Shooting has started on the second Chronicles of Narnia movie, Prince Caspian, and already Disney and Walden Media are looking ahead to number three. That film, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, will not be directed by Andrew Adamson, the Shrek guy who has helmed the first two. So who will be taking over the reins? … Continue reading
MTV.com got an exclusive with Star Trek XI co-screenwriters and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci where they spilled a very few beans (their most common reply to the interviewer seems to be “Really, who can say?”) – including one that feels pretty big to me: Star Trek XI is not a prequel but … Continue reading
Following today’s theme of developing stories we first reported on a few weeks back, Woody Allen spoke to the Spanish press this week about his upcoming untitled romantic drama set there and he mentioned that he’d like to add to the already cast Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz with his favorite muse as of late, … Continue reading
On Monday, I had the honor of passing along the news that (A) Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has sights set on a G.I. Joe flick and that (B) he wouldn’t mind having Mark Wahlberg on board. Today, Latino Review ran an exclusive interview with the producer in which he spilled a few more Joe-y … Continue reading
Making Manga into live action films has always been a dubious concept to me. The fantasy worlds of martial artists, giant robots, school love, and everything else in between just don’t seem to work as well when you don’t have the benefit of creating motion lines behind rigid stances to convey action. And no, I’m … Continue reading
One of the scenes you’ll probably never see in the CHUD.com movie involved a couple of minor characters hunting for the autographs of famous — and not-so famous — monsters. The next best thing might be Nick Redfern’s novel Three Men Seeking Monsters: Six Weeks in Pursuit of Werewolves, Lake Monster, Giant Cats, Ghostly Devil … Continue reading
Weighty news to get through today, the heaviest of which is Sony’s attempt to recreate the Metaverse from Snow Crash. Phil Harrison’s keynote address yesterday revealed the company’s designs for its online initiative, dubbed "Home." Essentially, the service combines the concepts of virtual worlds such as Second Life with online matchmaking for Sony games, providing … Continue reading
I only have a passing familiarity with the Robosapien toy. It’s some sort of plastic robot that is preprogrammed to mimic certain human functions and respond to commands from a remote. And by virtue of it being comparatively cheap against 4-figure toys like Sony’s now-defunct AIBO robot dog, this thing has fulfilled the dreams of … Continue reading
After Ole’ Nunz’ impassioned rant against the upcoming CG/live action hybrid Alvin & The Chipmunks movie a few weeks back, I chuckled and then promptly readied myself to repress all memory about this latest mistake from Tim Hill, esteemed director the second Garfield movie. But I knew that one crucial piece was missing from this … Continue reading
BUY ME AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner IndependentMSRP: $27.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 100 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by Keanu Reeves, Richard Linklater, Tommy Pallotta, Jonathan Lethen, and Isa Dick Hackett• One Summer In Austin: The Story of Filming A Scanner Darkly• The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales The Pitch I’m not paranoid. You’re paranoid. The Humans … Continue reading