wheeling and dealing

So I've got some news about some upcoming deals and films that are in negotiation. It sounds like Leo DiCaprio wants to star in a Timothy Leary biopic. That could be pretty cool, I would be interested in seeing that for sure. He was excellent in The Aviator as Howard Hughes, I just wonder who might be good to direct this sort of film?

Also in the works, the Wolverine spinoff of the X-men franchise starring Hugh Jackman, is being slated for next summer but sources say it will more likely be out the summer of 2008. Is anyone else not that enthused about it? I don't know why but I'm kind of over X-men movies, the last one was a little disappointing. Maybe this will be different, we'll see.

And lastly, Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are planning to do a film together in which they are both patients in a cancer ward and decide together to break out and do all the things they've always wanted to do before they die. It sounds like this could be a very entertaining and maybe touching film, neither actor has had a big hit in a while yet both are widely liked by moviegoers. The film is called The Bucket List, if you don't get the title it's okay.

Check back tonight for my summer movie analysis.