THE WEEK THAT WAS (26 - 30 0CT 2009)

Our roundup of the sci-fi movie news & rumors of the past week, courtesy of our sister site, FantastiqueZINE.
 

Lizard for Spider-man 4?
Actor Dylan Baker will be back for Spider-man 4 as Dr. Curt Connors, the surgeon who becomes Spidey villain The Lizard . . .

Saw VI last movie in series?
Are audiences finally getting tired of the Saw movies? Would seem so if this weekend's U.S. box office is anything to go by . . .

Ghost in the Shell 3-D remake to go ahead
Plans for a 3-D live action version of Ghost in the Shell are still going ahead it seems.

Shattered Union movie
Babylon 5 scribe J. Michael Straczynski is adapting 2K Games' Shattered Union into a movie for producer Jerry Bruckheimer.

Steve Carr to direct Short Circuit remake
Steve Carr has been signed on to direct the remake of the 1986 sci-fi movie Short Circuit.

Hitman director for The Fallout
Xavier Gens, who directed Hitman, is set to direct The Fallout . . .

New Beastly photo
Check out a new pic of Alex Pettyfer from the upcoming Beastly, a hyper-modern retelling of the classic Beauty and the Beast story . . .

New director for Dune remake
According to Internet reports it would seem that Peter Berg (Hancock, The Kingdom) will no longer be directing the planned Dune remake.

New Avatar trailer online now
Check out the brand new international trailer for Avatar as well as a four-minute making-of clip!

Alien prequel will happen . . . some day
Director Ridley Scott talked about his planned Alien prequel at the London Film Festival . . .

Tom Hardy is . . . Mad Max
Contrary to earlier rumors, Sam Worthington has not been cast as Mad Max Rockatansky in the upcoming Mad Max 4: Fury Road . . .

Etan Cohen to write Men in Black III
Etan Cohen who was a writer on Tropic Thunder is going to write a screenplay for Men in Black III.

Anthony Hopkins is . . . Odin!
Actor Anthony Hopkins has signed on for Thor, the movie based on the Marvel comic book character being directed by Kenneth Branagh.

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