Colin Farrell stars in Columbia Pictures' "Total Recall."

Total Recall is being remade and this time round it’s Irish actor Colin Farrell who is playing the lead.

I’ll never fully understand Hollywood’s fixation with remakes, but it’s nice to see an Irish actor like Colin Farrell doing so well for himself in Hollywood.

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The upcoming James Bond film was finally given a title last week – SkyFall

It’s got a logo:

Skyfall - James Bond 23 title logo

We all know that Daniel Craig will be playing James Bond, but as in any James Bond release we’re always going to be intrigued by a couple of the other fixtures – the girls, the villains and the gadgets.

I suspect we’ll have to wait a while before we find out more about the gadgets – since the franchise “reboot” they haven’t been quite as prominent.

But the new Bond girl is already a known entity – French actress Bérénice Marlohe.

Bérénice Marlohe photo courtesy of Sony Pictures

Bérénice Marlohe is a French actress and model who seems to have done mostly TV work to date. She’s on Twitter as well

Who else is in the cast this time round?

Spanish actor Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz’ husband, has been cast as the main villain

Javier Bardem - Skyfall - picture courtesy of Sony Pictures

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With the Planet of the Apes franchise due to get a “reboot” later this year with the release of Rise of Planet of the Apes I thought it would be interesting to look at the trailer of both the 1968 version and the 2001 version.

The 1968 version starred Charlton Heston and went on to win an award from the Academy, though only got nominations for actual Oscars.

The 2001 version was directed by Tim Burton and starred Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter and Kris Kristofferson. It won several awards for makeup and special effects

So will the 2011 “reboot” spawn a full series of films, or will it just be a “one off” like the Tim Burton one?

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