John Brancato News

November 17, 2008
Ferris and Brancato Circle XXX Sequel
Michael Ferris and John Brancato are in early talks with Columbia Pictures to write the script for the upcoming "XXX" sequel, "XXX: The Return of Xander Cage." More...

November 19, 2007
Writers' Strike Delays Angels & Demons, Oliver Stone's Pinkville
The Writers Guild of America strike, now entering its third week, has claimed its first two major film casualties. More...

November 5, 2007
Sylvester Stallone Has a Death Wish; Who Smells Franchise Reboot?
Now that he's succeeded in resurrecting two of his own film franchises, Sylvester Stallone has apparently decided to pick up where another action hero left off. More...

October 10, 2007
Terminator 4 Gets a Shiny New Title
Apparently, those recent reports about Halcyon fast-tracking Terminator 4 were right on the money. More...

September 26, 2007
Terminator 4 in 2009?
Ready for Terminator 4? How about Terminator 5 and Terminator 6? More...

March 16, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "Spider-Man" Sans Tobey Maguire(?), "Transformers," "Superman Returns" Sequel, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, producer Avi Arad talks "Spider-Man"'s future, with or without Tobey Maguire, Shia LaBeouf explains how "Transformers" avoided an R rating, and Brandon Routh discusses his possible adversaries in the "Superman Returns" sequel. More...

March 2, 2007
Ahnold to Show Up if "Terminator 4" Ever Gets Rolling?
He's obviously more interested in politics than in science fiction these days, but it sure sounds like someone's expecting Arnold Schwarzenegger to pop back up if and when "Terminator 4" ever goes into production. More...

April 7, 2006
"T4" Has a Script; Looking for Director & Ahnold
Producer Andy Vajna was in Hungary overseeing production on a flick called Children of Glory when someone came up asked, yep, yet another Terminator 4 question. The producer mentioned that Australia is a place they're considering for the T4 shot, that the sequel's screenplay is completely finished, and that a certain giant governor is more than welcome to participate if he can find the time. More...

February 28, 2006
"Prison" Star to Get "Primeval" with Giant Reptiles
"Prison Break's" Dominic Purcell has been tapped to star in a new monster movie called "Primeval." It's a giant-croc chiller from a first-time feature director and the scribes who gave you "Terminator 3." More...

June 15, 2005
"T3" Director Hired to Remake "Swiss Family Robinson"
Jonathan Mostow, director of "Breakdown," "U-571," and "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," will step behind the camera for Disney's new remake of "Swiss Family Robinson," says Variety. Working from an adapted screenplay by Greg Poirier ("Tomcats"), Mostow will get started on a re-write with frequent collaborator Sam Montgomery. More...