ZOMBIELAND and JACKASS sequels coming in 3D
Just when you thought 3D would be limited to animated movies, low-budget slasher flicks, and Smurf epics, two sequels are being planned that will take full advantage of the cinematic resurgence of the format. A sequel to the hit zombie comedy Zombieland will be filmed in 3D, according to Variety. Sony is busy getting everyone signed. With $75 million in the bank, who wouldn’t? And this one could be even more fun than My Bloody Valentine in 3D, as long as more body parts are flying at the audience. Of course, the more unlikely contender for a 3D sequel is Jackass. Paramount is said to be getting Johnny Knoxville and the gang back together for the picture. Good luck boys. I’d like to see how you make sticking a matchbox car in someone’s rectum work in 3D. On second...
Read MoreNew DAYBREAKERS trailer
Am I overdosing on awards coverage after only two days? Man. I guess it’s time for a genre movie trailer to bring me back down to Earth. Of course, it is a genre movie with Ethan Hawke. And it’s more of a genre-blending movie, Vamps and sci-fi. Okay, I’m through rationalizing my reasons for this post. Please proceed calmly to the synopsis, courtesy of Lionsgate: The year is 2019. A mysterious plague has swept over the earth, transforming the majority of the world’s population into vampires. Humans are now an endangered, second-class species – forced into hiding as they are hunted and farmed for vampire consumption to the brink of extinction. It’s all up to Edward Dalton, a vampire researcher who refuses to feed on human blood, to perfect a blood substitute that might sustain vampires and spare the...
Read MoreSpirit Award nominees announced
Precious is moving closer to Oscar and The Last Station has a big fan base (watch out for Plummer). That’s what we learned when both films took six Spirit Award nominations this morning. My only question: Where the hell are the Best Feature nominations for A Serious Man and Goodbye Solo??? Film Independent’s 25th annual Spirit Awards ceremony will be held on Friday, March 5, 2010, at 8 p.m. PT. Full nominee list via IndieWire: BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer) “(500) Days Of Summer,” Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe “Amreeka,” Producers: Paul Barkin, Christina Piovesan “Precious,” Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness “Sin Nombre,” Producer: Amy Kaufman “The Last Station,” Producers: Bonnie Arnold, Chris Curling, Jens Meuer BEST DIRECTOR Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, “A Serious Man” Lee Daniels, “Precious” Cary Joji...
Read MoreMY FAIR LADY has Madden at the helm
Variety reports that Shakespeare in Love helmer John Madden is in talks to direct Columbia’s remake of the classic movie musical My Fair Lady. Right now, no one is signed to star in the picture, something that Madden will remedy in the new year. (Keira Knightley has long been attached to the film, but it’s uncertain whether she’ll actually get the role of Eliza Doolittle.) The original My Fair Lady movie from 1964 took in $72 million at the domestic box office, which equals about $430 million adjusted for inflation. The film also won eight Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director for George Cukor, and Best Actor for Rex Harrison. The remake, produced by Duncan Kenworthy and West End legend Cameron Mackintosh, will reportedly remain more faithful to Alan Jay Lerner’s original...
Read MoreTHE HURT LOCKER takes Best Feature at the Gotham Awards
The Hurt Locker scored the first big win of Oscar season at tonight’s Gotham Independent Film Awards. Last year, Frozen River took its Gotham win all the way to the Oscar red carpet, nabbing a nomination for Best Actress (Melissa Leo) and Best Original Screenplay (Courtney Hunt). With Hollywood player Kathryn Bigelow at the helm of The Hurt Locker (she is James Cameron’s ex-wife, after all), chances are this one will have longer legs. Gotham Award Winners via IndieWire: Best Feature The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow, director; Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro, producers (Summit Entertainment)Best Documentary Food, Inc. Robert Kenner, director; Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein, producers (Magnolia Pictures) Best Ensemble Performance The Hurt Locker Breakthrough Director Robert Siegel for Big Fan Breakthrough Actor Catalina Saavedra in The Maid Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near...
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