FILM: Future Sequels

By now you must've heard that Shia Labeouf (Constantine) is rumored to be in the 4th installment of the Indiana Jones series, alongside Harrison Ford and Cate Blanchett (Notes on a Scandal) [who apparently is slumming it for a quick payday]. Known for being the perfect sidekick comic relief in Constantine and I, Robot, it seems Labeouf is trying to make himself a household name, first with Transformers this summer and soon with Indiana Jones.


Speaking of action sequels, The Mummy 3 has been in the works ever since the 2nd film made $433 million world wide. Quite the incentive. Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are said to be back on board. The plot is straying from the sands of Africa and into Asia with the help of Jet Li and maybe Michelle Yeoh (Memoirs of a Geisha). Li will be a villain. The new mummy, which I think is Li, will be China's first Emperor Qin Shihuang, who wants revenge on the people who cursed his warriors and turned them into terracotta statues. He wants to take over the world by releasing his army. The actual lead in the film will be Alex Pettyfer (Stormbreaker), who will play Fraser and Weisz's son, Alex. It makes sense to pass the movie onto younger shoulders to prolong the series.

Although I'm really excited to see what adventures both those movies are going to bring once they start shooting, I'm more excited about Resident Evil: Extinction after watching the trailer. No more dark underground locations. It seems Alice (Mila Jovovich) has become a gun-slinging cowgirl in the Nevada desert, the only place with human life on Earth. Somehow Mike Epps, Oded Fehr, and Ian Glen are still alive in the sequel. Joining the cast are Ali Larter ("Heroes") and Ashanti (John Tucker Must Die).