Joe Johnston News

July 18, 2011
Joe Johnston Wants a Boba Fett Movie
The "Captain America" director has a suggestion for George Lucas. More...

June 29, 2011
Joe Johnston Would Gladly Do a Rocketeer Sequel
We wonder if Disney feels the same way. More...

January 19, 2011
Joe Johnston Captain America Interview
Skeptical about "Captain America"? Director Joe Johnston knows you're not alone -- and he promises the L.A. Times that his movie "is going to surprise some people." More...

July 22, 2010
Joe Johnston Talks Captain America
In an interview that will likely send a chill down the spines of a few "Captain America" fans, director Joe Johnston says his version of the Marvel hero will have "a slightly different spin ... he's not a flag-waver." More...

April 13, 2010
Joe Johnston Discusses Chris Evans' Casting as Captain America
So how did Chris Evans end up with the starring role in "Captain America"? Director Joe Johnston shed some light on the process in an interview with Earth's Mightiest. More...

January 31, 2010
Joe Johnston Gives a Captain America Update
Joe Johnston is eyeballs-deep in "The Wolfman," but he still had time to stop and talk with Film Journal International about "Captain America," which he says is still in the designing phase. More...

January 13, 2010
Joe Johnston Talks Captain America, Jurassic Park 4
Chatting with Boxoffice Magazine, director Joe Johnston promised a "Captain America" that "is influenced by the comic book, but it goes off in a completely different direction" -- and talked about how the fourth "Jurassic Park" will be "essentially the beginning of the second 'Jurassic Park' trilogy." More...

November 9, 2009
Joe Johnston Talks The Wolfman
Barring yet another release delay, Joe Johnston's "The Wolfman" should be reaching theaters in a matter of weeks. The director discusses what it took to get this far in a wide-ranging new interview with Ain't It Cool News. More...

November 14, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Jaden Smith to be The Karate Kid
This week's big ten includes the expected mix of remakes (The Karate Kid, Pinocchio), comic book adaptations and... Ridley Scott directing Monopoly? More...

November 10, 2008
A Director for Captain America
Marvel has hired director and highly regarded storyboard artist Joe Johnston to helm "First Avenger: Captain America," due out in 2011. More...

March 20, 2008
Get an Eyeful of Benicio del Toro as The Wolfman!
Joe Johnston's remake of The Wolfman won't be arriving in theaters until next year, but why wait 'til then to get a look at Benicio del Toro in all that makeup? More...

February 8, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Joe Johnston takes on The Wolf Man, and Rob Zombie may take on Conan
This week's Ketchup features the return of Greg Dean Schmitz to the world of movie development news. He's been covering movies in development for over ten years, and now brings his unique voice and perspective to RT. More...

February 5, 2008
Joe Johnston Takes the Reins of Universal's Wolf Man
Mere days after being left at the altar by (ex-) director Mark Romanek, Universal's The Wolf Man has found itself a new helmer. More...

April 13, 2007
Sequel Talk: "Jurassic Park 4," "Bond 22," "Punisher 2"
There are at least three sequels that we know are definitely (albeit eventually) arriving. Well, a whole lot more than three, obviously, but this update will focus only on ones that deal with dinosaurs, secret agents, and aggravated vigilantes. More...

September 19, 2006
Will Spielberg Return to Helm "Jurassic Park 4"?
Steven Spielberg has said several very flattering things about the work Joe Johnston did on "Jurassic Park 3," but recent chit-chat seems to indicate that S.S. might be interested in stepping back into the director's chair (if and when) "JP4" starts moving forward. More...

September 11, 2006
Brendan Fraser In For "Mummy 3" Sequel
Word on the web says Brendan Fraser is on board for a second sequel to 1999's "The Mummy," to be filmed sometime next year -- with new writers, an unsigned director, and no sign yet of co-stars Rachel Weisz and Oded Fehr. More...