* I don't know how Jeremy Renner does it. He must have life model decoys of himself or something, but the guy is seriously pushing Ryan Reynolds for the title of Busiest Actor on Earth. Not only does he have Mission Impossible coming up, but The Bourne Legacy, The Avengers, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Ice Age..it's ridiculous. Is that slowing him down? No, in fact he's looking to make himself even busier by starting his own production company. The first film to come out of it will of course star Renner himself, and will be a biopic on the life of kick ass action hero Steve McQueen. James Grey(Two Lovers
, which is great by the way) will pen the script, and it will mark the feature film directorial debut of Ivan Zacharias.* I'm starting to think we'll never see another Jack Ryan movie at this rate. It's been something like two years since Chris Pine was selected to play the iconic Tom Clancy agent, who in the past has been portrayed by Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin, and Ben Affleck. But a multitude of script issues have hamstrung the whole deal, even with Lost director Jack Bender waiting patiently to get started. At one point the film was titled Moscow, but Deadline reports that it's now untitled, and yet another rewrite is full effect. This time Paramount's pulling all the stops, bringing in heavy-hitting screenwriter David Koepp(Spider-Man
) to finish the job. * Scheduling issues forced Zach Galifianakis to drop out of R.I.P.D., one of a billion projects that has Ryan Reynolds as it's lead. Based on the Dark Horse comic, it would follow a pair of undead cops who work the paranormal beat. With Galifianakis out, Deadline is reporting that Jeff Bridges is in talks to play the other male lead, a gunslinger from the Old West. Hmmm..I don't think that'd be much of a stretch for ol' Rooster Cogburn. Scheduling remains an issue, as Reynolds has a lot on his plate(specifically Green Lantern sequels) which could push the film back. Robert Schewentke(Red
) is set to direct.
