NEWS: Casting, Zombies, and Max Payne...PLUS, DVD Releases...

Here are the noteable headlines for this Monday, the 29th of September...

- Max Payne WILL be recieving the illustrious, PG-13 rating...
- In non news news, Zombie God, George A. Romero, will be featuring "aqua zombies" in his next film...
- Zach Snyder will lead the creative direction for three upcoming releases for EA Games...He will also own the rights to those releases, if he decides to adapt them to a feature film...
- Shakespeare lover, Kennith Branaugh, is rumored to be in the hunt for Marvel's next film release, Thor...
- Russel Crowe will be playing Robin Hood AND The Sheriff of Notingham, in the upcoming film, Notingham...
- Matt Lucas has been cast as Tweedledee AND Tweedledum in Tim Burton's new film, Alice in Wonderland...
- The people over at FirstShowing.net have reported that the people behind Green Lantern are looking at a Spring 2009 start date for the long awaited film adaptation...
- The co-writers behind the recent release, Eagle Eye, are currently working on a script for a sequel to Blade Runner...
- Pixar will NOT be "tinkering" with the release of Toy Story and it's sequel when they are released later next year...

So, I've had a hectic weekend, and never got around to doing my weekend post. Therefore, I have decided to bare it down to only the upcoming releases for DVD. Here are the films that you should buy, rent and burn...

BUY
- Iron Man -
The 318 Million dollar hit, that started the summer season off with a bang. Lead by a brilliant performance from it's star, Robert Downey Jr., this is one film every action film and comic book fan should own. Comes in a single disc, and two disc edition, along with a Best Buy Exclusive Box Set that includes a bust of the Iron Man helmet, along with a 100$ gift certificate to sideshowcollectables.com...

RENT
- Bigger, Faster, Stronger* -
Little seen documentary on steriods in sports, and the effects thereof. Crittically acclaimed, and much adored, this little documentary saw a very limited release, and is now available on DVD.
- Chapter 27 -
Film about Mark David Chapman, the man who took the life of Beatle, John Lennon. Starring Jared Leto, this film also saw a limited release, and was shown at my hometown film festival, The Waterfront Film Festival, to mixed reviews. Lindsay Lohan also stars.

BURN
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall -
Sure, it's much loved by critics, even ones I respect. However, I'm alone in my detest for most of Judd Apatow and crew's work. This one does have a little hope though. RUSSEL BRAND. The guy is a genius, and may save this film. I've not seen this one yet, but will be checking it out on Tuesday, so take this with a grain of salt. I may like it, but as of the trailers and crew behind it, I'm saying burn it..


That's all I've got for now...come back later for more news, notes, and a DVD review of Forgetting Sarah Marshall...

Go see something good!