Mack Bolan (The Executioner) up for a Film Adaptation; Bradley Cooper to Star

Warner Bros. has just acquired the rights to adapt the action novel series "Mack Bolan (aka The Executioner)" into a movie, and they have their sights on Hangover director Todd Phillips and actor Bradley Cooper to star as the title character. [hit the jump to continue]

Indiana Jones to get the "James Bond treatment"

In case you were not aware of it, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" was a failure; it had not met the expectations in box office results and it was bombarded by negative reaction from both critics and fans. The ugly reputation of the movie made it difficult for the franchise to move along as they (its producers) had to tread lightly since they have become burdened with the responsibility of how to effectively redeem the Indiana Jones franchise. Now, it seems that they are finally opting to give the the Indiana Jones series (what is referred to as ) the "James Bond"approach by casting a new actor for the titular role; something they should have done in the first place. And actor Bradley Cooper is being eyed to be the next Indiana Jones.

It is being acknowledged that the current state of Hollywood blockbusters is not one where an actor comes to define a role, but rather where the character on screen determines the box office, and, if successful, the direction of the franchise.  The 007 films have been doing it for a while and it’s worked pretty well for them.  It's pretty clear that people watch the 007 movies, not because they wanna watch Pierce Brosnan or Daniel Craig; but because they wanna see James Bond. [hit the jump to continue]