October 2007

‘Dark Knight’ Scavenger Hunt

Published on: 31st October, 2007

In the past few weeks, the viral marketing for Batman has kicked back up.
The WhySoSerious.com website that brought us the original Dark Knight teaser trailer changed to a Jack-o-Lantern cut in the shape of a bat symbol. Over however many days, the candle burned down and the pumpkin started to rot.

Fans guessed that this [...]

‘Wanted’ Pictures and Trailer

Published on: 31st October, 2007

Empire Online had the first pictures from Wanted yesterday. They looked pretty cool, I guess. But then the trailer came out today and it looks pretty awesome.
There will be many many Matrix comparisons made, but I say to those people, “What’s wrong with that? You didn’t like The Matrix? Communist.”
Here is [...]

Writer Set for ‘Spider-Man 4′

Published on: 31st October, 2007

The Writer’s Guild could strike as early as Thursday, but that didn’t keep Columbia from hiring James Vanderbilt to write the screenplay for Spider-Man 4, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Vanderbilt wrote the script for Zodiac, The Rundown, Basic, and Darkness Falls. He was apparently chosen for his character-driven pitch for the story, rather than [...]

Neveldine and Taylor Work on ‘The Game’ and ‘Crank 2′

Published on: 30th October, 2007

Writing/directing team Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor will start working on a sequel to the adrenaline rush Crank… right after they finish filming Game.
Not to be confused with the underrated psychological thriller THE Game, starring Michael Douglas, this Game thriller will be set in a future dystopia where humans can control other humans. It [...]

Green Lantern, Flash Spin-Offs; Wonder Woman? Not So Much.

Published on: 29th October, 2007

This isn’t exactly “who saw this coming” news. The plan all along has been to spin the characters off from Justice League of America, preferably with the same actors in the ensemble film. JLA will simply be a way to get more recognition and build on an otherwise small audience of people familiar [...]

Brett Ratner Not Escaping New York

Published on: 29th October, 2007

Great news!
Earlier this month we discussed the possibility of Brett Ratner being a part of the ill-conceived Escape from New York remake.
According to a source at AICN, Brett Ratner will not be directing the Escape from New York remake.
At the Savannah Film Festival he was presented with an “Achievement in Film” award. I wasn’t [...]

Saw IV Review

Published on: 29th October, 2007

I used to be confused why audiences kept showing up for Saw movies. But I get it now. One of the reasons for seeing any movie is to see something you haven’t seen before. And while the Saw franchise hasn’t exactly reinvented itself with each installment, you can’t really get elaborate torture [...]

Audiences Continue to See ‘Saw’

Published on: 28th October, 2007

Another Halloween weekend, which means another Saw installment. The latest, Saw IV, made $32.1 million in its opening weekend, just shy of the last horror movie’s take by about a mill and a half.
Many thought the horror films were dead, but the “torture porn” genre lives on even after the main character is dead [...]

The Darjeeling Limited Review

Published on: 28th October, 2007

The Darjeeling Limited isn’t much of a comedy. At least when compared to its predecessors. Wes Anderson has created his own genre of quirky films featuring dysfunctional families, but this falls towards the end of the spectrum plainly labeled “drama.” It still has the same style and awkward feel to it, but [...]

First Picture of the Predalien

Published on: 26th October, 2007

USA Today has a first look at the “predalien” from the upcoming Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (AVP 2). In case you were lucky enough to miss the last Alien vs. Predator movie, it ended with a predator and alien hybrid (a baby predalien) bursting out of the chest of a fallen warrior. How [...]

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