Mr and Mrs Smith

The NY Mag reports that Regency Enterprises,developing a quasi-prequel to the 2005 Brad Pitt–Angelina Jolie hit Mr. and Mrs. Smith without its original stars.

The new film, which will possibly be titled Mr. and Mrs. Jones, will serve as an origin story about a pair of twenty-something spies who are set up as a fake married couple when they graduate agency training.

Clearly there's an economic reason for this, as Pitt and Jolie don't come cheap, and Star Trek showed that fans will flock to an established franchise even without the majority of the original cast. Notwithstanding this, the original film coasted on it's stars charm and chemistry and questions remain about the viability of any sequel which doesn't feature them.

Green Lantern

Tim Robbins is the latest actor to sign on to Warner Brothers comic adaption Green Lantern, according to the website Heat Vision.

Robbins will play Robbins plays Senator Hammond, the father of the main villian Dr Hector Hammond (Peter Sarsgaard).Ryan Reynolds plays the title character with Blake Lively also appearing in the film, which begins filimng in New Orleans In March.

Saw VII

Slashfilm reports that Saw VII, which hits cinemas in 3D this October, may be the last in the series following the disappointing box office of the last movie.

Speaking to Demon FM, a UK Radio Station, the films screenwriter, Patrick Melton, stated

“I think it’s going to end with Saw VII. I have a very strong feeling its going to end with Saw VII. That’s something we’re debating now. You saw in previous interviews or discussions where we thought Saw VIII would be the last one where we had the first trilogy and the second trilogy and then sort of a grand finale wrapped up in two films. But frankly because Saw VI hasn’t performed as well as we anticipated, the idea is well why make two movies when we can make one really excellent movie that wraps up as best we can? And it’s going to be in 3-D which sort of adds to the spectacle. So if you had to ask me, I don’t own the franchise, nor do I run the studio, but I have a feeling, a strong feeling that it’s going to be Saw VII which will be also known as Endgame. And nothing’s official yet, but that’s where we’re hoping things will go. “