Today at New York Comic Con, DC Comics' chief creative officer Geoff Johns was asked if there would be a DC equivalent of Marvel's superhero ensemble movie The Avengers. Without missing a beat, Johns answered, "I'm going to speak frankly. I think our characters are bigger than Marvel's" -- adding that he wants to avoid "smashing them together." That sounds like a fairly clear "no" to a Justice League movie (while not missing a chance to slam Marvel). When asked about a film adaptation of The Flash, meanwhile, Johns started to answer, stopped, then merely replied, "That would be cool." [Comicbookmovie via io9]
A young John Lennon hits theaters this weekend with the release of Nowhere Boy. The film title, a play on The Beatles' "Nowhere Man" from the Rubber Soul album, is about as close as you will get to hearing an actual Beatles song in Nowhere Boy (rights to the Beatles library is expensive, folks.) In honor of Nowhere Boy and the 70th birthday of John Lennon (okay, this is more in honor of John Lennon's 70th birthday) let's take a look at the five best Beatles related films to ever be released.
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· Tina Fey's upcoming book of humorous essays, Bossypants, has gotten itself a humorous bit of cover art. Naturally. Click ahead to see Fey's beefy appendages and stick around for more Buzz Break.
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Warner Bros. issued a statement this afternoon announcing it had scrapped efforts to convert the first part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to 3-D, claiming it didn't have enough time to adequately complete the process before the film's Nov. 19 release date. "Despite everyone's best efforts, we were unable to convert the film in its entirety and meet the highest standards of quality," the statement read. Meanwhile producer David Heyman reasserted his commitment to the "integrity" of J.K. Rowling's source material; director David Yates added: ""This decision, which we completely support, underscores the fact that Warner Bros. has always put quality first." Except for Clash of the Titans, but hey. Accidents happen. [Warner Bros.]
Naomi Watts, you're on notice. The first image of Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn has arrived and it's pretty (and pretty) striking. It should also alleviate any doubts you may have had about whether or not Williams could pull off Monroe's patented ethereal blankness. Look how empty those eyes are! Click ahead to get the full-sized image.
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When the trailer for The Dilemma appeared online last month, the first thought that ran through Movieline HQ was just how long it would take for someone to complain about its childish and inappropriate use of the word "gay." (Says Vince Vaughn's character in the opening moments of the trailer: "Ladies and gentlemen, electric cars are gay.") That was answered almost immediately in the comments section, and echoed again earlier today by Anderson Cooper, who told Ellen DeGeneres that he found the trailer appalling. Now it appears that Universal is waking up to the fact that maybe this line of marketing wasn't such a good idea.
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You could tell as far back as its Sundance premiere that the Ryan Gosling/Michelle Williams melodrama Blue Valentine would be rated hard-R for nudity, graphic sexuality, strong language, violence, smoking, alcohol abuse, and whatever else Derek Cianfrance could squeeze into his overwrought emo-fascist twaddle. But damn if I underestimated the ways Harvey Weinstein might anticipate (and/or manipulate) the system for maximum notoriety.
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Nyuck, nyuck, gunshot. According to 24 Frames, Transformers: Dark of the Moon star Shia LaBeouf is very interested in making the dramedy College Republicans his next project. The Beef would play a younger version of Karl Rove, who is busy "vying for the position of chief campus conservative under the guidance of one Lee Atwater." Apparently producers of the film have never actually seen Karl Rove, but otherwise this sounds great. No director is attached yet, but Richard Linklatter is circling. [LAT/24 Frames]
Also in this morning's busy edition of The Broadsheet: Darren Aronofsky adds another rumored project to his comically busy schedule... Lou Dobbs never hired any undocumented workers, says Lou Dobbs... Brett Favre's penis might have hit the Internet... and more ahead.
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Another busy week of new releases calls for another comprehensive week of forecasting box-office hopes, from the greatest Disney movie ever made about Secretariat to a reeling tumble into the 3-D wilds. There's plenty of Zack Galifianakis, rape-revenge and Katherine Heigl to go around as well -- plan your weekend accordingly! (And read on for this week's forecast.)
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Julia Ormond and Dougray Scott have been confirmed to star alongside Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench and Emma Watson in My Week With Marilyn, which is based on the diary of young film assistant Colin Clark who helps Marilyn Monroe (Williams) escape for a week during the filming of The Prince and the Showgirl. Ormond, who should be cast more often, will play Vivien Leigh and Scott will play playwright Arthur Miller. Look for this one during some Oscar season in the near future. [Deadline]
· If Mark-Paul Gosselaar's role in NYPD Blue didn't scrub away his Saturday morning purity for you, his upcoming guest role on Weeds surely will. Watch as he gives Nancy Botwin some much-needed tough love. We'll call this naughty clip "Saved by the Bartender." [Cinema Blend]
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Ever wanted to get inside the head of a two-time Academy Award-winning actor during the making of his latest, star-studded directorial effort? Oh. Well, Tom Hanks is allowing you in anyway, producing the second photograph from the very glamorous ADR sessions on his forthcoming film Larry Crowne. Let's hope he's got a steadier hand with the movie camera than he does with his iPhone.
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The news broke today that the cast of Lost -- only separated now for, what, five months? -- will reunite at Spike TV's Scream awards show on Oct 19. Remember when TV Land reunited Bosom Buddies? Now that's a reunion. So instead of reconvening a cast we've barely had time to miss, why not use this occasion to honor a show that deserves a long overdue glad hand? Here are four more interesting and, unfortunately, long forgotten television casts that should take the stage that evening instead of Lost.
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Call me crazy, but I'm starting to actually look forward to this fourth Mission: Impossible movie. Anil Kapoor, star of 2008's Slumdog Millionaire, has just signed on to portray some sort of a bad guy in the next installment. Honestly, with this cast, M:I4 is shaping up to not be anywhere the disaster that it once appeared to be headed for: Kapoor, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Michael Nykvist. And last but not least, of course ... Brad Bird is directing! Oh, yeah, and Tom Cruise, too, I suppose. [Deadline]
