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1.<\/a> A court conference between lawyers for Fox and Warner was cancelled on Tuesday, leading to speculation that the studios may be on the verge of reaching a settlement over the rights to Watchmen<\/a><\/i>. But that won\u2019t be the end of the legal drama surrounding that movie: if Warner has to pay Fox lots of money, then they are apparently going to hold producer Larry Gordon responsible. \u2014 Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i>, Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/a> Samuel L. Jackson, who had a cameo as Nick Fury at the end of Iron Man<\/a><\/i>, says negotiations to bring him back in the role \u2014 whether in Iron Man 2<\/a><\/i>, The Avengers<\/a><\/i> or both \u2014 have broken down because \u201cthere seems to be an economic crisis in the Marvel Comics world\u201d. \u2014 Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

3.<\/a> Speaking of Iron Man 2<\/i>, there are rumours afoot that Emily Blunt, who was hilarious as Meryl Streep\u2019s high-strung assistant in The Devil Wears Prada<\/a><\/i> (2006), may be under consideration for the part of Black Widow. Meanwhile, Sam Rockwell has confirmed that he will be playing Justin Hammer in the sequel \u2014 and he says he was once very briefly considered for the part of Iron Man himself in the original film. \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i>, MTV Splash Page<\/a><\/p>\n

4.<\/a> Andy Serkis says Tintin<\/a><\/i> will start shooting \u201cthe week after next\u201d. He\u2019s playing Captain Haddock. \u2014 ComingSoon.net<\/a><\/p>\n

5.<\/a> Producer Michael Uslan has hinted that the Shazam!<\/a><\/i> movie might still be in development, despite screenwriter John August\u2019s recent claim that it was dead, dead, dead. \u2014 MTV Splash Page<\/a><\/p>\n

6.<\/a> Will there be a sequel to Monsters Inc.<\/a><\/i> (2001) four years from now? That\u2019s what one blogger is wondering, after someone at Pixar found his site by Googling the term \u201cmonsters 2013 pixar\u201d. \u2014 The Pixar Blog<\/a><\/p>\n

7.<\/a> Jackie Chan is in talks to co-star with Jaden Smith in the remake of The Karate Kid<\/a><\/i> (1984-1994), which starts shooting early this summer in Beijing. \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i>, Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"