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Movie Gossip! November 2007

Ant Man
antman movie
The story is of a scientist who discovers a size-altering formula allowing him to shrink to half an inch. He also invents a helmet which allows him to talk to and control insects. To be released in 2008. Directed by Edgar Wright.

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Batman: The Dark Knight
the dark knight movie
Christian Bale will again play the Dark Knight himself, Aaron Eckhart is to play Harvey Dent, although writer David S Goyer has hinted that his alter ego, 'Twoface', may not be making an appearance.
The late Heath Ledger will play The Joker and we are told his character will not be like previous joker's but "raggedy and scary, with grey skin and lots of scarring". Eric Roberts will be playing a Mafia boss.
Maggie Gyllenhaal will replace Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes.
Four sequences of the film will be shot with extremely high resolution IMAX® cameras. Click here to see the first two images from the film.
-Release date: July 18 2008.
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Barbarella
barbarella movie
Remake of the 60's film starring Jane Fonda - based on the french comic book hero.
Directed and written by Robert Rodriguez.

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Battle Angel
battle angel movie
A film to be directed by James Cameron, based on the manga story. It features Alita, a female cyborg surviving in the Scrapyard, a derelict town which exists below the shadow of Tiphares, a floating utopia.
Its a live action film, but Alita will be an all cgi creation. The film will be based on the first three Battle Angel Alita books and if successful will be the first in a trilogy. It will be available in 3D. Cameron is waiting for cinemas to be equipped with digital projectors before releasing.
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-Release date: June 2009
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Captain America
captain america movie
Rumoured to be written by David Self for a 2009 release. Will be Marvel Studios next production after Hulk 2. Now in preproduction.
Produced by Avi Arad.
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Captain Marvel- "Shazam!"
captain marvel movie
The New York Daily News reported that Jake Gyllenhaal is in line to play Captain Marvel in New Line Cinema's proposed Shazam! movie, based on the DC Comics series. DC are forced to use the'Shazam' title to avoid copywrite infringements with Marvel Comics.
To be directed by Peter Segal.
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The Flash
the flash movie
To be directed by Shaun Levy( Night at the Museum) The director has stated that this will not be a dark movie as in Batman Begins, but will have a lighter theme.
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Hancock
hancock movie
An unpopular alcoholic superhero hires a public relations professional to revamp his image, but behind his back is secretly trying to seduce the PR's wife.
Starring: Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman. Directed by Peter Berg.
Filming begins in May.
Release date: July 2 2008.
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Hellboy 2 The Golden Army
hellboy 2 movie
Abe Sapien actor Doug Jones (the Silver Surfer in "Fantastic Four, Rise of the Silver Surfer") has reported that his own voice will be used in the new film and not that of David Hyde Pierce as in the first film. Shooting is due to start this spring, with an Aug 1st 2008 release. Guillermo Del Toro will again direct.
Stars:Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Luke Goss.
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Hitman
hitman movie
Stars Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott Robert Knepper, Ulrich Thomsen and Olga Kurylenko. Directed by Xavier Gens. Based on the videogame, the film concerns 'Agent 47' an elite asassin pursued across Europe by the Russian Military.Click here for the trailer. To be released in October 2007
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The Hobbit
the hobbit movie
Plans are afoot to bring J.R.R.Tolkein's prelude to Lord of The Rings to the screen in 2009. Peter Jackson may yet be involved in the project.

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Hulk 2hulk 2 movie

To be distributed by Universal, the sequel will be different in style and look to the first film. Eric Bana will not reprise his role as Bruce Banner but is replaced by Ed Norton. Liv Tyler joins the cast as Betty Ross and Tim Roth will play the baddie - Abomination.
Screenplay By Zak Penn. Produced by Avi Arad. Directed by Louis Leterrier (The Transporter). Filming in Canada for a June 13th 2008 release.
Read the official synopsis at comicbookmovie.com
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Indiana Jones 4 indiana jones 4 movie

Directed by Steven Spielberg, story by George Lucas and screenplay by David Koepp, Jeff Nathanson and Frank Darabont. The title of the fourth film is to be "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". Harrison Ford will again play the title role, with Shia LaBeouf as Mutt Williams. Also stars Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent,Ray Winstone, Alan Dale and Igor Jijikine.

Now in post production.
Released May 22 2008.
Visit the official website:http://www.indianajones.com.
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Iron Man
iron man movie
Stars Robert Downey Jnr as Stark, Gwyneth Paltrow as Virginia Potts, Terence Howard As War Machine and Jeff Bridges.The latest rumour is that Samuel L Jackson will have a small role as Nick Fury. Directed by Jon Favreau.
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Justice League
justice league movie
A film possibly including Superman, Batman, the Flash and Aquaman. Jessica Biel turned down the the role of Wonder Woman and it's unlikely to include Brandon Routh and Christian Bale as Superman and Batman. Directed by George Miller. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Magneto
magneto movie
This film will be a prequel to the X-Men series and will centre on the relationship between the young Magneto and Xavier, showing Magneto as a young boy in a concentration camp during WWII. Currently being written by Sheldon Turner. x
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Mutant Chronicles
mutant chronicles movie
Stars Thomas Jane, John Malkovitch and Ron Perlman.
Directed by Simon Hunter, this film is currently in post production. More... x
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Punisher War Zone
punisher war zone movie
There's a new warrior donning Frank Castle's iconic skull shirt: Ray Stevenson, star of HBO's acclaimed "Rome" series. With a new star comes a new director, German auteur Lexi Alexander ("Green Street Hooligans"). The Irish-born Stevenson, is most known for his role as Titus the callous warrior on HBO's "Rome". Accompanying him will be his sidekick Microchip, played by Wayne Knight.
Baddies will be Jigsaw, played by Dominic West ("300"), and vicious Irish gangster Maginty played by T.J. Storm. The film is currently in production, shooting was scheduled to start September in Montreal for a 2008 release.
Produced by Avi Arad.
Directed by Lexi Alexander (Green Street Hooligans).
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Rambo 4
rambo movie
After briefly being called "Rambo: to Hell and Back", Sly has settled on the original title of "John Rambo".
Directed by Sylvester Stallone.More x
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Sin City 2
sin city 2 movie
Although it was due to be released this year, Sin City 2 has not yet begun production, although the script has been finalised. No cast list yet. x
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Speed Racer
speedracer movie Based on the 1960's japanese cartoon, the film follows the exploits of the young racing driver 'Speed' and his car 'Mach 5'. To be directed by the Wachowski brothers (Matrix) and produced by Joel Silver for a May 2008 release.
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The Spirit
the spirit movie Base on the 1940's classic comic book strip by Will Eisner. It cocerns a young detective denny Colt who 'returns from the dead' to fight crime as an anonymous masked vigilante. Directed by Frank Miller, it is expected to be shot in a similar style to 300 and Sin City. Produced by Michael Uslan. Shooting is expected to begin in November. Stars Gabriel Macht, Samuel L Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes and Sarah Paulson
To be released Jan 16 2009.
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Watchmenwatchmen movie
Adaptation of the DC comic book series written by Alan Moore. Concerns the struggles of superheroes in their everyday lives, in an alternate USA where nuclear war with the Soviet Union is a constant threat and one of their own has been murdered.
Stars Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Matthew Goode, Billy Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, Carla Gugino, Stephen McHattie.
Visit the website:http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/
Directed by Zak Snyder (300) for a 2008 release. x
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Wolverinewolverine movie
Now being called "X-Men Origins:Wolverine". The film has begun shooting and is due for release May 2009. Script by David Benioff, with Gavin Hood as director. x
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Wonderwoman
wonderwoman movie
Producer Joel Silver has said that the project is on hold for now, giving room for the character's development within the "Justice League" film. x
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All information on this page is based on current rumours and is not published as fact.