Robopocalypse
| studio | DreamWorks |
| director | Steven Spielberg |
| writer | Drew Goddard, Daniel H. Wilson (novel) |
| starring | Ben Whishaw, Chris Hemsworth |
Steven Spielberg Has Found A Better Way To Tell ‘Robopocalypse’ Story
On the heels of the recently announced delay of Robopocalypse, director Steven Spielberg has revealed that he’s found a better way to tell the story. Hopefully it doesn’t involve apple pie and a idiotic family reunion. READ MORE
[News Bites] ‘Mercy’ Casting; Spielberg Stalls ‘Robopocalypse’; ‘Y the Last Man’ Director!
Shirley Knight (Cowboys and Aliens) and Chris Browning, pictured above, have rounded out the cast of the Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions horror movie Mercy, reports Variety. Dylan McDermott, Frances O’Connor, Chandler Riggs and Joel Courtney currently star, with Haunting in Connecticut‘s Peter Cornwell set to direct. Pic is based on a Stephen King story from his “Skeleton Crew,” with a script penned by Matt Greenberg. It follows two young boys who go with their single mother (O’Connor) to take care of their elderly, senile grandmother named Mercy, only to discover that she’s a witch who made a pact with a dark force many years before. READ MORE
[Casting Bites] Anne Hathaway For ‘Robopocalypse,’ Eric Bana For ‘Beware the Night’
Anne Hathaway (pictured) will join both Ben Whishaw and Chris Hemsworth in Robopocalypse, the Steven Spielberg adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson’s novella, reports Empire. “If Robopocalypse happens I will be in it,” she tells Empire, “and I believe it’s quite real, though you never want to hang your hat on anything.” Penned by Cloverfield‘s Drew Goddard, the plot explores the fate of the human race following a robot uprising. READ MORE
Chris Hemsworth, More For Spielberg’s ‘Robopocalypse’
Brit thesp Ben Whishaw (below), who stars in WB’s insane spectacle Cloud Atlas and plays Q in Sony’s upcoming James Bond pic Skyfall, is being eyed for a key role in Steven Spielberg’s Robopocalypse, which is a co-production between DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox, reports Variety. READ MORE
Ex-Fox Chairman Tom Rothman Battles ‘Robopocalypse’; Anne Hathaway?
Just days after announcing his departure from 20th Century Fox at the end of the year, chairman Tom Rothman is in talks to produce the studio’s most high-profile tentpole, Robopocalypse, says Variety. They are seeking to add the beautiful Anne Hathaway to the cast. READ MORE
Chris Hemsworth Takes The Lead In Spielberg’s ‘Robopocalypse’
Stephen Spielberg’s upcoming film Robopocalypse, scripted by Drew Goddard (The Cabin In The Woods), hits theaters April 25, 2014, almost a year later than originally planned. Based on the novel of the same name by Daniel H. Wilson, the plot explores the fate of the human race following a robot uprising. And now they’re casting up! According to reports, Chris Hemsworth (pictured above; Thor, The Cabin In The Woods, Snow White And The Huntsman) has been chosen as the film’s lead. READ MORE
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