Pirates of the Caribbean 5 Has a (Shitty-Sounding) New Title

Straight outta the mouths of helmers Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg (via This is Infamous) is the title for the fifth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise nobody, save for Disney and Johnny Depp's accountant, cares about but will still crack $1 billion, fuck you very much overseas markets.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

Besides its general terribleness, it sounds like their way of reclaiming their glory days, i.e. the first sequel Dead Man's Chest that, for its time, claimed all sorts of box-office records and was an unwatchable piece of blockbuster fecal matter that many have come around to admitting the truth seven years on.

Bradley Cooper to Voice Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy

First scooped by Latino Review last night and confirmed by The Wrap. Bradley Cooper is in talks to voice Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy.

Arguably the biggest risk Marvel has taken since the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man (You laugh but few would insure him for years even after he got his life together), a property as out-there and geek heavy as Guardians with its talking raccoons and giant tree aliens who only say "I AM GROOT!" this is going to need as many big-names as possible to gage interest from the general masses.

And it's odd that the highest profile name involved is the guy voicing Rocket Raccoon. Does Cooper even have that distinguished a voice? It takes balls to go this bold a strategy. For that, I tip my fedora in respect of its director James Gunn and the House of Ideas.

Trailer for The Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis

"Inside Llewyn Davis follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles—some of them of his own making."

Via Yahoo! Movies

Christopher Nolan & Matthew McConaughey On the Interstellar Set

Courtesy of the Nolan Fans Forum is our first look at Matthew McConaughey (looking like he's still kept the weight off from The Wolf of Wall Street and Dallas Buyers Club) and director Christopher Nolan on the set of Interstellar. Hey, there's an IMAX camera too!

Not much else to add. Being a Nolan Joint means secrecy will be a top priority until concrete info gets officially released, probably next summer. So be prepared to know dick 'till then.

Benedict Cumberbatch Exits Crimson Peak

Past the halfway mark in 2013 and despite the efforts made by the Hype machine including a vocal Internet following, this has not been the year of Benedict Cumberbatch. The British thesp still has several high-profile gigs dropping in the closing months of this year including the voice of Smaug in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, real-life weasel Julian Assange in Bill Condon's The Fifth Estate and Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave.

However his turn as Khan, the worst-kept/laziest secret in showbiz in Star Trek Into Darkness was supposed to be the breakout. The one that made him a household name; essentially what happened to Jennifer Lawrence after The Hunger Games last year. But it wasn't; probably due to the sequel sucking (Fuck you very much, Simon Pegg - You don't like criticism toward your movies but it was OK all those years you shit-talked the Star Wars prequels?) and his performance, let's be honest, not being that interesting. He may wind up being a repeat Tom Hardy; a very good, and at times great, actor who just isn't leading man/movie-star material but will never stop getting work. Too soon to reach that verdict, I'll admit.

In the meantime, the Sherlock star is making his schedule a bit lighter. As per The Hollywood Reporter, he has dropped out of his planned participation in the Guillermo del Toro-directed frightener Crimson Peak. No reason for the split was given though it is reportedly unrelated to a rival project. Knowing the Internet, there will rumors he is up for Batman in no time.

Were You Not Entertained?! Teaser Trailer for POMPEII Is Now Online!

 

Yesterday, we brought to you (courtesy of Entertainment Weekly) the first image from Paul W.S. Anderson's (Resident Evil, Death Race, Alien Vs. Predator) volcano disaster/action/adventure/romance film, POMPEII which showed just what Kit Harrington had been doing with Ygritte beyond the wall in "HBO's Game of Thrones"...and it wasn't giving her the Lord's Kiss...IT WAS WORKING ON THOSE FINE ABS.

Well now, if that image wasn't enough, Yahoo! Movies invites you to feast your eyes on the ominous trailer for the film, set to release in February 2014.

The Book Thief Trailer

"Based on the beloved bestselling book, The Book Thief tells the inspirational story of a spirited and courageous young girl who transforms the lives of everyone around her when she is sent to live with a new family in World War II Germany."

Next WB/Guy Ritchie Collaboration Set - Already Sounds Better than Man From U.N.C.L.E.

As he phases out of prep and into principal photography for Man From U.N.C.L.E. (Even studio peeps confessed, "Dude, I don’t know why they’re making this waste-of-time either!"), Guy Ritchie and Warner Brothers have begun preliminary development on what could be his next directorial feature.

The studio has optioned Empire Rising with Thomas Kelly, the novel's author, assinged to adapt it into screenplay form. The story set around the construction of the Empire Building (Hence the title) between an artist called Grace Masterson, a steelworker running guns for the IRA on the side and a bagman for then-Mayor Jimmy Walker.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

They're Making an Act of Valor Sequel, Kids

Act of Valor touted a cast made up of active-duty Navy SEALs (and no-name character actors). Hence it cost $1.50 to produce. So when it did $70 million stateside, it was a success. And Relativity Media can thank their "Featuring Real-Life Navy SEALs" marketing gimmick. That fact is not lost on the studio as they are reportedly gearing up for a sequel.

The focus will shift gears to SWAT officers this time out. Scott Wiper will direct.

Source: "TOLDJA"

Clint Eastwood Taking Over American Sniper for Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg was set to make American Sniper, the story of the late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle with Bradley Cooper attached to star. Until he decided against it, pulling not only his directorial duties but yanking DreamWorks out of the equation leaving Warner Brothers to find a replacement.

Twitch says the studio has gone to their homebound Clint Eastwood who has reportedly "gotten the nod" for taking over the job. Old Clint is more hit-and-miss than the slobbering critics who give him a free pass want to admit (Changeling, Hereafter, J. Edgar, Gran Torino). But I have to say, he seems more appropriate for this subject matter than the Beard.

No word on if Cooper remains onboard or if this will be his next project after completing the musical Jersey Boys for the Brothers Warner.