Showing posts from June, 2013
Sarah Gadon Consider this a spoiler-filled post, if you will, but it'll eventually be non-news anyway. Not only has Shailene Woodley been dropped from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as Mary Jane Watson, but she has already be…
Now this isn't your typical Ghostbusters 3 non-news story -- well, sort of. Only this one deals with Rick Moranis aka Lewis Tully. Seems Moranis has an idea as to where Tully would be at this stage in his life. "I…
I originally published this article on my other column, the Indianapolis Movie Examiner ; But since the content is relevant, I thought I'd share it here as well. Whether it is a sequel, prequel, reboot or a remake, movie…
Well, well, well! We finally have our first official look at Chucky in the upcoming sequel Curse of Chucky . And I must admit, I'm digging his new look. I was growing tired of the stitched look; It worked for Bride , but …
This is the End writer-director Evan Goldberg was recently asked about the possibility of a sequel, even though the (SPOILER ALERT!) film does not lend itself to a sequel. Here's Goldberg's response: If you ask me,…
Julianne Moore is in negotiations to join The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 & 2 as District 13 leader Alma Coin. Julianne Moore is in early talks to join the third and fourth installments of The Hunger Games films. …
Sandra Bullock has passed on the role of Miss Hannigan in the upcoming Will Smith and Jay Z-produced remake of Annie . In steps Cameron Diaz to fill the void. I’ve learned that Sony’s Columbia Pictures just concluded the ne…
A feature film adaptation of the hit '80s TV show Knight Rider is inching closer and closer. Brad Copeland has been hired to pen the screenplay for the project. And although the two TV incarnations of the show took a mor…
Did you like Taken ? Taken 2 ? Well Taken 3 is on the way. Oh, and Liam Neeson is getting a pretty fat paycheck for his participation -- $20M. Get ready for a third installment of Taken, the franchise launched by EuropaC…
Happy Fathers Day! Today we bring You a special interview with Jeffrey Brown the creator of "Vader and Son" and " Vaders Little Girl" As Well as the first half of our Man of Steel Review.
Just as it was speculated, William Fichtner confirmed that he is, in fact, playing the Shredder in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot coming from Michael Bay and company. What are you doing in "Ninja Turtles"?…
Consider this your official confirmation that the movie is happening -- Independence Day 2 has a set release date of July 3, 2015. No word on whether Will Smith will return, but director Rolan Emmerich will be back in the di…
The Sam Raimi-produced Poltergeist reboot will be financed by MGM and Fox 2000. MGM is partnering with Fox 2000 to co-finance and distribute the horror film Poltergeist. The redo of the 1982 classic will be marketed and di…
This comes as shock, considering The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is nearly complete. But it appears that Shailene Woodley's Mary Jane will not be in the sequel. And according to some whispers, it's not necessarily because t…
At Licensing Expo 2013 in Las Vegas there is a giant banner hanging for Jurassic Park 4 , with a release year of 2015 slapped on it. This is actually good news since the film was recently delayed . We've also learned tha…
Not only did we get a new poster for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues , but we also got a spankin' new trailer! The highly anticipated sequel will finally hit theaters December 20, 2013 .
Things are beginning to roll for Prometheus 2 -- screenwriter Jack Paglen has been hired to write the script for the much-anticipated sequel. Just days after the one-year anniversary of Ridley Scott's "Prometheus,&…
Now this is a bummer. The highly anticipated sequel Sin City: A Dame to Kill For has been pushed from October 4, 2013 to August 22, 2014. There hasn't been any official explanation for the move, but one can only assume t…
Finally! Now that rights to the Friday the 13th franchise are back with Paramount, we're going to be getting a complete (all 12 films!) blu-ray boxset! No more piecing one together (original 8-movie DVD set with the 4 N…
Marti Noxon, best know for her work on the hit TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer , has been tapped to pen the screenplay for the Tomb Raider reboot for MGM. The original series starred Angeline Jolie in the title role -- n…
Sequel Buzz is in the business of reporting on sequels be they direct, prequels, page to screen or any other kind of adaptation. File this story under the spiritual sequels. A haunting tale that could have been ripped straight o…
At Sequel Buzz we don't often cover sequels that are five decades in the making. And no that isn't a joke at the expense of the longsuffering post production team on Sinbad The Fifth Voyage, its the context for this …
According to Derek Mears, the man who played Jason Voorhees in the 2009 Friday the 13th redo, seems confident that a sequel will see the light of day sooner rather than later -- he's even okay with it if he's not a par…
Paramount is looking to gain the distribution rights to the Terminator franchise. What does this mean? It means that we may finally be getting a Terminator 5 . Although, I truly hope it doesn't follow Terminator Salva…
A new, better, poster for 300: Rise of an Empire has been released. 300: Rise of an Empire hits March 7, 2014 .
The poster for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has it the net. If the poster isn't enough, the trailer hits before Man of Steel -- but will probably be available online just before. The Hobbit: The Desolation of S…
One movie has magic and the other one doesn't, we look at the films Now You See Me and After Earth, and I couldn't think of a good title.
I've been waiting for this for a long time. Everyone knows the legend. Everyone's heard the story. Now, everyone will SEE it! Christina Ricci will be playing the infamous Lizzie Borden in a Lifetime movie, chronicl…
Jason Blum, who has been producing some quality horror movies as of late ( Paranormal Activity , Sinister , The Purge ), opened up a little about an exciting remake that he and Ryan Murphy are producing -- The Town That Drea…
Here's an exclusive clip from Hatchet III to wet your whistle while we wait for release (via STYD ). Hatchet III continues the tale of Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder). As a search and recovery team heads into the haunte…
Penelope Cruz has just become the oldest Bond girl at the age of 40, ousting Honor Blackman who was 39 when she played Pussy Galore in 1962's Goldfinger , for Bond 24 . A source close to the production of the £100 millio…
Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett's On the Lot winner Zach Lipovsky has been chosen to direct Leprechaun , a reboot of the 1993 cult classic of the same name starring Warwick Davis and Jennifer Aniston. This time around, …
Screenwriter Michael Green is in talks to rewrite the Blade Runner 2 screenplay, according to a press release from the studio. The first draft was penned by original writer Hampton Fancher. LOS ANGELES, CA, MAY 31, 2013, 3…
This news is a few days old now, but it's still worth sharing, nonetheless. Hatchet creator Adam Green intends to release the trilogy as one big epic film. But before you get too excited, this could still be a couple (f…
Things are getting exciting. Jackie Chan, Wesley Snipes, Nicolas Cage and Milla Jovovich are all in "advanced negotiations" to join The Expendables 3 . Production of the action movie is due to begin in August an…