Writer of The Usual Suspects to pen Wolverine sequel script

Christopher McQuarrie, who wrote scripts for Bran Singer’s The Usual Suspects as well as X-Men, has been tapped to write the screenplay for Fox’s sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine, according to THR. Hugh Jackman will return as Logan, the mutant with healing powers and an adamantium-dipped endoskeleton. Jackman will again produce the film, along with ….

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse adds a new cast member

Jack Huston – who stars in the upcoming TV witch saga Eastwick – will be fitted for fangs in Summit Entertainment’s upcoming sequel The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third installment in the popular novel series’ adaptations, according to THR. Huston joins Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Bryce Dallas Howard in the series based on Stephenie ….

Underworld 4 has potential release date and will be shot in 3-D

ShockTillYouDrop reports that Screen Gems is moving ahead with a fourth Underworld movie and is targeting a January 21, 2011 release. The film will be shot in 3-D also, according to the report. No mention as to whether Underworld: Rise of the Lycans stars Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy and Rhona Mitra, or former franchise toppers ….

The Strangers 2 starts shooting this fall with original writer and a new director

Rogue Pictures announced that shooting for the sequel to last year’s breakout indie horror The Strangers starts this fall. The original film told the story of a couple staying in an isolated vacation house, who are terrorized by masked strangers. The studio won’t reveal the sequel’s storyline yet, but say that you can expect masks, ….

Check out this Saw VI motion poster ahead of the first trailer this week

Check out this motion poster that Yahoo! Movies just posted on their website. It’s quite a departure from traditional Saw posters, which usually have a much darker tone and feature nurses or a pig head in blood. In the sequel, Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to ….

Tron, Alice in Wonderland and more footage to be in 3-D at Comic-Con ’09, plus Miyazaki and Lasseter to attend

Disney has released its Comic-Con 3-D heavy lineup, and the studio confirmed that it will showcase 3-D footage of the new Tron film, along with 3-D clips from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and Robert Zemeckis’ A Christmas Carol. Directors Robert Zemeckis and Tim Burton will join Tron producers Sean Bailey and Steve Lisberger on ….

Rodriguez directing Predators, Machete, Sin City 2, Nervewrackers and live-action Jetsons at home in Austin

IESB today confirmed a previously reported story by Bloody-Disgusting, that Sin City director Robert Rodriguez will reboot the Predator franchise for Fox. The new film is titled Predators, and Rodriguez will apparently direct and produce the new project. He discussed Predators and other high-profile projects he’s developing at a news conference earlier today at Troublemaker ….

Win one of two copies of Into the Blue 2: The Reef – Unrated Edition on DVD

For some reason, I’m thinkin’ this contest will be more popular with the fellas. Not sure why, just a hunch. April 21st, 2009, MGM Home Entertainment and Fox Home Entertainment will release the sexy sequel Into Into the Blue 2: The Reef Unrated on DVD. Don’t miss all the excitement that happens in the reef, ….