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1.<\/a> Peter Segal, director of Get Smart<\/a><\/i> and a handful of Adam Sandler<\/a> movies, used to be developing a big-screen version of Captain Marvel<\/i>, AKA Shazam!<\/a><\/i>, at New Line Cinema. Now he has moved that project over to Warner Brothers, where he recently signed a three-year first-look deal. \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/a> The makers of the X-Men<\/a><\/i> movies are still talking about their spin-off plans, including the nearly-finished Wolverine<\/a><\/i>, the in-development Magneto<\/a><\/i> and First Class<\/a><\/i>, and the possibility of Deadpool<\/i>. \u2014 MTV Splash Page<\/a>, Variety<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

3.<\/a> Iron Man 2<\/a><\/i> screenwriter Justin Theroux says there is no truth to the rumour that the character Jim Rhodes, AKA War Machine, was being minimized in the sequel before actor Terrence Howard was replaced with Don Cheadle. \u2014 MTV Splash Page<\/a><\/p>\n

4.<\/a> It was recently reported that Steven Spielberg and Will Smith were working on a remake of the Korean movie Oldboy<\/a><\/i> (2003) \u2014 but Smith now says that the reports were slightly inaccurate. Instead of remaking the movie, per se<\/i>, he says they are working from the original manga comic on which that movie was based. \u2014 Film School Rejects<\/a>, MTV Splash Page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"