HOT MOVIE NEWS LINKS FOR FEB 19: HUNGER GAMES, SUPERMAN, HANSEL & GRETEL AND MORE

Mary Elizabeth Winstead (“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”) will play the first lady in the period vampire adventure “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.” reuters

Hansel and Gretel will be shot in 3D  with a budget of $60 million and it is now slated to hit theaters in March of next year. scifimafia

Shane Black is in final negotiations to helm the third installment of the lucrative franchise Iron Man, replacing Jon Favreau. filmjunk

Hailee Steinfeld and Elle Fanning are rumored to star in the new movie adaptation of ‘The Hunger Games.’ jsyk

The first interview with British actor Henry Cavill (The Tudors) since director Zack Snyder and producer Christopher Nolan tapped him to become Hollywood’s newest Man of Steel. ew

Fresh stories in Hollywood are a tough sell. The five films competing for original screenplay all had a long, difficult path to the big screen. latimes

Mila Kunis intends to star opposite James Franco in Raimi’s Oz, The Great and Powerful, the prequel to the 1939 classicThe Wizard of Oz. nymag

The Trylle Trilogy of books by Amanda Hocking could be getting made into a movie! thefilmstage

Eighth graders impress director of upcoming ‘The Hunger Games’ director. lubbockonline

Kick-Ass writer and Dead Set director to make Anubis, a futuristic, space-set relationship comedy in which two travellers are distracted from their mission by beautiful women. bleedingcool

Now you can own a piece of Captain America: The First Avenger with this genuine Military Costume Set! comicbookmovie

We’re glad Henry Cavill got a role on the big screen. He was great in The Tudors. how do you think he will fare as the new Superman? Which film do you think should win an Oscar for the best original screenplay?  Are you a fan of the Trylle Trilogy? What do you think of today’s Hot Movie Links news?