Stephen Sommers To Direct Tarzan
The Jungle Book director Stephen Sommers is in negotiations to direct a big screen version of Tarzan for Warner Bros, reports Variety. Two years ago, the studio was negotiating with Guillermo del Toro to direct but his commitment to The Hobbit has put him out of the running.
Jerry Weintraub (Ocean’s Eleven) is producing through his Jerry Weintraub Prods.
Variety says that Sommers will also co-write the “Tarzan” script with Stuart Beattie. With the first two “Mummy” movies, “The Scorpion King” and “Van Helsing,” Sommers, who is repped by WMA, has become a connoisseur of the big-budget, effects-driven spectacle. He recently finished shooting the summer 2009 Paramount tentpole, “G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra,” which Beattie came in to write for him. Read the rest of this entry
Tom Cruise Rejected From Top Gun Sequel
Tom Cruise will not be reprising his role in a new “Top Gun” movie, according to a representative from Paramount.
Earlier this week, speculation grew that the actor would appear in a sequel, 22 years after the original was first released.
However, the rumours have been shot down by a spokesperson at the production company behind the movie who told Access Hollywood there was “no way” Cruise would be returning to the role.
The new movie would have seen his character Maverick returning to Top Gun school as a flight instructor.
Transformers’ Sequel Gets a Title: Revenge of the Fallen
Paramount and Dreamworks Pictures today announced the official title for the new “Transformers” film. The now filming sequel will be called “Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen“.
‘Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen’ started shooting on June 2nd in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The film will star Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro and is due out for release on June 26th, 2009.
More set photos from the shoot are available at Transformers World
Eddie Murphy to Return in ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4′
Eddie Murphy is to star in ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4′.
The actor approached Paramount Studios with the idea of reprising his role as wise-cracking detective Axel Foley and the project has reportedly been taken on.
‘X-Men‘ director Brett Ratner is to oversee the latest instalment of the hit series, though the search for a writer is still ongoing.
Jerry Bruckheimer - who produced the first three movies - is not involved with the new project, with his duties being taken on by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, producer of ‘Transformers‘ and ‘G.I. Joe‘.
The first ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ film was released in 1984, with the third - and supposedly final - movie coming out in 1994.
The three films collectively grossed $712.9 million.
‘Beverly Hills Cop 4′ is to go into production next year, and a release date of summer 2010 has been pencilled in.
Victoria Beckham famously dubbed Eddie “Beverly Hills c**k” after his treatment of her former Spice Girls bandmate Mel B.
The actor denied he was the father of Mel’s baby daughter, Angel Iris, though DNA tests later proved he was.
Tom Cruise Might Take Another Mission: Impossible
It appears Tom Cruise is considering another box office “Mission.”Cruise has been in talks with Paramount over a fourth installment to the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, sources confirmed to Access Hollywood.
Cruise made his super agent debut as Ethan Hunt in “Mission: Impossible” in 1996. The film went on to gross $467 million worldwide at the box office.
Four years later, “Mission: Impossible II” hauled in $545 million at the global box office, while “Mission: Impossible III” dipped a bit in 2006, but still managed an impressive $395 million haul.
Paramount produced all three films.
Cruise and Paramount CEO Sumner Redstone had a very public falling out in 2006, when the studio ended its longstanding relationship with Cruise’s production company, which he runs along with Paula Wagner.
However, Cruise and Redstone have reportedly been spotted dining together recently in Los Angeles.
Upcoming for Cruise on the big screen is “Valkyrie,” the WWII-themed drama based on a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
New Leaked ‘Indiana Jones 4′ Trailer Now in HD
The new trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is set to premiere in front of Paramount’s Iron Man. But it has already leaked on the internet and we have it here for you. It features lots of new scenes from the film and goes a bit deeper into the story.
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is scheduled to hit theaters on May 22nd.
New ‘Iron Man’ TV Spots
Paramount has released a new batch of Iron Man TV spots.
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