Cameron Diaz dropped a few pretty substantial spoilers for Richard Kelly’s “The Box” at the film’s Comic-Con panel revealing that the film will involve “people from Mars” and “race testing mankind as a whole” (highlight the white space to reveal – be warned though, major spoilers). [/Film]
With his upcoming film “District 9” generating plenty of buzz, director Neill Blomkamp has preemptively turned down the possible return to adapting the video game “Halo.” Blomkamp was attached to helm the film and worked on the project for five months before bottoming out. [Firstshowing]
Furthermore, Blomkamp looks to already have a project lined up: “I’ve got one science fiction idea that I’m absolutely in love with, which I’m pretty sure is going to be my next film. 99% sure…It’s totally original, it’s my own story…It’s set on another planet, but it’s cool. It’s violent, very violent, and very unique hopefully. We’ll see.” [/Film]
Self-aware, tongue-in-cheek posters for Joss Whedon’s “Cabin In The Woods” has been released. The secretive project stars Chris Hemsworth (who will also of course lead Kenneth Branagh’s “Thor”), Richard Jenkins, and Bradley Whitford. [IGN]
Kurt Russell is reportedly in talks to join the remake of “Red Dawn.” Directed by Dan Bradley, the film is set to star Chris Hemsworth (guy is apparently set to star in everything) Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki and follows the resistance of foreign occupation by a group of Midwestern teenagers who take on the moniker of their high school football mascot, the “Wolverines.” [ComingSoon]
Director Matthew Vaughn has revealed that he expects “Kick-Ass” to be release in the 1st quarter of 2010. The film is apparently 90-percent completed with the music providing the only lingering issue. Writer Mark Millar also confirmed the idea of it being the first of a trilogy of films. The film’s panel at Comic-Con, meanwhile, has been wowing geeks.Trilogy? This really smells like a project that is going to go the way of this. [MTV]
The trailer for James McTeigue’s adaptation of a martial art demonstration video, “Ninja Assassin,” has been unveiled in the wake of Comic-Con. [TrailerAddict]