Sad news for Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, Universal Pictures has decided to pull out of the three picture deal for the CGI adaptation of Tintin. The biggest reason for the break in the deal wasn’t Spielberg trying to break DreamWorks away from Paramount, but the $130 million budget. In a day an age where $130 million seems like a drop in the bucket for a franchise that could literally net Universal ten times that in world wide distribution, something certainly seems fishy. Perhaps it was the 30% of gross Spielberg and Jackson wanted – meaning Tintin would have to…
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Probably the most exciting news to filter through the Interwebs over the weekend, was the story of Stephen Chow signing to direct and star in the Green Hornet. Now I don’t know how many Major Spoilers readers have seen Kung Fu Hustle or Shaolin Soccer but those two flicks are great examples of how to blend action, humor, and kick-ass special effects into films that work. My earlier fears were Judd Apatow, who is brilliant by the way, would try to tackle this film, which really wouldn’t have been a good mix, but now with this news, my interest in…
“The minds of Marvel are sometimes opaque,†Norton told MTV News. “I won’t say [they’re] obtuse, but I don’t have any idea what they want to do.†Norton said he’s also been kept in the dark regarding any plans for him, in his role as Hulk’s alter-ego Bruce Banner, to appear in Marvel’s big team-up project, “The Avengers.†The film, which is expected to feature The Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America and several other Marvel characters, is currently scheduled for a 2011 release. “They’ve got this notion of collecting the Marvel characters,†said Norton, who appeared a bit skeptical of…
Eva Longoria was seen leaving Marvel Studios with a stack of reading material. Is she being prepped to play the Wasp in the upcoming Avengers movie? via Flawed Hollywood
Here’s what we know about the Marc Guggenheim, Michael Green, and Greg Berlanti Green Lantern script: It will feature Hal Jordan It is “an incredibly faithful rendition of the character” The film is currently undergoing a rewrite The images by Brian Murray are reported to be concept sketches for the film, and as they have been pretty much pulled from teh Interwebs (except for Cinematical) it looks like these could be how Hal will appear If the concept sketches are to be believed, Emerald Dawn could be the storyline for the film. Even with the Emerald Dawn adaptation, I wonder…
You’ve probably seen it before, but after my previous post about Superman: Flyby, I thought it would be a good idea to share this incarnation of Superman with everyone.
Can you believe Brendan Fraser could have been Superman, and that Lex Luthor might have been a Fox Mulder type character working for the CIA? That’s how the story would have played out if J.J. Abrams had his way with Superman: Flyby that was in production from 2002 – 2004. On Earth, Lex Luthor is a CIA Agent who specializes in X-Files-type cases, Clark meets Lois Lane before she’s a reporter, and the super suit is actually a living liquid contraption that sucks Clark Kent into it. Of course Kata-Zor finds Clark and sends his own son Ty-Zor to Earth…
Say What!? Universal Pictures just cut a deal to bring that most awesome of ’70’s shows Sigmund and the Sea Monsters to the big screen. Dana Gould of The Simpsons fame will be writing and producing. “Sigmund” originally ran on NBC from 1973-75, and the show was a staple in reruns on local TV stations for the rest of the decade. After the sea monster is booted from his home by his nasty brothers for being too nice, Sigmund is befriended by two friends who stash him in their clubhouse. As a wee lad, I remember going down to the…
Warner Bros. has announced it will rerelease The Dark Knight to IMAX theaters in January, right smack dab in the middle of Academy Awards voting season. Warners domestic distribution president Dan Fellman acknowledged ongoing talks with Imax executives about the prospect of restoring the Christian Bale starrer to some number of giant-screen venues in January. It’s uncertain if “Dark Knight” also will reappear in conventional venues at that point. There’s no question the company is sending the flick back to theaters to garner more attention for votes, but don’t think it is an attempt to make a run at Titanic’s…
Seriously, when Christopher Nolan hasn’t even signed to direct the third film, and while no announcements have been made about Warner even greenlighting another Batman movie, did you really think the reports about Philip Seymour Hoffman playing the Penguin were true? Really? Really? This is one of those silly rumors that have been around for a many years, and it took a quick interview with Hoffman to put it to rest. “No one has talked to me about it ever — never,†replied Hoffman. “It happened, like, five years ago, too. It was a rumor back then and it’s still…
File this under Rumors We Hope are True. According to Deadline Hollywood Daily, Both Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire are returning for a fourth and possibly fifth installment of the Spider-Man franchise from Marvel and Sony. It’s been a difficult road trying to get any news on if the two would bring their talents back for another installment, so the studio is contemplating shooting a fifth movie at the same time as number four just so the studio has a flick ready and waiting in the wings. Sony is taking its time officially hiring the movie’s villain since principal photography doesn’t…
Check out this clip from the upcoming Gatchaman movie.
According to a news report in Variety, Columbia Pictures has tapped Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky to write a script to re-unite the original cast (and possibly a new group of ghost busters) in an all new theatrical release. The scribes just wrote “Year One,” a comedy that was directed by Ramis. Ramis with Aykroyd wrote the first two installments of the films. Ivan Reitman directed both the 1984 original and the sequel that was released in 1989. The close proximity between the writers and original Ghostbuster Ramis is evidence that the ghost chasers have sparked to the idea of…
While there may be talk about a third Hellboy movie, you either won’t see Guillermo del Toro directing, or you’ll be waiting for the third film for quite a while. Variety is reporting del Toro is probably booked through 2017 with a plethora of projects. What projects you ask? Check out the list of potential projects: The Hobbit Slaughterhouse-Five Frankenstein Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Drood At the Mountains of Madness Hater Crimson Peak Meanwhile, del Toro is awaiting word on whether U will embrace a follow-up to “Hellboy 2: The Golden Army.” The big-budget film opened in the heat…