ARTEMIS FOWL Headed For The Big Screen – Big 6 Morning Report
Harvey Weinstein and Disney are inexplicably (okay, well, for money) teaming up for an adaptation of the best-selling children’s book series Artemis Fowl. Author Eion Colfer has described the book as “Die Hard” with fairies. We’ll see if that spirit can be brought to the big screen when Harry Potter screenwriter Michael Goldenberg writes the script. (ScreenRant) In other book adaptation news, Sony has won a bidding war with rival studios for the rights to Thomas Sweterlitsch’s sci-fi novel Tomorrow and Tomorrow. The book takes place 10 years after the destruction of Pittsburgh, following one of the survivors who discovers a cover-up around the city’s fall. Noah Oppenheim will write the screenplay. (The Wrap) Paul Schrader says he wants to write a Clarence Thomas biopic for Spike Lee. (The Playlist) Sherlock Holmes may soon enter the public domain. (THR) The Butler star David Oyelowo has join the...
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Spike Lee’s OLDBOY Moves to November – Big 6 Morning Report
Spike Lee’s Oldboy, the remake of Chan-wook Park’s cult classic, may be one of the most anticipated and controversial films of the year. But we’ll have to wait a little longer to see it. FilmDistrict has moved the film from its October release date back to November 27. (Badass Digest) Oscar winner Jamie Foxx isn’t done with comic book movies after Spider-Man 2. The actor really, really wants to play Spawn in a film adaptation. (ScreenRant) Jerry Bruckheimer sounds a lot like Dick Cheney these days. The legendary producer believes history will look kindly on his flop-tastic Lone Ranger. (Vulture) Is the Superman/Batman movie filming in Toronto from Vancouver? VanCityBuzz seems to think so. (Superhero Hype) Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno, a film about a group of college students kidnapped by cannibals in the Amazon, will premiere in the Toronto Film Festival‘s midnights...
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John Williams Will Return To Score STAR WARS: EPISODE VII
While this doesn’t come as a huge surprise given just how many of the original actors are returning, John Williams, the man who created the theme for the original Star Wars and the other iconic music in the film series, will return to score J.J. Abrams’s Star Wars: Episode VII. Kathleen Kennedy, the executive in charge of Lucasfilm, announced at Star Wars Celebration Europe that the living legend would compose the much for the upcoming sequel. Star Wars online also posted this video from Williams describing his relationship with the universe. In it, Williams reveals that he hasn’t seen a script quite yet. But it’s only a matter of time, we can presume. 2015 is closer than you can...
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Watch This Anxiety-Inducing Extended Trailer for GRAVITY
Another day, another anxiety filled few minutes of Gravity. This extended trailer mashes up some of the dizzying trailers we’ve already seen, but gives us a much more concrete idea of exactly what the movie is going to be like. Basically, survival. If you can’t handle 3D, then I suggest you avoid this movie or bring a barf bag because there’s no question that your head will be...
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MTV’s SCREAM Series Gets REVENGE/CRIMINAL MINDS Writers – Big 6 Morning Report
MTV announced that it was adapting one of the greatest slasher films of all time, Scream, for the small screen about a year ago. And this week at TCA we learned that Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin have been hired as writers for the show. The pair have previously worked on Revenge, Criminal Minds and The Event. (Variety) NBC is planning a few big event miniseries, including one about the life of Hillary Clinton from the White House to her time as Secretary of State, a new adaptation of The Tommyknockers and an adaptation of Rosemary’s Baby. (The Wrap) At the weekend box office, The Wolverine came in #1 with a weak $55 million, though it did gross over $141 million worldwide. (Deadline) Diablo Cody is directing a movie and new photos from the film, Paradise, have been released. (/Film) According to Alec Baldwin, he turned down an offer...
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14 Movies From 2013 That Could Strike Oscar Gold
Sure the Oscars may be seven months away, but once the Telluride Film Festival opens a month from now, Oscar season will officially begin. With both Venice and Toronto announcing their line-ups this week, as well, the contenders are starting to take form. So here’s a very early look at some of the movies that could be up for Oscar on March 2, 2014, at the 86th Academy Awards. 1.) The Butler If I had to pick one movie most likely to win Best Picture today, Lee Daniels’ The Butler would be it. It just looks like an Oscar movie. The Weinsteins are 100 percent behind it, they stirred up a controversy to make it look like a movie worth rooting for, and it has the Precious team behind it. With Oprah poised to lock in Best Supporting Actress...
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