Inherit the Earth: Michael Bay will serve as one of the producers for a live-action adaptation of the comic book series Zombies vs. Robots, retitled Inherit the Earth. The series was created by Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood; the story revolves around the last human on Earth, a young girl who is protected by a group of robots against "a pack of intelligent zombies. Andrew Adamson (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian) will direct. [Variety]
Bandits: Bruce Wilis is taking another run at Elmore Leonard's Bandits. The actor optioned the crime novel when it was first published back in 1987 but things didn't work out, and neither did Quentin Tarantino's possible adaptation in the 1990s. Now Willis will star in a new version written by Mitch Glazer, who recently wrote Rock the Kasbah, in which Willis costars. [Deadline]
The Purge 3: When it opened in June 2013, The Purge (above) became a surprise hit, showing that fans of dark, horror-edged thrillers would support such fare during the heat of summer movie season. Last year, The Purge: Anarchy followed it into theaters, arriving a month later in July. The next installment in the series, provisionally titled The Purge 3, will also come out in the summer -- but not until July 1, 2016. That gives writer-director James DeMonaco a bit more time to cook up new variations on a theme. [Wall Street Journal]
Run All Night Trailer: Liam Neeson stars in the upcoming action movie Run All Night, reteaming with director Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown, Non-Stop). This time he's on the wrong side of the law as a washed-up assassin helping his son (Joel Kinnaman) survive the night after he is marked for death by kingpin Ed Harris. Vincent D'Onofrio also stars as a police detective; the movie is racing toward release in theaters on April 17. [MovieClips]
