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A couple of weeks back it was reported that Angelina Jolie was “ditching” the Wanted sequel to supposedly move on to Alfonso Cauron’s new sci-fi project Gravity (even though it turns out she’s no longer attached to that). Some reports were saying this might mean the death of that sequel, but author Mark Millar recently spoke with MTV and confirmed that Universal and director Timur Bekmambetov are planning to move on without Jolie and put together the film anyway with a new character from the comic book in place of Jolie.

“What they’re talking about is just moving on with the story and doing it properly,” Millar said. Read on!

Hopefully you’ve seen Wanted if you’re reading this, because Millar drops one hell of a big spoiler. “They killed off the most recognizable character, but I thought it was great to do that,” Millar told MTV. “It was so ballsy to kill off the one person you didn’t expect to die.” What a great way to get rid of Angelina Jolie from this series, but Universal was hoping she’d return because I’m sure they don’t think this sequel will be a success without her. Now they’re writing in new characters. “Just bringing in another cool character as this world opens up with all the different fraternities out there all across the world. This could change at any moment, but the last I heard two weeks ago, was that was the plan moving forward.” There you have it!

I haven’t actually read the Wanted graphic novel, but I’ve been told it’s actually better than the movie, so I’m sure it does have a rich world to pull more characters from. And honestly, I think most fans are happy seeing Jolie’s character Fox not return anyway because, well, she died, as we all know, and it would be weird to see them come up with some bullsh*t plot device to bring her back from the dead. Since I’m not so familiar with the graphic novel I can’t suggest other characters we might see in place of Jolie, but I expect to see another strong female lead, maybe as a new love interest. Any idea who we could see in this sequel instead?

I’m not sure how many people watch MTV on a regular basis, but I’m guessing there’s not a lot on here. So these new TV spots should be exciting to see because they were made for them and I don’t think that many people have seen these yet.

Click 3X was hired to create three new TV spots for the upcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street remake that “interrupt” the promo that’s being aired with a really creative and often creepy transition that flows right into the TV spot then resume back into the promo like nothing happened. These are actually pretty awesome and the second one is the best. I’ve included all three below, so check them out!

MTV/Nightmare on Elm Street Interruptions by Click 3X from Connor Swegle on Vimeo.

MTV/Nightmare on Elm Street Interruptions 2 by Click 3X from Connor Swegle on Vimeo.

MTV/Nightmare on Elm Street Interruptions by Click 3X from Connor Swegle on Vimeo.

A new reimagining of the horror icon Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people inside their dreams, resulting in their real death in reality, too.

DreamWorks Animation has debuted a short 45-second teaser trailer for their next new film Megamind, formerly known as Oobermind and Master Mind before that. Due out in November of this year, Megamind features the voice talents of Will Ferrell (as Megamind), Brad Pitt (as Metro Man), Tina Fey and Jonah Hill.

Similar to Universal’s Despicable Me, the focus is not on the hero this time, but on the villain, who is voiced by Ferrell and looks like a blue-skinned idiot. This looks really awful. I don’t like the voices, the characters, or the trailer at all. But at least it’s a bit better than the Despicable Me trailers, I guess. Check it out below.



A satirical take on superhero movies, in which a notorious villain loses his oomph after he accidentally kills his nemesis Metro Man. Megamind is being directed by DWA’s own Tom McGrath, of both Madagascar and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa previously. The script was co-written by first-time writers Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons. This will be DreamWorks Animation’s third feature film this year following How to Train Your Dragon in March and Shrek Forever After in May. Paramount will be releasing Megamind in theaters everywhere starting on November 5th this year.

Not that this is casting confirmation, but Heat Vision is now reporting that Chris Evans has been “offered” the big role. So what does this mean? Well, pretty much nothing, because Evans has to first accept it and deals have to be made, but it sounds like Channing Tatum may have passed on the role if Evans has been offered it instead. Earlier today it was reported that the new “shortlist” for Cap had been trimmed down to three actors: Evans, Tatum, and Gossip Girl’s Sebastian Stan.

Heat Vision that Evans’ offer includes starring in up to three Captain America movies, plus The Avengers movies, and appearances in other Marvel movies. Sounds similar to how Samuel Jackson got contracted for nine upcoming Marvel movies as S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick Fury. We’ll obviously let you know if Evans gets the role or not, because this still isn’t finalized and we don’t know when it will be. I’m actually much happier with Evans than Tatum. He’s not perfect, but he could do a great job as Steve Rogers. Although I wasn’t fond of him in the Fantastic Four films, I think he really showed his potential in Danny Boyle’s Sunshine.

Joe Johnston is directing The First Avenger: Captain America, which will shoot in England sometime later this year. Paramount has set the big Marvel movie for release on July 22nd, 2011 next summer, that will eventually lead up to The Avengers in 2012. Would you be satisfied with Chris Evans playing Cap?

20th Century Fox has debuted the first official trailer for Robert Rodriguez & Nimród Antal’s Predators, the reboot of the classic action series that first hit theaters in 1987. Although we featured a rather exciting sneak peek at the movie with all kinds of behind-the-scenes footage just last week, this is the trailer you’ve all been waiting to see.

There was a lot of concern that Rodriguez couldn’t pull this off, but I definitely think he might have done just that, as this looks awesome and I’m looking forward to seeing it this summer. I love the characters, I love the jungle setting again, I love Laurence Fishburne and Adrien Brody – so bring it on!



Predators is being directed by Nimród Antal, of Kontroll, Vacancy, and Armored previously. The screenplay was co-written by newcomers Michael Finch and Alex Litvak and is based on early draft written years ago by producer Robert Rodriguez, who also worked with them on the script. This is a reboot of the Predator series created by Jim & John Thomas and directed by John McTiernan in 1987. We’re not sure what the actual plot is, but all we need to know is that it’s about a bunch of badass elite warriors who fight a bunch of predators out in the jungle. 20th Century Fox is bringing Predators to theaters everywhere on July 7th this summer.

Even more new posters! Given this is ShoWest week, we expected a whole bunch of them to arrive, but one new set of posters (we haven’t seen before) that I really wanted to feature are the new official teaser posters for Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables. The first one comes from IGN and is the official teaser poster that Lionsgate just debuted for the movie.

The second one comes from showfloor at ShoWest and is actually a bit more badass than the first one. There are whole helluvalot of guns on the first one and a gnarly, badass Stallone on the second one. I really dig the design of these and I hope everyone else likes them, too.

The Expendables is both written and directed by legendary action actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone, who has also directed Paradise Alley, Rocky 2, 3, and 4, as well as the most recent Rambo movie. This is a Nu Image / Millennium Films production produced by Avi Lerner and Les Weldon. Lionsgate is bringing The Expendables to theaters starting on August 20th, 2010 later this year. We first featured a trailer for this back in October of last year but it got pulled and we’ve been waiting to see the real one since.

Earlier today our friends at SlashFilm found the first (unofficial) promo trailer for The Mechanic starring Jason Statham. You’ve probably heard about this remake of a 1970’s Charles Bronson hitman movie of the same name before today, but this is the first time we’ve seen any actual footage from it. It was produced by Nu Image / Millennium Films and it looks pretty badass.

I love seeing Jason Statham in just about anything, but paired up with Ben Foster as two hitmen? I’m totally looking forward to this! Watch out though, as this trailer isn’t MPAA approved and contains sex and violence. It’s also a bit low res but it’s the best we’ve got!

The Mechanic is directed by British filmmaker Simon West, of memorable blockbusters like Con Air, The General’s Daughter, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and When a Stranger Calls. The screenplay was written by first-time feature writer Karl Gajdusek who’s only other writing credit is for the TV show “Dead Like Me”. This is a remake of The Mechanic from 1972 starring Charles Bronson and directed by Michael Winner. As far as we know, this Mechanic doesn’t have a US distributor yet, but we’ll let you know when/if it finds one!

Sony has debuted the first trailer for Eat, Pray, Love starring the charming Julia Roberts and a handful of other actors including James Franco, Javier Bardem, Billy Crudup, Richard Jenkins & Viola Davis. The book’s subtitle may help give you a better idea of what this is about: “One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia.

” This is a chic flick at it’s finest, but it doesn’t look that bad, to be honest. It does look a bit sappy and I can’t buy Franco and Roberts being a couple, but other than that it looks quite inspirational. Also, I’m not sure why they put a soft focus over the entire movie, but oh well. Check this out!

Eat, Pray, Love is both written and directed by writer/director/producer Ryan Murphy of everything from “Nip/Tuck” to “Glee” to the indie film Running with Scissors which he wrote and directed. The script was co-written by Murphy and Jennifer Salt (“Nip/Tuck”) and is based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestselling memoir of the same name. Sony Pictures is bringing Eat, Pray, Love to theaters on August 13th late this summer.

Eat, Pray, Love is both written and directed by writer/director/producer Ryan Murphy of everything from “Nip/Tuck” to “Glee” to the indie film Running with Scissors which he wrote and directed. The script was co-written by Murphy and Jennifer Salt (“Nip/Tuck”) and is based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestselling memoir of the same name. Sony Pictures is bringing Eat, Pray, Love to theaters on August 13th late this summer.

The 4th film in the series follows the exploits of Captain Jack Sparrow, who travels to the new world after the death of his puppeteer father to confront his uncle, who apparently has made off with the family inheritance. During the voyage, he gets to know a woman named Beth Hurwood and her father, an Oxford professor. Before they arrive, their ship is waylaid by pirates and, with the help of the professor and his assistant, the captain is killed and Sparrow is forced to join the pirate crew. There is, however, a sinister plot being concocted by the professor involving his dead wife, his living daughter and Blackbeard. Blackbeard and vodun magicians whisk everyone away to dreamlike lands where the Fountain of Youth itself awaits. Jack Sparrow must put a stop to these plans and save Beth Hurwood.

The new film is rumored to be loosely based on the Tim Powers book, ‘On Stranger Tides.’

In “Eclipse,” Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.

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