Jamie Foxx Signs On For ‘Due Date’

Due Date just keeps sounding better and better as the days go by. We were interested when it was just Zach Galifianakis reteaming with Todd Phillips and recapturing some of that Hangover magic. We were pumped when Robert Downey Jr. and Michelle Monaghan signed up, bringing the chemistry from Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and now we’re beyond excited that Jamie Foxx has joined the cast. Since nobody saw The Soloist audiences will be treated to Foxx and Downey as long-time friends.

Rant of the Week: Entertainment Tonight Visits The Set of Iron Man 2

Entertainment Tonight  just premiered some new footage from Iron Man 2 and while I am always excited about more news from what is by far my most anticipated film of next year, I am having a hard time getting over just how horrible Entertainment Tonight really is.

Sherlock Holmes Sequel Already On The Way… With Brad Pitt?

Guy Ritchie and Robert Downey Jr.’s take on Sherlock Holmes hasn’t even hit theaters yet but Warner Bros. is already gearing up for a sequel. According to Variety, the writing duo of Kieran and Michele Mulroney (Paper Man) have been tapped to work on a second film based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic character.

Michelle Monaghan Joins Phillips’ Due Date

Playing the wife that Robert Downey Jr. needs to get home to before she gives birth, Michelle Monaghan has been cast in Todd Phillips’ follow up to The Hangover – Due Date, also starring Zach Galifianakis. This is great news for two reasons:

Guy Ritchie To Direct ‘Lobo’ Movie

Guy Ritchie still putting the finishing touches on Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Jr., has been tapped to direct the movie version of D.C.’s comic Lobo. Joel Silver, Akiva Goldsman and Andrew Rona will produce the project which is expected to begin shooting next year according to Variety.

Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau Play Cowboys and Aliens

After having so much fun together working on Iron Man and its sequel Jon Favreau has apparently joined Robert Downey Jr. on an adaptation of Cowboys and Aliens. According to the new blog at The Hollywood Reporter, the director has joined the Dreamworks/Universal project which RDJ has been attached to for over a year. It’s only fair that as soon as Eric goes on vacation one of his favorite actor-director combos decide to work together again.

Robert Downey Jr. Is The New Lestat de Lioncourt?

This vampire craze is getting a tad out of hand. With a slew of movies and television shows that have come out recently (ex. Twilight, Thirst, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries, etc.) it was only a matter of time before people would return to the woman who changed vampire mythos in film during the mid-1990s – Anne Rice.

Photo Dump: More Iron Man 2 Stuff For You (That Rhymed!)

Marvel.com, in all their glorious wisdom while on a set visit to Iron Man 2, snapped some photos of the goings on and released them in a four-part article about writer Randy Ma’s trip to the site. The new photos are below as is a link to the article:

RDJ Joins Galifianakis in Phillips’ Due Date

Variety is reporting that Robert Downey Jr. is set to star in director Todd Phillips’ Due Date. The film, which was announced shorty after The Hangover began to clean up at the box office, also stars Zach Galifianakis, the standout of the Vegas buddy movie. From Variety:

Comic-Con Overview

Unfortunately, because I live in New Jersey, making it out to San Diego for Comic Con wasn’t really an option, but it can no doubt be said that some of the coolest movie news comes out of Hall H in the span of a weekend than comes out in some months. That said, with the wrapping up of Comic Con yesterday, here are my favorite bits that came out over the course of the week.