Movie Hopping: August 14, 2008

Movie Hopping – a place for some stories we may have missed and where you can get a large dose of movie news at once. Enjoy!

• The folks over at IESB have reviewed the script for The Green Lantern and it’s very positive. Robert Sanchez says it’s “action packed from the beginning to end. It has the potential to be bigger than Iron Man or maybe even The Dark Knight.” The site also reveals that George Miller might be in talks to direct. >> More
• Don’t look for the upcoming Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa to be the last in the series. DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg has revealed another sequel is likely. >> More
• Moviehole is reporting, according to a trusted source, that Sam Raimi hasn’t officially signed on to direct a new Jack Ryan film for Paramount. >> More
• David Duchovny and Tea Leoni’s banner And Then Productions. will be making some music with CBS Films. They’ve acquired the comedy spec Born to Rock from writers Jess Walter and Mark Steilen. >> More
• It seems there may not be extended delays for the filming of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen after all. Film School Rejects have learned that Shia LaBeouf will be returning to work on Thursday. >> More
• Lionsgate has acquired the Duane Swierczynski novel Severance Package and has hired helmer Brett Simon (Assassination of a High School President) to write the script with the author and direct. >> More
• Robert Downey Jr. revealed in a recent interview that he’s seen The Dark Knight and that he doesn’t “get it”. He also has some choice words for DC comics, although none of it should be taken too seriously. >> More
• Paula Wagner, Chief Executive Officer of UA, has decided to leave her day-to-day responsibilities and return to her first love, which is producing films. She will transition to the role of a producer under her own independent production shingle. >> More