Here’s a look at David Carradine as villain Poon Dong in Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor’s “Crank 2: High Voltage.” [Twitpic]
Director Chris Weitz has revealed that Michael Sheen (“Frost/Nixon”,”The Queen”) will have a role in the “Twilight” sequel, “New Moon.” Why would a respected actor like Sheen join the “Twilight” franchise you ask? He reportedly has 5 million reasons. [Daily Mail/Variety]
A new poster for Mike Judge’s “Extract” has been released. And we thought the some jokes in the trailer were low… [HitFix]
William Hurt has joined Ridley Scott’s “Untitled Robin Hood Project” as William Marshall, the Earl of Pembroke. [THR]
Ray Winstone, Anna Friel and David Thewlis have joined Colin Farrell and Keira Knightley in “London Boulevard,” the directorial debut of writer William Monahan (“The Departed”). The film follows a newly paroled London criminal who becomes involved with a reclusive young actress. [Variety]
Another shot of Michael Myers from Rob Zombie’s “H2” has also been released. [Myspace]
“Watchmen” scribe Alex Tse has been signed by Paramount and Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment to write “Battling Boy,” an upcoming graphic novel that follows the son of a god who comes down from the mountain tops at his father’s request to rid a plague of beasts from the giant, continent-sized city of Monstropolis. [THR]
The above article also reports that Paramount and Plan B are still developing David Fincher’s “The Killer” and “Black Hole” well as Ryan Murphy’s (TV’s “Nip/Tuck”) Julia Roberts led adaptation of “Eat, Pray, Love.”
A new image of Megan Fox from “Jennifer’s Body” has been unveiled, though it doesn’t differ much from a previously released pic. [MeganFox.net]
Elisabeth Shue is in negotiations to lead Alexandre Aja’s “Piranhas” remake in 3D. [Moviehole]
Check out new clips from Kevin MacDonald’s “State Of Play.” The clips are interwoven with a host of interviews with the film’s stars Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams. [Movieweb]
A bunch of cringe-worthy “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” character video profiles have been released. [MTV]
As previously reported, the ‘Jonny Quest’ adaptation will start Zac Efron (and Dwayne Johnson is still circling the project apparently). However Warner Bros. may jettison the title all together and go with something entirely different. Shrug… [Hero Complex]
Canadian indie rocker, Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew is seen here hanging out with “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” cast members Mark Webber, Mae Whitman and director Edgar Wright. Drew is doing music for the film. [EdgarWrightHere]
