'Salt' sequel happening soon!

Let me tell you right away: I loved "Salt." It's one heck of a crazy, over-the-top thriller, but I enjoyed the hell out of it. Consequently, I'm quite excited about Sony moving ahead with the sequel, which Kurt Wimmer is writing, according to Deadline.

Angelina Jolie is expected to return as Evelyn Salt, who in the first film tried to save the world from some evil Russians. Let's hope Wimmer will come up with something just as intriguing in the follow-up. I also hope Phillip Noyce will return to direct. You?

Will Colin Farrell star in 'Total Recall' remake?

Nothing is for sure yet, but it looks like Colin Farrell is on top of the list of candidates for the lead in Len Wiseman's upcoming "Total Recall" remake, which Neal H. Moritz will produce. Who else is on the list?

Heat Vision reports it's a short one, and besides Farrell, Tom Hardy and Michael Fassbender are also in the run for the job. That said, Farrell is the frontrunner, although no deals are in place at this moment.

The original film, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, was set in the year 2084 and followed a man who goes to Mars via a memory implant and discovers the truth about himself. Paul Verhoeven directed it.

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Movie Review: "Salt"

Seen on: July 23, 2010

The players: Director: Phillip Noyce, Writer: Kurt Wimmer, Cast: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, August Diehl

Facts of interest: Noyce also helmed "Rabbit-Proof Fence."

The plot: Angelina Jolie plays Salt, a CIA officer on the run after she's accused of being a Russian sleeper spy.

Our thoughts: Phillip Noyce’s new action thriller “Salt” may just be one of the most absurd films I’ve seen in this genre, but to tell you the truth, it’s also one awesome big-screen ride. Starring Angelina Jolie in a role she has absolutely no trouble mastering, this fast-paced flick combines intense action and a bunch of clever twists to create quite the entertaining atmosphere.

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'Law Abiding Citizen' gets intense trailer

Here's quite the entertaining trailer for F. Gary Gray's upcoming thriller "Law Abiding Citizen," in which Gerard Butler goes really nuts. Check out the vibrant preview after the jump.

After finding out that one of his wife and daughter’s murderers will be set free via a plea bargain, Butler’s character decides to take revenge against those responsible for the murders and the deal.

Jamie Foxx plays successful assistant D.A. pulled into the middle of the mayhem. Butler's revenge will be explosive, and as you can see in this footage below, he's stopping at nothing to put into place his own system of justice.

F. Gary Gray ("The Italian Job") is directing a script by Kurt Wimmer, whose credits also include "Ultraviolet" and "Equilibrium." Michael Gambon, Viola Davis and Regina Hall co-star. "Citizen" hits Oct. 16, 2009.

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Daily news dose: Jack Nicholson joins Brooks comedy; Kurt Wimmer to write 'Total Recall' remake

Here's your dose of film news for June 3, 2009:

• Jack Nicholson ("As Good As It Gets") is in talks to join Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon and Owen Wilson in James L. Brooks' upcoming untitled comedy for Columbia Pictures. Written by Brooks, the film focuses on a love triangle, with Rudd and Wilson playing two men competing for Witherspoon's heart. Nicholson would play Rudd's father. (Variety)

• In February, we found out Columbia Pictures is developing a "Total Recall" remake, and according to Variety, Kurt Wimmer will write the script. Wimmer's credits also include "The Thomas Crown Affair," "The Recruit" and "Salt." Neal H. Moritz will produce the remake of the film that was based on Philip K. Dick's story and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger.

• Producer Brian Grazer has joined Universal and Hasbro's big-screen adventure "Stretch Armstrong," based on the action figure launched in the 1970s. Steve Oedekerk is writing the script for the project, which the studios plan to release April 15, 2011. Stretch is a muscled blond man whose arms and legs can stretch out. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Amanda Bynes has scored a two-picture deal at Screen Gems, according to Variety. The "What I Like About You" actress will star in Will Gluck's comedy "Easy A," about a high school student who seeks financial and personal gain by pretending to be the school slut. She will then star in an another untitled project. Bynes last appeared in "Sydney White."

Check out Angelina Jolie in first 'Salt' pics

Columbia Pictures' spy thriller "Salt" heads into principal photography this week, and Sony has released a first look at Angelina Jolie in the title role.

In the film directed by Philip Noyce, Jolie stars as Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer who is accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy. Trying to clear her name, Salt embarks on a perilous mission to prove she's loyal to her country.

Also starring are Liev Schreiber, who plays Salt's boss. Chiwetel Ejiofor plays a CIA counter-intelligence officer. Kurt Wimmer wrote the original script, with Brian Helgeland having done a rewrite.

ComingSoon has provided the nice shot you can see below. You can check a second one in full size right here.

Tom Cruise was originally attached to star in the film, but when he dropped out and Jolie joined the project, the lead role had to be rewritten for her.

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Jamie Foxx is ‘Law Abiding Citizen’

Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx is in talks to star alongside Gerard Butler in Frank Darabont’s upcoming thriller “Law Abiding Citizen,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The trade says the script follows a successful assistant D.A. (Butler) who finds himself at the center of a vigilante plot hatched by a traumatized victim of the legal system (Foxx).

After finding out that one of his wife and daughter’s murderers will be set free via a plea bargain, Foxx’s character decides to take revenge against those responsible for the murders and the deal.

Darabont is directing a script by Kurt Wimmer, the guy who brought us “Equilibrium” and the disappointing “Ultraviolet.” Darabont’s latest was “The Mist.”

Butler, who was most recently seen in “Nim’s Island,” will next star in Guy Ritchie’s “RocknRolla,” followed by Robert Luketic’s “The Ugly Truth.”

Foxx, who picked up an Oscar for his portrayal of Ray Charles in “Ray,” will next be seen in Joe Wright’s anticipated drama “The Soloist,” also starring Robert Downey Jr.