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Fantastic Four reboot movie close to finding a director

Director Josh Trank is on the short list to direct Fox’s reboot of Marvel’s Fantastic Four franchise, according to Variety. That’s a major sign of confidence from the studio in Trank’s upcoming supervillain film Chronicle, which doesn’t hit theaters until February 3rd. According to the report, Trank has had several meetings regarding the Fantastic Four ….

Images of vehicles that will inhabit the Mad Max Fury Road movie

An Aussie site called TheAge has posted 2 images of cars from George Miller’s upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road, along with some additional details on the status of the production. According to the report, these vehicles have spent the past few weeks under lock and key at Port Kembla, Australia, awaiting transport to Africa for ….

Casino Royale actress circling 300 prequel female lead

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ 300 prequel is circling a potential female lead with Casino Royale’s Eva Green, according to THR. Green would play Artemisia in the film, currently titled 300: Battle of Artemisia, coincidentally. Noam Murro is attached to direct the project. 300: Battle of Artemisia sees the Persian king-turned-god Xerxes lead an army ….

Angelina Jolie and Luc Besson teaming up for Paris-set action thriller

Universal has nabbed North American rights to an as-yet-untitled Angelina Jolie-Luc Besson drama collaboration, in which Jolie is attached to star, according to THR. The project is described as a dramatic thriller with action, and is said to be a cross between Besson’s cult classic films The Professional and The Fifth Element. Besson wrote the ….