News from the Rumor Mill: Coen Brothers Horror Film, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Villain Speculation, Latest Arrested Development Movie Rumors

by Chris Petersen

This week is rather slow for film news, I think everyone is just depressed about Justin Bieber starring in his 3D biopic, so I will just have to give you what we got….which is a whole lot of speculation.

Coen Brothers Possibly Working on Horror Film

With the Coen Brothers it is always hard to tell whether or not they are just toying with the press, or actually giving a legitimate look at their upcoming films. In a recent interview with Empire, the famed Brothers Coen were asked if they would ever be interested in doing a “full-on horror” film, to which they responded:

“Funny you should ask, yes, we are working on a couple of scripts now, one of which it would be fair to call a full-on horror movie. Frances McDormand is the monster.”

This could mean one of two things. 1) This could actually be happening and that would be awesome, because I think the Coens could create a superb horror film. A lot of their films contain elements of the genre.

How can this not be horror?

If you combine all of those elements together into a full length Coen film, they have potential to make one of the best horror films of all time.

Or..

They were making a sarcastic reference to Frances McDormand's looks. Shane Black

Shane Black

Shane Black in Talks to Direct Iron Man 3

 Jon Favreau made a smart career move by detaching himself from the Iron Man franchise late last year, leaving the seat wide open for someone to bring a fresh perspective to the series. The latest news is that Marvel extended an invite to Shane Black, who worked with Robert Downey Jr. before in the 2005 film Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. I think this would be a really good fit, even though he only has one directorial effort under his belt. He is familiar with the action-comedy, since he also wrote for the Lethal Weapon series, and he also proved that he can work in Downey’s improvisational style of acting, which is part of what makes the Iron Man series so entertaining. This is all up in the air still, because there aren’t even any set negotiations with Marvel, they were simply putting out a feeler for Black’s level of interest.

What Role will Joseph Gordon-Levitt Play in The Dark Knight Rises?

Since there hasn’t been any really solid news coming out this week, fanboys and cinema websites are taking the path of least resistance and stirring up the internet about the possible role that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will play in Christopher Nolan‘s The Dark Knight Rises. CinemaBlend seems to think that it will be Alberto Falcone, son of the mob boss played by Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins, who would attempt to salvage the underworld that the Joker left behind in the previous film. Meanwhile, Ain’t It Cool News is reporting that there are hints that he will be Hugo Strange, a deranged Batman stalker that attempts to become him.

To me, the second option seems more credible than the first. I am not entirely familiar with the storyline of the comics, but it has been rumored that Hugo Strange would be part of this film for a long time. Again, this is all just speculation, and nothing is set in stone. I like to imagine that if Christopher Nolan reads these rumors that he just laughs and silently moves on with something even more masterful.

Excellent....it's all falling into place

 

The Latest on the Arrested Development Movie

I tack this on here with a huge grain of salt, just like every other Arrested Development  rumor I have posted. This comes straight from the mouth of Mitch Hurwitz, the writer of the tv show, who was talking to Digital Spy about the status of the film. He said this:

“We’ve started that process and it is our sincere hope to shoot it this year and get it out this year?”

Yes, and maybe Gilligan will get off the island this time.

I hate it when you call me that.

I love Arrested Development, but come on. This has gone on long enough. Either don’t talk about it until you put out an official trailer for it, or just tell us that it is never going to happen. I would love to be excited about this news, but I actually debated whether it was even worth mentioning. Since I am such a fan of the show, I did it for old time’s sake.

What are your thoughts about all these rumors? Are the Coen Brothers pulling our leg? Is Shane Black a good fit for Iron Man? Is there any validity to the Arrested Development rumors?