Between Men In Black II and III, Barry Sonnenfeld didn’t really direct much of note (unless you count RV: Runaway Vacation), but returning to the alien franchise has given his career a boost, and now Vulture reports he may direct an adaptation of the DC Comics title The Metal Men.
The comics are about William Magnus, an artificial intelligence expert who creates six different cyborgs, each made of a different metal on the periodic table. Gold is the leader and can stretch his form in an infinite number of ways. Iron is the muscle of the group, and Lead protects the group from radiation. Mercury can melt and slide into the tiniest of spaces, Platinum, the only female, could stretch or flatten her form, and Tin is the insecure cyborg.
At least those are the original incarnations, as they’ve been rebooted several times over the years, so the film version could chance things dramatically, especially as it’s not a desperately beloved property. The project doesn’t have a screenwriter attached yet, and is still in the very early stages of development. Expect this one to stay in development for a while, as it’s going to be tough turning it into a film that works.
It seems the mediocre response to What to Expect When You’re Expecting hasn’t put Hollywood off adapting self-help book into movies, as Lionsgate Summit are moving forward on an adaptation of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, with Reese Witherspoon attached to star, according to 
Although Jurassic Park III was, well, rubbish, making another of the popular dinosaur movies seems a bit of a no-brainer, but despite JP4 having been in the works for aeons, it’s now 11 years since we’ve had a Jurassic Park movie.
Edward James Olmos has joined Baltasar Kormákur’s upcoming crime drama, 2 Guns, joining the already cast Mark Whalberg, Denzel Washington, Paula Patton and Bill Paxton. Olmos is set to play Papi Greco, a dangerous Mexican drug lord.
Ivan Reitman seems to have realised Ghostbusters 3 either isn’t going to happen or is still a long way off, as he’s now found something to direct in the meantime. Paramount Pictures has picked up Rajiv Joseph and Scott Rothman’s screenplay Draft Day, with Reitman attached to direct.
Nowadays Rob Reiner is best known as the director of Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally and This Is Spinal Tap, but he started out as an actor, most famously on the sitcom All In The Family. Now he’s getting back in front of the camera, as 
Coming out isn’t going to slow down The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons’ careers, as DreamWorks Animation has announced that Parsons and Rihanna have landed the leading roles in Happy Smekday!, a feature film based on the critically acclaimed book, The True Meaning of Smekday, by Adam Rex. Tim Johnson (Over The Hedge, Antz) direct.