No cameos for the B-movie horror industry’s leading chin, Bruce Campbell, in the future installments of the Spider Man series, no sir! In fact, by all reports, he’s looking to play a MAJOR role this time around.
The only problem is, Sam Raimi thus far has been very hush hush about it all–not even Campbell knows just what that “major” role is. Of course, there’s speculation. Maybe he’ll tackle Mysterio’s part. Maybe he’ll wind up being Spider-Man in some kind of future setting. I personally thought he’d make a great J. Jonah Jameson.
There are a whole lot of possibilities here, and with each being nearly as likely as the other to be the right possibility, all we can do is sit, wait, and hash it out endlessly over the sheer array of possibilities. However, we won’t have long to wait–filming on this one begins January of 2010, with an eye toward releasing it May of 2011.
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Samuel L. Jackson, the eternal ass-kicker, is set to portray the villain in Sony’s remake of the 1985 cult classic The Last Dragon.
The ‘80s original told the story of a young martial arts student as he fights on the streets of New York to achieve the highest level of martial arts accomplishment – the Last Dragon.
Jackson will play Sho’nuff, the Shogun of Harlem, a role played by the late Julius Carry in the original.
The screenplay is being penned by Dallas Jackson. Producers include the writer himself, as well as John Davis, Kerry Gordy and RZA.
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It seems villains are in fashion today, as MTV talks with Hulk director Louis Leterrier about possible villains for the inevitable sequel. While he has his own favorites, Leterrier told MTV that it will be up to the fans to decide.
“I think that if we get to ‘Hulk 2′ I would go to Comic-Con and ask the crowd of people that actually love the movies, which one would you prefer to see, Samson or the Leader?” Leterrier said.
He apparently would prefer to see The Leader and the Hulk go at it simply because it would be “different.” True that. He, however, asserts that it will truly be up to fans.
“I’m 34 soon to be 35. Kevin [Feige] is 35. We’re the same age as the fans. It’s not like we don’t know what we’re doing [but] they are the reason why these movies successful – why we make these movies,” he proclaimed. “I would listen to the fans.”
Hulk 2 is yet to be announced.
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While he may not have been signed on for the Iron Man sequel, director Jon Favreau is blogging to his fans, revealing plans for villains in the forthcoming film. Favreau revealed that “The Mandarin is Iron Man’s nemesis and will be incorporated in the sequel.” However, he is also apprehensive about adding a magician to the world of technology, noting that a “Fu Manchu style villain with magical/alien tech rings would seem out of place.”
He also said, "I’ve already mentioned War Machine and Mandarin. I have some ideas, but I really need to sit down with Downey and the Marvel guys before we say much more." Favreau, when asked about the return of War Machine, replied with a jab at Marvel: “Do characters ever really die in Marvel? Isn’t it like a soap opera?"
The Iron Man sequel is not due out anytime soon, so there’s still a long way to go before deciding on the villain, but personally I’d pay to see the Hulk and Iron Man square off against each other.
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