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Ryan Reynolds Talks About the Scope, Content for DEADPOOL

With Warner Bros' dreams of a big-screen Green Lantern series appearing to have taken a turn toward the blackest night, Ryan Reynolds is once again talking about the possibility of headlining a movie based on Marvel Comics' Deadpool. During a recent press tour for his animated movie, Turbo, Ryan Reynolds talked openly about the progress of Deadpool, including the scope, rating and content of the picture. Here’s what Reynolds had to say:

"[In] its current iteration the movie’s actually very small,. There’s minimal impact to the studio, which is the way we’re kind of presenting it to them. We’re saying ‘Look, the budget is minimal. Therefore, can we do this the way it should be done?’ Which unfortunately needs a Rated R [age certificate] or it needs those elements. The script is probably available online, it leaked. But it’s very meta, I mean the character knows he’s in a movie, he knows he’s in a comic book. He names studio executives in the script. So, it’s kind of a risky property. But, you know, we’ll see."

"It’s actually, within the last couple of weeks, taken a few very, very small tiptoes forward. In our lifetime? Yeah, I think so. I think if I were a betting man it’ll get made, eventually. I mean it’s just been developed to high heaven. It has great people around it, so we’ll see."


Ryan Reynolds Talks About the Scope, Rating and Progress (or Lack of) for DEADPOOL

 

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Quentin Tarantino Says His Next Film Will Be a Western

Looks like Quentin Tarantino next movie will see him sticking to the Western genre. During an interview on The Tonight Show, Tarantino said

 

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Update: December 13, 2013

Michael B. Jordan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Casey Affleck in TRIPLE NINE

Director John Hillcoat (The Road) is assembling one hell of a cast for his upcoming crime thriller Triple Nine. The Wrap reports that current awards contenders Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) and Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station) as well as the incredibly talented Casey Affleck are all in talks to star alongside Oscar winners Christoph Waltz and Cate Blanchett in the film. Talk about a killer lineup. Scripted by Matt Cook, the story centers on a group of thieves who plan to murder a cop in order to draw attention away from the heist they’ll be pulling on the other side of town. The film has been in development for some time with Charlie Hunnam previously attached to play the targeted cop, but Affleck is now in talks to take on that role.

Ejiofor is mulling over an offer to play the mastermind behind the heist, while Jordan is in talks to play a young cop working with the thieves who partners up with Affleck’s character with the intention of setting him up. Production will begin next year on what is shaping up to be an incredibly promising project.


Michael B. Jordan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Casey Affleck to Star in John Hillcoat's TRIPLE NINE

 

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Update: December 19, 2013

Chris Hemsworth and Pregnant Wife Almost Died in New Movie

Chris Hemsworth is currently working on his newest movie, In the Heart of the Sea, with Rush director Ron Howard. However, production of the film keeps getting threatened. Fist, Hemsworth and his pregnant wife Elsa Pataky (Fast Five) were aboard a ship that wrecked ashore, then the Thor star narrowly escaped a typhoon. The typhoon lead to a massive mudslide that tragically killed five in the Canary Island.

Ron Howard tweeted about the incident, saying: “Rare heavy rain in La Gomera forced us to our small converted cover stage… Then our access road began to flood… Soon we were advised to wrap and evacuate. Pronto. Asap” This wasn’t the first near-tragedy to affect the film. Hemsworth and his pregnant wife were onboard a boat that ran aground last month. Fortunately, the family and all other passengers were rescued by the local coastguards.

In the Heart of the Sea is based on the book by American writer Nathaniel Philbrick, which tells the true story of the loss of the whaling ship Essex in the Pacific Ocean in 1820. The ship was attacked by a sperm whale and the tragic event is said to have inspired Herman Melville's Moby Dick. In the Heart of the Sea is scheduled for a theatrical release on March 13 of 2015.


Chris Hemsworth and Pregnant Wife Almost Died in Ron Howard's New Movie


Comments: And for those wondering, yes, Chris lost a lot of weight for the role in Ron Howard's In the Heart of the Sea. Below is a tweet image taken last November on the set. Chris will bulk up again next year as production starts on Avengers: Age of Ultron.

 

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Update: December 9, 2013

Tom Cruise Returns for Jack Reacher Sequel, NEVER GO BACK

Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions are moving ahead with a sequel to Jack Reacher, the 2012 film that starred Tom Cruise and is based on Lee Child’s bestselling novel series. A rumor went around that the studio might be trying to squeeze in a Reacher film before Mission: Impossible 5. Paramount has denied that, but Deadline has learned it’s trying to fast track another installment. This one will be based on Never Go Back, which was published earlier this fall. In it, Reacher heads back to his old military based in Virginia to take a woman to dinner who is now the commanding officer. By the time he gets there, she has been arrested, and Reacher finds himself being charged with pummeling one guy and fathering a child with a woman. He can’t remember either transgression but gets to the bottom of it with cunning and sometimes brute force.

The studio is out to writers; Jack Reacher director Christopher McQuarrie adapted the first one, but is too busy prepping MI5 for a summer production start. Cruise and the studio hope McQuarrie will direct the sequel. Why are they making a sequel? The original cost around $57 million in production costs, grossed $218 million worldwide and has done well in ancillaries. Before studios got tentpole crazy, trying to launch franchise with massively budget originals, that was exactly the kind of numbers that made studios go back for more and try to grow a franchise, particularly when there is popular source material like the Child novels.


Jack Reacher is Back! Tom Cruise Developing New Bestseller NEVER GO BACK

 

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Update: April 10, 2015

James Wan Frontrunner to Direct AQUAMAN for Warner Bros.

James Wan could go from racing on the streets to riding the currents of the ocean blue. The director, hot off the smash opening of his Furious 7 ($392 million worldwide, but who’s counting?), is the frontrunner to direct Aquaman, Warner Bros.’ water-borne superhero movie centering on the classic DC Entertainment character, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.

Wan has no offer at this stage but he is the studio's choice and some preliminary talks have taken place. Jason Momoa is already attached to star as the underwater breathing hero and will make his appearance as the character in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. He also is card-carrying member of DC’s premiere superhero team, the Justice League, and will be part of Warners’ two part movies. Aquaman, the standalone, is being developed on two tracks, with Will Beall and Kurt Johnstad writing separate scripts for the project.

If Wan does take on the King of Atlantis, it would mark the latest point in an incredible career trajectory. The director broke onto the film scene with low-budget horror (Saw, The Conjuring, Insidious), and for the most part, despite making slicker and slicker movies hasn't deviated from that path.


'Furious 7' Director James Wan Eyed by Warner Bros. to Helm 'Aquaman' (Exclusive)

 

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Update: February 19, 2015

Zack Snyder Releases First Look at Jason Momoa as AQUAMAN

Zack Snyder has released through his Twitter account the first official picture of Jason Momoa as Aquaman from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Accompanying the image is the tagline "Unite the Seven". The tagline is clearly the callout to the fact that this movie is a prologue to Justice League.

You'll note that Aquaman is covered in tattoos, which seem to be in the shape of fish scales. There's also some tribal work, probably based on Maori body art. And then the big old trident, of course. This isn't your sissy green pantsed, blonde Arthur Curry. This is an Aquaman who will shove your 'call some fish' jokes down your throat.

About "Unite the Seven," the script Badass Digest has read had Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg. There was no seventh in the script, although it's possible that the seventh member of the team - Green Lantern - could be introduced in Justice League. The scripted appearances by Aquaman and The Flash in Batman v Superman are very, very brief - cameos, really - and it would be easy to add Green Lantern in, possibly even with reshoots closer to release.


Director Zack Snyder Releases First Official Image of Jason Momoa as Aquaman





Update: January 22, 2015

Karl Urban Eyed for AQUAMAN Villain; New Director Contender

In August, Warner Brothers hired screenwriters Will Beall (Gangster Squad) and Kurt Johnstad (300) to work on competing scripts for their upcoming Aquaman solo film, that will star Jason Momoa (Game Of Thrones) as the King Of The Seven Seas. A few months later, Jeff Nichols' (Take Shelter) name was cited as a possible director, but that information came from a leaked sony email.

Today, Latino Review is reporting that Noam Murro who directed 300: Rise of an Empire is also being considered to direct Aquaman. Murro makes sense as Zack Snyder produced the sequel to 300, and Warner Bros. is said to have been "impressed" with it.

Latino Review also says Karl Urban (Dredd) is being eyed for a role in the film, and casting decisions on Aquaman are being delayed while they wait for him to start and finish filming Star Trek 3. They believe Urban is possibly up for the villain role, but had no details as to who that is.


Noam Murro Could Direct Aquaman; Karl Urban Possibly Up For Villain Role

Comments: At the top of my head, possible Aquaman villain roles that would fit Urban are Black Manta (even though he's originally black) and Ocean Master.












Given that, for almost a year, Jason Momoa had to dance around countless questions surrounding his cameo as Aquaman in the highly-anticipated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it's always a pleasure to now hear the actor talk passionately about portraying the DC character; even he's saying the same thing over and over again. Therefore, his recent interview with The Daily Beast is no exception as Momoa reiterates why he's excited for the Aquaman role which will span at least four years. “It’s awesome as an actor to know what your future is going to be because I have children and I’ve busted my ass to put food on the table,” he said. “It’s awesome knowing that I’m going to be in Justice League because my son is the biggest Batman fan and my daughter loves Wonder Woman. It’ll be cool for them to see me in something because they’re not going to be watching Game of Thrones or Red Road anytime soon, but now they can see Daddy kicking ass in IMAX.” On bringing diversity to superheroes, Jason Momoa continued, “I’ve had to bust ass to be in this industry. A lot of things are very black and white,” he says. “Aquaman is especially cool because being a Kanaka Maoli—being Hawaiian—our Gods are Kanaloa and Maui, and the Earth is 71 percent water, so I get to represent that. And I’m someone who gets to represent all the islanders, not some blond-haired superhero. It’s cool that there’s a brown-skinned superhero.” When the Daily Beast mentioned the irony that Momoa's first major acting role was as a lifeguard in Baywatch Hawaii, the actor laughed before saying, “It’s a trip. I spent 15 years trying to dig myself out of the Baywatch hole, and now I’m Aquaman. Life is very good.”

 

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Update: December 7, 2014

Jason Momoa Signed to Four Movies to Play AQUAMAN

After months of rumors of his casting, Jason Momoa was finally confirmed to play Aquaman by Warner Bros. this October. Momoa recently made a panel appearance at Comic Con Experience in Brazil this weekend and revealed a few details on his studio contract and who he wants to direct his Aquaman solo movie.

According to the DCU Twitter account (via CBM), Momoa has signed a contract for four movies to play Aquaman. It's safe to assume that the four movies would consist of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Aquaman movie, Justice League Part 1 and Justice League Part 2. Momoa revealed during the panel that he is a big fan of Zack Snyder and wants the Watchmen director to helm the Aquaman movie. Momoa was cast as Aquaman a "loooong" time before the official release but have to keep his mouth shut (translation: was forced to lie through his teeth).

Momoa avoids questions about appearing in Batman v Superman (meaning, he will but most likely in a cameo capacity). The actor talks about being in a superhero movie is a dream come true. He teases that his Aquaman in the DC Cinematic Universe will be a bad-ass and will silence the skeptics and critics. Lastly, Momoa revealed that if he wasn't cast as Aquaman, he would love to play Lobo.
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Update: October 15, 2014

Warner Bros. Announces Massive DC Entertainment Slate

During a shareholder meeting today, Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara formally announced plans for a Justice League movie, confirming one of Hollywood's worst-kept secrets. The film, directed by Zack Snyder, will be divided into two parts, as the rumored third and fourth Avengers movies are expected to be.

He also surprised the industry with announcements of more than half a dozen movies including Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, Green Lantern and Cyborg. Four a-list stars are in talks to join Suicide Squad, which will be directed by David Ayer, as announced already. That film is planned for 2016, after Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. Tsujihara called it "a gritty story of a team of supervillains who take on black ops missions for the U.S. government.

2017 will see the relase of both Wonder Woman and the first Justice League film. "We're bringing back the cast of Batman V Superman with a cast of other well-known and highly-anticipated superheroes," said the CEO of Justice League. "Wonder Woman is an iconic female superhero fans have been anticipating for many years."

2018 will bring The Flash, starring Ezra Miller, and Aquaman. With all of this new information, they finally did confirm that Jason Momoa will play the role. "Fans among the world will become more acquainted with [The Flash] through our hit show on The CW," said Tsujihara of marketing The Flash.

Shazam, which had been expected by many to be the first film post-Batman V Superman, will actually not hit theaters until 2019, the same year as Justice League Part 2.

While they don't yet have release dates, he also confirmed that Cyborg is in development with Batman V Superman's Ray Fisher and that they're working on a Green Lantern movie again. Those films are listed on the schedule above as 2020. Tsujihara also confirmed that the studio is working on stand-alone Batman and Superman films, although no release date was mentioned for them.


Warner Bros. Announces Full DC Movie Slate: Wonder Woman, The Flash and More

 

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Update: September 19, 2014

Details on Aquaman's Surfer Look, MAN OF STEEL Appearance

Schmoes Know has some interesting Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice scoop in regards to both Aquaman's appearance and how he may be introduced in the 2016 movie. According to the site, "he’s going to look like a surfer essentially with tribal tattoos and all that jazz," and this is actually something which makes a lot of sense considering the fact that Jason Momoa will play the character. It also sounds pretty similar to how the character looked in the early days of The New 52 before we saw how the Justice League was assembled when Darkseid attacked Earth.

It has been rumored in the past that Aquaman will want a piece of Superman when he makes an appearance in Batman v Superman because of the damaged caused to the Indian Ocean by General Zod's World Engine in Man of Steel.

The site reveals that the whales which we saw above Clark Kent when he fell into the ocean after saving the men on that oil rig were sent by Aquaman! Apparently, "Aquaman sent the whales to save Supes and make sure he was okay, which makes sense considering we never actually see how Supes gets back to shore in the film. He sees the whales and then it cuts to him walking on land, which could mean they were saving the swim back for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."


Details on Aquaman's Surfer Look and Off-Camera Appearance in MAN OF STEEL
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Update: August 12, 2014

Will Beall and Kurt Johnstad to Write Two AQUAMAN Scripts

Will Beall and Kurt Johnstad are sleeping with the fishes. The scribes are writing – separately - scripts for Aquaman, one of the installments of Warner Bros’ multi-movie scheme to create a cinematic universe based on the DC Entertainment characters. Aquaman is being developed on dual tracks, where studios and producers hire two separate writers to work on a project in the hopes of getting the best version.

One of the reasons for the practice is the setting of release dates while the project is still in development and giving it a muscular push. Warner Bros. needs just that as last week it dated nine untitled DC movies between 2016 and 2020. Warners is not revealing which one of those will be Aquaman but the first untitled DC movie is due for release on Aug. 5, 2016 and two in 2017 (June 23 and Nov. 17, respectively.)

Jason Momoa is acknowledged as playing Aquaman in Warners’ DC cinematic universe although Warners had not yet officially confirmed the role.

Both Beall and Johnstad are part of Warners’ familiar stable of scribes.
Beal wrote Gangster Squad for the studio and worked a version of Justice League before the project was made part of the DC movie tapestry. Johnstad is a Snyder favorite, having worked on the director’s 300 and the recent Snyder-produced 300: Rise of an Empire.


Will Beall and Kurt Johnstad Writing Two Separate AQUAMAN Scripts for Warner Bros.
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Update: June 13, 2014

Jason Momoa Confirmed as Aquaman in DAWN OF JUSTICE

So remember a few weeks ago when Jason Momoa made headlines because he said he was tired of being asked if he was going to play Aquaman in the Superman/Batman film? While Warner Bros. hasn't made that announcement officially yet, HitFix can confirm that Momoa will be playing the Aquaman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and that director Zack Snyder has already finalized his designs for the character so shooting can take place soon.

At the end of the Man of Steel, Metropolis was in ruins after Superman's battle with the Kryptonians and General Zod. It's heavily rumored in the past that Lex Luthor would use the destruction as a way of making Superman look like a monster, and it sounds like that is indeed one of the major ideas that they're playing with in Dawn Of Justice.

Someone else who's not particularly happy about what happened in that film is Aquaman. It's not sure yet if that's the actual name they'll use or not, but what HitFlix is hearing is that he is not pleased about the World Engine and what it did to the Indian Ocean. He will not have a major role in the film, but he will make an appearance, and it definitely sets him up to return once Snyder gets to Justice League.


Jason Momoa Confirmed to Play Aquaman in SUPERMAN V BATMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE