Mark Ruffalo (Avengers: Age of Ultron) recently mentioned that Marvel was still considering a new standalone Hulk movie, but when asked about the chance that movie be based on the “Planet Hulk” comic Ruffalo didn’t seem to think that was the best option. “‘Planet Hulk?’ I don’t think that’s the way to go yet,” he said. “I think you need more Banner. The whole thing is just him as Hulk, on a planet, fighting other gladiators.” [MTV]
Jason Bateman (Bad Words) will direct and star in an untitled FBI wedding comedy for Universal Pictures. David Bar Katz wrote the latest draft of the screenplay, no plot details were reported. [Variety]
Terminator, Rambo and Basic Instinct exec producer Mario Kassar is assembling an English-language adaptation of Audition based on the 1997 novel by Japanese author Ryu Murakami and perhaps Takashi Miike‘s most appreciated film. The story centers on a lonely widower who gets more than he bargains for when he puts out a fake casting call to find a new girlfriend. The new film, to be directed by Richard Gray (The Lookalike), will move the story to America. [Deadline]
While Tracking-Board.com tends to be a 50/50 shot as to whether what it reports will come true or not, the site reports Carrie Fisher‘s daugher, Billie Lourd, has joined the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII in what would be the 21-year-old’s film debut. [The Tracking Board]
