The Buzz: Batman 3’s New Falcone, Hunger Games Casting, Kevin Costner In Superman, No Aronofsky for The Wolverine FusedFilm.com, March 21, 2011 The Buzz is a feature in which we round up the biggest and most popular film and television stories of the week. Why go through pages of blogs just to find out what everyone is talking about? We’ve got it all right here. Check out all the stories after the break courtesy of Fused Film.Top Stories Joseph Gordon-Levitt Confirmed as Alberto FalconeLet’s just skip the details for the first few sentences. Yes, you are reading the headline correctly, Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been confirmed as Alberto Falcone, better known as The Holiday Killer from “The Long Halloween” graphic novel, and will appear in The Dark Knight Rises. On Friday evening, Variety exclusively broke the news that Levitt was confirmed to join the [ >> ] Kevin Costner Confirmed as Jonathan Kent in Zack Snyder’s SupermanAfter weeks of speculation and time spent on the rumor mill, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Kevin Costner has been cast as Jonathan Kent in Zack Snyder’s Superman. The actor joins Henry Cavill, who will play as Clark Kent and Superman, and Diane Lane, who will play as Martha Kent. We still do not know how extensive [ >> ]Darren Aronofsky Drops Out of The WolverineFans of the X-Men movie franchise were greatly disappointed to see the final product of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the first X-Men spinoff. So imagine their excitement when word got out that Hugh Jackman would reunite with Academy Award nominated director Darren Aronofsky for the sequel. Now imagine all of that excitement leaving the room. The Wolverine would have required that [ >> ]Jennifer Lawrence Cast As Katniss in The Hunger Games and Hunter Parrish in Talks for Male LeadThe battle as to who will play as Peeta in Gary Ross adaptation of Suzanne Collin’s best selling novel The Hunger Games continues to rage on with more and more actors getting on the list. But the role of Katniss Everdeen has already been filled after going through a similar lead role competition. Now The Wrap has confirmed that Academy Award…David Slade Will Direct Fox’s Next “Daredevil” Film, Not A Reboot?Variety is reporting that Twilight: Eclipse director, David Slade, better known to many for his film Hard Candy, will direct the next film in the “Daredevil” story for 20th Century Fox. Peter Chernin’s Chernin Entertainment will produce. THR reports that the untitled project has no writer at this stage although the studio says it is aiming to make a movie that…Other HeadlinesDisney Cans Yellow SubmarineLogan Marshall-Green Joins the Cast of PrometheusAlec Baldwin Departs From Key Role in Men in Black IIISuperman News: Diane Lane Talks About Her Role as Martha Kent, Zack Snyder Says This is His SupermanColumbia Pictures Will Go Moonwalking with EinsteinNew Daredevil Film Could Mean Robert Pattinson & Plot Based Off Frank Miller’s “Born Again” Storyline?Director Gary Ross Defends and Explains Jennifer Lawrence Casting in The Hunger Games News DaredevilDarren AronofskyDavid SladeKevin CostnerMen in Black 3Moonwalking with EinsteinPrometheusSupermanThe Dark Knight RisesThe Hunger GamesThe WolverineYellow Submarine
You Had One Job, Sony! “Elysium” and “RoboCop” Each Pushed Back Several Months October 16, 2012October 16, 2012As of yesterday morning, there were only two viral campaigns on the horizon for 2013, Elysium and RoboCop, and both are being released by Sony’s Columbia Pictures. However, yesterday afternoon Sony announced new dates for the two films, as well as Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2. Details after… Read More
NBC Round Up: Fan It Initiative, New Shows This Fall, and Parks & Recreation Viral Sites May 14, 2010We’ve gotten a lot of news from NBC in the past couple days, so let’s pull it all together and give you one giant update. The network is launching their social media related “Fan It” incentive program in a few days, they’ve announced their new shows for the Fall 2010… Read More
News ‘Jurassic World’ Site Now Has Live Park Cams February 2, 2015 With only a few months until the new Jurassic World movie hits theaters, Universal Pictures just added an interesting feature to the movie’s website. It now has a Park Cam page, where you can view live feeds from the dinosaur park. After the jump, you can find out more… Read More