Now, after years of lobbying for the role and finally being rewarded with a huge opening for his debut in the recent "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," Ryan Reynolds has complete control over the character of Wade Wilson. Recently, he clued us in on some of the characters he expects to see in the "Deadpool" spinoff movie - but, as he told us, the best part of the gig is the hands-on approach that he's been given in developing it.

"I love it, because I get to be involved," Reynolds said of his role in the fast-tracked development of a Deadpool spin-off film. "And I'm such a huge fan of the character."

Currently, Reynolds and the studio are seeking a director and writer(s) for the film, and listening to plenty of ideas about where Wade's story should go. Fortunately for the die-hard fans, Reynolds has no intention of letting the film stray too far from its comic origins.

"I get to be the authentication police, in a weird way," grinned Reynolds, who will show his versatility this month in the refreshingly-decent romantic comedy "The Proposal" June 19th. "To their credit - the studio's credit - they want to make an authentic 'Deadpool' movie; they want to make it as close to the source material as possible."

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Bodybuilder Roland Kickinger Could Be Next Conan



There are rumors (see here, here and here) that bodybuilder Roland Kickinger could get the coveted Conan the Barbarian role.

Trying to replace Arnold Schwarzenegger will not be easy but Risky Biz Blog points out that the two actors have a few similarities.

Like Schwarzenegger, Kickinger is a bodybuilder-turned-actor from the Central European country.

Like the California governor, he also had a role as a T-800 in the "Terminator" franchise (in Warner Bros.' current "Terminator Salvation").

And in a you-can't-make-this-stuff-up turn, Kickinger actually played a Conan-era version of Schwarzenegger in "See Arnold Run," the 2005 A&E biopic about the actor-turned-politician.

Some blogs are already trying to quash the rumor. Time will tell who the next Barbarian is.

Posted on June 19, 2009
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Bride of Frankenstein Remake Planned

Risky Business Blog reports that the Bride of Frankenstein is going to get a fresh look in a remake.

The companies are in talks with Neil Burger to write and direct their long-stirring remake of the 1935 monster movie. Burger, who would pen the script with writing partner Dirk Wittenborn, most prominently wrote and helmed “The Illusionist,” the Edward Norton magician mystery that earned nearly $40 million for Yari Film Group in 2006.

James Whale’s “Bride of Frankenstein,” which starred Boris Karloff as the monster and Elsa Lanchester as the titular bride, continued the story that began with 1931’s “Frankenstein.” A monster, on the run from an angry mob, has a series of adventures, and also persuades Dr. Frankenstein to create a mate. The doctor is successful, but the bride (who is not a central character) winds up rejecting the monster at the end of the movie.

The Illusionist was a very well-written screenplay so maybe there is hope here for a remake. Risky Business Blog says Universal is also considering remakes of Creature from the Black Lagoon and other classic horror titles.

Posted on June 17, 2009
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Another Transformers 2 Trailer

As the U.S. premiere date of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen approaches, the studio is releasing more trailers. Here's the latest one. The film opens in wide release on June 24. Take a look:



Posted on June 15, 2009
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Finding the Easter Eggs in the Star Trek Movie

Trekmovie.com has compiled a list of all the inside jokes, Easter eggs and other references in the J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie. R2D2 even made an appearance in the film -- which we totally missed.

R2-D2 LOCATION ANSWER (**SPOILER ALERT**)

During the Drill Machine sequence as the Enterprise comes out of its barrel role amidst destruction of the other Federation ships above Vulcan, we cut to an interior Enterprise bridge over the shoulder of Kirk that is looking out through the front viewscreen. In space, R2-D2 is floating in the debris from about the top middle of the screen to the bottom right.

See the rest of the list here. We did catch most of those, but not all.

Posted on June 11, 2009
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Brief Sneak Look at The Prisoner

We loved Patrick McGoohan in The Prisoner and were a bit worried about what they would do to the remake. But this very, very short clip from reboot starring Ian McKellan (as Number 2) and Jim Caveziel (as the imprisoned Number 6) already has us convinced. We'll be tuning in. Take a look:



You can watch a digitally remastered version of the entire series at AMC.com.

Posted on June 3, 2009
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Leaked Avatar Concept Art



Above is some leaked concept art for James Cameron's 3-D adventure Avatar. It is impressive looking. If you look closer at the art on Marketsaw - which warns of spoilers - you can see a man inside the huge robotic exoskeleton (power suit).

(via Vulture)

Posted on May 31, 2009
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Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern in Fan Created Trailer

This great Green Lantern fan trailer created by Jaron Pitts has Nathan Fillion as Harold "Hal" Jordan. The IMDB listing has the Martin Campbell directed Green Lantern movie coming out in 2011. Jaron Pitts trailer has nearly 600,000 views. Take a look:



Posted on May 29, 2009
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Sleestaks: Mysterious Race in Land of the Lost



The Sleestaks make in apperance in the upcoming film, Land of the Lost that is based on the 1970s tv series. Here's how Will Ferrell's character Dr. Rick Marshall describes the creatures in a postcard from Land of the Lost.

"Sleestaks! We finally encountered the mysterious race. They look like lizards, have big, black eyes and a horn atop their head and, most importantly, like Sean Penn, they don't appreciate being photographed!"

They look pretty similar to the Sleestaks from the tv show.



Posted on May 27, 2009
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Trailer for V

V is returning to television as a series on ABC. And this time, Morena Baccarin is the beautiful face of the aliens who call themselves the Visitors and claim to be a peaceful that only wants to help mankind. Ha! They're clearly up to no good. The show stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack Landry, Lourdes Benedicto as Valerie Stevens, Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena Baccarin as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad Decker. Here's the trailer:



Posted on May 20, 2009
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Death Star Destroys Enterprise

Stormtroopers celebrate after the Death Star destroys the Enterprise in this clip created by Current. It ties in with the Star Trek vs Star Wars meme. We say there is room for both.



Posted on May 15, 2009
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