Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, and Jamie Bell are The Fantastic Four!!

This isn't shocking for those that have been keeping up with the rumors, but to others it is a bit crazy! Well, not really when you take it in the 21st century but they have cast a brother and sister with one being adopted..we are guessing. That is big for Marvel's first family because Sue and Johnny are brother and sister and not same racial background like it has always been.

The other casting choices really aren't a surprise from previous reports but the inclusion of Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm (The Thing) is a new one for us. A good surprise if I do say so myself. The cast is Miles Teller will be Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Kate Mara as Sue Storm (The Invisbile Woman), Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm (The Human Torch), and Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm (The Thing).

Also, rumors are saying the villain will be Dr. Doom...but maybe a female version of the character. The is crazy..just crazy enough. I suspect this will be one original take on the characters with director Josh Trank helming the project that should start filming in March. The release date is slated for June 19, 2015.

Simon Kinberg Turned in Fantastic Four Script + Testing for Leads Later in Month!

A little over 4 months ago, 20th Century Fox gave screenwriter Simon Kinberg the duty to rewrite the Fantastic Four reboot script. He delivered on the deal and sent it in today! That means we are getting progress on this severely pushed back film. Thats not all the big news on it either! They said testing for main characters Reed Richards and Sue Storm will be later this month if things go right.

The screen-testing that Variety magazine says is happening will involve Miles Teller, Kit Harington, Richard Madden and a few others. I'm rooting for Richard Madden. He looks the part! Now for the other strange casting choices. They want Kate Mara and Saoirse Ronan to test for Sue Storm. They are so young and I don't want a young FF team. I want a little more seasoned team, but this news isn't the most shocking.

The only actor known to be attached to the project for some time now is Michael B. Jordan. He is a great actor and I think he could be great but this film will make some enemies not on the racial side because he's black, but because they are messing with a Marvel character that has been around forever. Fanboys don't like change, but good things can happen when you do that. No news has been said on Ben Grimm/The Thing. I don't even know if he's in the film?! I have faith in director Josh Trank and his vision for now. I only ask to make an actual great FF movie for us fans. If not, send the property back on over to Marvel for a proper film.

More news to come!

Expect to see Fantastic Four in theaters June 19, 2015

Trailer of the Week - 127 Hours

I know I am a few days late, but I was waiting to if anything would beat this film, but as you can see with other trailers I was wrong. 127 Hours looks well made and I think it has potential for some oscars.

127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers (Clemence Poesy), family, and the two hikers (Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara) he met before his accident. Will they be the last two people he ever had the chance to meet? A visceral thrilling story that will take an audience on a never before experienced journey and prove what we can do when we choose life.

127 Hours hits theaters on November 5, 2010

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