‘SPIDER-MAN’ Reboot Update: MARTIN SHEEN, DENIS LEARY Join Cast

MARTIN SHEEN

DENIS LEARY

Source: SuperHeroHype.com, HollywoodReporter.com

MARTIN SHEEN is in final talks to play Uncle Ben in Columbia Pictures’ untitled Spider-Man movie.

[DENIS] LEARY will play police captain George Stacy, [Gwen Stacy's] father [played by EMMA STONE] who frequently came into contact with the web-slinging superhero.

Read more HERE and HERE.

They join ANDREW GARFIELD as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and RHYS IFANS who has been cast as Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard.

SPIDER-MAN Reboot Update: Villian Revealed – RHYS IFANS To Play THE LIZARD

RHYS IFANS

Source: TheWrap.com

Or should we say IFANS – who was just confirmed for the role of the villian a couple days ago – is playing the guy who turns into the Lizard. This wouldn’t be the first time producers involved with the franchise have flirted with having the Lizard as the principle foe in a SPIDER-MAN movie as THRALL WORLD posted late last year just before SONY decided to scrap everything and start over with a new creative team and cast.

No confirmation from SONY just yet but word on the street is that:

Rhys Ifans will play Dr. Curt Connors, better known as The Lizard, in Marc Webb’s “Spider-Man.”

Read more HERE.

SPIDER-MAN vs. THE LIZARD in new SPIDER-MAN reboot

SPIDER-MAN Reboot Update: RHYS IFANS Cast As Villian

RHYS IFANS

Source: ComingSoon.net

RHYS IFANS (NOTTING HILL, LITTLE NICKY, HANNIBAL RISING) will play the villain, opposite ANDREW GARFIELD as Peter Parker and EMMA STONE as Gwen Stacy.

The filmmakers prefer to not reveal which character Ifans will be playing in the forthcoming film.

Read more HERE.

Directed by MARC WEBB, the newly rebooted SPIDER-MAN movie is set for 3D release on July 30th, 2012.

It’s Official: EMMA STONE As GWEN STACY In New SPIDER-MAN Reboot

EMMA STONE and ANDREW GARFIELD

Source: ComingSoon.net, IMDB

There seemed to be some confusion on the part of the interwebz about whether or not red-haired EMMA STONE would play red-haired MARY JANE WATSON or blond-haired GWEN STACY.

Regardless of the hair, Stone has been slected to portray the role of GWEN STACY. And there seems to be a lot of importance attached to this casting so THRALL WORLD is led to believe that MJ might not figure as prominent in the SPIDER-MAN initial reboot movie as producers rewind and start anew the telling of the popular comic book hero.

EMMA STONE [ZOMBIELAND] has been cast as the female lead in the upcoming Spider-Man film film from Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, it was announced today by Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Matt Tolmach, president of Columbia Pictures.

Stone has been tapped for the role of GWEN STACY opposite ANDREW GARFIELD [THE SOCIAL NETWORK, THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS] as Peter Parker.

The film, to be directed by Marc Webb [(500) DAYS OF SUMMER] from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt and produced by Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin, will begin production in December and will be released in theaters nationwide in 3D on July 3, 2012.

Read more HERE.

NINE INCH NAILS: ‘YEAR ZERO’ HBO Mini-Series Adapt Moving Forward

NINE INCH NAILS: 'YEAR ZERO' Album Cover

Source: LATimes.com

A little over two years since THRALL WORLD first heard about the development of an HBO backed series based on the NINE INCH NAILS ‘YEAR ZERO’ album.. Here’s the latest:

Trent Reznor says HBO and BBC Worldwide Productions are moving forward with the development of “Year Zero,” the grim sci-fi epic that Reznor has chronicled in his music as well as in a celebrated Alternate Reality Game (ARG).

“We are in [the development phase of] pre-production with HBO and BBC [Worldwide Productions] to do a miniseries,” Reznor said.

Reznor is working with the team of Lawrence Bender, best known for producing Quentin Tarantino films such as “Pulp Fiction,” “Inglourious Basterds” and ”Reservoir Dogs“ as well as the documentaries “An Inconvenient Truth” and “Countdown to Zero,” and Kevin Kelly Brown, who was executive producer on “Roswell.“

Read more HERE.

“Year Zero” takes place approximately 15 years in the future, with the U.S. a religious dictatorship and the world on the brink of environmental and social collapse. Reznor has indicated that he’d be interested in a film version of the story, and has also hinted at a recorded sequel at some point.

FREE Music Offers From ALTER BRIDGE And TRENT REZNOR

TRENT REZNOR

Source: Nullco.com, Blabbermouth.net

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Said TRENT REZNOR (NINE INCH NAILS, HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS) about his collaboration with ATTICUS ROSS (credited with programming and/or producing WITH TEETH, YEAR ZERO, GHOSTS I-IV and THE SLIP as well as the score for the movie THE BOOK OF ELI)

“This is what Atticus and I have been working on for the last few months. We had a great time working with David Fincher [SE7EN, THE GAME, FIGHT CLUB, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON] on this and the film turned out excellent – something we’re very proud of. It opens in theatres Oct 1 and you should check it out.

Musically, this all came out of our secret laboratory – electronic in basis, but mostly organic sounding. Lots of experiments and emphasis on sound fraying around the edges while focusing on the proper emotional tone for the various scenes.”

ALTER BRIDGE

Also:

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