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Morgan Freeman Goes Top Secret For 'Red'
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You know, I think Morgan Freeman likes playing in the comic book world. After turns in Wanted, Batman Begins, and The Dark Knight, Freeman is currently in talks to join another DC production. According to Variety, he's in talks to costar with Bruce Willis in Red, an adaptation of Warren Ellis' 3-book series. Ellis' series centers on a former black-ops CIA agent named Moses. He's retired and enjoying the quiet life, and the CIA is happy to let him do so, until a new director is hired, and decides to pull up his file. When the director finds out what Moses actually did, he decides that he's a liability, and sends a high tech assassin to kill him. When the book was optioned last year, it was reported they'd added a love interest, and that Moses would be getting the old team back together. There would also be a generational divide as Moses contends with younger agents who rely on new and improved gadgets. Variety doesn't say whether all those new twists and turns have been kept, but I suspect they have, as three issues aren't quite enough to make a movie out of.
Red is one of the only DC Comics to jump the Warner Bros. ship, and is being produced at Summit Entertainment. Erich Hoeber and Jon Hoeber are penning the script, and the movie doesn't yet have a director. Maybe Freeman can lure in his Invictus boss, and break him into the comic book world?
Shazam!
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The wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Aries, the power of
Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury! Any good geek knows what happens
when you combine these elements -- Captain Marvel! DC's famous comic Shazam (it's an acronym, see?), featuring
young Billy Batson transforming into the superhero Captain Marvel has been optioned for a feature film under the
directorial eye of Peter Segal. No word yet on a script, time frame,
or casting thoughts.I know the story of Shazam can seem sorta campy ... but I honestly really enjoy it. And let's be honest, a lot of comic book characters can seem sorta campy at times. I, for one, am really excited for this one. Granted, I generally get excited for just about any superhero movie. Now let's just hope they can find someone appropriate to cast as Billy. Suggestions?
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