The Random - Hannibal Lector, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Chow Yun-Fat, Piranha 3D, Lindsay Lohan, Steve Wiebe, Star Trek, Spider-Man 4, Killer Elite

- Universal has apparantly confirmed that a new Hannibal Lector film will be made, with the Oscar-winning actor and director Ridley Scott both on board, according to Digital Spy. "As far as we know, [this project] is alive," a Universal spokeswoman said. "Anthony Hopkins and Ridley Scott are both very committed. We like what we've got, and the revised script is really, really good."

- Monica Bellucci has joined the cast of The Sorcerer's Apprentice for Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Productions reports Variety. The story revolves around a sorcerer who recruits and trains a young protege to help him fight the forces of darkness in modern-day Manhattan. Bellucci will play Veronica, a sorceress and the long-lost love of Nicolas Cage's character, Balthazar Blake. Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer and Toby Kebbell also star.

- Twitch have new photos of Chow Yun-Fat as the ancient philosopher in the upcoming biopic Confucius.

- Christopher Lloyd has joined the cast of Piranha 3D according to Bloodydisgusting.

- Lindsay Lohan another job. She will star in the indie fantasy comedy The Other Side alongside Woody Harrelson, Giovanni Ribisi, Dave Matthews and Alanis Morissette. That's what Variety have to say about it.

- Stride Gum has offered King of Kong star Steve Wiebe $10,001 in quarters if he can beat the King Kong record at E3 - PRN

- George Lucas gives Vulture his brief review of Star Trek: “I liked Star Trek growing up and I’ve seen the new one. It’s good. I liked it.”

- Spider-Man 4 will film a small portion of the movie at Dundalk, Ireland’s massive wind turbine - dundalkdemocrat

- Jason Statham will star in the $40 million action thriller The Killer Elite reports Variety. Based on real events and Ranulph Fiennes' best-selling novel "The Featherman", the story follows a group of former British special forces members who are being hunted by assassins.Statham will play a former Navy Seal who is forced out of retirement to save his closest friend.

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The Random - X-Men: First Class, Captain America, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, The Host remake, The King of Kong, Suicide Squad, Tremors 4, Hellboy 3

In May Gossip Girl, Chuck and The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz let it slip that he was writing a young X-Men spin-off. 20th Century Fox has remained mum, but now Variety has confirmed the project and is reporting that Schwartz declined an offer to direct the film. It will be called X-Men: First Class and will focus on some young mutants at Xavier's school. Don't think it will be a prequel think like the comic book of the same name.

The Chronicles of Narnia scribes Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are in negotiations to write the screenplay for Marvel Studios’ The First Avenger: Captain America.

David Cohen on Variety’s Thompson On Hollywood Blog says that Disney is probably planning to release a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film in Digital Disney 3D.

Universal Studios has signed a director to remake Bong Joon-ho’s 2006 Korean monster film The Host. Commercial film director Fredrik Bond will helm the project, based on a script by Smart People scribe Mark Poirier, and Gore Verbinski will produce.

Seth Gordon has a couple of things on the go. The King of Kong remake he's directing andthe other is Suicide Squad, about a desperate con man, out on the latest of many paroles, who recruits a crew of amateur criminals to rip off the Kentucky Derby. The latter has the same name as a DC comic book but looks like it has nothing to do with that.

According to Cinema Blend Universal are looking at another film in the Tremors franchise, and it's going to be set in Australia and called Tremors: The Thunder From Down Under.

Quantum of Solace is is being pushed for a number of Oscars, not only Best Editing, but also Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor.

Rumours are spreading that there could be a Nutty Professor 3.

Jennifer Tilly would like to play the Marvel super-spy, The Black Widow.

Guillermo del Toro spoke to IESB.com this week. When asked if he’d be willing to give up the “Hellboy” franchise considering the workload he’ll be undertaking once production officially begins on “The Hobbit,” del Toro replied, “I would love to do the third one and finish this incarnation of Hellboy the way we started it, consistent with the way we started it. But, it’s up to them. The reality is that those are not decisions under a director’s control.”
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