Lindy Booth in Talks for Kick-Ass 2

Actress Lindy Booth (The Famous Jett Jackson) is currently in talks for the role of -- wait for it -- Night Bitch in Jeff Wadlow's Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall. Booth and Wadlow previously worked together on the horror film Cry Wolf.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Night Bitch is one of several new heroes in the Kick-Ass roster asked to join a new vigilante team called Justice Forever. Along with the original cast, Booth would be joining newcomer Donald Faison, who is set to play Dr. Gravity in the pic.

The production has also reportedly reached out to Jim Carrey for a cameo, but insiders claim the odds are slim that the comedian will be appearing as The Colonel.

Wadlow is directing the film from a screenplay he's adapting from Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s Kick-Ass 2 and Hit-Girl comics.

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Robocop Now a Terrorist-Killing Transformer

I bet you were beginning to get psyched for that Robocop remake, huh? What with all the cool actors being lined up for it -- Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Hugh Laurie, Jackie Earle Haley, Jay Baruchel, Michael Kenneth Williams and Abbie Cornish -- and it being from the director of Elite Squad. Well, according to one respected film journalist who has read the script it's time to lower your expectations.

Latino-Review points out a blistering series of tweets from HitFix's Drew McWeeny who read the script for the reboot, which starts filming this fall for a 2013 release. Here are a few particularly caustic revelations about the script so be advised of SPOILERS:

"In the film, when Murphy is turned into Robocop 1.0, it’s described 'a high-tech version of the ’80s suit.' Then they show a focus group scene where criminals laugh at the design. 'He looks like a toy from the ’80s!' So they redesign him to look 'meaner' as Robocop 2.0, who passes focus group approval. So they not only make sure to include the original design, they also point out it’s dated and stupid. *facepalm*"

"Oh, god… oh dear god… Robocop is a Transformer. He goes from 'social mode' to 'combat mode' and back. Full transformation."

Robocop is dropped into an Al-Qaeda training camp at one point to see what he can do, while the ED-209s are deployed to Iran to stop suicide bombers.

There are a few pretty lousy-sounding winks to lines from the original Paul Verhoeven film (and even to its poster). There are also said to be several different versions of the RoboCop suit used through the film.

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