There was much rending of garments and wailing of tears when it was revealed that Javier Bardem would not be taking on the role of the villain in the Despicable Me sequel, called, in a feat of staggering originality, Despicable Me 2. But now Steve Carell’s Gru will have an opponent boasting the voice of Al Pacino.

Bardem had been in negotiations to play a brand new threat called El Macho, who boasts a child called Machito. There’s no word on whether Pacino will directly take over that role, but given the production schedule on these movies, we doubt there’d be much chance for change if that really was what the new big bad is all about. Especially since the sequel is due out next year.

And in the Minion-infected universe of Despicable Me, of course, the term “villain” is a changeable one, as Gru himself started out as a megalomaniacal evildoer whose heart was won over by three adorable orphans. We’re pretty sure he’ll be back to some level of wrongdoing this time around.

And while there has been no confirmation on other casting just yet, we’d expect the likes of Russell Brand and Julie Andrews to return.

Despicable Me 2 is currently set to arrive on June 28, 2013.

Throw your mind back to late 2010, when we reported on Eli Roth collaborating with filmmakers to produce two very different horrors. Well, one of them – earthquake thriller Aftershock – is now shooting in Chile and it’s been revealed that Roth is starring in the movie.

Aftershock was birthed by Chilean director Nicolas Lopez, based on his experience during the 2010 earthquake that hit his country. He wrote the script with Roth and Guillermo Amoedo, cranking out a script that sees inmates escaping from an insane asylum on an island during the tremors. While character info is being kept under wraps for now, Roth has revealed that he’s taking the lead and that Selena Gomez is making a cameo.

“I’ve been a huge fan of Nicolas Lopez since his remarkable debut Promedio Rojoand have watched him grow into one of the best young filmmakers out there,” Roth said in a statement picked up by Deadline. “He has the incredible combination of commercial sensibility with an artistic eye, and what he has done here in Chile with their film industry is revolutionary. This collaboration marks the beginning of what we call Chilewood, making genre films for the global market using all the resources Chile has to offer. We are making a smart elevated disaster genre movie with superb production value, something really big. The film’s going to be very scary, very intense, and very real.”

Distributors are now pitching to take the film on, and it’ll also be tagged with the Hostel man's Eli Roth Presents label.

You haven't known fear until you've seen James Watkins' The Woman In Black, which is out in cinemas on Friday. Or, alternatively, until you've seen Empire's exclusive The Woman In Black videblogisode, featuring the film's star, Daniel Radcliffe, as you've never seen him before!*

We sent our intrepid videblogisode duo, Chris Hewitt and Sam Toy, to the movie's set last year, where they spoke at length to Radcliffe, Watkins and co-star Ciaran Hinds about the adaptation of Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.

And that's not all - we also bagged astonishing on-set footage of Radcliffe getting spooked out by the world's creepiest sets, while he even found the time to... No, you'll just have to watch the whole thing to see.

Enjoy - if you dare! (Laugh sinisterly, repeat to fade)

*Empire bears no responsibility if you've seen Daniel Radcliffe like this before.

No more Mass Effect 3 Collector's Editions will be made before the game's launch, BioWare has confirmed.

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You haven't known fear until you've seen James Watkins' The Woman In Black, which is out in cinemas on Friday. Or, alternatively, until you've seen Empire's exclusive The Woman In Black videblogisode, featuring the film's star, Daniel Radcliffe, as you've never seen him before!*

We sent our intrepid videblogisode duo, Chris Hewitt and Sam Toy, to the movie's set last year, where they spoke at length to Radcliffe, Watkins and co-star Ciaran Hinds about the adaptation of Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.

And that's not all - we also bagged astonishing on-set footage of Radcliffe getting spooked out by the world's creepiest sets, while he even found the time to... No, you'll just have to watch the whole thing to see.

Enjoy - if you dare! (Laugh sinisterly, repeat to fade)

*Empire bears no responsibility if you've seen Daniel Radcliffe like this before.