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Potential ‘Godzilla’ Lead Has Us Stomping In Excitement!
Last night I watched Nowhere Boy (it’s on Netfix), a biopic about John Lennon’s childhood that blew my mind. The film was carried on the shoulders of Aaron Johnson (aka Aaron Taylor-Johnson), who you may know as Dave Lizewski in Lionsgate’s Kick-Ass. Frankly, it was one of the best performances of the year, and put Johnson in my personal list of favorite actors.
Warner Bros. apparently feels the same way as they’ve put him atop the shortlist of actors being pursued for Legendary Pictures’ newest Godzilla, says Deadline. Other actors that are being considered for the project include Gordon-Levitt, Henry Cavill, Scoot McNairy (Argo), and Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class), the latter of which is my personal fav from this group.
While he is the current frontrunner, he’s said make a final decision on whether or not to take the offer after he sees the final polish that Frank Darabont is writing based on the Max Borenstein script.
Even with the legal mumbo jumbo, the film is still on course to begin production in March, with the film dated for a May 16, 2014 release.
The next V/H/S installment is on the way, this time from producer Roy Lee (Weapons, IT), and it’s landed on its new theme.
Spooky Pictures and Image Nation are teaming to produce V/H/S: SCP, Variety reports, and it’ll be the first feature-length addition to the online collective fiction project, the SCP (Special Containment Procedures) Foundation.
The SCP Foundation began in 2008 as a collaborative digital project and has since grown into one of the largest fan-driven horror and sci-fi universes online. You can get acquainted with the SCP Foundation via Bloody FM’s SCP Archives podcast.
V/H/S: SCP will be framed as “’recovered field documentation,’ or video evidence gathered, redacted, and archived by the secretive organization. Standalone segments in the anthology will focus on different objects, entities, or events under the containment-breach narrative.”
Spooky Pictures is headed by genre veterans Steven Schneider (Insidious, Paranormal Activity) and Roy Lee (Weapons, IT). They’ll be joined by Josh Goldbloom (V/H/S/94, V/H/S/99, V/H/S/Halloween) and Michael Schreiber (V/H/S/94, V/H/S/Beyond) as producers.
“The horror genre continues to be a remarkable launchpad for new talent to share original creations, and the vast SCP universe has provided a vital incubator for this creativity to thrive,” Spooky Pictures co-founder Steven Schneider said. “Along with INS, this next project reinforces our shared commitment to look in new and unexpected spaces for stories. We can’t wait to expand the V/H/S franchise with new, fresh, and terrifying stories that will keep viewers coming back for more.”
V/H/S launched in 2012, followed by 2013’s V/H/S/2, 2014’s V/H/S: Viral, 2021’s V/H/S/94, 2022’s V/H/S/99, 2023’s V/H/S/85, 2024’s V/H/S/Beyond, and 2025’s V/H/S/Halloween.
The upcoming installment marks the ninth film in this franchise.
The SCP Foundation is a worldwide force dedicated to securing, containing, and protecting anomalies from people – At least according to the lore of the website.
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