The Weekly Ketchup: Dark Knight Trailer, Peter Jackson Back On Hobbit, Terminator 4 Plot Details

In this week’s Ketchup, those who missed the Dark Knight intro at the IMAX get a nice consolation prize, Tolkien fans can rest easy as Peter Jackson makes peace with New Line, and Terminator 4 plot details are leaked online. Also, that mysterious Lost in Translation final whisper gets solved, and the MPAA is not a fan of hoods.

This Week’s Top News:

New Dark Knight Trailer, Synopsis Online!
Okay, so you weren’t one of the lucky IMAX viewers who were treated to that six-minute The Dark Knight prologue at screenings of I Am Legend last weekend. How about a new trailer for consolation?

Peter Jackson, New Line Kiss and Make Up; Jackson to Produce Two Hobbit Films
Yes, you read that right — the day we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived. In a joint statement issued today, Jackson, MGM’s Harry Sloan, and New Line’s Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne have announced that they’ve formally buried the hatchet, leaving Jackson free to fulfill his cinematic destiny.

Terminator 4 Plot Details Leaked!

After the comparatively lackluster T3: Rise of the Machines, more than a few people left the Terminator series for dead — but as it turns out, the franchise may just be catching its second wind.

The Secret of the Lost in Translation Whisper Unlocked
Ah, the wonders of technology. First it gives us the remote control, then the Roomba — and now, it’s been used to solve one of the most impenetrable riddles in all of modern cinema.

MPAA Rejects Taxi to the Dark Side Poster
The poster submitted by ThinkFilm for Taxi to the Dark Side — the Alex Gibney documentary opening January 18 — has been rejected by the MPAA.

Peace is good for everyone.

In Other News:

• Jon Hamm has joined Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly in the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still.
• Brad Pitt is in talks to star in the Terrence Malick drama Tree of Life.
• Edward Norton is exiting State of Play, with talks under way for Ben Affleck to replace him in the Kevin Macdonald-directed drama for Universal Pictures and Working Title.
• Kristin Kreuk has been cast as Chun Li in the upcoming Street Fighter adaptation.
• Joining Sienna Miller, Ray Park and Rachel Nichols in the cast of G.I. Joe are Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje from Lost and Said Taghmaoui from The Kite Runner, as characters Heavy Duty and Breaker, respectively.
• Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah and Sophie Okonedo have joined the cast of The Secret Life of Bees, the adaptation of the Sue Monk Kidd novel, with Dakota Fanning and Alicia Keys in negotiations to star.
• Peter Berg is in talks to direct Edwin A. Salt, the spy drama being developed as a star vehicle for Tom Cruise.
• New Line has acquired The Rite, based on Matt Baglio’s upcoming non-fiction account of an American priest who studied at an Italian exorcism school.
• Mischa Barton will star in Homecoming, an indie thriller from screen writer Frank Hannah and director Morgan J. Freeman.
• Alec Baldwin has joined Cameron Diaz, Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning in My Sister’s Keeper, the adaptation of the Jodi Picoult novel with Nick Cassavetes directing.
• Rachael Harris has joined Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr. and Catherine Keener in the Joe Wright-directed musical drama The Soloist.
  
  Your new Chun Li.