Intrigued by the lack of Helena Bonham Carter in the marketing of “Terminator Salvation”? An artist’s rendition of Carter’s character in the film has been unveiled and, while it may be considered a spoiler, the fact the image is on the source’s homepage should be evidence that it won’t ruin anything. Carter was revealed to be playing a villain with a small but pivotal role in ‘Salvation.’ Check out the image at the source. [Fast Company]
“Watchmen’s” Jackie Earle Haley has signed to play Freddy Krueger in the upcoming remake of “A Nightmare On Elm Street.” Kyle Gallner (“The Haunting In Connecticut”) is also involved. [Variety/BloodyDisgusting]
Michelle Rodriguez has potentially let slip a huge spoiler for James Cameron’s “Avatar” revealing that she dies in every film she stars in this year (highlight the blank part if you dare). Co-star Laz Alonso was a little more careful with his words but still revealed that a trilogy was still in the cards. [Latina/Collider]
Kyle Newman (“Fanboys”) will direct the horror-comedy film “War Monkeys,” which follows two janitors trapped in an underground research facility after accidentally unleashing military-trained Rhesus monkeys. [ShockTillYouDrop]
Kiefer Sutherland, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Ellen Barkin, Chace Crawford (TV’s “Gossip Girl”), Rory Culkin (“Lymelife”) and Emma Roberts (“Lymelife”,”The Winning Season”) will star in Joel Schumacher adaptation of Nick McDonnell’s novel “Twelve.” [Variety]
Jackie Chan will return to his roots of Asian action-comedies as he is set to star “Big Soldier.” Chan will next be seen in a gritty, Hong Kong action film titled “Shinjuku Incident.” [THR]
A theatrical trailer for Park Chan-Wook’s upcoming vampire thriller “Thrist” has been released. [Affenheim Theatre]
“Dragonball Evolution” star Justin Chatwin told MTV that a sequel for the film has already been written. [MTV]
Viggo Mortensen has spoken about his growing distaste for the film industry, particularly the vigorous traveling and promoting that is required of him. “In the past week I’ve been from LA to Japan to Korea to Poland to here – It’s ridiculous! It’s not a healthy way to be. But, as it happens, I’m taking measures to change that – no more movies. I haven’t said yes to one in over a year. I’ve been in all these well-received movies and it seems like I should be doing some more, but there’s other things I want to do.” Maybe Mortensen will do a ‘Daniel Day Lewis’ and move into semi-retirement? [Times]
Jake Kasden (“Walk Hard,” TV’s “Freaks And Geeks”) will helm “Burt Dickensen: The Most Powerful Magician on Planet Earth,” a film about rivaling magicians that will hark back to “Austin Powers” or “Zoolander.” [THR]
Christina Ricci has signed on for the Adam Sandler-scribed porn-tinged comedy “Born To Be A Star.” [THR]
Sandler’s mate Rob Schneider, meanwhile, has joined the cast of rom-com “You May Not Kiss The Bride.” The cast currently includes Dave Annable, Vinnie Jones, Katharine McPhee, Mena Suvari, Tia Carrere and Ken Davitian. [THR]
The remake of Stephen King’s “It” will be set in the mid-1980’s and aim for an R-rating. [Dread Central]
Zack Snyder revealed that, despite underwhelming box office performances, the 3 hours and 10 minute
director’s cut of “Watchmen” is still on track to hit theaters in June. [/Film]
New TV Spots for “Star Trek” and “Terminator Salvation” were unveiled over the weekend. [Youtube]