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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Sept 30, 2004 15:07:41 GMT -5
As far as SPACEBALLS 2 goes, check out the "Comedy sequels that shouldn't be made" thread in COMEDY CORNER. Smitty and I are already debating it.  |
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Sept 30, 2004 19:09:14 GMT -5
Yeah, I saw that after I'd already posted it over here...  |
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Post by Phoenix on Oct 4, 2004 13:32:41 GMT -5
GET READY TO GROAN!!!!! This is from Scifi.com: John Woo (Paycheck) is set to produce and direct He-Man, a new live-action film based on Mattel's Masters of the Universe toys and the animated series they inspired, Variety reported. Adam Rifkin (Small Soldiers) will adapt the screenplay.
The Fox 2000 film will be the second featuring the character of He-Man. Dolph Lundgren starred as the half-human, half-Eternian warrior in the 1987 film Masters of the Universe, which also featured Frank Langella as He-Man's evil nemesis, Skeletor. The cast has not yet been announced for the upcoming film.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Oct 4, 2004 15:42:15 GMT -5
Pretty soon, all of Dolph Lundgren's movies will be remade. First, THE PUNISHER, and now MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE.
Maybe someone will remake UNIVERSAL SOLDIER. ;D
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Post by Phoenix on Oct 5, 2004 11:16:22 GMT -5
Someone sent this to me today, so I'm not sure if it's 100% accurate, but I thought it would warrant a post:
'X' marks spinoff spot
Extra 'X-Men' for Fox
By MICHAEL FLEMING, CLAUDE BRODESSER
Twentieth Century Fox and "Troy" scribe David BenioffDavid Benioff are sinking their claws into the "X-Men" comicbook franchise.
In a seven-figure deal, Benioff has been hired to pen "Wolverine," a spinoff focusing on the signature character from the studio's lucrative "X-Men" series.
Benioff will write with the expectation that a deal will be made for Hugh JackmanHugh Jackman to reprise his role as the talon-clawed superhero.
Benioff pitched a take on the material to 20th Century Fox prexyprexy Hutch ParkerHutch Parker and senior veepveep Alex YoungAlex Young, who'll steer the film. The film will likely be produced by the "X-Men" tandem of Lauren Shuler DonnerLauren Shuler Donner and Marvel StudiosMarvel Studios head Avi AradAvi Arad, though those negotiations also haven't been completed.
Of all the characters in the "X-Men" universe, Wolverine is the most popular mutant and presents the most intriguing plotline possibilities. One of the original film's surprises was the revelation that Wolverine's special power wasn't his retractable steel claws but rather his ability to heal any injuries in seconds.
Flashbacks showed he was used in a medical experiment in which his skeleton was painfully changed to indestructible steel. The question of who tortured him wasn't solved and wasn't addressed in the sequel.
Benioff seems an unusual choice for the project, but he is a fan of the comicbook. His script "Stay" was turned into a Marc ForsterMarc Forster-directed drama that New Regency and Fox will distribute this fall, and the WMAWMA-repped scribe has been busy adapting books into plum projects.
After recently completing an adaptation of the George Pelecanos novel "Right as Rain" for director Curtis HansonCurtis Hanson at Warner Bros., Benioff is adapting Khaled Hosseini novel "The Kite Runner" for director Sam MendesSam Mendes at DreamWorks as well as Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" at WB.
Twentieth Century Fox will press forward with "Wolverine" development while simultaneously prepping its third installment of "X-Men." That film is just getting back on track after Bryan SingerBryan Singer left to do "Superman." Fox set Simon KinbergSimon Kinberg to write a draft, though the studio hasn't yet named a replacement director.
The first two "X-Men" pics had a collective worldwide gross of more than $700 million.
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Oct 7, 2004 12:57:39 GMT -5
I was reading about that on Cinema Confidential today. Sounds pretty cool! Wolverine has always been my favorite X-Men character.
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Post by Phoenix on Oct 8, 2004 9:56:07 GMT -5
I was reading about that on Cinema Confidential today. Sounds pretty cool! Wolverine has always been my favorite X-Men character. As long as they keep Hugh Jackman in mind I am all for it as well. I'm a big Wolverine fan as well. |
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Oct 8, 2004 15:19:43 GMT -5
As long as they keep Hugh Jackman in mind I am all for it as well. Amen sister. |
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Oct 8, 2004 17:04:24 GMT -5
I think it's a safe bet that they won't do a Wolverine movie without Hugh Jackman. Anything to keep him from doing anymore VAN HELSING movies. Please!  |
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Post by frankenjohn on Oct 9, 2004 7:52:03 GMT -5
Oh you mean like "Van Helsing 2" with the Mummy, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and the Invisible Man?
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Oct 12, 2004 20:13:48 GMT -5
From Cinema Confidential:
"A-Team" Writer...
Variety reports that Bruce Feirstein ("GoldenEye," "Tomorrow Never Dies") will draft the screenplay for "The A-Team" movie for 20th Century Fox.
The series ran from 1983 to 1987 and told the story of a team of a group of former Vietnam soldiers who drive around their van fighting bad guys. The show became famous for Mr. T and its theme song. The updated version will not be during the post-Vietnam era and will reflect modern politics and issues. The movie is also said to be more serious and less campy than the TV series.
Stephen J. Cannell, who created the show, will produce the movie with Spike Seldin.
Fans of the series will also be treated to perhaps a cameo featuring Mr. T. "Mr. T and I had lunch last week, and I'd really like to have him in the movie, although we haven't begun casting," Cannell said. "I always think it's nice to see the stars of the old show in cameo roles in the movie. But obviously he won't be playing B.A. Baracus."
From Moviehole:
Another "Wolverine" rumor...
Might the recently announced "Wolverine" spin-off movie [from "X-Men"] actually be a spin-off for both Wolverine 'and' Rogue (played by Anna Paquin in the films)?
CountingDown.com reports : "According to FilmTracker.com, actress Anna Paquin (who plays the mutant teenager Rogue in the 'X-Men' movies) may be joining Hugh Jackman in writer David Benioff's 'Wolverine' spin-off flick. This is still unconfirmed, but it's an interesting rumor nonetheless".
If this is true, what this would mean is that the "Wolverine" film would be a sequel, set at the same time or after the "X-Men" films, since Wolverine didn't know Rogue until then, and not a prequel film which traces Wolverine's how's and why's, as previously mooted.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Oct 13, 2004 22:10:24 GMT -5
From Fangoria.com: The new THING: remake or sequel?!
Like most of you, Fango was disheartened to read about another unnecessary remake, this time a third take on THE THING, based on John W. Campbell Jr.’s story "Who Goes There?" and previously filmed by producer Howard Hawks in 1951 and director John Carpenter in 1982. The Sci Fi Channel announced a four-hour THING miniseries recently, with no less than Frank (THE GREEN MILE) Darabont on board as an executive producer. But even with Darabont—a close friend of Carpenter’s—overseeing the cable version, what was the point? Both previous versions are acknowledged classics of sci-fi horror. Well, Fango has learned that this THING is not a remake after all. Sources close to the redux tell Fango that the new THING will be a sequel to the Carpenter film! It should be noted that, after the success of SCREAM in 1996, ’82 THING producer David Foster (returning for the miniseries) mulled over the idea of doing a new take on the story with a "hip, young cast." However, this approach is unlikely to be picked up for the 21st-century cable edition. Stay tuned. —Tony TimponeThis is one of those sequels that I've always wanted to see, but on the other hand, dreaded the idea of. Kind of a love/hate thing. |
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Oct 14, 2004 18:26:10 GMT -5
Chris Rock hosting Academy Awards...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sharp-tongued comedian Chris Rock has been chosen to host the 77th annual Academy Awards (news - web sites), the film industry's highest honors, next February, the producer of the show said on Thursday as he reached out to a younger generation of comics.
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It will be the first time that Rock, a former "Saturday Night Live" cast member, will host the show watched by millions around the world. He will succeed veteran Oscar emcee Billy Crystal (news), who hosted the awards show earlier this year.
"I am a huge fan of Chris Rock," Oscar producer Gil Gates said in a statement. "He always makes me laugh and he always has something interesting to say. Chris represents the best of the new generation of comics."
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Oct 15, 2004 18:29:40 GMT -5
From Dark Horizons:
TV-to-Movie news...
Variety reports that Burt Reynolds and Willie Nelson will join the cast of Warner Bros. bigscreen remake of campy TV actioner "The Dukes of Hazzard," with Reynolds playing corrupt politician Boss Hogg and Nelson as Uncle Jesse.
The duo join the already cast Seann William Scott and Johnny Knoxville as Bo and Luke Duke respectively, and Jessica Simpson as Daisy Duke. The adaptation will be set in the present day but the General Lee, the duo's 1969 Dodge Charger, is expected to be the same iconic orange car seen in the series.
Jay Chandrasekhar of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe is directing and co-wrote the script.
This is starting to sound pretty cool! And their keeping the Charger!! Woo Hoo! ;D
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Universal is zeroing in on Colin Farrell to star as Det. James "Sonny" Crockett, and the studio is in discussions with Jamie Foxx to star as Det. Ricardo Tubbs in the bigscreen version of "Miami Vice" according to Variety.
The original show ran on NBC from 1984-89, and Michael Mann, the show's exec producer, is in negotiations to script, produce and direct. Anthony Yarkovich, creator of the TV series, will exec produce.
There's no official word on whether "Vice" will return to the small screen, as well, but NBC Universal brass have clearly elucidated such a strategy. On heels of NBC's merger with Universal, the conglom also announced it will put out the U-owned "Vice" skein on DVD in the coming months.
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Post by Phoenix on Oct 19, 2004 9:50:45 GMT -5
It's Official, Superman has been cast:
From IMDB:
Director Bryan Singer has finally ended his quest to find an aspiring star capable of transporting Superman into the 21st century - he's settled on little known actor Brandon Routh. X-Men film-maker Singer signed up to direct Superman Returns in the summer and announced he was searching for an unknown actor to fill the Man of Steel's red boots - a role made famous by the late Christopher Reeve. And he deems 18-year-old Routh - whose resume is limited to a number of appearances in TV shows like Will & Grace - the perfect choice to reprise the comic book role, according to Britain's The Sun newspaper. Meanwhile, The OC star Mischa Barton and Topher Grace from That '70s Show are also reportedly in negotiations to play Lois Lane and Jimmy.
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