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1.<\/a> Two actresses have been cast for the sequel<\/a> to Tron<\/a><\/i> (1982), and by some strange fluke, both of them \u2014 Olivia Wilde<\/a> and Beau Garrett \u2014 were in the torture-porn flick Turistas<\/i> (2006). Wilde will play \u201ca 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,\u201d while Garrett will play \u201ca siren in the virtual world.\u201d The title of the sequel seems to be in flux, since the papers reporting this bit of news don\u2019t agree on whether the new film will be called Tron 2.0<\/i> or Tr2n<\/i> \u2014 and neither of them mentions the other rumoured title, TRZ<\/a><\/i>. \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i>, Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/a> We have known for some time that Peter Morgan<\/a> was writing a screenplay called The Special Relationship<\/a><\/i>, which would complete the \u201cTony Blair trilogy\u201d that began with The Deal<\/a><\/i> (2003) and continued with The Queen<\/a><\/i> (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 \u2014 currently starring in Ron Howard\u2019s Frost\/Nixon<\/a><\/i>, which was also written by Morgan \u2014 will be back as Blair. \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

3.<\/a> Rob Zombie will direct H2<\/i>, a sequel to his 2007 remake<\/a> of Halloween<\/a><\/i> (1978). He says it will not resemble the original Halloween II<\/a><\/i> (1981). \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"