As a director, George Clooney loves his political movies, and he’s not afraid of taking on potentially contentious topics. It appears he’s now attached to a film that may be even more hotly charged than his previous directorial efforts.
Deadline reports that he’s signed on to helm The Yankee Commandante, based on a The New Yorker article by David Grann, which was published in May. The ‘article is about William Alexander Morgan, an American who helped Castro and the Cuban rebels overthrow Fulgencio Batista. Hed reached the status of Commandante, the sole foreigner other than Argentinian Che Guevara to be so highly regarded. Shortly after, Morgan, a shadowy man whose motives for being there were subject to suspicion, was imprisoned and facing a firing squad, charged with working for US intelligence. At the same time, his exploits as a rebel soldier led J. Edgar Hoover and everyone else scrambling to sort out his motives and who he was working for.’ There’s no indication whether Clooney is thinking of starring as well.
With the anti-Communist Cuba movement very powerful in the US, it’s a topic most filmmakers would steer clear of, although Clooney is a savvy operator and could well make a movie that’s even handed enough not to seem too pro-Castro (unless that’s what he wants!). It’s certainly an interesting tale that could make a good film.
While Batman and Superman have had numerous movies, it’s slightly odd that the character who is probably DC’s other biggest propety has never lit up the big screen. However now it appears the company is once more looking to adapt Wonder Woman for a cinematic outing.
A Steve Jobs biopic, simply titled Jobs, is already shooting, but it’s still adding to its cast, as 
Now this looks like it might be fun! While we’ve seen pics from Wreck-It Ralph, it’s been difficult to tell whether it was just a good concept or if it could actually be a really good movie – the trailer certainly suggests the latter. Here’s the synopsis: ‘Walt Disney Animation Studios and Emmy®-winning director Rich Moore (TVs “The Simpsons, “Futurama) take moviegoers on a hilarious, arcade-game-hopping journey in “Wreck-It Ralph. Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly, “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, “Step Brothers) is tired of being overshadowed by Fix-It Felix (voice of Jack McBrayer, “30 Rock), the “good guy star of their game who always gets to save the day. But after decades doing the same thing and seeing all the glory go to Felix, Ralph decides hes tired of playing the role of a bad guy.He takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a game-hopping journey across the arcade through every generation of video games to prove hes got what it takes to be a hero. On his quest, he meets the tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Jane Lynch, TVs “Glee) from the first-person action game Heros Duty. But its the feisty misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman, “The Sarah Silverman Program) from the candy-coated cart racing game, Sugar Rush, whose world is threatened when Ralph accidentally unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens the entire arcade. Will Ralph realise his dream and save the day before its too late? “Wreck-It Ralph crashes onto the big screen in February 2013, in Disney Digital 3D in select UK cinemas.’
It’ll be interesting to see if the anachronistic music is carried on into the actual film, but it certainly gives the first trailer for Django Unchained a true Tarantino feeling. Indeed despite being set in the old west, the whole thing is infused with Quentin’s style, which can only be a good thing. Here’s the synopsis: ‘Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchained stars Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles dead or alive.
After spending the last decade faffing about with motion capture movies, director Robert Zemeckis returns to the live action arena with Flight, which should hit cinemas this November. In the action-packed mystery thriller, Academy Award winner Denzel Washington stars as Whip Whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot who miraculously crash-lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault, and what really happened on that plane? It’s due out this November.
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