Movie News Mash 5

Unnamed Comedy

According to First Showing, "Columbia Pictures has hit the jackpot! Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David Spade are negations to star in an untitled comedy to be directed by 'Happy Gilmore' and 'You Don't Mess With the Zohan' helmer Dennis Dugan. Sandler's Happy Madison is developing and is planning to shoot over the upcoming summer. Taking a cue from some of Judd Apatow's comedies that take place over one day of time, the story, written by Sandler and Strange Wilderness writer Fred Wolf, is about five best friends from high school who reunite 30 years later on a Fourth of July weekend. Hilarity ensues."

That is a good list of funny people. Will have to hear more news and see a trailer to see the full potential of this film.



A New Superman

According to MTV News, "AICN tipster 'Ballack' has reported that frequent Wachowski collaborator James McTeigue (who directed their adaptation of Alan Moore’s 'V For Vendetta') told an interviewer in Berlin that the next project on the brothers’ plate was originally scheduled to be the “Plastic Man” movie — but a shakeup at the studio has delayed the film indefinitely. This development, however, has opened up a discussion with the Wachowskis to possibly helm a three-part reboot of the 'Superman' film franchise."

Having the guys behind the Matrix Trilogy do Superman? I am all for it.



The Delayed Knight

According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Christopher Nolan has set up his next project with Warner Bros., an original screenplay he wrote called 'Inception.' The 'Dark Knight' director hopes to shoot the sci-fi action film in the summer for a release during summer 2010.

'Chris Nolan is a visionary filmmaker who continually raises the bar with each movie he makes,' Warner Bros. Pictures Group president Jeff Robinov said. 'We are thrilled to be collaborating again with him and Emma on this exciting new motion picture.'

This pushes back any potential filming on a new Batman film, but three years -- and 'The Prestige' -- passed between 'Batman Begins' and 'The Dark Knight.'"

With "Dark Knight" being No. 5, "Memento" No. 27, "Prestige" No. 83 and "Batman Begins" No. 105 on IMDB's Top 250 movies of all time, this man can direct anything.
I would like another Batman, but I have no doubt it will be made within the next three years.