Armie Hammer, My Casting Process, and Johnny Depp.

Armie Hammer has been announced for 'The Prince of Darkness.' His role is the final role to be cast, which I suppose means production will probably kick into gear soon. I'm pretty sure it will be with the first batch of release in the new season. As with Hayley Atwell, I am trying to beat people to the punch with an actor, this time Armie Hammer. He was great in 'The Social Network,' and I knew I wanted him in one of my movies. He was also one of the actors considered for 'The Green Arrow,' but you'll have to wait awhile (maybe until Season 18) to see who ends up with the role, Armie Hammer or someone else.

Now that my first movie is done casting, I guess I'll go into my casting process a little bit. Generally I have a pretty good idea of who I want for each role. Usually I will compile a shortlist of three actors for each role and then I mix and match the actors to get the "perfect" balance. For example: the lead role in 'The Prince of Darkness' came down to Richard Gere, Jeff Bridges, and Harrison Ford. The female role came down to Bryce Dallas Howard, Hayley Atwell, and Katie Holmes. I already knew I wanted Stephen Dorff in the co-lead role so I chose the actress I felt would work best with him. Dorff and Atwell kind of gave the cast a sort of identity. This was not a big blockbuster movie, so I went with Gere. For different movies I do different variations on that.

I also always try to cast someone who isn't being used frequently by the other writers at CMP. I even went so far as to recast the lead role in what I believe will be my third movie. I recently dropped Johnny Depp from the lead role in the suspense-thriller because I felt that he is a tad over exposed at CMP. Hell, he had three movies come out this season. But I didn't replace him with just another movie star. You'll just have to wait and see though as that movie is still some ways off (I'm pretty sure it will be released next season).

Hayley Atwell, Alfred Molina, and The Goonies

There's not a whole lot to report this week. Hayley Atwell and Alfred Molina have been announced as cast members in 'The Prince of Darkness.' I am shocked that it will be Alfred Molina's first work for the studio. He's such a great character actor, and no two roles of his are the same. Originally I was going to go with Bryce Dallas Howard for the lone female role, but I wanted to use somebody people aren't as familiar with. People will soon know all about Atwell though, what with her role in 'Captain America: The First Avenger', it also doesn't hurt that she's fresh off of a Golden Globe nomination.

And I have been tapped to co-write (with Joey Stark) a sequel to 'The Goonies.' I have never been much of a fan of the original. I always felt it was overrated. But I thought that maybe I could bring in a fresh perspective. And I had an idea almost right off the bat. I just received Stark's initial draft which I will immediately start working on. So 'Goonies' fans have that to look forward to.

The Prince of Darkness, Richard Gere, and Stephen Dorff

More details of my remake of John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness have been announced. Namely, my leading men: Richard Gere and Stephen Dorff. Those of you who have seen the original can probably figure out what characters they are playing, as the cast of characters is pretty similar to the original, although updated and in some cases re-imagined. I have sent Harry Stark a more polished version of the script, in which I attempt to distance myself a little more from Carpenter's vision, and also try to elaborate a tad more on some concepts. The actors portraying the three other primary roles have yet to be announced, but I don't think the names will disappoint.

It might seem weird to cast someone based on a couple of 30-year-old performances, but that's exactly what I did with Richard Gere. His performances in "Days of Heaven" and "American Gigalo" are the primary reasons I wanted to work with him. As for Stephen Dorff, I think that his performance as Deacon Frost in "Blade" is probably the most underrated comic book villain role to date and he's due for a comeback with Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere," so I decided to jump on the Stephen Dorff train sooner rather than later.

First Post: The Prince of Darkness, Westworld, and Green Arrow.

I've got a few things to address today. First up, my debut film for the studio has been announced. It will be a remake of 'John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness.' I feel that the original had a good idea but it was poorly executed. I fear that my version will fall into some of the same traps as the original, and if Harry Stark will allow it, I would really like to do a quick polish on the script to make it better and to make it a little more different from the original. And say what you will about Scott Derrickson's filmography, his movies look great. His remake of 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' wasn't very good at all, but the overall look of the movie is amazing. 'The Prince of Darkness' is a little more about mood than story and I think he's a good choice for those type of movies. Now cast announced yet, but if everyone accepts the roles written for them, it will be a rather competent cast for a horror remake. Once more information is released by the studio expect comments from me on all of my decisions, regarding this project along with future projects.

Next up, it is mentioned that I am interested in a remake/revamp of 'Westworld.' I would like to go ahead and announce that at this moment I am no longer pursuing it. I hit some snags trying to explain the technological breakdown of the park in a modern fashion. The biggest snag was trying to explain away cell phones in a logical fashion, and eventually I just lost my taste for the project.

It has also been previously announced that I have written a script for a Green Arrow movie, but I can't really speak about that right now, other than that it won't quite be a traditional superhero movie. I don't expect to see it until the end of Season 17 or the beginning of Season 18, but if it does well, fully expect a franchise.

At this point that is all that I am at liberty to discuss, seeing as I don't want to get in any trouble with the boss.