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  • James Wan to direct Jason Momoa in Warner’s ‘Aquaman’

    James Wan to direct Jason Momoa in Warner’s ‘Aquaman’

    MUMBAI: James Wan will direct Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming Aquaman feature film, which stars Jason Momoaas the sea-dwelling Super Hero.

     

    Warner Bros. Pictures president, creative development and worldwide production Greg Silverman said, “We’ve been so lucky to have worked with James, first on New Line’s The Conjuring and now on their upcoming The Conjuring 2,and are thrilled to have him on board as we continue to expand our DC slate. The Aquaman film will be a major tentpole picture for us and James’s span of work has proven him able to take on any manner of project, bringing his incredible creative talent and unique voice to the material.”

     

    Wan will also be supervising the script by Kurt Johnstad. The film is being produced by Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder and Zack Snyder.

     

    Rovensaid, “James is not only a great storyteller but can make action truly explode on the big screen, and Jason has a dynamic presence that commands your attention.Together, they willbring an undeniable vitality and energy to this characteras he headlines his first feature film.”

     

    Currently set for a 2018 release, the film is based on characters appearing in comic books published by DC Entertainment.

  • Warner Bros plans a Scooby Doo reboot film

    Warner Bros plans a Scooby Doo reboot film

    MUMBAI: Deadline Hollywood reports that Warner Bros is in the early stages of launching a new Scooby-Doo film. Warner Bros. studio made a live-action comedy Scooby Doo in 2002 directed by Raja Gosnell based on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon series. The film starred Freddie Prinze Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini and Isla Fisher as the young sleuths. The plot revolves around Mystery Incorporated, a five member group who solves mysteries. After a two-year disbandment, the group reunites to investigate a mystery on a popular horror resort.

     

    The film grossed $268 million worldwide, and Warner Bros and Gosnell made a sequel two years later Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed in 2004 which starred Jackson Rathbone, Seth Greene and Alicia Silverstone in addition to the original cast members.

     

    No further details have been released so far about the planned reboot, except Charles Roven will return to being producer , just like he was for the two aforementioned films.

  • Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper joining Legendary’s ‘Warcraft’

    Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper joining Legendary’s ‘Warcraft’

    Ben Foster, Toby Kebbell and Robert Kazinsky have joined the cast of Warcraft, Legendary’s live-action adaptation of the Blizzard Entertainment video game.

     

    Dominic Cooper also is in final negotiations to join the fantasy which is being directed by Duncan Jones and is set in a world of orcs, trolls and the undead.

     

    The film is produced by Charles Roven, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and Alex Gartner and is set start shooting by January in Vancouver.

     

    The script was written by Charles Leavitt and rewritten by Jones.