The Weekly Ketchup: Two-Face Not in Next "Batman," Lucas On "Indy 4," "Grindhouse" May Get Chopped, And More!

by Nick Hershey | April 13, 2007 | Comments

In this week’s Ketchup, the villainous Two-Face will most likely be saved for a future "Batman" sequel, George Lucas gave some insight into the upcoming "Indiana Jones 4" project, and the lackluster opening of "Grindhouse" has the studio scrambling to repackage it.

Also, Tom Hanks is set to get even richer for the "Da Vinci Code" prequel, and we get our first look at Bumblebee after his makeover for the big screen "Transformers." Read on.

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No Two-Face Against "The Dark Knight"?
A while back we heard that the Harvey Dent character would be appearing in "The Dark Knight" (he’ll be played by Aaron Eckhart) but that his villainous alter ego (Two-Face) would be saved for the NEXT sequel. Looks like we might have some confirmation on that…

Lucas Spills a Few "Indy 4" Beans
No, nothing as juicy as, say, an actual movie title, but if, like me, you’ve been salivating over the prospect of a fourth "Indiana Jones" adventure for what feels like twenty years, you might be interested in what producer George Lucas had to say recently.

Will "Grindhouse" Split Up and Hit Theaters Again?
As far as the overseas release plans for "Grindhouse" are concerned, the Weinsteins were always planning to split the flick into two and sell ’em as solo movies. And now with the underwhelming opening weekend for the double feature behind us, it looks like they might want to do the same thing over here.

Hanks to Get Biggest Payday Ever for "Da Vinci Code 2"?
Sony was already warming up the "Da Vinci Code" follow-up when the flick opened to huge box office numbers, but the questions we still need to know are A) Who’s directing, and B) Is Tom Hanks coming back?

First Full Look at the Bumblebee "Transformer"
So far you’ve only glimpsed Autobots and Decepticons in fleeting, as they smash their way through clips and trailers or loom in the distance of production stills. Now peek at the first detailed visage of a "Transformer" online!

Side by side no more?

In Other News:

Peter Sarsgaard, Dennis Hopper and Deborah Harry have joined the cast of the untitled adaptation of Philip Roth‘s novel "Dying Animal." Already in the cast are Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley and Patricia Clarkson.

Award-winning short film director Phil Traill has signed on to make his feature-length debut directing the Sandra Bullock vehicle "All About Steve."

Forest Whitaker has joined Denzel Washington in "The Great Debaters," a fact-based drama that Washington will direct.

James Earl Jones and Martin Lawrence will play father and son in the comedy "The Better Man," which will feature an all-star ensemble supporting cast.

Rob Marshall will direct the film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Nine," in collaboration with The Weinstein Company.

David Mamet will direct "Redbelt," a drama about Jiu-Jitsu fighting that will star Chiwetel Ejiofor. Mamet penned the original script.

Tony Scott will produce a film about agent-turned-pro-war documentarian Pat Dollard. The film will be based on a Vanity Fair article by Evan Wright, who will write the screenplay along with Dollard.

Anna Kendrick has joined Ben Stiller and Jason Schwartzman in "The Marc Pease Experience," a drama directed by Todd Louiso.

Directors Bryan Singer and Gus Van Sant are both attempting to make films about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in the U.S. who was later assassinated.