I Am Link

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--- Still Longing For Leslie - Dread Central has exclusive word that Scott Glosserman, the writer/director of 2007's terrific slasher-dissection Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, is just about done with the screenplay for the sequel - took ya time, man! - and is looking to shoot in the Spring. Hell yes. I've been holding my breath waiting for this one for three years now, and my brains hurt because of it. Also I am dead. Have I mentioned I'm dead? I'm totally dead.

Anyway this would make JA a very very happy boy, if it comes to pass. I just pray that both Nathan Baesel and Angela Goethals can show back up as Leslie and his final girl Taylor again. I can't imagine either of them having any reason to let anything stand in their way of this, at least. Neither of them got the attention they should've for this terrific movie wherein they both gave terrific performances. Dammit.

--- I'm Sure He Is - Bryan Singer has finally gotten a green-light for his Jack the Giant Killer movie - hint: it's about a beanstalk! - and all the stories announcing it say the same thing: while he hasn't been signed yet, Bryan is actively pursuing Aaron Johnson for the lead. MMHMM. I'm "actively pursuing Aaron Johnson" too, Bryan. I just don't have a giant beanstalk to swing his way to convince him. So to speak.

--- Diarrhea at Barnes & Nobles - The Film Experience took on Mean Girls last night for the "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" series and if there's a movie more fun to talk about from the past decade that doesn't involve Anna Faris then I don't know what it would be.

--- Get Shorties - Every single one of you already knows this but I feel as if I should type it all the same - Martin Freeman is officially Bilbo Baggins, and there are a bunch of other people I've never heard of cast in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit now too. Read about who they are here! To the left there is Richard Armitage who's gotten the biggest new role other than Bilbo, that of the Dwarf leader Thorin Oakensheild. Yes of course I found a shirtless picture. Don't you know where you are?

--- Draper Man - Or is that Super Don? Now that the rumor's out in the world (via Armie Hammer of all people) that WB and Zach Snyder are looking for a middle-aged 35-40ish man for their Superman, everybody's completely convinced themselves that Jon Hamm has the part. They're even doctoring up pictures of it, as you can see there to the right and that's obviously the be-all- end-all when that happens. There's no going back! Somebody stuck his head on with photo-shop. Signed and sealed!

--- And finally, I've given up even trying to figure out when Guillermo Del Toro finds time to sleep or eat or take a dump - he just produces movies now, not dumps! He's hooked up with a Pixar animator and they're gonna make a full-length version of this animator's already-made creepy short cartoon called Alma. Which is already online, and you can watch here!

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