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FILM/TV: Weekend News Links

Posted: July 14, 2012 in Film, Links, Television

Arnold Schwarzenegger confirms he’s doing a Twins sequel. Part of me (all of me) hopes they replace Devito with Tyrion Lannister (Deadline)

Kick-Ass 2 could be starting up soon, according to McLovin. He plans to receive payback for all the police equipment in broke with Rogen and Hader. (Huffington Post)

Daniel Radcliff has signed on to star in Horns. I guess — all those crazies were right. Harry Potter is the devil. (Variety)

Jessical Biel is set to play the villainous viper in The Wolverine sequel. I always didn’t like her in 7th Heaven (Indiewire)

Ken Jeong is set for an extended role in The Hangover 3. I’m not sure if they’re referring to his consistent portrayal of Ken Jeong’s penis. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Sylvester Stallone’s son was found dead yesterday. RIP. (NY Post)

FILM/TV: Thursday News Links

Posted: July 12, 2012 in Film, Links, Trailers

Full disclosure. I’ve been slacking a bit, posting mostly quotes and trailers, because that’s the service most people like on this site. But with life settling down a bit, I can post more on news updates, reviews, and feature pieces. So forgive the last few months, and enjoy the magic of the silver/small screen.

You can also follow me on twitter @mrsubjective for more frequent updates, and other rantings on film/tv/sports.

Zachary Levi has been confirmed to play one of the Warriors Three Thor 2. He beat out Sheldon from Big Bang and Urkel. (E! Online)

Man of Steel plans to to release a 90 second trailer at Comic Con, giving attendees 85 extra seconds to clean up after splooging. (Coming Soon)

Ed Helms is officially in talks for Vacation remake. I don’t care until Kevin from The Office plays Randy Quaid’s character. (Variety)

Overrated horror sensation Eli Roth will direct Harker starring Russell Crowe. I’m just not sure if Crowe does well with films involving gratuitous blood. <<<insert sarcasm>>> (Deadline)

Channing Tatum plans to star in an Evil Knievel biopic. Physicists are looking to develop ways for Tatum to break dance and strip while performing his own stunts over the Grand Canyon. (Hollywood Reporter)

Wes Anderson’s next feature plans to star Johnny Depp. No word if Tim Burton plans to play Wes Anderson in the director’s chair. (Twitch Film)

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I figured three times the charm. HBO cancels Luck after a third horse dies. (USA Today)

In celebration of Pi(e) day yesterday, I decided to hold a Darren Aronofsky marathon. And then I quickly realized what a bad idea it was…considering he’s a crazy, sick f*ck. But a crazy, sick f*ck who is also a genius. (Pajiba)

Did you know that Community was on tonight? You should! But did you know we first saw Troy as “the gay kid” on 30 Rock before he made his big break? Here are some other things you didn’t know to pregame you for the premiere. (UpRoxx)

Game of Thrones is featured on Entertainment Weekly’s next cover. There are actually four different covers, but only one message: We’re going to be badass. (Entertainment Weekly)

Could there be a more perfect nerdy-comedy pairing. Fey-Rudd coming at ya! (Indie Wire)

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In case you’ve been living under a rock, The Avengers movie is coming out. So if you want to watch a few mediocre films before the big one, AMC has got the answer for you. (AMC Theaters)

Actors apparently have opinions too. And some of them are fairly bright. Here are some of their Top 5 Film Lists (Rotten Tomatoes)

I knew it! The Walking Dead was stealing from Office Space. (UpRoxx)

Jon Hamm says Kim Kardashian an idiot, as if we didn’t love him enough. (Hollywood Reporter)

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The million dollar question ahead of the next James Bond movie is: Can Javier Bardem be an effective villain without a terrible haircut? (Daily Mail)

You ever see a movie poster for an awesome movie and you just want to say “Fuck Yeah!” Well, here are three of them for the Vengeance Trilogy. (Fuck Yeah Movie Posters)

Remember Alex Winter. I mean Bill. I mean the other guy next to Keanu in their most excellent adventure. HE’s alive and si talking about the upcoming film. (MTV)

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Moonrise Kingdom gets the honor of opening for Cannes, which would mean something for me if I had the money to go to Cannes. (Indie Wire)

You ever hear yourself uncontrollably screaming, I need more Ryan Gosling! Ryan Gosling hears you and he will deliver. (The Incredible Suit)

Who says there’s a dearth of roles for established black and female actresses like Viola Davis? She just landed another leading role. Okay, she had to produce it herself, but whatever. (Variety)

Every Korean friend of mine and their mother (no literally, and their mother) has told me I need to watch The Man from Nowhere. I think they’ve been calling Bob Weinstein too. Here comes the American version! (What Culture)

What Pan Am and The Playboy Club could not do was replace Mad Men and its 1960s’ cool on our hearts. Well…it’s back and here are some new photos. (HitFix)

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Wes Anderson is weird. Really freaking weird. But the sexy kind of weird in high school, the kind you wish you were alternative to understand and connect with in supreme hipster, indie levels. Here’s the newest poster for his upcoming film Moonrise Kingdom to depict the kind of weird I’m talking about. (Indie Wire)

Here’s a riddle. Where do you put an almost extinct TV show that features extinct creatures? Clearly — on the plummeting, nearly extinct video service. Terra Nova, meet your bride…Netflix. (Entertainment Weekly)

There’s a lot of studio hype regarding Ridley Scott’s upcoming Prometheus. But it’s not really hype until Ridley says it’s hype. He’s officially jumping in on the hype when he introduces the new trailer on March 17. (Latino Review)

Johnny Depp is looking weird again. But Tim Burton isn’t involved? New picture from The Long Ranger (Wall Street Journal)

You know what’s more disappointing than sequels? Sequels of fake parties with no plotline. (Hollywood Reporter)

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It’s a new picture from Ryan Gosling’s upcoming film (Part 2 of Nicolas Winding Refn collaboration) Only God Forgives. I mean, it’s really nothing special when it comes to pictures. O WHO AM I KIDDING? It’s Ryan Gosling. Of course it’s special. Print it out, laminate it, and do unspeakables with this photo. (Just Jared)

Justified is renewed for a fourth season! And the hippie in me is so happy. But the real me has not seen it yet. Sooooo “yay?” (IndieWire)

If you didn’t catch my special edition of a Best Lines post for the Community webisode, there’s a new Community! And two minutes of Community is better than three seasons of Glee. (NBC)

Hollywood proves it still has plenty of original ideas..for spinoffs. Silver lining — it’s Venom! (LA Times)

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There are more people talking about Terra Nova’s cancellation than there were people who talked about that show on FOX Terra Nova. And that is precisely why it got cancelled. (Hollywood Reporter)

Angelina Jolie turns down the current script for Salt 2 and tells the writer to go back to the drawing board because she only does Oscar-winning material like The Tourist (Movie Hole)

Kiefer Sutherland grows increasingly frustrated with 24: The Movie, as timing between the film and his TV show Touch isn’t working out. Jack Bauer, frustrated? I can’t imagine it. (24Spoilers)

In what may be the greatest talent wasted of our generation, Veronica Mars starlet Kristen Bell attempts to salvage her career with a film starring Adam Brody. Guess not. (Hollywood Reporter)

Some new shots of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel. This will be very much like the actual film, since Snyder will film everything in frame-by-frame slow motion anyway. (Daily Blam)

Keanu Reeves confirms Bill and Ted 3 is starting to gear up and the script is “actually good.” Finally, the worthy Matrix sequel we’ve all been waiting for (Movie Fone)

Pajiba ranks the 10 most generic films of our decade. Not surprisingly, they are the same top 10 films listed by the girl you’re dating this week. (Pajiba)

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Here’s a nice way to procrastinate. The 20 best cold opens for The Office. (UpRoxx)

Some sad news today. A sequel to The Muppets is in fact in production, but Jason Segal will not writing or starring in it. Cue sad face. (Collider)

Project X is being marketed as the greatest party you will ever witness on the silver screen. Here are ten other parties witnessed on the silver screen that were the opposite of great. (Pajiba)

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Lindsay Lohan is back. For what? I’m not sure. But she’s hosting Saturday Night Live this Saturday. Here’s a nice look of the evolution of her face. (Pajiba)

Why we haven’t seen a Ghostbusters 3? Bill Murray is the main reason. (Obsessed With Film)

Some never-before-seen pictures of Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (What Culture)

Mr. Subjective has a new female crush. And her name is the hottest name in Hollywood mainstream audiences don’t know enough about. Everyone, read more about Jessica Chastain. (Film Experience)

The Town screenwriter has been tapped to write a Top Gun prequel (Film School Rejects)

Emma Watson team up with Sofia Coppola for The Bling Ring (Film Junk)

First Look inside Nicolas Winding Refn’s next collaboration with Ryan Gosling (Indie Wire)

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Everyone wants a piece of the pie in the Ridley Scott’s The Counselor. After already casting MrSubjective man-crush Michael Fassbender (Shame, X-Men: First Class) in the lead role, big name actors are lining up for the role of the villain. Early reports include Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men), Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker), and even Brad Pitt. (Deadline)

A nice profile in one the more underrated up-and-coming actors in Hollywood — the terrific Tom Hardy. (Obsessed With Film)

There was the Hollywood, Guy Ritchie re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr. Then there was the critically acclaimed British series. And now there’s the American version of that series. And here’s the twist. Lucy Liu will be playing Watson…Joan Watson. (Deadline)

The writers of last year’s surprise comedic hit Horrible Bosses have been tapped to direct a reboot of the popular Chevy Chase Vacation movies. (The Hollywood Reporter)

James Spader expected exit the Office, would join Mindy Kaling and Rainn Wilson as possible candidates for this year’s graduating class of the popular NBC comedy (Pajiba)

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When we were watching the early Judd Apatow movies, who knew that many of them would wind up as legit, respectable, Oscar-nominated actors. Here are two of them — James Franco, Jonah Hill — who will team up in the Brad Pitt produced True Story (Deadline)

I know, I know. The one thing we’ve been all waiting for is another Sylvester Stallone movie. But sorry to disappoint. For unclear reasons (studio says there are too many movies out that weekend), Warner Brothers has pulled Bullet to the Head from the April 12th weekend. (TwitchFilm)

The Robocop remake has taken a lot of twists and turns. From Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) being attached to direct to Russell Crowe taking the starring role, its fans have been thrown and tossed in every which direction. Now, it looks like they’ve found a new potential leading man — Joel Kinnaman. (Hollywood Reporter)