Movie News and Views December 28, 2009 Trailer Edition

“Frozen” – A horror movie set on a ski resort. I guess everything IS eventual. Opens February 5, 2010

“Valentine’s Day” – The complexities of love and life in L.A. Stars Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx, etc. Opens February 12, 2010

“Bounty Hunter” – A bounty hunter (Gerard Butler) has to retrieve his ex-wife (Jennifer Aniston) who has skipped bail. No doubt romance and hilarity will ensue… Opens March 19, 2010

“Repo Men” – Following all the previous genetic “repo” movies, this one follows a man (Jude Law) who is one of the best repo men in the biz and finds that he’s a payment or two behind. Opens April 2, 2010

“Back-Up Plan” – J. Lo stars as a woman who conceives twins via artificial insemination only to meet the man of her dreams the next day. Is anyone going to really watch this? Opens April 16, 2010

“Iron Man 2” – Director Jon Favreau ups the ante on the sequel to 2008’s “Iron Man.” This time around Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) faces off between a new weapons manufacturer (Sam Rockwell), a Russian prisoner who creates his own suit (Mickey Rourke), and a new assistant (Scarlett Johansson) who has an evil altar ego. Opens May 7, 2010

“Robin Hood” – Russell Crowe plays the titular character in this epic directed by Ridley Scott. Also stars Cate Blanchett, William Hurt, Mark Strong, and Max von Sydow. Opens May 14, 2010

“Shrek Forever After” – The fourth –and final- installment of the green ogre franchise. Opens May 21, 2010

“Sex and the City 2” – Women. Shopping. Sex. Manhattan. Sequel. Based on HBO series. Opens May 28, 2010

“Marmaduke” – Movie based on the havoc-wreaking Great Dane from the comic strip of the same name (located somewhere in your local newspaper around Family Circle). Stars Owen Wilson, Emma Stone, Ron Perlman, William H. Macy, and George Lopez. Opens June 4, 2010

“The Karate Kid” – A remake/reboot/re-ignite of the film that made Ralph Macchio a star, this time around it’s about a kid (Jaden Smith) who moves to China and learns the ways of “wax on, wax off,” from Mr. Han (Jackie Chan). Opens June 11, 2010

“Toy Story 3” – It’s to the day care for the gang as Any goes to college. Opens June 18, 2010

“Knight and Day” – Cameron Diaz is a lonely woman whose blind date (Tom Cruise) happens to be a super-spy on a mission that just got a little more… impossible. Opens July 2, 2010

Movie News and Views January 20, 2009 Inaugural Poster Edition

 

 

All the movie news fit to blog!

 

–         Good news for Zack Snyder/ “Watchmen” fans. Warner Bros. and Fox have reached a settlement over the movie. For those who don’t know the backstory Warner Bros. gave the go-ahead to do a “Watchmen” movie. Late in the game a contract was found dating back to the Nineties which showed that Fox had distribution rights on the graphic novel. Fox threatened to halt distribution while the WB was too far into production to stop the movie (i.e. it was almost in post). The settlement is reportedly $5-$10 mil from WB upfront to Fox, then an additional 5-8% of the theatrical gross.

–         A new prequel for “The Thing” will involve what happened to the Norwegian scientists (who were dead at the beginning of John Carpenter’s “The Thing.”)

–         Keanu Reeves has been confirmed for the “Cowboy Bebop” movie.

–         Sam Rockwell and Mickey Rourke will be in “Iron Man 2.”

–         Joaquin Phoenix has officially left acting to be a rap star. Chronicling his adventures on video is his best friend Casey Affleck.

–         J.K. Simmons will reprise his role as J.J. Jameson in “Spidey 4.”

–         Reshooting on the upcoming “Wolverine” movie DOES NOT mean previous shooting went bad. Several actors’ schedules couldn’t clear until now.

–         Roland Emmerich (“Independence Day,” “The Day After Tomorrow”) is slated to direct Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation” trilogy.

–         Pioneer will stop making Laserdisc players after 3000 for the year. This is surprising since I didn’t realize the players were still being made, and a movie hasn’t been pressed on LD since 2000.

–         Samuel L. Jackson may not play Nick Fury in the upcoming “Nick Fury” and “Avengers” movie. Apparently, contract negotiations have broken down due to the paycheck Jackson was requesting.

–         Jackie Chan will play “Mr. Miyagi” in the “Karate Kid” remake starring Jayden Smith (Will Smith’s son).

–         “Transformers 2” info: The Decepticons will use Devastator (from the Constructicons) and the Autobots will use Superion (constructed from the Aerialbots).

–         Warner Bros. has put DC Comics movies on hold.

–         The next Superman movie will have a new villain.

–         Relative Media has purchased Rogue Pictures from Universal.

–         A homeless man was cast in Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” movie.

–         Bollywood is set to remake “Back to the Future.”

–         “The Terminator” has now been submitted for preservation in the US Film Registry.

–         Jay Mohr changes his name to Jay Ferguson Cox Mohr, due to his wife Nikki Cox.

–         Bruce Boxleitner and Jeff Bridges will return for the next “Tron” movie.

–         VHS is done. The last movie to be released on it was “A History of Violence.”