Is a remake of Schwarzenegger's 'Commando' on the way?

Are you a hardcore Arnold Schwarzenegger fan? Do you love wacky scenes of mass murder? If you answered yes to both of these questions, then you are probably a fan of the 1985 testosterone fueled "Commando." If so, then boy do we have some good news for you. 

Cinemablend is reporting that writer David Ayer ("Training Day", "The Fast & and the Furious") has penned a script for a remake of the film and is awaiting a green light from the studio. If given the go-ahead, Ayer intends to direct the film and will seek a "hard-R" rating as well. 

While I don't assume that Schwarzenegger himself will appear in the picture due to the whole baby out of wedlock debacle, I'm sure that they will find an actor who is equally capable of producing an enormous body count. 

Daily news dose: David Ayer to develop 'Last Man;' Meester to join 'Roommate'

Here's your dose of film news for March 10, 2009:

• David Ayer is set to write and direct New Regency's "Last Man," a futuristic action flick in which a captain leads a group of young American soldiers into battle against aliens on a distant planet. Ayer last directed "Street Kings." (Variety)

• Leighton Meester ("Gossip Girl") is in talks to star in Christian E. Christiansen's thriller "The Roommate," about a college student whose new roommate goes nuts and starts targeting people in her life. Sonny Mallhi wrote the script. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Marcel Langenegger, director of "Deception," is set to develop "Mile Zero," a horror flick about a woman who takes a job on an Alaskan oil rig to prove her father's innocence in a bunch of murders. Holly Brix wrote the original screenplay. Milla Jovovich is attached to star in "Zero." (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Columbia is developing the big-screen adaptation of Robert Goolrick's upcoming novel "The Reliable Wife." The story follows a widower who searches for a reliable wife via a newspaper ad and ends up encountering a former courtesan with a hidden agenda. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Daily news dose: 'Transformers 2' opens early; Goode joins Adams in comedy

Here's your dose of film news for Feb. 16:

• Paramount Pictures has decided to move up Michael Bay's upcoming sequel "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" to June 24, 2008 (Wednesday). Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Rainn Wilson, Tyrese Gibson and John Turturro star.

• Matthew Goode is set to star alongside Amy Adams in Anand Tucker's upcoming romantic comedy "Leap Year," about a young woman who travels to Dublin to propose to her boyfriend on leap day, Feb. 29. Goode will play an Irish innkeeper who joins her when bad weather threatens to ruin her plan. (Variety)

• Curtis Hanson is in talks to direct "Gemini Man," an action flick written by David Benioff. In the film, according to Variety, "an NSA agent tries to retire and is targeted for death. He discovers that his assassin is a younger cloned version of himself." Hanson also directed "In Her Shoes."

• David Ayer is set to write "Deep Sea Cowboys," a thriller based on an article in Wired magazine. Variety says the story "chronicles a salvage crew that tries to save a capsized Japanese cargo ship transporting cars into the U.S." Ayer also wrote "Training Day."