Wed, December 8, 2010 The James Cameron produced underwater survival film now has a poster courtesy of Universal via Comingsoon.com.
It give off a b movie video case from the 90's vibe to me but with Cameron's name attached the film will no doubt make some coin.
Wed, December 8, 2010 
After releasing quite an interesting trailer, Universal has unveiled the international poster for Cowboys and Aliens and it looks very familiar. We get the obvious shot of Daniel Craig and his alien wrist tech but this time with a frontal shot. We U.S. citizens should send letters to Universal, thanking them for giving us the rear view of Mr. Craig first.
Cowboys And Aliens hits theatres on July 29th, next year.
Wed, December 8, 2010 
Man, how quickly did "Release the Kraken!" rise and fall from random conversation and everyone's Twitter accounts? Nevertheless, Titans clashed, the Kraken was released and Louis Leterrier's Clash of the Titans update scored near $500 million box-office despite an aggressively toxic reaction to its 3D post-conversion and folks being just, "Meh!" towards the choppy finished product.
But as you all know, Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures enjoyed all that money they bathed in and want more. So it’s a sequel we're a getting for 2012.
Co-star Liam Neeson (set to return as Zeus) confirmed to the Belfast Telegraph production on the Jonathan Liebesman-helmed follow-up begins next March:
"I've only read half of the script and there is still some work being done - they're on script 10 – but I think it's going to be some kick-ass stuff and a very human story to it."
It also sounds like Wrath of the Titans is, in fact, the title. It's certainly better than just slapping a "2" at the end like the Sherlock Holmes sequel.
Wed, December 8, 2010 
Not surprisingly, the Iraq War-set, gay love story with Dubya assassination plan film CN-9 is hitting a road-block getting its finances in order.
While that project lingers, Heat Vision reports the Wachowskis are back at Warner Brothers for their latest Hood. Described as a "modern, urban" angle of the Robin Hood legend (and in typical fashion, nothing else regarding the plot is revealed), the sibling writing-directing duo will reunite with longtime producing partner Joel Silver, and have already taken aim at several actors for the lead.
Chief among them is only Movie Star in the known galaxy Will Smith, although it's too early to know where his royal Willie-ness will go.
They do need a hit (especially after the enjoyable, but costly, Speed Racer bombed two years back), but it's odd that they passed a property with more commercial prospects like Superman in favor of this ultimately.
Wed, December 8, 2010 
More troubles ahead for that pair of 3D Alien prequels.
20th Century has pushed back their release dates a full year to 2013 and 2014, according to Script Flags. Even despite casting underway (Noomi Rapace and Olivia Wilde as top contenders with James Franco, Anne Hathaway and Natalie Portman said to be in the mix), a February 2011 start date and sets rumored to be in construction.
Nobody from either Fox or director Ridley Scott's camp is talking. But it appears those issues over budget and tone remain unresolved, even after Damon Lindelof's rewrites reportedly pleased both parties. It must not have been enough.
I won't shed any tears if (or most likely, when) this whole thing falls apart. For those interested in this, I send my apologies. But this just isn't a good idea. Do you really need to know the origins of the space-jockey? Let Scott do something else with his time while it's left - yes, even a project as batshit crazy as Monopoly.
Wed, December 8, 2010 
As I sit here sipping on a cup of warm organic tea, a warm fuzzy feeling jolts across my body. Is it the nice warmth of the tea during this cold period of weather? Is it the thought of Christmas creeping up right around the corner? Maybe a bit of both, but I'd place my bets on the feeling being a rush of excitement for the Green Lantern movie next year as I read Marc Guggenheim's comments about the flick.
Guggenheim is co-writer of the Green Lantern script and recently spoke with MTV Splash Page about what we can expect from the film, including Easter Eggs for the die-hard fans, various characters with minor appearances, and the Clark Kent cameo that eventually got scrapped.
He has nothing but high praise for the film and says that Peter Sarsgaard's performance as the villainous Hector Hammond will draw comparisons to Heath Ledger's outstanding portrayal as The Joker in 'The Dark Knight.'
Even as a huge Green Lantern fan, that last comment comparing Sarsgaard to Ledger is a very bold statement. I am not saying he is wrong in making such assumptions but Heath Ledger set a high bar for any actors role in a film based off of a comic book. With reveals of characters like Chaselon and Bzzd on top of a shinning performance by Peter Sarsgaard, it sounds like Green Lantern is shaping up to be a treat for fans and general audiences alike.
Tue, December 7, 2010 
Today came additional casting announcements on Peter Jackson's 3D two-movie The Hobbit.
Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett is now set to reprise the role of Galadriel, as portrayed in Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. It's worth noting the character as written actually didn't make an appearance in J.R.R. Tolkien's book. But considering we're getting two films (most likely, although unspecified) with near-three hour running lengths adapted off a book with just over 300 pages, Jackson and co-screenwriters Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and originally-intended helmer Guillermo del Toro probably took from his other Middle Earth works.
In addition, new Middle Earth recruits include the previously rumored Sylvester McCoy (aka Doctor Who #7) as the wizard Radagast the Brown, Jed Brophy (who appeared in The Two Towers and The Return of the King) as the dwarf Nori, Ryan Gage (from a BBC produced Hamlet last year, interestingly enough, co-starring David Tennant who's rumored to be up for a role) as Frodo's daddy Drogo Baggins, Ken Stott (not a virgin to mega-budget fantasy epics, having appeared in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian) as Dwarf Lord Balin, William Kircher (from Legend of the Seekers) as the dwarf Bifur and Mikael Persbrandt (Day and Night) as the shape-shifter Beorn.
Filming starts this February back in New Zealand. Although I still can't see the first half making its targeted December 2012 release. They're lensing under the new RED Epic 3D cameras also being used for the Spider-Man reboot, which just started yesterday, and that won't be out till July 2012 and doesn't have anywhere near the lengthy 14-16 month shooting schedule. Then there's all that post-production to be done with visual effects and rendering to 3D, of course. Just saying...
Mon, December 6, 2010 Not too much to add here, folks.
Emma Stone stepped out in public for the first time in her Gwen Stacy locks, and Just Jared has the snap-shots. Didn't even recognize her at first, to be perfectly honest. So Marc Webb & Co. has that nailed down so far. How long 'till they show off Andrew Garfield in the new Spidey suit?
Filming on the Spider-Man reboot (Still no official title – Jeez, Sony) starts this week.
Mon, December 6, 2010 
Without, this is the coolest news-item of the day.
Although we're not going to find out any time soon what Elysium is about (Not bitching, mind you, I'm a patient nerd!), Neill Blomkamp has lined up a familiar lead for his directorial follow-up, according to "TOLDJA" – his District 9 leading man Sharlto Copley. If there was any justice in the world, he would have been nominated this year in the Best Actor Oscar race, but alas. At least, we wised up and nominated the film itself for Best Picture.
Like District, Elysium is said to another politically-charged film mixed together with a sci-fi action film. Hey, the man knows not to mess with success, and is wise enough to avoid a District 9 sequel, for now, at least. Blomkamp is currently taking meetings with distributors (The money to make the film is already, and easily after District 9 was a smash, there and accounted for) and has even gone as far to present a graphic novel as part of his presentation.
Who doesn't want to get their hands on that thing?
Mon, December 6, 2010 
So, we actually might get the new James Bond film for November 2012? As if that year wasn't already stuffed with enough big genre tentpoles? If that's the end of the world, at the very least we'll have been entertained – unless they all suck.
Following up on those David Arnold "We're back on" statements, Kate Winslet, of all people, confirms her estranged husband Sam Mendes is back on-track to direct Bond 3 (not Bond 23, kiddos – Are you calling The Dark Knight Rises "Batman 7?" Exactly!) to the Daily Mail:
"Sam is doing the next Bond film, all being well, and we’ll all be in England if that happens. It’s such a massive commitment for him and it’s not fair for him to commute backwards and forwards to New York from London. It would be impossible. The children will be there with me."
Normally, you'd cut to me pinching my nose of the foul stench of bullshit from UK tabloids. But the quote...sounds legit, and furthermore, the always-giving-credit-to-others cats from "TOLDJA" say they're also hearing from their "007 insiders" that production on the next installment is expected to start this time next year.
And yes, starring Daniel Craig once again, thank God.