All Entries Tagged With: "mgm"
Another Screenwriter Takes Their Best Shot At Robocop’s Reboot
MGM remains insistent that a ROBOCOP reboot is the smart thing to do, and, even though no one’s been able to crack it to their liking so far to make it work, they haven’t given up trying. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Nick Schenk (GRAN TORINO) has been hired to work on the script in [...]
Joe Carnahan May Have A Death Wish
I just spoke to Joe Carnahan two weeks ago, and I wish this news about a DEATH WISH reboot would have been floating around, so I could have asked his take on it. He mentioned NARC 2, KILLING PABLO, WHITE JAZZ… but no talk of DEATH WISH, so now I’m just left to speculate on [...]
Bond 23 Officially Becomes Skyfall
There has been a lot of speculation surrounding the 23rd installment of the James Bond franchise ever since MGM settled their financial issues, and the film was given the go-ahead to proceed once more. We’ve heard all sorts of rumors about the identity of the next Bond girl, the identity of the next Bond villain, [...]
The Trailer For 21 Jump Street Surprisingly Looks Really Funny
This whole skinny Jonah Hill thing is still going to take some getting used to, but whereas other chubby funnymen seem to have shed some of their sense of humor when they dropped a few pounds, Hill may have kept enough around from the looks of 21 JUMP STREET. Columbia Pictures and MGM premiered the [...]
Noah Oppenheim Set To Write The Script For MGM’s Remake of War Games
MGM hasn’t been doing too well lately and it seems like they’re plan to rebound from hard times consists of investing heavily in a handful of remakes. The ailing studio is currently developing a remake of ROBOCOP, CARRIE, and WAR GAMES. According to The Hollywood Reporter WAR GAMES has already found a writer. Noah Oppenheim [...]
The Hobbit Has Dwarves To See
Peter Jackson’s really embraced the power and reach of Facebook as of late. Beyond making some casting announcements on his own page, he’s enabled THE HOBBIT Facebook Page with the freedom to show various characters in full dress to get you excited this early about films that don’t start to arrive until the end of [...]
Professor Falcon, How About A Nice Remake Of War Games?
I don’t know why I should be surprised that yet another 80s movie remake is in the works. I guess maybe I just continue to be optimistic that one day Hollywood will get back to creating original films. Doing an entire decade of movies over again seems a little bit ridiculous. But apparently ridiculousness sells [...]
The First Images From The Hobbit Emerge From Middle-Earth
To perfectly coincide with the Blu-ray release of the LORD OF THE RINGS Extended Editions, Peter Jackson has released the first official images from THE HOBBIT, currently in production. Entertainment Weekly managed to snag the pics, which show Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Sir Ian McKellan back in full Gandalf mode puffing on one [...]
Peter Jackson Breaks The News On New Hobbit Cast Members On His Facebook
More casting news coming for Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT, these new tidbits coming from the man himself. Peter Jackson posted on his Facebook page that he has added Evangeline Lilly and Barry Humphries to the production which will soon be starting it’s second block of filming. Evangeline Lilly, who is known for her work on [...]
Benedict Cumberbatch Is The Voice Of Smaug In The Hobbit
Deadline reports that THE HOBBIT has found it’s dragon. Benedict Cumberbatch who plays Sherlock Holmes in the current BBC series SHERLOCK will be providing the voice and motion capture for THE HOBBIT’s Smaug. Smaug who is one of the last great dragons in the world of THE HOBBIT is sure to be one of the [...]
The Two Parts Of The Hobbit Officially Have Titles
Now we know what to call both installments of THE HOBBIT, as Warner Bros., New Line Cinema and MGM have released the official titles of the two-part series of films – THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY and THE HOBBIT: THERE AND BACK AGAIN. The studios put out a press release on Memorial Day, branding both [...]
Someone Actually Thinks Remaking Carrie Is A Good Idea
Seriously… stories like this make me want to book a first class flight to L.A. in order to track down whoever is responsible and punch them squarely in the gonads. And I’m not even talking one swift jab or even a roundhouse. No, I’d like to take one square shot at each ball, so the [...]
Guillermo del Toro Finds His Lead For Pacific Rim
I’ve never seen an episode of SONS OF ANARCHY to this point, but the show’s die-hard fans swear by the show being amongst the best going on TV right now. Therefore, I imagine they’d be more than thrilled to hear that one of their own has just landed a pretty major role in Guillermo del [...]
The Cabin In The Woods Should Finally See The Light Of Day
After sitting on the shelf collecting dust long enough while MGM got its financial house in order, the Joss Whedon-written horror film THE CABIN IN THE WOODS finally will be getting its days in the theatre. The anticipation for the flick has been growing as the delays in seeing it have mounted. It was initially [...]
Bond 23 Officially Gets Its License To Kill
James Bond has been operating under the premise for awhile now that he’d be returning to work in order to shake, not stir, his way of November 9, 2012. However, while MGM and Eon Productions may have been quick to lay claim to a spot on the calendar for Daniel Craig to resume his duties [...]
MGM Is Gearing Up For The Robocop Reboot Again
I will admit that, as horrible as it sounds, there was a small part of me that was happy back when MGM was facing some serious financial difficulties, because it meant that a ROBOCOP reboot had stalled, and eventually Darren Aronofsky would get tired of waiting around and move onto other shit, and the concept [...]
Javier Bardem Would Be Bond 23′s Villain
It wasn’t too long ago that an offer went out to Javier Bardem for an undisclosed role, only speculated to be the main villain, in the next installment of the James Bond series, currently only titled BOND 23. Well, it’s now confirmed that, if Bardem accepts the part, he would be the next baddie to [...]
The RoboCop Reboot Looks Pretty Dead
Let’s come right out and say it… ROBOCOP is awesome. There is no getting around the fact that the original 1987 film is a truly bad-ass movie. The idea of a reboot – not so much. However, that didn’t stop from MGM from hiring director Darren Aronofsky to breathe some new life into the franchise [...]
