May 2008 Archives

A Watched Toy Never Boils

by Zach Oat May 30, 2008 2:29 PM
A Watched Toy Never Boils

Yesterday we told you how Heath Ledger action figures were becoming collector's items. Well, the upcoming Watchmen movie action figures from DC Direct should make it to collector's item status without any of the cast members dying. Not because the toys look so damn good, although they certainly do, but because comic book fans have been waiting for them since long before the movie was ever a reality, and Watchmen was just a little thing called one of the best goddamn graphic novels ever created. (People who post on message boards saying that they "weren't impressed" by Watchmen? Stop embarrassing yourselves. Your opinions are wrong.)

Other Games Movies Could Play

by Tippi Blevins May 30, 2008 1:57 PM
Other Games Movies Could Play

As reported in yesterday's Moviefile, Michael Bay will be bringing that old sleepover standard, the Ouija board, to the big screen as a feature film. What other board "games" could filmmakers call upon for movie inspiration? Here are just a few ideas to toss out into the universe:

Have A Look Inside Rodriguez's Shorts

by Tippi Blevins May 30, 2008 11:23 AM
When news started trickling out about Robert Rodriguez's Shorts project, some people speculated it might be a collection of short films, not unlike Four Rooms, for which Rodriguez directed one segment.

Step It Up and Darko

by Zach Oat May 30, 2008 11:09 AM
Step It Up and Darko

For the record, I was totally cool with this whole Donnie Darko sequel thing. It's going to be called S. Darko and it's going to follow his younger sister, Samantha, who is also plagued by strange visions, possibly of the creepy-bunny-rabbit variety? Great. I love it. I didn't go see Southland Tales, but I'll go see this, even though (because?) (I don't think I'm seeing The Box, either.) Richard Kelly isn't involved. But now I'm seriously beginning to question my commitment to Sparkle Motion. The cast has gained two actresses, both of whom come from movies or TV shows that involve stepping up and/or dancing. If this movie doesn't involve Samantha's junior-high dance group blowing up and making it big, then I'm going to be sorely disappointed.

Whichblade Are You, Again?

by Zach Oat May 30, 2008 8:07 AM
Whichblade Are You, Again?

Top Cow Productions and Platinum Studios are really excited about their planned Witchblade movie, and they want you to get excited, too. How excited are they? They've created a teaser site, and a teaser image, and a teaser naked woman to promote it, and not a thing has been written, cast or filmed yet. Am I complaining about unnecessary naked women, who serve no discernible purpose? Not at all. But don't you at least want that naked woman to be the actual naked woman who's going to be naked in the film? Just for continuity's sake?

Thy Kingdom Comics, It Will Be Done

by Zach Oat May 29, 2008 5:09 PM
Thy Kingdom Comics, It Will Be Done

It seems that Disney is tired of not having a superhero to call their own. What's Darkwing Duck, chopped goose liver?

Looking to get in on the comic-book-adapting game, the Mouse has hired a comic writer, a businessman and a Zappa to form Kingdom Comics, at once a clever play on Disney's own Magic Kingdom and the Biblical end of the world. (Nice!) It seems the new division will scout out graphic novels to publish that can be adapted into feature films, as well as creating graphic novels from Disney properties, which they can then turn back into feature films, thereby starting the cycle anew.

Caspian's Box Office Blues

by Kasey McDonald May 29, 2008 3:39 PM
Caspian's Box Office Blues

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian has made $151 million in not quite two weeks, and Disney is totally pissed. Disney CEO Robert Iger said on Wednesday that Prince Caspian wasn't performing as well as had been expected and blamed the fact that its release date -- May 16th -- was too competitive. Disney had originally set the film for release in December of 2007, but the film would have competed with Caspian producer Walden Media's other fantasy film The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, which was shooting for the same audience. And for all the bitching about the release date harshing Narnia's box office buzz, The Hollywood Reporter points out: "It's an interesting thesis, considering Disney purposely moved the film to that date and, in doing so, turned the seemingly natural Christmas franchise -- the first installment featured a cameo from Santa Claus -- into a springtime experience." And truly, it's not as if anyone expected Indiana Jones 4, which opened just six days after the Disney film, to do poorly.

Transformers 2 Forecast: Rainn

by Kasey McDonald May 29, 2008 3:07 PM
Transformers 2 Forecast: Rainn My love for Rainn Wilson, and by extension his Office character Dwight Schrute, knows no bounds. Nor does my love for -- I won't lie -- The Transformers' Bumblebee (and, okay, pretty much everything about The Transformers). So it's been an exciting day in Kaseyland, as it was announced today that Wilson will have a role in DreamWorks' upcoming TTransformers 2. With the full cast of stars -- Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and John Turturro (and Bumblebee! And Optimus Prime!) -- returning, the addition of Rainn Wilson certainly does a happy Kasey make.

Michael Bay Swears He Didn't Move It

by Kasey McDonald May 29, 2008 2:31 PM
Michael Bay Swears He Didn't Move It As a kid, Michael Bay must have loved scaring the crap out of his friends at sleepovers until someone's mom came into the room and yelled at everyone. (Turns out, he's more like me than I ever would have thought.) Bay's production company, Platinum Dunes, and writer David Berenbaum have been tapped by Universal to bring Ouija Board to the big screen. The production company -- which brought ups 2003's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 2005's The Amityville Horror and 2007's The Hitcher -- will be taking inspiration from the popular game to make a blockbuster comedy. Kidding! According to The Hollywood Reporter, "The film will be a supernatural adventure with the Ouija board playing an integral part of the story. The movie is not taking a Jumanji-like approach, which involved a game coming to life." Summer campers across the country are breathing a collective sigh of relief.

Four!

by Kasey McDonald May 29, 2008 1:33 PM
Four! Someone call Harold Faltermeyer and tell him to break out his Casio keyboard, 'cause Axel F. is coming back to town. Fresh on the heels of an insanely successful opening weekend for the fourth installment of Indiana Jones, Paramount announced today that Eddie Murphy would be back for a fourth Beverly Hills Cop. No word yet on what Axel Foley has been up to these last 14 years; whether he's still on the beat in Detroit or riding through the Tunnel of Love with Janice Perkins in Wonder World. (Everyone saw Beverly Hills Cop III, right? Right?) The film, which does not yet have a script, or even a writer, is slated to begin shooting in 2009 for a summer 2010 release.

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