Film Junk Weekend Wrap-Up: May 25, 2008

Outside of the Indy Fever that swept across the web this week, there were plenty of other things to talk about in the world of film. Jake Gyllenhaal was finally confirmed as the lead role in the upcoming Prince of Persia movie franchise, while a Highlander remake was announced, along with a new movie starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. We also learned this week that Marvel’s Captain America movie would indeed be set during World War II, and a new Flash Gordon movie was announced, along with new projects for Jason Reitman and Noah Baumbach. Scope out the rest of the week’s headlines below.
Top Headlines
Waco Movie in the Works
Highlander To Get Remade
Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Prince of Persia Movie
Distributors Back Out on Uwe Boll’s Postal
Marvel Producing a Runaways Movie
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Next Project: Paul
New Trailers
Eagle Eye
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Spanish)
Some Stories We Didn’t Cover
Captain America Will Be Set in WWII
Spike Lee Rips Coens and Eastwood at Cannes
Weinsteins to Remake 13: Game of Death
Breck Eisner to Direct Flash Gordon
Tony Todd to Star in Dawn of the Dead 2
Richard Dreyfus is Dick Cheney
Spike Lee’s Michael Jordan Documentary
Noah Baumbach Announces Next Film
Jason Reitman’s to Direct Up In The Air
Ben Barnes is Dorian Gray
Philip K Dick’s Ubik Coming to the Big Screen
John Cusack to Star in Roland Emmerich’s 2012
Will Swayze Return for Point Break 2?
Dreamworks Making Blackbeard Movie
Guillermo Del Toro Confirmed for Hater
Dusk Watch Back On Again?
Tyrese Gibson To Play Luke Cage?
Arcade Fire Not Scoring The Box




































































