W... W.... What???

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Elizabeth Banks has been cast as Laura Bush in the Oliver Stone directed George Bush biopic, W.

I don't know when the movie takes place, but damn if Ms. Banks is a bit young to be playing the first lady, and for that matter former Goonie Josh Brolin playing the afformentioned Dub seems a bit off too. But I do love those durn Goonies.

But I do trust the 'Stone, so I'll wait and see. Hopefully this comes off more like Nixon or JFK than, say, Alexander...

Sorry about the link for Alexander being messed up, but I figured images of things called Alexander might be more interesting than the film itself.

Check out the (fake) Trailer for W below:

The Best News EVAR!

CRANK 2!

That's right, a sequel to the most frenetic action movie ever is slated to go into production ASAP. I just hope the script is done and doesn't get affected by the WGA writer's strike.

Crank 2: High Voltage

Here's the premise: "(Chev Chelios [Jason Statham]) faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working."

How does that not rule to all ends o' the earth? Statham has decided to take this project on before the strike hits, so I can't wait.

Wolvie Gets Officialized

Over at Marvel's website they have announced that the Wolverine movie, slated for a May 1, 2009 the film will officially be titled X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This makes it relatively clear that they are planning a whole host of X-Men Origins... movies, with Magneto being the subject of the next. Unfortunately, after these two, have any other characters from the films been at all compelling enough for their own feature? Let us know what you think!

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Spider-Man 3 was worse than Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

Why Corporate Parenthood is Good for Comic Movies

According to Moviehole, Warner Brothers is planning on using Superman in their upcoming Justice League movie. Wha huh??? This is about the best idea I've heard in a while. DC Comics is owned by Warner Brothers, which is the production company for all DC Comics inspiried movies. That means that Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman can be in the same movie, without going through more hoops than a trick poodle at a state fair. Marvel really missed out on this opportunity until they recently opened their own production company. Now, theoretically, Spidey can swing by in the background of the Wolverine movie, and the Avengers movie can actually come together, and still allow Captain America (R.I.P.) and Iron Man to have their own movies. I don't know if BJ Routh will be reprising his role as Supes, but I'm ok if someone else dons the Blue and Red. Different comic artists draw characters differently in different books, so why can't another actor play Superman? Although - for the sake of continuity - I hope he does come on board.

-a