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Report: Spielberg and Will Smith to remake “Oldboy”?

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Will Smith may finally get his chance in doing a film with Steven Spielberg. Smith and Spielberg never did a movie together. Universal Studios is in negotiations with Steven Spielberg to direct and Will Smith to star the lead in the remake of “Oldboy” which Dreamworks is in the process of securing the remake rights.

“Oldboy” is a 2003 Korean film which is about a man who gets kidnapped and gets held in a shabby cell for 15 years without explanation. Suddenly, he is released, been given money, clothes, and a cell phone, and vows to get revenge on whoever destroyed his life.

Spielberg had always wanted to make a film with Will Smith and the opportunity may actually happen.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995429.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

I’ve always wanted to see Spielberg and Smith work together too. This is going to be cool. Looking forward to it.

Kev

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Report: Jack Black set to play the giant in Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels”…

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Funny man Jack Black has landed himself a huge role. Yes HUGE! Jack has signed on to star as the giant in the famous novel by Jonathan Swift “Gulliver’s Travels”. Rob Letterman will be directing and will be released through Twentieth Century Fox.

“Gulliver’s Travels” is a historic famous novel which is a story about Lemuel Gulliver who is a traveller and a writer who goes on a trip to the Bermuda Triangle. While travelling on a ship, he suddenly finds himself on the shore of an island of Lilliput and discovers that the island is full of tiny people and he’s the giant. The classic novel was written and published way back in 1726.

There is also a TV mini series version of “Gulliver’s Travels” that starred Ted Danson as Gulliver.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995317.html?categoryId=1977&cs=1

Expect this to be a box office hit. Hope they don’t screw this film up.

Kev

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BREAKING NEWS: Sylvester Stallone to direct/star in “Expendables” action film, Jason Statham and Jet Li to also star…

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Sylvester Stallone is set to star the leading role and direct an action film titled “Expendables”. This is one of the two film deals Sly made with Nu Image/Millenium from last year. Sly wrote the script for the film. Jason Statham has signed on to co-star alongside Sly and Jet Li is in final negotiations to star in the film as well.

The story to “Expendables” centers around a team of mercernaries on a mission to overthrow the South American dictator. Filming of “Expendables” will begin in February in Costa Rica and Louisiana.

Jason Statham is an action movie star who starred in such films as “The Transporter” trilogy, “The Bank Job”, “Crank”, and his latest movie “Death Race”.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995350.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

FINALLY! WOOT! Glad Sly finally announced his next movie. I knew he had something up his sleeve.

I’m glad it’s not a sequel to one of his older movies or a remake, and happy Sly is doing something original next!

“Expendables” sounds great. Looking forward to it. CONGRATS SLY! 🙂

Kev

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Report: Jean Claude Van Damme in for “Universal Soldier 3” but is Dolph Lundgren in?

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Jean Claude Van Damme agreed to return to “Universal Soldier 3” which he starred the leading role in the first one but it looks like Dolph Lundgren is not coming back. Jean Claude wants Dolph back but the film makers didn’t cast Dolph’s character into the script.

Will it be a direct to DVD release or a theaterical nationwide release? Jean Claude said he is not sure yet.

More at MTV News here:

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/11/05/exclusive-universal-soldier-3-moves-forward-with-jean-claude-van-damme-but-no-dolph-lundgren/#more-6481

The MTV Movies Blog said there is no hopes for a Jean Claude and Dolph reunion but never say never. Jean Claude says he really wants Dolph back, so maybe Jean Claude will talk the writers into writing Dolph’s character into the script. If Dolph does get in the film, then this is worth for a big screen release.

I really liked the first “Universal Soldier” film, it’s a great sci fi action adventure film.

Kev

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Report: Jean Claude Van Damme in for “Universal Soldier 3” but is Dolph Lundgren in?

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Jean Claude Van Damme agreed to return to “Universal Soldier 3” which he starred the leading role in the first one but it looks like Dolph Lundgren is not coming back. Jean Claude wants Dolph back but the film makers didn’t cast Dolph’s character into the script.

Will it be a direct to DVD release or a theaterical nationwide release? Jean Claude said he is not sure yet.

More at MTV News here:

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/11/05/exclusive-universal-soldier-3-moves-forward-with-jean-claude-van-damme-but-no-dolph-lundgren/#more-6481

The MTV Movies Blog said there is no hopes for a Jean Claude and Dolph reunion but never say never. Jean Claude says he really wants Dolph back, so maybe Jean Claude will talk the writers into writing Dolph’s character into the script. If Dolph does get in the film, then this is worth for a big screen release.

I really liked the first “Universal Soldier” film, it’s a great sci fi action adventure film.

Kev

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Report: “Road To Perdition” trilogy in the works…

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There will be two more sequels coming from the 2002 drama film “Road to Perdition” that starred Tom Hanks, the first film being directed by Sam Mendes. “Road to Perdition” is about a young boy who lives with his family during the 1930’s, and he finds out what his father Michael Sullivan Sr. (Hanks) does for a living, he works for organized crime known as the mob.

Max Allan Collins is confirmed to write and direct the next two sequels to make the “Perdition” film into a full trilogy. The next sequel will be titled “Road to Purgatory” which will leave off from the first film, Michael Sullivan Jr. returns home from World War II and seeks revenge for the murder of his father. The third film will be titled “Road to Paradise” but this article didn’t reveal plot ideas for the third one though.

More on it here:

http://www.cinematical.com/2008/11/03/pair-of-sequels-planned-for-road-to-perdition/

“Road To Perdition” starring Tom Hanks is one of my favorite films, I love that film to death but is a trilogy really necessary? I don’t know. Depends on how good the story is and who the casting is going to be and then I’ll decide if a full trilogy is worth it.

Kev

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Report: “Two Lovers” is to be Joaquin Phoenix’s final film before he’s done with movies for good…

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Oh my, 34 year old actor Joaquin Phoenix is really serious about quitting movies, he’s really doing it!!!!

His publicist confirmed that his final film will be “Two Lovers”. “Two Lovers” is a romantic drama film which Joaquin stars with Gwyneth Paltrow. After Joaquin’s finished promoting and marketing that movie, he’s done with acting for good and forever, just like that, he’s finished.

Joaquin became a musician while filming the Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line”. Before then, he never played guitar or sang, but he was given guitar lessons and learned to sing through a vocal coach for the film. Joaquin Phoenix is committed to starting a full time music career, making albums and going on world tours, all of it. Joaquin for those who don’t know is the younger brother of child star of the late River Phoenix.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995132.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

I wonder what type of music Joaquin plans on getting into the music business.

Rock or country or a little bit of both? Who knows.

I’m sure we’ll hear more from Joaquin about his future music career of what he wants to do.

This totally sucks though, I don’t like how he’s turning his back on Hollywood. He’s a talented actor, I like him a lot. I think he’s probably getting sick of acting and music would give him more free time for himself.

Kev

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Cool Video: “Angels and Demons” teaser trailer NOW online!!!

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The Ron Howard and Tom Hanks movie “Angels and Demons” which is a prequel to the movie “The Da Vinci Code” based upon the books by Dan Brown, the teaser trailer to the prequel is now online finally.

The film looks great!

See the trailer at the films official website here:

http://angelsanddemons.msn.com/#/trailer/

Remember this is NOT a sequel to “The Da Vinci Code”, this is a prequel which means the story happened before. Honestly, I thought “Angels and Demons” was a much better book than “The Da Vinci Code”.

Dan Brown did once announce that he is writing a sequel to “The Da Vinci Code” to complete the trilogy.

Kev

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BREAKING NEWS: “Who am I? SHO’NUFF? Who am I? SHO’NUFF? I CAN’T HEAR YOU! SHO’NUFFFFFF!!!” Yep, Samuel L. Jackson will play villain in “The Last Dragon” remake…

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“I AM THE SHOGUN OF HARLEM!!!!!!”

Yep, you heard that right. Legendary actor and icon, Samuel L. Jackson, has signed a deal to star as the main villain Sho’nuff in “The Last Dragon” remake. “The Last Dragon” will be remade by the 1985 film which the story is created by Berry Gordy. John Davis and Berry Gordy’s son, Kerry, will be producing.

The story of both versions is about a young teenage black man named Leroy Green who dreams of becoming an expert martial artist. In order to become that expert you must reach to something called the “Final Level” which possesses “The Glow”. It is where your entire body glows and you become this fighting machine. While he struggles to reach for “The Glow”, he must defeat these villains and Sho’nuff the leader of the villains is a tough man to beat.

Their goal for the remake, is that they want to make it a homage to the original film but to also give it a today’s update version of it.

The Hollywood Reporter reports:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i6aed018f8f53c49b3b1b35ae3321cebd

Fuck yeah! Sam L. Jackson will kick ass at this role! Perfect choice for Sho’nuff!

“The Last Dragon” used to be one of my favorite films back in the 80’s, used to watch it all the time everytime it came on TV. I haven’t seen it in a long time though, but seeing the clips in the video below brings back memories to that great action film. I’ll probably end up buying the DVD of the original film sometime.

I wonder who’s going to play Leroy Green in the remake? Since Leroy is a teen in the movie it’s gotta be a younger actor.

It is indeed a classic and a fun flick.

Kev

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Report: Mark Millar reveals more “Superman” trilogy plans…

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Comic book writer and creator, Mark Millar, is moving forward to his “Superman” trilogy dreams. The man wants to create an 8 hour trilogy, w/ Lord of the Rings and the Godfather style like “Superman” films.

He confirms he has found a big name director that he will work on this movie with, and he isn’t saying who that director is as of yet.

Mark Millar reveals more plot ideas. He says he wants the Superman trilogy to continue in a three part story, beggining with Kal-El being born on his home planet of Krypton, how he landed in Smallville where Jonathan and Martha Kent found him, Kal-El later became Clark Kent/Superman where he got a job as a news reporter at the Daily Planet in Metropolis, etc. It’s going to have it all. It’s look like Mark Millar wants the new Superman movies to stay true to the original comics. He says he wants the trilogy to end with Superman being the last man on Earth where our planet is being close to being destroyed.

He also explains that he wants the new Superman movies to be completely different. This is not going to be a homage to the Richard Donner film that Bryan Singer wanted it to be. It’s probably not going to have the classic John Williams score and all that.

More on it here:

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=23521

The plot is sounding great. I love Mark Millar’s idea. Can’t wait to see who the director is going be as well.

Millar should still have the John Williams music though, so I hope he keeps the opening theme song for Superman as well.

Kev