Some Quick Tidbits

● So the last Green Lantern update I posted was that Mr. Ryan Reynolds had been tapped by Warner Bros. to don the green suit and power ring. Since then, set news has been relatively quiet from the $150 million superhero blockbuster. Currently, Reynolds, director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) & Co. are about to wrap filming in Australia. Production on set has been delayed several weeks due to various unexpected problems, but the project seems to be hitting its stride now.

A serious rumor has surfaced via SlashFilm claiming that none other than Mr. Jackie Earle Haley has been tapped by Warner Bros. to play the villainous Sinestro, opposite Ryan Reynolds.  For those who don’t know, Haley made his mainstream debut last year in a fantastic performance as the menacing Rorshach in Watchmen. He then took on the huge responsibility of taking over Freddy Krueger duties from Robert Englund in next years a Nightmare on Elm Street remake (in which he looks badass). Now it seems, he’s going to portray another major character in the world of comics and horror by playing Sinestro. Previously names such as Nic Cage had been thrown around to play the villain, but they turned out to be just rumors. All I can say is Haley is a brilliant actor who has proven himself very capable of being menacing and hopefully terrifying, so this is nothing but good news.

● This seems to be a cycle for M. Night Shymalan. You hear news about these great concepts for his movies before production starts. Then the movie’s trailer looks amazing and thrilling. Then when you see the movie, you are exponentially disappointed by the idiotic, signature “twist” that completely takes you out of the flow of the film. Lady in the Water, The Village, The Happening; how does this man continue to get the trust and financial funding by studios? Now, there’s no doubt he has talent. The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable are amazing. But his work over the last 7 years has been atrocious and I am on the breaking point of cutting him off.

M. Night is currently wrapping up post-production on The Last Airbender which opens in 2010. We now get news of his next project, which true to form, sounds really awesome. M. Night is not directing the film, rather the Dwodle Bros., but he did write the story so his creative imprint on this film is significant. The film is titled Devil, and it’s plot seems as simplistic and concise as its title would suggest.

Devil is basically a supernatural thriller set inside of an office building. There are some people stuck in an elevator, and one of them is not who they say they are…they’re the devil.

There is also a security guard and a policeman. The security guard is trying to convince the policeman to get them out of the elevator. He is also trying to convince the policeman that he is the chosen one to save the people.

So there you have it. The concept sounds really intriguing. I mean, it’s so simple, but could be so thrilling and terrifying. But again, it is M. Night, so the first 3/4’s of the film could be awesome, until we find out that the whole thing was just a dream, or some stupid twist like that. But the story sounds really cool, so I’ll be very cautiously optimistic about this one.

What Do You Think? Discuss.