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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Superman, Ring of Roses, Short Circuit, TV DVD News, Conan, True Grit, The Fourth Kind, Comic Previews
Superman
MTV did this interview with J.J. Abrams about his take on the character. It is well known he did a script for a film version that has made the rounds in Hollywood, and was not always well reviewed (Here is one of those reviews from the Superman Homepage). Among other things Abrams said: "It was a very passionate character for me. As a kid growing up it meant a lot to me. It would be wonderful and fun to see that brought back. I don't know what Warners is thinking or what their plan is. It would be a blast. That version of the movie - the one that was reviewed and vilified - was actually not the latest draft we had at the time and we worked on it well after that. I do think there's a version of that movie that could be really fun to see. You never really know. Everything happens for a reason." BTW: ComicBookMovie.com has this different discussion with him from their archive.
Ring of Roses
Variety reports here that Spice Factory and Persistent Entertainment are developing an adaptation of the mega-size (144 pages) Image Comics Graphic Novel about an alternate London beset with bubonic plague.
Short Circuit
IGN passes on here the news that the 2011 remake has a director for the script by Dan Milano, and it's Steve Carr.
TV DVD News
TVShowsOnDVD.com has posted info about "MI-5" (Vol. 7) here, "Branded" (Complete Series) here, "Glee" (Season 1, Vol. 1) here, "Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyers Cut" (Mini-Series) here, "The Jerry Lewis Show" (The Collection) here, "Aeon Flux" (Complete Animated Series, Blu-ray) here.
Conan
Moviehole has posted this breakdown of the characters to appear in the 2011 Marcus Nispel directed Robert E. Howard adaptation at Lionsgate.
True Grit
Variety reports here that Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in talks to join the Joel and Ethan Coen's planned remake of the 1969 John Wayne film. They would join Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn. Damon would take the Glen Campbell role, and Brolin )because of confusing reporting by several sites) would take the role either done by Robert Duvall or Jeff Corey in the original.
The Fourth Kind
ScreenRant tells us here of this upcoming release that recounts the "true events" of one doctor's (Milla Jovovich) investigation into a town whose residents experienced shared phenomenon having to do (supposedly) with alien abduction. The film (that has an official site here, including trailers) opens Nov. 6, 2009.
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Die Hard: Year One #2,
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? #5,
Hunter's Fortune #1,
Muppet Peter Pan #2,
Invincible Presents: Atom Eve & Rex Splode #1,
Age of Bronze #29,
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(Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009)
Question #2849:
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Answer #2848:
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Flo from "Alice."
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Doc Savage, My Fair Lady, Smallville, TV DVD News, Mad Max: Fury Road, Neill Blomkamp Gets New Project, Mamma Mia 2, Comic Previews
Doc Savage
Ain't It Cool News reports here that Neal Moritz and Ori Marmur are producing the adaptation of the Man of Bronze. Shane Black is set to write the script. The site passed on two things the writer confirmed about the project: 1) That it would take place in the original 1930's timeframe. 2)That it would be an original story, but respectful of the work of Lester Dent. Now I am really holding my breath, after all we have been hurt before.
My Fair Lady
Empire Online says here that the remake is set to star Keira Knightley as Eliza Doolittle. The screenplay will be by Emma Thompson who is also putting out "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang" for release August 15, 2010. No release date for "My Fair Lady" has been announced.
Smallville
Airlock Alpha reports here that on the sweeps episode titled "Idol" airing Nov. 13, those Superfriends superstars, The Wonder Twins, played by David Gallagher and Allison Scagliotti, come to Metropolis.
TV DVD News
TVShowsOnDVD.com has posted info about "The Red Green Show" (The Infantile Years: 1991-1993 Seasons) here, "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" (Rumors) here, "Highlander: The Series" (Season 1, Blu-ray) here, "The Yogi Bear Show" (Yogi's First Christmas) here, "Flashpoint" (Season 1, Blu-ray) here, "The Philanthropist" (Complete Series) here& here.
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Daily Telegraph tells us here that George Miller's Fourth Road Warrior movie is to begin production immediately, even though nobody has officially been cast. The rumors are that the leads will be Sam Worthington and Charlize Theron. Ain't It Cool News has posted some pictures of cars from the film here. Here at Empire Online they pass on some conversation with Miller about the film. Among the tings he said is this: "All the vehicles are hybrids cobbled together from the wrecks of the past. They'll have to be very high performance because the film is shot at speed. The reason this movie's so big is it's got just a huge number of stunts. We're trying to do stuff that I believe people haven't done before."
Neill Blomkamp Gets New Project
Slice of SciFi says here that the creator and director of "District 9," has been given the green light for a new project by Media Rights Capital to go into production by the middle of next year. They are giving Blomkamp creative freedom and a production commitment that isn't contingent on domestic distribution. Blomkamp said: "MRC is letting me make the film I want to make, and that is by far the most important thing here. The film will hopefully be commercial, but it is very much a singular film, (one) that comes directly from me. It's a pretty epic science fiction film that takes place not on Earth. So that probably sounds like pretty much every other science fiction film out there. But it has a pretty unique, awesome twist to it, which I'll have to make it before I can tell you. … It's based on a planet, yeah. It's based on another planet. It's actually based on two other planets."
Mamma Mia 2
The Guardian says here that there will be a sequel, but that the music will NOT be from ABBA. That may be a problem.
Special thanks to Movie Goods.com for so many of the dynamite movie posters we use from time to time. You cannot find a better place to run down those new or classic posters.
Comics Continuum has posted preview pages of
Avengers: The Initiative #29,
Dark Avengers: Ares #1,
Dark Reign: The List -- Wolverine,
Dark Reign: Young Avengers #5,
New Avengers #58,
Secret Warriors #9,
& Marvel Divas #4
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Monday, October 26, 2009
Ghost in the Shell, Spider-Man 4, Hulu Going To "For Pay?", TV DVD News, Anonymous, A Gift From the Culture, The Crow, Comic Previews
Ghost in the Shell
Variety reports here that DreamWorks has hired Laeta Kalogridis to write a 2011 live action adaptation of the anime. They say: "DreamWorks is making the futuristic police thriller as a 3D live-action film."
Spider-Man 4
UGO says here that they spoke to Dylan Baker and he has confirmed he will be playing Dr. Curt Conners in the film. Now, no one has said if Conners becomes The Lizard in this edition, but we can hope. The film is due on May 5th, 2011.
Hulu Going To "For Pay?"
Broadcasting and Cable says here that our "Oh, I missed that show, but I can catch it on the internet" site may be dropping its free status. Chase Carey, News Corp. Deputy Chairman, said: "It's time to start getting paid for broadcast content online…I think a free model is a very difficult way to capture the value of our content. I think what we need to do is deliver that content to consumers in a way where they will appreciate the value. Hulu concurs with that, it needs to evolve to have a meaningful subscription model as part of its business."
TV DVD News
TVShowsOnDVD.com has posted info about "Girlfriends" (Season 8) here, "Transformers" (25th Anniversary Collection) here, "Columbo" (MOndaynight Movie Collection 1991-1992) here, "Becker" (Season 3) here, "Combat School" (Complete Series) here, "Small Wonder" (Season 1) here.
Anonymous
Coming Soon.net has told us here that Roland Emmerich will be directing the 2010 film about who wrote the plays credited to William Shakespeare. Emmerich says: "It's not Marlowe, it's De Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford. [Anonymous is] kind of like a political thriller. It's about who will succeed Elizabeth and the cause of that thriller, the Essex Rebellion, we take on and we learn how the plays were written by somebody else." The screenplay is by John Orloff.
A Gift From The Culture
Slash Film reports here that the short story from the novel series The Culture, written by Iain M. Banks is coming to the big screen. The story is about a time when, because of Scientific Advancements, nobody wants for anything, there is no disease, no hunger. What becomes of humanity then? The adaptation will be directed by Dominic Murphy.
The Crow
Mania.com says here that the reboot looks like a go. The scripter of the project, Stephen Norrington said: "Whereas [Alex] Proyas' original was gloriously gothic and stylized, the new movie will be realistic, hard-edged and mysterious, almost documentary-style."
Special thanks to Movie Goods.com for so many of the dynamite movie posters we use from time to time. You cannot find a better place to run down those new or classic posters.
Comics Continuum has posted preview pages of
X-Men Forever #10,
X-Force #20,
X-Factor #50,
Wolverine: Weapon X #6,
Wolverne: First Class #20,
New Mutants #6,
& X-Necrosha #1
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