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Robert Downey Jr. Might Play Lestat in Vampire Chronicles
Word on the street is that the next vampire project will be a reboot of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. In 1994, Rice's Interview With the Vampire was adapted for the big screen with Tom Cruise in the role of the vampire Lestat de Lioncort, "a nobleman-turned-vampire in the late 18th century." Later, in 2002, Stuart Townsend played Lestat in the movie Queen of the Damned.
Box Office: Iron Man Continues to Soar
Update: As of this afternoon, What Happens in Vegas beat out Speed Racer for the No. 2 spot at the box office, Variety reports.
It will come as no surprise to the majority of movie critics who screened Speed Racer that the highly anticipated Wachowski brothers' flick had a disappointing opening weekend.
Box Office: Audiences Make Iron Man the Year's First Blockbuster
It wasn't just comic book fans that lined up this weekend for Iron Man, it was everybody! And I mean, everybody. The film raked in an extremely impressive $104.2 million its opening weekend, which is a staggering amount for any studio, much less for the first title fully produced and paid for by Marvel Studios.
Iron Man: The Most Fun Ever
All hail John Favreau for rescuing the Summer blockbuster! Iron Man is the most fun I've had watching a movie in a long time. Going into the screening, I was wary of a premise centered around a giant robot superhero.
First Look: Iron Man
Well, it's a little ahead of schedule, but the teaser trailer for Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr., has hit the Web. It's more "trailer" than it is "teaser," which is great because we definitely get a good sense for what the movie entails. It looks like Robert Downey Jr. was perfectly cast in this role as the smart-mouthed comic book character "Iron Man" who straps on "billions of dollars worth of state-of-the-art armor and weaponry each night to fight crime, terrorism and corporate espionage."
Buzz News Roundup, 4/27
- Film lobbyist Jack Valenti, who created the MPAA rating system, died Thursday.
- USA Today reports that Robert Downey Jr. will be getting buff to play Iron Man, yet another comic book superhero.
- Justin Timberlake was supposed to be on "American Idol" this season, writes Slate.
- David Goyer, director of the new thriller The Invisible, will direct the X-Men spinoff, Magneto, Variety reports.
- Pitchfork has the latest on the lineup for this summer's Virgin Festival in Baltimore.
- Hollywood Reporter brings us the news that the little star of Pan's Labyrinth, Ivana Baquero, will be in her first English-language film: a horror-thriller called The New Daughter.
- Science fiction fans can check out a roundup of the Sci Fi Channel's summer shows, thanks to the Futon Critic.
Movie Preview: Zodiac
Coming out this Friday, March 2, Zodiac is a psychological thriller about a real-life San Francisco serial killer who called himself the Zodiac. In the still-unsolved case, the Zodiac killer taunted police and journalists in the '60s and '70s by sending letters and cryptograms to the offices of the San Francisco Chronicle. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Robert Downey Jr., the film follows the investigators and reporters who became obsessed with this killer-turned-media phenomena.
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Brad Pitt Might Face Off With RDJ in Sherlock Holmes Sequel
Warner Brothers is already developing a sequel to the not-yet-released Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, and early gossip suggests that Brad Pitt has been in talks to join the cast as Moriarity, Holmes's rival.
Please let this be true! Not only would adding Pitt to the Downey-Law lineup help keep the Holmes franchise afloat, but Downey and Pitt in the same film is pretty much my dream — both guys have that wise-cracking persona, good looks, and it would be so much fun to see them spar.
Zach Galifianakis — Love Him or Leave Him?
What is up with the Zach Galifianakis fame train?! After this Summer's The Hangover, I keep hearing his name. He's already invaded Sunday nights on HBO's Bored to Death, and he has a slew of upcoming films, including a comedy with Robert Downey Jr. and a dramedy opposite Amy Adams.
Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin to Host the Oscars — Together!
Earlier today I was sad to hear that Robert Downey Jr. and Ben Stiller had turned down an offer to host the Oscars together, but the biggest awards show of the year has landed an equally hilarious duo: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin! The comedians will team up to take over for Hugh Jackman, and I'm already giddy thinking about the high jinks that will ensue. I love that we're getting two well-seasoned vets in the humor department (a la Billy Crystal), and we've already seen how great these guys are together after Steve's guest appearance on 30 Rock last season.
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