Podcast: Film Actually News – 05-03-2012

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Welcome to the brand new Film Actually News for March 5th, 2012. This week the first Prometheus viral video hits the web, Ralph McQuarrie dies, Russell Crowe might be Noah, Jason Segel says no to The Muppets 2,The Lone Ranger actually starts shooting, a new trailer for The Avengersand much, much more!

What used to be a boring, stuffy film section of the Film Actually podcast has been spun off into it’s own, we hope, more entertaining show. We don’t make the news, we just have fun with it. Film Actually News – Loud, Fast and Under Thirty Minutes… or your money back.

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Prometheus viral video – Peter Weyland at Ted 2023
http://geekactually.com/2012/02/29/prometheus-viral-video-peter-weyland-at-ted-2023/

Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie Dies at 82
https://www.thereelbits.com/2012/03/04/star-wars-concept-artist-ralph-mcquarrie-dies-at-82/

Human Centipede Part 3 (Final Sequence) will feature Dieter Laser, Laurence R. Harvey and director Tom Six
http://www.slashfilm.com/human-centipede-part-3-final-sequence-feature-dieter-laser-laurence-harvey-director-tom/

Russell Crowe as Noah?!
http://www.slashfilm.com/russell-crowe-talks-darren-aronofsky-noah/

The Killing’s Joel Kinnanman Gets Robocop Offer
http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/the-killings-joel-kinnaman-gets-robocop-offer/

31-Disc Harry Potter Blu-ray box set revealed
http://www.slashfilm.com/31disc-harry-potter-bluray-box-set-revealed/

Ghostbusters 3 is in suspended animation and Bill Murray is out
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/9097816/Dan-Aykroyd-a-comedy-legends-spiritual-side.html

Scarlett Johansson and James D’Arcy Join Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=87657

The Town scribe putting pen to paper for Top Gun 2
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/top-gun-2-writer-nadam.php

The Avengers trailer 2 – ’nuff said
http://geekactually.com/2012/03/01/hot-trailer-marvels-the-avengers-trailer-2/

The Lone Ranger starts principal photography
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=87551

Full ParaNorman trailer: He’s Not Like Other Kids
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/paranorman-trailer-kerbl.php

The Muppets sequel is moving ahead but no Jason Segel.
http://www.vulture.com/2012/03/new-muppet-movie-in-the-works-but-without-jason-segel.html
Supplement: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=87700

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