Peter Dinklage In Talks For Avengers: Infinity War - Collider Movie Talk

On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (January 12th, 2017) John Campea, Kristian Harloff, Jeremy Jahns, Jon Schnepp, Natasha Martinez and Wendy Lee discuss the following:

-Peter Dinklage in talks for Avengers: Infinity War

-Jamie Foxx confirms Mike Tyson biopic still a go with Martin Scorsese

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-Will Smith in early talks for Tim Burton’s Dumbo; Tom Hanks offered villain

-Anna Kendrick eyeing Disney’s female led Santa Clause movie Nicole

-First poster and trailer release for Chips

-Movie Trailers

-Disney Flops

In an exclusive report from Variety, Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage is in early talks for a key role in Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War. Since Infinity War is expected to shoot sometime in early summer, the actor’s schedule opened up since Game of Thrones moved from a summer to fall shoot. It is unknown at this time what role Dinklage will play or if it’s based on an existing character from the comic books. Infinity War is set for a May 4, 2018 release.

In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Jamie Foxx sat down to talk about his new role in the upcoming movie Sleepless when the interviewer asked about the status of the long in development Mike Tyson biopic he’s been attached to. Not only did Foxx confirm the movie, he also confirmed it as a “go” and that Martin Scorsese will be directing. Wolf of Wall Street writer Terence Winter is penning the script with a release date yet to be announced.

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According to Deadline, Will Smith is circling the production of Tim Burton and Disney’s live action Dumbo remake. The trade reports that the studio is moving “aggressively” towards a production start with a script completed by Transformers: Age of Extinction’s Ehren Kruger. Sources for Variety add to Deadline’s report saying that Tom Hanks has also been offered the villain role in the movie but may instead take on the World War II drama The Grey Hound. Should Smith join the cast, he’d play the role of a father whose children fall in love with the title elephant at the circus. No release date for the movie has been set.

Variety reports that Anna Kendrick is in talks to star in Disney’s female-led Santa Claus movie from Miss Congeniality scribe Marc Lawrence. Currently going by the title “Nicole,” the story revolves around Santa’s daughter who is forced to take over the family business when her father decides to retire and the brother ends up getting cold feet prior to his first big Christmas Eve flight. Lawrence penned the script and will direct the film. No release has been set.

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the first trailer and poster for CHiPs, the R rated comedy remake based on the tv series that ran from 1977 to 1983. In CHiPs, Jon Baker, played by Dax Shepard and Frank “Ponch” Poncherello, played by Michael Peña, have just joined the California Highway Patrol in Los Angeles but for different reasons. Baker is a beaten up pro motorbiker trying to put his life back together while Poncherello is an undercover Federal agent investigating a multi-million dollar heist that may be an inside job. The movie is written and directed by Dax Shepard and is set for release on March 24th.

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