May 20 2008
New Dailies: MJ and Spike make a movie; Gyllenhaal is a ‘Prince’; Indiana Jones and the Box Office Champion
They are immortal. After a handful of lackluster sequels and a TV series, Highlander is getting its very own remake . Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (who co-wrote Iron Man) will write the script.
Despite a battle with cancer, rumor has it that Patrick Swayze will reprise his role as Bodhi from Point Break for the upcoming sequel Point Break Indo. There’s no word on how sizeable the role is or if Keanu Reeves will return as well.
The BBC reports that Christian Bale has signed on to play John Connor in three Terminator films, according to the producers. Common and Sam Worthington will also appear with McG directing.
Spike Lee announced at Cannes that he will direct a feature-length doc about Michael Jordan. The NBA will finance the flick.
“3-D is here to stay,” that’s RealD chair-CEO Michael Lewis talking about his company’s deal with Regal Entertainment to outfit 1,500 screens with digital 3-D projectors. The move will more than double the number of digital 3-D screens in the U.S. and will put 3-D Digital in most major markets (including my native Miami, which currently has none).
The 1993 stand-off in Waco, Texas between the ATF, FBI and cult-leader David Koresh that left 80 dead will get a big-screen movie made about it called Waco. Rupert Wainwright (The Fog) will direct and he co-wrote the script with James Hibberd
Jake Gyllenhaal has signed on to star in the video game adaptation Prince of Persia. New Bond Girl Gemme Arterton will appear alongside him.
A little Spielberg news for this Tuesday afternoon. The Beard announced that he will co-direct the third Tin-tin film in the trilogy he and Peter Jackson are doing together. Each director will do one separately and then split duties for the last film. Also, The Hollywood Reporter reports that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull could make upwards of $150 million and beat Spider-man 3’s record.
Finally, here is the first image of the Cormac McCarthy-adaptation The Road. The hirsute fellow is Viggo Mortenson.
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