Ridley Scott’s Untitled Robin Hood Film is allegedly undergoing on-set rewrites with “Shakespeare In Love” scribe Tom Stoppard retouching the script by Brian Helgeland. [ShowBiz411]
Bruce Willis reportedly has been offered lead roles in three upcoming action pictures. “Inventory” will find Willis as a detective on the trail of a murder; “Red” will see the glabrous, tough-guy star as a retired black-ops agent who is forced to come out for ‘one last job’ when a high-tech assassin comes a-callin’ to threaten him and his girlfriend; and in “Scarpa” Willis will star as Greg Scarpa, an FBI informant who worked deeply undercover in New York’s Colombo family – reports though, say “Scarpa” is looking unlikely for Willis. Nobody cares either way. [THR]
J.J. Abrams has revealed that his and Damon Lindelof’s adaptation of Stephen Kings’s magnum opus “The Dark Tower” will not begin until their television series “Lost” ends in 2011. [IGN]
Mike Newell is reportedly in talks to helm Disney’s upcoming “The Lone Ranger,” which has Johnny Depp attached to star as Tonto. [Prod Weekly]
A new poster for the Wachowski Brothers produced, James McTeigue helmed “Ninja Assassin” has been unveiled. [LatinoReview]
Todd McFarlane has revealed that several studios have put offers on the table to reboot the “Spawn” franchise. He is hoping to be able to strike a deal that will allow him to write and direct the project himself. Further, McFarlane has confirmed previous stories of Matt Damon and Rachel McAdams being attached to David Fincher’s “Torso.” The project, which was passed by Paramount, has also had multiple offers though it is not known if the talent or anyone is still heavily involved at the moment. [IESB]
Hot on the tail of his recruitment for the third “Twilight” film, David Slade has signed on to helm “Cold Skin,” a psychological-horror film set in Antarctica that was co-written by the writer of “28 Weeks Later.” [Variety]
Another look at Michael Myers from Rob Zombie’s “Halloween 2” has been released. [Bloody Disgusting]
A behind-the-scenes video from Sylvester Stallone’s “The Expendables” has been unveiled over at the film’s production blog. In it, we see Stallone “acting and directing” (no really); Eric Roberts and Steve Austin filming a scene and Brazilians showing Sly their love (no, not like that, it’s all on the up and up). [Ethelmae’s Blog]
