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Robert Rodriguez's SHORTS? Plus news on GI JOE, WOLVERINE, THE BOX, BRUNO and more!!!

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. There's a fantastic article up at Variety that details all the flicks that the studios have gotten ready pre-strike. So, there's a detailed list of what the big flicks are at all the big studios that are sure things, not effected by this strike.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE!

The bullet hits are:

-GI JOE is a go at Paramount with Stuart Beattie's script and AVATAR's Sam Worthington the likely lead (sorry AB King, no mention of Sly involved... so you don't need to send email 4873 saying he should be... okay?).

-Robert Rodriguez has a mystery project called SHORTS (maybe a short film compilation ala FOUR ROOMS? Just a guess) at Media Rights Capital.

-Media Rights Capital is also funding Richard Kelly's The Box, Sacha Baron Cohen's BRUNO and Ricky Gervais' THIS SIDE OF TRUTH, although only BRUNO has studio distribution through Universal.

-Land of the Lost, State of Play, Death Race remake and The Wolfman are among those that made the cut at Universal.

-Wolverine is locked and loaded at Fox, with a rewrite from Jamie Vanderbilt and Scott Silver. May 2009 release.

There are more, but those were the big ones. Be sure to read the Variety article!

Seems like Sam Worthington is going to be a pretty big player in the future of geek flicks, doesn't it?


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Screw Hasbro, Wolverine will be cool
by keekthesneek
Oct 31st, 2007
06:28:57 AM
Bruno!
by Knuckleduster
Oct 31st, 2007
06:33:14 AM
Not American Anymore?
by Dazzler69
Oct 31st, 2007
06:41:43 AM
Sam Worthington is... GI.JOEINO
by SpencerTrilby
Oct 31st, 2007
06:50:50 AM
curious to see..
by bob oblaw
Oct 31st, 2007
07:00:55 AM
Fox's X-men attempts is an example of what not to do.
by Shermdawg
Oct 31st, 2007
07:05:36 AM
last I heard about the script
by BizarroJerry
Oct 31st, 2007
07:12:03 AM
Oh wait...
by BizarroJerry
Oct 31st, 2007
07:12:57 AM
Dazzler69
by TheNorthlander
Oct 31st, 2007
07:26:20 AM
Everything i've heard about Wolverine has been weak
by Neo Zeed
Oct 31st, 2007
07:35:01 AM
GIJoe stuff
by palewook
Oct 31st, 2007
07:46:09 AM
Who the F is Sam Worthington?!
by cowboyone
Oct 31st, 2007
08:36:57 AM
Will anyone ever die in GI JOE??
by Darth Macchio
Oct 31st, 2007
09:01:56 AM
G.I.J.O.E.
by Spyhunter
Oct 31st, 2007
09:08:35 AM
I hate to be repetitious
by Montag666
Oct 31st, 2007
09:19:25 AM
GI JOE and The Almighty Sanctions
by keekthesneek
Oct 31st, 2007
09:32:10 AM
Hmm...
by Anna Valerious
Oct 31st, 2007
09:34:24 AM
G.I.J.O.E. and the Heavy Handed Hans Blix Letter
by RainesMaker
Oct 31st, 2007
09:35:28 AM
Who the fuck keeps Worthington employed?
by Spacker Dave
Oct 31st, 2007
10:07:04 AM
Who the fuck keeps Worthington employed?
by Spacker Dave
Oct 31st, 2007
10:07:34 AM
This Rushing
by Omar B
Oct 31st, 2007
10:10:17 AM
the only sensable way to love in this world is without rules
by Cletus Van Damme
Oct 31st, 2007
10:27:57 AM
SCREW GI JOE...CALL IT "IMPOTENT U.N. JOE"
by uss cygnus
Oct 31st, 2007
10:45:44 AM
Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity
by Napoleon Park
Oct 31st, 2007
10:58:16 AM
Whysoserious.com...
by cekma
Oct 31st, 2007
11:03:02 AM
SHORTS
by postalpez
Oct 31st, 2007
11:39:12 AM
George Clooney is playing Duke
by RadioactivePinky
Oct 31st, 2007
11:39:33 AM
Sam Worthington is the Australian Josh Hartnett...
by Sledge Hammer
Oct 31st, 2007
11:48:31 AM
The comic, people...
by BizarroJerry
Oct 31st, 2007
12:02:59 PM
Hasbro GI Joe press release...
by BizarroJerry
Oct 31st, 2007
12:04:37 PM
Actually Larry Hama's run on the original Marvel Joe comics was
by Sledge Hammer
Oct 31st, 2007
12:09:21 PM
Press release
by Spyhunter
Oct 31st, 2007
12:27:44 PM
2009 = Crap year for movies
by Live.
Oct 31st, 2007
02:19:59 PM
PC Joe
by palewook
Oct 31st, 2007
02:22:25 PM
Gervais' This Side Of Truth...
by Kubla_Khan
Oct 31st, 2007
02:24:18 PM
we want Machete
by Gorgomel
Oct 31st, 2007
03:05:29 PM
G.I.J.O.E.: The Rise Of Cobra
by Reel American Hero
Oct 31st, 2007
03:19:07 PM
Wolverine
by Jaws Wayne
Oct 31st, 2007
04:07:57 PM
Thank GOD Rodriguez is getting away from the Weinsteins...
by CopOnTheEdge
Oct 31st, 2007
04:15:26 PM
Who remembers the SILENT G.I.Joe comic with Storm Shadow?
by CopOnTheEdge
Oct 31st, 2007
04:16:41 PM
G.I. Joe will blow
by The Game Master
Oct 31st, 2007
04:35:09 PM
Hasbro sneaky bastards.
by Rufferto
Oct 31st, 2007
04:41:37 PM
Don't see how G.I. Joe could work.
by CreasyBear
Oct 31st, 2007
05:58:48 PM
And CopOnTheEdge, I remember that issue.
by CreasyBear
Oct 31st, 2007
06:01:03 PM
Hey Cop On YThe Edge!
by Pops Freshemeyer
Oct 31st, 2007
06:48:11 PM
I'm just glad they're ultimately going with...
by iamnicksaicnsn
Oct 31st, 2007
08:02:01 PM
Creasybear - Yeah, large ensembles ...
by krack
Oct 31st, 2007
10:40:22 PM
Fred Durst's directing a movie?
by BackRiverCatfish
Oct 31st, 2007
11:01:41 PM
Shorts
by Boromir187
Oct 31st, 2007
11:05:39 PM
Dances With Wolves Sequel Coming
by Live.
Oct 31st, 2007
11:36:48 PM
George Clooney has gotta eat...
by thegreatwhatzit
Nov 1st, 2007
01:59:56 AM
CopOnTheEdge - issue #21
by Dingbatty
Nov 1st, 2007
04:33:35 AM
Can't we organise a fan strike for...
by Boba Fat
Nov 1st, 2007
05:15:33 AM
Bruno
by haggardatbest
Nov 1st, 2007
08:12:00 AM
"Joint Intelligence Global Espionage Organization:
by Napoleon Park
Nov 1st, 2007
05:52:36 PM
G.I. Joke International Zero
by The Guy Formally Known As G.I. Joe
Nov 1st, 2007
06:03:39 PM
New Acronym
by The Guy Formally Known As G.I. Joe
Nov 1st, 2007
06:09:47 PM
Sam Worthington = young Zartan?
by Monkey_King
Nov 1st, 2007
06:27:11 PM
krack
by CreasyBear
Nov 1st, 2007
09:03:20 PM
A Real AMERICAN Hero
by mrglory
Nov 1st, 2007
11:18:05 PM

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