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Top Maniacal Rumors: Myers Lives, Cher Cat and Van Damme Soldier
By: Jarrod SarafinDate: Friday, August 29, 2008
It’s time for another edition of Mania’s Most Maniacal Rumors, where we blow the lid off the week’s juiciest gossip and hush-hush industry whispers.
If you have a rumor you want to contribute, we’re all ears. Just send it to jarrod@mania.com.
Halloween Sequel Still Open for Dimension?
Rumor: A few months after the rumor vine suggested that a sequel was planned after Rob Zombie’s remake from the Weinstein Company, Maniac Joeybaloney passed along a new one this week again hinting that follow-up was indeed coming.
Source: Rue Morgue Magazine
Mania Verdict: TRUE---Despite the Weinsteins saying that Zombie’s film would likely be the last for a while shortly after the 2007 release, the rumors have continued to suggest otherwise. Zombie may not be coming back to lead but Inside creators Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo are likely leading the next sequel.
"It's a proposition we couldn't refuse,” Maury explained and added that he and Bustillo are well aware of Zombie's re-imagining of Michael Myers and they're out to put their stamp on the character, not copy what came before them. "Therefore, our vision will be done with utmost respect, with a continuity of [Zombie's] work but also a real evolution of the world he set in place."
Cher is Nolan’s Catwoman?
Rumor: Alongside the widely published rumors that Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie could be in the next Batman film, the latest rumor suggests that Cher could be taking on the role of Catwoman.
Source: Ace Showbiz
Mania Verdict: FALSE---False, false, and false. Christopher Nolan is still on vacation while his film hits the $500 mil domestic mark at theaters. While Nolan may have some sort of idea for a third story (if he comes back to do another film), all casting rumors for the next installment are false. With no story, there will be no casting announcements anytime soon for any new potential characters.
Dragonball Trailer coming in October?
Rumor: Word has hit the net that the first trailer for 20th Century Fox’s upcoming adaptation of Dragonball should be hitting theaters October 17th, attached to the debut of Mark Wahlberg’s Max Payne.
Source: ComingSoon
Mania Verdict: TRUE---We’ve checked with our sources as well and this seems to the be the day set aside for the first official trailer of the anime adaptation. Max Payne is also the most genre-related wide release from 20th Century Fox this fall. The only other option being Australia, which hits theaters November 14, 2008.
Universal Soldier 3 Still in Development for Van Damme?
Rumor: The rumor that an “official” third installment of the Universal Soldier franchise being in development first reared its head back in April via Joblo and it seems that development on the project is still moving forward with Jean Claude Van Damme set to reprise his role.
Source: AFM
Mania Verdict: MAYBE---Much like most rumors, the question really is whether this will ever become fact or whether this production reuniting Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme again will just be another Straight-to-DVD release like the previous two “unofficial” sequels.
Wright Finished Writing Adaptation of Ant-Man?
Rumor: While the Avengers is still a few years away, Marvel is continuing forward with prepping single individual films of their superheroes in anticipation of the team-up. One of those heroes is Ant-Man, which has Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) in charge. The latest news suggests that Wright has finished writing his draft of the script.
Source: IGN
Mania Verdict: TRUE---Here’s what Edgar had to say about the long wait for this superhero.
"I wrote the first draft of the script which, to be honest, kind of took two years to deliver because I did 'Hot Fuzz' in the middle of it. But I did my first draft of it just before the [writers'] strike last year and I think it's one of my favorite things I've ever written. It was a real blast to write. I know that [Marvel's] very pleased with what we've done and, really, really, the appeal to that for me is the fact that like, Ant-Man is considered slightly D-list. The whole raison d'etre of the piece for me and my thing has always been to take something that would seem to be uncool and make it really cool and that's certainly the case with British cops in 'Hot Fuzz.' To take the most seemingly kind of underwhelming concept and make something really cool out of it -- I always liked that premise."
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Universal Soldier 3? I may have to see it just for the nostalgia (drunk of course).
I'd like to see where he goes with antman. Wasn't that character a wife beater?