Casting Droppings was a fairly new idea (just yesterday), to bring you a round-up of all current casting news. Yesterday, we brought you what was new with the Nick Fury character and the Karate Kid remake. This edition, brings you two sequel updates, a remake and a new comic book adaptation.
Iron Man 2 casting is clearly underway, as we’ve mentioned Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell as possible characters in the impending sequel. A new addition to the film could be British import Emily Blunt. She’s been slowly blowing up since The Devil Wears Prada and will be seen on screens multiple times before this big release. Blunt is said to be portraying the role of Natalia Romanova a.k.a. The Black Widow. The Black Widow is a Soviet Spy antagonist to Tony Stark. That means, “a villain.”
After the Rourke and Rockwell baddies, Blunt would make three. The last trifecta of villains in a comic book movie didn’t fare so well (see: Spiderman 3). There’s no need to get inundated with enemies. You’ll have plenty of sequels to do that. It’s difficult to fit so many characters into one film and even more so in a comic book film where everybody has their favorites. Nobody wants to be short-shrifted. We’ll see what happens, but it’s going to take some work to make a coherent puzzle out of so many pieces. Do you like the move of adding another villain? How about Blunt as Black Widow?
From Latino Review comes the news that Disney is clamoring for a remake of their 1954 film, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and they’ve tapped McG to direct. Geezy is sure to be coming off his biggest film to date (Terminator: Salvation) and appears to already have another one in the pipeline. He’s reaching toward even higher heights as he’s clamoring for Will Smith to take the lead role of Captain Nemo (played by James Mason in the ‘54 version).
It’s the hat that makes the man.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. So long, in fact, my memory can’t harken back that far. Big Willie’s streak of $100+ million dollar films has finally been broken with Seven Pounds, but I’m sure the combination of him and McG can start a new one. It’ll definitely be interesting to see if this pans out.
The definition of a rumor is something that has yet to be proven to be true. Thus is the case with High School Musical star, Vanessa Hudgens, NOT being attached to the Twilight sequel, New Moon, as was widely reported (in addition to here) earlier this week. Confimation of the misinformation was reported by Hollywood Insider. Twilight fans: Does this make you happy or sad? My reaction? I’ll pass along this classic exchange from “The Simpsons.”
Bart: Nothing you say can upset us. We're the MTV generation. Lisa: We feel neither highs or lows. Homer: Really? What's it like? Lisa: Ehh. [shrugs]
No Moon for you.
Finally, from Aint It Cool News, we bring you word of a casting decision for the new Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) film, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. The most gainfully employed Culkin, Kieran is set to play Pilgrim’s gay former roommate, Wallace.
Scott Pilgrim is an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name by Bryan Lee O’Malley, about a wannabe rockstar who falls in love with a girl, Ramona Flowers, and must defeat her seven evil exes to be able to date her. Michael Cera is already signed on to play the title character and Mary Elizabeth Winstead is slated to be the love interest. I really like Wright’s direction in his aforementioned films and I can dig this cast. You?
