Glee star Chris Colfer has been a busy man. He’s penned a pilot for the Disney Channel’s The Little Leftover Witch. The premise is on a young witch who crash lands near a family who takes her in. The pilot is based on the children’s book written by Florence Laughlin.
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Glee‘s Chris Colfer Writes Disney Pilot and Indie Film
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Guillermo del Toro’s At the Mountains of Madness Shelved
Director Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness has ceased production. It’s a huge disappointment since it was del Toro’s dream project, Tom Cruise was interested in a role — and not to mention James Cameron’s involvement as well. Apparently Universal couldn’t invest in a $150 million R rated movie. The risk was too great.Guillermo del Toro hopes Universal will allow his production to move to another studio, but for the time being, At the Mountains of Madness is in a stalemate. del Toro went on to say that it was simply a business decision by Universal.
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Sony Pictures and Platinum Dunes Adapts Zombies vs. Robots
The rights to the comic Zombies vs. Robots was acquired by Sony Pictures for Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes. The comic is the inspiration and basis for JT Petty’s spec script Inherit the Earth. It centers around a girl who is the sole survivor of the human race. She’s closely guarded by a group of robots from evolved, intelligent zombies.I like the title Inherit the Earth, but apparently it’s been renamed World War Robot. It isn’t inspired and completely overlooks the zombie aspect of the premise. Reverting to Petty’s title would be a good decision.
Produced by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, Rick Jacobs, Dave Alpert and Andrew Form — World War Robot is bound to have explosions galore.
(Deadline)
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RoboCop Statue Denied in Detroit
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing asked people on the internet ideas on how to revive the impoverish city — and what was one of the ideas kicked back his way? A statue of RoboCop. What better way to symbolize revival for Detroit other than its sci-fi hero?It’s a ridiculous idea overall for Mayor Bing, who replied via Twitter: “There are not any plans to erect a statue to Robocop. Thank you for the suggestion.”
It’d be amazing if Detroit had a RoboCop statue, but Mayor Bing made the right decision. The city has enough on its plate to fix and shouldn’t waste resources on a statue when it could be used to focus on real life problems.
Nevertheless, Detroit should erect a RoboCop statue as a job-well-done when its back on its feet.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Return
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s term as California governor is up and he’s looking to make an onscreen comeback. Despite being one of the top action stars, the 63-year-old actor considers his age for his return to filming.So what screenplay caught Arnold’s interest? With Wings As Eagles written by Randall Wallace. Why did the script catch his eye?
“Extreme fighting and shooting isn’t possible for me anymore. In the future I’ll need to pick my roles according to my age. Clint Eastwood did it the same way. In With Wings As Angels I would play an older soldier, but the script still has all kinds of adventure.”
— Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold would portray an aging German soldier in World War II, who, against orders, commits to rescuing prisoners of war.
It’s a premise that seems to fit Arnold just fine. Nothing is set in stone, but it’d be a good role for Arnold’s comeback in cinema. I just hope his one-liners will make a return as well.
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Airplane! Re-Released in Theaters
AMC Theatres will re-release the classic comedy Airplane! on the big screen for a limited time. Just how limited? For only two showtimes across AMC Theatres.The showtimes?
- Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 12:30pm
- Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 7:00pm
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased HERE. There’s also a full-size commemorative Airplane! poster while supplies last.
What else is there to say? This is a brilliant idea. First Back to the Future and now Airplane! Hopefully this is the beginning of an AMC Theatres endeavor.
So . . . who wants to go?
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Empire Strikes Back Preserved in US Library of Congress
Each year the National Film Preservation Board and the public suggest films to preserve, and 25 are selected as culturally significant to be preserved in the US Library of Congress.The reason for this?
“The National Film Registry is a reminder to the nation that the preservation of our cinematic creativity must be a priority because about half of the films produced before 1950 and as much as 90% of those made before 1920 have been lost to future generations.”
— Librarian of Congress James H. Billington
I entirely agree with the sentiment. Films serve a cultural importance and mirror certain times in history that makes them relevant.
One of the films selected this year for the US Library of Congress? Star Wars sequel Empire Strikes Back. I’m surprised it took this long for the film to be preserved, but I’m glad the movie made its way there. The only question now is which version of Empire Strikes Back is entering the Library.
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Test Footage for Superman Lives Suit
Test footage for Tim Burton’s former film Superman Lives released online by FX artist Steve Johnson. The video features a prototype of Superman’s costume, which relies on light effects. The suit deviates heavily from the usual, and the general assumption is that it’s the “eradicator” suit Superman dons after mortal injuries he sustains from a fight with Doomsday. It’s a kryptonian life support suit with an AI and weapons.
The design is an interesting concept, but doesn’t really suit Superman.
