Monday's Movie News!!

Yesterday I was extremely busy and I didn't have much time to post anything new, but today I have the day off and I promise to catch you all up.

And to begin, I'll start with some news focusing on the indie drama The Locals, to be directed by Sue Kramer. The only reason this is big news to me is due to two of the actors who were cast in the movie: Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine, Get Smart) and Vera Farmiga (Up In The Air, Source Code). The movie will be a modern take on the Shakespearean classic which I despise so very much, Romeo and Juliet, but will feature a "Jewish/Italian twist." If that's the case, that makes this movie somewhat more enticing, since everyone loves a bit of Jewish and Italian in their movies. Right away my mind went to The Godfather meets A Serious Man...there's potential here.

Next, Nicholas Braun (Red-State, The Perks of Being A Wallflower) has been cast in Akiva Schaffer's (The Lonely Island material, Hot Rod) comedy Neighborhood Watch. This doesn't particularly interest me at first glance, but taking a look at who else is in the film, you have Ben Stiller (Zoolander, Tropic Thunder), Vince Vaughn (Wedding Crashers, Dodgeball), Jonah Hill (Get Him To The Greek, Superbad), and Rosemary DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married, The Company Men). The film is also written by Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg (Superbad, Pineapple Express). The cast is impressive, and the script should probably be pretty damn funny, and the premise, well, it centers on a group of neighbors who, while trying to keep their streets crime free, find themselves in the middle of a much larger conspiracy. The film is set to be released July 27, 2012.

More news after the break.

For all of you Trey Parker and Matt Stone fans, you'll be happy to know that their Tony Award winning play The Book of Mormon will be making a theatrical appearance in the future. How far into the future? They didn't really say. Speaking with EW, Trey Parker confirms what we all probably wanted:

“Hopefully it will have a big run and a big tour and then we can do the movie in several years.”

This wouldn't be the duo's first time on the big screen, but the biggest reason why this will be coming onto the big screen is due to the producer of the musical, Scott Rudin, who's film producing credits include The Social Network, No Country for Old Men, and There Will Be Blood. Needless to say, he's been there before. Whenever this film does come out, I will be waiting for it, and I'm sure I will not be disappointed.