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"Kick-Ass star Aaron Johnson is reportedly in line to play the lead in the upcoming Godzilla reboot. The news follows confirmation that Frank Darabont will rewrite the screenplay for Gareth Edwards&amp;#039;s reboot, which is scheduled for release next year.   Johnson, who recently appeared in Savages and Anna Karenina, will not make a decision on the project until he has read the final script, according to Deadline. Man of Steel star Henry Cavill, X-Men: First Class&amp;#039;s Caleb Landry Jones and Scoot McNairy have previously been linked with Godzilla, while Joseph Gordon-Levitt is understood to have turned the movie down. Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures are planning to take Godzilla back to its roots, with a gritty and grounded take on the classic Toho property. Godzilla will be released on May 16, 2014 in direct competition with Ninja Turtles, Michael Bay&amp;#039;s movie reboot of the comic book franchise. Watch a trailer for the 1998 Godzilla movie below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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