Jackson and Spielberg may jointly direct third Tintin movie May 20, 2008 1:54 am
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Out promoting his latest film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, director Steven Spielberg revealed that he and Peter Jackson may jointly direct the third installment in the planned Tintin movies:
“We are going to make three Tintin movies back-to-back. I’ll direct the first one, Peter will direct the second one. We’ll probably co-direct the third one.”
Production on the first film is expected to begin in September. A theatrical release could come as early as 2009.
Source: stuff.co.nz
The Happening International movie poster May 20, 2008 1:43 am
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A new international trailer for M. Night Shymalan’s first R-Rated film The Happening has found its way online. Check it out after the jump. The Happening, starring Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel and John Leguizamo hits theaters on June 13th.
MTV Movie Awards Presenters Announced May 20, 2008 1:34 am
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MTV has announced a first set of presenters for the upcoming 2008 MTV Movie Awards. The network says that Lindsay Lohan, Anne Hathaway, Jack Black, Steve Carell, Robert Downey Jr., Seth Rogen, Megan Fox, Jennifer Hudson, Mark Wahlberg, James Franco, Rumer Willis, Brendan Fraser and Danny McBride are the first wave of presenters for the awards show, which will be broadcast Live on Sunday, June 1st, beginning at 8pm ET.
Source: MTV
More Battlestar Galactica TV movies may be on the way May 20, 2008 1:13 am
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BSG fans take note, the SCI FI channel may be looking into a way to bridge what’s expected to be a long gap between the two halves of the show’s fourth, and final, season. Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune is reporting that NBCU, who produces the show, is looking into producing up to three Battlestar Galactica TV movies (in the vein of the recent TV movie “Razor”):
“Executives are now doing number-crunching for these proposed films, and any deals for these movies are far from done. However, it would make sense to make more “Battlestar” TV movies while the show’s creative team and actors are still all in one place, as it were.”
Ryan also notes that series co-creator/executive creator Ron Moore is currently writing the series finale and that the three films would be made this summer. And lastly, a new set of webisodes, linking the first and second halves of season four, is being prepared.
Read all of Ryan’s story here.
Considering the last TV movie only drew a 1.2 rating, I’m frankly surprised NBC would be so interesting in doing more. Does the prospect of more of these prequel type TV movies excite you?
Source: Chicago Tribune
Soundwave confirmed for Transformers 2 May 20, 2008 12:56 am
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Screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci have confirmed that Soundwave, who was rumored to appear in the original as an MP3 player, has been included in the script for Transformers 2.
“We had to get Soundwave in there,” Orci told IGN. “You know, we had Ravage in an early draft of the first movie and Soundwave, and we couldn’t do it right and I think this time hopefully we’ll have the ability to do it.”
The two writers also promised fans that the sequel will be more appealing to hardcore fans. To read what the two had to say about that, continue after the jump.
George Lucas has an idea for Indy 5 May 20, 2008 12:48 am
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The fourth installment isn’t even in theaters yet, but George Lucas is already talking up a potential fifth installment in the Indiana Jones franchise. In an interview with FOXNews, the director revealed that he has an idea to make more Indy films, but with a twist, Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf) would be the lead character:
“I haven’t even told Steven or Harrison this,” Lucas told FOXNews. “But I have an idea to make Shia [LeBeouf] the lead character next time and have Harrison [Ford] come back like Sean Connery did in the last movie. I can see it working out.”
For his part, LaBeouf wasn’t against the idea as he expressed interest, though with some reservations, to MTV:
“I don’t think a Mutt spinoff would be as big as Indiana Jones,” LaBeouf told MTV. “[But] fingers crossed!”
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull hits theaters this Thursday. Reviews are starting to trickle in and, thankfully, they’re mostly positive (It’s sitting at 81% currently at RT). So who else is excited for Indy?
New Dark Knight Joker Poster May 20, 2008 12:37 am
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A new poster featuring the Joker for The Dark Knight has been released. Check it out after the jump. Directed by Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight, starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Maggie Gyllenhaal, hits theaters on July 18th.
Punisher: War Zone Movie Poster May 20, 2008 12:25 am
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The first movie poster for the upcoming Punisher sequel Punisher: War Zone has been released. Check it out after the jump. Punisher: War Zone, starring Ray Stevenson as the title character Frank Castle/Punisher, hits theaters on December 5, 2008.
Spider-Man 4 Script Turned in + Spidy 4 and 5 to be shot back-to-back? May 20, 2008 12:12 am
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Apparently James Vanderbilt (Zodiac) has turned in a working draft of Spider-Man 4, but that’s not the big news. Cinematical has received a scoop that “his story arc has encompassed two films, making Spider-Man 5 shootable at the same time. The studio saw dollar signs and is in the process of reworking his deal to snatch up the story arc.” The site notes that nothing is expected to be announced anytime soon as both sides are still trying to negotiate a deal.
So what do you think? Shooting films back-to-back seems like all the rage these days, but is it the right move with Spider-Man, especially out of that weak third installment?
Source: Cinematical
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