That's A Wrap! #5: Comic Book Heroes, Siths and Meatballs!

Hello and welcome That's A Wrap! The weekly post where I wrap up the film news for this week.

The hype for a Star Wars film has not been this big since The Phantom Menace and with more and more news arriving for Episode VII the excitement is definitely rising.  This week it has been reported that actor  Ray Park has shown some interest in returning as the Sith Darth Maul from The Phantom Menace.  Having heard that The Clone Wars explains how Darth Maul survived after the events of Episode 1 it looks as though it is open for him to return to the franchise.  As much I love this villain and find him to be one of the very few things good about Phantom Menace I still feel as though they should move on and find a new antagonist.  The Clone Wars allowed fans to see this character return and have good screen time but having him in another film may be over milking it. Whatever director JJ Abrams and co. have got planned I'm sure won't disappoint us.

A new trailer has been released for Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2, which reveals more of the plot and how it is connected to the first film.  I can honestly say I am really excited to see this film.  I was a big fan of the predecessor but this one looks as though it's going to be even better. Though the trailer is full of food puns I still found myself full of laughter all the way through and it ended with me having a big smile on my face.  If you haven't seen the trailer yet then I'd highly recommend it.  The film looks funny, beautifully made and is full with genius and bizarre ideas.  

With Man of Steel doing unsurprisingly well at the box office  it looks as though the Justice League movie is getting one step closer to actually being made.  However, one actor who has ruled himself out of involvement in the film is previous a Batman Christian Bale.  I find this to be a very understandable and sensible choice from the British actor.  Though he was fine as the caped crusader I felt as though it was obvious he hung up the cape for good at the end of The Dark Knight Rises.  I found it be a good closer for Christopher Nolan's trilogy and having Bale returning for Justice League may seem  odd.  With Batman they should open a new chapter and find a new actor for both Justice League and the future of the Batman franchise.  Maybe George Clooney will want to give it another go....?

One actor who looks like he'll be returning to his comic book franchise is Ron Perlman.  Reports have stated that he is very keen to return as the anti-hero Hellboy.  Legendary Pictures are keen to have Hellboy return for his third outing with Guillermo Del Toro returning to the director's chair.  However, this may take longer than expected because Hellboy is still owned by Columbia/Sony and buying a property from another film studio isn't as easy as it looks.  Hopefully we will see the "Red Ape" return in the near future.  I was a big fan of The Golden Army (Hellboy 2) and it left me wanting to see more from the Hellboy universe and see what will his fate be, which they purposely left open for a third instalment (watch Hellboy 2 and you'll know what I'm referring to).

More movie news coming next week.  Have a great weekend!