RIP John Hughes – TFC Morning Report
Top Story: Iconic 80s filmmaker John Hughes died suddenly of a heart attack while vacationing with his family yesterday. He was 59. Hughes directed some of the most memorable films from the 1980s including Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science. He was also credited a the writer on numerous projects throughout the 90s and early 2000s under the pseudonym Edmond Dantes. (THR) In Other News: Mission: Impossible 4 has a pair of writers. Paramount and producers Tom Cruise and J.J. Abrams have brought in Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec to pen the screenplay. (Variety) Opening today: G.I. Joe Julie & Julia A Perfect Getaway...
Read MoreChris Hemsworth is Thor (?)
Is papa Kirk going to be Thor? Nikke Finke says so. According to DHD, Hunky Aussie actor Chris Hemsworth will play the Norse god in Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of the Marvel Comics property. There’s no official word from the Marvel folks, but Nikke’s source inside Marvel has given here scoop after scoop for months now. I imagine we’ll get the official word next week. Good choice? Hemsworth looks the part and as an actor who has worked with J.J. Abrams, you can trust that he has the talent to hold a picture together. (Abrams knows how to pick them.) Thor is scheduled to be released in the same year as The Green Lantern, moving its date to May 20, 2011 to get a head start on the D.C. flick that usurped its June 17, 2011 release date. Glad to...
Read MoreStar Trek transported to top of box office – TFC Morning Report
Top Story: J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot took home $76.5 million at the domestic box office this weekend and another $35.5 million overseas. Obviously a franchise record. The total worldwide bow for what will likely be the summer’s hottest ticket was $112 million. (erc BoxOffice) In Other News: Anchor Bay picked up the rights to Michael Meredith’s family road dramedy Open Road. The film stars Justin Timberlake and Jeff Bridges. (THR) Matthew Goode has joined the cast of Cemetery Junction, a comedy about a salesman in the 1970s from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. (THR)...
Read MoreMovie Review: Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek (2009)–**** J.J. Abrams, I fear you may have made a Trekkie out of me. And I doubt that’s the last time you’ll here that in the next few weeks. You see, Mr. Abrams, what you did with Star Trek, a prequel/re-imagining of the classic sci-fi series, is nothing less than a miracle. You reinvigorated a franchise that was a pop culture punchline (sorry, old school Trekkies), turning it into the best popcorn sci-fi film since The Matrix. Thanks, J.J. From the opening battle spectacular to closing moments so good they sent an excited chill up my spine, Star Trek proves to be one of the most electrifying, smartly scripted films anyone is likely to see this summer. What J.J. Abrams did for Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible series he does 10 times over for Kirk, Spock,...
Read MoreTFC Morning Report – Tuesday, April 7, 2009 – Howard, Gooding Jr. join Red Tails
Top Story: Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding, Jr., along with Bryan Cranston, have joined the cast of the George Lucas-produced Red Tails. Anthony Hemingway directs the film about the Tuskegee Airmen for Lucas Films. (Variety) In Other News: Diane Keaton and Jeff Goldblum have signed on for Morning Glory. The comedy about a morning news producer who attempts to save the show from its feuding anchors will also star Harrison Ford and Rachel McAdams with J.J. Abrams producing and Roger Mitchell directing. (Variety) There’s more Duplass brothers coming your way. The duo’s pitch for a film titled Table 19 was picked up by Fox Searchlight. (THR) Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have nabbed the rights to Horse Soldiers, a novel about a special forces unit that invaded Afghanistan on horseback after 9/11. (Variety) Jennifer Garner is still around. Yeah,...
Read MoreTFC Morning Report – Tuesday, March 31, 2009 – Star Trek sequel on the fast track
Top Story: Paramount Pictures is showing that it has confidence in the May 8 relaunch of the Star Trek franchise. The studio has already hired Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof to write a screenplay for a sequel to the J.J. Abrams-directed Star Trek 90210 flick. No word yet on if Abrams will return to direct. Hmm, is this Marvel distributor Paramount’s way of keeping Chris Pine way from Warner/DC’s The Green Lantern ? (Variety) In Other News: Looks like those all those Jake and Kate vidders are getting some competition. Disney/ABC-TV and ESPN have signed a deal that will put shortform and longform programming from the ABC networks on YouTube. ESPN channels will appear in April with ABC programs set to hit the video streaming site in May. (Variety) The Last King of Scotland and State of...
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