Steven Soderbergh's retirement from filmmaking really won't sink in for a few years. After all, between Contagion (out this fall), Haywire, and the still-to-shoot Magic Mike, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Liberace, the Oscar-winning director could have movies in theaters through 2014. Still, Soderbergh is going out -- Oprah-style, if he had his way: "A year-long daily celebration of my fabulousness would be nice. Or maybe just a smallish parade" -- and he's got some ideas about what's next.
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That "shortlist" of eight directors to replace Darren Aronofsky at the helm of The Wolverine has been narrowed down to one. Deadline reports that Twentieth Century Fox has begun negotiations with James Mangold to take over the coveted X-Men spin-off sequel following months of speculation. What other rumored names did Mangold beat out for the gig?
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Take it away, Chuck Klosterman! "Are screenwriters now affected by 'spoiler culture' before they even begin the writing process? If you know a twist will be unavoidably revealed before the majority of people see the work itself, and if you concede that selling and marketing a film with a major secret will be more complicated for everyone involved ... would you even try? Would you essentially stop yourself from trying to write a movie that's structured like The Sixth Sense?" [Grantland]
It's not Sunday, but that doesn't mean Man of Steel casting news can't slip out from Hollywood. Variety reports that Russell Crowe is in talks to play Superman's father, Jor-El, in the Zack Snyder-directed reboot. Marlon Brando famously portrayed Jor-El in Superman: The Movie, and earned roughly $12 million for his ten minutes in the film. Here's guessing Crowe won't be that financially lucky. Otherwise, nice! Developing... [Variety]
Attention Hollywood residents: get out your best fascinators in preparation for the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge -- or, as everyone still knows them, William and Kate! The on-again-off-again-on-again California trip the newlyweds were planning earlier in the spring is set to happen on July 9. The pair will kick-off the BAFTA Brits To Watch event in Los Angeles. Whether they can make it to the Cheesecake Factory at the Grove, though, remains to be seen. [Deadline]
Did you enjoy listening to the dulcet tones of Werner Herzog during his latest film, The Cave of Forgotten Dreams? If so -- and if you live in the New York area -- Movieline has just the event for you: the director -- and beloved talk show guest -- did an audio recording of the new children's book Go the F**k to Sleep, and it will be unveiled tonight at the New York Public Library. Tickets are even available. Click through for a taste of what to expect.
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Riley Griffiths is gonna love this casting news. Deadline reports that former Lost star Matthew Fox is in talks to join the cast of World War Z opposite Brad Pitt, James Badge Dale and Mirielle Enos. The half-cry goes big screen! Ed Harris is also in discussions to co-star. [Deadline]
· To say this is NSFW is an understatement; it might not be suitable for humanity. After all, once you've heard 429 swears in four minutes, does your brain just disintegrate into a pile of filth? Perhaps! See if you can make it through all the curses from Pulp Fiction strewn together in this latest Internet supercut, then stick around for more Buzz Break. Headphones!
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Here at Movieline HQ, we've gone from quietly mocking the idea of a fourth theatrical film in the American Pie franchise to actually looking forward to its release. Lots of that has to do with Twitter master Jason Biggs, but also because it seems the fourquel is going back to its roots. To wit: no official stills have been released just yet, but this latest Twitpic from original cast member Thomas Ian Nicholas amps the nostalgia factor to 11. No longer will their penises remain flaccid and unused -- again! Click through for an on-set peek.
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OK: GQ's new profile of Captain America star and July cover boy Chris Evans isn't that bad, but there's this: "I don't know what Chris's exercise regimen is, because it's one of the many things I forgot to ask him." Annnd this: "He is the greatest person I've ever met in my life, which is what I told him I'd say in this article if he gave me back the leather jacket I accidentally left at his house, and he did." Lillian Ross would be proud. [GQ]
Between now and the release of The Avengers on May 4, 2012, there will be plenty of posters, trailers, clips, spoilers, and featurette to sate the rabid Marvel fanbase. This camera phone picture of some promotional art for the Joss Whedon-directed film taken at the Licensing International Expo in Las Vegas doesn't really qualify, but it does feature a cartoonish look at your favorite Avengers, assembled. Hey, cartoon Mark Ruffalo-as-Hulk! Click through for a first look.
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Sometimes Twitter flares up with a fun meme. One of them, #unnecessarysequels, is a Movieline favorite since it requires Tweeters to employ cinematic knowledge and wit. You can play it silly with Sophie's Choice 2: Electric Boogaloo or go conversational with I Recommend Taking the Tunnel Under the River Kwai. I have a sneaking suspicion that Movieline readers are funnier than most Twitter fiends, so here's your chance to contribute your most ribtickling sequels. Can you beat the ten best that we found and listed after the jump?
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While making the press rounds for Red Riding Hood, Amanda Seyfried compared Leonardo DiCaprio (who produced the film) to veteran actor/director/producer Robert De Niro because, like the legend, DiCaprio inspired "weird tension," awe and inferiority complexes on set. That's a compliment, I think, except for the fact that the two-time Oscar winner is 67 years old and DiCaprio is just 36. And now, of course, we are faced with the titular question, "Do we consider Leonardo DiCaprio 'old' already?"
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Do you ever have that recurring nightmare where midgets and German circus folk take commands from talking toilets and wear Hitler masks and cast spells to bring Michael Jackson back from the dead in zombie form? If you didn't before, you will now after watching this trailer for the insane-sounding German flick The Return of the Moonwalker. Happy holiday weekend!
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Taylor Lautner has reached a $40,000 settlement with the RV company that he claimed stiffed him on a delivery of a trailer and caused him "emotional distress" and "annoyance." Big-heartedly, Taylor is not using his sudden windfall to buy raw steaks and protein shakes, but will be donating it to the Lollipop Theater Network, a "non-profit organization dedicated to bringing movies currently in theaters to children confined to hospitals." [US]
