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1.<\/a> Chris Weitz<\/a> wanted to direct back-to-back sequels to The Golden Compass<\/a><\/i> (2007), but that film was a box-office disappointment \u2026 so now, he may get to direct back-to-back sequels to Twilight<\/a><\/i> instead. For the moment, Summit Entertainment is promising only that he will direct New Moon<\/i>, based on the second book in the series \u2014 but there has been speculation for some time that Summit may want to shoot that sequel in conjunction with the third installment, Eclipse<\/i>. There is also speculation that a new actor may be hired to replace Taylor Lautner, who played the latent werewolf Jacob in the first film. Pre-production is slated to begin in Vancouver next week, and if all goes according to plan, New Moon<\/i> will be in theatres by November 20 \u2014 less than a year from now. \u2014 Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/i> (x2<\/a>), Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i>, Variety<\/a><\/i>, Nikki Finke<\/a>, MTV Movies Blog<\/a>, VancouverFilm.net<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/a> Darren Aronofsky says \u201ca big movie star\u201d is attached to his movie about Noah<\/a>, but first he\u2019s going to produce a graphic novel based on his idea for that film. \u2014 Rope of Silicon.com<\/a><\/p>\n

3.<\/a> David Goyer says the Magneto<\/a><\/i> prequel is on hold until the studio can see how well X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/a><\/i> does at the box office next year. \u2014 Superhero Hype!<\/a><\/p>\n

4.<\/a> David Goyer also says there has been talk of rebooting the Blade<\/a><\/i> (1998-2004) franchise, without Wesley Snipes. \u2014 ShockTillYouDrop.com<\/a><\/p>\n

5.<\/a> Warner Brothers likes what Michael Bay and his buddies at Platinum Dunes are doing with their reboot of the Friday the 13th<\/a><\/i> (1980-2001) franchise, which comes to theatres early next year, so now the studio is letting them reboot the A Nightmare on Elm Street<\/a><\/i> (1984-1994) franchise, too. \u2014 ShockTillYouDrop.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"