Ray Winstone has been cast as Caesar in Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming “Cleopatra” musical which features the terse rock of Guided By Voices. Soderbergh calls it ‘Viva Las Vegas’ Meets The Who film ‘Tommy.’ “I’ve always wanted to do a musical. All the ones that were coming along just weren’t for me. I wanted to do a real rock n roll musical like ‘Tommy.’ During my research it appeared that most were female driven. So I started thinking about female protagonists. I was thinking about Catherine. It doesn’t take too long to think about Catherine and famous female historical figures to get to get to Cleopatra.” The film starts shooting in April. [MTV]
Rumors say Rob Zombie might be back for “Halloween 2,” even though he’s always claimed he was never interested in any sequels for the genre. Considering the source, we believe him. [ShockTilYouDrop]
Is Marty Scorsese directing “Falcon’s Tale”? A film about “a career criminal is sent inside a high security, mental institution to discover the whereabouts of a serial killers victims.” William Monahan (“The Departed”) is writing the screenplay adaptation and obviously he and Scorsese are close. [Cinemablend]
Apparently Ben Stiller is contemplating a “Zoolander 2.” It’s a bit of an overrated comedy, but it is good with some pretty funny moments. Still, we’d rather try and see him tackle something else. [/Film]
Evidently Keanu Reeves is considering “Speed 3.” God what is it with people and sequels, move on already (“Speed” is decent escapist entertainment, but by no means a good movie). [AICN]
More Hugh Jackman, “Wolverine” shots for those that care. [IESB]
Remember the casting mess that was Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood tale, “Notthingham”? At one point apparently Russell Crowe was going to play both hero and villain. Well, it’s sort of like that. Producer Brian Grazer explains…[MTV]
Mr. Skin has released their list of Top Nude Scenes of 2008. They kind of write in the same way JoBlo does. It’s kind of telling that we’ve barely heard of the films on their list. Mischa Barton #1? Her? [Mr. Skin]
Speed 3: The Need for Speed Intensifies – sounds pretty major.