Though Peter Weller isn’t involved in the RoboCop remake (that we know of), news that Gary Oldman has joined the cast, does make us giddy.
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DVD: Captain America arrives on DVD July 19
For those who simply can’t wait a few more weeks to see Captain America on the big screen, MGM’s Manufacturing on Demand program is releasing the 1990, Matt Salinger Captain America movie on DVD.
MOVIE: RoboCop reboot finds writer
According to Mike Fleming over at Deadline, MGM has tapped Josh Zetumer to write the reboot to the RoboCop franchise. While a lot of positive word has been passed around regarding Zetumer’s work, one can’t help but notice that he writes a lot of big project scripts that then get passed on to someone else. Will this happen again, or will he finally get a break and be credited as the writer for the final draft?
MOVIE: Hobbit gets start date
With all the troubles the Hobbit movie has seen over the last couple of years (MGM going through bankruptcy, rights issues, union woes, and the director going into surgery), it finally looks like the movie will begin shooing March 21, 2011.
Anyone wanna take bets on if this two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s book will get any other delays?
MOVIE: Daniel Craig returns as Bond in 2012
With all the MGM financial woes taken care of (for the most part) the studio can proceed with their movie lineup including the 23rd Bond film arriving in theaters in 2012.
The no-frills greenlight announcement also made official Daniel Craig’s return for a third outing as 007, with Sam Mendes to direct a screenplay by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan. MGM had already been working up plans for a 2012 yearlong commemoration of the golden anniversary of the first Bond pic, 1962′s “Doctor No,” and Mendes had long been rumored to be the leading candidate to helm.
With an estimated budget of $200 million, questions still remain as to the title, leading actresses, and whether or not Judi Dench will return as M. Since the studio already remade Casino Royale, I wouldn’t mind seeing a modern take of Doctor No, even though the original is one of my favorite Bond films in the series.
MGM and Propworx team for Stargate prop and costume auction
Propworx has announced that it is teaming with MGM to auction off many of the costumes and props from the Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis series.
Peter Jackson to direct Hobbit movies
From the Well, This Was Predictable Department comes news that Peter Jackson is in negotiations to direct both Hobbit movies, following the exit of Guillermo del Toro, and a search for a replacement that turned up nothing. While the negotiations continue, there is still that looming issue of funding, the films being greenlit, and what will happen with MGM.
Quite frankly, I’m surprised it took this long for everyone to come to the realization that Jackson should have been heading this from the beginning. He obviously has a love for the franchise, and understands what needs to happen in order to pull it off effectively. I just hope the movie gets the go-ahead to be made.
Hobbit gets June start
According to Production Weekly, shooting for the Hobbit will begin in June. The money and script issues seem to finally be solved, which is a good thing for MGM, and if everything goes well, production should wrap in 14 months. For MGM this means money could be easily rolling in come 2012.
The Hobbit put on hold until mid-2010
Fans of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit movie are going to have to wait a little longer. According to Peter Jackson, filming will now begin towards the middle of 2010.
“We’re currently working on the second script which we hope to have completed by the end of this year or beginning of next. When the scripts are completed, we can begin with the exact calculation of the necessary budget. We hope to start filming in the middle of next year. However, we’ve received no green light from the studio yet.â€
Perhaps MGM’s money problems will affect The Hobbit after all.With the auctioning off of assets just around the corner, Jackson and company are going to feel the budget pinch on this movie greater than they ones encountered during Lord of the Rings. If things do not end well for MGM, the fate of the Hobbit could be up in the air once more.
MGM headed to auction block, Hobbit in trouble?
MGM has been having financial problems for a while, and now it looks like the company will have to sell off a large part of its assets if it hopes to keep afloat. The movie studio restructured this past summer in order to move some of the $3.7 billion in debt around. While the studio does have The Time Machine, The Zookeeper, and the remake of Red Dawn coming out mid to late 2010, the biggest movie on the company’s docket has to be The Hobbit, and The Hobbit 2, which could end up making as much or more than the Lord of the Rings films did years ago. The Hobbit two-parter are scheduled for a 2011, and 2012 release.
There are two options facing the company now; sell-off completely, or sell off its 4,000 title film library, which includes the James Bond, Die Hard, Robocop, Stargate, and Showgirls movies and hope that the money earned from the library can finance the company for a while longer.
Any sort of auction would need approval of a two-thirds majority of the bondholders, and a couple of the bondholders insist they have not been contacted as yet. Some sources believe a pre-packaged bankruptcy is still an option, and there is still an expectation that Time-Warner might make a last eleventh hour bid.
Dynamite Entertainment nabs RoboCop
Press Release
Dynamite Entertainment confirmed a new agreement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures to develop a new original comic book series based on the ROBOCOP franchise.
The franchise launched in 1987 with the feature film ROBOCOP, directed by Paul Verhoeven. Two additional feature films and multiple television shows followed the cyborg law enforcer as he battled to clean up crime-ridden Detroit.
Known for their faithful yet decidedly modern interpretations of such exciting and venerable properties as Zorro, The Lone Ranger, MGM’s Man with No Name and the just released Buck Rogers, Dynamite will bring their full creative vision to bear on the Robocop franchise through an ongoing comic book series. This series will continue to explore more of the dangers of Detroit, its citizens, and Officer Murphy’s continued dealings with the scum that stalks the streets — all the while missing his human side. Read it here first!
The company is currently reviewing creative options, including their writing and art team, but of the franchise, Dynamite President and Publisher Nick Barrucci said, “What makes ROBOCOP such an interesting canvas is that the series has always explored larger themes including gentrification, the media and human nature. All while delivering a riveting and visceral experience.”
Major Spoilers Poll of the Week: Robot Wars!
Time to take a break from the infighting among the superheroes, and time to get practical. This week it’s a battle between Model B-9, Class M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot – you know, that robot from Lost in Space, and the 7 foot, 2 inch tall mechanical behemoth from the MGM 1956 classis Forbidden Planet – Robby the Robot.
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