Edgar Wright Teases Ant-Man

 

Edgar Wright has taken to Twitter to tease his upcoming Ant-Man movie.

"Now I'm back in LA," he writes, "it's high time to finish a little something I've been working on..."

And he revealed this backstage photo.

 This is certainly an interesting picture - is that the actual Ant-Man who will appear in the movie? If so, then that would mean that the role has actually been cast. Or is it just a special effects test?

We'll have to wait and see as production continues.

Ant-Man, which launches Marvel's "Phase 3", is out on July 31st 2015

Friday 13th To Go Found Footage?

IGN and Shock Til You Drop are reporting that the next Friday The 13th movie (which would technically be Friday The 13th 13, but that's a silly title, and Jason X proves that this is not a franchise that embraces silliness) may well be a found footage movie.

The producers have apparently sent out a request for pitches that will "work in the found footage format", so while this is far from a confirmation, it shows that they're certainly looking into it.

"Hold it there, Jason - I just need to grab my camera..."

Nothing is known about the next Friday movie yet, but Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes company are still attached, and Paramount (who have certainly seen big returns on found footage horror with the Paranormal Activity franchise) will distribute the film.

Spidey 3 Signs Up Writing Staff

 

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 isn't out for at least six months, but preparation is already underway for the third installment of the franchise.


According to The Hollywood Reporter, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jeff Pinkner - the writing team behind Spidey 2 - have signed up to pen the third effort, with Marc Webb expected to take up the job behind the camera for a third time.

No word on the plot yet, of course, but we recently reported that Jamie Foxx expects The Sinister Six to feature in the future of The Amazing Spider-Man franchise (whether that be in this third film, or in the fourth that is also already confirmed).

Kurtzman and Orci have also signed up to work on Star Trek 3, while they are producing Universal's reboot of The Mummy. Busy boys.

The Amazing Spider-Man 3 is due on 10th June 2016. But in the meantime, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is out on 18th April 2014 in the UK, and 2nd May 2014 in the US.

Ted 2 Confirmed For June 2015

The sequel to Seth MacFarlane's Ted has been officially set as 26th June 2015.

No plot details are yet known, but Seth MacFarlane will again script, direct and lend his voicework to the movie. Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis are expected to return.

The first film was a bit of a mixed bag - occasionally too juvenile in tone, and occasionally too adult - but when it hit the mark (no pun intended) it really was a hell of a lot of fun, so this should be one to look out for. If you hate MacFarlane's entire oeuvre, Ted won't change your mind, but for everyone else there should at least be a few good chuckles.

And if not, there's always this...

Ted 2 joins an impressive list of films currently slated for release in 2015, including but not limited to: Prometheus 2, Star Wars Episode VII, Batman vs. Superman, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Fantastic Four, Snow White And The Huntsman 2, Mission Impossible 5, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2, Jurrassic World, Ant-Man, Terminator 5, Independence Day 2, Bond 24, Legend Of Conan and Hunger Games: Mokingjay Part 2. Start saving your pennies now - that's a lot of popcorn!!

McAvoy On Days Of Future Past

 
James McAvoy has been talking to IGN about Days Of Future Past, a film he describes as the "biggest, most epic" entry in the franchise so far.

"There’s an army of brilliant actors in that film. Bryan Singer is back at the helm. Potentially it’s going to be the biggest, most epic X-Men they’ve ever had. I think it’s the second biggest production Fox have ever embarked upon, behind Avatar. So they’re definitely going for it" says the First Class star, who plays the young Charles Xavier.

McAvoy also spoke about working with Patrick Stewart, who will reprse his role from the first three films as the older Charles Xavier.

"His last day was my first day and that was it. Then we were done. But we did crossover and we do get a scene together. Getting to work with Hugh [Jackman] – who I christened Hugo Boss – was great....Getting to work with Michael [Fassbender] again was great. I spent a hell of a lot of time with Nick [Nicholas Hoult]. Weirdly the people that I spent the most time with acting-wise was not Michael this time, it was Hugh and Nick. And whilst I bemoaned the loss of my buddy Michael, it was more than made up for by the fact that Hugh and Nick are such amazing people."

"You thought I was in a wheelchair, didn't you. Acting."

While it's a shame that it seems that McAvoy and Stewart won't share much screen-time, it's still hard not to get excited about Days Of Future Past. It's going to be huge.

X-Men: Days Of Future Past is out on the 22nd May in the UK, and the 23rd May in the US, and also stars Ian McKellen, Peter Dinklage, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Omar Sy, Halle Berry, Daniel Cudmore, Fan Bingbing, Boo Boo Stewart, Adan Canto, Evan Peters, Josh Helman and Lucas Till.

Legend Of Conan Finds Screenwriter

Upcoming Arnie swords-and-sorcery sequel Legend Of Conan has appointed Andrea Berloff of Oliver Stone's World Trade Centre as screenwriter.

The movie sees Schwarzenneger return to his iconic role, and will thankfully completely ignore the critical and commercial flop that was the 2011 remake. And, in fact, some sources are claiming that the movie may even ignore the equally derisory sequel Conan The Destroyer.

Says Conan producer Chris Morgan " [Andrea is] an amazing writer who can juggle masculine grittiness with extreme emotional depth. Her take on Conan is powerful and genuine and would make Robert E. Howard proud."

Arnie is the comeback king of the moment, and will follow up his recent stints in The Last Stand and the first two Expendables movies with Sly Stallone team-up Escape Plan later this month, Expendables 3 and Twins sequel Triplets next year, and Terminator 5 in 2015.

Well, he said he would be back...

Legend Of Conan is aiming for a 2015 release, but may not launch until 2016.

Fantastic Four Recruits Kinberg

 

Simon Kinberg has been recruited to rewrite the script for the upcoming silver-screen reboot of the Fantastic Four franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Kinberg, whose past credits include the well-received X-Men: First Class, will also serve as a producer on the picture, due to be directed by Josh Trank.

This will see Kinberg reuniting with First Class's Matthew Vaughn, who will also co-produce.

The new Fantastic Four movie will throw out the continuity of the previous films, and will instead take a cue from the Marvel Cinematic Universe by existing within the garbled continuity of the X-Men films.

The script has had a troubled history over the past few years, being worked on at various times by Jeremy Slater, Michael Green, TS Nowlin and Seth Grahame-Smith, and this move is an indication that despite such an extensive collection of rewrites, it's still apparently no good. Friday Night Lights star Michael B. Jordan has prevously been linked with the role of Human Torch Johnny Storm, but to be fair he's linked with everything at the moment so that should be taken with a silo of salt.

The previous Fantastic Four cast, not living up to their name (apart from the "Four" part, I guess)

Despite having no cast and now seemingly no finished script, Fantastic Four is set to release on the 6th March 2015.