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
Super 8 Tidbits: IMAX and Trailer Date January 13, 2011Briefly: J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 movie is about to get a lot less secretive. Paramount announced that the sci-fi thriller being co-produced by Steven Spielberg will be released in IMAX, along with the studio’s other 2011 big budget offerings. Also, Abrams himself told Collider that they are planning to release… Read More
‘McFarland, USA’ Interview: Rafael Martinez, Ramiro Rodriguez, Michael Aguero, Coach Jim White Talk Training, Film Counterparts, And Learning Curve February 20, 2015February 20, 2015McFarland, USA is the heartwarming film that chronicles the real life Coach Jim White’s journey from a down-and-out coach to a coach of a high school with multiple state championships under their belt. But the film goes beyond winning and losing, and as White learned, there is a cultural gap… Read More
‘INSIDIOUS’ Viral – COMING SOON! March 4, 2011March 4, 2011One of my most anticipated films of 2011 is the James Wan/Leigh Whannell collaboration of INSIDIOUS. I feel as if they are what horror films have needed for the longest time, and they’ve have shown it with films such as Saw, and Dead Silence. Now with the launch of an… Read More