Ben Kingsley will be making an appearance around the Marvel Cinematic Universe once more

During press rounds for the upcoming Ender's Game, Ben Kingsley revealed that he recently shot “a secret Marvel project. I’m not allowed to say any more, you’re going to have to wait and see,” adding that many members of the Iron Man 3 crew were involved. This means that we will be seeing more of him in upcoming Marvel projects. The question is: What will he be appearing in? Avengers 2? The Agents of SHIELD TV series? Or will he be having a role in some of the post-credits stingers or (one-shot) short films connected with Marvel's cinematic universe? [hit the jump to continue]

Bettlejuice 2 Now Seems Like a Big Possibility

After two decades, Beetlejuice might finally get resurrected this time. The sequel to Tim Burton's 1988 film Beetlejuice has been in development for years, and according to sources, it has never been off Burton's concern (although you wonder why it has taken this long). it.  Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter writer Seth Grahame-Smith was tasked with penning a new screenplay, but Burton said his involvement was based on the quality of the script.  Now it appears that script is good enough as The Wrap reports that Burton is in talks to direct the further adventures of the mischievous ghoul. [hit the jump to continue]

Universal Acquired Rights to Historical Spy Thriller Script entitled "Section 6"

SECTION 6 is the title of a historical spy thriller script that is the subject of a bidding war between Universal and Sony. In its end, Aaron Berg sold his spec script Section 6 to Universal for $1.2 million.  SECTION 6 is a historical spy thriller that follows the World War I-era formation of British intelligence agency MI6 and its first director, Sir George Mansfield Cummings, who served as the inspiration for M in the James Bond series. If Sony won, a straight-up James Bond spinoff could have been a possibility.

No director or cast is attached at this time, but the project has drawn interest from the likes of Hugh Jackman and directors Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) and Brett Ratner (Tower Heist). Section 6 could be something worth following on.

Reese Witherspoon to star and produce "Wild"

Fox Searchlight Pictures has announced that director Jean-Marc Vallée began principal photography in Oregon this week on WILD, which is based on author Cheryl Strayed’s NY Times #1 best-seller "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail" it is the book that re-launched Oprah’s Book Club 2.0. The film stars Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon (WALK THE LINE, MUD). The screenplay is adapted by Oscar nominated writer Nick Hornby (AN EDUCATION, High Fidelity). Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea (WARM BODIES, ALL GOOD THINGS) are producing with River Road Entertainment’s Oscar nominated Bill Pohlad (THE TREE OF LIFE, 12 YEARS A SLAVE).  The film’s executive producers are Hornby, Bergen Swanson (THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT) and Nathan Ross (DALLAS BUYERS CLUB), Vallée’s producing partner. [hit the jump to continue to the synopsis and other additional details]

Charlie Hunnam drops out of Fifty Shades of Grey

This is news that fangirls (and fanboys) of the novel would rejoice over. The filmmakers of FIFTY SHADES OF GREY and Charlie Hunnam have agreed to find another male lead given Hunnam’s immersive TV schedule which is not allowing him time to adequately prepare for the role of Christian Grey. [hit the jump to continue]

Chinese Film Festival to be held at the Iloilo Cinematheque

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) through the Film Cultural Exchange Program (FCEP), and in cooperation with Cultural Office of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China, is proud to present a number of films from China to be screened at FDCP Cinematheque Iloilo, with their Chinese Film Festival. The films that will be presented are "Forever Enthralled" (2008), "The Founding of a Republic" (2009), "Aftershock" (2010), "Confucius" (2010), and "Lost on Journey" (2010). [hit the jump to continue]

The Chronicles of Narnia Movies continue with The Silver Chair

The C.S. Lewis Company has entered into an agreement with The Mark Gordon Company to jointly develop and produce THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE SILVER CHAIR, the fourth book published in C.S. Lewis’ famed fantasy series. In THE SILVER CHAIR, Aslan calls Eustace (from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader) back to Narnia together with his classmate Jill Pole. There they are given four signs to aid in the search for Prince Rilian, Caspian's son, who disappeared after setting out ten years earlier to avenge his mother's death. 50 years have passed in Narnia and Caspian, who was barely an adult in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, is now an old man, while Eustace is still a child. Eustace and Jill, with the help of Puddleglum the Marsh-wiggle, face danger on their quest to find Rilian. [hit the jump to continue]

Elizabeth Olsen is Scarlet Witch in The Avengers: Age of Ultron -according to Samuel Jackson

With the Marvel Phase 2 ball already rolling with Iron Man 3 last summer and Thor: The Dark World early next month, Marvels' The Avengers: Age of Ultron is fast approaching. Writer-director Joss Whedon and his cast and crew are prepping up this grand sequel. Among the new characters that will be improved in the Age of Ultron is the mutant Scarlet Witch and her brother Quicksilver. While it was reported that Aaron Taylor-Johnson had entered talks to play Quicksilver and by now Marvel has not yet made an official announcement, it can be safely assumed that he will indeed end up playing the part. As for Scarlet Witch, Saoirse Ronan had initially been strongly considered for the part, but denies any involvement with the project (some sources say she declined the part, which led us to our own speculations). Not much later, Elizabeth Olsen has been in the rumor mill to be taking on the role of the Scarlet Witch instead. Again, no confirmations have been released by the studio as of yet. But this week, Samuel Jackson has spilled the beans on her involvement, and confirms, yes, Elizabeth Olsen will indeed be Scarlet Witch. [hit the jump to continue]

Mikhail Red's REKORDER competes in the Tokyo International Filmfest

Earlier today, we announced that Jun Robles Lana's "Mga Kuwentong Barbero"will be joining the Tokyo International Filmfest. Now, another Pinoy movie will be competing in the Asian Future section of the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival, which will be held from October 17 to 25, 2013. This is will be Mikhail Red’s “Rekorder” which stars Ronnie Quizon, Mike Lloren, Buboy Villar, Earl Ignacio, Suzette Ranillo, Belinda Mariano, Lowell Conales, Joe Gruta, Archie Adamos, and Abe Pagtama. The film tells the story of a former 1980’s film cameraman who now currently works as a movie pirate operating in present day Manila. He routinely smuggles a digital camcorder into movie theaters in order to illegally record films. One night he records something else... And the footage goes viral. [hit the jump to read more about Mikhail Red and check out the trailer for the film]

MGA KUWENTONG BARBERO will have its World Premiere at the Tokyo International Filmfest

Director Jun Robles Lana who directed the highly-acclaimed "Bwakaw" returns with a second movie, in a trilogy of films about small town Philippines (that started with Bwakaw) entitled “Mga Kuwentong Barbero (Barber’s Tales)”. And it will have its world premiere in the competition section of the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival which will run from October 17 to 25, 2013. The script is a 1997 Palanca Prize Winner and also won 4 top prizes last March at the 2013 Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum, including the Best Project. The film will also screen in competition at the 2013 Abu Dhabi International Film Festival which will be held from October 24 to November 2, 2013. The cast of Mga Kwentong Barbero: include Eugene Domingo, Iza Calzado, Eddie Garcia, Gladys Reyes, Jess Mendoza, Sue Prado, Nonie Buencamino, Shamaine Buencamino, Edgar Allan Guzman, Nicco Manalo, Daniel Fernando, and Nora Aunor. [hit the jump to read the synopsis and the trailer which I urge you to watch]

Farewell, Tom Clancy

Author Tom Clancy Passes Away at Age 66
Author Tom Clancy has passed away at the age of 66, after a brief illness. The popular writer wrote such bestselling espionage books as The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, and The Sum of All Fears, all of which were adapted into highly-successful movies which feature these series' main protagonist Jack Ryan (which were previously portrayed by Alec Baldwin, Ben Affleck, and Harrison Ford). This January 2014 we'll be expecting the release of the relaunch/reboot of the film series with a brand new Jack Ryan series with "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit", directed by Kenneth Branagh, and with Chris Pine portraying the title character (the film is released in the US December 25, 2013, but since it will conflict with the MMFF, the release of this movie is automatically moved to January 2014). [hit the jump to continue]

Simon Kinberg hired for rewrites on FANTASTIC FOUR; Script Overhaul? or Adjustment for an X-Men Cross-over?

Aside from the X-Men franchise, Fox is also in the process of developing a Fantastic Four reboot. Josh Trank (who directed the awesome movie CHRONICLE) will be directing this new F4 movie with Jeremy Slater to pen the script and Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) doing a polish on the screenplay. It seems like the screenplay history of this movie just keeps getting more complicated, as various reports note that Michael Green and T.S. Nowlin have also worked on versions of the script at one time or another. And now, Fox has tapped X-Men: Days of Future Past screenwriter Simon Kinberg to do a “significant” rewrite on the project, in what might appear as an overhaul of the screenplay. [hit the jump to continue]

Andrea Berloff to Write The Legend of Conan

Universal is moving forward with its new Conan the Barbarian movie which will bring back Arnold Schwarzenegger to the title role which gave birth to his superstardom. According to the Deadline website, Andrea Berloff (World Trade Center) has been tapped to pen the script for The Legend of Conan. Expected to be a continuation of the 1980's continuity of Conan films (and disregarding the awful 2011 reboot) and will follow Conan as the titular king, focusing on his efforts to retain his throne as his reign comes to a close. [hit the jump to continue]

Warcraft Movie Sets Date

The much-anticipated WARCRAFT movie has already set up an official release date, and that is December 18, 2015. The movie will be joining the big 2015 line-up of massive movies that include Avengers: Age of Ultron, Star Wars Episode 7, and the Superman/Batman movie. Universal Pictures has announced this today, director Duncan Jones’ Warcraft will be in theaters for the holiday season.  Officially described as “an epic adventure of world-colliding conflict,” with a cast that includes Paul Dano, Anton Yelchin, Travis Fimmel, and Anson Mount, although it has not yet been officially announced since the result of the negotiations are not yet known, we know that Paula Patton and Colin Farrell may very well be the playing the lead roles in this movie. Director Duncan Jones also wrote the screenplay with Charles Leavitt, and Charles Roven is producing alongside Alex Gartner, Thomas Tull, and Jon Jashni.  Filming is slated to begin on January 13th.
[Read more about the WARCRAFT movie, CLICK HERE]

METALLICA: THROUGH THE NEVER hits Philippine theaters [UPDATED]

Metalheads rejoice because the thriller concert film METALLICA: THROUGH THE NEVER will have its Philippine release this October 9, 2013, as revealed in the film's official website.
[UPDATE: We found out today that this movie will be exclusively shown in SM Cinema]
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[UPDATE: This movie has been moved A WEEK LATER, it will open October 16, 2013]