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Update: ‘Elysium’ Gains Some Brazilian Flavor
UPDATE: The original report was inncorrect and Alice Braga from Predators and Repo Men is actually starring.
Sonia Braga (Kiss of the Spider Woman) is the latest addition to the cast of Sony PIctures’ Elysium, which is now slated for release on March 1, 2013, reports Deadline.
Elysium is the top secret sci-fi project from District 9 director Neill Blomkam that also stars Sharlto Copley, Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, Wagner Moura and William Fichtner.
The story is said to be set in the far future on another planet and, like District 9, which is filled with many sociopolitical ideas wrapped up inside a Hollywood action film.
Recent rumors have begun circulating that the plot will actually follow a battle between an alien and human race for the right to colonize another planet. There are some very relevant political themes hidden within there…
Brendan Fraser is back for the upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy franchise from directors Radio Silence, and Michael Johnston (Obsession) is now in talks to join him.
The Hollywood Reporter lets us know tonight that Michael Johnston is in “early talks” to join The Mummy 4, which will release in theaters on October 15, 2027 via Universal.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah will reprise their iconic roles as Rick O’Connell, Evelyn O’Connell, and Jonathan Carnahan in the upcoming movie.
Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 5-6) are directing from a script by David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill).
Plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, but the brand new sequel is expected to disregard the events of the third movie, in which Rachel Weisz did not appear.
“It’s just really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome,” Gillet teases. Bettinelli-Olpin adds that the film “has all of the heart and the character that you could hope for.”
A remake of the classic Universal monster movie that took an action-adventure approach, The Mummy was released in 1999 and grossed $417 million worldwide. It was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.