Film Junk Weekend Wrap-Up: March 30, 2008
To recap the past week in movie news, the biggest stories seem to be Ian McKellen’s confirmation that he will return to play Gandalf in The Hobbit movies, and of course the whole Fanboys boycott debacle, which has sent Star Wars fans into a Sith-like rage. There was also an exciting rumour about a Brave New World movie in development, and some intriguing casting news from Oliver Stone’s upcoming George W. Bush biopic. Hey, if you’ve got a few minutes, why not fill out our survey about the Film Junk Podcast?
Top Headlines
Ian McKellen Will Probably Play Gandalf in The Hobbit
Children of Men: The TV Series
Ridley Scott and Leonardo DiCaprio On Board for Brave New World
Elizabeth Banks to Play Laura Bush
Craig Brewer to Direct Gang Leader for a Day
Editorial: When Fanboys Attack – Star Wars Fans Defend Their Favourite Movie They Haven’t Seen
Survey: How Can We Improve the Film Junk Podcast?
New Trailers
Deception
Death Defying Acts
Meet Dave
Chapter 27
Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead
Some Stories We Didn’t Cover
Luxury Theatre Chain to Charge $35 A Ticket
Onimusha Movie on Hold, Christophe Gans to Direct The Swedish Cavalier
Michael Dougherty to Direct Motion Capture Film “Calling All Robots”: A Throwback to Godzilla Movies
Tobey Maguire to Produce Afterburn
Richard Matheson Twilight Zone Episode Death Ship Coming to the Big Screen
James Cromwell to Play George Bush Sr., Ellen Burstyn to Play Barbara Bush
The Descent 3 Planned?
George Clooney and Bruce Campbell Wanted for Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Remake
Will Smith Producing Egyptian Historical Epic The Last Pharaoh
Anthony Minghella’s Final Screenplay Taken Over By Shekhar Kapur
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