Film Junk Weekend Wrap-Up: Oct. 26, 2008
Lots of new trailers were released this past week, including the new Underworld prequel, Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino, and Michael Bay’s Friday the 13th remake, and we also heard a couple of unexpected news stories about Steven Soderbergh’s 3-D musical and Ben Stiller possibly directing a serious drama. Meanwhile, it looks like The A-Team movie could potentially be in trouble, and Marvel has hinted at a big screen feature for Doctor Strange of all characters. Did we miss any other important headlines?
Top Headlines
Robert Downey Jr. to Get Oscar Campaign for Tropic Thunder?
Sam Raimi Drops Out of Jack Ryan Project
Steven Soderbergh to Direct 3-D Musical about Cleopatra
Ben Stiller in Talks to Direct Trial of the Chicago 7
Dragonball Movie Going Back for Reshoots
The Movie Club Podcast #10: Soylent Green and The Insider
New Trailers
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Friday the 13th Remake
Gran Torino
My Bloody Valentine 3-D
Push
Wendy and Lucy
Some Stories We Didn’t Cover
John Singleton Off A-Team
Army of Two Game Optioned for Movie
Chris Columbus to Direct Ripley’s?
Australia to Be Delayed until 2009?
Marvel Considering a Dr. Strange Movie?
Naomi Watts is Jody Williams
McG Takes on Dead Spy Running
Seth Green to Direct Freshmen
Javier Bardem to Star in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Biutifiul
13 Tzameti Remake Gains Cast Including Mickey Rourke and Jason Statham
Feature Length Movie Released on YouTube is a Success
Dimension Plans a Lot of DTV Sequels
Relativity in Talks to Purchase Rogue Pictures
Robin Williams Sues After Studio Refuses Pay or Play Fee
Vince Vaughn Developing a Sitcom for Fox
Sex Drive Writers Land New Project
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