Movie News 08/04/09

  By Darren Byrne | April 8, 2009 - 2:22 pm | In The News, Movies & TV, The Culch
  • Buffy, The Vampire SlayerSince it ended in 2003, there’s been plenty of speculation about a Buffy movie, but it seems that Sarah Michelle Gellar has now been approached to reprise her role. O. M. G.
  • Al Pacino is set to play Napoleon Bonaparte in an adaptation of the children’s book, Betsy & The Emperor. Hoo-ha!
  • Gore Verbinski director of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies has decided to drop out of the franchise. Instead he will try to kick off a new franchise with a video game adaptation, Bioshock.
  • Two Gary’s (or is it Garies?) have joined the cast of Iron Man 2. Both Gary Shandling and Gary Oldman are now on board.
  • Kal Penn, the dude from House and Harold and Kumar, is going to go work for Obama. No seriously! He’s quit acting and accepted a post as the associate director in the White House’s Office of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs. No seriously!
  • The Brothers Bloom is about two con men who decide to do one last job. This looks great:

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8 Responses to Movie News 08/04/09

  1. Lottie says:
    April 8, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    HYPERVENTILATING!!!!!!!!!

  2. Will Knott says:
    April 8, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    Any idea if the movie will include elements from the “Season 8″ comic? Given what has happened to some of the characters in the comic, it would have an effect on the movie (and I can’t say what here due to spoilers if the elements are included).

  3. Lottie says:
    April 8, 2009 at 4:06 pm

    @Will - I loved the little explanation for things given in the Comic. But the series ended so spectacularly, never an ending like it, it would be a shame to mess up perfection with a movie

  4. Annie says:
    April 8, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    A Buffy movie with Sarah Michelle Gellar in it?!!! Seriously???!!!!!

    I cannot say YAY loud enough!

    When, when, when, when, when? I want it now!

  5. Maxi Cane says:
    April 8, 2009 at 4:32 pm

    I’ll only go to see that if Willow is back in it. I shall be in the back row of the cinema, in a large rain coat, nothing else.

  6. Mark says:
    April 8, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Will, Joss has been very clear that Season 8 is canon so any movie will have to take into account any developments there, unless of course it is set before season 8.

    So saying these SMG in talks to reprise the role of Buffy crop up from time to time so I won’t hold my wrath on this one

  7. Lottie says:
    April 8, 2009 at 4:47 pm

    However, I think Maxi should hold his breath. Starting….NOW>

  8. Wil Knott says:
    April 8, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    I don’t think that its his breath that he’s holding