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A fair bit of news today, on these fronts.<\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/a> Clash of the Greek-mythology movies! Henry Cavill, who plays Charles Brandon on The Tudors<\/i>, is in talks to play Theseus in War of the Gods<\/a><\/i>, while Sam Worthington, who co-stars in Terminator Salvation<\/a><\/i>, is in talks to play Perseus in the remake of Clash of the Titans<\/a><\/i>. \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i>, Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

2.<\/a> Jack Black will star in a \u201ccontemporary reimagining\u201d of Gulliver\u2019s Travels<\/i>, in which the title character becomes a travel writer who is sent on assignment to the Bermuda Triangle. \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i>, Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

3.<\/a> Russell Brand \u2014 a British comedian who made a splash Stateside as a scene-stealing rock musician in Forgetting Sarah Marshall<\/a><\/i>, and who has since been plagued by a controversy or two \u2014 is reportedly in talks to play Johnny Depp\u2019s brother in Pirates of the Caribbean 4<\/a><\/i>. That\u2019s inspired casting, if true. \u2014 Daily Mail<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

4.<\/a> John Boorman<\/a> will direct a computer-animated adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz<\/i>. \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

5.<\/a> Producer Gale Ann Hurd comments on the rumour that her adaptation of Magdalena<\/a><\/i> will water down the source material\u2019s potentially offensive religious elements: \u201cI don\u2019t think you can separate \u2018Magdalena\u2019 completely from the legacy of her descent or the fear of destiny or many things that are connected with her as part of the comic book franchise. But at the same time, it\u2019s not a religious movie in that respect.\u201d She says the film will be like The Da Vinci Code<\/a><\/i> (2006) and The Omen<\/a><\/i> (1976-2006), where religion was mainly relegated to the background. (It was?) \u2014 MTV Splash Page<\/a><\/p>\n

6.<\/a> Screenwriter Chris Morgan says the sequel<\/a> to Wanted<\/a><\/i> will probably take the story in a \u201cmore global\u201d direction. \u2014 MTV Splash Page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"