Ghost Rider – Christopher Lambert to join the cast?
The official Highlander Facebook page reports that Christopher Lambert is in talks to join the cast of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. No word on what role he might play. Based on a story by David Goyer, Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance is directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, and once again stars Nicholas [...]
Spider-Man – Rhys Ifans to play villain
It was announced today by Sony Pictures that Welsh actor Rhys Ifans will play the villain opposite Andrew Garfield in Marc Webb’s Spider-Man reboot. It’s not yet known which character he will play. From Sony’s press release: Commenting on the announcement, Tolmach said, “We have been very fortunate to attract some of the best actors [...]
Thor – additional filming and a possible name change?
A couple of Thor updates this weekend – first of all, it appears that the cast and crew of Thor, currently well into post-production, are re-assembling to film some additional footage. According to What’s Playing, casting agents are currently looking for actors/extras to portray Nordic men, women and children. The filming may involve reshooting existing [...]
Captain America – Does new comic book give clue for final costume design?
Comic Alliance have reported on Astonishing Captain America, a new comic book series due in 2011 to tie in with the release of the Captain America movie. The cover art is below, and shows a new design for Captain America’s costume, a variation on previous designs seen for the film’s costume. This is the 4th [...]
The Avengers – Set construction about to begin
Long Island Business News has had a chat with Grumman Studios President Parviz Farahzad, whose facilities will play host to the studio-based filming on The Avengers. Set construction begins next month, with filming scheduled to begin in February. According to Farahzad, who has already played host to Angelina Jolie’s ‘Salt’: “The Avengers is a huge [...]
Captain America – Dominic Cooper talks Howard Stark
While busy promoting his new film Tamara Drew, actor Dominic Cooper chats a little about his role as Howard Stark – Tony’s father – in Captain America, desribing the character as ‘a very slick Howard Hughes type’. Captain America: The First Avenger is directed by Joe Johnston, and stars Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, [...]
Captain America – Video game trailer
Thanks to IGN, you can now see a teaser for the Captain America: Super Solider video game, which was announced a couple of days ago. While the movie tie-in will borrow elements from the film, it will follow its own story, written by noted Marvel writer Christos Gage. With any luck though, it will share [...]
Captain America – A few more details on what’s being filmed in Caerwent
So, we know when filming will be taking place, and we know the setting will be a POW camp. Now we can give you a few more details. The scene being filmed will feature Captain America leading an attempt to rescue the prisoners in the camp, leading to a huge battle sequence that is set [...]
Captain America – Some old photos from inside Caerwent
Here are a few pictures taken in 2007, more of which can be found here, showing osme of the buildings around the base at Caerwent, some of which we will no doubt be seeing in the Captain America scenes being filmed there. These give a good sense of the space available and the atmosphere of [...]
Wolverine 2 – Darren Aronofsky gets closer to the director’s chair
Deadline are reporting – again – that Darren Aronofsky may be taking the reigns of X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2. Things do seem to have moved on from their last report however, in that talks have moved on from just chat between Jackman and Aronofsky and now involve Fox head honcho Tom Rothman. Jackman has previously [...]