Always in development, these projects.
1. Sam Raimi says he may start directing Spider-Man 4 in March 2010 — and, as previously rumoured, he may do it back-to-back with Spider-Man 5. But first, he says, he needs a script. (You mean the last film had one?) So, there is no word yet on who the villain or girlfriend will be. — MTV Splash Page, MTV Movies Blog
2. Terrence Howard says he was as surprised as anyone to discover that he had been replaced by Don Cheadle for the part of Jim Rhodes in Iron Man 2. However, Samuel L. Jackson might be back as Nick Fury. — NPR, Associated Press, MTV Splash Page (x2)
3. Marvel Studios production president Kevin Feige is intrigued by the suggestion — made by various Marvel-related filmmakers — that the Hulk should be the villain in the upcoming Avengers movie. Regardless of which side of the hero-villain divide the Hulk falls in that film, producer Gale Anne Hurd hopes to follow it up with The Incredible Hulk 2. — MTV Splash Page (x2), IGN.com
4. Daniel Craig says he turned down an offer to play Thor. — IESB.net
5. After all these Avengers-related movies are taken care of, what big-screen franchise does Marvel plan to launch next? Doctor Strange, apparently. — MTV Splash Page
6. Charles Roven, producer of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, says there is currently “no momentum” on the film version of The Flash. — ShockTillYouDrop.com
7. Rumours abound that the film version of Watchmen might have made some changes to the ending of Alan Moore’s original story. However, there is some debate as to the reliability of these rumours. — Cinematical
8. Writer-actor Seth Rogen says the film version of Green Hornet — which will be directed by Stephen Chow, who will also play the sidekick Kato — will be an origin story, despite his previously stated wish that it not be an origin story, because not too many people are familiar with the character. — MTV Splash Page
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