Update from Editor Peter Sciretta: The Wrap has confirmed that Aaron Johnson is signed to play Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Original story follows. Remember earlier this year when Marvel and Joss Whedon were said to want Aaron Johnson to play Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron? Well, just as Samuel L. Jackson has seemingly confirmed that Elizabeth…
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Last year at Comoc Con, Legendary Entertainment surprised the crowd with a very early teaser trailer for Gareth Edwards' Godzilla. The test footage kicked Hall H's ass and was one of the most talked about things of that year's Con. Warner Bros has returned a year later with Edwards, alongside cast members Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron…
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Briefly: We're going to see two versions of the Marvel character Quicksilver -- a speedster mutant who is Magneto's son -- on the big screen in the next couple years. One will appear in Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past, played by Evan Peters. Given how many other characters are already known to be…
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Three Universal Pictures comic book adaptations are getting shifted around the release schedule. R.I.P.D. will still be released on July 19, but now it's officially in 3D. Kick-Ass 2 moves back from June 28 to August 16 2 Guns moves up from August 16 to August 2. Read the latest plot descriptions for each below. R.I.P.D. Academy…
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Gareth Edwards' Godzilla remake will be sending some of Hollywood's best and brightest to get (potentially) crushed to death by a monster. Elizabeth Olsen and Bryan Cranston are looking to join Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the sci-fi tentpole for Warner Bros. and Legendary. There is one little detail standing in the way right now, however --…
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Kick-Ass star Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been offered the lead in Gareth Edwards' upcoming remake of Godzilla. The news comes after a week where several names were mentioned to be up for the role, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Henry Cavill and others. Taylor-Johnson, whose currently appearing in Anna Karenina and will next appear in Kick-Ass 2, won't make…
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Whereas the first movie concentrated on a small group of costumed vigilantes, Kick-Ass 2 widens the scope to bring in new allies for both the heroes and the villains. The latest additions to the good guy side are Morris Chestnut (Boyz n the Hood), who'll be helping out Chloë Moretz's Hit-Girl, and Robert Emms (War Horse), who'll…
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With John Leguizamo's Javier and the as-yet-uncast Mother Russia on board to help out the villainous Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) in Kick-Ass 2, it seems only fair that Kick-Ass (Aaron Johnson) start picking up some allies as well. Scrubs star Donald Faison has just entered talks to play Dr. Gravity, a Columbia University student by…
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If last month's first trailer for Anna Karenina gave us an intriguing taste of the sumptuous theatricality of Joe Wright's adaptation, this new six-minute clip offers a big, juicy bite. As Wright explains in the introductory voiceover, nearly the entire film was filmed on over a hundred sets, nearly all constructed inside a single dilapidated theater. And he…
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Today's Sequel Bits is bursting with plot details -- for Kick-Ass 2, Cloudy 2, and Curse of Chucky. There's even a tidbit of info about what we might or might not see in Beetlejuice 2. After the jump: Kick-Ass 2's plot involves mean girls and identity crises Set videos reveal A Good Day to Die…
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In July, Oliver Stone is going back to his lurid daylight noir style (think U-Turn) with his adaptation of Don Winslow's novel Savages. The film features Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Johnson as a couple of pot growers whose business ends up in the crosshairs of a more powerful Mexican drug lord (Salma Hayek). Her henchman…
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Joe Wright moved from the stately but intense period piece Atonement to the violent modern fairy tale Hanna without missing a step, and now he has danced back to period form with an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic romance Anna Karenina. 'Danced' is exactly the word to use, as Wright shot most of the film…
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Let's do a little update on Mark Millar movies. First up, while we were doubtful for months about the chances of Kick-Ass 2 actually shooting and bringing the cast of the original film back together, turns out we were too pessimistic. Looks like the film will in fact go before cameras this year, with Jeff…
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Earlier this week, Kick-Ass co-creator John Romita Jr. said he believed Kick Ass 2 would start filming this summer aimed at a spring 2013 release. It's the kind of thing we've been hearing for years, ever since the release of Matthew Vaughn's fantastic 2010 adaptation of the comic by Romita Jr. and Mark Millar. This…
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Yesterday we saw the first bit of footage from Oliver Stone's new film Savages, in which the girlfriend (Blake Lively)of two pot growers (Aaron Johnson and Taylor Kitsch) is kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel, the better to get said growers to work for the bigger outfit. The film features the sort of cast you'd…
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Good news for those eager to find out exactly why Benicio del Toro is picking on Blake Lively in that first image from Savages: Universal has just shifted the opening date for Oliver Stone's latest from September 28 to July 6. Savages is the only film currently scheduled to go up against Marc Webb's The…
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What a strange thing this is. Albert Nobbs is a passion project for Glenn Close, who plays the title character, a woman who poses as a man so she can take a job in a hotel in 19th century Ireland. You'll probably hear a lot of award-season talk about Close's performance here, and watching this…
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Scarlett Johansson may seem like an unlikely lead for a Judd Apatow film, but in this context her casting actually makes a lot of sense. Johansson has signed on to star in Can a Song Save Your Life?, which will be written and directed by John Carney (Once) and produced by Apatow. The film follows “a…
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We had a couple of days where mid-level casting for a lot of projects was going crazy. Maybe there was something in the air; maybe casting directors and agents just all got together and had a field day. It's been a bit slower today, but still there are a couple of items to catch up…
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From Weeds to weed -- Demian Bichir is making the move into Oliver Stone's world. The director is making Savages, based on the book by Don Winslow. He already has quite the cast lined up: Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Johnson play up and coming pot dealers coerced into working for a drug cartel when their…
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Atonement director Joe Wright is likely to do well this weekend with his new 'teen assassin' film Hanna, but he's already looking forward to the future. His next film could well be a return to the more literary work we've come to expect from the man: an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel Anna Karenina.…
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Oliver Stone's adaptation of the novel Savages, in which two pot-dealing friends are roped into working for the drug cartel that kidnaps their young female companion, is becoming a hot property. The combination of a young cast, a long-established major director and lively material tends to do that. Multiple studios were in contention for distribution…
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Oliver Stone is assembling Savages, which adapts the book of the same name by Don Winslow and has Aaron Johnson and Taylor Kitsch set to star as best friends and pot growers who get roped into working for a drug cartel when the bad guys kidnap their friend/girlfriend. Salma Hayek is a possible pick to…
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A year ago Oliver Stone signed up to direct an adaptation of the Don Winslow novel Savages, and a month ago Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone, X-Men: First Class, The Hunger Games) was set for a key role. But some things have changed. While Oliver Stone is still making the movie, Jennifer Lawrence has dropped out…
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It's always upsetting to see major roles for animated characters go to high profile celebrities who have no business voice acting -- or acting at all, in this case -- when there so many more capable voice actors out there struggling to find consistent work. Such is the business of Hollywood. Audiences see a name…
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We've reported briefly on Albert Nobbs in the past -- Glenn Close co-wrote with John Banville, an adaptation of the story The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs by George Moore, and will produce and star as the title character. That's not a gender mistake -- Glenn Close will play a woman who disguises herself as…
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Heat Vision has gotten a hold of the short list of actors (and actresses) being considered for the lead roles in director Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Killer. he 3D fantasy/adventure project has been billed as an "adult look at the Jack and the Beanstalk legend." The plot summary is as follows: "When a princess…
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