This sucks. There aren’t many directors who can make a film that would fit with the world Jackson created while still bringing something of themselves to it. Be interesting to see which names pop up now.
Paper Man trailer
I don’t get why more people aren’t obsessed with Ryan Reynolds. He’s been on the verge of huge for years, but never quite seems to cross over. Maybe Green Lantern will push him into the stratosphere, but before then, see him as a completely different superhero in Paper Man.
The film stars Jeff Daniels as a struggling writer who strikes up a friendship with a young girl (Emma Stone), who helps him regain his motivation. Throw in Reynolds as the writer’s imaginary superhero friend and this typical indie tale takes on a new dimension.
Ropes of Silicon has the trailer: http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie/paper-man/trailers/7313
The film has a limited release in the States right now, but no word on an Aussie release yet.
Fantastic motion poster for the Mark Wahlberg/Will Ferrell comedy The Other Guys. [via Yahoo Movies]
This is the future, right here. Get them into cinemas, bus stops, train stations etc and have them interact with movie goers. Brilliant stuff.
Directed by Adam McKay (Anchorman), The Other Guys focuses on Wahlberg and Ferrell as a pair of cops working in the shadow of the superstar bad-boy cops (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson) who would normally be the focus of a movie.
If it was April 1, we’d be bemoaning the obviousness of this prank, but this isn’t a joke. Chris Rock is writing a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low to be directed by Mike Nichols.
Is he going to market this to the African-American market? That’s fine, but he’s running the risk of becoming the “Black Remake Guy”, having already given that treatment to Love in the Afternoon (from French New Wave director Eric Rohmer) and Death at a Funeral (from director Frank Oz). At least his source material is strong.
David Mamet already had a swing at the script. Mamet, much like paper, beats Rock.
He-man movie gets two new writers
Heat Vision have the scoop that Predators writers Mike Finch and Alex Litvak are taking a crack at a new Masters of the Universe movie for Columbia. Full story here.
I remember as a kid all I did was come up with storylines for movies based on my fave toys and cartoons. With so much ’80s and ’90s goodness being mined (G.I. Joe, The Smurfs, Transformers, Astro Boy et al), I really missed the boat on this one. Seems like it’s too late to pen my awesome “grown-up” Astro Boy story and my He-Man story set 20 years after the cartoon, heavily featuring Faker (above right).
Better make a start on my Ulysses 31 movie before someone rushes that into production before me.
Scott Pilgrim vs the World teaser
Okay, so the teaser poster didn’t inspire me much, but this trailer is great. Evocative shots (particularly of Ramona and Scott) mixed in with a nice take on comic book action/violence.
Scott Pilgrim vs the World, based on the comic by Bryan Lee O’Malley, tells the story of Scott (Michael Cera), who must defeat the seven evil exes of his new love Ramona (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) if they are to be together. Flick is directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz).
Check out /Film for a bucketload of screen grabs, including the above image.
There’s no doubt his role in Fantastic Four diminshes him as Captain America. The argument that the FF films are FOX produced and Cap is a Marvel film is irrelevant - he still has an assocation with another character from the same universe, which is not an ideal situation.
I don’t have much hope for this film, but I’ll stay open minded. I want it to be good.
Short takes - March 19, 2010
IESB learns that Lucasfilm is developing an animated series based on the Star Wars Galactic Heroes toy range for pre-school kids.
Warner Brothers to release all their tent pole films in 3D and don’t see a problem with converting to 3D in post instead of shooting with 3D cameras. [/Film]
The trailer for Predators hits and doesn’t look too bad. [IGN]
Neil Patrick Harris says via Twitter that Hank Azaria will play all of Gargamel, not just his voice, confirming that Gargs will be live action, not CG. The Smurfs movie… yeah, I know.
The Expendables poster, thanks to IGN. This I like. Click here for the horrible Ed Hardy-inspired poster displayed at Showest.
SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD TEASER POSTER
Good design if this was a character poster, but you can’t even see Cera’s face. Sure, sure, it’s a teaser. Not really feeling the tagline. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt… for now.
Short takes - March 15, 2010
Heat Vision learns Marvel wants Hugo Weaving to play Red Skull in Captain America. Has nothing to do with his giant forehead.
Producer Robert Rodriguez presents footage of Predators at SXSW, including the totally unnecessary predator dog. Trailer announced for March 18. See the footage at predators-movie.com
Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman to star in The Change-Up, a script from The Hangover writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Bateman plays a family man who swaps bodies with his buddy who refuses to grow up, played by Reynolds. More at Variety.
Kiwi actor Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett in Star Wars Ep II and Dr Ropata in Shortland Street) joins the cast of Green Lantern, along with fellow New Zealander Taika Waititi (director of Eagle vs Shark). [Variety]
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps pushed back to September
Which means it’s either really good (sending it into awards season) or really bad (needs a lot more work before it hits screens). I’m still feeling positive. Shia’s the only non-Oscar nominee in this pic, but he’ll have his day.
Short takes - Feb 9, 2010
Terminator movie rights have been won at auction by hedge fund Pacificor - which clearly isn’t a movie studio. Odd. [Source: Deadline Hollywood]
Mickey Rourke delivers again in a candid interview with EW. Full story. [Source: EW]
Sofia Coppola ropes in French band Phoenix to score her new film, Somewhere. Text complet. [source: Prefix]
Steven Soderbergh taps Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Marion Cotillard for virus-unleashed thriller Contagion. Full story. [source: The Playlist]
Tim Robbins joins Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard in the cast of Green Lantern. Full story. [Source: Empire Online]
Short takes - Feb 8, 2010
Aussie Joel Edgerton (The Square) and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (above, Die Hard 4.0) will star in the remake/prequel/whatever it ends up of The Thing. Full story. [source: The Hollywood Reporter]
Director Joe Johnston reveals a heap of info about his Captain America movie during press for The Wolfman. Full story. [source: All over the ‘net]
To make sure the rights don’t revert back to Marvel/Disney, FOX hires a writer to relaunch Daredevil. Full story. [source: Deadline Hollywood]
Sam Worthington to star in director Ami Canaan Mann’s [yep, Michael Mann’s daughter] debut feature film, The Fields. Full story. [source: Deadline Hollywood]
Kinda lame bunch of movie ads during the Super Bowl. Check them out here.
Short takes - Feb 5, 2010
A fifth Fast & Furious movie in the works at Universal with both Vin Diesel and Paul Walker to return. Full story. [source: Variety]
Vanity Fair reveals Hollywood’s 2009 top money earners, with plenty of surprises. Full story. [source: Vanity Fair]
Percy Jackson star Logan Lerman in the running for the new Spider-Man flick directed by Marc Webb ((500) Days of Summer). Full story. [source: Access Hollywood].
It won’t happen, but talk is Russell Crowe and Beyoncé will star in a Nick Cassavetes remake of A Star is Born. Full story. [source: LA Times]
Today’s what-if trailer: What would Spider-Man directed by Wes Anderson be like? Wonder no more. [source: You Tube]
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