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\n1. Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd and More to Suffer from Disconnect<\/I>:<\/FONT><\/B> Murderball<\/I> director Henry-Alex Rubin is switching gears, straying from the documentary realm to make his narrative debut with Disconnect<\/I>. Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd joins his ensemble cast as an ex-Marine whose troubles with his wife lead him to have an affair. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo<\/I>\u2019s Michael Nyqvist\u2019s character is a man Skarsg\u00e5rd suspects is attempting to steal his identity. Warrior<\/I>\u2019s Frank Grillo is also on board as a computer safety expert, trying to protect his son (Colin Ford) from web-based threats. Lastly, Andrea Riseborough will play a TV reporter in pursuit of a story on a male model with a scandalous online side job. Variety<\/a>\u2019s general synopsis says the film \u201cfollows a large ensemble of characters who are affected — and in some cases destroyed — by the Internet and other forms of modern communication.\u201d We\u2019ve only got five cast members thus far, so I\u2019d like to bet this roster will grow in the near future. Production is set to begin next month on a budget that falls within the $8 to $10 million range.<\/p>\n
2. Joe Kosinski on the Hunt for Tom Cruise\u2019s Horizons<\/I> Co-Star:<\/FONT><\/B> Horizons<\/I>? Yes, Horizons<\/I>. Apparently the production ditched Oblivion<\/I> and is going with the new working title, Horizons<\/I>. But that\u2019s not even the big news; Variety<\/a> reports director Joe Kosinski has amassed quite the group of actresses to test for the lead female role. Star Tom Cruise\u2019s character, Jack, is a guy who calls the clouds above Earth home. However, his job requires him to head down to Earth to fix up some drones in need of repair, devices that keep what\u2019s left of humanity safe from evil ETs. Without further ado, the ladies vying for that coveted role are Jessica Chastain, Olivia Wilde, Brit Marling, Noomi Rapace and Olga Kurylenko. As I\u2019m still feeling all warm and fuzzy from The Help<\/I>, I\u2019m siding with Chastain, although knowing little to nothing about what the role entails, it\u2019s tough to narrow down the options just yet. Horizons<\/I> is set for a July 19th, 2013 release.<\/p>\n 3. Warm Bodies<\/I> Gets Rob Corddry:<\/FONT><\/B> If you have yet to read Isaac Marion\u2019s book Warm Bodies<\/I>, I\u2019d suggest you get on top of it because this is a book-to-film adaptation that has the potential to shake up Hollywood\u2019s obsession with supernatural creatures. The film will star Nicholas Hoult as R, a zombie who\u2019s thrown off when a living woman (Teresa Palmer) inspires him to want more than just roaming around, groaning and eating flesh. As reported by Variety<\/a>, Rob Corddry is currently in talks to play M, a zombie friend of R\u2019s. I always imagined M to be a bit closer in age to R and rather bulky, as at a point he steps in as a bodyguard-type, but with some makeup, there\u2019s no reason to think Corddry couldn\u2019t pull it off. Then again, Corddry is primarily known for his comedic work. M isn\u2019t exactly a funny zombie. It\u2019s definitely going to be a challenge for Corddry to not only get serious, but shed the majority of his emotions to portray a lifeless character, all while still giving M some degree of personality.<\/p>\n 4. Simon West Wants Taylor Lautner, Nic Cage & Donnie Yen for The Expendables 2<\/I>:<\/FONT><\/B> Director Simon West continues his rampage to make Expendables 2<\/I> bigger, better and more star-studded than the first. He\u2019s already got the vets including Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Bruce Willis, but now he\u2019s pursuing the names on his wish list, which is topped by acting martial artist Donnie Yen. As we previously reported, West also has his eye on John Travolta and Chuck Norris and now Nicolas Cage, Taylor Lautner, Christian Slater and Christopher Lambert are apparently candidates, too. Will West get them? Certainly not all of them. Sure, The Expendables<\/I> made a killing at the box office last summer, but ultimately, some of these options are guys that should have better things to do. Then again, if West can show them the money, who\u2019s going to say no? 5. My Movie Crashed and Burned:<\/FONT><\/B> Sure, terrible reviews may be enough to justify a shoddy film\u2019s poor performance at the box office, but ever think about how the individuals responsible for such a critical and financial failure must feel? Conan the Barbarian<\/I> screenwriter, Sean Hood, took to Quora to express his thoughts about his big budget blunder. Hood recaps his feelings from when he first signed on, to the watching the tracking numbers crash prior to the release, up to his sentiments post-opening weekend. Hood writes, \u201cYou make light of it, of course. You joke and shrug. But the blow to your ego and reputation can’t be brushed off.\u201d Sure, most of the piece is lamenting the film\u2019s failure, but before wrapping up, Hood touches on his father\u2019s experience vying for a seat in a prestigious philharmonic and how his steadfastness got him past a major disappointment and onto a fantastic opportunity. Click here<\/a> to check out the piece in full, as it\u2019s certainly a worthy read. 6. Who Didn\u2019t See This Coming? Universal Drops Ouija Movie:<\/FONT><\/B> Damn, I should have printed this in black and white months ago; skepticism was sky high when Universal announced plans to make a movie inspired by the Ouija board game. The outlook never got much brighter from there. Pierre Morel signed on to direct only to drop out in November and then McG snatched it up. Enough said there. Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis penned the first draft of the script and then Evan Spiliotopoulos and Simon Kinberg came in to give it a shot. As reported by Vulture<\/a>, enough is enough and, just after axing the Clue<\/I> remake, Universal is waving goodbye to Ouija<\/I>. However, McG isn\u2019t ready to let go just yet and has plans to shop the piece around to other studios in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n 7. Scary Movie 5<\/I> Might Really Be Coming:<\/FONT><\/B> It\u2019s been over five years since Scary Movies 4<\/I> hit and rumors of a fifth film first cropped up, but it looks as though the production is finally firing up for real. Bloody Disgusting<\/a> reported that Dimension films hired Stephen Leff, John Aboud and Michael Colton to put pen to paper to bring the franchise back. The studio\u2019s also sent offers to Scary Movie<\/I> vets, Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson and Kevin Hart, to reprise their roles. While we have heard quite a bit about the series coming back to no avail over the past years, this does seem like a rather assertive step forward. Regardless, does anyone even want another Scary Movie<\/I>? There\u2019s been so much nonsense in the more recent installments that it\u2019s easy to forget the first one was actually really funny; it was on TV the other night and I was surprised to find myself laughing out loud. Still, that\u2019s not enough to redeem the series and, personally, I\u2019ve got hopes this news will fade away into nothing just like all the other reports.<\/p>\n 8. The Last Exorcism<\/I> Sequel Gets a Writer:<\/FONT><\/B> Now here\u2019s some sequel news with a little more validity to it, and value for that matter. Just last summer, The Last Exorcism<\/I> took its $1.8 million price tag and demolished it, earning $20.4 million in its opening weekend alone. According to THR<\/a>, a year later, the producers are finally moving along with plans for a sequel by hiring writer Damien Chazelle to pen a script. No word on exactly what route Dimension plans to take with this film \u2013 prequel, sequel, etc. \u2013 but for those of you who have seen the first film, there\u2019s no denying that the original left the option to continue the story wide open. As for the obligatory question, does anyone even want a sequel? Here, I\u2019m going with yes. Sure, the first film wrapped up with a weak and rushed third act, but otherwise, it was well made and genuinely scary. I wouldn\u2019t mind returning for round two. <\/p>\n 9. Trailers: Julia\u2019s Eyes<\/I>, The Rum Diary<\/I>, The Way<\/I>:<\/FONT><\/B> While one Guillermo del Toro production begins its run in theaters, another makes its trailer debut. Don\u2019t Be Afraid of the Dark<\/I> will leave you checking under your bed at night and then this new trailer for Julia\u2019s Eyes<\/a><\/I> will leave you with a fear of macular degeneration. Del Toro is out to scare and scar us all, which is fine by me! On a lighter note, the first trailer for the book-to-film adaptation The Rum Diary<\/a><\/I> has arrived and it shows off Johnny Depp as Paul Kemp, a journalist who relocates to Puerto Rico and gets tangled up in a corrupt businessman\u2019s (Aaron Eckhart) scheme to put life on the island in the wealthy\u2019s favor. Last up we\u2019ve got the trailer for Emilio Estevez\u2019s The Way<\/a><\/I>. Estevez directs his father, Martin Sheen, as a man who loses his son while he walked the Camino de Santiago. To honor his memory, Sheen\u2019s character heads out to complete the journey.<\/p>\n 10. Box Office:<\/FONT><\/B> And you thought last weekend\u2019s numbers were bad. While The Help<\/I> and Rise of the Planet of the Apes<\/I> are still going strong, all of the newcomers tanked, big time. The Help<\/I> topped the list again with another $14.5 million courtesy of a minimal 27.4% drop. Colombiana<\/I> surprisingly turned out to be the highest earner of the new releases, taking in $10.4 million and snagging the second position on the top five. Apes<\/I> takes #3 with $8.9 million just barely edging out Don\u2019t Be Afraid of the Dark<\/I> and its $8.5 million week one haul. Rounding out the top five is Our Idiot Brother<\/I>, which is already in the green, but with a $5 million budget, that\u2019s not saying much. Despite its star-studded cast, Our Idiot Brother<\/I> wraps its first weekend out with only $7 million. (via Box Office Mojo<\/a>)<\/p>\n By Perri Nemiroff<\/a><\/p>\n Better late than never, right? Thanks to a certain hurricane that shall remain nameless, your weekly Movie News Cheat Sheet comes a day late, but gives you all of the movie discussion topics necessary to help you ride out the rest of the work week with ease. 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