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‘Doctor Strange’ Short List Down to Three Directors
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The search to find a director for Marvel's Doctor Strange is reportedly down to just three names. Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies) and Mark Andrews (Brave), who were listed as contenders in a report from last month, are still on the short list, along with Scott Derrickson (Sinister), according to The Hollywood Reporter's Borys Kit.
DOCTOR STRANGE update: Scott Derrickson (Sinister, Exorcism of Emily Rose) also in the mix to direct the movie.
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) March 11, 2014Being told Mark Andrews (Brave), Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies) still on the shortlist.
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) March 11, 2014Just a few days after the original story broke in February, Kevin Feige revealed that the directors listed in that report were not accurate, which also included Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) and Dean Israelite (Welcome to Yesterday). The producer did confirm that they were looking at a number of different filmmakers though, but it isn't known when Marvel intends to make a final decision on who will take the helm of Doctor Strange.
No cast members have been confirmed yet, although it was rumored in January that Johnny Depp may be in contention, while Crispin Glover revealed last month that he would love to take on the role. It isn't known when Marvel plans on making this superhero adventure, although it has been confirmed to be a part of Phase Three. Many believe that this project will be one of the three untitled movies that Marvel has already set release dates for, Untitled Marvel Project 2016 (May 6, 2016}, Second Untitled Marvel Project 2016 (July 8, 2016) and Untitled Marvel Project 2017 (May 5, 2017).
Doctor Strange is in development .
‘Doctor Strange’ Director Shortlist Update: ‘Sinister’ Director in the Mix
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Marvel Studios will release Captain America: The Winter Soldier in a matter of weeks, has Guardians of the Galaxy arriving this summer, and has production on Avengers: Age of Ultron getting underway around the globe. So, with “Phase 2″ of the Marvel Cinematic Universe now fully sketched out, we’ve started to look forward to what lies ahead in “Phase 3.”
Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man will kickoff “Phase 3,” with The Avengers 3 all-but-officially set to serve as the conclusion; Captain America 3 and Thor 3 are likewise expected to be included as “Phase 3″ installments, with Doctor Strange and one last Marvel flick (Inhumans? Guardians of the Galaxy 2?) ...
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Karen Gillan Teases Epic Girl Fight in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
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While we saw a small portion of the Nebula (Karen Gillan) vs. Gamora (Zoe Saldana) fight scene from Guardians of the Galaxy in a brief character featurette last month, actress Karen Gillan shed more light on the "big girlie fight sequence" in a new interview, where she also discusses the level of humor in this Marvel Phase Two adventure and shooting with Zoe Saldana.
During an interview for her new movie Oculus at SXSW 2014, Karen Gillan revealed that this fight sequence isn't very "girlie" at all, while discussing how much training she had to undergo and commenting on the importance of this pivotal moment for her character.
"Yeah, there's a big girlie fight sequence, but it's not that girlie. They made sure there weren't any nice pirouettes or anything like that. She's really experienced in the physical stuff, she was a ballerina. She's (Zoe) really amazing at all of that stuff. She barely required any rehearsal, she was like, 'I can do this.' I required two months of rehearsals every day that I wasn't shooting, because I looked like spaghetti when I started. This is the integral one for my character, because it's not just a physical battle. Their relationship goes very deep, and there's a huge history between them. So there's a lot more to it than just the physical."
There are some fans who have expressed their disapproval regarding the amount of humor seen in the first trailer last month, but the actress revealed she always had faith in the Marvel Phase Two sequel, while claiming the movie represents a new direction for Marvel Studios as a whole
"I always had total faith in the project, because the people who are making it are so brilliant, and have a long history of great films. So I knew it was in great hands. I just think it's a new direction for Marvel, it's really, really funny. It's not taking itself seriously at all. It's tongue in cheek. And just to see people be excited about that new tone is cool."
She did admit that, while the movie itself is rather humorous, Nebula does not think she's funny at all.
"Okay, so Nebula does not find herself funny. I find her hilarious. But she can't find herself hilarious, that's not scary."
The actress also commented on how she missed having long hair, since she was required to shave her head to play Nebula.
"It was the saddest thing in the world. They'd use a big industrial wind machine when filming her, but when it was on me, it was like, 'Turn the wind machine off,' and it was like beeeeup."
Guardians of the Galaxy comes to theaters August 1st, 2014 and stars Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Michael Rooker, Ophelia Lovibond, Lee Pace, Glenn Close, Karen Gillan. The film is directed by James Gunn.
Box Office Prediction: ‘Need for Speed’ vs. ’300: Rise of an Empire’
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Welcome to the Screen Rant Box Office Prediction. Every week we put together an informal list of box office picks for the upcoming weekend – in collaboration with the Screen Rant Underground podcast Box Office Battle – to offer readers a rough estimate of how new releases (and returning holdovers) will perform in theaters.
For a recap of last week’s box office totals, read our box office wrap-up from 300: Rise of an Empire‘s opening weekend – and scroll to the bottom of this post to see how our previous picks measured up.
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‘Noah’ Trailer with Emma Watson Intro; Early Critic Reactions
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Nowadays stories set in post-apocalyptic visions of the future are so popular that they’re practically commonplace, but this spring director Darren Aronofsky is bringing one of the original apocalypse tales to the screen in Noah, a big-budget epic retelling of the well-known Bible story. Russell Crowe plays the lead: a man who suffers visions of a great flood and recruits his family in building an enormous ark (which is sadly not called Tugger) to save his loved ones and a few thousand birds and beasts from certain death.
Joining Noah in the ark are Jennifer Connelly as his wife Naameh, Logan Lerman and Douglas Booth as his sons Ham and Shem, and Emma Watson as his adopted daughter Ila. Watson herself introduces the latest trailer for Noah with the long-standing British tradition of extreme awkwardness. Even ...
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