Prequels, Sequels & Remakes

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance will open in Japan in early summer of 2009.

Zack Snyder says that the 300 sequel will take place between the Battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of Plataea (where 300 ends with Dillios [David Wenham] finishing his story).

Kirsten Dunst on Spiderman 4 & 5 to MTV: “’I’m in,’ said the actress matter of factly. However, when pressed to make the announcement official, Dunst quickly changed her tone, and rather cryptically added, ‘I’m not saying anything, I know there’s rumors…’”

DreamWorks is moving forward on a 3-D sequel to Kung Fu Panda called Pandamonium. Kung Fu Panda’s head of story Jennifer Yuh Nelson will direct, and Jack Black and Angelina Jolie have already signed on. It’ll be about Po’s continuing journey of master kung fu and being the chosen one. Slotted release date is June 3, 2011.

Chris O’Donnell and Jack McBrayer will star in live action and CGI mix Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. Brad Peyton’s directorial debut will continue “the story of the battle between cats and dogs for control of Earth.”

Producers Michael De Luca, Alison Rosenzweig, and Michael Gaeta will develop a remake of 1987's Angel Heart. They have also optioned the rights to William Hjortsberg's novel Falling Angel, which the original was based on. The novel is about Harry Angel, "a New York detective hired by a mysterious client to track down a once-popular performer indebted to him. While pursuing this seemingly routine investigation, Harry encounters dark and supernatural forces."

Harrison Ford says that "George [Lucas] is in think mode right now" about Indy 5.

James Cameron on Terminator 4: "It could be a big steaming pile, or it could be brilliant. Sam Worthington is in ... Avatar and the new Terminator, and he likes the script, but I never saw it. There was no blessing involved."