Sequel Bits: ‘Fast & Furious 7’, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, ‘The Heat 2’, ‘Futurama’, ‘Harry Potter’
It’s way, way too early to guess what theHarry PotterspinoffFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themmight look like, but it’s never too soon to fantasize with producerDavid Heyman. Also after the jump:
While it’s theoretically possible forThe Heat 2to go ahead without Bullock, directorPaul Feigadmits it’d be tough. “It would be very hard,” he said. “They’re so great together. Their chemistry is so awesome. I would be very sad if I didn’t have both of them back.”
On the bright side, though, Bullock isn’t adverse to another team-up withMelissa McCarthy. “What Melissa and I had was beautiful. We might do another film together. I think we should do a silent film together,” she said. Yes, please. [TheWrap]
The latest pic from theFast & Furious 7suggests thatJames Wanis causing traffic jams all over town, but he assures everyone that these cars and people are actually part of his film.
I mean, you didn’t think he was going to make aFast & Furiousmovie without a massive lineup of gleaming cars, did you?Fast & Furious 7opensJuly 11, 2014. [Twitter]
With a 2014 release date already locked in,Night at the Museum 3is preparing to shoot this winter. While we don’t know whether the film will be set in London, as rumor has it, we now know that it will at least shoot there.
Night at the Museum 3enters pre-production this fall with directorShawn LevyandBen Stiller. Look for it to hit theatersDecember 25, 2014. [On Location Vacations]Futuramais being revived yet again, sort of. Executive producerAl Jeanreveals that the finale ofTheSimpsons' current 25th season will be a crossover with the sci-fi series.
Jean reveals that they’ve already done a table read for the episode, withFuturamaactorsJohn DiMaggio(who voiced Bender),Billy West(Fry, Farnsworth, and Zoidberg), andMaurice LaMarche(Kif) all present. “It was really, really great to see Bender interacting with Homer,” said Jean. [Sun NewsviaTopless Robot]
Mad Max: Fury Roadhas had a notoriously troubled pre-production and production process, and we heard last month that the film was going in for reshoots. However, none of those hardships will matter if the final product kicks ass — and according to an early report, it does.
An insider who saw the movie described it as “end to end, a badass chase filled with incredible action.” In fact, says the individual, the reshoots are actually a great sign. The studio lovedGeorge Miller’s work so much, they gave him more money so he could shoot an expensive action sequence just the way he’d wanted to.
Less encouraging is the source’s claim thatTom Hardyinexplicably reuses his Bane voice, “but since Max only has a handful of lines it isn’t too bad – and maybe they can dub him, as an homage to the originalMad Max.” [Badass Digest]
Michael Bayis still hard at work onTransformers: Age of Extinction, and he has the photographs to prove it.
Interestingly, in a (since deleted) post on theShoot for the Editforums, administratorNelsonsays that Bay is working with “a totally new crew for this movie (aside from the DP & the AD),” including “stunt people & drivers, SFX crew, camera crew, and grips.” Even the trucks that “play” Optimus Prime have been replaced. [TLAMB,Flickr]
Details on theHarry PotterspinoffFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themare hard to come by right now, and not just because the studio wants to keep them under wraps. “Honestly, we haven’t begun, because [J.K. Rowling] has got to write the script,” said producerDavid Heyman. “But it’s fun to start thinking about it!”
However, that isn’t stoppingVulturefrom speculating about it. The site confirmed that Phineas Black would be the headmaster of Hogwarts at the time, and suggested that he could butt heads with protagonist Newt Scamander over his research. “I love this!” Heyman responded.
The journalist also rattled off suggestions for the lead to get an idea of what Heyman had in mind. The producer praisedDev Patel,Thomas Brodie-Sangster, andBret McKenzieas good actors, but shot downGame of Thrones’Jack Gleeson(too young) andHarry Potter’s ownHarry Melling(“that’s a little more difficult because he’s been Dudley.")
Heyman further agreed thatAlfonso Cuarón, who directed the third Potter movie, would be a good choice to direct. (Heyman produced Cuarón’sGravity, which is in theaters this weekend.) We should stress that neither Cuarón nor any of the actors named above are actually being considered for the film, as far as we know. But until the official announcements come out, what’s the harm in hoping? [Vulture]
