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No Topher Grace in Venom Spinoff?
22 December 2009 8:20 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
The much talked about Spider-Man 3 spinoff about the movie's villain Venom, has yet to really materialize and everything about the project is still pretty unclear. I wouldn't even be surprised if the movie never happens. But if it does, will Topher Grace then return as Venom? Not likely, as the actor doesn't seem to have a clue about what is going on with the movie. When asked if he would like to return to take another turn as Venom, he gave the answer: "Um, I don't know. I guess... I haven't heard anything." Very reassuring! The answer, however, could mean several things (or nothing, really). 1. Grace, with his "I guess," could be interested in taking on the role once again, but has not been asked to return, or 2. he has no idea about what's going on at all. Most likely it's the second option. Whatever happens, if the flick does go into production, »
- Kasper
No 'Venom' For Topher Grace
21 December 2009 9:21 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
More proof the proposed Venom solo film will have little tie-in to Spider-Man 3: The next time around, a different actor may be cast to wear the black alien symbiote costume.
Recently, actor Topher Grace, who played Venom and his alter-ego Eddie Brock in the last Spidey-sequel, told MTV that he’d had no discussions with Sony about the film. "I don't know. I haven't heard anything," Grace said.
The Venom producers appear to be re-building the character from ground zero. Earlier this year, it was reported that Zombieland scribes Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese had been hired to write the Marvel Comics antihero as a defender of the innocent, albeit one with less compunctions about brute force and hurting people. Meanwhile, Spider-Man helmer Sam Raimi seems to be having little to do with Venom, with Gary Ross rumored to be writing and directing instead.
Ross, however, was recently »
Topher Grace Hasn't Been Approached For 'Venom' Solo Movie
21 December 2009 8:31 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Earlier this year, it was confirmed that Sony is preparing a “Venom” solo feature film to spin out of the “Spider-Man” movie series. And while the new film may or may not tie into the the character that appeared in “Spider-Man 3”, the actor who played Venom previously, Topher Grace, indicated he's not been asked about the role.
“I don't know. I haven't heard anything,” replied Grace when asked by ComingSoon.net if he'd been approached to appear in “Venom." In fact, Grace said he hasn’t had any discussions with the studio about the film.
Back in April, it was announced that the screenwriters of “Zombieland” — Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese — were onboard to pen the “Venom” adaptation. However, more recent reports have named Gary Ross as the writer and director of “Venom.”
Ross’ own involvement with the "Venom" film may also be in question, given that he has »
- Blair Marnell
Topher Grace Is No Longer Venom
20 December 2009 3:41 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Topher Grace is no longer Venom Fans of the popular Spider-Man comics' villain, Venom, were excited when they heard that he would be one of the antagonists in Spider-Man 3 but the luke-warm reaction from fans after the movie was released left much doubt that the character would ever be seen on celluloid again. However, much to everyone's surprise, Marvel Studios founder Avi Arad announced in summer of 2007 that a spin-off featuring the character was in the works. Writer Jacob Aaron Estes was first commissioned to draft a script but after the studio rejected it, Zombieland writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese were brought on to write the screenplay. Wernick and Reese turned in two drafts of their script and the studio decided to push forward by bringing in Seabiscuit writer/director Gary Ross to do a rewrite and possibly direct the film. But the obvious question still remains, will Topher Grace, »
Sigourney Weaver Drops Some Major Ghostbusters 3 Story Details
11 December 2009 3:26 PM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
Channel 4 posted an interview with Weaver, who not only said she might appear in Ghostbusters 3, but let some story details slip as well. Be warned, these could be Big spoilers, so if you don’t want to know, stop here.
“I’m afraid to say it Ghostbusters 3 is happening, I hope people are excited about that. I don’t know if I’m going to be in it, I have had a couple of calls asking ‘would you read the script’. I know that my little son Oscar – who was kidnapped from me – I think he has grown up to be a Ghostbuster. I might be in it; I see nothing wrong with being in it, although I don’t think I will have a big part. I think Bill Murray has a little more to do with it – he’s a ghost.”
Oh yeah you read it, Bill Murray »
- Kevin Coll
Zombieland Full Package Art & Specs
9 December 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Recently, we brought you a look at the box art for the upcoming Zombieland DVD and Blu-Ray. The film streets on February 2 and today we have a look at the full package art (including the back) along with the special features: . Commentary with Actors Woody Harrelson & Jesse Eisenberg, Director Ruben Fleischer, Writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick . Go Behind-the-Scenes with "In Search of Zombieland" . "Zombieland is Your Land" - The zombification of the United States . Deleted Scenes . Visual Effects Progression Scenes . Theatrical Promo Trailers . Woke Up Dead Episode "Up and At .Em" . Exclusive to the Blu-ray: .Beyond the Graveyard. Behind the Scenes Picture-in-Picture Track »
The Buzz Blender: Fox’s Hit Series Bones Helps Promote Cameron’s Avatar
8 December 2009 8:03 PM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
We have made it somewhat of an interesting theme here to discuss the buzz and marketing of one of this year’s mostly highly touted films, Avatar.
The marketing has been discussed in terms of its attempt to use Augmented Reality with the sci-fi fanboys and main demographic of the film. We have also looked at other pieces of the film’s advertising onslaught with their first big media push on Fox’s Sports Sunday with the World Series and the NFL.
Now the TV arm is at it again with a major in episode tie-in on the most recent episode of the hit crime serial Bones. In this week’s Buzz Blender I couldn’t help but look at the episode’s nice little comedic tie-ins with the upcoming film.
In the episode two of the series regulars Sweets (John Francis Daly – of Freaks and Geeks fame) and Hodgins »
- Kevin Coll
Ryan Reynolds Talks Deadpool Trailer & Costume
8 December 2009 4:59 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
MTV Splashpage just put up another Ryan Reynolds interview segment continuing off of the Deadoool update post we put up yesterday. All of these updates seem to be from the same interview a while back, divided into a bunch of separate news items. Yesterday’s talked about Reynolds’ wishful hopes of someone like Quentin Tarantino helming the Deadpool flick and we also spoke about the rumor of Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick possibly taking over the scriptwriting duties for Fox.
In today’s update, Reynolds talks about how the Deadpool trailer must play out, the costume of the “Merc with a Mouth” and the challenges of finding the right story for a full length feature film adapation.
To start, Reynolds admits that he’s not tried on a Deadpool suit, nor is there one created for him to wear just yet (unlike with Green Lantern). He loves the »
- Rob Keyes
'Zombieland' Writers May Tackle 'Deadpool' Script
8 December 2009 4:34 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
Deadpool may not need help, but it certainly needs to be different. He's a fantastic character, they probably have the right actor to portray him in Ryan Reynolds, and it could be the sort of comic book movie the two majors desperately need: Not full of itself, not overly dark and somber, not a true tentpole.
But something happened on the way to heaven, as Phil Collins once forgettably sang. Deadpool was latched onto this summer's Wolverine, and too uncomfortably for my taste. Fortunately (or not, depending on your perspective), the events of Wolverine have no bearing on the Deadpool movie...so pay no attention to what you saw, if you even did the first time.
Now Chud reports that Deadpool may hire Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick of Zombieland fame to hammer out the script and give it the kind of left-of-center inappropriateness that is so appropriate. Reynolds has »
- Colin Boyd
Zombieland Writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to Script Deadpool
8 December 2009 2:41 PM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
One of Hollywood’s most sought after writing duo’s is the team of Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Both writers brought to life the zany horror-comedy, Zombieland. Chud now says the screenwriters are rumored to be writing the upcoming Deadpool film for Marvel Studios and 20th Century Fox.
Both writers were rumored to be scripting the Venom spin-off movie for Sony but that ended up being handed over to Gary Ross for developing. I am glad the duo is getting to do a comic book film afterall as they both grew up fans of comics.
I have to say to that there comedic tones mixed with the action would be perfect for a Deadpool movie. The wit and comedic lines written and outlined by them would work perfectly for Reynolds to build off of in the shooting of the character. Deadpool is the “Merc With a Mouth.”
I hope »
- Kevin Coll
Rumor: Zombieland Writers Going from Undead to Deadpool?
8 December 2009 1:40 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Aside from comic book adaptations being seemingly endless these days, the subgenre has had some trouble introducing lesser known characters from the comics world to audiences without a traditional origin story. However, it seems Ryan Reynolds is becoming the key to comic book movies veering away from this tired and typical formula. First, Reynolds talked about Green Lantern's different approach to the origin story, and now it sounds like Reynolds' other comic book alter ego will have a different tone and style altogether as Chud reports that Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick might be writing Deadpool. Though this is just a rumor, after the massacre Fox gave the disfigured and mentally unstable mercenary in the tolerable but frustrating X-Men Origins: Wolverine, if this is true, it sounds like they've stopped taking blind ignorance pills and might be giving the Merc with a Mouth his due diligence. Combine »
- Ethan Anderton
‘Zombieland’ Scribes To Allegedly Write ‘Deadpool’
8 December 2009 12:00 PM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
With Ryan Reynolds becoming a hot commodity in the world of Comic Book films, between getting signed as Green Lantern and Deadpool, it looks like things are still heating up for a Deadpool film over at Fox. Chud recently got word that Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are allegedly penning a script for Deadpool.
“While nothing is official just yet, it looks like Fox could be hiring Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the writers of Zombieland, to script the adventures of the Merc With A Mouth. I did my due diligence and asked around but couldn’t get a solid confirmation, so regard this one as a strong rumor… But if it’s more than a rumor – and my source tells me there could be a trade break announcing this within days – it’s actually a very good sign for Deadpool.”
Most of the film and comic fan »
- Matt Raub
Will Zombieland Scribes Bring Deadpool To Theaters?
8 December 2009 10:58 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
One of this years biggest box office suck fests was X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but its one saving grace was Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson. I refuse to refer to him as .Deadpool. because the handling of the character by the filmmakers can only be described as rape. Reynolds is still enthusiastic about the character though, and it looks like we're getting some big news about the Merc with the Mouth's solo career. Cinematical picked up a story from Chud in which they claim to have an inside source which has given them the news that Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, genius scribes behind this summers zom-com hit Zombieland, have been tapped to pen Deadpool's next adventure. With Deadpool as one of the most sarcastic characters to ever graced the paneled page, Reese and Wernick's inherent wit should play very nicely with him should this unconfirmed rumor pan out. And »
Zombieland Writers To Tackle Deadpool?
8 December 2009 10:13 AM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
Zombieland was an enormous success not because it was just some zombie movie with Woody Harrelson, but because it was really tongue-in-cheek and didn't take itself very seriously.Chud has word that the writers of Zombieland, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, might be whipping out the sarcasm again, but this time for the Marvel character of Deadpool:The Deadpool movie has been slowly, quietly been percolating over at Fox, and recent days may have seen some important developments. While nothing is official just yet, it looks like Fox could be hiring Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the writers of Zombieland, to script the adventures of the Merc With A Mouth. I did my due diligence and asked around but couldn't get a solid confirmation, so regard this one as a strong rumor.Click Here to read the rest.This could be good for Deadpool fans. Rhett and Paul might just be »
Zombieland DVD and Blu-Ray Details
8 December 2009 9:57 AM, PST | HugAZombie | See recent HugAZombie news »
Zombieland is coming to DVD and Blu-Ray February 2, 2010, and the details on the discs are finally online. Unlike most modern DVD releases, the DVD won't get totally screwed. Both the DVD and Blu-Ray will contain commentary with Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, director Ruben Fleischer, and writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, along with deleted scenes, two featurettes ("In Search of Zombieland", "Zombieland is Your Land"), a Visual Effects Progression Scenes, and in a move of pure marketing on Sony's part, an episode of web series Woke Up Dead, from their online Crackle network.
The Blu-Ray will also contain a digital copy of the film and a "Beyond the Graveyard" Behind the Scenes Picture-in-Picture Track. The Blu-Ray will retail for $39.95 and the DVD will retail for the random price of $28.96.
The Blu-Ray Art is below and contains one of the lamest quotes: "Superbad meets Shaun of the Dead." Sure, it has »
'Zombieland' Scribes Could Be Aiming for 'Deadpool'
8 December 2009 7:40 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Devin Faraci over at Chud.com has his ear to the ground concerning rumors that Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the screenwriters behind the surprise horror/comedy hit Zombieland, have been tapped to write the screenplay for Twentieth Century Fox's long-discussed Marvel movie Deadpool.
Honestly, when Ryan Reynolds signed on for Warner's Green Lantern movie (coupled with the way X-Men Origins: Wolverine basically took a cinematic dump on the Deadpool character), I figured this project would never happen, and that if it did happen, it would happen without Reynolds attached. If Fox is moving forward with a script, especially with Reese and Wernick, then I'm happy to be wrong.
The character is one of the few from early 90's Marvel to have sustained any sort of following or popularity into the present day (Notice this article isn't about a live-action film for Darkhawk or Sleepwalker or Slapstick or Ravage 2099 or Nightwatch or etc. »
- John Gholson
Zombieland Writers To Script Deadpool Movie
8 December 2009 5:20 AM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
It is only rumour and hearsay at the moment, but according to Chud, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are in discussing with Fox to pen X-Men Origins: Deadpool. This has the potential to bring a bit of verve and humour to the franchise after X-Men Origins: Wolverine disappointed more than a few of us.
Ryan Reynolds, busy shooting The Green Lantern, has stated several times he’d be up for returning as the character. Matched with Reese and Wernick’s excellent comedy dialogue – this could be special. Zombieland a sleeper hit. Nobody saw it coming and it turned out one of the most enjoyable films of 2009. Reynolds is clearly a fan of comic books as he’s starred in a few films now based on several classic titles.
Don’t expect this to happen any time soon. With Ryan Reynolds on other projects and the script contracts still being sorted (remember, »
- Martyn Conterio
Zombieland writers linked to Ryan Reynolds' X-Men spin-off Deadpool
8 December 2009 5:14 AM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Ryan Reynolds yesterday promised there would soon be some definite news on his Deadpool movie.
The actor said he and producers had met "a bunch of different writers, all of which had amazing and slightly disparate takes from one another."
The film will see him reprise his role from X-Men Origins: Wolverine in a more comic-accurate version of the wisecracking masked mercenary.
In the latest development, news of the writers in talks to take on the film has emerged.
The website Chud says that 20th Century Fox is set to hire Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to write the Deadpool screenplay.
The pair penned this year's hit horror comedy Zombieland starring Woody Harrelson, which became the top-earner in the zombie genre.
The pair also wrote the first draft of the Venom spin-off from the Spider-Man films. It was revealed in October that Spider-Man 4 scribe Gary Ross had been brought »
- David Bentley
Ryan Reynolds Would Like Quentin Tarantino to Direct Deadpool
8 December 2009 12:52 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
The hunt for a writer and director for the Marvel adaptation of Deadpool is underway, and Ryan Reynolds already has a "dream director" in mind. Reynolds told MTV who he would love to direct the project.
You think directors for a movie like this and you immediately picture [Quentin] Tarantino or somebody like that. Obviously Tarantino is a guy that likes to direct his own material, so there's a good chance he wouldn't be the guy. We all have our lists of dream directors.
I think at this point everyone's just focused on getting the right script and the right tone and the right writer involved and I think from there, the world's your oyster. If you get that right, you're going to get an amazing director.
Reynolds claims that no writers have been hired yet, admitting that "we're figuring that out right now." However, Fox may have made their decision. »
- Ryan Gowland
Who's Writing 'Deadpool' Spin-off?
8 December 2009 12:48 AM, PST | Reel Empire | See recent Reel Empire news »
There's been heavy talk regarding a spin-off to the box-office hit "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" which will revolve around Deadpool. Some of that talk involves screenwriting duo Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick who you might remember as the pair who penned one of the year's biggest and unexpected hits "Zombieland". Chud has learned that the two writers have been approached to pen the script for "Deadpool". Of course, we have no way of confirming this thus for now we'll just categorize it as wishful thinking, but if it turns out to be true, the spin-off may better than we previously thought. Ryan Reynolds is in talks to reprise his role, but as far as we know, no negotiations have been set in place at this point in time. We'll certainly keep you posted as more news comes in.
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- Chad Langen
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