The Strangers was one of the pleasant surprises of the first half of 2008 – not a great movie by any means, but it generated maximum suspense with a minimum of torture porn before running out of steam in its last half hour. The last thing it needs is a sequel, but it looks like that’s exactly what it’s going to get. “The expectation is that Liv Tyler, along with several of the original villains, will return,” Variety reports. “Production is being slated for early 2009” with original writer-director Bryan Bertino handling the scripting duties.
George Clooney is in discussions for Up in the Air, to be adapted from a Walter Kirn novel by Jason “Juno” Reitman. “The Oscar-winning actor will inhabit an unapologetic corporate downsizer whose untethered life is consumed by collecting air miles,” explains The Hollywood Reporter.
As he announced on his Facebook page, Aaron Sorkin will be making Facebook: The Movie. “Sorkin's declaration, presumably done so he could experience Facebook as a research tool, came as a surprise to the studio, which was trying to fly under the radar on the project,” Variety notes. “The film will focus on the evolution of Facebook from its 2004 creation on the Harvard campus by sophomore Mark Zuckerberg to a juggernaut with more than 60 million members.” Now if only Sorkin could straighten out this Scrabulous mess.
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