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Nov 6, 2017 - 10:49 AM
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dragon53
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6
POTTERSVILLE---trailer released for the comedy Bigfoot movie starring Michael Shannon.
Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzqXv__fom0
THE LORD OF THE RINGS---Amazon is in early talks with Warner Bros. and the JRR Tolkien estate to develop a tv series based on the book series. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reportedly came up with the concept and is "personally involved in the negotiations".
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI---Mark Hamill commented on reports that the sequel will have Luke Skywalker cross over to the Dark Side, “In STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, Luke has lost confidence in his ability to make good choices. It haunts him to the core. But he hasn’t gone to the Dark Side. This isn’t an evil version of him. But it’s still an incarnation of the character I never expected. It has pulled me out of my comfort zone. It’s a real challenge.”
HOUSE OF CARDS---Netflix fired star/producer Kevin Spacey from the series after numerous allegations about sexual assaults by male crew members.The series might continue with Spacey's character being killed off. Netflix also will not release Spacey's nearly-completed biomovie GORE, about author Gore Vidal.
IT---Jessica Chastain confirmed she's in talks to play the grown-up Beverly in the sequel.
LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL---BBC/AMC six-part miniseries underway based on the John le Carre novel with Florence Pugh (LADY MacBETH) starring. Park Chan-wook (OLDBOY) is the director. The 1984 movie based on the novel starred Diane Keaton and was directed by George Roy Hill (BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID).
DARK PARADISE---Paul Haggis (MILLION DOLLAR BABY, CRASH) and Hawaiian actress/writer Malea Rose are developing this miniseries based on the book HONOR KILLING about the 1931 incident in which a white socialite and wife of a Navy officer falsely accused five Hawaiians of raping her. When the trial ended in a hung jury, the Navy officer and mother of the woman murdered one of the defendants and were defended by Clarence Darrow in his last case.
RED SONJA---the reboot of the 1985 movie is being fast-tracked. The original movie starred Brigitte Nielsen and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
TREMORS---Michael Gross posted he won't be returning for the Syfy series starring Kevin Bacon, "For Tremors fans who have been asking, ‘Will Kevin Bacon return to do the films?’ or ‘Is your Burt Gummer character going to be in Kevin’s series?’ I think we can say with a good deal of certainty that the answer to both questions is no. The series is currently shooting in and around Albuquerque, New Mexico, and I have no other details. If Burt Gummer appears, [he] will be played by another [actor].”
THE SILVER CHAIR---the movie based on the fourth CHRONICLES OF NARNIA is underway. Director Joe Johnston (THE ROCKETEER) said he will be retiring after its completion.
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE---Annabeth Gish (THE X-FILES) will play caretaker Mrs. Dudley in the Netflix series based on the haunted house novel. Carla Gugino, Michael Huisman and Timothy Hutton also star. The 1963 Robert Wise movie, THE HAUNTING, based on the novel starred Julie Harris, and the 1999 remake starred Liam Neeson.
BANKING ON MR. TOAD---Lena Headey (GAME OF THRONES) is in talks to co-star in this biomovie about WIND AND THE WILLOWS author Kenneth Grahame. Heady will play Grahame's wife, Elsie, and Toby Kebbell (DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES) will play Grahame.
KRYPTON---Paula Malcomson (RAY DONOVAN) will play Charys and Blake Ritson (DA VINCI'S DEMONS) will play Brainiac in the Syfy prequel series.
MSU: MOTORCYCLE SPECIALTY UNIT---NBC tv series about an elite LAPD motorcycle unit is underway. Josh Duhamel is the executive producer.
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IT---Jessica Chastain confirmed she's in talks to play the grown-up Beverly in the sequel.
This would be too perfect...
I can't wait.
Ford A. Thaxton
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Hollywood fast track = We must get shit faster!
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Nov 7, 2017 - 5:14 PM
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Rameau
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Lord Of The Rings could work very well as a TV series, the first film is 17 years old & I'm surprised that there's not talk for a movie remake.
yeah, why arent they talking about a movie remake. The filmmaking technology, plot, characters are too dated for the current generation.
Are you kidding?
I thought that was obvious, not to mention consistent with most of my other cynic posts.
But if I were actually advocating endless remakes, I'd point to the high bar of CGI (ie the POTA reboots), not the low end.
Apart from Ian Mckellen's Gandalf, I'd think most of the other parts could be cast just as good, or maybe even better, & say a ten part season for each book, let the story breath a bit. The only problem is, it would take an HBO size budget to do it all properly, & would/could Amazon spend that much? I believe Game Of Thrones was costing $6 million an episode & has now gone up to $10 million an episode.
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IT---Jessica Chastain confirmed she's in talks to play the grown-up Beverly in the sequel.
This would be too perfect...
I can't wait.
Ford A. Thaxton
I can. The remake was utter crap. Totally unnecessary.
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Nov 10, 2017 - 4:30 AM
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Rameau
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Or you could just re-read the book.
Naa. I really enjoyed it when I first read it in the sixties, it was more of a slog when I re-read it in the late seventies, in fact I gave up a little way into the third book.
I can see that point of view, although the only books I'd want made into movies are page-turners (ie plot-driven, not character studies) which arent particularly great literature. The fun ones without alot of introspection. But I wouldnt want them remade every couple years.
I have to agree with that (too much agreement going on here), Hollywood makes movies out of bestsellers that are bestsellers because of how beautifully written they are. The rights are bought & the studios lose all that writing & are left with the plot, which might not be up to much in the cold light of day. I used to read a lot of science fiction in the seventies, some badly written obscure books, but some of them had great plots & a few good twist endings, that's what the studios should be buying, they can supply the dialogue & characters & buy the film rights for a song.
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