GAME OF THRONES Actress Rose Leslie Joins Vin Diesel In THE LAST WITCH HUNTER

THR reports that Game of Thrones actress Rose Leslie has joined Vin Diesel's next project, the horror thriller The Last Witch Hunter. The Crazies director Breck Eisner will direct the feature, and it will begin production in August. A brief synopsis was also included in the article. Rose will play the female lead, who just happens to be a witch.

A a semi-immortal witch hunter (Diesel) wandering the streets of modern New York City forced to partner with his natural enemy, a female witch. The two must stop a villainous witch queen from obtaining a relic and unleashing plague upon humanity.


I can't say I've been too interested in this project, but with Rose joining I have a bit more curiosity about it. Let's just hope that Leslie doesn't end-up making tripe movies, similar to her Thrones co-star Kit Harington.


SOURCE: THR

Xavier Gens Should Direct The Escape From New York Remake

New Line Cinema has been slowly developing a remake of John Carpenter's cult favorite Escape From New York. Producer Neal H. Mortiz (Total Recall) got a hold of the project and screenwriter Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down) took a shot at the script. Scottish actor Gerard Bulter was attached for Snake Plissken when director Len Wiseman (Total Recall, Die Hard 4) was going to make the film. Wiseman dropped out to make Total Recall instead and it lead to Butler's exit as well. Jonathan Mostow (U-571) came on to also work on the script with some intention to direct. That also didn't pan out so the studio looked to newcomer Breck Eisner and he's the last name attached to the remake. Jeremy Renner had been rumored for Snake but he would later deny his involvement.

While Len Wiseman could have made a fun action film I doubt the quality would have been there. I recently watched The Divide from French director Xavier Gens (Frontier(s)) which is a mix of genres that includes psychological thriller, science fiction and post-apocalyptic horror. The film isn't breaking new ground as it takes key elements from projects like The Walking Dead and Screamers. That being said it ended up a great little low-budget genre flick. There are even some moments it felt like an John Carpenter film, I assume it was also taking cues from his films as well.

If New Line wants a visionary director who can work with a lower budget then I believe that Gens should be given a shot. Breck Esiner's films Sahara and The Crazies didn't exactly set the world on fire. As a fan I don't have confidence in his limited vision. I feel the only reason he's being looked at is because he'll do it on the cheap. Xavier would be an inspired choice compared to Mostow, Eisner and Brett Ratner.

Other Directors In The Running For Thor 2

Variety adds to the recent story of Marvel Studios being in talks with director Patty Jenkins (Monster) to helm Thor 2. They reveal four other directors also in contention which includes Drew Goddard (Cabin In The Woods), James McTeigue (V For Vendetta), Noam Murro (300: Battle of Artemesia) and Breck Eisner (The Crazies). Goddard's Cabin In The Woods stars Chris Hemsworth and was written by Joss Whedon, Drew might get backing from the two. Brian Kirk (Game of Thrones) has walked because of creative/financial differences with the studio so we can cross him out.

McG & Breck Eisner Frontrunners To Direct Ouija

TheHollywoodReporter says that McG (This Means War) and Breck Eisner (The Crazies) are the frontrunners to direct Universal's Ouija. The supernatural adventure film written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (Tron Legacy) is becoming a priory for the studio with a set release date of November 9th 2012. It's being compared to films like The Mummy, Indiana Jones and Pirates of The Caribbean.

Other directors who presented pitches included Sylvain White (The Losers), Pierre Morel (Taken), Scot Stewart (Legion) and John Moore (Max Payne). McG would be my choice out of the two since the Charlie Angels films were entertaining enough and even his disappointing Terminator Salvation was still fun to watch. His next film This Means War could very well be a great action comedy.

Jeremy Renner Offered Plissken Role In Escape From New York

ProductionWeekly (via MovieWeb) is reporting an offer has gone out to Jeremy Renner to play Snake Plissken in the remake of Escape From New York. Previously Gerard Butler had been attached to star but has since left the project. When director Breck Eisner came on board to helm Timothy Olyphant was rumored for the role. Renner is quickly lining up many interesting action films such as Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, The Avengers and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters.

Breck Eisner Directing Blood of The Innocent?

FearNet talked with comic creator Mark Wheatley from Insight Studios who reveals Breck Eisner (Crazies) is going to direct an adaption of the comic Blood of The Innocent. The comic pitts Dracula against Jack The Ripper set in Victorian era London. Having such two horror heavy weights in one film is interesting enough to peek my excitement. The last decent Jack The Ripper film was also a comic adaption based on Alan Moore's (Watchmen) graphic novel From Hell.




Breck Eisner is currently prepping the Escape From New York remake and Wheatley believes Blood will be his next film after Escape. He's also attached to direct the Flash Gordon reboot which has been in development for a while now. While I wasn't impressed by The Crazies it did end up looking decent for it's budget restraints so I'll be interested to see what Breck can do with these projects.

"Flash Gordon is scheduled for 2012 now, I think. Escape from New York is the one he's actively working on right now. He's trying to make Blood of the Innocent the picture he does after Escape."