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Alex Kurtzman could be set to direct a reboot of 'The Mummy'.
The 40-year-old director - whose writing credits include 'The Legend of Zorro' and 'Cowboys and Aliens' - has already been confirmed as the film's producer, alongside Chris Morgan.
Jeff Kirschenbaum, co-president of production at Universal Pictures, told The Hollywood Reporter: "Over the course of developing 'The Mummy', Alex has demonstrated such clarity and passion about this character and mythology.
"He knows why 'The Mummy' has fascinated us for so long and how to bring that into an inventive, incredible new adventure. It became obvious that he is the perfect choice to be not only one of the narrative engineers of this new vision but its director as well."
Len Wiseman and Andy Muschietti were previously attached to direct the film while Sean Daniel and Bobby Cohen have been handed producing roles.
Details of the script remain a closely-guarded secret, but it's been revealed that the remake will be set in the present day and will take on an action-adventure genre rather than a horror and will feature entirely new characters.
'The Mummy' is to be the first of a series of Universal film franchises scheduled to undergo a reboot, with the studio announcing an April 2016 release date.
Alex Kurtzman set to direct The Mummy
Alex Kurtzman could be set to direct a reboot of 'The Mummy'.
The 40-year-old director - whose writing credits include 'The Legend of Zorro' and 'Cowboys and Aliens' - has already been confirmed as the film's producer, alongside Chris Morgan.
Jeff Kirschenbaum, co-president of production at Universal Pictures, told The Hollywood Reporter: "Over the course of developing 'The Mummy', Alex has demonstrated such clarity and passion about this character and mythology.
"He knows why 'The Mummy' has fascinated us for so long and how to bring that into an inventive, incredible new adventure. It became obvious that he is the perfect choice to be not only one of the narrative engineers of this new vision but its director as well."
Len Wiseman and Andy Muschietti were previously attached to direct the film while Sean Daniel and Bobby Cohen have been handed producing roles.
Details of the script remain a closely-guarded secret, but it's been revealed that the remake will be set in the present day and will take on an action-adventure genre rather than a horror and will feature entirely new characters.
'The Mummy' is to be the first of a series of Universal film franchises scheduled to undergo a reboot, with the studio announcing an April 2016 release date.
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James Buckley acquired a taste for kangaroo meat while filming 'The Inbetweeners 2'.
The 26-year-old actor - who stars as compulsive liar and supposed ladies man Jay Cartwright in the comedy series - has revealed that when he reunited with co-stars Simon Bird, Joe Thomas and Blake Harrison in the Australian outback for the filming of the sequel, they all gave the local cuisine a go.
He explained: "That is the type of place it was. If they didn't have kangaroo meat in the freezer, they'd go out and shoot and then that would be food for the next couple of weeks or whatever, however much they can get out of kangaroo.
"So now I love kangaroo. It was good having teriyaki kangaroo at a Japanese restaurant there. It was nice."
Meanwhile, Thomas - who plays hopeless romantic Simon Cooper - claimed they had to get back together for a sequel, following on from the success of the first movie and the original TV series, because they don't have any other friends.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "It was nice to come back to do this show because I think we had all sort of gone away and tried to do other things ... And we don't really have other friends. We've just got each other! So, yeah, it was good, it was really great to come back."
'The Inbetweeners 2' is to be released in the United Kingdom on August 6.
James Buckley likes kangaroo meat
James Buckley acquired a taste for kangaroo meat while filming 'The Inbetweeners 2'.
The 26-year-old actor - who stars as compulsive liar and supposed ladies man Jay Cartwright in the comedy series - has revealed that when he reunited with co-stars Simon Bird, Joe Thomas and Blake Harrison in the Australian outback for the filming of the sequel, they all gave the local cuisine a go.
He explained: "That is the type of place it was. If they didn't have kangaroo meat in the freezer, they'd go out and shoot and then that would be food for the next couple of weeks or whatever, however much they can get out of kangaroo.
"So now I love kangaroo. It was good having teriyaki kangaroo at a Japanese restaurant there. It was nice."
Meanwhile, Thomas - who plays hopeless romantic Simon Cooper - claimed they had to get back together for a sequel, following on from the success of the first movie and the original TV series, because they don't have any other friends.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "It was nice to come back to do this show because I think we had all sort of gone away and tried to do other things ... And we don't really have other friends. We've just got each other! So, yeah, it was good, it was really great to come back."
'The Inbetweeners 2' is to be released in the United Kingdom on August 6.
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Tom Hardy wants to play Marco Pierre White in the Hollywood film based on his life.
The 36-year-old actor is keen to star as the bad boy chef in the upcoming biopic, which is being directed by Ridley Scott, after bonding with White, 52, over the role.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Tom and Marco have had a long dialogue about the movie.
"Marco's given his blessing and thinks Tom is the only actor who can do him justice."
The movie is based on White's memoir 'The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness and the Making of a Great Chef' and will depict his wild antics during the 1980s and growing up in a working-class British family.
The source added: "A lot of people thought Russell Crowe was the obvious pick but the movie will primarily be about Marco in his twenties and thirties.
"But Tom and Marco both have similar character traits, including coming from working-class backgrounds and can both be very intense about their work. It will be perfect casting."
The movie is also expected to star a character based on potty-mouthed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, 47, who Marco famously trained and fell out with in 2000.
Tom Hardy to play Marco Pierre White in biopic?
Tom Hardy wants to play Marco Pierre White in the Hollywood film based on his life.
The 36-year-old actor is keen to star as the bad boy chef in the upcoming biopic, which is being directed by Ridley Scott, after bonding with White, 52, over the role.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Tom and Marco have had a long dialogue about the movie.
"Marco's given his blessing and thinks Tom is the only actor who can do him justice."
The movie is based on White's memoir 'The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness and the Making of a Great Chef' and will depict his wild antics during the 1980s and growing up in a working-class British family.
The source added: "A lot of people thought Russell Crowe was the obvious pick but the movie will primarily be about Marco in his twenties and thirties.
"But Tom and Marco both have similar character traits, including coming from working-class backgrounds and can both be very intense about their work. It will be perfect casting."
The movie is also expected to star a character based on potty-mouthed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, 47, who Marco famously trained and fell out with in 2000.
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Chris Pratt starved himself for 'Guardians of the Galaxy'.
The 35-year-old actor stars as Peter Quill aka Star Lord in the upcoming adventure sci-fi and he's confessed he had to put a lot of hard work into making sure his body looked good on-screen.
Quizzed on whether he was someone who takes good care of himself, he laughed: "No, I am not. That is ... For almost my entire life that has not been the case but for this movie I did have to take care of myself for a while but that's quickly going to go away.
"[How did you look so good on-screen?] There's some airbrushing and a lot of sit-ups and sort of starving yourself knowing that you had a shirtless scene coming up."
The 'Parks and Recreation' star has also revealed that he was sceptical as to whether the film was going to be any good once all of the different elements were put together.
Speaking on the 'Late Show with David Letterman', he explained: "I saw it for the first time about two weeks ago and with a movie like this where two of the characters are animated and every world has at least some element of CGI, I kind of didn't know whether it was going to be good or not.
"I remember having a hunch we were doing something special when we shot it a year ago but I walked into the theatre pretty nervous and I'd been having all these nightmares that I was going to hate the movie but I saw it for the first time two weeks ago and really, really loved it."
Chris Pratt starved himself for film role
Chris Pratt starved himself for 'Guardians of the Galaxy'.
The 35-year-old actor stars as Peter Quill aka Star Lord in the upcoming adventure sci-fi and he's confessed he had to put a lot of hard work into making sure his body looked good on-screen.
Quizzed on whether he was someone who takes good care of himself, he laughed: "No, I am not. That is ... For almost my entire life that has not been the case but for this movie I did have to take care of myself for a while but that's quickly going to go away.
"[How did you look so good on-screen?] There's some airbrushing and a lot of sit-ups and sort of starving yourself knowing that you had a shirtless scene coming up."
The 'Parks and Recreation' star has also revealed that he was sceptical as to whether the film was going to be any good once all of the different elements were put together.
Speaking on the 'Late Show with David Letterman', he explained: "I saw it for the first time about two weeks ago and with a movie like this where two of the characters are animated and every world has at least some element of CGI, I kind of didn't know whether it was going to be good or not.
"I remember having a hunch we were doing something special when we shot it a year ago but I walked into the theatre pretty nervous and I'd been having all these nightmares that I was going to hate the movie but I saw it for the first time two weeks ago and really, really loved it."
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Ian Ziering found filming 'Sharknado 2' "challenging".
The 50-year-old actor has reprised his role as Fin Shepherd in the TV movie alongside Tara Reid, but he admits he found it difficult to shoot his part because he was struggling to deal with the freezing temperature in New York at the time.
Ian, who was born in New Jersey, explained: "'Sharkardo 2' takes place in New York City this time and it's a bigger storm and I've got a bigger chain saw.
"We filmed in March and it was so cold. There was not one day above freezing. It was challenging because the weather was so cold. It really made it tough to work with."
However, his co-star Tara - who he worked with in Los Angeles last year on the first movie 'Sharknado' - helped boost morale and he was glad when it was announced that she would be reprising her role as his on-screen ex-wife April Wexle again.
He told BANG Showbiz exclusively: I was so happy to work with her again. She's such a doll and she's so fun and I really like Tara."
When asked what the future holds for his alter-ego Fin and Tara's character April in the upcoming film, he replied: "Well, you're gonna have to wait and see because I'm not going to give anything away. But Finn is a family man and he does everything he can do to save his family, so that's really what it's all about."
'Sharknado 2: The Second One' airs Thursday 31 July at 9pm on Syfy.
Ian Ziering: Sharknado 2 ‘challenging’
Ian Ziering found filming 'Sharknado 2' "challenging".
The 50-year-old actor has reprised his role as Fin Shepherd in the TV movie alongside Tara Reid, but he admits he found it difficult to shoot his part because he was struggling to deal with the freezing temperature in New York at the time.
Ian, who was born in New Jersey, explained: "'Sharkardo 2' takes place in New York City this time and it's a bigger storm and I've got a bigger chain saw.
"We filmed in March and it was so cold. There was not one day above freezing. It was challenging because the weather was so cold. It really made it tough to work with."
However, his co-star Tara - who he worked with in Los Angeles last year on the first movie 'Sharknado' - helped boost morale and he was glad when it was announced that she would be reprising her role as his on-screen ex-wife April Wexle again.
He told BANG Showbiz exclusively: I was so happy to work with her again. She's such a doll and she's so fun and I really like Tara."
When asked what the future holds for his alter-ego Fin and Tara's character April in the upcoming film, he replied: "Well, you're gonna have to wait and see because I'm not going to give anything away. But Finn is a family man and he does everything he can do to save his family, so that's really what it's all about."
'Sharknado 2: The Second One' airs Thursday 31 July at 9pm on Syfy.
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Moby has signed up to appear in new movie 'Intruder'.
The singer/songwriter - whose real name is Richard Melville Hall - will star as a music teacher to a wannabe classical musician, who will be portrayed by Scottish actress Louise Linton, who is also producing the upcoming film.
A source told BANG Showbiz that Moby requested his scenes to be filmed in Los Angeles, where he lives, which resulted in the crew frantically trying to negotiate travel arrangements for the equipment from Portland to California.
Louise has described Moby as a "pleasure to work with" and they have become really close friends already during filming.
Billed as a disturbing thriller to make audiences think twice about being home alone, 'Intruder' has been described as a combination of 'Paranormal Activity' and classic Alfred Hitchcock films.
The psychological movie is the work of acclaimed production designer and director, Travis Zariwny, who has previously worked with Hollywood veterans, Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett and Shia LaBeouf.
Louise - who is producing the film as part of Stormchaser Films, the company she set up - recently completed filming in the as-yet-unnamed biopic of Howard Hughes, which is being directed by Tinsel Town legend, Warren Beatty.
Louise has already starred in 'Bound' and 'The Echo' and has previously worked with Travis, having already teamed up with him on the 2013 sci-fi film, 'Scavengers'.
News of Moby's film role comes after he had to deal with a home invader in real life as in a case of art imitating life the musician discovered an intruder in his home in Los Angeles in 2011.
But this incident was significantly less scary than the upcoming film, as he offered the trespasser $20 and a jumper before asking him to leave.
Moby signs up for Intruder movie
Moby has signed up to appear in new movie 'Intruder'.
The singer/songwriter - whose real name is Richard Melville Hall - will star as a music teacher to a wannabe classical musician, who will be portrayed by Scottish actress Louise Linton, who is also producing the upcoming film.
A source told BANG Showbiz that Moby requested his scenes to be filmed in Los Angeles, where he lives, which resulted in the crew frantically trying to negotiate travel arrangements for the equipment from Portland to California.
Louise has described Moby as a "pleasure to work with" and they have become really close friends already during filming.
Billed as a disturbing thriller to make audiences think twice about being home alone, 'Intruder' has been described as a combination of 'Paranormal Activity' and classic Alfred Hitchcock films.
The psychological movie is the work of acclaimed production designer and director, Travis Zariwny, who has previously worked with Hollywood veterans, Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett and Shia LaBeouf.
Louise - who is producing the film as part of Stormchaser Films, the company she set up - recently completed filming in the as-yet-unnamed biopic of Howard Hughes, which is being directed by Tinsel Town legend, Warren Beatty.
Louise has already starred in 'Bound' and 'The Echo' and has previously worked with Travis, having already teamed up with him on the 2013 sci-fi film, 'Scavengers'.
News of Moby's film role comes after he had to deal with a home invader in real life as in a case of art imitating life the musician discovered an intruder in his home in Los Angeles in 2011.
But this incident was significantly less scary than the upcoming film, as he offered the trespasser $20 and a jumper before asking him to leave.
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Iggy Azalea is to make a cameo appearance in 'Fast & Furious 7'.
The curvaceous rapper filmed scenes for the upcoming action thriller about "two weeks ago" according to Vin Diesel, who stars as Dominic Toretto in the film franchise.
The 'Riddick' actor revealed the news when he was asked by French radio station Skyrock FM to choose a song from their playlist that he'd most like to dance to.
Choosing Iggy's hit single 'Fancy', he said: "Iggy Azalea. I just worked with her two weeks ago. I guess you'll be the first person that knows this.
"She has a cameo in 'Fast & Furious 7', so I'm going to be loyal to Iggy."
Filming on the upcoming seventh instalment was delayed last year after the movie's star, Paul Walker, died in a car accident in California before his brothers stepped in to help with his final scenes.
Iggy will appear alongside the deceased star as well as Vin Diesel, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham and Jordana Brewster.
'Fast & Furious 7' is scheduled for release on April 3, 2015.
Iggy Azalea has cameo in Fast and Furious 7
Iggy Azalea is to make a cameo appearance in 'Fast & Furious 7'.
The curvaceous rapper filmed scenes for the upcoming action thriller about "two weeks ago" according to Vin Diesel, who stars as Dominic Toretto in the film franchise.
The 'Riddick' actor revealed the news when he was asked by French radio station Skyrock FM to choose a song from their playlist that he'd most like to dance to.
Choosing Iggy's hit single 'Fancy', he said: "Iggy Azalea. I just worked with her two weeks ago. I guess you'll be the first person that knows this.
"She has a cameo in 'Fast & Furious 7', so I'm going to be loyal to Iggy."
Filming on the upcoming seventh instalment was delayed last year after the movie's star, Paul Walker, died in a car accident in California before his brothers stepped in to help with his final scenes.
Iggy will appear alongside the deceased star as well as Vin Diesel, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham and Jordana Brewster.
'Fast & Furious 7' is scheduled for release on April 3, 2015.
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Karen Gillan says her 'Doctor Who' experience helped her when filming 'Guardians of the Galaxy'.
Gillan - who appeared on the popular BBC sci-fi show between 2010 and 2012 - was cast in the role of Nebula in the latest Marvel flick and said it was easy to make the transition.
She told the Radio Times magazine: "There are actually a lot of similarities because it's sci-fi. There's a lot of green screen and reacting to things that aren't there, so I feel like I was trained up for it.
"But the main difference is that everything is just bigger in scale. More set, more people... just a bigger budget."
The 26-year-old actress also revealed that 'Doctor Who' helped her to secure the lead role in 'Oculus', a physiological horror film directed by Mike Flanagan.
She said: "[Director Mike Flanagan] is a really big 'Doctor Who' fan and he Skyped with me when I was in my bedroom in Scotland in my parents' house.
"He was drinking out of a TARDIS mug - but he didn't realise he was drinking out of a TARDIS mug - and I was like, 'I've totally got this role!'"
'Guardians of the Galaxy' opens in UK cinemas on August 1.
Doctor Who made Guardians of the Galaxy easy, says Karen Gillan
Karen Gillan says her 'Doctor Who' experience helped her when filming 'Guardians of the Galaxy'.
Gillan - who appeared on the popular BBC sci-fi show between 2010 and 2012 - was cast in the role of Nebula in the latest Marvel flick and said it was easy to make the transition.
She told the Radio Times magazine: "There are actually a lot of similarities because it's sci-fi. There's a lot of green screen and reacting to things that aren't there, so I feel like I was trained up for it.
"But the main difference is that everything is just bigger in scale. More set, more people... just a bigger budget."
The 26-year-old actress also revealed that 'Doctor Who' helped her to secure the lead role in 'Oculus', a physiological horror film directed by Mike Flanagan.
She said: "[Director Mike Flanagan] is a really big 'Doctor Who' fan and he Skyped with me when I was in my bedroom in Scotland in my parents' house.
"He was drinking out of a TARDIS mug - but he didn't realise he was drinking out of a TARDIS mug - and I was like, 'I've totally got this role!'"
'Guardians of the Galaxy' opens in UK cinemas on August 1.