I figured I would give you all some movie news periodically since people are always asking about whats going on. I will refrain from adding my comments and just tell ya the news/rumors.
There are TONS more things I could tell you and give you, but I figured I would just give some of the jucier news/rumor bits for ya =)
Mad Max 4 Scrapped
Mad Max 4 has been scrapped for a number of reasons. Most notably is that Mel Gibson feels he is getting too old for action movies. In another recent interview Mel has stated he "is not that kind of person anymore" and doesnt wish to associate himself with these kinds of movies.
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Tomb Raider 3?
Apparently, the box office numbers for Tomb Raider 1 and 2 have prompted the possiblity of a third.
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Star Wars: Episode III is Action Packed
Nick Gillard (The fight choreographer) has reported that Episode III is going to be the best of the prequals. It is supposedly 60-70% fighting with the actors having to learn far more moves then previously.
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Kevin Smith to write and direct "Green Hornet"
Kevin Smith (Silent Bob of the ViewAskewniverse) will be writing and directing the movie "The Green Hornet". While casting hasn't begun, Kevin Smith liked the idea of the orignal people attached, George Clooney and Jet Li
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Passion of the Christ Controversey builds again
While Christian churches are reserving whole theaters to invite "unsaved" friends to share in its Gospels-inspired message, Jewish leaders say it's anti-Semitic propaganda that poses the greatest threat to Judeo-Christian harmony in a half-century.
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