Despite rumors to the contrary, "Hanna" star Saoirse Ronan is not headed to Middle-Earth.
"It's probably not going to work out with 'The Hobbit,' unfortunately," Ronan told the Belfast Telegraph in a recent interview. "I would have been working for about a year on it and there were other projects that I was very interested in, but Pete and [his producer wife] Fran have been very good about it and very understanding."
Bummer to hear it, but we'll get our Saoirse fix soon enough when she gets in front of the camera for "The Host." In the meantime, let's focus on some happier Hollywood news. Past the jump, get the lowdown on Matt Damon's possible directorial debut and much more!
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'Lethal Weapon,' 'The Dirty Dozen' And 'The Wild Bunch' Reboots Could Soon Be Coming Our Way
Posted 1/20/11 1:40 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Commentary, News
Somehow the Weinstein Company and Miramax thought it was a good idea to create sequels to films like "Shakespeare in Love," "Clerks" and "Rounders" (still scratching our heads over those), and now Warner Bros. is focusing its attention on rebooting some of its more successful films from the 1960s, '70s and '80s. If only they could reboot Mel Gibson's career as easily as they're planning to reboot "Lethal Weapon."
Yep, that's right, a "Lethal Weapon" reboot could soon be in the works. This news comes at us after WB executive Jessica Goodman departed the studio after 13 years. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the studio has reassigned her portfolio to several other executives working there, which means that long in-development remakes of "The Dirty Dozen," "Lethal Weapon," "Tarzan," "Westworld," "The Wild Bunch" and "Oh, God" may finally see the light of day. Read More...
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