Yes. Maybe. Reports are the Weinsteins have hired a new writer, Robot Chicken scribe Dan Milano. This comes more than a year after the film was announced, in April 2008.
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Talk about a cross-over. But no one really knows what's up.
IESB.net is reporting that Gary Oldman was seen on set today, though no one knows if he's actually playing a role or if he was just visiting. Oldman is currently filming Book of Eli in New Mexico so if it is a role, it can't be anything much more than a cameo.
Looks like the muppet franchise may be getting an update from some of the most up and coming talent in Hollywood right now. It seems that since Forgetting Sarah Marshall has been screening so well at SXSW, two members of that films writers have signed on to bring the muppets back to the big screen. Jason Segel (who's also on the hilarious How I Met Your Mother) and Nick Stoller.Evidently in the movie (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) there's a scene with puppets designed by Jim Henson's workshop which is pretty hilarious. That may have had some role in securing them the gig. I guess we'll find out when the movie hits theaters April 18th and we can see their puppet work for ourselves.
I think this could be pretty cool. I mean, the last few muppet movies kinda sucked and this might be a way to infuse some fresh ideas from some truly funny guys into the franchise.
Evidently all is not well with The Incredible Hulk. Early on in the production of this film Norton was basically given creative control as well as the right to re-work Zack Penn's script. Now there are issues with the editing and final cut of the film. No word on exactly what the conflicts involve but this could go either way.If you'll recall, this isn't the first time that Norton has had disagreements with filmmakers over the final cut of a film. The last time this happened was with American History X when he won out over director Danny Kaye (which led him to remove his name from the film) - and that film turned out awesome. Because of this I tend to side with Norton although that's not really fair given that we have no idea what the conflict is even over.
Here's the excerpt from AICN which they've taken from WizardUniverse.com. There you'll find more of the interview as well.
Does Harvey get scarred in this movie or will we have to wait until the next one to see that?
Harvey Dent turns into Harvey Two-Face in this movie. So that answers your question better. [Laughs]
Have you filmed a lot of scenes in makeup?
I have done scenes as Harvey Two-Face. It's interesting. I won't tell you exactly what we're going for, but I think that I can say that it will use all of today's technology to create this character. He's going to be interesting, and I think that's what makes this character important in the movie--you get to see him as he was before, as in the comic books. Harvey is a very good guy in the comic books. He's judicious. He cares. He's passionate about what he loves and then he turns into this character. So you will see that in this film.
Now this is interesting - could Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull actually be showing at Cannes? I can't imagine this film premiering at Cannes, but that's just what Spielberg and Lucas are hoping will happen. The final print isn't ready yet and evidently Spielberg is still editing and scoring the film but the studio feels confident that when festival screeners see the film that it'll be a lock to show. The proposed premier date is May 18th which is 4 days before its worldwide release date on May 22nd.
I was sort of surprised to find out that this wouldn't be Spielberg's first time at Cannes. He previously premiered E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial there in 1982.
I was sort of surprised to find out that this wouldn't be Spielberg's first time at Cannes. He previously premiered E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial there in 1982.
It was announced today and reported by Variety that Time Warner has made the decision to end New Line's run as an independent studio. They will be folded into Warner Brothers as a division but will maintain separate development, marketing, production, distribution, and business affairs.
This news doesn't really come as much surprise give the fact that New Line has had quite a few duds on their hands over the past several years - the most recent of which was The Golden Compass (which I thought was kinda under-rated).
This can't be good for New Line employees. I can't imagine that all of them will be kept on after the transition. This news comes from a memo sent out by studio co-chairmen Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne who will no longer be with the studio.
This news doesn't really come as much surprise give the fact that New Line has had quite a few duds on their hands over the past several years - the most recent of which was The Golden Compass (which I thought was kinda under-rated).
This can't be good for New Line employees. I can't imagine that all of them will be kept on after the transition. This news comes from a memo sent out by studio co-chairmen Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne who will no longer be with the studio.
Woohoo! Two really cool looking movies get some attention from Empire magazine this month - you know, the one with Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man on the cover. That's right, there are new pics from both The Incredible Hulk and the Wolverine origins film. Scroll to the bottom for all the pics.
There are two pictures from Hulk. The first is of Ed Norton starting to hulk out and the other is of William Hurt as General Ross. Totally exciting given the dirth of information on line about this movie although like I said before sometimes a little of the unknown is a good thing. Let's hope they don't reveal too much in the coming months.
The other image is from the Wolverine movie and shows another pic of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. No looks at the hundred of other characters set to appear in this movie yet. Now that'll be really cool when we start to get glimpses of some of those characters.
There are two pictures from Hulk. The first is of Ed Norton starting to hulk out and the other is of William Hurt as General Ross. Totally exciting given the dirth of information on line about this movie although like I said before sometimes a little of the unknown is a good thing. Let's hope they don't reveal too much in the coming months.
The other image is from the Wolverine movie and shows another pic of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. No looks at the hundred of other characters set to appear in this movie yet. Now that'll be really cool when we start to get glimpses of some of those characters.
Today there've been a lot of announcements about some pretty high profile release dates. First, there was the announcement earlier today that the much maligned Justice League of America would get a release sometime in 2009. Now, we've got news on 2 more pretty exciting movies.
Warner Brothers has finally stepped up and announced that the controversial Spike Jonze version of Where the Wild Things Are will get a release October 16th of 2009! Kinda far off, right? I guess that gives them time to totally butcher whatever brilliance that Spike Jonze has put together.
We've also learned that Terminator 4 (currently titled Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins) will get a May 2009 release date. That's a big one since several other high profile movies are set to release in May as well, namely Wolverine, Star Trek, and Night at the Museum II.
Warner Brothers has finally stepped up and announced that the controversial Spike Jonze version of Where the Wild Things Are will get a release October 16th of 2009! Kinda far off, right? I guess that gives them time to totally butcher whatever brilliance that Spike Jonze has put together.
We've also learned that Terminator 4 (currently titled Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins) will get a May 2009 release date. That's a big one since several other high profile movies are set to release in May as well, namely Wolverine, Star Trek, and Night at the Museum II.
There's been much speculation about the future of the Marvel comics movie Justice League of America. Its future has been precarious at best. The whole cast has been previously announced. Mostly it sounds unexciting, but you just never know.
Anyways, Warner Brothers has announced that they plan to keep going with plans to bring this film to theaters. They're shooting for a 2009 release date. Evidently now they're taking care of some last minute script issues and are gearing up pre-production in Australia now.
Anyways, Warner Brothers has announced that they plan to keep going with plans to bring this film to theaters. They're shooting for a 2009 release date. Evidently now they're taking care of some last minute script issues and are gearing up pre-production in Australia now.
The Bourne franchise seems to be doing pretty well right now.
With wins in three technical categories at last night's Oscar ceremony
(editing, sound mixing, and sound editing) and this news, fans of Jason
Bourne should be pretty stoked.
Universal announced today that both Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass would be returning for a fourth installment in the ever-popular franchise. The only real question is, what story are they gonna use? Robert Ludlum only wrote the first three prior to his death. Since then, there have been 2 additional Bourne books written by another author but neither has been particularly well received. I guess we'll find out although it won't be terribly soon since both men are currently committed to several other projects before they could begin work on the fourth Bourne film.
Universal announced today that both Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass would be returning for a fourth installment in the ever-popular franchise. The only real question is, what story are they gonna use? Robert Ludlum only wrote the first three prior to his death. Since then, there have been 2 additional Bourne books written by another author but neither has been particularly well received. I guess we'll find out although it won't be terribly soon since both men are currently committed to several other projects before they could begin work on the fourth Bourne film.
"If there was any time to do it, I would say it's now. The comic is doing amazingly well. [Cloverfield scribe Drew] Goddard could make something great with Whedon." Timing's right, they say, because Goddard just signed on to a four-episode arc of the pseudo-season eight of Buffy in graphic novel form.
Whedon could probably make something great, with or without Goddard -- but I think the signals for a long time have been "no go" on a Buffy movie, despite overwhelming demand from fans. Cinematical points out, afterall, that even Sarah Michelle Gellar is against the idea.
Still, we can hope.
Whedon could probably make something great, with or without Goddard -- but I think the signals for a long time have been "no go" on a Buffy movie, despite overwhelming demand from fans. Cinematical points out, afterall, that even Sarah Michelle Gellar is against the idea.
Still, we can hope.
