George Lucas Museum: Looking like it was inspired by Star Wars, the first concept art for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has sparked much discussion in Chicago, where the museum is expected to open in 2018. Created by an architecture firm in Beijing, China, the futuristic design rises to allow for four floors of exhibition space, with the main structure to be made of a single piece of stone. [The Verge]
The Six Billion Dollar Man: Mark Wahlberg (Transformers: Age of Extinction, above) is attached to star as The Six Billion Dollar Man for director Peter Berg, with whom he previously teamed on the real-life war movie Lone Survivor. Their new project is based on Cyborg, a 1972 novel by Martin Caidin, and the 1970s TV series that starred Lee Majors at a somewhat lower price: The Six Million Dollar Man. The premise is that a former astronaut is badly injured in a plane crash; rebuilt with bionic body parts, he becomes a secret government agent. Back in 2011, Bryan Singer and Leonardo DiCaprio were touted for the project. [Deadline]
Princess of North Sudan: Disney is developing a real-life princess story for the big screen. Virginia resident Jeremiah Heaton's seven-year-old daughter expressed a desire to be a princess, so last summer he planted a flag on disputed territory between Egypt and Sudan and claimed it for himself and his family. The project's working title is Princess of North Sudan; Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) is one of the producers. [Heat Vision]
Selma Trailer: The stirring first trailer for Selma dramatizes the civil rights demonstrations that took place in Alabama in 1965, led by Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo). The supporting cast includes Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Roth and Oprah Winfrey, who also produced. The movie opens in select theaters on December 25 and then expands nationwide on January 9. [Yahoo]
