November 26, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
“Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke is in talks to direct “New Moon,” the just-greenlit sequel of the vampire box office hit, a source close to the negotiations told Access Hollywood.
The vampire drama bit into a $69.6 million opening last weekend, the biggest ever debut for a female director.
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November 19, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
“X-Men” fans have something to “Gossip” about.
Josh Schwartz, the creator of “Gossip Girl,” “The O.C.” and “Chuck,” is set to write “X-Men: First Class,” the latest installment in the Twentieth Century Fox comic book franchise, according to Variety.
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November 13, 2008
NEW YORK, New York
“Saturday Night Live” is adding two female cast members, an NBC source confirmed to Access Hollywood.
The new members are comediennes Michaela Watkins (pictured at right, “The New Adventures of Old Christine”) and Abby Elliott (“King of the Hill”).
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October 31, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
A Pulitzer Prize winner will scribe “Spider-Man 4,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, who won the prestigious honor for 2007’s “Rabbit Hole,” is reportedly in final negotiations to write the latest installment in the superhero franchise. He joins some illustrious company — Michael Chabon, who co-wrote “Spider-Man 2,” won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for his novel, “The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay.”
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October 17, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Matt Damon is about to be “Bourne” again.
Universal will produce a fourth installment in the popular “The Bourne Identity” franchise, according to Variety.
Damon will return as superspy Jason Bourne, and Paul Greengrass (who directed “The Bourne Ultimatum” and “The Bourne Supremacy”) is also on board for the new film.
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October 17, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
“The Odyssey” is going where no Greek epic has gone before: outer space. According to Variety, Brad Pitt will join Warner Bros. and director George Miller (“Happy Feet,” “Babe: Pig In the City”) in adapting Homer’s epic poem, which follows the heroic Odysseus’ 10-year voyage home after the Trojan War.
The twist is that the futuristic film will reportedly be set in space.
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October 14, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
It appears Robert Downey Jr. is about to get a new sidekick.
Don Cheadle is replacing Terrence Howard in “Iron Man 2,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
But what’s the reason behind the reported change?
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September 24, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Johnny Depp has worn many hats in his illustrious career and now he’s donning a new one as he heads to “Wonderland.”
Depp has been cast as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s upcoming “Alice in Wonderland,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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