Hollywood is acting weird again, must be time for another strike

I've been reluctant to post any news these past few days. It's not that there hasn't been any, it's just that what has come out has been... weird. 

Michel Gondry, director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Science of Sleep, has replaced Stephen Chow as director of the Green Hornet project starring Seth Rogen. Um, yeah. I think Katie summed this one up best with a confused look and a "...What?" It's a very odd choice for this director, but ok, I'll go with it.

In one of the biggest disappointments in casting this year, Emily Blunt will not be playing Black Widow in Iron Man 2. Rumors are that Scarlett Johansson, who has the acting talents of a flea, will be replacing Blunt. Personally, I think this would be one of the worst casting choices in history. I'd rather remove my eyes with a rusty spoon than watch Johansson attempt to act whilst next to Downey Jr.'s brilliance. Rumors of Eliza Dushku are somewhat less horrifying, but still not hopeful. 

Writer Diablo Cody of Juno fame is set to adapt zombie novel Breathers for the big screen. I'm not sure how I feel about this. Considering the novel is about a newly turned zombie who joins a support group, I'm not sure why anyone thinks this will appeal to horror fans. I like my zombies evil, dead, and trying to kill me. But hey, maybe you feel differently.

Jonah Hex and Green Lantern have both been green lit for 2010. Please, please, Warners, do Green Lantern right. You probably won't, but please, please make it everything we fans have hoped and dreamed it could be.

There are a whole lot of early Watchmen reviews circulating the net. Personally, I'm not reading any of them. I'm reserving my judgement/level of hatred for the midnight premiere. After watching one leaked scene, I have very, very little hope.

In this weeks edition of unnecessary remake, Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) is set to direct Clue. While it is unclear if this is or is not a remake of the previously entitled movie based on the classic game, this movie is part of a trend in bringing board games to the big screen. Ridley Scott is set to direct Monopoly and writer Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder) is set to write the script for Candyland. As if this wasn't enough, Michael Bay is producing a movie called Ouija.

Katie, in what I assume to be a moment of boredom, uncovered evidence of a Jonny Quest movie on imdb. It's set for release in 2010. We'll let you know when we learn more. Any casting ideas? Katie claims The Rock is set to play Race, but I'm not entirely sure where she got this information. Lets all hope that Zac Efron isn't cast to play Jonny. Haley Joel Osment's career has been pretty low key recently. Maybe the producers should consider him for Jonny.

Matt Damon is slated to star in The Adjustment Bureau. No idea what it's about, but Variety is calling it "a contemporary science fiction love story." Whenever I see that phrase attached to any movie, I get concerned.

Finally, if you haven't heard yet, SAG turned down it's final contract offer this week. A strike is now eminent. This is probably the reason for the more bizarre news above.

~Lauren