Friday 5 April 2013

'Doctor Who' David Tennant: 'I could star in Fantastic Four movie'

David Tennant has suggested that he could play Reed Richards in a Fantastic Four movie. The Doctor Who star was discussing his interest in comic book films with Collider, when he teased that he is about the right age to portray Mr Fantastic on the big screen. "I'm a bit old for a lot of [the comic book roles] now, which is a terrible, alarming truth," Tennant joked to the website. He continued: "Who could I be? I could probably still do Reed Richards - Mr Fantastic. I don't know." Reed Richards has previously been played by Ioan Gruffudd on the big screen in Marvel's first two Fantastic Four movies. The Fantastic Four film series is currently being rebooted by 20th Century Fox and director Josh Trank of Chronicle fame. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies writer Seth Grahame-Smith is working on a script for the project, and X-Men: First Class helmer Matthew Vaughn is attached to produce the movie. Marvel's Fantastic Four will reportedly begin production in September , with casting announcements to be made soon. The movie will hit cinemas on March 6, 2015.

'Fast & Furious 6' director Justin Lin 'won't return for seventh film'.

Longstanding Fast & Furious director Justin Lin will not be directing the seventh film in the series, it has been claimed. Lin informed movie executives on Wednesday (April 3) that he would not direct the next film in the franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lin has apparently cited "timing" for his decision not to return for Fast & Furious 7, which is reportedly being lined up for a summer 2014 release. An insider stated that the director felt starting work on this film while Fast & Furious 6 was in post-production "would not result in his best work". An announcement of a new director is expected by Universal as early as next week. Lin has directed a total of four films in the franchise - The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, 2009's Fast & Furious, Fast & Furious 5 and Fast & Furious 6, which is due to be released on May 24. The movie's stars include Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham and Vin Diesel.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Emma Stone for Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak

The Sherlock actor will star alongside the 24-year-old Gangster Squad actress in Guillermo del Toro's gothic horror movie, reports Variety. Stone was first linked to the project in January. Specific details about the actors' roles have yet to be revealed. Sons of Anarchy actor Charlie Hunnam has also been confirmed as joining the production, which is due to start filming in February 2014. Meanwhile, 36-year-old Cumberbatch recently revealed that he ate 4,000 calories a day to transform himself into his Star Trek Into Darkness character John Harrison. Cumberbatch will also feature in the two future Hobbit instalments, and will portray WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate.