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
“TRON: Legacy” Director Joe Kosinski on Filming For IMAX December 15, 2010With Disney’s TRON: Legacy just a few days away from being released in theaters, you may be sick already of all the news this week. Well, hopefully you can stomach just a bit more, as we have an interview with director Joseph Kosinski explaining the 43-minutes of IMAX 3D differentiation… Read More
Featured App: “The Devil Inside” for iPhone, iPod, And iPad December 28, 2011July 29, 2012There are far more ways to experience a film beyond the theaters. Apps for your smart phone or tablet are the newest form, and that’s where I come in. My job is to weed out the bad and send through the good. Today’s featured app is “The Devil Inside” for… Read More
Simon Kinberg Talks “Star Wars Rebels,” “X-Men: Apocalypse,” Working With J.J. Abrams, And More July 25, 2014July 25, 2014Though Simon Kinberg is most known for writing the last few sequels to the X-Men film franchise, the scribe also was tasked with writing the drafts for the new Star Wars films including its spinoffs. And it is that connection that allowed LucasFilms president Kathleen Kennedy to hire him to… Read More