Sequel Bits: ‘Star Trek 3,’ ‘Jurassic World,’ London Has Fallen'
As some people doubt what writer turned producer turned directorRoberto Orciwill be able to do withStar Trek 3, the film’s co-starJohn Chois coming out in defense of his new director. Cho says Orci’s work is “going to blow people away.” In addition to theStar Trek 3talk, we have info on the following items:
In aReddit AMA, John Cho declined to say anything too revealing aboutStar Trek 3. He did defend his director, saying,
I’m absolutely confident in Bob. No one knows these characters better than Bob. And no one knows theStar Trekuniverse better than Bob.
Roberto Orci co-wrote and produced the first two newStar Trekfilms, and is making his debut as director with the third. He also co-wrote the third film withJ.D. PayneandPatrick McKay.
Jurassic Worldwill be incarnated as LEGO, says Unviersal. In a press release (viaBrickset), Universal Partnerships and Licensing president Stephanie Sperber said,
On the other side ofJurassic World, there are those old rumors thatJason Schwartzmanwould be in the new sequel. They have been proven false, but his explanation of how the rumor probably started is amusing. Screencrush asked the actor about those stories, and he said,
What happened was, my brother, John, shot that movie. And I think it was mis-reported that it was me. And, honestly, it was just so funny that that would happen. I’ve never been rumored for anything, so I started saying, “That’s fun. I can’t really comment because I don’t really know what you’re talking about, but it’s fine, we can talk about it. I just don’t have any answers.” … But, it was really just more about my brother shot it and I bet you it was just a misunderstanding.
In an interview with Free Radio in the Midlands (via theTelegraph)Hugh Grantsays he won’t be inBridget Jones 3.
He’s referring there to the fact that the script so far doesn’t bear much similarity to the novelMad About the Boy, which isHelen Fielding’s third Bridget Jones novel. We don’t even know the current status of the film, which may still be calledBridget Jones’s Baby,with Peter Cattaneo set to direct.
Deadlinereports thatKatie Holmeswill not merely reprise the role of Jackie O in the newThe Kennedys – After Camelotmini-series, which follows up the 2011The Kennedys. She will also exec produce the new series and direct one of the four episodes. (She’s also directing her first feature.)Jon Cassar, who directed the eight original The Kennedys episodes, will helm the other three new episodes.
The show will be based onJ. Randy Taraborrelli’s bookAfter Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present, with a script byStephen Kronish. Production will begin in spring 2015; thefour-hour miniseries will premiere on Reelz and Canada’s Corus Entertainment in 2016.
We’re getting a lot of quotes fromKeanu ReevesaboutBill and Ted 3as he gets out to promoteJohn Wick.We ran a bunch of stuff on the film earlier today. There’s also this quote from aReddit AMA, during which the actor was asked about an update on the film:
We are currently trying to…get the rights to the story, and get the go. And if that comes together, then maybe we’ll get to tell the story!
Tommy Wirkola(Dead Snow,Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters) won’t direct the secondHansel and Gretelfilm, but he is writing the script. He’s also out promotingDead Snow 2(which hediddirect) and was asked about theHansel and Gretelsequel.Craveposed the question, but the writer/director only said, “I can only say there’s voodoo involved.” OK, actually, he did say a bit more.
Production on the film will have to wait until producers can work with Jeremy Renner’s schedule. We haven’t heard anything about the return of Gemma Arterton at this point.
TheOlympus Has FallensequelLondon Has Fallenhas faced a speed bump, as director Fredrik Bond was hired, then left the production shortly afterward over “creative differences.” NowBabak Najafi(Easy Money II) will direct returning actors Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Melissa Leo, Angela Bassett and Radha Mitchell.
This time, Butler’s secret service agent must defuse a terrorist threat while overseas. AsThe Wraptells it, “When he attends the British prime minister’s funeral with the U.S. president (Eckhart) and Speaker of the House (Freeman), a deadly plot to kill powerful world leaders reveals itself.”
NowJackie Earle Haleyhas joined the cast as Deputy Chief Mason. At this pint we don’t know any specifics about the role, or how it fits into the overall story. The London Has Fallen script is byChristian Gudegast, who wrotealongwith Olympus Has Fallen writersCreighton RothenbergerandKatrin Benedikt.
