Favorite Movies

[MandaG]

@ Ookami - I think I've seen the Last Unicorn but I might be thinking of something else. I sadly haven't seen Dark Crystal but all my friends say it's amazing. It was on tv a few weeks ago but I saw 30 seconds and then it was the credits sad

@ Mark - I have no idea what your talking about with the connection thing....  

[Zombie Mark]

Up above where it shows your Gaia gold and cash, there's a link titled Buddy List. If their on your friends list, then you can IM them. I think your on my friends list. If not, I need to add you.  

[MandaG]

Ta-Da! Added smile I'll give that a try next time we're both online.  

[Zombie Mark]

cool. Look forward to it.

As for some small movie news, click here to see the first picture of Russll Crow as Robin Hood from screenrant.

Simon West is in talks to direct Jason Statham in a reinvention of the 1972 Charles Bronson action classic The Mechanic.

Rummors have been flying latly as to who will be playing Mavel's Thor character in the upcoming film. One I actully liked (he looks the part, not too sure on how good an actor he is) is Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood). He was seen in meetings with Thor director Kenneth Branagh a couple of weeks ago, but when E did an interveiw with Skarsgard, he said “No, I don’t think so. I haven’t gotten the call, so…”. The other contenders for the role are Josh Hartnett, Liam Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam and Joel Kinnaman.

Christian Bale and director David O. Russell are jumping in the ring with Mark Wahlberg for Relativity Media's The Fighter (not to be confused with Fighter (coming?) out now/soon), which Paramount will release domestically.The movie is a drama about boxer Irish Mickey Ward (Wahlberg) and his unlikely path to become world lightweight champion. Bale plays Dicky Eklund, Mickey's half-brother and a talented fighter who once went the distance with Sugar Ray Leonard in a title fight but then turned to crime and landed in prison. Then he turned his life around and helped his underperforming brother find the spark for a remarkable run that led to the world title.


Demetri Martin, who stars in Ang Lee's upcoming Taking Woodstock, is joining Brad Pitt in Columbia Pictures' Moneyball.

Jamie Chung and Jena Malone are replacing Emma Stone and Evan Rachel Wood, respectively, in director Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch!. The two join Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens and Abbie Cornish in the action fantasy, which Snyder is also producing with his Cruel & Unusual Films partner and wife, Deborah Snyder.

Marlon Wayans will star in and produce The Year of Living Biblically for Paramount. Plan B picked up rights to A.J. Jacobs' best-selling nonfiction book in 2005, two years before it was published by Simon & Schuster.
Julian Farino (HBO's "Entourage") is attached to direct, and Jay Reiss wrote the script.

Also, fainnly watched The Wrestler yesterday (while sitting in box office at work, payed to watch movies, YES!) and I think its a great movie. I can see where Vince MacMan (Owner/Chairman of WWE [old WWF]) and Dixie Carter (Co-owcer of TNA) would be upset with it. It shows the Darker side of the wrestling world. But I did see 2 real promotions that worked with them in the movie. CZW (Combat Zone Wrestling) and ROH (Ring of Honor). It shows the two promotions as they really are. The classy ROH and the insanity of CZW. To see CZW, click Here to see their Tournament of Death 5 highlights on Youtube. Click here to see a clasic match from ROH of C.M. Punk (now of WWE) and Homicide (WWE/TNA/WCW).  

[MandaG]

To go a bit on a tangent, I just watched the end of The Rules Of Attraction, which is one of my favourite films. I love the suicide sequence which sounds all emo of me but I like the way they did it.  

[OokamiValkire]

I was awed by that pic of Russle Crowe!! It looks as though they are going to go for a darker look rather than the classic one. blaugh

After all, if a real war scared man returned home only to have to fight blood-thirsty and greed ridden nobles. I think I'd look that way too... sweatdrop

Anyway, I can't believe they are thinking of having Josh Hartnett play Thor! scream Over my dead body I say!! stressed

Although, I do love the fact that Kennith Branagh is the director though...I just hope that he does the story true justice. After all, those of us who are Danish or of Viking decendance, we have our standards. 3nodding

Also, I was reading a mag that mentioned something about another Star Trek Series in the works...I'm not really sure how to take this just yet. At least, I won't until I see where they have taken the series in the new movie... eek

I just hope they didn't screw things up too much... stare  

[Zombie Mark]

First of all, the new Star Trek is made by J.J. Abrams (Lost, Cloverfeild, Alias), so it wont be a typical Star Trek movie. And I've already read that some of the stuff that happens in this "Prequel" contradicts the original series. So don't expect too much out of this (movie) series. They are already working on the next movie.

As for a new Star Trek series, I'm not surprised. If they are trying to make a live action Star Wars tv show, then why not another Star Trek show?  

[Zombie Mark]

well, here's a little more movie news.

A big one to start it off. Bioshock movie is in trouble.

Screen Rant

Universal Pictures has put the brakes on “Bioshock,” the Gore Verbinski-directed live action adaptation of the bestselling Take-Two Interactive vidgame. The picture was in pre-production, but the studio has halted that effort–and let some production staff go–as Universal and Verbinski figure out a way to make the film at a more reasonable budget.

Sources said that the John Logan-scripted picture was gearing up to shoot in Los Angeles, but that changed when the budget rose to the vicinity of $160 million. U and Verbinski are looking at alternatives like shooting in London as a way to pare costs. The plotline takes place in the underwater city Rapture, where a pilot crash-lands near a secret entrance and becomes involved in a power struggle.

“We were asked by Universal to move the film outside the U.S. to take advantage of a tax credit,” Verbinski said. “We are evaluating whether this is something we want to do. In the meantime, the film is in a holding pattern.”

The Sheriff from the new Robin Hood movie has been cast.

Screen Rant

Matthew Macfadyen (Pride and Prejudice, Death at a Funeral, Frost/Nixon) has been cast to play the Sheriff of Nottingham in Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood.

On a sad note, The Golden Girls' Beatrice Arthur, has died of cancer at age 86, according to an Associated Press report.

And finally, I knew that they were going to remake the original Preditor movie, John Cena even said he wanted to have Jesse Ventura's (Blain) old part from the film. We now know who is attached to the project. Sin City director Robert Rodriguez will be directing and producing a reboot of the Predator franchise for 20th Century Fox.

Robert Rodriguez

“I’m going to be able to shoot my upcoming Machete here, a sci-fi action film called Nervewrackers, a re-boot of the Predator series called Predators, and a couple of smaller movies called Sin City 2 and The Jetsons.”

The last part of the quote is funny.They reported not too long ago (earlier this week); 1st, Angelina Jolie was hired for a part in it (Sin City 2), 2nd, The Weinstein Company let the (Sin City 2) movie right laps. Now it's back on again? I liked the first film, but they never even said who now has rights to it yet. How can they begin hiring and talk filming when they have no company to back all this yet? stare

Well, that's movie news and mini rant. Have a nice day! biggrin  

[Zombie Mark]

Well, here's some other movie news/photos.

First, click here to see Megan Fox in costume for the film she's shooting, "Jonah Hex" (I can see why Michel Bay forced her to gain weight for Transformers 2). In the film, Fox plays the character Leila, an ex-prostitute rescued from a brothel by Hex (played by Josh Brolin). The gun-wielding love interest of the title character sure looks the part in this stylish dress. In addition to Megan Fox, the strong cast of Jonah Hex so far includes Josh Brolin as the lead, Will Arnett, John Malkovich, Michael Fassbender and Michael Shannon.

ComingSoon.net

After the trailer hit for Lars von Trier's new horror film, Antichrist, the movie quickly shot up ComingSoon.net's Top Previews list. Now, we've received a gallery of photos from the film, giving us another look at what the director has created. In the movie, Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg play a grieving couple that retreats to their cabin, "Eden," in the woods, hoping a return to the woods will repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse...
Click here to see the pictures.

Sony and Aardman Moving Forward with Two Animated Pics

ComingSoon.net

The Hollywood Reporter says that Sony Pictures and Aardman Animations are moving forward with two animated features, Arthur Christmas and Pirates!

Aardman co-founder Peter Lord and Jeff Newitt will co-direct Pirates!, a hand-crafted stop-motion animated film such as Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Arthur Christmas will be produced using computer animation.

Pirates! is based on "The Pirates! (in an Adventure with Scientists)," the best-selling series of books by Gideon Defoe. The story follows a group of pirates who journey to London, meet Charles Darwin and a talking chimp named Mister Bobo, and an enemy looking to wipe them out.

Arthur Christmas, for which Aardman is working with Sony Pictures Imageworks, will tackle the question of how Santa delivers all his presents in one night. Sarah Smith and Barry Cook are directing.

There may be some good news (or bad as the case may be). Apparently, Wolverine will have multiple ending (several hidden within the movie [Easter eggs endings as the case may be.]) People at First Showing saw the film at the Fox lot and said their were at least multiple prints with different endings. How many, they would not say, just more then one. They also said that many may may end up in the final print (better hurry up, we play it Friday at our theater).

and finally, Taken Director Morel Sets Up New Thriller

ComingSoon.net

Variety reports that Paramount Pictures has acquired an untitled Tokyo-set thriller that will be developed as a directing vehicle for Pierre Morel (Taken).

The story follows a CIA operative, stationed in Japan but on the verge of retirement, who is ordered to carry out a final mission. He finds himself caught in the middle of an international conspiracy.

A lot going on this week. So there you go.  

[OokamiValkire]

Oh wow! That's quite a bit of movie news!

I am impressed that they have Mathew Mcfayden in the Robin Hood movie, I can't wait to see his performance, let alone what he looks like! blaugh

Also, I am surprised, they really have several endings to Wolverine?! That sounds so cool!! I can wait to see what they pic as the final cut...it's gonna be awesome!! 3nodding

As for the Sin City 2, I really am looking foreward to it. The first movie was great and so I can't wait to see what they are doing with the second one.

By the way, what did you all think of the Spirit? I just loved that one part- "And this one's for Mittens!" *Smack*

Heh, it'll be great to see all these awesome moives that will be out in may!! xd

=^..^=  

[Zombie Mark]

I have not yet watched the Spirit. Frank Miller is a creative genius when it comes to comics, but I don't know about films. I was looking forward to it till I saw a clip online of Samual Jackson and Spirit (not sure who plays him) were fighting is a cesspool and Jackson hit him with a full tolerate.

Some X-Men: First Class news out. This is just rumor though, so don't take it as fact. From what we know from Wolverine (as it has the same script writer as First Class), we may be able to see all the members of First Class. Here is Screen Rant's idea of who we may see as the Professor's first students.

* Beast
* Cyclops
* Emma Frost
* Jean Grey
* Storm

We knew that Beast, Jean, and Cyclops would be in it, as they were in the comics. But in Wolverine, we see young versions of Emma Frost and a child version of Storm. So there we go, the (possible) cast of X-Men: First Class. Now, there's still the Magneto movie to come as well, so we may be introduced to more characters for the First Class, but the problem with this is, First Class and Magneto have different writers, so maybe not.

Also, Ridley Scott (Robin Hood, Gladiator, Numb3rs, Alien (79)) is planing to do a prequel/reboot of the original movie/series. All I can say is, it's about time they stop with the horrible AVP movies. They screwed that series to kingdom come. This could be a relaunch of AVP as they are also remaking Predator.  

[MandaG]

I think had a point but I've well and truely lost it, so all I'm gonna say is I finally saw an X-Men: Origins advert and it looked awsome!

Oh! And they were putting rumours of Angeline being in Sin City 2 around when she was pregnant, but said she couldn't film it due to said pregancy (her twins are now what...9/8 months old?) and now the film doesn't even have a backer? I feel so lied to.  

[Zombie Mark]

I know how you feel Manda. I liked the first one, then Angelina set to star in the second one, and Johnny Depp in the third one, and now the company just abandoned it????

I feel betrayed and would like to seek a bit of blood if the promised two are not made.  

[MandaG]

Lol - Indeed! And I did not know about a third one - what's the point in thinking about the third if a second is no-where no production stage? Although in case a lot of the stuff is post-production what with the graphic novelesque filmage and it would probably cost less to do them back to back...but still!!!  

[Zombie Mark]

Oh, they had four of them planned, and some of the major roles in the next three casted. I forgot who they had planned to star in the forth one.

Short movie news update. It was announced a while back that McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation) was going to direct the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Disney remake. He also said in an interview that he wanted Will Smith to star in it. But it looks like Smith may have nothing to do with it. Disney announced that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson had been casted in McG's "Epic" remake of a classic.

So a small movie news update post.