1. Two actresses have been cast for the sequel to Tron (1982), and by some strange fluke, both of them — Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett — were in the torture-porn flick Turistas (2006). Wilde will play “a worker in the virtual world who tries to help fight Master Control Program, the villainous intelligence protocol that was the nemesis in the original film,” while Garrett will play “a siren in the virtual world.” The title of the sequel seems to be in flux, since the papers reporting this bit of news don’t agree on whether the new film will be called Tron 2.0 or Tr2n — and neither of them mentions the other rumoured title, TRZ. — Variety, Hollywood Reporter
2. We have known for some time that Peter Morgan was writing a screenplay called The Special Relationship, which would complete the “Tony Blair trilogy” that began with The Deal (2003) and continued with The Queen (2006). The first two films were directed by Stephen Frears, but now comes word that Morgan plans to direct the third film himself. Michael Sheen — currently starring in Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon, which was also written by Morgan — will be back as Blair. — Variety
3. Rob Zombie will direct H2, a sequel to his 2007 remake of Halloween (1978). He says it will not resemble the original Halloween II (1981). — Variety
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