Eli Roth has revealed that he’ll be following up his work on Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” with a blockbuster that is “along the lines of ‘Transformers’ or ‘Cloverfield.'” The film, which is set to begin shooting this fall, will be “science fiction based with a lot of chaos and mass destruction.” When asked about the source of all this hoohah, Roth simply stated “It is not aliens or robots or a virus – it’s a little more grounded. But when people hear it they are going to be like ‘That is going to be insane!’.” Roth also added that he is hoping to backend the shoot for this film with a feature based on his “Grindhouse” trailer “Thanksgiving.” We’re more interested to see how Roth’s film in a film for ‘Basterds’ goes or Roth and RZA’s martial arts film but this sounds interesting enough. [MTV]
As previously reported, Martin Campbell’s “Green Lantern” is set to start shooting this November in Sydney, Australia. The film will have a production budget of $150 million dollars and is looking at a December 2010 release for the feature. Better find that lead soon, hey? Shooting is now set for November (it was September a few weeks ago).[THR]
Apparently, Steven Spielberg thinks “Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen” is Michael Bay’s best film yet. As in, better explosions? [Michael Bay Forums]
Recently, a lot has been made of nothing regarding Seth Rogen and Michel Gondry’s “Green Hornet,” but here’s a little more. “The villain is going to be horrible. He has a gun with two cannons; he can shoot people in both eyes with one shot,” said Gondry. You mean a double barrel shotgun, Michel? [MTV]
Thomas Dekker (TV’s “Sarah Connor Chronicles”) has been added to the cast of the upcoming “Nightmare On Elm Street” remake. As you probably would have already heard, Jackie Earle Haley is playing Freddy Krueger. [ShockTillYouDrop]
Megan Fox is set to star in “The Crossing,” a film about a couple who are carjacked on their way home from a Mexican holiday. Fox’s wife character must then…does it really matter what this film is about? [THR]
McG on the ending of “Terminator Salvation”: “The ending is indeed elliptical. And it challenges the audience. It’s not a happy little bow of an ending at all. The ending is tough and requires reflection, and in some degrees it bifurcates the audience. You walk back to the car and one person thinks it means this, and the other person thinks it means that.” To translate that for you: not even McG really knows what the ending means, but it’s cute he’s been consulting a thesaurus of late. [MTV]
In other ‘Salvation’ news, the lawsuit that was set to plague the film’s release has finally been settled. Moritz Borman had originally sued ‘Salvation’ producers Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek for unpaid producing fees. [Variety]