The end of summer blues have you down? Think about next summer instead – with news today on "Speed Racer," "Bond 22," and "The Day the Earth Stood Still" highlighting our links of the day.
- Whoa! Keanu Reeves to star as Klaatu in "The Day the Earth Stood Still." (Variety)
- Details on the look of "Speed Racer" from Susan Sarandon. (Collider)
- Peter Jackson makes a fifteen minute WWI film…And it's a masterpiece. (NZ Herald)
- "Bond 22” picks up "two minutes after 'Casino Royale,'" says Paul Haggis. (ComingSoon)
- "Faces of Death" gets a story. (Rotten Tomatoes)
Daniel Craig's voice returns for Bond 22, "Die Hard" director to possibly make longest, greatest car chase film of all time, Myers goes imaginary and more, in today's issue of The Dailies.
- Paul Haggis, screenwriter of "Casino Royale," returns for another go at the Bond franchise. (LA Times)
- Taking a break from street hockey, Mike Myers signs up for "Walter Mitty" remake. (Variety)
- Original "Die Hard" helmer John McTiernan saddles up with Karl Urban for "Run," with 100 pages of car chases in the script. (Variety)
- "Austin Powers" director Jay Roach takes on comedic tale of man who trains short nerdy guy to act more like his late friend. Or something like that. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Sam Neill doesn't come out when it's sunny. Joins futuristic vampire flick "Daybreakers." (Screen Daily)
- Sacha Baron Cohen pops up in LA to shoot his "Borat" follow-up, "Bruno." (Defamer)
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Gossip writer Janet Charlton is reporting that one of the Bond producers wants Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to appear in the next 007 adventure.
First, let me be clear, I think there is a better chance of Desmond Llewelyn returning to play Q than for this harebrained idea to come to pass.
Why do I think it's an insipid idea? Frankly if you have to ask, you and I are never going to have dinner together. The Olsen girls, bless their sweet multi-million dollar hearts, have what I would charitably call "untested acting ability." I watched "New York Minute" (well I fast-forwarded to the scenes with Andy Richter at least) and let's just say the ladies would make Denise Richards' acting turn as Dr. Christmas Jones look like a master class by Vanessa Redgrave (now there's an idea for a Bond girl!).
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