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In January, The Fighter director David O. Russell began negotiations to take over writing and directing Universal’s adaptation of the Boom! Studios comic book 2 Guns, which had been in development since 2008. With a script in place from TV writer Blake Masters (Brotherhood) and actors Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson attached to star as two undercover agents trying to investigate each other while pulling off a job to steal from the mafia and have no idea about the real identity of the other.
While Wilson eventually left the project, THR reports that Mark Wahlberg is entering into final negotiations to join the movie, which would reunite him with his Fighter director. There's only one problem: Both Russell and Vaughn have dropped out.
new roles for Morgan Freeman and Eddie Murphy >> Posted 08.11.11 by Ryan -
With his alien invasion movie Battle: Los Angeles opening in March, director Jonathan Liebesman can look ahead to his next movie, Wrath of the Titans, the sequel to Clash of the Titans. Liebesman takes over for director Louis Leterrier for the continuation of the Greek Epic that previously saw Perseus (Sam Worthington) defeat the Kraken and save Princess Andromeda (Alexa Davalos) — a role Rosamund Pike will take over in the sequel.
With ComingSoon revealing that Wrath of the Titans will start shooting in 10 days, Liebesman told Collider that the shoot will last for 78 days ("It ends in like late June," said the director). Liebesman admitted he was excited for the shoot, despite his personal ties to Letterier.
Liebesman really likes Gladiator >> Posted 02.24.11 by Ryan -
Nothing has come easy for the big screen adaptation of Y: The Last Man, based on the apocalyptic comic book by Brian K. Vaughn which follows amateur escape artist Yorick, who discovers that he and his pet monkey Ampersand are the last living mammals on Earth after a deadly plague kills everything with a Y chromosome. Eagle Eye director D. J. Caruso and screenwriter Carl Ellsworth have been attached to the project since it was first announced in 2007. Script trouble slowed progress in 2008, even with Vaughn coming on board to help shape the screenplay. Shia LaBeouf was hired to play Yorick, and insisted in 2009 that the movie would happen eventually, but Caruso revealed in August that he was only "loosely attached" to the movie as he and studio New Line could not agree to adapt the comic into a trilogy of movies. In an interview with MovieWeb, Caruso admitted that things haven't improved for Y: The Last Man.
what happened? >> Posted 11.22.10 by Ryan -
Ever since Edward Norton was replaced as Bruce Banner, aka the Hulk in Marvel's upcoming The Avengers, there has been a variety of opinions on whether Norton should have been removed from the role, which ultimately went to Mark Ruffalo. Iron Man director Jon Favreau called the recasting a "tricky" decision considering that "breaking continuity is always a challenge and should be avoided whenever possible." In an interview with MTV, The Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier revealed that he didn't like the casting change.
Leterrier prefers "continuity" >> Posted 11.05.10 by Ryan -
At one point, director Louis Leterrier was on the short list to direct Marvel's upcoming adaptation of The Avengers, until Joss Whedon won the job. While attending the Long Beach Comic-Con, MTV asked Leterrier what he intended to do with The Avengers had he been hired to direct the movie.
Leterrier's plan was the "ultimate" >> Posted 10.21.10 by Ryan -
It appears that comic book movie fans are not going to get a chance to see Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn's take on the young X-Men after all. Vaughn, who was initially signed on to direct X-Men: The Last Stand but dropped out at the last minute, was recently reported to be in talks to direct Fox's X-Men prequel, X-Men: First Class. Now, however, Deadline, citing "sources close to the director," has reported that Vaughn's discussions with Fox have broken down and he "won't be directing the movie."
with Vaughn out, who's in the running? >> Posted 05.02.10 by BrentJS -
When a movie makes $390 million and counting at the box office like Clash of the Titans has, or $373 million like How to Train Your Dragon, then making a sequel is a foregone conclusion. However, while the announcement of a sequel is no real shock for either movie, it's the news of the Clash sequel that holds the most surprise.
Clash director Louis Leterrier has been very vocal that he saw Clash as a trilogy, with Warner Brothers even only approving the remake if Leterrier could promise two more movies to follow. "I promise you that I've got more," Leterrier said in March. So few expected that Warners would make a sequel without Leterrier's services.
more on Clash sequel without Leterrier >> Posted 05.01.10 by Ryan -
Director Louis Leterrier's The Incredible Hulk was generally well received by comic book fans, but struggled to find a wider audience, only making back its $150 million budget when taking into account foreign ticket sales. The movie's lackluster performance alone makes it unlikely that Marvel Studios will ever pull the trigger on a sequel, but Leterrier recently offered up another reason why The Incredible Hulk 2 might never get made.
read why Hulk 2 'wouldn't make sense' >> Posted 04.14.10 by BrentJS -
With Thor only about three-quarters through its production schedule and The First Avenger: Captain America yet to step in front of cameras, could Marvel still be planning for The Avengers to start production as early as January of next year?
Thor's Chris Hemsworth was asked by MTV about the possibility of director Louis Leterrier being chosen for The Avengers, and the actor may have inadvertently slipped with the Avengers start date.
see what he said >> Posted 04.01.10 by Ryan -
Director Louis Leterrier has been mentioned often for comic book movies after his work on 2008's The Incredible Hulk, which left some fans split on the final product. Leterrier told MTV he and his Hulk star Edward Norton both learned a few lessons from working on the movie.
Find out what they were Posted 04.01.10 by Ryan