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Weekly Ketchup: Despicable Me's Minions Get Their Own Movie (51 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Jul. 27 2012, 04:20 PM

This Week's Ketchup includes movie development news for directors Edgar Wright and Russell Crowe (yep, he's doing that, too, now), and such real life sources of material as the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and the lives of comedian Bill Hicks and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Comic-Con Ketchup: Marvel Confirms Monster Lineup of Future Projects (42 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Monday, Jul. 16 2012, 06:40 PM

Due to the deluge of announcements at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, here's a special edition of the Weekly Ketchup to bring you the rest of the news not already covered in the Friday edition, most of which wasn't actually news from the convention itself, but was stuff announced before Comic-Con, or in the spirit of the Con. This edition includes tons of Marvel Studios projects, and updates from directors Guillermo del Toro (Pacific Rim and, maybe, Hellboy 3) and Peter Jackson (The Hobbit).

Weekly Ketchup: Michael Fassbender Joins Assassin's Creed (50 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Jul. 13 2012, 07:10 PM

There are lots of events that take place in a given year of Hollywood movie news, but few result in quite the news-filled entries of The Weekly Ketchup as does the mid-July gathering at the San Diego Comic-Con. Especially, that is, if your interest lies in the areas of movies based on video games and comic book super heroes. Included in the mix this week are movies based on the video game franchises Assassin's Creed, Deus Ex, God of War, and the Marvel superheroes Daredevil, Fantastic Four, and The Wolverine.

Weekly Ketchup: Jena Malone Joins Catching Fire Cast (76 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Jul. 06 2012, 04:45 PM

With Independence Day right in the middle, this week was so slow for movie news, that this Weekly Ketchup almost didn't even have 10 stories to include (normal weeks have more like 20-40 stories altogether). The stories that did actually get announced this week include casting news for the next Hunger Games sequel, a new Stephen King adaptation, and new roles for Samuel L. Jackson and Viggo Mortensen.

Weekly Ketchup: Batman and Superman Join Forces for LEGO Movie (75 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Jun. 29 2012, 04:20 PM

This Week's Ketchup has a lot of comic book related news (4 of the ten, three of which involve Marvel characters), as well as a Think Like a Man sequel, and remakes of About Last Night... and Highlander.

Weekly Ketchup: Jurassic Park 4 Gets Its Writers (95 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Jun. 22 2012, 04:20 PM

This week's Ketchup includes news about the next entry in the Jurassic Park franchise, a new Sesame Street adaptation, and new roles for Cate Blanchett, Colin Firth, Steve Carell, Rihanna, Sam Rockwell, and Reese Witherspoon.

Weekly Ketchup: Adam Sandler to Produce Tonka Trucks Movie (75 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Jun. 15 2012, 05:40 PM

This week's Ketchup includes news about movies based on Tonka toy trucks and the Splinter Cell video game series, villain roles for Noah and the RoboCop reboot, and new roles for Lindsay Lohan, Charlize Theron, and recent Academy Award winner Jean Dujardin.

Weekly Ketchup: WB and DC Comics Prepare for Justice League Push (56 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Jun. 08 2012, 06:05 PM

This week's Ketchup has lots of superhero news, as well as news for the RoboCop reboot, Darren Aronofsky's Noah, Stephen King's IT, a new sequel for the Jackass franchise, and a movie with Jamie Foxx as the POTUSA.

Weekly Ketchup: Iron Man 3 Villain Officially Revealed (79 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Jun. 01 2012, 04:20 PM

This week's Ketchup includes sequel news about Iron Man 3 and, surprisingly, Pauly Shore's In the Army Now, as well as new roles for Robert De Niro (twice), Anne Hathaway, Beyonce Knowles, Joaquin Phoenix, and Adam Sandler. And did we mention Pauly Shore? Really need to say it twice for it to sink in as a reality.

Weekly Ketchup: Tom Cruise to Remake The Magnificent Seven (67 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, May. 25 2012, 04:35 PM

This week's Ketchup is heavy with news about remakes (Robocop, The Magnificent Seven), villain news for Iron Man 3 and Thor 2, and new roles for Sandra Bullock, Zach Galifianakis, Gary Oldman, and Seth Rogen. Often Hollywood seems to shut down the news-making side of the movie-making business right before holiday weekends, but this year's Memorial Day weekend, not so much!

Weekly Ketchup: Rise of the Planet of the Apes Sequel Gets A Writer (62 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, May. 18 2012, 05:00 PM

This week's Ketchup includes news about sequels for Blade Runner and Rise of the Planet of the Apes, biopics about CBGB and Apple Computers, and new roles for Cate Blanchett, Taylor Lautner, Liam Neeson, and Channing Tatum.

Weekly Ketchup: Kick-Ass 2 Officially Greenlit (93 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, May. 11 2012, 05:00 PM

This week's Ketchup covers a seven day period that seems a bit more "Rotten" than usual, or maybe recent weeks have just been that "Fresh." Included in the mix are a Jimi Hendrix biopic, sequels to Kick-Ass and The Smurfs 2 (yes, a sequel to a movie that's not even out yet), and new roles for Cameron Diaz, Paul Rudd and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Weekly Ketchup: Tom Cruise Signed to Van Helsing Reboot (66 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, May. 04 2012, 05:10 PM

This week's Ketchup covered a week almost entirely comprised of reboots of old familiar concepts. Included in the mix are titles like The Jungle Book (this time in live action), Little Shop of Horrors (a third time), The Dukes of Hazzard (maybe), Tarzan (this time in 3D), and Van Helsing (yes, really). All that, and there's an animated sequel for The Wizard of Oz, too.

Weekly Ketchup: Kurtzman/Orci to Write The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (57 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Apr. 27 2012, 04:20 PM

This week's Ketchup includes news of a new Nicholas Sparks adaptation, new entries in the Scary Movie and The Smurfs franchises, animated movies from Pixar and the studio behind Hoodwinked, and new roles for Jennifer Lawrence, Jaden Smith and Taylor Swift.

Weekly Ketchup: I Am Legend Director for Catching Fire? (63 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Apr. 20 2012, 04:20 PM

This week's Ketchup includes new movies based on TV's The Rockford Files, the Disney ride Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and DC Comics' Lobo, and new roles for Michael Douglas, Guy Pearce, Mark Ruffalo and Charlize Theron.

Weekly Ketchup: Ben Kingsley Cast as Iron Man 3 Villain (94 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Apr. 13 2012, 04:40 PM

This Week's Ketchup includes movies a movie about the making of Mary Poppins, a new take on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and new roles for Steve Carell, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tina Fey, Harrison Ford, Dwayne Johnson, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

Weekly Ketchup: The Mummy Gets Another Reboot (120 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Apr. 06 2012, 04:50 PM

This Week's Ketchup was carefully compiled for you, as Greg Dean Schmitz had to sort through dozens of stories that were posted over the weekend in attempts to trick movie fans into believing various flights of April Fools fancy. Stories that came out this week that actually are real include reboots of The Mummy and Summer School, movies based on the lives of actresses Grace Kelly and Pam Grier, baseball great Hank Aaron, and Apple founder Steve Jobs, and sequels for Captain America, The Hunger Games and The Woman in Black.

Weekly Ketchup: Anchorman Sequel Is On Its Way (63 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Mar. 30 2012, 04:50 PM

This week's Ketchup includes movie news about sequels for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Twins, remakes/reboots of Carrie, (Teenage Mutant) Ninja Turtles and the Jack Ryan franchise, and new roles for Ben Affleck, Zooey Deschanel, Zach Galifianakis and Owen Wilson.

Weekly Ketchup: Michael Bay's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Will Be Aliens (118 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Mar. 23 2012, 04:30 PM

This week's Ketchup includes new roles for Jessica Biel, Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael K. Williams (AKA Omar from The Wire), and new movies based upon George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, the life of Salvador Dali, the history of MTV, and the characters of Mark Twain.

Weekly Ketchup: The Cat in the Hat Gets A CGI Remake (49 comments)

by Greg Dean Schmitz on Friday, Mar. 16 2012, 04:20 PM

This week's Ketchup includes news stories including several new remakes (The Cat in the Hat, Leprechaun and Garbage Pail Kids), new movies for directors Martin Scorsese and Errol Morris, and adaptations of books by Terry Brooks and Stephen King.