Quentin Tarantino’s next film, DJANGO UNCHAINED, releases Christmas Day 2012
Jun 16The Weinstein Company have officially announced Quentin Tarantino‘s spaghetti western homage Django Unchained will arrive on screens Christmas 2012. Casting is still ongoing, with A-listers such as Will Smith and Jamie Foxx being ‘in talks’ at various stages.
Already confirmed are Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson and Christoph Waltz.
Live action BEN 10 film franchise on the horizon
Jun 16I think we have to try something fresh and go at it in a way that stays true to the original material. I have a 5-year-old and a 9-year-old, so it’s somewhere between them.”
– Producer Joel Silver
Kids love Ben 10, yo.
It’s about a lad who finds an alien watch-like-thingy that allows him to transform into 10 different kinds of alien lifeforms. Merchandise is off the charts and the cartoon is a huge hit.
So it makes sense that producer Joel Silver is keen to get a film underway, and the studio (Warner Bros.) is already pegging it as an ongoing, fuck-tonne-of -money-making franchise.
Variety has all of the specifics.
AMERICAN REUNION photo proof direct from the set
Jun 16Actor Thomas Ian Nicholas has tweeted a set photo from American Reunion, the upcoming sequel to American Pie that actually has all of the cast returning (unlike some previous sequels in the uneven franchise). It shows the original four boys in the original room they made the sex pact ten years earlier.
Don’t all get excited at once, now…
NOT taking the piss: Darren Aronofsky wants Christian Bale to star in biblical film about Noah’s Ark
Jun 16Alright, so we normally shy away from “this might happen, but it’s just a trade rumor right now with no green light” stories, because they’re usually a waste of time… but this one is pretty damn interesting.
Director Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, Black Swan) has been trying to get a film adaptation of Noah’s Ark off the ground for a while, an idea he’s had since he was a kid. To get the film the backing it needs (apparently in the ballpark of $130 million, as you do…) the script needs a ‘star’ attached, so he’s in talks with Christian Bale. Nothing is signed, but it’s an interesting project, to say the least.
I trust Aronofsky– he’s yet to make a film I haven’t enjoyed. He’s undoubtedly a proficient and talented director, but Noah’s Ark? I hope it gets off the ground (geddit?) because the trailer alone would be fascinating.
PODCAST: Super 8 review
Jun 14I gave you written words here, and now I give you voice: Super 8 under review. Warning: has swear words and minor spoilers.
HARRY POTTER ‘It All Ends’ poster: shit just got real
Jun 14No wonder this long-as-fuck title isn’t on the poster, the designer probably had trouble making the typography work. Also, I reckon “It All Ends” is a much better title than Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2. Anyway… After an onslaught of rather typical character banners, Warner Bros. have released this new poster showing a grubby Harry standing distraught, holding his wand (we’re all adults here…) with Hermione and Ginger looking equally grubby in the background. Shit just got real.
Get ready for the final Harry Potter: It All Ends (see what I mean!) to crash to all-time top 10 grossing list later this year after it opens worldwide July 15th, 2011.
COWBOYS & ALIENS trailer is actually a bit convincing
Jun 14Another in the long list of predictable, CGI-heavy blockbuster comic book movies, Cowboys & Aliens was a film I couldn’t give two fucks about until this very trailer. Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford look like they’ll have good chemistry, Olivia Wilde gets naked and director John Favreau can be trusted with this kind of material after Iron Man (we can just forget Iron Man 2 ever happened, right?)
Cowboys & Aliens arrives 29 July in the States. No Aussie date yet.
SUPER 8 reviewed
Jun 12A hark back to some timeless classics for a modern audience and those clinging to nostalgia, complete with comfortable characters, now-cliche/predictable story and unfortunately plastic CGI that feels completely out of place. But fuck it, it’s harmless fun.
Looks flashy like Star Trek, feels cozy like The Goonies, acts important like Jurassic Park and sounds fucking terrible like Transformers.
THE HELP trailer: spoilers – white people are racist
Jun 10The Help looks like a pretty straightforward adaptation of the 2009 book of the same name. What I don’t get is why they decided to show the entire freaking movie in the trailer, including character arcs and everything. Golly, I feel like I don’t even need to see the movie at this point.
Due August-ish.
X-MEN FIRST CLASS reviewed
Jun 09A little long but a lot of fun, with magnetic performances and a knockout ending. The franchise is finally back on track.
Our reviews are short. Really short. Deal with it.
Banner bonanza: CONAN THE BARBARIAN edition
Jun 09Not to be outdone, here’s Conan The Barbarian with a paltry 5 posters of his own. Notice how the men are all in action poses, and the women are just standing there looking off-screen. Welcome to fantasy marketing 101.
Also at that link is a poster for that new Girl With The Dragon Tattoo movie, and it shows her naked body, so if you live somewhere where nipples are considered immoral, maybe don’t embiggen that particular picture.
Conan‘s out in August.
Banner bonanza: HARRY POTTER edition
Jun 09Warner Bros. just dumped 11 (11!) character banners for the up-coming Potter finale. Go here to look at them all with your eyes.
I can only imagine non-Potheads looking at these characters with increasingly confused expressions. Who are these people? Wait till they get to the little fellow at the end!
Tickets for this movie are on sale right now, so I probably don’t need to tell you when it comes out (hint: 13 July).
OPINIONS COUNT