The Buzz: Batman 3’s New Falcone, Hunger Games Casting, Kevin Costner In Superman, No Aronofsky for The Wolverine FusedFilm.com, March 21, 2011 The Buzz is a feature in which we round up the biggest and most popular film and television stories of the week. Why go through pages of blogs just to find out what everyone is talking about? We’ve got it all right here. Check out all the stories after the break courtesy of Fused Film.Top Stories Joseph Gordon-Levitt Confirmed as Alberto FalconeLet’s just skip the details for the first few sentences. Yes, you are reading the headline correctly, Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been confirmed as Alberto Falcone, better known as The Holiday Killer from “The Long Halloween” graphic novel, and will appear in The Dark Knight Rises. On Friday evening, Variety exclusively broke the news that Levitt was confirmed to join the [ >> ] Kevin Costner Confirmed as Jonathan Kent in Zack Snyder’s SupermanAfter weeks of speculation and time spent on the rumor mill, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Kevin Costner has been cast as Jonathan Kent in Zack Snyder’s Superman. The actor joins Henry Cavill, who will play as Clark Kent and Superman, and Diane Lane, who will play as Martha Kent. We still do not know how extensive [ >> ]Darren Aronofsky Drops Out of The WolverineFans of the X-Men movie franchise were greatly disappointed to see the final product of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the first X-Men spinoff. So imagine their excitement when word got out that Hugh Jackman would reunite with Academy Award nominated director Darren Aronofsky for the sequel. Now imagine all of that excitement leaving the room. The Wolverine would have required that [ >> ]Jennifer Lawrence Cast As Katniss in The Hunger Games and Hunter Parrish in Talks for Male LeadThe battle as to who will play as Peeta in Gary Ross adaptation of Suzanne Collin’s best selling novel The Hunger Games continues to rage on with more and more actors getting on the list. But the role of Katniss Everdeen has already been filled after going through a similar lead role competition. Now The Wrap has confirmed that Academy Award…David Slade Will Direct Fox’s Next “Daredevil” Film, Not A Reboot?Variety is reporting that Twilight: Eclipse director, David Slade, better known to many for his film Hard Candy, will direct the next film in the “Daredevil” story for 20th Century Fox. Peter Chernin’s Chernin Entertainment will produce. THR reports that the untitled project has no writer at this stage although the studio says it is aiming to make a movie that…Other HeadlinesDisney Cans Yellow SubmarineLogan Marshall-Green Joins the Cast of PrometheusAlec Baldwin Departs From Key Role in Men in Black IIISuperman News: Diane Lane Talks About Her Role as Martha Kent, Zack Snyder Says This is His SupermanColumbia Pictures Will Go Moonwalking with EinsteinNew Daredevil Film Could Mean Robert Pattinson & Plot Based Off Frank Miller’s “Born Again” Storyline?Director Gary Ross Defends and Explains Jennifer Lawrence Casting in The Hunger Games News DaredevilDarren AronofskyDavid SladeKevin CostnerMen in Black 3Moonwalking with EinsteinPrometheusSupermanThe Dark Knight RisesThe Hunger GamesThe WolverineYellow Submarine
The Buzz (Link Dump Edition): Evil Dead, Avengers, Justice League, and More! October 19, 2012The Buzz is a feature in which we usually round up the Top 3 most-buzzed-about movie/TV stories of the week (in more-or-less chronological order). This week however, we got a little behind, so we instead are providing a nice link dump of several of the top stories that got people… Read More
“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” Teaser July 27, 2014July 27, 2014Sure Lionsgate didn’t have a panel for the highly anticipated Insurgent or more importantly The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -Part 1, but that hasn’t quelled fans from eagerly awaiting seeing any footage from the film. The first half of the trilogy already has two teasers, one that signals the power of… Read More
Features Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner And Cast Of Disney’s ‘Alexander’ Share How To Not Have A ‘Very Bad Day’ October 9, 2014October 9, 2014Turns out having bad days can be a lot like the one the Cooper family lived in Disney’s latest live-action family picture. The ensemble of Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day shared their tales of how they deal with rough patches in life. Hit the jump for… Read More