{"id":50344,"date":"2013-02-07T15:10:31","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T13:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=50344"},"modified":"2013-02-07T15:12:25","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T13:12:25","slug":"need-for-speed-movie-casts-batman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/50344-need-for-speed-movie-casts-batman","title":{"rendered":"Need for Speed movie casts Batman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Keaton has signed on to star in the upcoming silver-screen debut of the Need for Speed franchise.<\/p>\n

Keaton (61) will take on the role of a reclusive and eccentric host of an underground supercar race, in which the best drivers from around the world are invited to compete.<\/p>\n

Keaton will star alongside Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and Dominic Cooper, who played Howard Stark in Captain America: The First Avenger<\/p>\n

Keaton is perhaps most well-known for his work as Batman in Tim Burton\u2019s recreation of the Dark Knight, along with his roles in \u00a0Jackie Brown, Pacific Heights, Beetlejuice and his hilarious character of Captain Gene Mauch in The Other Guys.<\/p>\n

The screenplay for Need for Speed is based on the series as opposed to an individual game. EA will produce along with John Gatins and Mark Sourian.<\/p>\n

Scott Waugh (Act of Valor) is attached to direct, and the project will be fast-tracked at DreamWorks with a target production start date for early 2013, for a 2014 release.<\/p>\n

Source: The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/h6>\n

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Hitman movie reboot gets leading man<\/a><\/h3>\n

WarCraft movie gets new director, production schedule<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

God of War movie taking a \u201cbold direction\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Which video game movies will survive Hollywood?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Assassin\u2019s Creed movie gets studio partner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mortal Kombat movie reboot gets $40M budget<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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