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Steve Carell is to produce and appear in new Disney film 'Brooklyn Family Robinson'. The comedian, who is best known for his starring roles in 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy' and comedy series 'The Office', is to produce the project with Charl...

The new 'Fantastic Four' will be "different from other comic book films".
Scriptwriter Simon Kinberg has promised the ambitious reboot of the superhero franchise will be unlike anything fans have seen in previous movies in the genre, such as 'The Avengers' and the 'X-Men' films.
He told Latino-Review.com: "We are hopefully going to be refining the way the people see the 'Fantastic Four' movies. There are so many things we are doing different from the previous film and so many things different from other comic books films."
The Josh Trank-directed movie will be a stark departure from the critically mauled 2005 and 2007 'Fantastic Four' films which starred Jessica Alba and Chris Evans.
The new take will star Kate Mara as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, Miles Teller as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch and Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm/The Thing.
Kinberg is also the writing talent behind the acclaimed 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' - as well as its 2016 follow-up 'X-Men: Apocalypse' - but fans shouldn't expect an 'Avengers'-style crossover between the two series.
The scribe explained: "I would love to see the X-Men and Fantastic Four team up if only because I'm a fan and certainly it's something we've thought about and talked about.
"The challenge is that they essentially live in different universes. In the 'X-Men' world of the movies, we never hear them talk about a famous super team called the Fantastic Four and in the 'Fantastic Four' movie, they are fantastic because they are the only ones of their kind, meaning there aren't other people with super powers on the streets.
"So given that they exist in these different domains or dimensions there are some inherent challenges."

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are producing 'Manimal'.
According to Deadline, Sony Picture Animation has called in the pair's company, Gary Sanchez Productions, as well as Jimmy Miller's Mosaic, to plan the reboot of the cult 1980s TV show which follows a man who fights crimes by morphing into various animals.
Miller, Ferrell, and McKay will also team up with the original series co-creator Glen A. Larson, while Jay Martel and Ian Roberts are believed to be writing the script.
Although the 1983 series - which starred Simon MacCorkindale as Dr. Jonathan Chase - was cancelled after just eight episodes, Miller, McKay and Ferrell have jumped at the chance to produce the live-action-animation.
McKay explained: "I think it's right down our alley, it's what we do.
"It's tongue-in-cheek and has an action component, but overall it's a comedy.
"I know the movie will be funny and entertaining, but will it be the first film to win a Pulitzer? We'll just have to see."
The trio are currently looking for a director to helm the project.
The 'Anchorman' star and his comedy co-writer, Adam, are also planning a 'Flintstones' remake.
The duo have enlisted the help of 'The Other Guys' scribe Chris Henchy to bring the pre-historic gang, comprised of Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble and their respective wives Wilma and Betty, to life in a new animated big screen version of the classic cartoon.

Emma Stone says Woody Allen "goes to great lengths" to keep details of his scripts a secret.
'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' actress stars alongside Colin Firth in Allen's upcoming romantic comedy 'Magic in the Moonlight' and they've revealed they were only given a short amount of time to read their scripts before they had to hand them back.
Emma told The Daily Beast: "Some cast members never get to look at the script. Some cast only ever sees their part. He's incredibly protective of the plot. I think he goes to great lengths to keep it under wraps.
"I had a very short meeting with him and his casting directors, and about a month later I got to go to his office to read the script, and then give it back."
Stone stars as a young woman who claims she can not only tell the future but can also communicate with the dead in the film, while Firth plays Stanley, a renowned illusionist under the stage name Wei Ling Soo, who's hired by the consigliere of a wealthy family to expose Stone's character.
Firth admits he had the same experience with Allen's script for the movie, saying: "You get to read it in a controlled experiment while you're closely watched. Funnily enough, the script was driven to me in a remote part of Italy while someone waited while I read it, and then handed it back."
However, Stone, 25, claims its not the first time she's experienced secretiveness over film scripts.
She added: "It sounds weird, but I've read 'Spider-Man' the same way. Now, all these scripts need to be controlled, otherwise they leak."

Naomi Watts in talks to star in 'Demolition'.
'The Impossible' actress is in negotiations to appear alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in the upcoming drama, which is to be directed by 'Dallas Buyers Club' filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallee, TheWrap reports.
The movie will be based on the 2007 Black List script by Bryan Sipe and will follow a young investment banker (Gyllenhaal) who struggles to understand his emotional disconnect following the tragic death of his wife in an auto accident.
If Watts seals the deal she will play a pot-smoking customer service representative who, despite having a boyfriend, falls for Gyllenhaal's character as she learns of his pain and loss.
Speaking previously, Vallee described the project as: "A powerful and touching story, written with a strong and sincere desire to try to understand the human psyche, what makes us so unique, so special, what makes us love."
He added: "This is a script of a rare quality, of a beautiful humanity."
Watts is currently shooting the 'Divergent' sequel 'Insurgent' alongside Shailene Woodley and is slated to reprise her role as Evelyn, leader of the Factionless, in the upcoming 'Allegiant: Part 1' and Allegiant: Part 2'.
The 45-year-old actress is also attached to play Matthew McConaughey's character's wife in Gus Van Sant's drama 'Sea of Trees'.

Bradley Cooper had never met his 'Guardians of the Galaxy' co-star until they appeared together on a talk show to promote the finished film.
The 39-year-old actor provides the voice for Rocket the racoon in the upcoming sci-fi adventure while Vin Diesel voiced the character Groot, and he's admitted they never met while making the movie.
Appearing with his other co-stars - Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista - on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live', Cooper said: "Yeah we just met ... For real, for the first time."
Meanwhile, Chris Pratt - who takes on the lead role of pilot Peter Quill in the James Gunn directed project - confessed his energy on set often got him into trouble with the crew, who were worried about their budget.
The 'Zero Dark Thirty' actor said: "I was truly playing every day. I had a laser gun and a spaceship ... a mask! It was funny, I would shoot this gun, this blaster, and over and over again they kept yelling, 'Cut'. Because, on the day, during the take, I was going [makes toy gun noises]. I was like, 'Come on, that felt really good to me'.
"And they were like, 'That just cost us a hundred and fifty thousand dollars! Stop with making the noise with your mouth'."

Dwayne Johnson has revealed he could play Shazam.
The hunky actor, 42, revealed the news in an interview with LoveFilm, when he said that his character "would have the power of Superman".
Asked about his ambitions, Johnson said: "Shazam, of course, I would love to play. They approached me about [Captain Marvel] and [villain] Black Adam as well.
"We've been meeting for months. We're toying with either one. I think it's up to the fans. Without question."
The DC Comics character - whose powers are magical rather than alien - will be better-known to some comic book fans as Captain Marvel.
Described as 'The World's Mightiest Mortal', Shazam is considered to be among the most impressive of the DC characters and would seem to be a good fit for Johnson's incredible physique.
However, he could also play the role of Black Adam, who is almost identical in appearance to Shazam, but whose personality has been corrupted by magical powers.
Johnson has confirmed that he is happy for the fans to decide which of the roles they want him to play.
He said: "I think it's up to the fans, very specifically because they are passionate about the comic book, about the history and mythology [of the character]."

Michael Caine will appear in 'The Last Witch Hunter'.
'The Dark Knight Rises' actor is set to appear alongside 'Fast & Furious' star Vin Diesel in the upcoming supernatural action thriller, which will be directed by Breck Eisner.
Speaking during an interview with Collider for his new film 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Vin Diesel was asked what he had planned for the future and he replied: "I'm about to do a movie with Breck Eisner called 'The Last Witch Hunter' where I play a 700-year-old New Yorker, which should be a lot of fun.
"Working opposite Michael Caine will be a blast. I've always wanted to work with Michael Caine so it'll be the first time I get to work with Michael Caine."
Game of Thrones' Rose Leslie, who plays Ygritte in the HBO fantasy series, will also star in the film about a semi-immortal witch hunter (Diesel) who wanders the streets of a modern New York City before being forced to partner with his natural enemy, a female witch.
The unlikely pair team up to stop a villainous witch queen from obtaining a relic and unleashing a plague upon humanity and Leslie will take on the role of a witch and love interest of Diesel's character.
He added: "Rose Leslie is also gonna be opposite me, she's amazing in 'Game of Thrones'."
The 47-year-old actor will also produce alongside Mark Canton and Bernie Goldmann, while Samantha Vincent of One Race and Adam Goldworm are to be executive producers.
Caine last appeared in 'Mr. Morgan's Last Love' and will next be seen on the big screen in 'Eliza Graves' and 'Interstellar'.

Idris Elba is in talks to join the cast of 'King Arthur'.
The 41-year-old actor is believed to have entered into negotiations with Warner Bros to play a wizard-like figure and mentor to Arthur in the retelling of the medieval legend.
The film - which also has Guy Ritchie attached to direct - will be written by Joby Harold and produced by Akiva Goldsman and Tory Tunnell.
It is believed casting directors are set to offer Elba the role imminently, while test offers for the role of Arthur will be sent out to actors in the first week of August.
Meanwhile, the 'Luther' star - who is set to appear in 'No Good Deed' opposite Taraji P. Henson , 'The Gunman' with Sean Penn and will voice Shere Khan in Disney's remake of 'The Jungle Book' - recently directed a short film for a track produced by Dutch DJ R3hab.
The actor chose to work on the promo for the song 'Unstoppable', featuring Eva Simons, to tackle the topic of bullying through a six-minute video, set in the 1970s, which features a group of teenagers on a school bus, outlining 'the nerd', 'the lads' and the popular girls, who are all in different social circles.
Idris, who has also achieved success as a DJ, said: "When I first heard the song I really loved the idea of being unstoppable ... it's self belief, its someone that just says, 'Guess what? I can do anything I want to do'."