August 28th, 2009
Swamp Thing
Joel Silver hopes to make a new Swamp Think movie in 3D. From Joel Silver: “I’m developing a picture now that I’d like to do. I’ll hopefully do Swamp Thing, which is a movie we’ve had for a long time. We think that would be great to do in 3D. There are a couple of projects I’m thinking about (for the format) but not everything. Maybe I’m going to do it. I like it.”
Green Lantern
After some budgeting issue came up with the film being shot in Australia due to the value of the Australian dollar having risen 16% higher since the spring. It was no longer attractive to shoot there and take advantage of tax benefits. The studio is now scouting Louisiana for some of the possible production.
Powers
Brian Michael Bendis’s Powers series is confirmed to be coming to television. From Bendis: “What made ‘Powers’ special in a culture filled with superhero stories was that we never left the cop’s point of view. We don’t go flying around with the superheroes. We always stay on the ground. ’Powers’ is not a superhero story. We mention all these cool fantastic ideas but it’s a cop story. It’s ‘CSI’ and not ‘Heroes.’”
X-Men Origins: Magneto
David Goyer to MTV News: “They’re still thinking about doing it. They’re definitely looking into doing other X-Men spin offs. I’ve been in touch with them. I’m sure that project will move forward in the next year or so.” So 2010 folks!
Queen & Country
Ryan Condal is writing Queen & Country for Fox. The script will be based on Greg Rucka’s Oni Press comic which follows a female Special Ops agent who finds herself on the run when she carries out a high-level assassination in Eastern Europe.
Spawn
From Todd McFarlane’s Twitter: I’ve officially begun writing the Spawn movie screenplay. The story has been in my head for 7 or 8 years. Will continue to update. The movie idea is neither a recap or continuation. It is a stand alone story that will be R-rated. Creepy and scary. The tone of this Spawn movie will be for a more older audience. Like the film Departed.
Batman 3
Magan Fox is Catwoman! Holy crap! Please say it ain’t so! Alright: “It ain’t so.” Thankfully this was nothing more than a prototypical example of Internet-provoked rumor. Warner Bros. has confirmed that no casting has been done for Batman 3 because there IS no Batman 3 yet. No script. No Casting Calls. We can all breathe normally again.