Monday morning movie news: 'Kick-Ass' finds distributor; Writers board 'Brewster's Millions'
Franck Tabouring
• Time to kick butt! Lionsgate to distribute 'Kick-Ass' in wide 2010 release
Matthew Vaughn's upcoming action comedy "Kick-Ass" has found a distribution home as Lionsgate has landed domestic rights to the flick. Based on the comic book series by Mark Millar, the film follows a boring high school student (played by Aaron Johnson) who attempts to become a real-life superhero named Kick-Ass.
Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Nicholas Cage, Lyndsy Fonseca, and Chloe Moretz co-star. Footage from the film was shown at this year's Comic-Con, and it sure received a bunch of of positive responses. (Variety)
• Writing duo to pen new take on McCutcheon novel 'Brewster's Millions'
Michael Diliberti (associate producer on "Stop-Loss") and Matthew Sullivan are set to write "Brewster's Millions" for Warner Bros. It's a new version of George Barr McCutcheon's 1902 novel.
The story follows a man who inherits $1 million from his grandfather and could inherit another $7 million from an uncle as long as he spends the $1 million within a year and without ending up with any assets. (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Alfie Allen joins Mark Elliot's 'Powder' cast
Lilly Allen's brother Alfie Allen has joined Liam Boyle in "Powder," based on the novel by Kevin Sampson. Up-and-coming actors Jefferson Hall, Al Weaver, Jo Woodcock and Vinette Robinson co-star in the Mark Elliot-directed film. (THR)
Here's the book's story as described by Amazon.co.uk:
Can any young pop group evade the pitfalls of fame, sex, drugs and all their inherent baggage? Will the Grams headline Glastonbury? And, crucially, can their guitarist achieve orgasm with a fully-limbed lover?
• What's up with that fourth 'Bourne' film? Not much yet, according to Matt Damon
We've been hearing several things about a fourth "Bourne" movie during tha past months, but I still don't really know where the project's at these days. The Playlist has posted a quote Matt Damon recently gave Entertainment Weekly. Here's part of it:
"We're hoping to make a fourth, but we don't have a story and we don't have a script. I assume it can happen, but we have to come up with a storyline that's deserving. I mean, if you see the Bourne character come out again and say, 'I can't remember,' you're going to get up and leave the theater."
I don't believe everything actors or filmmakers say before it's official, and I urge you to use these words with care. We've been hearing quite a few things from people in the biz recently that simply weren't true (like Gary Oldman and his "Dark Knight" sequel rumor. (via /Film)
• Lindsay Lohan spotted on 'Machete' set
To wrap this up, how about some ugly pics of Lindsay Lohan on the set of Robert Rodriguez's "Machete"? Head over to Worst Previews and take a look.
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