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James Bond Producers Rejected A Barry Jenkins-Directed Moneypenny Movie, Says Naomie Harris The quality of Daniel Craig’s James Bond movies has varied dramatically since his stellar debut inCasino Royale, wavering withQuantum of Solace, recovering withSkyfall, and then dropping off the deep end withSpectre, probably the worst entry of his tenure. But one of the high points of the previous two movies has beenNaomie Harrisas Miss Eve Moneypenny, who’s a capable field agent in these films instead of merely filling the character’s traditional role as Bond’s secretary....

Jamie Lee Curtis Will Return For ‘Halloween’ Sequel If David Gordon Green Is Directing There’s been a lot of talk about a potentialHalloweensequel in the wake of the new film’s box office success. But one pressing question that’s lingered has been whether or notJamie Lee Curtiswould return for yet another film as ultimate final girl Laurie Strode. We now have the answer! According to Curtis herself, she’d be happy to come back – under one very specific condition....

Jennifer Connelly Feels The Need For Speed, Joins ‘Top Gun 2’ Top Gun 2, akaTop Gun: Maverick, may have just found its new leading lady:Jennifer Connelly. Connelly is in early talks to joinTom CruiseandMiles Tellerin the sequel to the 1986 high-flying action flick. More Jennifer Connelly in movies is never a bad thing, so let’s all remain optimistic about the actress joining theTop Gun 2cast.THRis reporting that Connelly is in talks to play the female lead in the film, described as “a single mother who runs a local bar near the Navy base....

Joe Wright’s ‘Pan’ Early Buzz: Does The New Fairytale Adaptation Fly High? The new version of J.M. Barrie’s classic fairytale doesn’t hit theaters untilOctober 9th, pushed back from an original summer release earlier this year, but the premiere ofPanfrom directorJoe Wrightjust had its premiere across the pond this weekend, and the first reviews are pouring in. Thetrailers for the filmstarringHugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Maraand newcomerLevi Millerhave painted quite the visual spectacle with energetic adventure and a live-action take on the familiar tale that takes to the skies in a way that we haven’t really seen before, complete with flying pirate ships and an origin story of Peter Pan where he begins as a friend of James Hook, only later to become sworn enemies....

Kevin Williamson Was Still Writing The Scream 2 Script On The Set Of The Film As moviegoers waited for “Scream 2” back in 1997, all signs pointed towards it being a cheap cash grab. After the surprise success of “Scream,” the sequel was greenlit and rushed into production, hitting theaters less than a year after the original film. Whereas screenwriter Kevin Williamson had years to polish up his script for the first movie, he’s since toldThe Hollywood Reporterhe was still working on the script for the second on set....

Lauren Shuler Donner On Future X-Men Movies If there’s any way a text blog post could be said to be ‘coming live’ then this one is, and from the Fox Blu-Ray press event in Beverly Hills. So far this morning we’ve been treated to a host of presentations centred around the release of theX-Men Origins: WolverineBlu-Ray, out now in the US, hitting my native UK on October 19th. First up wasLauren Shuler Donner, X-producer responsible for all of the mutant movies so far, and by the sounds of things, plenty more to come....

LOL: This ‘Manchester By The Sea’ VFX Reel Is Literally Unbelievable Manchester by the Seawas nominated for six Oscars and took home two on Sunday night: Best Original Screenplay forKenneth Lonerganand Best Actor forCasey Affleck. But there’s one category in which it was completely overlooked, perhaps because it wastoogood. A behind-the-scenes reel highlights the film’s unbelievable visual effects — and by unbelievable, I mean literally unbelievable. Because this isn’t an actualManchester by the SeaVFX reel, but a Funny or Die video....

Margot Robbie To Play ‘Winnie The Pooh’ Creator’s Wife In ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’ Domhnall GleesonandMargot Robbiemight reunite forGoodbye Christopher Robin. Robbie had a brief role in Richard Curtis' lovely time travel film,About Time, but she’d have a significantly larger part to play in this Gleeson-led biopic.Simon Curtis' (My Week with Marilyn) is directingGoodbye Christopher Robin, which is about “Winnie the Pooh” creator,A. A. Milne, and his relationship with his son,Christopher Robin Milne....

Martin Scorsese Gives Up On Film For Digital; ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ Will Be Digital 2D Another one bites the dust. Oscar-winning directorMartin Scorsesewill shoot his next film,The Wolf of Wall Street, digitally, according to his long time editorThelma Schoonmaker. His last film,Hugo, was also shot digitally but since it was in 3D, that made sense.The Wolf of Wall Streetwill be 2D, though, and Schoonmaker believes the decision marks Scorsese’s choice to officially abandon film for digital....

Marvel TV Head Jeph Loeb Is Leaving The Company It had been rumored, but now it’s official:Jeph Loebis on the way out at Marvel Television. Loeb was the Marvel TV head for almost a decade, but the recent promotion ofKevin Feigeto Marvel’s chief creative officer lead many to believe Loeb’s time with Marvel was coming to an end. Loeb is said to be in the midst of formulating an exit plan and will announce his departure no later than Thanksgiving....

Movie Trailer: Duncan Jones' ‘Source Code’ Summit Entertainment has released the first movie trailer forSource Code, the sophomore feature fromMoondirectorDuncan Jones. The script had high praise in industry circles and has a clever premise, basically a mystery thriller set in a ten minute span of time Groundhog Day-style.Jake Gyllenhallplays a soldier who is part of an experimental program to ferret out the origin of a terrorist attack on a train. His psyche is projected into the body of a passenger on the train, and he relives the attack multiple times as he tries to trace it back to the point of origin....

New Poster For ‘Fast Five,’ Plus Director Justin Lin Talks Franchise Maturity Faster than a souped up Honda Civic that just hit the Nos, or some equally apropos hyperbole,Justin Lin’sfifth installmentof theFast and the Furiousfranchise,Fast Five, starringVin Diesel,Paul WalkerandDwayne Johnson, is speeding to theaters April 29. Universal and IGN have just released the latest poster for the film which captures both the action and speed that has made the series so popular....

New Star Wars Land Rendering Reveals The Layout Of The Star Wars Experience A new rendering of Disney’s upcoming Star Wars Land has been released. The concept art by Walt Disney Imagineering’sGreg Progives us a better look at the currently under construction theme park world which is expected to be calledThe Star Wars Experience. Hit the jump to see what we can learn from this new piece of concept art....