Sorry, Firefly fans — Nathan Fillion won’t be playing Nathan Drake in the upcoming Uncharted film. Bostonian Mark Wahlberg will be taking the reigns, the actor confirmed Wednesday in an interview with MTV. Director David O. Russell has already started writing the script and they hope to start shooting next year, Wahlberg said. “David is one of the best writer/directors I’ve ever worked with,” Wahlberg said. “The idea that he has is just insane. So hopefully we’ll be making that movie this summer.” Wahlberg added that he and Russell have been in touch with Joe Pesci and Robert De NiroUncharted games. about parts in the film. De Niro could...

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Fouad: I excluded Fadaly from the film because of her clothes

Egypt Cinema: Artist Mohamed Fouad Undo for his choice of artist, the youth Menna Fadaly to participate in the new film "Tifa and Tomé in the land of the government," said Fouad's "seventh day" that the cause of the decline is witnessed ceremony of rejoicing her past excesses, pay for a retreat from its decision, after it is the decision-maker in its choice to participate in the movie.The Fouad to the role that was him a candidate for the play has been permanently deleted from the script, and being completed writing the script to start filming soon after the completion of the selection of team work, and the ceremony was rejoicing the...

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New Mortgage Applications Hit Highest Level Since May

The number of applications for mortgages to buy homes rose to its highest level in six months last week. The Mortgage Bankers Association Purchase Index rose 14.4% from a week earlier, the association said. No adjustment was made for Veteran's Day, which occurred in the previous week. The index is now at it's highest reading since the week ending May 7, 2010. "The increase in purchase applications last week aligns with other incoming data suggesting that consumers are feeling somewhat more confident with their financial situation," said Michael Fratantoni, the association's vice president of research and economics. Total mortgage applications...

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Cambodian Stampede Blamed on Swaying Bridge

A swaying bridge loaded with thousands of people sparked mass panic and set off a raging stampede that killed more than 350 people in Cambodia's capital, according to a government investigation.Crowds celebrating a water festival had flocked to an island for a free concert Monday and spilled onto a bridge to the mainland before the panic took hold. Bayon TV, which serves as a mouthpiece for the government, reported Wednesday that a committee found many people on the span were from the countryside and unaware it was normal for a suspension bridge to sway. In their fear it was collapsing, they tried to run off.Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said Wednesday the official death toll was 351 dead with 395 injured.Prime Minister Hun Sen described the stampede as the biggest tragedy...

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Toyota Australia designers tap into Asia

TOYOTA’S Australian design house is negotiating another regional design job as it continues to tap into the world number-one car-maker’s products in the burgeoning Asian market.Melbourne-based Toyota Style Australia has been meeting with company representatives from Thailand and Malaysia about the still-secret design task, which would follow a similar job of regional importance undertaken in recent months by the local design team of more than 20.From top: Toyota Etios hatch, Toyota Etios sedan, Toyota Aurion.Toyota Motor Thailand is emerging as an increasingly important production hub for Toyota, with the Japanese giant set to expand the...

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Unemployment rates improving in most states

Unemployment rates dropped in more than half of U.S. states in October from a year earlier, according to a government report released on Tuesday that showed improvement in the jobs market continues to vary across the United States.Jobless rates dropped in 29 states and the District of Columbia from October 2009, rose in 16 states and were unchanged in a further five, the U.S. Labor Department said.On a monthly basis, unemployment rates decreased in 19 states and the District of Columbia between September and October, increased in 14 states and remained the same in 17 states.The Liscio Report, an economic newsletter that tracks states' economic conditions, said "it's encouraging to see some positive momentum in state detail".The recession that began in 2007 and officially ended...

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