By Katey Rich
Those unlucky moviegoers who actually saw last February's Ghost Rider have spoken of the awful, non-existent chemistry between stars Eva Mendes and Nicolas Cage. And now we all get to relive it! Variety reports that Mendes is considering signing on to Werner Herzog's "re-imagining" of Bad Lieutenant, already set to star Cage as the no-good cop of the title. Also, according to Hollywood Elsewhere, the official title is now Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Guess those hefty tax breaks really do get you the proper credit!
Little boys who play with lassos, light sabers and their Iron Man action figures have died and gone to heaven today: Robert Downey, Jr. has signed on to star in the DreamWorks-Universal tentpole Cowboys & Aliens. The Hollywood Reporter writes that the movie will be based on a graphic novel about a battle between settlers and Indians in the Old West that is interrupted by an arriving spaceship. Downey would play a former Union Army soldier who is taking part in the battle. I think I speak for all 10-year-olds (and 10-year-olds at heart) when I say, "Awesome!"
Take a look at the image to the right and tell me you don't immediately think of Speed Racer and the financial fallout that occurred after it was released last month. Despite the fact that its hero looks an awful lot like Speed, the anime series "Robotech" will become a live-action project at Warner Bros., with Lawrence Kasdan writing the screenplay. The Hollywood Reporter describes it as "a sprawling sci-fi epic," and the producers will now commence describing it in terms that remind no one of Speed Racer.
Disney continues making inroads in the Chinese film industry, with another China-made movie planned for next year. Touch of the Panda, according to Variety, was shot in the Sichuan Province, which was hit hard by an earthquake last month. The story follows a panda who is rescued by a boy who is an orphan himself.
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