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Sly snags Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker is negotiating to join the cast of the action film The Expendables, Sylvester Stallone’s latest writing and directing effort. Whitaker would play the CIA liaison for a group of mercenaries (played by Stallone, Jet Li, Randy Couture and Jason Statham) who are clandestinely sent to South America to overthrow a dictator.
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Kinglsey to join Sly’s Expendables?
Somebody pinch me, I must be dreaming.
Not only has Sylvester Stallone attracted Jason Statham and Jet Li to his project, but he’s been in talks with Forest Whitaker, Dolph Lundgren, and Gandhi. Well, Ben Kingsley, but close enough.
Now there’s no telling if Sly wants Kingsley to play the villainous dictator. If so, he [...]
2008: What a Year it Was
Never underestimate the power of Youtube, a haven for people who like to edit pieces of video together and create homages of things they enjoy. Matt Shapiro has been making videos for a couple of years now. Some are fan-made trailers for films like The Departed and Batman Begins (if it were marketed as a [...]
What’s Playing 01/02/09
No wide releases this week with the New Year kicking in so I’ll be back next week with all of the first new releases for 2009. I hope your Christmas was great and I hope every single one of you have a Happy New Year.
Stay with Popcorn Junkies all this year for the biggest news, [...]
Horror Remake News Galore
Steve Weintraub had an interview with the higher-ups of Platinum Dunes and got the inside scoop on a lot of the possible horror remakes we could see, or not see, in the next couple years.
No Dark Knight For China
Warner Bros. has decided to take a pass on releasing The Dark Knight in China.
Casting News For Smokin’ Aces Prequel
Nestor Carbonell (The Dark Knight, LOST) and Tommy Flanagan (Aliens Vs. Predator: Requeim) have joined the cast of Universal’s Smokin Aces: Blowback.
Disney Breaks Ties With Narnia Franchise
Disney has bailed out of co-financing the third movie in Walden Media’s Chronicles of Narnia series, according to published reports.
Marley & Me Tops Holiday Box Office
It may have been a bleak Christmas for U.S. retailers but Hollywood enjoyed a bumper holiday as new films, led by the dog tale Marley & Me and awards contender The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, drew throngs of moviegoers to theaters across North America.
Warner Bros. NOT rightful owners of Watchmen?!
On the eve of Christmas, during the season of giving, a Los Angeles federal judge has ruled in favor of 20th Century Fox’s claim of owning the copyright to Watchmen.
What?! Did Santa put a lump of coal in my stocking already?
The film, already shot by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, is set for [...]
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