Posted 2/3/12 6:15 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Dailies
Charlize Theron and Sam Claflin are the two latest actors in "Snow White and the Huntsman" to have images released of their characters. Meanwhile, photos of Daniel Craig are released from the "Skyfall" set, a teaser for the "Battleship" Super Bowl ad is unveiled and "Riddick" gets a screenshot, an updated synopsis and much more.
It's February 3, and you're stopping by for today's daily news round-up.
Posted 1/20/12 3:00 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in News, Photos
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... Vin Diesel on the set of "Riddick"?
While we're just happy to see that the movie is busy filming, we're a bit confused by Diesel's superhero style get-up. Is this the vengeance-seeking gear in Riddick's part of the universe? We can't wait to find out.
The image comes courtesy of Diesel's Facebook page, where he thanked his fans for giving him the chance to make a new "Riddick" movie. "Grateful for the opportunity to make magic," he wrote.
Posted 1/10/12 12:41 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
As the third "Riddick" film moves closer to its target production start date, the casting process is starting to pick up steam. A "Battlestar Galactica" alum and "Columbiana" star are both in talks to play major roles in the project. Meanwhile, a new actor heads "Inside Llewyn Davis," "Bruce Almighty" gets a real sequel and Lindsay Lohan begins negotiations to play a major Hollywood actress.
Today is January 10, and you're tuning into today's casting call.
Posted 8/15/11 2:46 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
Hayley Atwell, Alexa Davalos and Rosamund Pike are all up for their "One Shot" with Tom Cruise.
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that director Christopher McQuarrie is testing those three actresses for the latest Cruise-starring flick, "One Shot." A casting announcement is expected within the next few days. "One Shot," an adaptation of Lee Child's 2005 crime novel, marks the first time Cruise and McQuarrie have worked together since 2008's "Valkyrie."
Check out the rest of today's casting news after the jump!
Posted 5/10/10 2:08 pm EST by Adam Rosenberg in News
Fans of Vin Diesel's intergalactic serial killer Richard B. Riddick have been pretty excited these past few months, thanks to the news that the actor will be returning to the character in an all new story written and directed by "Pitch Black" helmer David Twohy. Details have been scant so far, but today brings a paragraph-long plot synopsis. And it sounds pretty cool. The story opens with Riddick betrayed and left for dead on a remote world. Only he's got plans of his own, and no one beats down the galaxy's baddest killer that easily. Check out the full synopsis over at Shock Till You Drop.
Posted 4/12/10 4:20 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Dailies
-- "Pirates of the Caibbean: On Stranger Tides" is bringing back a familiar boat — the glorious Black Pearl. In casting news, British actor Stephen Graham will play Scram, and actors Max Irons and Sam Claflin are in the running for a new Orlando Bloom type of role. [AICN, Production Weekly, E! Online]
-- After the success of utilizing relatively unknown actors in "The Hangover," Todd Phillips and Joel Silver are taking things a step further by hiring completely unknown actors for their new comedy, "Project X." [Deadline]
-- Chris Pine's upcoming Jack Ryan movie has a working title and a destination — both of them are "Moscow." According to sources, a move to cripple the U.S. economy is pinned on Ryan, who is forced to clear his name and save his wife from the clutches of an evil billionaire. [Pajiba] Read More...
Posted 4/9/10 4:00 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Dailies
-- "The Incredibles" director Brad Bird is in final negotiations with Paramount Pictures to helm "Mission: Impossible IV," the fourth entry into the spy franchise starring Tom Cruise and executive produced by J.J. Abrams. "MI:4" will mark Bird's live-action filmmaking debut. [New York Magazine]
-- The girls are back in town — and by girls, I mean Carrie Bradshaw and the rest of the "Sex and the City" gang, as the sequel's first official trailer has gone online. Looks like John Corben's Aidan is back in action, so Mr. Big better watch his back! [MTV.com]
-- The Furyan has been left for dead in the first official concept art sketch for "Riddick," the third entry into the "Chronicles of Riddick" franchise starring Vin Diesel as the titular goggles-wearing antihero. [Facebook] Read More...
Four years after his character Richard B. Riddick last graced the silver screen, and some years after telling reporters that there would be another Riddick film in his future, Vin Diesel told MTV News that he no longer thinks there will one day be a Riddick sequel.
He now thinks there will be two.
"David Twowy right now is writing the scripts. The only question is whether we take a page from the 'Lord of the Rings' guys and try to shoot the two chapters at the same time. There are two more in mind," he said of Riddick, the Furyan warrior first introduced in the 2000 film "Pitch Black." "'The Chronicles of Riddick' was presented as a three part trilogy that would answer 'Pitch Black' in the same way that 'Lord of the Rings' answered 'The Hobbit.'" Read More...
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