The Random - Stan Lee, Bonnie and Clyde, Green Hornet, Samson, Iron Man, Fully Automatic, Charlie's Angels 3, The Changeling, James Brown biopic

According to The Associated Press, shareholders of an ill-fated Stan Lee venture are seeking more than $750 million in profits from films based on Marvel comic characters such as "Spider-Man," "X-Men" and "Iron Man."

Hilary Duff and rising young thesp Kevin Zegers ("Dawn of the Dead," "Transamerica") will star in indie feature "The Story of Bonnie and Clyde" for Cypress Moon Studios reports the trades.

The Seth Rogen-led new film based on "The Green Hornet" radio and 60's TV show property looks to be on the verge of collapse yet again reports HitFix.

Warner Bros. Pictures are planning a futuristic take on the classic Samson and Delilah story in "Samson" reports Variety. Scott Silver ("8 Mile") will write the script while Francis Lawrence ("I Am Legend") will direct.

Wayne Kramer ("The Cooler," "Crossing Over") is set to direct the buddy action caper "Fully Automatic" for Warner Bros. Pictures reports Variety. Marc Wolff's script follows two rookie cops out to make their mark and who team with a female former Delta Force operative to stop a mercenary who has stolen a cache of weapons.

Sacha Baron Cohen's controversial new comedy "Bruno" has been pushed back two months from May 15th to July 10th reports Variety. The move happened after Roland Emmerich's big-budget disaster epic "2012" was moved back to November from the July 10th date.

Drew Barrymore tells E! Online that she's up for a third "Charlie's Angels" movie. Barrymore's Flower Films producing partner Nancy Juvonen followed those comments up in an interview with Sci-Fi Wire where she indicated she's keen on the idea of a fourth 'Angel' and she has a 'Rihanna fixation'. Who'd direct? "I don't think we could do it without McG, and I think that the Angels all at least need to be there." She also likes the idea of bringing back the Thin Man (Crispin Glover).

Stracyznski’s script for the Clint Eastwood-helmed, Angelina Jolie period movie “Changeling” has been nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, and the author announced today that he’ll have to pass up an appearance at the New York show in order to attend that awards ceremony.

Spike Lee has told MTV that he wants to use recordings of James Brown for the musical moments in his upcoming biopic of the late, great Godfather of Soul. Wesley Snipes, of whom Lee says “He’s my man”, will be left to just lip-sync and mimic the dance moves.

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Staczynski talks about the Forbidden Planet sequel / prequel / remake and wants to make sure he gets the Krell right

MTV have this - “It’s my favorite science-fiction film of all time. I’ve watched the rights go from one company to the next. I heard that the rights at Dreamworks were about to expire and I went to Joel Silver and said I think if you move quickly you can grab it and I can write it. And he did. It’s the dream of a lifetime to play in that universe.”

Straczynski — whose stock in Hollywood as a scriptwriter just enjoyed a major bump thanks to the success of director Clint Eastwood’s “Changeling” — was happy to hint at what fans of the original “Forbidden Planet” can expect from his take.

“I told [producer] Joel [Silver] this is how you do ‘Forbidden Planet’ without pissing on the original that no one has ever thought of,” said Straczynski. “When I told [the idea] to him, his eyes lit up. It’s not a remake. It’s not a reimagining. It’s not exactly a prequel. You’ll have to see it. It’s something that no one has thought of when it comes to this storyline.”

Straczynski will be paying close attention to detail, with the writer revealing conversations he’s had to ensure the film is as scientifically attuned as possible. “[When coming] up with the Krell backstory and who they are, I sat down with some of the nation’s best minds in astrophysics and planetary geology and A.I. and asked them — based on what we know now — what will a million years from now look like? The goal is to put things in there you’ve never seen before.”

As for the 1954 film’s retro look, audiences can expect an updated vision that keeps the original’s iconic nature in mind. “At the time it was made it was cutting edge,” Straczynski explained. “They weren’t trying to be ‘retro’ — they thought they were right on the cutting edge. People that went to see that film saw things they had never seen before. What we have to do now is have this one be as innovative now as the original was then. It doesn’t mean we should look backwards.”

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Gran Torino - Clint Eastwood returns to acting. This time he's a dirty rascist

USA Today have news on Clint Eastwood’s next film once The Changeling is out of the way. It is called Gran Torino.

In it, Eastwood returns to acting and plays Walt Kowalski, a racist Korean War veteran who reluctantly bonds with an immigrant Asian neighbor over a classic car - his 1972 Gran Torino. Eastwood describes his character as "unflattering and potentially controversial", and says the film "slams both prejudice and political correctness."

"I’m a weirdo in it. I play a real racist. … It’s a great time in life (to do that) because, you know, what can they do to you once you’re past 70? There’s nothing they can do. But it also has redemption. This Hmong family moves in next door, and he has been in the Korean War, in the infantry, and looks down on Asian people and lumps everybody together. But finally they befriend him in his time of need because he has no relationship with his family."

Sounds interesting and anything to do with Clint Eastwood is cool in my book. What do you think of the news?

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Clint Eastwood on The Daily Show

He chats about The Changeling and other movies.

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Posters - Synecdoche New York, The Changeling, City of Ember, Body of Lies, The Pleasure of Being Robbed

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The Changeling - Clint Eastwood's latest starring Angelina Jolie

In 1928, Christine Collins of Los Angeles reported her nine-year old son, Walter, as missing. In the midst of charges of corruption and negative publicity, the Los Angeles police department was desperate for a positive P.R. boost from solving the case. After much searching, they finally found a boy in DeKalb, IL claiming to be Walter, and returned him to his mother. But it wasn’t really him. This immutable fact galvanized Collins on a quest to find the truth and a battle against authorities that threatened to tear her life apart.

The Changeling is directed by the Clint Eastwood, of Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, Flags of Our Fathers, and Letters from Iwo Jima most recently. John Malkovich makes an interesting appearance as Reverend Gustav Briegleb. The script was penned by comic book writer J. Michael Straczynski, who has written numerous scripts from episodes of "Jeremiah" and "Babylon 5."

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