Here are some of the latest briefs in entertainment news:
1. After making $400 million worldwide, Pacific Rim is close to getting a green light for a sequel.
2. Director Guillermo Del Toro says that he plans to merge both Kaiju and Jaegers together and potentially make Charlie Day’s character the villain.
3. During an ELAC and Victor Valley College football game, the two teams plan to change their uniforms into Gotham City University and Metropolis State uniforms, as Zack Snyder films 20 minutes of the game, which will be feature in the movie, Batman vs. Superman. It is also rumored that cast members will be there.
4. Michael B. Jordan and Chloe Moretz have reportedly auditioned for Star Wars Episode VII. The roles they may fulfill are unknown. Also, Harrison Ford still claims he is unsure if he is interested in reprising his role for Han Solo, even though it appears Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher will return as Luke and Leia.
5. With the success of Gravity, the director’s son, Jonas Cuaron, has been given the go to write The Lost City, which will be about Atlantis, and directed by Peter Jackson, who is famous for the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
6. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Paul Rudd, and a mystery third have been rumored to be the final candidates to play Henry Pym/Ant Man. The validity of this news remains to be uncertain.
Ty Simpkins, the kid from Iron man 3, and Josh Brolin will star along with Bryce Dallas Howard in Jurassic World, the fouth installment in the Jurrasic Park series. Jurrasic World will premier in theatres June 12, 2015.
7. Sam Worthington revealed on a radio show that sequels to the James Cameron’s, Avatar, will begin filming in Oct. of 2014. Films 2, 3, and 4 will all be shot simultaneously.
8. Legendary Pictures says Simon Craig will direct their upcoming movie, Hot Wheels, based on the Mattel toy line. The plot revolves around a washed up state trooper who has to chase down a criminal from his father’s past.
9. Michael Bay was reportedly assaulted by two brothers on the set of Transformers 4 in Hong Kong. It is reported they demanded money for him and continued to beat him up before being arrested.
