Quickly, nothing too new with this first bit as Heat Vision reports the unsurprising news James Vanderbilt (Zodiac) will be back to pen the sequel to the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man. Vanderbilt wrote the script for the upcoming film as he was originally hired to pen what would have been Spider-Man 4 as well as 5 and 6, which were said to have an interconnected storyline.
The Amazing Spider-Man is set to hit theaters on July 3, 2012 with Andrew Garfield starring in the title role under the direction of Marc Webb. There is no word, yet, as to whether Webb will return for the next installment.
Continuing on the superhero track, a couple of actors are currently rumored for the villain role in Zack Snyder’s Superman: Man of Steel. Deadline adds Michael Shannon (“Boardwalk Empire”) to the bunch and Latino Review throws Edgar Ramirez’s (Carlos) name into the mix. Viggo Mortensen was last mentioned as a potential candidate, but that news was recently squashed.
Deadline has released a preliminary list of potential candidates to pick up the Jason Bourne mantle for The Bourne Legacy (8/3/12) and those set to test for the role include Joel Edgerton (Animal Kingdom), Dominic Cooper (An Education), Garrett Hedlund (TRON: Legacy) and Luke Evans (Clash of the Titans). Those four will test in April though names such as Logan Marshall-Green, Shia LaBeouf and Taylor Kitsch are said to be in the mix. Any favorites among that bunch?
Names not included from our previous report include Jake Gyllenhaal, Kellan Lutz and Tobey Maguire. You can click here for the rest of the previously reported candidates.
It was announced two days ago Adam Shankman’s Rock of Ages starring Tom Cruise would be released on June 1, 2012. Today the adaptation of the the Tony-nominated Broadway musical about 1980s rockers added Paul Giamatti to the cast as he’ll play the manager of the rock band headed by Stacee Jaxx (Cruise). Amy Adams is reportedly being heavily courted for the role of the journalist who falls into a bedroom romp with Cruise’s character. Anne Hathaway was previously offered the role, but had to turn it down when she signed on to star in The Dark Knight Rises. Russell Brand is also now confirmed for a role after being previously rumored.
