Bruce Willis To Star In Five Against The Bullet
Deadline reports that Bruce Willis has taken a lead role in Five Against The Bullet. The action film from writer Alex Litvak (Predators, Three Musketeers) focuses on on a Mexican politician who, after his father is killed by a drug cartel, hires the five best bodyguards from around the world to protect him through a contentious election. Willis of course will play one of the bodyguards tasked on protecting the politician. Here’s hoping that other action stars as well known as Bruce take on the rest of the bodyguard roles. Willis has a slew of action films on their way this year with The Cold Light of Day, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and Expendables 2. He’s about to start production on A Good Day To Die Hard (Die Hard 5) and then RED 2.
Guillermo del Toro Will Direct Beauty And The Beast For WB
Variety reports that Guillmero del Toro (Hellboy, Blade 2, Pan’s Labryinth) will direct Warner Bros’ live-action adaptation of Beauty And The Beast. Del Toro is currently finishing up production on Pacific Rim for the studio. Harry Potter’s Emma Watson is set to star in the film with Andrew Davies handling script duites. Davies’ credits include the first two Bridget’s Diaries films and last year’s Three Musketeers. Guillermo is known for lining up many projects but this will be the first one in the pile with both a lead and writer attached. This would likely push back other projects such as his Frankenstein and Haunted Mansion adaptations. A production date isn’t mentioned but with Pacific Rim not being released until May 10th 2013, it’s expected a start date won’t happen until next summer.
It’s not surprising that there is heat behind two Beauty And The Beasty projects. As Disney re-released the animated film in 3D recently and had a decent return. The competing French production from Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of The Wolf) will likely be a French language film. I also expect with del Toro now directing the WB project will end up being more lavished from a heightened budget and design focused.
Bloom, Lerman & Corden Officially Join Three Musketeers
Variety reports that Orlando Bloom (Kingdom of Heaven, Pirates 1-3, LOTR) and Logan Lerman (Gamer) have officially joined Paul W.S. Anderson’s Three Musketeers. British comedian James Corden from Gavin & Stacy has also been cast.
Juno Temple Joining Anderson’s Three Musketeers?
Juno Temple is one of the many up and coming British actresses. Her recent roles include Atonement, Cracks, Greenberg, Kaboom, The Other Boleyn Girl and Year One. The Hollywood Reporter says the actresses is in talks to take on the role of the Queen of France in Paul W.S. Anderson’s Three Musketeers. I’m curious how Warner Bros. and director Doug Liman think they’ll be able to compete with Anderson’s casting choices.
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