CHRIS PRATT Could Star Opposite JENNIFER LAWRENCE In Sony's 'PASSENGERS'

Just a moment ago Variety reported that Sony was in early talks with Jennifer Lawrence to play the female lead in Passengers. Only for The Wrap to chime-in with their own scoop that Chris Pratt is also in the mix for the male lead.

Set in the future aboard a spacecraft, “Passengers” follows a man who awakens early from a cryogenic slumber and to spare himself from being lonely, decides to wake up a female passenger, which is the role Lawrence is circling.

Two high-profiled actors that were recently titled the biggest box office earners of 2014 in one film screams heat,  something to consider during it's early casting days.

Pratt has been linked to a bunch of different films including a possible reboot of Indiana Jones. Lawrence was also mentioned as a desired addition for Sony's Ghostbusters reboot, so they've previously talked to the actress about projects.

Keanu Reeves was previously mentioned for the male lead a while back but Pratt seems a bit more age appropriate for lead like Lawrence.


SOURCE: THE WRAP

Universal Eyeing JOHN WICK Directors For COWBOY NINJA VIKING Starring Chris Pratt

Variety reports that John Wick co-directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski in talks with Universal to helm their adaptation of the comic book Cowboy Ninja Viking.

The comic book film already has Chris Pratt (Guardians of The Galaxy, Jurassic World) attached to star with a script from Zombieland and Deadpool screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese. Apparently, they've met with Pratt and he gave the studio the go-ahead to start talks with them.

A man who suffers from multiple personality disorder and is put into a government program to be turned into a super-soldier with the attributes of a cowboy, a ninja and a viking.

It's been said that Pratt would play the character outside the persona, with other action leads taking the roles of the three personalities.

I'm a bit upset we're not getting a Wick sequel quickly put together but the directing duo founding the stunt company 87Eleven means the action will be top notch.



SOURCE: VARIETY

Disney Rebooting INDIANA JONES With Chris Pratt?; Actor Could Replace Harrison Ford

Our good friends over at Latino Review have been proven right yet again.

Deadline is confirming their previous report that Lucasfilm and Disney were planning on rebooting the Indiana Jones franchise with a new actor. They are reporting the studio is in early talks with rising star Chris Pratt to replace Harrison Ford as the titular hero.

While this might be great news for Pratt fans he's a busy bee these days, as he's about to shoot a remake of The Magnificent Seven alongside Denzel Washington. He also is expected to shoot a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy in early 2016 and possibly a sequel to Jurassic World something soon if it does well this summer.


Bradley Cooper seemed like a mighty fine option at the time but looks to be too high-profile at this point. His huge box office for American Sniper and his three Oscar nominations might make him too expensive at this point.

We already know that his Guardians co-star can fit the role as Star-Lord's character was greatly influenced by Jones. It's possible that Chris might not be able to juggle three franchise roles like this, but let's try to be optimistic.

This could also explain why he turned down Sony's offer to play Nathan Drake in the Uncharted film.


UPDATES: 

Latino Review is adding that Disney is looking to release the film in 2018-2019 while Variety puts Chris Hemsworth into the mix as well.







SOURCE: DEADLINE

Disney Confirms New INDIANA JONES Movies, Cue Chris Pratt Casting Campaign!

During an interview with Disney's CEO Bob Iger, Variety got confirmation that new Indiana Jones movies are in the pipeline. Variety's Marc Graser took to twitter to relay this information, that Lucasfilm is indeed going to make new movies. Which sounds like something we've been hearing for sometime. The assumption is that Lucasfilm's Kathy Kennedy would be heading-up the production on those films.

Disney's Bob Iger: "We'd love to make another Indiana Jones movie but we're pacing ourselves right now," launching Star Wars first.
— Marc Graser (@marcgraser) December 10, 2014

LatinoReview reported on this development a long time ago. Pointing to plans to reboot the entire franchise with a new actor. It's unlikely they'll have Harrison Ford reprise the role considering his age, and the fact Disney will want a bunch of movies. Not just one final installment with Ford, they heard Bradley Cooper was being eyed to take the role. LR also took a lot of shit, and met with denials from producers. This news seemingly vindicates some aspects of the original report.

With Harrison Ford at age 72 the action-heavy role seems like it just might not be a good match anymore. We can't blame the fact he's also aged-out of tangling with Nazis, which were his main antagonists in two films. The only interesting tidbit to come out The Kingdom of The Crystal Skulls was his eventual involvement in WWII. Of course this was never explored, which is a huge shame.

There are plenty of stories to pursue with a reboot, and that era hasn't been entirely explored in the trilogy. I'm sure everyone is picturing Chris Pratt (Guardians of The Galaxy, Jurassic World)  in the role, and considering that he's already their radar it's very likely he could be considered. Pratt recently passed on Drake role in Sony's Uncharted movie, a character which is considered a modern Indiana Jones.

SOURCE: VARIETY

Chris Pratt Confirms Involvement With Universal's COWBOY NINJA VIKING

Collider revealed a story that Chris Pratt (Guardians of The Galaxy, Jurassic World, Zero Dark Thirty) would be taking the lead role in Universal's adaptation of the comic book Cowboy Ninja Viking. An assassin with multiple personality disorder gives him the abilities of a cowboy, ninja and viking. The concept seems equally as insane as Fox's X-Men spin-off Deadpool, which shouldn't surprise us that the same screenwriters are working on both films. Writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick penned the script, who are best known for writing/creating Zombieland. The project had Marc Forester (World War Z, Quantum of Solace) attached to direct, but Pratt confirms that it's without a director currently.

Pratt responded via Twitter to the rumor, by actually confirming it. Also, putting it out to Twitter who should direct it. Honestly, I wouldn't mind seeing Zombieland's Ruben Fleischer tackle another Reese/Wenick script. It was revealed recently that Pratt passed on Sony's Uncharted film, and this could be a big reason for that.

“@jbkelly80: @prattprattpratt pic.twitter.com/lNR1NYxT56” YES! But who is our director? That is the question. Who do u think it should be?
— chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) November 20, 2014

SOURCE: TWITTER

Oscar Winning Writer Mark Boal Working On Sony's UNCHARTED Movie And Chris Pratt Passes On Lead

THR is reporting that Sony has tasked Oscar winning screenwriter Mark Boal (Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) to pen the newest script for Sony's Uncharted film. The film is based on the wildly successful and immersive games. Sony owns the rights outright and have made a name by developing cinematic games thanks to developer Naughty Dog. They also have Sam Raimi developing an adaptation of The Last of Us. Boal is apparently a fan of the games, which isn't hard to imagine since it's a massive best seller.

David O'Russell was once attached to write and direct the film, with Mark Wahlberg in the lead role. That whole deal broke-down and director Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) stepped-in. Chris Pratt (Jurassic World, Lego Movie, Guardians of The Galaxy) had been offered the lead role, but passed on it. Wahlberg teaming-up with Peter Berg (Lone Survivor) on The Six Billion Dollar Man, likely means Mark is out as well. Pratt's Marvel and Jurassic World contracts could be the reason he passed on the film. He might be committed to a Guardians trilogy, the two Avengers: Infinity War films and Jurassic World sequels. That doesn't leave much room for an Uncharted trilogy for Sony.

SOURCE: THR

James Gunn Will Return To Write And Direct GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2

While we're are assured that Marvel will be announcing a slew of titles today at Comic-Con. One is already being confirmed by a screenwriter from Marvel's writers program. Nicole Perlman, who originally wrote the first draft of Guardians of The Galaxy, confirmed to TheWrap in a video interview that James Gunn would be returning to write-direct the sequel. Perlman also wrote an updated script for a solo Black Widow film (and is rumored/unconfirmed to be involved with the Ms Marvel script as well).

This shouldn't be surprising at 19 reviews the film was sitting pretty at 100% at RottenTomatoes, a good sign that the film will be well received by most critics, and more importantly the audience. Kevin Feige and Gunn have been chatting-up sequel stuff during the press tour, and seeming it's in-the-bag. Marvel has pushed for sequel development early before, recently with Captain America 3 and Thor 3. It seems like we can safely add Guardians 2 to the sequel-list for Marvel Studios.

Gunn went even further while speaking with FilmDivider and revealed what we could see in the next installment, which hinted to focusing on Peter Quill's father and his role as a member of an intergalactic royal family.

Not to mention seeing more of the world of Yondu and the Ravagers (group of thieves/smugglers).

Judy Greer Nabs Another Cool Role With JURASSIC WORLD

Jurassic World is quite finished casting roles, as TheWrap reports that funny lady Judy Greer has joined the production. Greer recently took a action-heavy part in Dawn of The Planet of The Apes, playing motion-capture ape Cornelia (an homage to Cornelius). It's possible she might not be on the sidelines, as it's expected a bunch of the human characters will be running for their lives by the second act (as per usual with Jurassic Park films).

The rest of the cast includes Chris Pratt (Her, Wanted, Guardians of The Galaxy), Bryce Dallas Howard (Terminator Salvation, Spider-Man 3, 50/50), Nick Robinson (Kings of Summer), Ty Simpkins (Insidious 1-2, Iron Man 3), Jake Johnson (New Girl) , Irrfan Khan (Amazing Spider-Man, Slumdog Millionaire, Life of Pi), B.D. Wong (Jurassic Park) and Vincent D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, Men In Black). The production is already underway, taking place in Hawaii and Louisiana, with the release date set for June 12th, 2015.

SOURCE: THEWRAP

Idris Elba And Jake Johnson Also Confirmed For JURASSIC WORLD?

A while back there was chatter in the trades that both Idris Elba (Pacific Rim, Thor: The Dark World) and Jake Johnson (New Girl, Safety Not Guaranteed) were in the mix for roles in Jurassic World. It seems like THR has confirmed their involvement, or have just made a simple mistake listing the cast.

I have a feeling it's the former, since those are two names we've been hearing for a while now, and the size of their roles hasn't actually been revealed. Elba is gathering-steam as name in Hollywood, but a role in a Jurassic Park film would be hard to turn down. As the British actor has a tendency to take-on genre projects, not to mention is a workaholic. Jake has worked with Colin previously, and could end up the comedic-relief of the film (a role also linked to Jason Schwartzman).

A recent string of additions to the cast includes Vincent D’Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, Men In Black) and Irrfan Khan (Life of Pi, Slumdog Millionaire, Amazing Spider-Man). Colin Trevorrow also confirmed that BD Wong would be reprising his role of Dr. Henry Wu from the original film. Wong's character seemingly could be the only link to Jurassic Park.

SOURCE: THR

X-MEN's Omar Sy Joins The Cast Of JURASSIC WORLD

It's official French actor Omar Sy (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Intouchables) has joined the growing cast of Jurassic World, according to director Colin Trevororow. The director announced Omar's addition via his Twitter account. He'll join fellow Marvel alumni Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt.



SOURCE: COLINTREVORROW

Teaser Trailer For GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Finally Released, Plus A Bunch Of Images

Marvel Studios has finally released the teaser trailer for James Gunn's Guardians of The Galaxy. It aired on The Jimmy Kimmel Show, with an introduction by it's star Chris Pratt (Lego Movie, Jurassic World, Her). This footage is mostly the same stuff that was shown at Comic-Con and D23, but it's still awesome and reveals more than we've seen previously. There's a hint to Lee Pace's Ronan The Accuser, and the Nova Corps. (Peter Serafinowicz and John C. Reilly) are all over this thing.

I'm totally on board with this movie, and can't wait to see the next trailer, as there is almost zero storyline in this one. I can't say I'm shocked, but it would have been nice to hear Vin Diesel (Groot) and Bradley Cooper (Rocket Raccoon) give a line or two.

SOURCE: MARVELSTUDIOS 

RUMOR: Marvel Gearing-Up For GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2 In 2016?

Marvel has been more unofficial about their plans for Phase Three, than previous ones but will start things off with Edgar Wright's Ant-Man (starring Michael Douglas, Paul Rudd, Michael Pena, Clifton Collins Jr. and possibly Evangeline Lilly). There has been a lot of chatter from Marvel's Kevin Feige about his passion project Doc Strange finally getting made, while a director and lead haven't been announced. Recent development on sequels to Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, also give the impression those movies are going to be apart of the Phase Three plans.

JoBlo is tossing a monkey into the works, stating a rumor that could see a sequel to James Gunn's Guardians of The Galaxy invade theatres on May 6th, 2016. Oddly enough, that's the same date Warner Bros. has set for Batman Vs Superman, previously releasing in the same month as Ant-Man. Although, Marvel had claimed the spot ages ago and likely won't be bullied (since Disney is now backing them) if they announce the actual project for the release slot. Joblo even says treat it as a rumor, this is the first time we've caught wind of Guardians of The Galaxy 2. As it stands, Marvel has only announced three spots for 2016-2017, the only way to make room for something like Doc Strange, would be to add a second date for 2017. It's assumed that Avengers 3 would be saved for a 2018 release.

Having a trilogy of Guardians films wouldn't be a terrible thing, and it looks like Marvel might be giving each franchise a trilogy (Iron Man, Captain America and Thor). Expanding the cosmic side of the MCU seems to be the overall plan at the studio, we've already noticed a lowkey push to add Easter Eggs referencing a Planet Hulk movie (looking more likely for Phase Four, if it happens). The great thing about The Guardians is that the team roster changes all the time, there are plenty of new members that they could switch-in or add-on. Characters like Adam Warlock (already teased in a button scene), Nova, Quasar, Angela (new addition to Marvel cosmic lineup), and even the Iron Man himself Tony Stark. There was speculation and a couple of rumors that stated Karen Gillan would be playing Angela in the film, which turned out to be untrue.

Adding Tony to the Guardians 2 lineup could be a way to have Iron Man apart of Phase Three, without having an entire film (Iron Man 4) on his shoulders. Robert Downey Jr. seems to enjoy productions like The Avengers, as he's signed on to make Avengers: Age of Ultron and an untitled Avengers 3 (but not a fourth solo Iron Man film). Robert makes a ton of money for less work and get's to have a great time with the cast and crew, it's sort of win-win for him. Allowing him more time to do other projects, instead of having a huge chunk of his time dedicated to both Iron Man and Avengers sequels.

If the rumors are true, Marvel is trying to setup Doc Strange as the new staple character of the MCU (taking over for Tony), having Iron Man leave Earth for cosmic adventures would explain his departure from The Avengers. Plus, would allow Stark to explore an ever expanding sci-fi fuelled universe, populated with a ton of enemies that could give him a real threat, not just more science experiments (which is getting boring). It doesn't hurt that it's currently comic book cannon that Stark is a Guardian. Having Iron Man apart of the lineup could also be a way to scare-off competition like Batman Vs Superman from considering going head-to-head with Guardians 2.

SOURCE: JOBLO

Marvel Confirms Bradley Cooper Will Voice Rocket Raccoon In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Marvel today confirmed (LatinoReview's scoop) that Bradley Cooper (Hangover, Place Beyond The Pines, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle) will indeed be the voice of Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of The Galaxy. Cooper is an excellent addition to the cast and the press release calls for voice work only. Seeming the motion capture work for Rocket has been mostly done by animals and not an actor.

FIRST LOOK: Chris Pratt As Star-Lord In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, Plus Set Images From London

Lee Pace And Ophelia Lovibond Join The Cast Of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

TheWrap reports that Starlord candidate Lee Pace (The Hobbit Trilogy, The Fall) will be playing the villain of Guardians of The Galaxy. It's unknown who he'll be playing but Thanos, The Controller and The Badoon are possible villains of the film. THR also adds that British actress Ophelia Lovibond (Nowhere Boy, London Boulevard) will have a supporting role as well. She will play an aide to The Collector which hat has yet to be cast. The rest of the cast includes Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Michael Rooker and Dave Bautista.

Michael Rooker Will Play Original Guardian Yondu In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Deadline reports that Walking Dead's Michael Rooker (Days of Thunder, Tombstone) has signed on for a role in Guardians of The Galaxy. Rooker will play Yondu an alien big game hunter who becomes one of the original founding members of Guardians of The Galaxy. Yondu will likely be the only character from the original team to be among the lineup. It's the first time we've had confirmation of a new addition to the lineup of Starlord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax (Dave Bautista), Rocket Raccoon and Groot. Michael has also had roles in both James Gunn's previous films Slither and Super.