Darren Aronofsky talks “RoboCop” again. Not saying anything really new, he says it’ll be a “real reinvention.” “Me and David Self are working on the screenplay. He’s a great, great writer and we’re trying to do something new and fresh. We’ll see what happens when the screenplay comes.” Would Peter Weller make a cameo? He remained vague. “I’m a big fan of the original. It still holds up as an amazing film, and I think it’s more just looking at that same type of material in the 21st century and seeing where it leads us.” [Empire]
Brandon Routh talks the next “Superman” movie, but he still doesn’t know much other than what we already know: Warner Bros. is still interested in him. He isn’t neccesarily all for the “darker” Superman. “I don’t think the character necessarily has to be darker, I think he is kind of dark in a sense, emotional dark, in ‘Superman Returns,’ and the movie as a whole was slightly dark, they could have had more prowess in it I suppose, and I think that’s one thing that can be done in the sequel, so I don’t know how much darker you want to make it necessarily. There are all kind of dark places to explore. But, I don’t think Superman should ever be dark and brooding, that’s not is nature. And that’s now what people what to see.” [IESB]
“Fanboys” has a new poster. This film will appeal to super-dorks and no one else. The poster could easily be dismissed as some sort of comic-convention rather than an actual movie. They might want to put some of those Judd-Apatow-related stars (Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell) on the next version since it already seems to be apeing, “The 40 Year Old Virgin.”
The poster for “Seven Pounds” has been released. It basically screams (or says politely): “Hello, I’m Will Smith and this time in a serious role. You might remember me from “Hancock,” but you may want to seriously consider me for an Oscar for my dramatic portrayal of the human condition in this film, thank you.” Pretty much like that. It’s as dry as the Sahara.
“Wendy & Lucy” gets an R-Rating. It’s not like its going to hurt the films chances or anything, but we’re hard pressed to remember any substantial reason why the film received an R other than it might contain an F-bomb or two. God, are we such puritans? It’s such a minimal story with zero violence and hell, arguably, zero going on. [Spout]