Numerous Quick Tid-Bits

• Netflix's plan of using Qwikster is over before it started. It'll all remain one company. Smart move. Netflix is also in contention to air the new Arrested Development series and is working on obtaining the rights for Reno 911! Netflix also has inked a deal with AMC to stream The Walking Dead, while also making deals with IFC, Sundance Channel, and WE TV.

New Addition to Neighborhood Watch; Multiple Cameos in The Expendables 2; Star Trek 2 News

As I posted earlier, Neighborhood Watch has a fabulous comedic cast. Now joining it will be Richard Ayoade (Submarine). Ayoade's directorial and writing debut Submarine was a hit and proved that he could be a positive addition to any cast, so his inclusion to this film gets me pretty excited. It'll also be good for him since it'll get him more exposure and we can all truly celebrate his brilliantness.


The news I'm really excited about now: The Expendables 2. Yeah it'll probably be a clone copy of the first one. What makes this one different already is that both Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme have been given roles in the film. In an interview with EW, Stallone confirms that

“We’ll have a big showdown between me and Van Damme, which has been anticipated for a long time, so it should be a good one.”

Another two possibilities for the film that's going around are Nicholas Cage and John Travolta. With the way this film looks to be going, I will gladly see this.


And for anyone who was wondering if J.J. Abrams would be coming back to direct the Star Trek sequel, you can finally exhale. As reported by Vulture, J.J. Abrams is officially directing Star Trek 2. Pre-production for the film is underway, the script should be done sometime soon, and shooting for the film shall begin during the winter time. I loved what Abrams did with the revival of Star Trek, and now with him coming back, I can say that I'm confident that this will be just as good, if not better.

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.