2. Bradley Cooper Might Be The Man From U.N.C.L.E.<\/I>:<\/FONT><\/B> It didn\u2019t work out with George Clooney, Matt Damon or Johnny Depp, but Steven Soderbergh finally might have found his star for The Man From U.N.C.L.E.<\/I>, Bradley Cooper. As reported by Variety<\/a>, Soderbergh offered the role of Napoleon Solo to Cooper and, odds are, he will accept. The film is based on the 1960s TV show that focuses on two men employed by U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law and Enforcement), Napoleon Solo and his Russian partner, Illya Kuryakin, on a mission to take down an enemy organization called THRUSH. Warner Bros. has the film heading toward a spring 2012 start, just after Cooper wraps Paradise Lost<\/I> and before Soderbergh gets to work on his HBO Liberace biopic.<\/p>\n 3. A New Short Arrives from Spike Jonze:<\/FONT><\/B> Spike Jonze may be well known for his features \u2013 Being John Malkovich<\/I>, Adaptation<\/I> and Where the Wild Things Are<\/I> \u2013 but the writer-director also churns out an incredible amount of music videos and shorts. The latest addition to his collection? \u201cMourir Aupr\u00e8s de Toi,\u201d or \u201cTo Die By Your Side.\u201d Inspired by Olympia Le-Tan\u2019s clutch bags, the stop-motion animated piece focuses on a skeleton and the object of his affection who springs to life from book covers in a Parisian bookstore after lights out. Le-Tan made the necessary 3,000 felt characters herself, and Jonze teamed with co-director, Simon Cahn, to bring them to life. Catch the rather sweet tragedy over at Nowness.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n 4. Battlestar Galactica<\/I> Gets a Writer:<\/FONT><\/B> According to Deadline<\/a>, Universal Pictures is finally moving forward with their Battlestar Galactica<\/I> feature. Bryan Singer has been attached to the project for quite awhile, but the guy hasn\u2019t had much time to get to work on it. Well, with news<\/a> of the end of his Excalibur<\/I> movie, Singer\u2019s schedule suddenly freed up and, sure enough, Universal makes a move in favor of Battlestar<\/I>. The studio is just about to close a deal with John Orloff to write the script based on the 1978 TV series about space travelers who survive an attack and attempt to head back to Earth in their fleet\u2019s sole remaining warship. Okay, so this doesn\u2019t necessarily mean Battlestar<\/I> will hit the big screen, let alone go into production anytime soon, but it is as close as ever to becoming a reality.<\/p>\n 5. MGM\/Sony Take Eminem\u2019s Southpaw<\/I>:<\/FONT><\/B> This summer<\/a> DreamWorks opted out of Eminem and Antoine Fuqua\u2019s Southpaw<\/I>, but that doesn\u2019t mean the project is long gone. In fact, Deadline<\/a> reports that it seems as though MGM, with Sony Pictures distributing, might snatch the boxing film up. Should the deal go through, Eminem will star as a welterweight boxer making a swift rise to the top of the rankings. After hitting a brick wall and watching his career come crashing down, he must rise to the occasion and work to reclaim his glory both for himself and his daughter. Just last year, buyers went nuts over the Kurt Sutter-written script, but apparently there was a bump in the road because DreamWork\u2019s Stacey Snider opted to let the project go. Deadline notes, \u201cSeveral outlets were impressed by the script and how it was a custom fit for the tribulations overcome by Eminem after he became a big hip hop star.\u201d It\u2019s no surprise this project is back on the map and, even if MGM doesn\u2019t bite, another studio likely will.<\/p>\n 6. Kim Kardashian Coming to the Big Screen:<\/FONT><\/B> Kim Kardashian has been in feature films before, but, come on; does Disaster Movie<\/I> really count? Okay, maybe it does, but her upcoming big screen effort will certainly mark her most substantial and legitimate movie venture yet. As reported by Deadline<\/a>, Kardashian is set to co-star in Tyler Perry\u2019s next film, The Marriage Counselor<\/I>. The piece is based on Perry\u2019s stage play and focuses on Judith, \u201can Ivy League-educated relationship expert\u201d who can\u2019t get her own love life together. Judith gets so bored with her own marriage she breaks one of the most important rules in the book and cheats on her husband with a client. Jurnee Smollett is set to play Judith while Kardashian will step in as Ava, a co-worker who lends a hand by beautifying Judith to boost her confidence in the midst of all these personal problems. So she isn\u2019t the film\u2019s main player, but still, Kim Kardashian acting in a serious film? A-list actors like George Clooney, Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep are the ones that are able to shed their star status and completely lose themselves in roles. As for Kardashian, it just seems highly unlikely we\u2019ll be able to look at her any other way.<\/p>\n 7. Captain America 2<\/I> to be Set in Modern Day:<\/FONT><\/B> I wasn\u2019t the biggest fan<\/a> of Captain America: The First Avenger<\/I>, but apparently I\u2019m in the minority as not only did the film snag over $350 million worldwide, but there\u2019s a sequel in the works. However, one thing I did take to was the set and costume design and the overall atmosphere of the piece courtesy of the story\u2019s time period. Unfortunately, for me at least, it looks as though the sequel will lose that asset as writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely revealed to The HD Room<\/a> that the next installment is \u201cprimarily set in the modern day.\u201d On the bright side, the concept the time shift grounds itself in sounds rather compelling. The duo explained, \u201cIt was a movie where it was a more pure time, where there were clearly black-and-white, right-and-wrong, good-and-evil scenarios.\u201d They added, \u201cHow does he react to a much more uncertain time? So you’re given this huge new palate to work with, but you can keep him the same.\u201d Oddly enough, my biggest frustration with the first film is that everything felt too simplistic and that Captain America was seemingly able to do anything, killing any need for concern. Perhaps this shift to more complex times could fix that.<\/p>\n 8. Ben Affleck Might Direct The Stand<\/I>:<\/FONT><\/B> After a rough acting slump, Ben Affleck is making quite the comeback via directing. Of his features, both were particularly well received and now he\u2019s got Argo<\/I>, which is getting a ton of attention courtesy of a compelling plot and all-star cast. While Affleck is hard at work on that, Warner Bros is out to make sure nobody else snatches up the actor-director when he\u2019s done and they\u2019ve got quite the offer. The studio wants Affleck to bring Stephen King\u2019s The Stand<\/I> to the big screen. The book is divided into three sections, the first of which chronicles the effects of a manmade biological weapon called \u201cCaptain Trips\u201d on the public. The government attempts to keep the contamination contained, but a facility guard escapes and we wind up with a pandemic. No word on whether the screenplay will handle just one section or the entire piece, but, based on the presentation of Contagion<\/I>, multiple films through which every element of the book can be given its due time seems most appropriate. (via Deadline<\/a>)<\/p>\n 9. Trailers: In The Land of Blood and Honey<\/I>, Piranha 3DD<\/I>, When Harry Left Hogwarts<\/I>:<\/FONT><\/B> We\u2019ve known Angelina Jolie was giving feature writing and directing a go for quite some time, but now we can finally get a taste of what she\u2019s capable of in the new trailer for In The Land of Blood and Honey<\/a><\/I>. Due out in December, the piece focuses on a romance in the midst of the Bosnian War. It\u2019s tough to assess a film based on the trailer, but from the material we\u2019ve got so far, Jolie looks to have done the material justice, bringing it together in a compelling and visually stimulating manner. An appropriate segue for this is seemingly impossible, so, for lack of better terms, how about that Piranha 3DD<\/a><\/I> teaser? The bit debuted at the Scream Awards and it most certainly looks like more of the same, but can you blame filmmakers? Piranha 3D<\/I> made a splash with $83.2 million worldwide on a $24 million budget, and it\u2019s a pretty safe bet that if 3DD<\/I> goes the same route, fans will come back for more. Switching gears quite drastically yet again, the trailer for the documentary When Harry Left Hogwarts<\/a><\/I> has arrived and it\u2019ll undeniably sway franchise fans with its behind-the-scenes footage and inside look at what it takes to make a Harry Potter<\/I> movie a reality and then what it feels like to leave those ventures behind.<\/p>\n 10. Box Office:<\/FONT><\/B> It\u2019s been ten weeks since we\u2019ve had a new movie cross the $50 million mark and, oddly enough, that streak has been broken with one that cost just $5 million to make, Paranormal Activity 3<\/I>. After receiving widely positive reviews, the franchise\u2019s third installment\u2019s got $54 million to show for it via an incredibly impressive $16,266 per theater average. Coming in at #2 is Real Steel<\/I>, which barely edged out Footloose<\/I> with $11.3 million. In week two, Footloose<\/I> dropped 30.3%, leaving it with $10.9 million – not bad considering the film cost $24 million to make and that additional $10.9 million puts it over the $30 million mark domestically. The Three Musketeers<\/I>, on the other hand, likely won\u2019t make much of a profit. With a budget of about $75 million, Summit Entertainment was likely hoping for much more than a mere $8.8 million start. On the brighter side, The Ides of March<\/I> continues to hold strong, losing just 31.1% in week three and adding another $4.9 million to its pot. (via Box Office Mojo<\/a>)<\/p>\n By Perri Nemiroff<\/a><\/p>\n Think about how many new movies hit the big screen a weekend. Must be a lot of films in the works at once, right? Most certainly and this edition of the Movie News Cheat Sheet is a testament to that. 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