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Mark Millar Wants to Write the Superman Returns Sequel
With the recent news that the original writers of “Superman Returns” have decided (of their own accord!) not to return to scribe the sequel, there’s room for a new writer. One of those people looking to grab a hold of the brass ring is comic book writer Mark Millar, who is most famous for writing [...]
October 23rd, 2007 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreShocker — Transformers DVD is a Big Seller
Hear that? That’s the sound of the suits at Paramount jumping for joy at the news that the “Transformers” DVD, in its first week of release, has already sold more than 8.3 million copies. In case you didn’t hear, that’s in its first week. That’s only DVDs sold in North America; the number will, without [...]
October 22nd, 2007 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreChild’s Play Remake in the Works
It’s child’s play, when you think about it. Remakes of old (and not so old) horror movies are in, and the “Child’s Play” franchise definitely has a loyal fanbase waiting to eat up any further adventures of Chucky. Last we saw Chuck (voiced by Brad Douriff), the evil killer doll had gotten hitched to Jennifer [...]
October 22nd, 2007 | Nix | 1 Comment | Read MoreGeorge Clooney Leaves Carnahan’s White Jazz
I wouldn’t say it sucks to be Joe Carnahan these last few weeks, but it sure probably wasn’t easy being Joe Carnahan. First his Pablo Escobar project gets scooped by Oliver Stone and Antoine Fuqua’s version, then he loses his “White Jazz” leading man Chris Pine to J.J. Abrams’ Trek 11, and now he’s lost [...]
October 22nd, 2007 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreDay of the Dead Remake is Coming in 2008. Maybe.
If you were wondering what the heck happened to that “Day of the Dead” remake that was supposed to come out in 2006, you aren’t the only one. The film was scheduled for release sometime in 2006, but lack of interest and general negative fan reaction to the trailers sort of killed that idea. Now, [...]
October 22nd, 2007 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreMark Wahlberg Replaces Ryan Gosling on The Lovely Bones
One day before shooting was set to begin on Peter Jackson’s drama “The Lovely Bones”, actor Ryan Gosling, who had packed on twenty pounds and beard for the lead role, left the project over “creative differences”, which basically means he wanted to do something that Jackson wouldn’t allow him, or vice versa. In any case, [...]
October 22nd, 2007 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreSuperman Returns Writers Leaves Superman Sequel
It would appear that Bryan Singer and The Powers That Be will have to find new writers for “The Man of Steel”, Singer’s proposed sequel to his Superman reboot, “Superman Returns”. According to Variety, “Returns’” original writers, Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris have “opted” not to come back for the sequel. Which means they’re jumping [...]
October 22nd, 2007 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreTwo More for Rod Lurie’s Nothing But the Truth
Political minded Rod Lurie has added two more new castmembers to his latest political thriller, “Nothing But the Truth”. Angela Bassett (”Akeelah and the Bee”) and former “ER” star Noah Wyle has join the cast that already includes Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Alan Alda, Vera Farmiga, Harry Lennix and David Schwimmer. In “Nothing But the [...]
October 22nd, 2007 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreVampires Slay Ben Affleck and Reese Witherspoon at the Box Office
Although it only took in $16 million, a modest take for a $30 million dollar movie, David Slade’s vampire movie “30 Days of Night” still managed to climb to the top of the box office over the weekend, leaving behind the vanquished corpses of Ben Affleck’s “Gone Baby Gone”, which opened in fifth place. The [...]
October 21st, 2007 | Nix | 2 Comments | Read MoreYour Weekend Movie Preview: 30 Days of Night, Rendition, The Comebacks, Gone Baby Gone
Those pesky vampires are back in “30 Days of Night” and this time they’re preying on a poor Alaskan town that has to endure 30 endless days of nights. Ouch. I guess it’s true what they say; it really is about location, location, location. Meanwhile, sports movie get parodied by the God awful looking “The [...]
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