It is finally official: The Hobbit has a director.. Director Guillermo del Toro ( Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth ) has officially signed on as the director of The Hobbit and The Hobbit Sequel..

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Hi - To Silver, Awwwwwwwwway! One more time, that masked man will ride again.. A modern movie hero who doesn’t curse, doesn’t use slang, who doesn’t drink or smoke or visit saloons, who believes in God and country and a strict moral code, who only uses guns when he has to, and even then never shoots to kill? The American West is about to get a dose of reserved cowboy justice, as super producer Jerry Bruckheimer has confirmed that he’s developing a Lone Ranger series of films.. And this is going to be a big budget reboot.. Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have enlisted writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio for a big screen remake of The Lone Ranger.. A live action, hoot - hollering, hero on a horseback western epic, if Bruckheimer follows his pattern of doing things big and bold..

Ted and Terry are the same writers that helped bring Pirates of the Caribbean to the movie theaters in three box office bonanzas.. And with Pirates, there was a lot less source material.. Pirates of the Caribbean was just a ride at Disneyland ( And Disney World ).. Besides the duo bringing us all three of the Pirates of the Caribbean adventures, they also wrote Shrek, The Mark of Zorro, and Godzilla ( Two of which were also reboots ).. But are they capable of repeating that success?

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The fate of The Sarah Connor Chronicles is what Fox makes.. There are endings, and then there are new beginnings..

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To call Sylvester Stallone a movie star is an understatement.. He’s an icon, an indelible part of the Hollywood history.. Since his rise to success in the late 1970’s, Stallone has made more money for moviemakers than just about any A - lister in the industry, and created some of the most famous characters in movie history.. In 2006, he resuscitated his first and probably most famous role with Rocky Balboa, a cathartic close to the boxing - movie series that helped him achieve superstar status.. And now, Stallone continues another franchise that started decades ago with Rambo..

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