• Alien Prequel Dies for Prometheus

    Timothy

    For the last two years Ridley Scott and Fox have been working on an Alien prequel. Was it needed? Not necessarily — but alas, Damon Lindelof (Lost) came onboard to help Scott rewrite the screenplay.

    Then a swerve occurred that no one was expecting: the Alien prequel strayed from its source material and became an original story. The new sci-fi film is entitled Prometheus.

    “While Alien was indeed the jumping off point for this project, out of the creative process evolved a new, grand mythology and universe in which this original story takes place.”

    — Ridley Scott

    Actress Noomi Rapace (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) who was to star in the prequel will star in Prometheus.

    Others have mentioned that it’s a bold move by Fox to greenlight an original sci-fi film as opposed to sticking with a project that has a strong franchise behind it, and it’s true. Studios usually stick with what’s safe.

    With a few notable, original films in the past year; hopefully Prometheus furthers ushering in originality with studios.

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  • New Chris Hemsworth Photo as Thor Released

    Timothy

    Entertainment Weekly released a new photo of Chris Hemsworth as Thor. The film is slated for release in May 2011. It’s bound to be a fun movie.

  • Chris Evans in Full Captain America Costume

    Timothy

    Here’s Chris Evans in full costume for Captain America: The First Avenger; released in Entertainment Weekly. Is it July yet?

  • Andrew Garfield in Spider-Man Suit Released

    Timothy

    Sony Pictures released a photo of actor Andrew Garfield in the Spider-Man suit — and I’m really stoked for the film. The suit does the comic justice, and Garfield’s enthusiasm to the role ramps up the anticipation for the movie.

    Oh, and does that look like web-shooters on his wrists? Why yes, yes it does.

  • 23rd James Bond Film Back on Track

    Timothy

    The latest James Bond movie is back on track after MGM sorted itself out with Spyglass Entertainment taking over the filmmaking side of the studio — and yes, Daniel Craig will reprise his role as 007.

    The film will take place after the events in Quantum of Solace, but it’s unclear what the premise is in the screenplay written by Robert Wade, Neal Purvis and John Logan. Sam Mendes who was originally a consultant will now direct the Bond film.

    It’s unknown who will distribute the movie, but it’s safe to assume that Paramount will; considering they released Spyglass’ reboot of Star Trek.

    The 23rd James Bond film will release worldwide on November 9, 2012.

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  • Total Recall Total Remake News

    Timothy

    The remake of Total Recall by director Len Wiseman will differ significantly from Paul Verhoeven’s version. Instead of being a scene-for-scene remake, Wiseman’s will more closely follow the novella We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, by Philip K. Dick.

    The novella had no space mutants or Mars — so no, they won’t make an appearance in the remake.

    Colin Farrell will star as main character Douglas Quaid — or revert to the original name Douglas Quail.

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    — Colin Farrell to MTV

    I’m interested in seeing how different Farrell’s portrayal of Douglas Quaid will be from Arnold Schwarzenneger’s. After all, Farrell plays his roles more straight while Arnold is the king of one-liners.

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  • Star Wars Saga Comes to Blu-ray

    Timothy

    At the Consumer Electronics Show a huge announcement was made: the complete Star Wars saga will be available on Blu-ray in September.

    The complete saga will sell for $140, and will also be available in trilogy sets: the prequels and the originals for $70 each.

    Or you can pre-order the complete saga for $90 HERE or just the prequel trilogy set HERE and the original trilogy set HERE for $45.

    The complete saga of Star Wars will have more than 30 hours of special features, including an exploration of exclusive archives, never-before-seen deleted and alternate scenes.

    But if you’re like me, you’d buy the original trilogy set. After all, who wants to taint their Star Wars collection with the prequels?

  • Space Jam Website Still Kicking

    Timothy

    In 1996 Warner Bros. released the live-action/animated film Space Jam starring NBA superstar Michael Jordan — I’m sure most remember the film’s premise being Jordan joining the Looney Tunes to play basketball against the Monstars.

    Why am I bringing up such an old movie? To my surprise, the official site for Space Jam is still up. Of course the background clashes with the content making it hard to read, but weren’t all websites like that at the time?

    Nostalgia anyone? You can view the official Space Jam website HERE.