The Buzz is a feature in which we round up the biggest and most popular film and television stories of the week or sometimes previous 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
Disney Is Moving Forward With Tron 3! But Should They?
In a follow-up piece on Deadline, timed around the DVD release of Tron Legacy earlier this week, we missed the quip in the article that Disney is in fact moving forward on a third Tron film, a sequel to this past year’s Tron Legacy. The trade site’s article was about Joe Kosinski passing JJ Abrams as the most profitable first [ >> ]
So it turns out Relativity Media has other plans for The Crow, than the one that has been in development the past few years. Originally Rock legend and actor Nick Cave was said to be rewriting the script for this new The Crow remake, with Blade‘s Stephen Norrington set to direct. Well no go there, he departed the project back in October, [ >> ]
The Planet: New Rumors on Snyder’s Superman have Metallo as Villain? Sam Lane Is Bad Too!
There literally have been tons of rumors floating around about Superman. There are too many to count and it is getting increasingly harder to decipher what is true and not true. The fact from fiction may just be the ploy used to throw everyone off the trail of what this movie will really be about. One thing is for sure, [ >> ]
Arnold Schwarzenegger In Jee-woon Kim’s Last Stand
We have been following the post Governor escapades of Arnold Schwarzenegger for awhile now and besides his Governator, comic/cartoon/whatever else it will end up being, we haven’t really be sure what he will land in terms of action roles, live action movies if anything at all. A Polish Film Distribution site posted another rumor today that has Arnold playing a sheriff in [ >> ]
“Mortal Kombat: Legacy” Web Series Finds Distributor With Machinima + First Look Clip!
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and Machinima.com today announced they have signed an agreement to premiere and distribute the highly anticipated “Mortal Kombat: Legacy” live action digital series produced by Warner Premiere. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen (“Fame”), and starring Jeri Ryan (“Star Trek: Voyager”) as “Sonya Blade,” Michael Jai White (“The Dark Knight”) as “Major Jackson ‘Jax’ Briggs” and Darren Shahlavi [ >> ]
Other Headlines
Will and Jaden Smith to Star in M. Night Shyamalan’s Untitled Sci-Fi Adventure
Bill & Ted 3 Explores Duo Writing The Song That Saves the World
UPDATED: Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson Cast in The Hunger Games
David Gordon Green Works on Script for Remake of Ice Station Zebra
Hugh Jackman Offered Role For Snow White and The Huntsman
Andy Serkis Hired as Second Unit Director for The Hobbit
First Official Fright Night Images Show Hints of Buffy Rather Than Twilight!
TV Stories
Showtime Orders Kristen Bell’s “House of Lies” Comedy Series! Claire Danes’ “Homeland” Show Too!
Veronica Mars fans, Kristen Bell is returning to TV. On Thursday, Showtime ordered 12 episodes of House of Lies, a half-hour comedy starring Don Cheadle as a “self-loathing,” cutthroat management consultant and Bell as one of Cheadle’s razor-sharp employees. Bell is most famous for her role in the hit series Veronica Mars, which if you haven’t watched, it’s time. The whole series [ >> ]
Check New Images for Next 2 Supernatural Season 6 Episodes “My Heart Will Go On” & “Frontierland”
Supernatural has just six episodes left in season six, which means a lot of loose ends need to be tied up in a very short period of time. Now we have photos of two of the next episodes and after a lag in the major plot points “And Then There Were None” gave us a turn for the better, introducing [ >> ]
The Office Boss Carousel Continues James Spader, Catharine Tate & Ray Romano Linked To Big Job
The upcoming Season 7 finale was already set to be a star-studded affair, with Ricky Gervais, Will Arnett and Will Ferrell having booked guest slots. However, according to TVLine.com, yet another comedic trio has signed on for the episode — Ray Romano, James Spader and Catherine Tate — and now they’re all being linked with the top job? Or at [ >> ]
Doctor Who Season 6 Extended trailer from BBC! The Doctor is coming to America, and the stakes have never been higher. Don’t miss the all-new season of DOCTOR WHO, starting Saturday April 23 at 9/8c only on BBC America. It has been confirmed that Matt Smith will return as the Eleventh Doctor. Producers also confirmed that Karen Gillan will return as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill [ >> ]
Is Judd Apatow Plotting a Freaks and Geeks Reunion Film?
A source tells TV Squad, after a successful reunion at the PaleyFest last month, Judd Apatow is getting the ’Freaks and Geeks’ band back together — literally Apatow and stars Jason Segel and Seth Rogen, are currently developing a ‘Freaks’ spin-off that would revolve around the band Creation featuring characters from the series – Daniel Desario (James Franco), Kim Kelly (Busy Philipps), Nick Andopolis (Jason Segel) [ >> ]
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