2. Another Lego Movie on the Way:<\/FONT><\/B> The whole toy\/board game-to-film effort has been underwhelming, but as a longtime Lego diehard, it\u2019s tough not to be downright thrilled that there\u2019s a Lego move in the works, let alone two. As reported by THR<\/a>, Universal is in the process of snagging the rights to Lego\u2019s Hero Factory line. The studio is also in negotiations with Predators<\/I> scribes Michael Finch and Alex Litvak to pen the script. Even amidst a somewhat ridiculous amount of excitement, you\u2019ve got to acknowledge the fact that toys don\u2019t really lend themselves to narratives. Hero Factory, on the other hand, is a Lego brand that actually comes with its own storyline and mythology. Apparently the heroes come from a planet assigned to produce robots to take out intergalactic evil. Robots including Stormer, Bulk, Stringer, Furno and Breez go head to head with the Hero Factory bad guys, XPlode, Corroder, Meltdown and Von Nebular. The plan is to go the live action route with this one and keep the storyline within the set\u2019s mythology, two things that are expected to set it far apart from Warner Bros\u2019 CGI-animated Lego movie.<\/p>\n 3. G.I. Joe: Retaliation<\/I> No Longer a Summer 2012 Release:<\/FONT><\/B> I don\u2019t want to knock G.I. Joe: Retaliation<\/I> before it\u2019s out, but bumping the film back this late in the game? Really? News hit via Deadline<\/a> that the G.I. Joe<\/I> sequel, originally scheduled to arrive on June 29, 2012, now won\u2019t hit theaters until March 29, 2013. On the bright side, the delay isn\u2019t due to a very last minute suspicion that the film isn\u2019t all that good, rather because Paramount is opting to post-convert it. Okay, maybe that isn\u2019t really looking on the bright side. As someone who actually had a blast with the first film, I was looking forward to coming back for more, but in 3D? And even worse, this isn\u2019t only a post conversion job, but it\u2019s post conversion way after the fact. Did director Jon M. Chu shoot the film with the third dimension in mind? If not, I\u2019d like to bet the film won\u2019t pop nearly as much as it could have had this decision been made from square one. A studio executive noted, \u201cWe\u2019re going to do a conscientious 3D job because we\u2019ve seen how it can better box office internationally,\u201d and \u201cJim Cameron did all of Titanic\u2018s 3D in post \u2014 and look how well that movie turned out.\u201d It\u2019s tough to deny that first point, but in terms of the latter, are we really comparing G.I. Joe<\/I> to Titanic<\/I>? Get real.<\/p>\n 4. Disney Shuts Down Order of the Seven<\/I>:<\/FONT><\/B> Poor Saoirse Ronan; she\u2019s about to lose a major studio production. Good thing she\u2019s got a half dozen other films on the way. According to THR<\/a>, Disney is pulling the plug on their Snow White<\/I> production, Order of the Seven<\/I>. The film was set to star Ronan and mark Michael Gracey\u2019s directorial debut, but hopes to go into production this summer in London were dashed by John Carter<\/I>. Some are saying that John Carter<\/I>\u2019s dismal box office performance forced Disney to reassess all of its tentpole budgets and the budget for Order of the Seven<\/I> was high enough to give the studio cold feet. Additionally, it was Rich Ross who was responsible for overseeing the production, but after the John Carter<\/I> debacle, Ross split and Disney CEO Bob Iger has yet to replace him. There was something intriguing about a Snow White<\/I> set in 19th century Hong Kong, but when we\u2019ve got two other Snow White<\/I> adaptations hitting this year, it renders Order of the Seven<\/I> a minimal loss.<\/p>\n 5. Kathryn Bigelow Adds Mark Duplass to Zero Dark Thirty<\/I>:<\/FONT><\/B> Kathryn Bigelow\u2019s Zero Dark Thirty<\/I> is set for a December 19, 2012 release, but apparently she\u2019s still casting. As reported by Deadline<\/a>, Mark Duplass is the latest to join the film about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden and supposedly locked a \u201ckey supporting role.\u201d This news only earned a mere paragraph on Deadline, but after getting a double dose of Duplass in Your Sister\u2019s Sister<\/I> and Safety Not Guaranteed<\/I>, I\u2019m ready to jump on board just about anything he\u2019s attached to. No word on who he\u2019s playing in Zero Dark Thirty<\/I>, but for a guy with a knack for comedy, it\u2019ll undoubtedly have him testing new waters.<\/p>\n 6. Bradley Cooper May Wear Two Hats on American Sniper<\/I>:<\/FONT><\/B> How about a double dose of Bradley Cooper? According to THR<\/a>, Cooper not only has plans to produce American Sniper<\/I>, but possibly star in it, too. The adaptation of the autobiography of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle will be the very first project for Cooper\u2019s Warner Bros-based company, 22nd & Indiana. Jason Dean Hall is set to write the script about how Kyle went from being your typical Texas resident to earning the record for the American with the highest number of sniper kills. But the story isn\u2019t all action and guns; apparently Kyle\u2019s American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History<\/I> also includes passages from Kyle\u2019s wife about how their relationship changed as her husband became increasingly concerned with war. The plan is to start shooting in July.<\/p>\n 7. Rupert Grint Takes Two:<\/FONT><\/B> We\u2019ve got yet another double take with Rupert Grint. As reported by Variety<\/a>, Grint is on board to star in both The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman<\/I> and CBGB<\/I>. The former stars Shia LaBeouf as a guy who falls for the daughter of a crime boss. Alan Rickman leads CBGB<\/I> as the iconic movie club\u2019s owner, Hill Kristal. No word on who Grint will play in Countryman<\/I>, but in this one, his character is Cheetah Chrome of the Dead Boys, a musician who was a pivotal player during CBGB\u2019s rise.<\/p>\n 8. Clarice Starling Gets a TV Series:<\/FONT><\/B> This may not be movie news, but the fact that it relates to The Silence of the Lambs<\/I> certainly makes is Cheat Sheet<\/B> worthy. Via TV Guide<\/a>, Lifetime is hard at work on a series called Clarice<\/I>, a show all about the character Jodie Foster brought to life back in 1991, but following her during her younger years, right after she graduates from the FBI academy. While it\u2019s hard not to fall for a show featuring Clarice Sterling, NBC definitely has the upper hand as their 13-episode series, Hannibal<\/I>, focuses on Hannibal Lecter and, let\u2019s face it, who would Clarice Sterling be without Hannibal Lecter? I\u2019ll be watching both, but my money\u2019s on Hannibal<\/I>.<\/p>\n 9. Trailers: The Apparition<\/I>, The Great Gatsby<\/I>, Anchorman 2<\/I>:<\/FONT><\/B> Believe in ghosts? According to the new trailer for The Apparition<\/a><\/I>, that might not be the best idea. When a group of students tries to prove that, if you believe, paranormal events really can happen, they wind up with a horrifying amount of success. We\u2019ve also got the highly anticipated first trailer for Baz Luhrmann\u2019s The Great Gatsby<\/a><\/I>. We\u2019ve got wild parties, elaborate set design and incredible roaring twenties costumes all of which are further enhanced by Luhrmann\u2019s picturesque camera techniques and a pounding union of Kanye West and Jay-Z\u2019s \u201cNo Church in the Wild\u201d and Jack White\u2019s \u201cLove is Blindness.\u201d And on a far less elaborate note, the teaser trailer for Anchorman 2<\/a><\/I> has arrived and while it\u2019s fun seeing the boys back together again, the gag isn\u2019t really all that funny.<\/p>\n 10. Box Office:<\/FONT><\/B> The Avengers<\/I> had a nice long run at #1, but now it\u2019s time to let another summer blockbuster take the spotlight. Men in Black 3<\/I> opened strong with $55 million and a $12,947 per theater average. Even though The Avengers<\/I> dropped to #2, it\u2019s still enjoying an incredible fourth weekend out, only losing 33.5% and taking another $37 million to the bank. Battleship<\/I>, on the other hand, took a tough 57.7% hit, leaving it with only $10.8 million its second weekend out. With only $44.3 million in total in the domestic bank, it\u2019s a good thing the $209 million-budgeted flick has a $232.7 million international haul to lean on. The Dictator<\/I> beats out Chernobyl Diaries<\/I> for the fourth spot, losing 44.9% of its weekend one profits for another $9.6 million. As for Chernobyl Diaries<\/I>, it only managed to accumulate $8 million its first weekend out with a $3,288 per theater average. (via Box Office Mojo<\/a>)<\/p>\n By Perri Nemiroff<\/a><\/p>\n Enjoying the long weekend? Men in Black 3 and The Avengers certainly are. Even though MIB 3 is sitting strong at the top of the box office, The Avengers continues to impress, still holding strong with a $9,440 per theater average. In casting news, there are a number of things to note. 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