Batman 3 shooting next year? Gary Oldman thinks so

During the Book of Eli presentation at Comic-Con 2009, Gary Oldman was asked when we would be seeing a third Batman movie. He gave a surprising answer.

According to Oldman, a sequel to The Dark Knight is not only happening, but it begins shooting in 2010.

“The next batman is next year, so I think it is two years away. But you didn’t hear it from me.”

Surprising as Christopher Nolan has said he has not signed on for a thirs Batman film just yet and he is currently shooting the sci-fi of the mind film, Inception.

Those who where there said Oldman was not joking. Interesting news.

Expect his to be debunked or confirmed over the next few days.

Source: /film

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The Book of Eli - Trailer

In The Book of Eli, Denzel Washington stars as a lone warrior named Eli, who fights his way across the desolate wasteland of near-future America to realize his destiny and deliver the knowledge that can bring civilization back from the brink of destruction and save the future of humanity.

The film is due out on 15th January next year.

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The Book of Eli - Photos from the Hughes Bros' Post-Apocalyptic Western

USA Today have these new photos from The Hughes Brothers‘ The Book of Eli.

It tells the story of a lone man (Denzel Washington) who fights his way across America in order to protect a mysterious sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. The film is set in the future after the sun has exploded, leaving earth to rot.

Gary Oldman plays the villain of the piece.

Albert Hughes said "We had one scene where Denzel had to kill off one of his enemies. Right after he kills the guy, a little dust storm picks up and blows right over them. It was eerie. We're going to have people thinking an effect was computer-generated, when really it was just from shooting out here."

Washington, who shed 55 pounds for the role, recalls storms so rough that crews had to don goggles just to see what they were filming. "There's a reason there's nothing growing out here," he says. "It's land no one wants."
This film is looking good, but part of me is worried that this could end up like some kind of Waterworld.

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The Book of Eli - On the set with Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman

E.T.'s Kevin Frazier payed a visit to the closed New Mexico set of the apocalyptic The Book of Eli with Denzel Washington, who battles his way across the desolate wasteland of a near-future America.

Denzel plays a lone warrior named Eli, who determines that it's his destiny to bring civilization back from the brink of destruction -- and save the future of humanity. Out next year, the film also stars Gary Oldman, Jennifer Beals and Mila Kunis.

The film is directed by The Hughes Brothers, Allen and Albert ('From Hell,' 'Dead Presidents'), and Albert says, "It's great working with Denzel, Gary, [Mila] and Jennifer, because it's basically like you get all the toys. Everybody's stepped their game up, and everybody's having fun."

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First look at Gary Oldman in The Book of Eli

Here is a photo showing Denzel Washington and our first glimpse of Gary Oldman in The Book of Eli thanks to Teaser Trailer. Doesn't really look too much on the photo, but I am sure with lovely cinematography it will look lovely on the big screen. I am still wondering when Denzel's character gets the samurai sword we see him holding in the teaser poster.


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Tom Waits reads the Book of Eli

This from Anti and good news for all us Tom Waits fans.

Currently, Tom Waits is in the midst of filming The Book of Eli, directed by Albert and Allen Hughes (From Hell, Dead Presidents, Menace II Society, among others). Eli is a post-apocalyptic Western, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving mankind. The film stars Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman with Tom Waits in a small role as "Engineer." This will mark Waits' second teaming with Oldman as Waits' played Renfeld to Oldman's Count Dracula in the Francis Ford Coppola version of the classic vampire film.

In other film news, Waits stars as Mr. Nick (the devil) opposite Christopher Plummer in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, which is also Heath Ledger's last film. Due to Heath's premature death, his unfinished roll was taken on by Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell. The fantastical morality tale set in the present day also features Lily Cole and Verne Troyner. The film looks to premiere at Cannes and open worldwide later this year.

What do you think about that casting news?

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The Book of Eli - Denzel looking for the Book of some guy...I forget the name

Warner Bros has released the first photo from The Hughes Brothers adaptation of The Book of Eli in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly. In this post-apocalyptic western, Denzel Washington stars as the title character, a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson and Jennifer Beals co-star. The Book of Eli is out on 15th January 2010.

Source: /Film

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The Random - Schwarzenegger in The Expendables, Life of Pi, School for Scumbags, God of War, Trump Heist, Nerverackers, How do You Know?, Book of Eli

Former action star turned California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will cameo as himself in Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables reports AICN. Arnie will shoot a one day cameo appearance in the action-team up film in which a team of mercenaries is sent to infiltrate a South American country to overthrow the ruthless dictator and liberate the country. Eric Roberts will replace Ben Kingsley in the role of a corrupt CIA agent. Latino Review adds that Danny Trejo has landed a role in the film as well.

Ang Lee ("Brokeback Mountain," "The Ice Storm") is in talks to direct the film version of Yann Martel's Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi for Fox 2000 reports Variety. The coming-of-age story revolves around a youth who is the lone survivor of a sunken freighter and winds up sharing a lifeboat with a hyena, an injured zebra, an orangutan and a hungry Bengal tiger.

Aaron Rapke and Stewart Kaye ("The Money Shot") are set to pen the action comedy School for Scumbags reports Variety. Based on Danny King's novel, the story centers on a teen who, after being expelled from a long list of schools, lands at a campus for "misdirected" teens where the teachers are actually professional thieves who teach them to execute the heist of the century.

Brett Ratner ("Rush Hour," "X-Men: The Last Stand") may have left the film adaptation of hit video game series God of War. According to Production Weekly, Ratner's is focusing on the Chris Tucker and Eddie Murphy team-up vehicle Trump Heist as his next project.

Robert Rodriguez ("Sin City," "Spy Kids") will reteam with Dimension on the futuristic thriller Nerverackers says Variety. Set in 2085, the story centers on a character named Joe Tezca who is part of an elite unit dispatched to quell a crime wave in a theoretically perfect future society.

Owen Wilson and Paul Rudd are in talks to star opposite Reese Witherspoon in James L. Brooks' romantic comedy currently titled How Do You Know? for Sony Pictures says Variety. Rudd would play a white-collar executive vying for Witherspoon's affections, while Wilson would portray a professional baseball pitcher who is also a love interest.

Evan Jones ("Jarhead," "October Road") is set to star in Warner Bros.' futuristic western The Book of Eli says The Hollywood Reporter. In "Eli," Jones will play the leader of a quartet of bikers who tussle with Eli (Denzel Washington).

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The Random - Green Lantern, Three Stooges, Stephen King, Book of Eli, Candy Land, The Cross

Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, Goldeneye, Vertical Limit, Edge of Darkness) is in talks to direct a big screen adaptation of the DC comic book series The Green Lantern according to Variety. The screenplay was penned by Greg Berlanti (Everwood, Eli Stone), Marc Guggenheim (Law & Order, Eli Stone) and Michael Green (Smallville, Heroes).Who could play Hal Jordan?

Just Jared have the word that the Farrelly Brothers want Johnny Depp and Sean Penn as Moe and Larry, respectively, in their Three Stooges movie.

Stephen King isn’t a fan of Twilight author Stephanie Meyer. King tells USA Weekend that while both Rowling and Meyer are “speaking directly to young people, The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good.”

Michael Gambon (Harry Potter, The Good Shepherd) has joined the cast of the post-apocalyptic thriller The Book of Eli for Warner Bros. Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter

Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa) will write and Kevin Lima (Enchanted) will direct a live-action feature based on the Hasbro board game Candy Land for Universal Pictures reports Variety.

Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean), Vincent Cassel (Eastern Promises, Ocean's 12) and Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace, Hitman) are set to star in the Australia-France-Germany co-production The Cross reports Variety. Set against the backdrop of a futuristic border town, Bloom plays a man seeking to cross a mysterious border, something no one else has achieved. Cassel, meanwhile, is the guard who will go to any lengths to foil him. Kurylenko takes the female lead. Andrew Niccol (Lord of War, Gattaca) will direct.

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The Book of Eli - What a feeling. Jennifer Beals joins the cast

Jennifer Beals (Flashdance, Rodger Dodger, The L Word) has jumped on board The Book of Eli, the Denzel Washington-starring post apocalyptic action thriller. Albert and Allen Hughes are directing it for Warner Bros. and Alcon Entertainment.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the script was written by Gary Whitta with a rewrite by Anthony Peckham, and centers on a lone hero named Eli (Washington) who must fight his way across the wasteland of a near-future America to protect a sacred book that might hold the key to saving humanity. Gary Oldman and Mila Kunis are also in the cast.

Beals will play Oldman's sexual prize and Kunis' mother, a blind woman doing anything she can to protect her child.

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The Random - Uwe Boll, The Storm, Six Days Till Midnight, Jurassic Park IV, Fables, James Bond, G I Joe, Book of Eli, Season of the Witch

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lauren Holly and Luke Perry will be starring in Uwe Boll's The Storm. In the film, it is the end of days and Lauren Holly needs Luke Perry to survive.

In a story from Variety, David R. Ellis (Snakes on a Plane) will be helming Six Days Till Midnight, a thriller about a wealthy businessman who encounters a stranger who says he has six days to answer one question. For each day he doesn't get the answer, a loved one will be killed, ending with the businessman's death at the end of the sixth day.

Jurassic Park IV won't be happening. Producers Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy told ComingSoon yesterday that there have not been any new developments.

ABC has announced that they will be bringing the hit Vertigo comic book series Fables to the small screen. Created and written by Bill Willingham in 2002, the series has won fourteen Eisner Awards. Based in a world where fairy tale characters have been forced out of their homes by a mysterious enemy known as the Adversary, and now live in a hidden community in New York City known as Fabletown - “Who Killed Rose Red? In fabletown, where fairy legends live along side regular New yorkers, the question is all anyone can talk about. But only the Big Bad Wolf can actually solve the case - and, along with Rose’s sisterSnow White, keep the Fabletown community from coming apart at the seams.” - I've read the first few collections of this and it is brilliant. Go out and buy them all.

Collider talked with Daniel Craig about where Bond will go next - "We've finished this story as far as I'm concerned," Craig asserts. "We've got a great set of bad guys. There is an organization that we can use whenever we want to. The relationship between Bond and M is secure and Felix is secure. Let's try and find where Moneypenny came from and where Q comes from. Let's do all that and have some fun with it."

A new photo of Nicolas Cage in the period action/drama Season of the Witch.

Photos of the action figures based on next year's G.I. Joe reveal some more character designs.

The latest casting call for Denzel Washington's next movie The Book of Eli requires a 30-40 something blind concubine and a leader of a quartet of biker marauders.. (full details)

Benjamin Button scribe Eric Roth says that David Fincher is interested in his adaptation of Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City about the 1893 World's Fair and H.H. Holmes, the first documented serial killer in America... (full details)

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The Punisher is after The Book of Eli

Ray Stevenson (Punisher: War Zone, TV's Rome) has joined Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman and Mila Kunis in Warner Bros. Pictures The Book of Eli reports Variety.

Stevenson will play an enforcer dispatched to kill Eli (Washington) as he fights his way across the American wasteland, protecting a sacred book that may hold the key to saving humanity.

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Mila Kunis to help in the Book of Eli

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mila Kunis (That 70's Show, Max Payne) has signed on for The Book of Eli, co-starring with Denzel Washington.

Albert and Allen Hughes will direct from a script by Gary Winnick and Anthony Peckham, which revolves around a solo hero named Eli (Washington), who journeys through a futuristic wasteland America to safeguard a book that may hold the key to the salvation of humanity. Gary Oldman will play the bad guy, Carnegie.

Kunis will play Solara, a woman who was initially sent to betray Eli, but ends up joining his cause.

Shooting is scheduled to being this coming February in New Mexico.
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Book of Eli - Teaser poster for Denzel's latest

Coming Soon got the first look at some 3D art for the Hughes Brothers' big budget post apocalyptic film The Book of Eli. The film from Warner Bros. Pictures is already set for a January 2010 release date and has both Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman attached to star as good guy and bad guy.

"Washington plays a survivor who must fend off gangs and a brutal tyrant in a desolate wasteland. Oldman will play the film's villain, a "despot of a small and pathetic town, who’s determined to get a hold of Eli’s book."

What do you think of the sound of this? Will it be the next I am Legend, The Postman or The Road?
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Bubba Nosferatu - Bruce Campbell is out. Ron Perlman is Elvis, Paul Giamatti is Col. Parker.

Samuel L Jackson and Maggie Cheung have joined Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds

A final trailer for Bryan Singer's Valkyrie movie is out.

My Name is Bruce Trailer is still out there.

Gary Oldman will join the Denzel Washington-led post-apocalyptic action film Book of Eli for Warner Bros. Pictures' reports Variety.

Trailer for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire is out.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, David Lindsay-Abaire, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright in 2007 could very likely be writing Spider-Man 4. Lindsary-Abaire won the Pulitzer for his dramatic play Rabbit Hole.

According to Variety, screenwriter Chris Bryant has died at 72.This scribe is known for writing such films as Nicholas Roeg's upcoming Don't Look Now, Tristan and Ysolt and Stealing Heaven. Some of his TV credits include One Against the Wind and Miracle At Midnight.

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The Book of Eli - Denzel to star in Post Apocalyptic Western

A lone hero fights his way across the wasteland of post-apocalyptic America. He’s the protector of a sacred book that may hold the key to saving humanity.

The Hollywood Reporter has this to say on The Book of Eli.

Denzel Washington has signed on to star in the futuristic drama "The Book of Eli" for directing duo Allen and Albert Hughes.Warner Bros.-based shingle Alcon Entertainment is financing the project and will co-produce with Silver Pictures. The company's Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson also are producing with Washington, Susan Downey and Silver Pictures' Joel Silver.

The post-apocalyptic drama is based on a story by Gary Whitta, with a rewrite by Anthony Peckham, and focuses on the not-so-distant future where America is a wasteland and a lone warrior (Washington) fights to bring society the knowledge that is key to its redemption.

Filming starts in January in New Mexico.

"This is an epic tale, a thriller set in a future uninviting yet hopeful, and its hero could not be batter suited to Denzel Washington," Alcon's Johnson and Kosove said. "The Hughes brothers will bring a bold, contemporary edge to the story and we're excited to have this be our next film."

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