Peter Jackson Still Pondering A New Take On Gallipoli He’s hardly got a plate as full as that of Guillermo del Toro, but now thatThe Lovely Bonesis in theatres,Peter Jacksonstill has a few things to work on. There’sTintinand a couple ofHobbitmovies to finish, just for starters. But he’s still talking about a project that is dear to him: a new take on theBattle of Gallipoli, an attempt made during World War I to take the Turkish Peninsula....
Re-Edits: Brett Ratner Cuts Up Kites, Peter Jackson Adds More Intensity To The Lovely Bones Some of the weirdest and most interesting news lately has been about action in the edit bay. We saw thata couple of world-class craftsmenhad been brought in to reworkThe Wolfman, for one. Now there are tales of tweaks that run both ends of the crazy spectrum. When we can run a news item that putsBrett RatnerandPeter Jacksonin the same headline you know the world has gone topsy-turvy, but at least they’re not working together....
Rick McCallum Describes His Star Wars TV Series As “‘Deadwood’ In Space,” Says That’s The Problem For a while now, producerRick McCallumhas beendescribinghis long-gestating live-actionStar WarsTV series as “Deadwoodin space.” And while that may sound like an awesome idea to people like us — i.e., grown-ups — it’s apparently turning out to be a real roadblock for execs who’d rather go for something with broader appeal. In a new interview, McCallum pinpointed his series' decidedly non-kiddie feel as “the biggest problem” he’s facing in getting his show made....
Ridley Scott Announces New ‘Prometheus 2’ Title Ridley Scottrecently stated that hisPrometheusmovies wouldn’t link up withAlienforanother two or three movies. But thetitlesof hisPrometheusmovies will get there a lot faster, as evidenced by the just-revealed title forPrometheus 2. Find out thePrometheus 2title after the jump. Speaking toHeyUGuys, Scott revealed that the nextPrometheusfilm will be titled… drumroll please…Alien: Paradise Lost. Watch Scott announce thePrometheus 2title below. Literary types will recognizeParadise Lostas the title of an epic 17th century poem byJohn Miltonabout the Fall of Man – Adam and Eve giving in to temptation from Satan, and their subsequent banishment from the Garden of Eden....
Rumor: Caleb Landry Jones Is Top Choice For Banshee In X-Men: First Class LatinoReviewis reporting a rumor thatCaleb Landry Jones(Friday Night Lights, The Longshots, The Last Exorcism) isMatthew Vaughn’s top choice to play Sean Cassidy aka Banshee inX-Men: First Class. Banshee is an Irish mutant named after a legendary ghost from Irish mythology, said to possess a powerful cry. According towikipedia, he possesses a “sonic scream” capable of causing physical vibrations and harming enemies through sound....
Sequel Bits: ‘John Wick 3,’ ‘Mamma Mia 2,’ ‘Deadwood,’ ‘Mission: Impossible 6,’ & More In today’s edition of sequel bits: DeadlineconfirmedAmanda Seyfried(Chloe) is returning forMamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, which is coming out a decade after the hit musical opened in theaters.Pierce Brosnan,Colin Firth, and in what sounds like a limited appearance,Meryl Streep, are back as well. They’ll be singing ABBA again inOl Parker’s (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) sequel....
Spike Lee Takes Over Former Michael Mann Project ‘Gold’ Like many directors, Michael Mann mulls over many projects before settling on the one that will be his “next” film at any given time. In this case his next picture is a currently untitled “cyber-crime” thriller, which leaves quite a few other possible films in the lurch. One of those other potential efforts wasGold, a film that follows a 1993 mining scandal, featuring a prospector who found “one of the largest gold mines in the world in the Indonesian jungle....
Star Wars Bits: Rian Johnson And Mark Hamill Troll Fans, Porgs Sing John Williams, And More Silly Snoke Theories In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Star Wars: The Last Jedidirector Rian Johnson headed out to the under-construction Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge land at Disneyland and posted a very happy selfie whilst there. The much anticipated theme park will be opening in 2019 and will cover 14 acres, which is exactly 5....
Star Wars: Darth Plagueis Author Was Explicitly Told To Not Reveal Anakin Skywalker’s Parents Even relatively casual “Star Wars” fans are at least vaguely familiar with “The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise,” a key moment from “Revenge of the Sith” that one, hints at some very important history within the franchise, and two, became a very popular meme format on the internet. While the story has not been officially told in the current canon under the Disney era of Lucasfilm, author James Luceno’s 2012 novel “Star Wars: Darth Plagueis” tells the tale of that famous moment from the prequels, and it is widely considered to be one of the greatest novels ever written within the franchise....
The Best Killer-Cat Horror Movies You’ve Never Seen (Welcome toThe Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, a series that takes a look at slightly more obscure, under-the-radar, or simply under-appreciated movies. This week we look at savage felines big and small but mostly big!) Culture and horror cinema is filled with references to cats being the demon spawn of the pet world, and until recently I saw no reason to disagree. We brought home two black kittens that had been found in a dumpster, and they’ve thanked us by being adorable, playful, and loving… while still being the demon spawn of the pet world....
The Best Movies Leaving HBO Max In May 2021 May is just around the corner, which means a slew of movies are set to leaveHBO Maxto make room for the new. FromAll About My MothertoAll the President’s Men, there are handful of classics that are due to leave the streaming service, which means you have a limited time to watch them before they vanish into the ether forever (just kidding, they’ll probably make their way onto another platform soon)....
The Flash Will Apparently Bring Back Man Of Steel’s General Zod & Faora Man, remember the days when the “Flash” movie was meant to be the first “solo” film to be released after “Justice League” in 2017? How quickly things change. In the time since, multiverse stories have become all the rage — though general audiences have come to associate that with “Spider-Man” of all characters, through the double-whammy of “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” and the most recent runaway success of “Spider-Man: No Way Home....
The Future Of Disney Parks Includes Disney+ Synergy, Metaverse Integration, and…Real Working Lightsabers? Disney Parks recently unveiled their hopeful plans for amassive expansion of Disneylandin Anaheim, California that would allow them to integrate attractions, restaurants, hotels, and more in a single area of the park. But that’s not all Disney Parks has in store for the future of their theme park experiences. In a recent interview, Disney Parks ChairmanJosh D’Amarotalked about the company’s vision for the future of their theme parks across the world....
