Weekend news round-up: TWILIGHT, NEUROMANCER and PIRATES updates
Weekend news round-up: TWILIGHT, NEUROMANCER and PIRATES updates
Jun 14
I’ll get the bad news out of the way first:
The fourth Twilight book, Breaking Dawn, will be split into two discrete films. This is bad news because the Twilight movies are bad, and more of them can’t be a good thing (did I really have to explain that to you?). The first part is due in December 2011.
Next up, some potentially good news:
Splice director Vincenzo Natali has been officially attached to the Neuromancer movie adaptation. Splice, while it hasn’t been released here yet, has been gathering interest from film critics and sci-fi buffs alike, so attaching Natali to the screen adaptation of the book that The Matrix shamelessly ripped off could go very well.
And finally, the good news:
Geoffrey Rush is due to reprise his role as Captain Barbossa in the upcoming Pirates Of The Caribbean refresh, On Stranger Tides. This is good news because Geoffrey Rush is never bad news. Rush is the only actor besides Depp to carry his role into the fourth film, and having a face as welcome and familiar as Rush’s can’t hurt the promising project in the slightest.
I kinda expected Rush to be back for the film! With Orlando and Keira bailing on the franchise i wouldn't of thought twice for Rush's appearance.
At first i was very against this film (after At World's End) but seeing as it is based off a book and the writers have more time this time around there is some hope for a new trilogy.
Introduce a replacement for Orlando and Kiera (I think the ever beautiful and sexy Miss Penelope Cruz is an excellent replacement and will do justice to the role) who will stay with the franchise from 4-6 as well as johnny and rush then ill be very happy.
Also a nice story arc that goes across the 3 films that works in the trilogy aswell as not forgetting about the first trilogy then i think this will be one awesome new trilogy.
Also if Gore Verbinksi could come back for 5 then that be great:)
Haha that's quite a hefty wish-list! I guess we'll see how On Stranger Tides goes and hope for the best, hey?
Haha you know i love my pirates:P