Quick Take: Amy Adams to play Lois Lane

On cue coming out of the weekend is our DC Comics/Warner Bros. casting news of the week.  After speculation going into the weekend that Michael Shannon is in consideration for an unidentified villain in Superman: Man of Steel, possibly the most anticipated role (aside from Superman himself) has been officially cast.  Amy Adams (The Fighter) will play famed reporter Lois Lane in Zack Snyder’s adaptation releasing next December.

Amy Adams is an inspired choice for the role and beat out a list of many other high profile actresses that included: Diana Argon (Glee), Malin Ackerman (Watchmen), Kristen Stewart (Twilight), Rachel McAdams (Wedding Crashers), Kristen Bell (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Jessica Biel (The A-Team), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), and Olivia Wilde (House).  Amy Adams will be yet another high powered name added to the picture and will join fellow Oscar nominees Kevin Costner and Diane Lane.  Adams is coming off an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Fighter. 

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*** Trailer Time***: full Scre4m trailer hits the web

By Brian “Pac” Sostak

A new full length trailer for the upcoming sequel and first installment of a new trilogy to the Scream franchise has hit the web and has gotten the attention of one blogger.  Scre4m (or Scream 4) is one of my most anticipated movies of 2011 and that anticipation is bubbling over after seeing this new trailer.  There was some polarizing feelings between Chris and I about Scre4m after I convinced him to go see the incredibly awful My Soul to Take.  While I believe a Kevin Williamson (Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer) penned script, more structured formula, and previous success will provide Craven with enough support to deliver a great new horror flick (something he’s failed to do since the last time Scream had an even-numbered sequel), Chris is still skeptical. 

Continuing to play on the satire of the modern horror genre, the newest installment to Scream seems to hit on all the new crazes.  Perhaps the highlight of the trailer, and signs that Scre4m won’t lose sight of the charm that made the first franchise excel, is a humorous rant by Hayden Panettiere about the excess of remakes in today’s horror industry.  Of course my opinion and endorsement can only go so far so check out the trailer below and tell us what you think.

Synopsis from IMDB: Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer.

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