Dwayne Johnson -- always The Rock to many of us -- has proven himself to be quite helpful when it comes time to re-imagine a big-screen franchise. Fast Five, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and now G.I. Joe: Retaliation are all films that have taken proven hits and reconfigured themselves with the actor in a major role.
In simple terms, there are basically two types of fantasy – fantasy that came before Lord of the Rings, and fantasy that came after. If you're a fantasy lover, you probably noticed a change in the genre following Peter Jackson's monumental adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved novels. No longer was the genre considered niche, but something of real substance, and something destined to earn big bucks for nearly every studio willing to foot the bill on a fantasy title.
Jessica Lucas, of Melrose Place and Cloverfield fame, is currently in talks for a role in director Fede Alvarez's reboot of The Evil Dead. Elizabeth Lucas has also been confirmed for the cast, which already includes Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez and Lou Taylor Pucci.
Watch the video below to behold Woola, the "dog" from the new sci-fi epic John Carter that everyone's suddenly raving about. How did this Martian mutt end up stealing the show? The film's director Andrew Stanton, who also helmed the Pixar classics WALL-E and Finding Nemo, explains.
The Los Angeles Times reports that Sony is in negotiations with Chronicle director Josh Trank to helm the Spidey villain's solo feature film.
The studio has been developing a Venom spinoff film for awhile after the character of Eddie Brock appeared in Spider-Man 3 played by Topher Grace. The Hunger Games director Gary Ross was attached to the film for awhile before moving on.
Summer 2012 will be one for the fanboy books, with three of the most hotly anticipated comic book movies ever coming to the big screen. First, Marvel's ultimate team-up film arrives when The Avengers assemble on May 4. Then Spidey himself is reborn as The Amazing Spider-Man spins into theaters July 3. And finally, Christopher Nolan completes his Bat-trilogy when The Dark Knight Rises arrives on July 20.
Although they announced last year that Halloween 3D would finally hit theaters October 26, 2012, Dimension Films has reportedly pulled the oft-delayed sequel from its 2012 release schedule and labeled its status as to be determined.
