The Danish Girl Gets “Right One” Director
The director Tomas Alfredson of “Let the Right One In” has been tapped for the true life sex change story titled “The Danish Girl” starring Nicole Kidman.
Kidman will take on the role of the Danish painter Einar Wegener who was the first person to undergo a sex change to become a woman in 1931. Charlize Theron was previously attached to play Gerda the wife of Einar but has left the project.
Alfredson plans to shoot “The Danish Girl” before his adaptation of “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”. He told Variety that; “We have been in talks for close to a year, and we are soon going into production,”
“The Danish Girl” script is written by Lucinda Coxon and based on David Ebershoff’s novel.
Is this a good follow up to “Let the Right One In”? It’s sure to be quite a roll for Kidman but I admit it sounds rather curious. I hope to hear more details soon.
Favreau and Downey Jr. to Make Cowboys & Aliens
Jon Favreau may be joining up with Robert Downey Jr. again for one of the coolest sounding projects to come along in quite a while. This has been floating around for years but sounds like it could finally be happening.
Fortissimo Films snag rights to ‘Shock Labyrinth’
With Takashi Shimizu at the helm I’m not to worried that “The Shock Labyrinth” will turn out to be a pretty freaky ride. Read on for a little bit about the film and when we can expect it.
Paddy Considine + Jason Statham = Win
One of my favorite actors (Considine) and one of the most likeable (Statham) teaming up for a serial killer thriller sounds ok to me. Considine is one of the best actors out there and hopefully this helps people discover him. He is great in everything he’s in.
New Zombie Flick GATEKEEPER Gets Cast Together
An upcoming zombie film called Gatekeeper is coming from the production company Circle of Confusion and is set for feature the actors Matthew O’Leary, Lea Thompson, Judge Reinhold, Ron Perlman and Jana Kramer. Isaac Meisenheimer is set to direct and this film will be his debut which he also wrote. It’s about three friends who are left to defend themselves in a town during a zombie outbreak.
Stephen Emery who is an executive at Circle of Confusion and producing the film had this to say about the project:
“We intend to make a film in the vein of ‘Shaun of the Dead’ for American audiences”.
Production is expected to begin this September.
Cliffhanger To Be Remade
I’m usually all for remakes but this is just a stupid idea. The movie is from 1993and is still one of Stallone’s best. Now that Stallone seems to be back on his game why wouldn’t they just do a sequel. I’d pay to see it. I see that selling much better than the stupid ensemble cast they are going to replace him with. If you haven’t seen ityet do so asap. Stallone and Lithgow are excellent in it. Read more
‘American Gladiators’ The Movie
Well, I’m gathering that maybe the friggin’ remake train will run dry in the next twenty years (unless they start remaking remakes), so it should come as no surprise, that instead of looking for good, quality original material, producers are looking for other ‘known’ properties to make into the next big movie. This won’t be it. Read on.
Videodrome Remake?
So, one of the few films that I love, that I thought would never be touched by the remake train has just been touched. The bad touch. Read on for the horrible news.
Denzel And Scott To Team Up For A Fifth Time?
Denzel Washington is in talks to star in Unstoppable, a new thriller from Tony Scott. They have teamed up four times already on Crimson Tide, Man on Fire, Deja Vu, and the upcoming The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3. Their movies have been full of win so far so I look forward to Unstoppable.
Big Names Cast In Clash Of The Titans
Louis Leterrier has begun casting for his upcoming remake of Clash Of The Titans and so far it is looking quite excellent. Sam Worthington is set to play Perseus, Liam Neeson is going to play Zeus, and Ralph Fiennes is going to play Hades.
‘Spider-Man 4′ has a Date!
Well, even though Spider-Man 3 was a turd, it made bank, and the studios aren’t ones to roll their eyes in the face of some profit. It seems that a fourth film in the series is on the way (duh). Hopefully emo Parker isn’t making a come back. Read on for the news.
‘Five Killers’ Cast Grows
Thrillers are fun. Thrillers are entertaining. But, doubt immediately springs to mind when two of Hollywood’s ‘big stars’ get attached to any project. Read on for the sketchy details.
Nolan takes a break from ‘The Bat’
Acclaimed Batman Begins/Dark Knight director will be taking a break from his blockbuster series yet again. If you remember, Nolan made The Prestige between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight….His next film will be a Sci-Fi thriller titled Inception. Read on for more….
“ANGUISH” Remake
The 1987 horror film “Anguish” from director Bigas Luna is going to be remade by Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures. Screenwriter Jake Wade Wall is set to write the script. According to Variety this is the plot for the film:
“Anguish” follows two girls who, while watching a scary movie, find themselves in a horror film of their own when their life starts to mirror the pic’s plot.
The original “Anguish” starred Zelda Rubinstein and Michael Lerner and it’s movie within a movie plot was quite sureal and experimental. It’s a bit of the “WTF” realm. I actually saw this film at the New Beverly on one of their Grindhouse nights and liked it, as weird as it was.
Will the writer and Ghosthouse try and update it with good looking teens in a modern cineplex? Will they try and keep the exprimental edge? Only time will tell.
Mickey Rourke up for ‘Iron Man 2′
Looks like Mickey Rourke may be making an appearance as a villian in the upcoming sequel to ‘Iron Man’. The world famous playboy, superhero will be back in action, and you can bet he’s got a lot to live up to after the awesomeness of the first film. Read on for some details.
The Expendables Cast Gets Even More Incredible.
Back in November we told you that Jet Li and Jason Statham were going to be co-starring in The Expendables along with Stallone (who wrote the script and is directing as well). Well since then quite a few more names have been added and all of them are great. This is looking like it could be the king of all b-action movies.
Don’t Expect To See Watchmen Anytime Soon.
U.S. District Court Judge Gary Allen Feess has found last week that Fox owns the distribution rights to “Watchmen” and Fox said they intend to delay the release of this movie until a settlement is reached. Warner Bros, on the other hand, said there will be no settlement. Read more for the details.
Steven Seagal Meets Reality TV
A&E is joining forces with Stephen Seagal for a new Reality television show in 2009. Get ready for “Steven Seagal: Lawman” in New Orleans. Check out the show description to know even more.
‘Martyr’ Director getting busy
So, it looks like the French are still hot over here in La-la land. Pascal Laugier, director of ‘Martyrs’, has been attached to an upcoming film for Paramount Vantage. Read on for the details on the film, and check out what else this guy’s got in the kitchen.
‘Twilight’ Sequel Already Greenlit
After stomping the competition Friday night (taking in over an estimated $35 million), the sequel to the romatic vampire flick ‘Twilight’ has been green lit as of this morning. Who woulda thunk it? Not only was it selling out midnight screenings around the country, but products featuring the ‘Twilight’ name and characters were selling like hotcakes well before the film came out. Read on for the info, if you dare.
‘Bourne’ will be Kicking ass at Universal for a Long Time
Looks as though we can expect plenty more bond films from Universal. Seems that the powerhouse studio has picked up the rights to the character and more book from Ludlum’s estate. We’ve already got a fourth film that’s being written right now. How many more can we expect? And, how will those compare to the first three that took the world by storm? Read on for some more details.
Schwentke Onboard ‘Venus’
It’s always interesting to see how different people can take a genre, that’s been done over and over, and spin it in their own personal way. ‘Venus Fixer’ is looking to be an interesting take a “hunt the killer” type of thriller. Read on for more info about the director that has been attached and a bit on the story.
Gore Verbinski To Remake The Host
Gore Verbinski (Pirates Of The Caribbean, The Ring) and Universal are set to remake the Korean monster movie The Host. Verbinski will produce with first time feature director Fredrick Bond behind the camera. The script will be written by Mark Poirier (Smart People). Read more for more details.
‘Inland Saints’ gets Revamped
We all know that films change once a production company gets their hands on a script. Characters change and the story evolves (or, gets worse for most modern films), but this is such a massive change that I’m really not sure what to think. Read on for what should have been an intense crime-drama with a heavy romance subplot, but turned into something completely different.
‘Quantum’ Destroys Previous Bond Record
Looks like we can all breath easier knowing that the economy has not completely crippled Hollywood’s output of films (or, is that a bad thing?). ‘Quantum of Solace’ pulled in a ton of cash this weekend, easily taking the top spot and proving that even 22 films into a series Bond can still deliver. Read on for more on the weekend totals and the reactions the film has been getting.
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