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
‘Tusk’ Clip: Michael Park Psychotically Recites “Itsy Bitsy Spider” September 19, 2014September 19, 2014One of the things that I liked about Kevin Smith‘s Tusk is Michael Park‘s performance, which was bizarre and crazy rolled into one. Everything after the second act seems to fall apart, but it is Parks that manages to hold the film together. Now if you are still deciding on… Read More
Robin Williams Dead At The Age Of 63 August 11, 2014August 11, 2014Robin Williams was found dead in his hometown of Tiburon, CA, of an apparent suicide. He was 63. According to a press release written by the Marin County Police Department, the actor was found unconscious and not breathing in his home, and was later pronounced dead at 12 p.m. today…. Read More
Top 5 Things We Learned About “Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes” At WonderCon 2014 Press Conference April 22, 2014April 22, 2014On Saturday, Matt Reeves, Keri Russell, Gary Oldman, and returning star Andy Serkis stopped by for a press conference to promote Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes during Wondercon. During their press tour, they talked about their connection to the original film, how the human characters have evolved in… Read More