‘Heavy Metal’ publisher Kevin Eastman says the new film anthology is back on track and David Fincher is still involved as the executive producer, but now we actually have a lineup of directors who will be offering their stylistic interpretations including Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen), Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Blade 2) and Gore Verbinski (Pirates [...] [...more]
Columbia Pictures is apparently interested in reviving the ‘Ghostbusters’ franchise after all. Rumors regarding this had been up and down and all over the place for a while, but it appears as though they’re seriously pushing for this to happen. According to Variety.com, Columbia has enlisted Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, the co-executive producers of the popular [...] [...more]
Clooney is set to join the airline travel dramedy which follows the exploits of a man who sets out to reach a million frequent flyer miles which simultaneously brings his life into ruin. Reitman adapted the screenplay and hopes to direct as his follow up to Juno. Could be a winner, sounds good to me [...] [...more]
I am a big fan of ‘Pitch Black’ and consider it one of the more enjoyable and successful sci-fi/action movies to date. I am not, however, quite as big a fan of ‘The Chronicles of Riddick’. With that said, I find myself with mixed feelings regarding this recycled news about Vin Diesel and his rekindled [...] [...more]
Writer Steven Moffat spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the possibility of making a feature film that would tie into the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. This is what he had to say… ["It would be good to see it in the cinema so long as it is great and fantastic," he said, speaking at a master [...] [...more]
According to slashfilm.com, Chuck Palahniuk’s novel, ‘Rant’, has been optioned for a big screen adaptation. Word first broke on Palahniuk’s own website, and no details on what studio picked it up were given. Most of Palahniuk’s novels have been optioned for feature film adaptations. ‘Fight Club’ was based on one of his novels, as [...] [...more]
Columbia Pictures is developing a new horror-comedy called ‘Zombieland’… title sort of says it all, eh? Ruben Fleischer (Jimmy Kimmel Live) is set to direct the script written by the pen-wielding team of Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese (The Joe Schmo Show). Woody Harrelson has signed on to star in the movie, hopefully he’ll last [...] [...more]
Oh boy, here we go. I really can’t say that I believe this, but it is coming from a somewhat reputable choice. According to British news source telegraph.co.uk, Christopher Nolan’s first choice to play Catwoman in the next Batman film is the 62-year-old pop singer Cher. Whoa! Seriously? I mean, we all were surprised when [...] [...more]
So, I’m REALLY pumped about this news, even though there’s not a great deal of beef to it. As some of you may have concluded, I have a slightly out-dated but strong appreciation for a “good” western film and find it rather sad that the genre’s nearly dead. So, anytime I find out a new [...] [...more]
Jeffrey Wells over at Hollywood-Elsewhere.com posted an interesting bit about alleged tensions between ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ director Gavin Hood and Fox Chairman and CEO Tom Rothman. Apparently, Gavin Hood had been away from the rather large set of ‘Wolverine’ for a period of a few days and when he returned he was surprised to find his [...] [...more]
Looks like the Sandman, Thomas Haden Church, has landed a sweet role in the new Animus Films’ indie drama Don McKay. Jake Goldberg is serving as writer and director for the project. Don McKay is a man forced to flee his hometown due to a tragedy only to return 25 years later when he learns [...] [...more]
Phoenix Pictures has Alex Proyas (The Crow, Dark City) setup to write and direct a feature film adaptation of Robert Heinlein’s science fiction novella ‘The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag’. This will be Proyas’ next project, receiving a budget of between $40-50 million, which he will begin working on once he finishes ‘Knowing’, his current film [...] [...more]
I am always looking for the next bit of news regarding Joel and Ethan Coen and their newest films. I love these guys! The brothers Coen are perhaps the greatest auteur filmmakers working today and have plenty of years of fantastic filmmaking left under their belts. While I sit and patiently await the release of [...] [...more]
Warner Bros. is developing a feature film adaptation of DC Comics/Wildstorm’s comic book ‘Sleeper’, originally written by Ed Brubaker. Tom Cruise is reportedly “loosely” attached to star, but the way things have been going lately, this could change at any moment. Sam Raimi, on the other hand, is set to produce the film so long [...] [...more]
During an interview with ShockTillYouDrop.com, Henry Selick was asked about the possibility of a sequel to ‘A Nightmare Before Christmas’ … ["There has been discussions over the years about a possible sequel. When those discussions came up about 7 years ago it was unsettling that it was suggested this time it would have to be done [...] [...more]
Alcon Entertainment has acquired the rights to a graphic novel by Jerry Carr and Allan Gross called ‘Cryptozoo Crew’ … the plan is to adapt the book(s) into a feature film initially written by Joe Gazzam, whose been involved with writing the ‘21 Jump Street’ feature and the Nic Cage vehicle ‘Scared Straight’. Not a [...] [...more]
Big news for all the Pegg/Frost fans out there… Simon Pegg posted this news on his MySpace page, stating that ‘Superbad’ director Greg Mottola will be directing the new comedy called ‘Paul’ starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. The comedic British duo also wrote this new film, which will be their third collaborative effort on a [...] [...more]
Ashton Kutcher will star in and produce the multigenerational fatherhood comedy ‘Like Father’ at Columbia Pictures. ‘You Can Count on Me’ helmer Kenneth Lonergan has been tapped to rewrite the project, which is based on a pitch by Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson. Story revolves around a father and son who never got along but [...] [...more]
