Rumors have been flying around the internet that Natalie Portman is attached to star in The Dark Knight Rises and also Superman: Man of Steel! She’s denied the rumors claiming that she’s doesn’t know anything about the possibility.

In an interview for this week’s Oscar issue of Entertainment Weekly, Portman denied the rumors about her appearing in either (or both) films.

When asked about Superman, she told them:

“What is that? (laughs) No, I haven’t heard anything.”

And whether she’ll appear in the finale of Christopher Nolan’s Batman triptych:

“Oh, I don’t know anything about that.”

The fact that she’s laughing about it, could mean she’s just being coy. Even if she’s in just one of the films everyone will be happy, she’s fantastic. Can you tell I’m a fan? I’m particularly hoping The Dark Knight Rises rumor is true, she’d be great opposite Christian Bale, especially as a bad girl.

Source: Coming Soon

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Here’s the brand new hi-res banner for the upcoming comic book film Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds. [click it to see high res version]

Imagine how many fanboys are setting this as their new computer wallpaper. This banner really sells the film as more than just a superhero movie, but a full-on fantasy film. It’s a lot to pull off in one movie, hopefully it will live up to the high expectations.

Source: IMP Awards

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There has been quite a buzz in hollywood about who would helm the next film incarnation of the legendary Man of Steel. Zack Snider (300, Watchmen) is officially directing Superman: Man of Steel!

Zack Snyder has been chosen to direct  the new installment ofSuperman for Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures…

…Deadline revealed back on February 9 that the DC Comics stalwart Superman became a priority project when Nolan agreed to godfather it. He and David S. Goyer hatched the story and Goyer wrote the script. The new Superman’s producers also include  Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder while co-financer Legendary Pictures’ Thomas Tull will serve as executive producer. I’m sure there will be hot debate on Snyder as the choice, but judging from 300, you can be sure the Man of Steel will have an inspired six-pack.

My first response to the news was disappointment since Snyder is all about visuals and less about quality scene direction; but knowing that Christopher Nolan and his team are writing the script makes me more hopeful. At least we know it’ll have a good story and visuals. Casting hasn’t been revealed at all yet, but expect the film in 2012.

Source: Deadline

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Tim Robbins has signed on with the new comic book film The Green Lantern.

Tim Robbins is joining the cast of “Green Lantern,” the Martin Campbell-directed tentpole at Warner Bros. that’s based on the DC Comics superhero.

Robbins will play Senator Hammond, the disapproving father of the movie’s villain, Dr. Hector Hammond (Peter Sarsgaard), who becomes infused with psychic powers.

Ryan Reynolds stars as Green Lantern, with Blake Lively as the hero’s love interest, Carol Ferris.

The movie is cruising to a March start in New Orleans. Donald De Line and Greg Berlanti are producing.

This movie has a lot of potential given all the talent lined up for it, I just hope it’s not too campy. This is some seriously high-concept stuff, tough to bring to the screen without people bursting into laughter when you don’t want them to.

Source: Heat Vision Blog

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The new comic book film The Green Lantern has received the green light to start shooting in March!

Visual effects supervisor Karen Goulekas (The Day After Tomorrow, Spider-Man) has announced on herBlog that Green Lantern got the official green light yesterday (Wednesday) and that filming will start in 10 weeks (sometime in March):

Wow! Been a long time since I posted! But today is a day worth posting about!

Green Lantern got the official green light today! And not a second too soon – only 10 weeks out from shooting!

But we have an amazing crew – so we will make it happen!

This movie is going to be something else, the team working on it is really great. Great director, great actor, 1300 effects shots and an Oscar winning crew. Can’t wait.

Source: Super Hero Hype

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Director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) has pulled in some very high caliber talent for his upcoming film The Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds.

The first movie to be made under Warner Bros.’ new DC Entertainment umbrella will be shot by cinematographer Dion Beebe, who won an Oscar for his work with Rob Marshall on Memoirs of a Geisha(having previously been nominated for Chicago). Even more exciting than that is who Campbell hired to help create the look and vision of the movie, production designer Grant Major and costume designer Ngila Dickson, both of whom won Oscars for their work on Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Major also fulfilled the same capacity on Jackson’s remake of King Kong.

Art director François Audouy may not have won any Oscars, but his resume working in genre movies is impressive, everything from doing concept art for James Cameron’s Avatar and I Am Legend, acting as art director for Watchmen and the first Transformers movie, and working in various art capacities on all three “Spider-Man” movies.

I have to say my hopes for this movie are growing with each new piece of information. These are some talented people he’s pulling in for the ever-so-important visuals on this picture. We should start hearing about further casting soon!

Source: Super Hero Hype

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Here’s the first official image of Josh Brolin from the upcoming film Jonah Hex.

The Jimmy Hayward-directed Jonah Hex opens on June 18 and stars Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Megan Fox, Will Arnett and Michael Shannon.

This is certainly going to be a different kind of role for Brolin, I’m looking forward to it. With such a large number of comic book movies entering the marketplace, it’s good to see high quality actors like this taking on major roles.

Source: Coming Soon

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Ryan Reynolds talked to MTV in a recent interview and talked about his role in the upcoming Green Lantern as well as the possibility of a Deadpool movie.

I’ve known about “Green Lantern” my whole life, but I’ve never really followed it before. I fell in love with the character when I met with [director] Martin Campbell. When I sat down with him, I really got what it is that this guy is all about. When you have a guy like Martin Campbell, part of his charm is that he has ba–s of titanium, and the other part is that he’s slightly crazy, and you have to be to take on something with the scope of “Green Lantern.” He’s less of the director and more of a general. He just really knows strategies, he knows the intricacies, and his attention to detail! It’s infectious. I sat down with him, and I could not even believe what he was saying. When I went to the meeting, I was entirely cynical. I thought, “What the hell, I’ll see what they have to say,” and I left the room with a completely different perspective.

Listen to him talk about Deadpool here:

Lots of great stuff on the horizon for the new star, he’s a great actor, I think he’s up for the tasks at hand. Green Lantern will be a hard role to pull off considering how high-concept it is even for a comic book film.

Source: Coming Soon

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Director of The Green Lantern Martin Campbell talked to Coventry Telegraph about the massive amount of special effects in the film.

He admits it will be a big challenge in bringing to life a hero trained on another world to wield a ring of great power and join an intergalactic police corps.

Campbell said: “It’s daunting. Just the process, something like 1,300 visual effects shots, it’s mind-blowing, quite honestly.”

Campbell explained that the amount of FX work was due to the Green Lantern’s powers generated through his mystical ring.

“It’s energised by a battery on the planet of Oa, which taps into the willpower of everyone in the universe.

“From that ring you can form constructs. So if you got into a fight, you could form a giant fist. Or a fighter plane.”

All the digital wizardry will be expensive – and although Warner Bros hoped to shoot in Sydney and take advantage of tax concessions, the budget was pushed to unacceptable levels by the strengthening Australian dollar.

1300 special effects shots?!  That’s going to take a long time, but they have plenty of it since the movie isn’t out until the summer of 2011. The movie is obviously going to be a major hit, I just hope it doesn’t turn out cheesy like Fantastic Four. I doubt it though, Martin Campbell is a solid director.

Source: Coventry Telegraph

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Rumor has it that Jackie Earle Haley is likely to star as the bad guy Sinestro in the upcoming Green Lantern movie.

On the plus side, a new rumour has pegged Jackie EarleHaley for the role of Sinestro in the picture. You may recall that he’s the mentor character that might just turn out to be a baddie (if they don’t save that for the sequel). The same unnamed gossipmonger has Superman down for a cameo role in the film, which sounds like a wild and unlikely idea but the character was in at least one draft of the script and since Marvel’s multi-picture mashup scheme, I wouldn’t be surprised to see DC try a similar tactic.

Haley is a fantastic actor and he’s proven it over and over, slowly growing into a mainstream star. He’d be a great choice for Sinestro, hopefully he takes the offer if he does get it.

Source: /Film

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