Thursday
Aug252011

You'll Believe Adam Sandler Has a Vagina – Jack & Jill International Trailer

Never has a clip been more symbolic of a career to see Al Pacino's sole Oscar destroyed before our very eyes by Adam Sandler in drag.

The international trailer for the future Razzie-sweeping comedy Jack & Jill is online and like the initial trailer from a few months back, it looks like this is a movie for the ages. Close your eyes and listen and you'll be shocked to see Sandler is actually playing both Jack and Jill. That's real acting, folks.

Before posting the trailer below, TMT contacted reliable sources who confirmed the trailer for Sandler's big 2012 comedy will be attached to Jack & Jill - Fat Cat, starring Sandler as an overworked veterinarian who can talk to a fat cat, played by Kevin James in a cat suit and Rob Schneider as the gypsy woman who cursed him.

Thursday
Aug252011

What Next For Christian Bale?

Right now Christian Bale is filming the final part of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy 'The Dark Knight Rises", but Variety has a look at a list of his potential next project to shoot early next year.

Christian Bale has made clear he won't decide his next move until after "The Dark Knight Rises" wraps later this fall. When that time comes, he'll have some weighty options -- several high-profile projects and a handful of studios are actively courting the soon-to-be former Caped Crusader.

They include Warner Bros.' remake of "A Star Is Born," starring Beyonce Knowles and directed by Clint Eastwood; "Gold," which Michael Mann will direct; a remake of Korean thriller "Oldboy," to be directed by Spike Lee for Mandate, in which Bale would play the villain; Relativity's "Out of the Furnace," to be directed by Scott Cooper; and "Noah," Darren Aronofsky's biblical epic at Paramount. (There had also been talk of Bale joining WB's "Last Photograph," but he's no longer involved.)

At this time, Bale has not attached himself to any of these projects, nor has he identified any one as a frontrunner. And that's because, studio insiders say, he's really sticking to the plan: Look to the future only after finishing "The Dark Knight Rises."

With that pic wrapping in November, Bale wouldn't be free until the beginning of the year. Since most of the aforementioned films are scheduled to start lensing then, it wouldn't be out of the question for Bale to tackle more than one -- but it would be mighty difficult.

Interesting side note: None of the projects in play is a franchise title, nor do there appear to be any openings for roles in tentpoles that could shoot during that time. But Bale, who also toplined "Terminator: Salvation," has always deftly balanced big-budget genre pics with smaller, kudos-friendly pictures like "I'm Not There" and "The Fighter," which earned Bale an Academy Award for best supporting actor.

Either way, Bale finds himself in a very unique and favorable position -- especially coming off his first year since 2003 without a film in theaters (since 2002 there have only been two years -- '03 and '04 -- in which Bale has not had multiple releases).

He'll get back on track in 2012 with "The Dark Knight Rises" and period pic "The 13 Women of Nanjing," which he shot before donning the Batmask for the last time.

Bale has always based his decisions on the material and the people involved. Given the pedigree of each of the projects before him now, it's anyone's guess what role he'll jump into next.

The actor is repped by WME.

I'd love to see Bale work with Clint and Aronofsky but neither of their next projects interest me at all, and I'd avoid the Oldboy remake if I was him.

I had to look Scott Cooper up, now that I see he is the director of Crazy Heart and that Out of the Furnace is the new name for The Low Dweller, I certainly wouldn't mind seeing Bale make that.

Gold sounds potentially interesting but I hope Mann lays off the digital camera for it.

Wednesday
Aug242011

Springtime for Wolverine?

Well, I guess that shoots down any chance of finally seeing that Wolverine sequel in 2012...not that it was very likely to begin with.

According to Deadline, 20th Century Fox may be pushing the production start date of The Wolverine to the spring of 2012. It was widely believed (although the studio insists it was never confirmed) that the sequel, which was delayed last spring after the departure of director Darren Aronofsky and the tragic earthquake in Japan, was finally scheduled to begin production in October under the direction of James Mangold. Hugh Jackman confirmed this same information to fans while promoting Real Steel at Comic-Con last month, and as recently as last week, the Vancouver Sun reported that Wolverine and crew would be in town to work on the sequel starting in November.

Alas, that appears not to be the case. According to the Deadline report - which, keep in mind, is not yet 'official' - studio insiders say that location scouting in post-earthquake Japan has been difficult, so that's caused delays,, and it's even possible that The Wolverine may be filmed entirely in Canada. Not the ideal situation, considering the whole point of the sequel was to have Wolverine go to Japan, but unfortunately nature sometimes gets the final say in these things.

There's another scheduling conflict to worry about: Jackman is also set to star as Jean Valjean in the upcoming movie adaptation of the musical Les Miserables, which is reportedly set to start filming in February. So now The Wolverine may have to wait until Jackman has completed work on that film first.

Honestly, as big of a Wolverine fan that I am, if Hugh had to give up Les Miserables for The Wolverine, I would probably burn of all of my Wolverine comics. OK, maybe not all of them (definitely a few of the Origins issues though, just on principle)...but as Les Miserables is my favorite musical and I am beyond excited to see Hugh as Valjean, I'm fine with them having to work around his schedule as far as that film is concerned.

But hopefully we will get to see The Wolverine before Jackman becomes old enough to play Old Man Logan.

Wednesday
Aug242011

Fringe Season Four Teaser

Fox has released a teaser trailer for the fourth season of Fringe which begins on Friday, September 23rd. The show is consistently intriguing and possibly my favorite on television right now. If you haven't given Fringe a try, start with this new season and see what you've been missing.

Wednesday
Aug242011

Walking Dead Season Two Clips

The first season of Walking Dead was short but the interest level for rose for me during each episode. The series returns on October 16th and is sure to grab the attention of millions of viewers again. It will be interesting to see if the show keeps the same elements that made it such a great program before all the changes were made. Check out these 4 clips below to get a peek of whats in store.

Wednesday
Aug242011

"Taken" Sequel To Start Production In October

I wasn't expecting much when I sat down in the theater with my lady friend and small core of our friends to watch Taken in January of 2008, but boy did I get a lot. The flick was tight, action packed, and had enough heart to keep the characters honest and the audience in a state of constant care for them. Leaving the theater upon the roll of the credits I was content and never even fathomed a sequel.

Cut to now, our friends over at ComingSoon.Net have the exclusive update on the sequel to Taken which will commence production in October. In an interview with Luc Besson (one of the writers on Taken) about Colombia, he revealed that director Olivier Megaton has been scouting locations for the sequel while in L.A. Besson also dropped that everybody will be back for the 2nd installment, but we all know that the sequel begins and ends with Liam Neeson.

In my opinion Neeson always brings it but he was spot on in Taken. Perfect combination of grit and sincerity that you come to expect out of the grizzled actor. You wonder what direction they will take with the sequel. It will be interesting to see if Neeson's character is called back to the agency for one final mission or if they will continue the storyline involving the daughter. Some baddies coming back for revenge maybe? I wouldn't want to mess with Bryan Mills.

Wednesday
Aug242011

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

 

Yahoo! Movies UK has the trailer for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. I'm not familar with the story but the trailer has me sold. Gary Oldman in the lead, along with an outstanding cast helping him out, should solidfy the story within.

Set in the 1970s, ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ finds George Smiley (Gary Oldman), a recently retired MI6 agent, doing his best to adjust to a life outside the secret service. However, when a disgraced agent reappears with information concerning a mole at the heart of the Circus, Smiley is drawn back into the murky field of espionage. Tasked with investigating which of his trusted former colleagues has chosen to betray him and their country, Smiley narrows his search to four suspects - all experienced, urbane, successful agents - but past histories, rivalries and friendships make it far from easy to pinpoint the man who is eating away at the heart of the British establishment.

‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ is in cinemas 16th September.

Wednesday
Aug242011

International Trailer For Drive

Opening in theaters on September 16, Drive is the story of a Hollywood stunt driver by day (Ryan Gosling), a loner by nature, who moonlights as a top-notch getaway driver-for-hire in the criminal underworld. He finds himself a target for some of LA's most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbor, Irene (Carey Mulligan). When the job goes dangerously awry, the only way he can keep Irene and her son alive is to do what he does best — Drive!

Wednesday
Aug242011

Sucks to be McG - Universal Kills Ouija

The fantasy-adventure/board-game adaptation Ouija was supposed to be McG's second chance at grabbing the bull and repositioning his directorial career post-Terminator: Salvation underperforming and it sounded like a bright enough of an idea that it could work. Universal was game and slotted it in a prime November 2012 release aiming for families wanting something fun to sit through and munch on their popcorn during the Thanksgiving holiday season next year. Not anymore.

Ouija is dead, reports Vulture.

McG and producer Michael Bay are said to be bringing it to rival studios, but generally speaking executives don't want to buy ideas that not only came from someone else but weren't even deemed good enough to keep around their shop. It happens, yes. But I wouldn't bank it. Cut to me being wrong and we see Disney make it their big Christmas 2013 tentpole against The Hobbit: There & Back Again.

You gotta feel bad for McG. For those of you who've followed my ranting and ravings since getting into this arena in 2008, you know I'm not fan of his. But Jesus can the dude catch a break? Terminator: Salvation was perfectly enjoyable. It was just his mouth that did him in with the fan community.

Is he going to get any of the credit for The Man of Steel if it's a big hit in two years? Nope. Even though the casting of new Superman Henry Cavill originated from him and this latest cinematic riff on the red-and-blue suit is the design drawn up for his ill-fated Superman: Flyby.

But no, if the Supes do-over goes over like gangbusters, it's all going to be "Ya, Zack Snyder! Ya, Chris Nolan!" and "Fuck McG!" from fanboys.

Wednesday
Aug242011

Yoda Gets His Sexy Back

We all have our views on the Prequel trilogy but  one thing most agree on is that Yoda looked awful in The Phantom Menace, thankfully confirmation is now here that in the Blu Ray release the Yoda from the other two prequel movies has been CGI'd in to replace creepy professor hair Yoda from the original cut of the movie.