Superman vs. Spider-man movie to the big screen in 2012, directed by Bryan Singer and Sam Raimi and starring Jake Gyllenhaal and a computer generated Christopher Reeve.
Illegal Movie Torrent Website The Surf Channel has gotten their hands on an early work print of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Cinematical has breaking news that Christian Bale and Brandon Routh have signed on to star in a Justice League of American movie.
Bloody Disgusting reveals Steven Spielberg’s plan to remake ‘Duel’ and possibly ‘Jaws’?!
ComicBookMovie reports that Hugh Jackman will make a cameo as Wolverine in The Incredible Hulk.
BD also has the scoop on Tyler Perry’s decision to tackle the horror film genre.
Moviehole reports that Harrison Ford will return as Han Solo and that Colin Farrell has signed on to star in a remake of Once.
Screenrant reports that Iron Man will get early April Release Dates after all.
Ropes of Silicon have the poster premiere for Art House Movie: There Will Be Farts.
Dark Horizons have a bunch of stories: A “Departed” TV series with Scorsese and “The Wire” creator David Simon producing, Benning to play Hilary Clinton and Will Smith as Barack Obama in liver Stone’s “W”, Lost beach set washed away, Quantum of Solace title ditched, Heather Mills in Pirates 4, Paul Thomas Anderson does spy thriller “Horse Under Water”, Platinum Dunes to remake The Exorcist, Zac Efron & Miley Cyrus Join “Step Up 4 Your Rights”.
FilmDrunk reports that Benicio Del Toro has left the cast of Joe Johnston’s Wolf Man, and has been replaces with Gary Busey.
Giant Freakin Robot is reporting that the Cloverfield Monster will appear in Transformers 2.
The Force.net reports that Indiana Jones 4 will be released in 3D!
CloverfieldClues reports that Brad be directing a computer animated Cloverfield sequel.
IGN has the premiere of the Legend of Zelda movie trailer.
April 1st, 2008 at 12:14 am
… and Steven Spielberg has agreed to direct Rambo 5!
April 1st, 2008 at 12:30 am
I have to admit. I chuckled at the Tyler Perry to do a horror movie bit.
April 1st, 2008 at 12:39 am
Anonymous: Horror makes sense, his movies always scared the crap out of me.
April 1st, 2008 at 1:04 am
uhh 2 april fools attempts? damn you’s in the spirit of the holiday pete! though id love to hear the JLA one become true!
April 1st, 2008 at 2:02 am
Lol…I’ll admit it…you had me fooled with that Spielberg article. Forgot what day it was.
I was just about to go on a pretty massive rant lol.
April 1st, 2008 at 3:03 am
what about madonna in casablanka remake placed in iraq? :)
April 1st, 2008 at 4:58 am
I would actually watch a Tyler Perry horror film… No wait, I meant to say ‘I would watch Tyler Perry in a snuff film.’
April 1st, 2008 at 5:08 am
tsk tsk You posted that before April fools day, you should have waited 90 minutes. Some of those things aren’t too far removed from the dumb stuff Hollywood really does, unfortunately.
April 1st, 2008 at 6:39 am
Carrie Fisher penned the new han-solo script?! REEL-NICE
April 1st, 2008 at 6:50 am
man the one about lost made my heart skip a beat. nice!
April 1st, 2008 at 7:19 am
I’m starting to wonder if any of this news is accurate. I only say this because it’s too good to be true on some of the news, plus the fact that they were entered only the night before April Fool’s Day.
April 1st, 2008 at 7:20 am
Ouch. The Surf Channel has been taken down because of its Indiana Jones prank. That was fast.
April 1st, 2008 at 7:26 am
“Posted on Monday, March 31st, 2008 at 10:34 pm” = bad form
April 1st, 2008 at 7:54 am
I agree with CJW, but then again you’re pretty darn gullible if you believe all this.
April 1st, 2008 at 7:57 am
On second thought — it could be different timezones f’ing with the time-stamp. It’s probably that, actually.
April 1st, 2008 at 8:05 am
That one about Han Solo was so wrong.. And I half believed it because it was from before April 1st! Mean mean mean.
April 1st, 2008 at 10:59 am
Yeah man, April Fools. I wonder how many lies we’ll have to revisit tomorrow to learn the truth. . .
April 1st, 2008 at 11:32 am
My mother works at Fox as a… well… not telling you. But she was privy to some of the script. Since I’m a huge comic book fan, she was able to remember this little nugget, otherwise it would have slipped her mind: She said that in a scene with Mulder and Scully sort of staking out in a truck, Mulder in the driver’s seat says “You know what this is like?” and Scully says “What is this like Mulder? Because I don’t think it’s like anything I’ve seen before.” and Mulder says “It’s like in the comic books, when the hero has to deal with all the badasses that he put away.” From that little scene, and a scene where there’s a full-blown attack on FBI Headquarters, she believes that the movie brings the stand-alone episodes into a kind of quasi-mythology. If she’s right, then I’m REALLY excited.
April 1st, 2008 at 2:07 pm
http://tunaflix.com/?p=1603
One of the funnier stories I’ve read today.
April 1st, 2008 at 3:10 pm
WTH? Cloverfield monster in Transformers 2! Lol i knew that was a april fools joke! XD