Martin Scorsese & Kenneth Branagh Are Talking About a ‘Macbeth’ Film

Martin Scorsese & Kenneth Branagh Are Talking About a ‘Macbeth’ Film
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

Martin Scorsese and Kenneth Branaugh have had “informal conversations” about Scorsese making a movie based on Branagh’s Manchester International Festival production of “Macbeth.” First playing the fest in 2013, it hopped over to New York City last summer, and Scorsese was apparently quite taken with it. The trick of this particular version is that the audience was brought right into the action, sitting literally inches away from the battles, speeches and more, making for a truly immersive experience. So one could see what would be attractive from a filmmaking standpoint to try and bring…

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Disney To Cast Chris Pratt as Indiana Jones?

Disney To Cast Chris Pratt as Indiana Jones?
Angie Han — /Film

Deadline cautions that nothing has been finalized. The studio’s plans for Indiana Jones are still in the very early stages. However, they’ve heard that the studio wants to build a new Indiana Jones franchise around Pratt. He’d be playing the same swashbuckling archaeologist character portrayed by Harrison Ford in the original films.

A new Indiana Jones movie has been rumored pretty much since the last Indiana Jones movie (2008′s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), but real progress has been slow. Even after Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012, Indiana Jones 5 was said…

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Fox May Bring Back ‘X-Files’

Fox May Bring Back ‘X-Files’
Russ Fischer — /Film

Talk of a third X-Files movie has cropped up often in the past few years, but now it seems like a new TV installment might be more likely than anything else. Fox execs have revealed that they are pursuing an X-Files return — ideally with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprising their roles as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.

That’s fine and I’d probably watch it — I’ve watched a few episodes and it looked like something I could get in to, but then I got busy and was not able to really get in the groove — but you know what I’d really like to see Fox bring back? Fringe. I miss…

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RUMOR: Spider-Man to Appear in ‘Avengers: Infinity War, Part 1’

RUMOR: Spider-Man to Appear in ‘Avengers: Infinity War, Part 1’
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

WARNING! Major potential spoilers ahead.

Latino Review is reporting that an agreement has been reached and Spider-Man, instead of appearing in ‘Civil War,’ will now swing into “Avengers: Infinity War Part 1.” This is where the spoilers come into play. First, ‘Civil War’ will conclude with Steve Rogers being killed by Crossbones. “Thor: Ragnarok” will find our titular hero imprisoned, and Iron Man’s future post-‘Civil War’ is in question, so essentially this leaves a lot of room for Spider-Man to join the Avengers. This scenario posits a new ‘Avengers’ lineup after this year’s film, with…

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RUMOR: Orci Was Going to Resurrect Vulcan in His Version of ‘Star Trek 13’

RUMOR: Orci Was Going to Resurrect Vulcan in His Version of ‘Star Trek 13’
Natalie Zutter — TOR.com

When Roberto Orci stepped down from directing Star Trek 3, rumor had it that one of the major problems was his screenplay. According to Badass Digest, the script saw the Vulcans racing to find a time travel device so that they could go back in time and save their planet Vulcan from (in the reboot’s new timeline) Nero blowing it up with red matter, effectively rebooting the reboot.

It’s for several reasons that I’m glad Orci won’t be helming the new Star Trek, but this one is paramount: They shouldn’t try and resurrect Vulcan!

This is terrible if true. And again, completely rumor, but if…

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Justin Lin Will Direct the Next ‘Star Trek’ Film

Justin Lin Will Direct the Next ‘Star Trek’ Film
Kayla Iacovino — TrekMovie.com

After the announcement that Bob Orci would no longer be manning the director’s chair for Star Trek 3, rumors began flying as to who would take his place. Many questions about the switch remain unanswered, but we finally know who will be the next leader of Trek on the silver screen. Justin Lin, who directed ‘Fast and Furious 6′ has reportedly taken over the role.

I have a bad feeling about this (wrong franchise for that language, I know). The spirit of Fast and Furious is not exactly what I want in a Trek film. I have recently been re-watching Star Trek: The Next Generation. There are a lot…

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Jonathan Frakes is Interested in the ‘Star Trek’ Director’s Chair

Jonathan Frakes is Interested in the ‘Star Trek’ Director’s Chair
Jared Whiteley — TrekMovie.com

Just yesterday, Jonathan Frakes announced that he loves the twitter campaign and would be thrilled to direct the next Star Trek movie. While he has not responded on Twitter, he did give an interview to KOMO News Radio, wherein he said:

Hashtag, BringInRiker! I’m all over it. I’m all over it. … I say, unabashedly, I’d be great at it and would love to do it. … I’m trying to keep the lid on how excited I am about the possibility, knowing it’s such a long shot. But there’s nothing I would like better.

I’m very interested in this. Frakes directed two great Star Trek (TNG era) films. And…

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Russo Brothers May Direct ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

Russo Brothers May Direct ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
Nathan Rabin — The Dissolve

Downey isn’t the only familiar face who will help make Captain America: Civil War happen. He’ll also be joined by Cap himself (Chris Evans) and directors Anthony and Joe Russo, who previously helmed Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The Russo brothers, whose roots go back to television favorites like Arrested Development and Community, did a bang up job on Winter Soldier, so they’re now apparently being eyed to direct the next monoliths in The Avengers series (that would be Avengers 3 and Avengers 4, for those who are counting, though Marvel has already announced that the two films will…

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First Trailer for ‘Star Wars VII’ Coming This Year?

First Trailer for ‘Star Wars VII’ Coming This Year?
Germain Lussier — Film

Interstellar, Inherent Vice, Guardians of the Galaxy… as excited as I was for all those films coming into 2014, the thing I’m still most looking forward to is the Star Wars Episode VII teaser trailer. The problem is, with the film hitting in December 2015, the odds of that trailer coming out this year seem really slim. Some new buzz is circling the Internet, however, that not only says that director J.J. Abrams has already cut a trailer, but that John Williams is writing music for it, and it’ll be out at some point before the end of the year. Is that possible? Below, we’ll present the rumor…

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Benedict Cumberbatch Rumored (heavily) to Play Dr. Strange for Marvel

Benedict Cumberbatch Rumored (heavily) to Play Dr. Strange for Marvel
Mike Fleming Jr. — Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Marvel has finally found its Doctor Strange. I’m hearing Benedict Cumberbatch is the studio’s choice for the superhero pic, and negotiations are about to begin. The news comes after talks with Joaquin Phoenix around the time of Comic-Con went south, and Marvel went back to the drawing board. With names like Jared Leto and Tom Hardy also in the mix, this is obviously a coveted role. I expect this deal to make.

Great. Cumberbatch and Marvel! This should be amazing.

Now, just who the heck is Dr. Strange?