Movie Hopping: September 29, 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!

• EW is reporting that the future of the Lethal Weapon franchise hinges on its star Mel Gibson. Longtime Lethal producer Joel Silver has been trying to nail down approval from Gibson about Shane Black’s script, which includes introducing a pair of young NYPD cops. >> More
• Tom Cruise talks about Valkyrie in the October issue of Film Total Magazine. Brad over at Rope of Silicon has posted a few excerpts from the interview, where the actor comments on the script, his character and the choice not to use German accents. >> More
• The Green Lantern could start filming as early as next spring. Producer Donald De Line, broke the news in a new interview with First Showing. >> More
• John Moore has prevailed – Max Payne will be rated PG-13. The director confirmed the news in a recent interview, and, surprisingly, he didn’t have to cut much. >> More
• Sony has picked up Mark Millar and Tony Harris’ comicbook War Heroes for Michael De Luca to produce. The studio is currently seeking a writer to adapt the books, which revolve around an experimental military program that gives ordinary soldiers superpowers. >> More
• Bruno’s still up to no good. The Austrian fashionista recently caused some trouble in Milan while filming his upcoming documentary. >> More
• Miramax Films has acquired North American and Western European rights to Scott Hicks’ drama The Boys Are Back, starring Clive Owen. In the film Owen plays a widower struggling to raise his two sons. Laura Fraser and Emma Booth also star. >> More
• John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers will topline helmer Pierre Morel’s thriller From Paris With Love, which is shooting in a suburb of the French capital. The flick centers on a young embassy worker and an American secret agent who cross paths while working on a high-risk mission in Paris. >> More