There was a small group of online journalists who had been invited to the Universal lot to have some lunch and do a meet and greet with The Beard Himself, Steven Spielberg. We had enjoyed the very excellent catering and were getting ready to hop into a van to be taken to the Amblin offices … Continue reading
There sure is a lot of crap that likes to hang around tiny suspended water droplets.
According to Steven Spielberg, you’ll be getting that Transformers sequel whether you like it or not, and you’ll be getting it real soon. During today’s meet-and-greet on the Universal lot, Spielberg revealed that not only will the story for the Transformers 2 screenplay be turned in next week, the film could very well go before … Continue reading
I just received a breathless phone call from Devin as he was leaving his half-day visit to the set of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (prick). Turns out he (and a select few online outlets) got to spend quite a bit of time chatting up Steven Spielberg. And it sounds like … Continue reading
I have no good reason why I didn’t post this when I glimpsed it on Film Ick the other day, but there’s some serious news to report on Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus — notably that it’s actually happening, or at least is in pre-production. Gilliam knows that’s a slight stretch from a … Continue reading
When you tell me Doug Liman and John Hamburg are developing a project about "a private expedition to the moon and the race for lunar colonization", I’m not liable to get very excited. But when you add that their screenplay has been completely reconceived and rewritten by Mark Bowden, well, that’s something else entirely. While … Continue reading
That’s right. Routh’s days of hanging out near the employee entrances of bakeries and butchers, where he’s reportedly engaged in mano-a-mano duels for nightly scraps (though never in the WB-owned Superman suit) are over, at least for the few weeks it’ll take to shoot the film Dead Of Night. Dead is the adaptation of the … Continue reading
Oliver Stone is one for one in the biopic duel, though he might call Alexander a pyrrhic victory. He’s stepping up to the line again, this time as producer of an alternate flick about Pablo Escobar. His film, Escobar, will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, based on the book Mi Hermano Pablo written by Escobar’s … Continue reading
It’s a bit early to consider this a "go" picture, but Terence Chang is talking about remaking The Killer again*, this time as a Korean-American hybrid set in Los Angeles’ bustling, hipster-infested K-Town . If this means lots of disaffected twentysomethings will get cut down in the crossfire, count me way the fuck in. Though … Continue reading
This week it is quick and to the point. Surfs Up SPECIAL FEATURES “The ChubbChubbs Save XMAS” – All-New Animated Short! Surf’s Up Pinball Game Lost Scenes with optional filmmaker intros Music Video – Ms. Lauryn Hill “Lose Myself” Meet the Penguins with Mario Cantone All Together Now: The Surf’s Up Voice Sessions Arnold’s Zurfinary … Continue reading