Movie Hopping: July 1, 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!

• Matthew Fox is in negotiations to star in Warner Bros.’ Billy Smoke, based on the Oni Press comic about a hit man seeking redemption. >> More
• Christopher Guest, Jon Bernthal, Bill Hader and French actor Alain Chabat have joined the cast of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. >> More
• Eddie Murphy might have become a little tired of the fat suit. The actor recently spoke to Extra and said “I have close to fifty movies and it’s like, why am I in the movies? I’ve done that part now. I’ll go back to the stage and do standup.” >> More
• CBS Films has pre-emptively purchased Richard D’Ovidio’s spec screenplay The Seminar. The script combines elements of Disturbia and The Game to tell the story of an 18-year-old whose parents engage a mysterious consulting firm to mess with his reality. >> More
• A low quality teaser poster, which may or may not be fake, for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is now online. >> More
• Brace yourselves for another dance movie. United Artists has tapped Matthew Diamond, the director of Disney Channel’s hit TV movie musical Camp Rock to write and helm Move. >> More
• Brett Ratner has cleared up rumors suggesting that Beverly Hills Cop 4 will be a PG affair. “This is going to be a hard core R”. >> More
• A new image from Zack and Miri Make a Porno is now online. Director Kevin Smith also offers up hi thoughts on The Dark Knight. >> More