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Justice League poses more questions than answers

23 Aug 2007

The news that Warners are pushing ahead with their Justice League superhero picture has raised a few knotty questions. The studio are driving the comic book adaptation forward for a summer 2009 release and are keen to see it launch franchises for Wonder…

The Blu-Ray war continues

23 Aug 2007

Early adopters may be wincing at their Blu-Ray players after Paramount and Dreamworks Animation announced they would only be releasing content on HD DVD. It’s also something of a kick in the teeth for Sony who are pitching their Playstation 3 as a…

Porno still no nearer completion

23 Aug 2007

The sequel to Trainspotting is still in the sidings according to author Irvine Welsh. Porno, his follow-up novel to his breakout hit, is still waiting on a workable screenplay, though the author did reveal it is currently being worked on by John Hodge…

Logan on the run again

23 Aug 2007

The long-running Logan’s Run saga looks like finally breasting the finishing tape after going through a legion of directors. Bryan Singer was first in line to helm the adaptation of the sci-fi classic and when he dropped out Flightplan’s Robert Schwenke…

Miike throws a curveball

23 Aug 2007

Better known for the toe-curling violence of Audition and Ichi the Killer, director Takashi Miike has nonplussed movie goers by revealing he is hard at work on science fiction romantic comedy. Miike is working with producer Haruki Kadokawa on Kamisama…

Yet more comic adaps

23 Aug 2007

The latest comic to get the big screen treatment is set to be Frank Miller’s The Spirit and Eva Mendes has already signed on to appear. Despite popping up in the less than acclaimed Ghost Rider, Mendes is apparently undaunted enough to pitch up as the…

Cusack and Isaacs team up for de Bont

23 Aug 2007

Actionphobe John Cusack is set to join scene-stealing Harry Potter actor Jason Isaacs in Jan de Bont’s new movie Stopping Power. Cusack last tried on his action trousers for the superlative Con Air and in the Twister director’s latest flick is set to…

Bourne remembers how to top box office

23 Aug 2007

The amnesiac adventures of superspy Jason Bourne have proved irresistible to UK film-goers, with the third in the popular series racing to the top of the box office. The Bourne Ultimatum took an impressive £5.3 million in its opening weekend top cruise…

Oscar fishing with Kidman and Fiennes

23 Aug 2007

The latest ‘nailed on for at least one Oscar production’ would appear to be The Reader, set to star Nicole Kidman and Ralph Fiennes. Based on the acclaimed bestseller by German author Bernhard Schlink, the movie is further upping its Oscar potential by…

Watchmen finally finds a cast

27 Jul 2007

It’s been bubbling under for what seems like an eon, but a big screen version of the Watchmen might just be on the horizon. There’s finally a cast in place for the Zack Snyder movie which will be filmed in the de rigueur 300 style, all rendered…

Naomi Watts to play Draco in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

27 Jul 2007

Obligatory Harry Potter news Naomi Watts has signed on to the latest big screen outing for the boy wizard, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. The King Kong actress is to play Draco Malfoy’s mother Narcissa in the penultimate movie in the series.

Beowulf the belle of Comic-Con

27 Jul 2007

The preview night of the San Diego Comic-Con was all about Robert Zemeckis’ adaptation of Beowulf. The director terrified children across the globe with his CGI over live action animation technique in Polar Express but using the same system for Beowulf…

Hood takes on Wolverine

27 Jul 2007

More comic adaptation news as Tsotsi director Gavin Hood has signed on to direct the X-Men spin off Wolverine. Hugh Jackman is already on board to reprise his role as the adamantium skeletoned mutant in what is expected to be an origins tale, despite…

Sylar to Spock?

27 Jul 2007

To continue the geek-a-thon, rumours abound that Zachary Quinto is all but nailed on to be cast as Spock in the latest Star Trek movie. At the risk of ruining Heroes for everyone without satellite TV, Quinto plays Sylar in the hit American show and does…

Guy Ritchie to direct The Gamekeeper

27 Jul 2007

Guy Ritchie is in talks to direct a film version of his own Virgin Comics series The Gameskeeper for Warner Brothers. Uber-producer Joel Silver is on board to guide the adaptation to the screen which will be something of a step away from the guns and…

Rickman and Grant go for vintage roles

27 Jul 2007

Both Alan Rickman and Hugh Grant could be playing the same character in rival films about a wine tasting event. Severus Snape actor Rickman has already signed on to play Steven Spurrier in the forthcoming Bottle Shock which re-enacts the controversial…

Blade Runner gets its ultimate cut

27 Jul 2007

The final, final, last ever, really the director’s cut version of Blade Runner is to be released on HD-DVD, Blue-Ray, DVD and on a limited cinema run. The much vaunted unicorn dream sequence has been put back in, the hideous voice over removed and…

Southland Tales to hit screens at last

27 Jul 2007

Richard Kelly’s critically savaged Southland Tales is ready to be released in cinemas on November 9 after massive recuts. The Donnie Darko director’s story of a disturbing future was panned when it was shown at Cannes last year, but has undergone major…

Ridley Scott to produce The Passage

27 Jul 2007

Ridley Scott has agreed to produce an adaptation of Justin Cronin’s The Passage, after Fox 2000 agreed to pay $3.75 million for the rights. The only fly in the ointment is that Cronin has yet to finish the book. It does sound quite good though, with the…

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