The Upcoming Film Discussion Thread?

[Sycophant]

For projects that don't deserve their own threads just yet?

Two items about American live-action adaptations of previously Japanese (great) animated fare:

- Jeff Stockwell (The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, The Bridge to Terabithia) is writing an adaptation of Kiki's Delivery Service for Disney for a planned 2009 release. I liked Bridge and thought its script was pretty strong, so I'm surprisingly willing to give it a shot.

- Leonardo DiCaprio is producing and Ruari Robinson, an Irish director who has done two shorts according to the IMDb, is set to direct a pair of Akira films (http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/akira-confirmed/). It's going to be moved from Tokyo to New York, with each film being adapted from three volumes of the six-volume manga.

[Dukefrukem]

Script review of a Highlander Reboot. (http://www.cc2k.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1834)

apparently they want to use guns in a new movie basing this reasoning losely off something Sean Connery said;


... in the original film it is implied, though never clearly stated, that the immortals live by a certain code and that part of that code is to only use an edged weapon of choice (usually a sword) in their duels. You never see an immortal pull a shotgun or AK-47 and unload on their opponent, then calmly walk over to take their head. Yet in the remake the use of firearms is not only allowed, it is welcomed. At one point in the script while Ramirez (MacLeod's mentor, played by Sean Connery in the original) is teaching MacLeod how to fight, he tells him to always become proficient with the weapons of the time, and use whatever is necessary to gain an edge. Later we see MacLeod employ a sniper rifle in the hope of catching The Kurgan unawares and dispatching him from a safe distance. This all might be practical, but by including this element much of the charm of the original film is lost.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I'm not a huge fan of The Highlander films or series, but part of the appeal and mystique is that they use swords. Carrying guns would make it feel like just another action franchise.

[Dukefrukem]

WTF?

I was looking up the Hangover cast on imdb and under Galifianakis's profile it says The Hangover 2 is in Development?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0302108/

[Ezee E]

WTF?

I was looking up the Hangover cast on imdb and under Galifianakis's profile it says The Hangover 2 is in Development?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0302108/
Makes sense. The movie is going to be huge I think.

[Grouchy]

Highlander with guns. Now there's an idea that pisses the living shit off me.

[MadMan]

Highlander with guns is just lame. The best parts of the original film are the badass sword fights.

[Rowland]

Because I doubt many people care enough to justify a thread, two new Ju-On movies are being released theatrically in Japan later this year, both by new directors.

The Grudge: Old Lady in White

A high school girl named Akane who has a sixth sense and starts having disturbing visions of a childhood best friend who recently died in a family murder-suicide.

The Grudge: Girl in Black

A nurse named Yuko who cares for a young girl who has a strange cyst inside her body. The cyst turns out to be the leftover grudge of an unborn baby and begins to spread to the surrounding people, driving them mad.

Trailers (http://joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=16940)

I especially like the synopsis for the latter one. A Grudge fetus? Why is the old lady making the throat sound, was her neck crushed too? Whatevs.

[Dukefrukem]

I was also gonna post that news today. I'll watch them.

[megladon8]

A new Heavy Metal movie is coming (http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/heavy-metal-adds-cameron-verbinksi-snyder-as-directors.php), and it has quite the line up of creative talent.

David Fincher, James Cameron, Zack Snyder, Gore Verbinski, and Tenacious D.

[Dukefrukem]

Tenacious D? I'm there.

[Ivan Drago]

Fincher, Cameron, AND Snyder? I'm there.

Was the first Heavy Metal movie segmented as well?

[Spinal]

If it's a good Heavy Metal movie, it'll be the first. First two were lame and lamer.

[Spun Lepton]

A new Heavy Metal movie is coming (http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/heavy-metal-adds-cameron-verbinksi-snyder-as-directors.php), and it has quite the line up of creative talent.

David Fincher, James Cameron, Zack Snyder, Gore Verbinski, and Tenacious D.

Am I alone in the opinion that the first Heavy Metal movie was a pile of garbage, and the second (Heavy Metal 2000) was a joke?

[Spun Lepton]

Good news, everyone!

From the producers of the upcoming Monopoly, Candy Land, and Battleship movies comes ... the Where's Waldo? movie.

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/06/waldo.html

You're welcome.

[megladon8]

Am I alone in the opinion that the first Heavy Metal movie was a pile of garbage, and the second (Heavy Metal 2000) was a joke?


Nope. They both suck.

But knowing the talent that's involved in this new one, I'm intrigued.

[Ezee E]

Yeah, the South Park episode making fun of Heavy Metal almost makes it worth it though.

[EyesWideOpen]

Good news, everyone!

From the producers of the upcoming Monopoly, Candy Land, and Battleship movies comes ... the Where's Waldo? movie.

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/06/waldo.html

You're welcome.


Out of all of those I think Where's Waldo? has the most potential for awesomeness.

[MadMan]

The "Where's Waldo?" movie will be all about the search for one man, and how incredible that journey is, all filtered through the pathos of finding oneself. Or something. I really don't know.

[EvilShoe]

Hooray, if a Y: The Last Man movie happens Shia LaBeouf probably won't star (http://superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=8409).

[Barty]

Where's Waldo? could have a lot of potential as a documentary similar to Winged Migration. Except Waldo instead of Birds.

[lovejuice]

Am I alone in the opinion that the first Heavy Metal movie was a pile of garbage, and the second (Heavy Metal 2000) was a joke?
haven't watched the 2000, but the original HM is garbage. agree.

[Kurosawa Fan]

haven't watched the 2000, but the original HM is garbage. agree.

This.

[Ivan Drago]

Yeah, the South Park episode making fun of Heavy Metal almost makes it worth it though.

"Look! It's Kenny. He's getting high on life!"
"Kenny's getting....really high on life."
"Kenny's getting WASTED on life!"

:lol:

[lovejuice]

one thing that makes HM especially despicable for me is their stupid assumption that showing cartoons having sex and dying in a gruesome way is already cool in itself.

[Ezee E]

Neil Marshall may be directing the Predators reboot/sequel?

I can get behind that.

[Watashi]

So it looks like Ron Howard might be directing Stretch Armstrong. You know... the movie based on the toy that stretches.

So we got Ridley Scott directing Monopoly, Kevin Lima directing Candyland, Gore Verbinski directing Oujia, and Peter Berg directing Battleship.

I hope Len Wiseman is currently jobless so he can direct Crossfire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCwn1NTK-50).

[MadMan]

So it looks like Ron Howard might be directing Stretch Armstrong. You know... the movie based on the toy that stretches.

So we got Ridley Scott directing Monopoly, Kevin Lima directing Candyland, Gore Verbinski directing Oujia, and Peter Berg directing Battleship.

I hope Len Wiseman is currently jobless so he can direct Crossfire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCwn1NTK-50).Scott's and Lima's efforts will be the best of the bunch.

And the South Park episode mocking Heavy Metal was indeed hilarious. The dream sequences were the best.

[number8]

Hahahaha, Fox just greenlit a 3rd Darko movie.

I guess S. Darko had healthy sales?

[Ivan Drago]

So it looks like Ron Howard might be directing Stretch Armstrong. You know... the movie based on the toy that stretches.


It's no longer Steve Oedekerk? Laaame.

[Dukefrukem]

Hahahaha, Fox just greenlit a 3rd Darko movie.

I guess S. Darko had healthy sales?

C'mon......

[Dukefrukem]

Billy Zane is back in horror! (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16477)

[Ivan Drago]

Hahahaha, Fox just greenlit a 3rd Darko movie.

I guess S. Darko had healthy sales?

This. Does. Not. Exist. Neither does the 2nd movie. I can't believe it...I WON'T believe it.

[Spun Lepton]

The first Donnie Darko was good enough to warrant sequels?

:D

[Winston*]

Since these Darko movie's aren't made by the same people, isn't getting outraged about it a bit like getting angry at the existence of fan fiction?

[number8]

Since these Darko movie's aren't made by the same people, isn't getting outraged about it a bit like getting angry at the existence of fan fiction?

Produced by Richard Kelly.

[Ezee E]

Pretty sure Kelly had to "produce" it because how else is the guy going to make any money. He should make Donnie Darko action figures.

[number8]

Pretty sure Kelly had to "produce" it because how else is the guy going to make any money. He should make Donnie Darko action figures.

Errrr...

http://www.amazon.com/Donnie-Darko-Frank-Action-Figure/dp/B000FHDO0Q

[EvilShoe]

Errrr...

http://www.amazon.com/Donnie-Darko-Frank-Action-Figure/dp/B000FHDO0Q
The promo talk is rather convincing:


He knows when the world is going to end. In the film Donnie Darko, Frank the Bunny tells Donnie that the world is going to end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds. If this is true, you had better buy this figure fast!

[Skitch]

I think we said all we needed to with the first Darko movie.

Or am I wrong and S. Darko is a gem in the rough?

[Dukefrukem]

I think we said all we needed to with the first Darko movie.

Or am I wrong and S. Darko is a gem in the rough?

Its bad and only resembles the first film through sleep walking and the time bubbles. In the end, the entire film is worthless. Think Devil's Advocate.

[Lasse]

There could be a fifth Indiana Jones-trilogy movie.

Quick comment at the end of this video:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8102103.stm

[number8]

Wow, a 5th trilogy? That's a lot of movies, Steven.

[D_Davis]

Think Devil's Advocate.

That had some good nudity.

[Raiders]

Wow, a 5th trilogy? That's a lot of movies, Steven.

Like Shia said, "money never sleeps."

[Dukefrukem]

There could be a fifth Indiana Jones-trilogy movie.

Quick comment at the end of this video:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8102103.stm

I'm not opposed to this if they could possibly make up for the shittiness that was the 4th movie.

[Lasse]

Wow, a 5th trilogy? That's a lot of movies, Steven.

It was a bad joke about only acknowledging the first three movies. :P

- Lasse.


EDIT: And like Duke, I'd not be opposed to a fifth Indy movie if the story is right. I don't think Harrison Ford was too old.

[Dukefrukem]

The Stepfather (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRLpZQ7B_CY) (Dylan Walsh)

remake of course...

[Dukefrukem]

Mission Impossible 4 (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41450)


According to a report in a trade publication (which lifted this story from Spoiler TV, which was lifted from TV Guide...), MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE IV would be co-produced by Cruise and Abrams and in theaters by 2011. Interestingly, there's not a word about Cruise starring in this film or Abrams directing it, so who knows what they're cooking up? Right now, Abrams is busy getting the next STAR TREK ready for production, while Cruise is signed for an untitled James Mangold drama at 20th Century Fox and David Cronenberg's THE MATARESE CIRCLE for MGM (which will co-star Denzel Washington). In other words, unless one or two of Cruise's projects falls apart over the next few months ('cuz STAR TREK is a go picture), 2011 sounds like a pipe dream

[Spun Lepton]

Oh, man, I haven't laughed this hard in a long time.

http://www.examiner.com/x-4325-Britney-Spears-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Britney-to-star-in-new-film


Britney to star in new film?

Britney Spears has reportedly been offered the starring role of a new film, entitled "The Yellow Star of Sophia and Eton."

"The Yellow Star" --according to the Nation Ledger-- will place Spears in her first starring role since the ill-recieved "Crossroads" as Sophia, a time-traveling woman who tragically falls in love with a man imprisoned in a concentration camp..

The film is alledgedly set to enter production sometime after the Circus tour's second North American run. There is no director attached to the picture.

[number8]

That is the greatest premise ever.

[Ezee E]

I hope there's a dance-off in Auschwitz.

[Spinal]

This will not end well.

[Derek]

If ever Uwe Boll was looking to break away from video game adaptation, this is the time.

Sweet Jesus.

[Sycophant]

Animated CJ7 sequel on the way, not written or directed by Stephen Chow, but by McDull veteran, Toe Yuen.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004703.html?categoryId=1 9&cs=1

[transmogrifier]

What the fuck (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118005289.html?categoryid=1 3&cs=1)?

Fincher to direct a movie about Facebook?

I blame all you fools who hated on TCCOBB. He's obviously a broken man.

[Ezee E]

Perhaps we'll see the insides of a computer work as one person accepts another's friend request.

[number8]

It's David Fincher directing Aaron Sorkin. Who gives a shit what it's about.

[Sycophant]

Oh, man, I haven't laughed this hard in a long time.

http://www.examiner.com/x-4325-Britney-Spears-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Britney-to-star-in-new-film

Yeah, I'm gonna watch this. Unless, like, Catherine Hardwicke directs.

[Mara]

It's David Fincher directing Aaron Sorkin. Who gives a shit what it's about.

Holy crap.

[Ezee E]

All of these movies that have been mentioned:

Future Best Picture nominee.

[Dukefrukem]

All of these movies that have been mentioned:

Future Best Picture nominee.

now THAT is funny!

[MacGuffin]

Monica Belluci and Louis Garrel in Philippe Garrel's I've Kept the Angels (http://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=1846 3549.html). Shooting will start in 2010.

[Dukefrukem]

IESB has confirmed that 20th Century Fox has hired writer Kyle Ward to pen the script for the sequel to Hitman!
[EDIT]
Adrian Askarieh, Daniel Alter and Chuck Gordon will return as producers.

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7070&Itemid=99

[number8]

IESB has confirmed that a bunch of shitheads has hired a nobody to pen the script for the shitty sequel to a steaming pile of shit!

[Dukefrukem]

They're thinking of remaking An American Werewolf in London, or franchising it and making lots of sequels. We need more Werewolf films.

[Ezee E]

They're thinking of remaking An American Werewolf in London, or franchising it and making lots of sequels. We need more Werewolf films.
Benicio's comes out whenever they decide to finally release it...

[Dead & Messed Up]

We need more Werewolf films.

Nah, we're good.

[number8]

We'd already gone through the werewolf revival a few years ago. It was right before all this vampire shit.

[Mara]

We need more Werewolf films.

Personally, I can't think of a "We need more ________________ films" statement that is true.

[Ezee E]

We'd already gone through the werewolf revival a few years ago. It was right before all this vampire shit.
We did? What was it?

I thought it was zombies, and they still haven't left.

[number8]

Personally, I can't think of a "We need more ________________ films" statement that is true.

Rock operas.

[Qrazy]

Space Westerns and Hard Sci-Fis.

[number8]

We did? What was it?

I thought it was zombies, and they still haven't left.

Oh yeah. Zombies.

Well, around the time of Dog Soldiers, we had like Cursed and Blood and Chocolate and the Underworld movies and the Ginger Snaps movies. I suppose it wasn't very prominent.

[Mara]

Well, I have to admit, if they come up with a space western rock opera, they can have my $10.

[Sycophant]

Personally, I can't think of a "We need more ________________ films" statement that is true.

How about "We need more romantic comedies that I want to see?"

[Dukefrukem]

Oh yeah. Zombies.

Well, around the time of Dog Soldiers, we had like Cursed and Blood and Chocolate and the Underworld movies and the Ginger Snaps movies. I suppose it wasn't very prominent.

Cursed is probably the worst werewolf movie ever made. I wouldn't even bother recognizing it as a werewolf movie.

[Mara]

Cursed is probably the worst werewolf movie ever made.

Is that including Teen Wolf?

How about Teen Wolf Too?

[Dead & Messed Up]

I wouldn't even bother recognizing it as a werewolf movie.

I'd find that difficult, seeing as how it's about werewolves and all.

[Sycophant]

Personally, I can't think of a "We need more ________________ films" statement that is true.

Go-for-broke mo lei tau comedies.

[Dukefrukem]

Personally, I can't think of a "We need more ________________ films" statement that is true.

We need more Robocop movies.

We need more Alien movies.

[Ezee E]

We need more Cremaster films.

I'd also like at least an effect psychological-horror movie instead of the slasher/torture types.

[Sycophant]

We need more Robocop movies.

We need more Alien movies.

We need more Home Alone movies.

We need more Land Before Time movies.

We need more Christmas Carol movies.

[Ezee E]

We need more Home Alone movies.

We need more Land Before Time movies.

We need more Christmas Carol movies.
Meanie.

[Sycophant]

Meanie.

Represent!

[right_for_the_moment]

Any news on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1328867/? I've only seen Sincerely, Joe P. Bear from McCormick, but I'd definitely be interested in his first feature even if the plot description isn't much to go on

[number8]

Oh my. Kurtzman and Orci are producing a movie based on Viewmaster.

Yes, that Viewmaster.

http://meandmybigmouth.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d299153ef011278fe1eba 28a4-800wi

[Acapelli]

Is that including Teen Wolf?
this is insane. teen wolf rocks

[Ezee E]

Oh my. Kurtzman and Orci are producing a movie based on Viewmaster.

Yes, that Viewmaster.

http://meandmybigmouth.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d299153ef011278fe1eba 28a4-800wi
Hey, a movie was made about the invention of the windshield wiper.

[Dukefrukem]

Remo Williams reboot (http://www.riskybusinessblog.com/2009/07/remo-williams-remake.html)

[megladon8]

Joel Silver is still trying to get a "Lobo" movie done. (http://scifiwire.com/2009/07/producer-joel-silver-lobo.php)

They're aiming for a PG-13 rating.

:frustrated:

[Ivan Drago]

Joel Silver is still trying to get a "Lobo" movie done. (http://scifiwire.com/2009/07/producer-joel-silver-lobo.php)

They're aiming for a PG-13 rating.

:frustrated:

I remember watching episodes of him on the Bruce Timm Superman cartoon and thinking 'WOAH since when did they allow curse words on cartoons?'

[megladon8]

Taken 2: The Other Man (http://movies.apple.com/movies/independent/theotherman/theotherman_480p.mov)

[transmogrifier]

Speilberg to direct (http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehotblog/archives/2009/08/spielbergs_next.html#comments) a remake/adaptation of "Harvey"

[Ezee E]

Speilberg to direct (http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehotblog/archives/2009/08/spielbergs_next.html#comments) a remake/adaptation of "Harvey"
I thought he already started on Tintin?

Anyways, I hope he casts Tom Hanks in this.

[transmogrifier]

I thought he already started on Tintin?

Anyways, I hope he casts Tom Hanks in this.

Tintin has finished principal photography and now it's like 135 years post-production or something.

Hanks would be like the most obvious, boring choice imaginable.

[Winston*]

Robert Downey Jr, I think. Or Tony Shalhoub.

[Ezee E]

Tintin has finished principal photography and now it's like 135 years post-production or something.

Hanks would be like the most obvious, boring choice imaginable.
Most obvious because he's perfect. I know I'm not the only one that has been asking for Hanks' return to comedy.

[transmogrifier]

The heir to Jimmy Stewart playing an old Jimmy Stewart role again? No thanks. Didn't work in You've Got Mail, let's give someone else a go.

[Qrazy]

The heir to Jimmy Stewart playing an old Jimmy Stewart role again? No thanks. Didn't work in You've Got Mail, let's give someone else a go.

Right...

[Dukefrukem]

Taken 2: The Other Man (http://movies.apple.com/movies/independent/theotherman/theotherman_480p.mov)

hahahah awesome!

[Mara]

Speilberg to direct (http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehotblog/archives/2009/08/spielbergs_next.html#comments) a remake/adaptation of "Harvey"

I'm going to think outside the box and root for Neil Patrick Harris for this.

[Ezee E]

I'm going to think outside the box and root for Neil Patrick Harris for this.
Spielberg is probably thinking Shia LeBeouf. I don't think I'd have a problem with that actually.

[Mara]

Spielberg is probably thinking Shia LeBeouf. I don't think I'd have a problem with that actually.

He kinda makes me twitch now.

[Bosco B Thug]

Speilberg to direct (http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehotblog/archives/2009/08/spielbergs_next.html#comments) a remake/adaptation of "Harvey"
Man, Spielberg's just been waiting to pull this one out on us for a good chunk of his career, I'm sure. It'll be his end-all gentle comedy, and it's definitely more surefire than The Terminal.

Elwood is hard to cast, though. Someone who looks innocent, but isn't necessarily young-looking or old-looking. I think Hanks fits the most of the suggestions so far, but the actor should be younger. LaBeouf is way too young. Downey, Jr. actually, maybe, at his most clean-cut looking.

[number8]

Tom Cruise, probably.

[Russ]

http://i27.tinypic.com/2zpibra.jpg

[D_Davis]

I think William H. Macy would be good for that role.

[transmogrifier]

I'd much rather see the Oldboy remake than this, by the way. At least that would provide the inherent interest of the subject matter rubbing the wrong way against the director's general tendency for tasteful elegance and sentimentality.

I think it would be absolutely fascinating. If it ever gets started, it'll be my most anticipated movie above all others.

EDIT: Movieline (http://www.movieline.com/2009/08/is-there-any-actor-who-could-make-spielbergs-harvey-remake-interesting.php) discusses casting the leading man as well.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I'd like Joe Pesci for the role.

"So I turn aroun and there's this huge fuckin' rabbit, huge fuck, you shoulda seen this thing, and he walks up to me and I can tell he's got some fuckin nerve, cause this prick looks me straight in the eyes and says, 'Hello, Mr. Dowd.' I'm like, 'Didn't I have you for dinner last week? Whaddaya want from me?'"

[Spun Lepton]

Some cryptozoologist is planning a documentary about his search for the Mongolian Death Worm. This should be fun -- and by fun I mean a wild failure.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25874136-5013016,00.html

[Ivan Drago]

I think William H. Macy would be good for that role.

What the hell happened to him? He's went from Magnolia to The Cooler to...Wild Hogs.

And what the hell happened to the Lincoln biopic? Come ON, Spielberg.

[Bosco B Thug]

Holy Crap!

Larry Fessenden is directing the The Orphanage remake, in collaboration with Guillermo Del Toro! LOOK (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=57737)

I know, I know, credit where credit is due to the original film's creators, but this has gotta turn out better than the original.

Fessenden's first big studio picture... *bites nails*

[number8]

Wendigo was so terrible.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Wendigo was so terrible.

Bah. Wendigo was damn good until the terrible ending.

[number8]

Why is Lincoln beyond Spielberg's abilities? Does anyone here happen to agree with this?

Me.

[number8]

Okay, why?

Because the dude's only good for sci-fi action-adventure stuff and little else, and Lincoln was a complex and complicated Prez. Spielberg would gloss over the politics and make it like a musical biopic.

[Acapelli]

Because the dude's only good for sci-fi action-adventure stuff and little else, and Lincoln was a complex and complicated Prez. Spielberg would gloss over the politics and make it like a musical biopic.
this is wrong. munich was excellent, with exception to the sex/flashback scene

[Qrazy]

Because the dude's only good for sci-fi action-adventure stuff and little else, and Lincoln was a complex and complicated Prez. Spielberg would gloss over the politics and make it like a musical biopic.

Ehh Schindler's List might become overly sentimental in it's closing act and it might not portray the Nazis perfectly but other than that it's a damn fine film. Munich tries to have it's cake and eat it too by enjoying it's thrills and showing the fall out of these assassinations and it has that bad sex scene but other than that it's also fairly strong. The Sugarland Express is also a good film and that's crime and lovers on the run. Empire of the Sun again perhaps too sentimental but other than that quite good. Saving Private Ryan isn't perfect but it's also very well made. The Color Purple and Catch Me if You Can are both flawed but worthwhile. The Terminal does suck.

I predict that a Lincoln biopic might belabor the assassination and certain speeches for sentiment, but other than that I think he would do a good job.

I don't think Spielberg's glossed over the politics in the slightest in any of his serious films. He does become too manipulatively sentimental, but that's a slightly different problem.

[transmogrifier]

I've never found Spielberg a naturally thematic director; his movies are seldom about anything other than the surface details (exceptionally rendered) and atmospherics (again, usually well done). Sure, he has recurring pet motifs (the absent father thing, to choose one obvious example), but the rarely, if ever, serve to elevate the story into a nourishing intellectual exercise (an exception would be AI, I guess). But if the man can make a movie as brilliant as Jaws, who the hell cares?

[Amnesiac]

Yeah, I gotta' rewatch Jaws.

Also, when are more of Spielberg's movies going to hit Bluray? Seems kind of strange (or maybe just frustrating) that he's only got one out (if I recall correctly).

[Bosco B Thug]

Wendigo was so terrible. Nuh uh!

I'm looking forward to Harvey. It'll benefit from Spielberg's sweeping and/or kinetic sentimental camera (and imagination) to keep it from being stagey and based-on-a-play-y, the source material is interesting enough, and it'll be interesting to see if they keep the old-fashionedness intact.

[B-side]

Tom Hanks turns down role in Harvey (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=14567&count=0).

Seems Spielberg had the same predictable idea as was mentioned here. Good on Hanks for turning down the role.

[Grouchy]

The Orphanage was great. I won't see a remake no matter who's directing it.

[BuffaloWilder]

So, they're making a Tucker Max movie. For some reason.


Herm.

[Ezee E]

So, they're making a Tucker Max movie. For some reason.


Herm.
Yeah, out in a month.

I saw the preview. It's one of the worst previews I've ever seen.

[BuffaloWilder]

I don't get it. It's like the most ridiculous case of self-aggrandizement I've ever seen. I mean, at first it was just a blog, and he was just some "dude, I totally fucked that chick, yo" blogger. But - but, he has a book, now. And - and a movie!

It boggles the mind.

[number8]

Yeah, a friend of mine kept pestering me to read I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell and told me that it's totally my kind of thing and that I would love it.

So I read it. Got about two chapters before I said, "This is some misogynistic unfunny Dane Cook shit. Fuck you for this," and punched my friend in the face.

[BuffaloWilder]

Pfft. Anyone who didn't enjoy the book was obviously a woman. And fat. Or something.

[megladon8]

Steven Spielberg may be resurrecting the "Halo" movie. (http://movies.ign.com/articles/101/1012366p1.html)

Shia LaBoeuf also notes that Spielberg has been playing "BioShock" like mad lately.

[B-side]

Yeah, a friend of mine kept pestering me to read I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell and told me that it's totally my kind of thing and that I would love it.

So I read it. Got about two chapters before I said, "This is some misogynistic unfunny Dane Cook shit. Fuck you for this," and punched my friend in the face.

I like Dane Cook. Not his latest stuff, though. Bleh.

[Acapelli]

The Orphanage was great. I won't see a remake no matter who's directing it.
they're remaking a foreign film that got a pretty decent theatrical release in america? now this is too much

[Amnesiac]

Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps (http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/08/09/frank-langella-joins-wall-street-2/).

[Ezee E]

Kubrick's Aryan Papers may be coming to the big screen (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=27977).
I vote Jonathan Glazer for director.

[Mara]

Yeah, a friend of mine kept pestering me to read I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell and told me that it's totally my kind of thing and that I would love it.

So I read it. Got about two chapters before I said, "This is some misogynistic unfunny Dane Cook shit. Fuck you for this," and punched my friend in the face.

You're a good man, 8. I'm not sure we point that out enough.

[Spun Lepton]

Yeah, a friend of mine kept pestering me to read I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell and told me that it's totally my kind of thing and that I would love it.

So I read it. Got about two chapters before I said, "This is some misogynistic unfunny Dane Cook shit. Fuck you for this," and punched my friend in the face.

So, I take it you're not going to see the adaptation when it hits theaters?

[BuffaloWilder]

Is it even playing in theaters? It looks so cheap.

[megladon8]

Bryan Singer to helm Battlestar Galactica film? (http://movies.ign.com/articles/101/1013496p1.html)

[Sycophant]

As number8 posted in the BSG thread in the TV forum (don't blame you for not looking, meg).


One of the many casualties of Sept. 11, 2001 was the Tom De Santo/Bryan Singer version of "Battlestar Galactica," designed as a sequel to the '70s show, which was less than three months from shooting when the attacks on America happened. Since the Cylon sneak attack was a big part of the $14 million backdoor pilot they were about to shoot, Sci-Fi got very nervous about the film, and everything fell apart.

In the time since, obviously, Ron Moore and David Eick and the entire amazing creative team who did bring "Battlestar Galactica" back to television managed to not only get a new show on the air, but they've completed their run and they're gearing up on a spinoff series, "Caprica." Despite the amount of critical love that was displayed for the show during its run, I wouldn't call Moore's "Galactica" a phenomenon. It was more like a very enthusiastic and vocal cult audience. As a result, Universal seems to feel that there's more life in the property, and that there is room for another interpretation.

That's why they're nearing a deal with Bryan Singer to produce and possibly direct a brand-new "Battlestar Galactica" feature film.

Apparently, Singer's team has something they want to do with BSG. I'm all for it. Sure, it's hard for me to imagine bothering with an Olmos-, McDonnell-, or Callis-less BSG, but what the hell. Can't blame Singer for wanting to get his vision out there. And considering what he did with Superman, I'd be happy to see it come to pass.

[megladon8]

Christopher McQuarrie hired to pen Wolverine II (http://movies.ign.com/articles/101/1013819p1.html).

[Ivan Drago]

Christopher McQuarrie hired to pen Wolverine II (http://movies.ign.com/articles/101/1013819p1.html).

Considering what he's written, I wouldn't be surprised if this was Singer's return into the X-Men. But we shall see.

But I wonder who'll be the villains...

[Skitch]

Wendigo was so terrible.

THANK YOU. I've been waving this flag alone since the film came out.

[Mara]

Is anyone else excited for Dorian Gray? I'm a big fan of the book, I think Ben Barnes is gorgeous, and Oliver Parker did a good job with Othello and An Ideal Husband even if he completely destroyed the undestroyable The Importance of Being Earnest.

And I'm kinda feeling this poster.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/maragirl/ben-barnes-dorian-gray-movie-poster.jpg

[number8]

Of course.

OF COURSE I just got a request to interview Tucker Max. Of course I did.

I have half a mind to say yes just to punch the fucker in the crotch.

[BuffaloWilder]

Say yes, and you will win my utter appreciation if you tell him what a douchebag he is, after all is said and done. And, take pictures.

[Mara]

Of course.

OF COURSE I just got a request to interview Tucker Max. Of course I did.

I have half a mind to say yes just to punch the fucker in the crotch.

I will bake you cookies and mail them to you if you do this.

Photo evidence is required, and you can request the kind of cookie. Although I'd really recommend chocolate shortbread.

[Ezee E]

He's been called a douche many a times in interviews, and it's simply pointing out the obvious, something Tucker is well aware of.

8 should do what he says and change it up a bit.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I have absolutely no idea who Max Tucker is. Am I supposed to?

[Mara]

I have absolutely no idea who Max Tucker is. Am I supposed to?

If you look him up, you're just going to get annoyed. Stay pure.

[Kurosawa Fan]

If you look him up, you're just going to get annoyed. Stay pure.

Will do.

[Ezee E]

Will do.
Max Tucker probably wears white sunglasses.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Max Tucker probably wears white sunglasses.

Aaaaaaaaand I'm out. That's all I needed to hear.

[megladon8]

Michael Davis (director of 2007's wonderful Shoot 'Em Up) is directing the remake of Outland (http://www.cinematical.com/2009/08/19/outland-heads-back-to-the-final-frontier/).

Yes, that sci-fi from the '80s starring Sean Connery.

[Bosco B Thug]

Adaptation of Shirley Jackson's "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" coming... (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i2ea12a163e397089b1ce16ec559 4251c)

I've always wondered if this were ever going to happen... seems like it could've only happened in classical Hollywood, but we'll see. Love the book.

[Acapelli]

Michael Davis (director of 2007's wonderful Shoot 'Em Up) is directing the remake of Outland (http://www.cinematical.com/2009/08/19/outland-heads-back-to-the-final-frontier/).

Yes, that sci-fi from the '80s starring Sean Connery.
there was nothing wonderful about shoot 'em up. one of the most poorly made movies i've ever seen, and i can usually appreciate a bad-good movie, but found nothing in that

[BuffaloWilder]

Explain yourself.

[Acapelli]

i thought the direction was pretty incompetent all around. the acting was wooden (clive owen delivered his lines like a robot) and the set pieces felt incredibly static. it's a movie i wanted to like, but the execution was extremely poor

but i guess what was i supposed to expect from a guy who's resume was mainly comprised of 100 girls and it's "sequel" 100 women

[Sycophant]

No, I think the burden of explanation falls on whoever might call Shoot 'Em Up "wonderful." It had some fun moments, and was well enough shot in places. But on the whole, it was an ugly affair. By the film's end it was just overlong and grotesque.

[Acapelli]

i guess you could also blame the low budget too, which really showed

[Winston*]

Shoot Em Up is good because it's funny and made me laugh.

[Acapelli]

Shoot Em Up is good because it's funny and made me laugh.
"The leader who stays in the rear, takes it in the rear. Besides, violence is one of the most fun things to watch."

i wish it had made me laugh. if i'm gonna watch a cheesy over-the-top action movie, i'll reach for crank or running scared

[BuffaloWilder]

I wouldn't go so far as to call it wonderful, but it's certainly a good film. Clive Owen's performance is purposefully wooden - that's the joke, interspersed with a baby carrot here and there.

[megladon8]

You guys all suck. Shoot 'Em Up was a freaking great time.

Other remake news...

Robert Zemeckis remaking The Yellow Submarine (http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/08/disney-zemeckis-board-yellow-submarine.html).

[BuffaloWilder]

Secretly, I think they're all lying. No man with a good set of testicles could hate Shoot 'Em Up.

[Acapelli]

well than you can call me sans testicles because the movie outright sucked

[Sycophant]

Shit. I'd better get myself over to a fertility clinic.

[Qrazy]

Instead of acquiescing to the notion that I have no testicles, instead I'm going to say I have testicles and it still sucked.

[BuffaloWilder]

I say you have only one testicle. I haven't checked, so don't quote me on that.

Seriously, I don't know how anyone could say this film's direction was incompetent after viewing both of Art Linson's movies.

[Qrazy]

I say you have only one testicle. I haven't checked, so don't quote me on that.

Seriously, I don't know how anyone could say this film's direction was incompetent after viewing both of Art Linson's movies.

Non sequitur much?

[Ivan Drago]

Robert Zemeckis remaking The Yellow Submarine (http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/08/disney-zemeckis-board-yellow-submarine.html).

NO.

[BuffaloWilder]

Non sequitur much?

Sure, why not?

[Sven]

Other remake news...

Robert Zemeckis remaking The Yellow Submarine (http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/08/disney-zemeckis-board-yellow-submarine.html).

I think this is a great idea, actually.

[Grouchy]

Uwe Boll directs prison drama (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIEnL0Nj3xE&feature=related)

[Dukefrukem]

People are calling this a viral ad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K8A4L8vXD0) for Cloverfield 2... becuase you can see a street sign in the video called Cloverfield

[number8]

Fake.

[megladon8]

I have severe doubts about Cloverfield 2 ever happening.

If it did happen, I would be more excited than just about anything else could make me. But I doubt it'll happen.

America just doesn't have a very big audience fro giant monsters, I don't think.

[Spun Lepton]

America just doesn't have a very big audience fro giant monsters, I don't think.

I thought Cloverfield did pretty well...

[megladon8]

I thought Cloverfield did pretty well...


Considering its budget, yes. People were more interested in figuring out just what the hell it was, which shows in its numbers.

Great opening week, followed by a very steady decline.

It did well enough that a sequel is certainly a possiblity. But I think Paramount (and maybe even Bad Robot) are probably more concerned with other, more promising properties.

Plus, when you look at the proposed idea(s) for the sequel, the budget would probably have to be increased pretty dramatically. So whether they'd get the money to do what the want to do without having to do massive re-writes is pretty iffy.

[Sycophant]

I don't think any country has a large audience for giant monster flicks.

[megladon8]

I don't think any country has a large audience for giant monster flicks.


http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/1563/japani.gif

[Sycophant]

Has. Present tense. They probably make more than any other country does, but I don't think there's a particularly huge audience in the nation of Japan in the current time.

More appetite for giant robots, at any rate.

[Winston*]

Does anyone have any stats on how well the average kaiju film does in Japan? I'd be interested to know.

[megladon8]

Has. Present tense. They probably make more than any other country does, but I don't think there's a particularly huge audience in the nation of Japan in the current time.

More appetite for giant robots, at any rate.


Japan still releases like 40 giant monster movies a year, and they do really well.

So yes, there's still a large audience there.

[Sycophant]

Are they really releasing a giant monster movie (ones that do moderately to very well) 10 out of every 13 weeks in Japan? I can't seem to find much about recently released Japanese monster movies. Are they all direct to video? I, like Winston*, am genuinely curious as to who well they do and how many there are, and I'm having a really hard time finding anything definitive about their current status as a genre.

If there's a link to some source of information about this, I really would like to see it.

Honestly wondering here.

[megladon8]

I know for a fact there's a new Ultraman movie released practically every year theatrically in Japan (I have several of them on DVD), and new "Ultraman" TV series' starting all the time.

A lot of giant monster stuff in Japan is now actually quite family-friendly. For example, the latest "Gamera" movie Gamera the Brave was an almost E.T.-ish family drama, with giant monster elements.

Sorry, don't really have any links to info regarding this stuff.

[Sycophant]

I'll admit the country probably makes more giant monster movies in a year than quite possibly every other country combined, but I'm skeptical of that "like 40" a year number. I trust that was exaggeration.

[number8]

Er, no. Toho retired making kaiju films with Godzilla: Final Wars 5 years ago, and before that, Godzilla movies are only moderate successes in Japan.

It's not like kaiju films are mainstream or anything. Most of them are direct to video, and the recent ones have all been the product of independent guys making cult films out of the same nostalgic devotion that we have towards them. Ultraman and sentai shows like that are aimed strictly at children--like Saturday morning shit.

In terms of total monster movie output, the SyFy channel alone probably has the whole country of Japan beat. <--- an exaggeration, but you get the idea.

[Sycophant]

Okay. That's a lot more in line with what I was thinking.

[number8]

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell review from Gawker:


Imagine someone you know who is an asshole. Now imagine that person being able to write and produce a movie about themselves, and how awesome they are. There you have it.

http://gawker.com/5346223/tucker-maxs-movie-poop

[BuffaloWilder]

Wow. Happy Feet 2 is farther along than I'd thought. Voicing sessions are already being mounted, and Williams goes to Australia to record his two characters in January.

Still, I'm a-wondering, where could they be going with this?

[Ezee E]

Looks like David Fincher's "Facebook" picture begins shooting pretty soon. $40 million budget.

[transmogrifier]

Wow. Happy Feet 2 is farther along than I'd thought. Voicing sessions are already being mounted, and Williams goes to Australia to record his two characters in January.

Still, I'm a-wondering, where could they be going with this?

Somewhere better than the original, one hopes :)

[Dukefrukem]

I can't believe they made 'I hope They Serve Beer in Hell' into a movie.

I also can't believe there may be a Bad Boys 3.

[BuffaloWilder]

Somewhere better than the original, one hopes :)

Sigh. Two imaginary neg-reps.


:|

[Ivan Drago]

I can't believe they made 'I hope They Serve Beer in Hell' into a movie.

If they serve beer in hell, then there's beer on the sun.

[megladon8]

So, the speculation and rumors are now official...

Fox is re-booting the Fantastic Four series. (http://www.cinematical.com/2009/09/01/fantastic-four-reboot/)

[Dukefrukem]

Wow. Let's reboot X-men too.

[megladon8]

Wow. Let's reboot X-men too.


It's already happening.

X-Men: First Class is pretty much that.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Let's reboot the Tucker Max movie by not making it.

[Dukefrukem]

Let's reboot the Tucker Max movie by not making it.

I agree with this! Haha. It's too bad the movie is already made. Yeh there's already a trailer. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXTmNApNrxM)

[Mara]

Anyone seen this trailer yet? The Killing Jar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke26CF0A6Y4). Harold Perrineau, Danny Trejo, Amber Benson, & Michael Madsen in one strange film.

I can't hear it at work, but it looks kind of interesting. Good to see Amber Benson getting work.

[megladon8]

Trailer for The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. (http://www.cinematical.com/2009/09/03/say-four-hail-marys-for-the-boondock-saints-2/)


Wow, that looks pretty awful.

[Ivan Drago]

Trailer for The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. (http://www.cinematical.com/2009/09/03/say-four-hail-marys-for-the-boondock-saints-2/)


Wow, that looks pretty awful.

Agreed.

I want to know why most of my friends love the first one so much. Granted, I haven't seen it, but its 10% Tomatometer has to speak for itself, right?

[megladon8]

Agreed.

I want to know why most of my friends love the first one so much. Granted, I haven't seen it, but its 10% Tomatometer has to speak for itself, right?


I like it.

I think I'm the only one on this forum who does.

[Lasse]

Trailer for The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. (http://www.cinematical.com/2009/09/03/say-four-hail-marys-for-the-boondock-saints-2/)


Wow, that looks pretty awful.

Looks terrible.

And a cover of The Saints Are Coming already... really?

[BuffaloWilder]

Wow. Happy Feet 2 is farther along than I'd thought. Voicing sessions are already being mounted, and Williams goes to Australia to record his two characters in January.

Still, I'm a-wondering, where could they be going with this?

Robin Williams (http://www.moviehole.net/200920444-robin-williams) now says:


Next up is the farcical comedy Old Dogs, and soon Williams heads to Australia to voice Happy Feet 2. "Yeah, that's going and George wrote it, and it's really kind of interesting. There are some really nice twists to it."

Just namedrop the site, dude. It's cool.

or, don't. :sad:

[Dead & Messed Up]

Looks terrible.

And a cover of The Saints Are Coming already... really?

You must not get it. See, the Saints are coming...to theaters!!!

[Lasse]

You must not get it. See, the Saints are coming...to theaters!!!

Oh?


.... oh! Oh!! Yeah, awesome!

[number8]

I wonder if they're going to have more talks about how what they do only happen in movies and TV and shouldn't work since they're real life people—because that kind of dialogue is so fucking clever, man.

[Ivan Drago]

I wonder if they're going to have more talks about how what they do only happen in movies and TV and shouldn't work since they're real life people—because that kind of dialogue is so fucking clever, man.

Woah, sarcasm overload!

And this reminds me that I still want to check out Overnight. Apparently Troy Duffy is an egotistical asshole.

[Watashi]

Disney/Lasseter announced a bunch of big news today.

First an official plot to Toy Story 3:


The clip showed Andy packing from college, and emptying all his toys into a black bin bag for storage in the attic. He hesitates over Woody and Buzz, finally putting Woody in the box of things to take for college. But all the toys are panicked - especially Woody, who's worried for his friends. When Andy is distracted by his little sister and leaves the garbage bag on the landing instead of upstairs in the attic, his mother takes it out to the kerb - and a frantic Woody has to save his friends from a rapidly approaching bin lorry.

Cars 2 is being turned into a 'Hitchcockian' thriller with Mater being the lead star (WTF)

Lasseter and Co. is making a new theatrical Winnie the Pooh film for 2011 and that will be more adult-friendly (uh, want).

[ledfloyd]

Cars 2 is being turned into a 'Hitchcockian' thriller with Mater being the lead star (WTF)
well that will be the first pixar film since incredibles i won't see in the theater.

[Watashi]

well that will be the first pixar film since incredibles i won't see in the theater.
I saw The Incredibles in theaters 7 times opening weekend.

[ledfloyd]

I saw The Incredibles in theaters 7 times opening weekend.
i saw a matinee on opening day. and that was it.

[Spun Lepton]

Woah, sarcasm overload!

And this reminds me that I still want to check out Overnight. Apparently Troy Duffy is an egotistical asshole.

Not apparently. I have never wished failure upon a person as much as I wished it upon Duffy after watching him fuck over all his friends and family while trying to make his piece of crap movie.

[Spun Lepton]

well that will be the first pixar film since incredibles i won't see in the theater.


i saw a matinee [of The Incredibles] on opening day. and that was it.


Does not compute.

[ledfloyd]

Does not compute.
err, yeah, i meant nemo.

[Winston*]

well that will be the first pixar film since incredibles i won't see in the theater.

It will be the first Pixar film I won't see period.

[BuffaloWilder]

I'll top all three of you - I've only seen three of them in theaters.

[Ezee E]

Until reviews come out saying how it's a great ode to Hitchcock, and then everyone will see it. Mater or not.

[/optimistic]

[EvilShoe]

Until reviews come out saying how it's a great ode to Hitchcock, and then everyone will see it. Mater or not.

[/optimistic]
Or when it's announced this time around Werner Herzog will be voicing Mater.

[Dukefrukem]

I saw The Incredibles in theaters 7 times opening weekend.

that's awesome!


*cough*
loser
*cough*

[Dukefrukem]

Hancock 2 info;


Berg disclosed the news at the Toronto Film Festival where he said, "Everybody's going to come back for a sequel."
[EDIT]
While plot details are being kept under wraps, Berg has said Smith and Theron will once again play immortal gods, who lose their powers when in each other's presence. The two must pair up to deal with a third entity. The actioner is expected to explore the 3,000-year-old world they're from, which was only hinted at in the first film.

This sounds dumb. The whole point of the first film was Hancock was an ass hole. Now they're gonna team up??

[number8]

Or when it's announced this time around Werner Herzog will be voicing Mater.

Herzog should be a VW.

[Ezee E]

Herzog was the voice of a plastic bag in a short I just saw. Probably the sole reason why it worked.

[Ezee E]

Ew at Cars 2:


The story sees Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson), his pit team and new pit boss Mater head around the world for the Race of Champions, to take place in five different countries and involve the champions of different disciplines like Formula One and rally driving. First up is a race in Tokyo, starting at Mount Fuji and heading downtown; then there's a German race through the Black Forest; then "Porto Corsa" in Italy, which is based partly on the Monte Carlo Grand Prix; then a 24-hour race around Paris (so somewhat like Le Mans then) and finally a thrilling climax in London, approaching Buckingham Palace (where the guards appear to be Land Rovers).

But all this racing is not the only focus. Mater, who we know from the series of cartoon shorts Mater's Tall Tales (more on that in our blog in a minute) is prone to exaggeration, gets involved in a "Hitchcockian" case of mistaken identity, saves the life of a British secret agent called Finn McMissile (who looks a heck of a lot like an Aston Martin) and becomes embroiled in a huge spy thriller. Only no-one believes him. That too comes to a head at Buckingham Palace.

[Rowland]

I haven't watched Cars, but from what I've seen and heard of it, this sounds, at the very least, more eventful.

[transmogrifier]

I haven't watched Cars, but from what I've seen and heard of it, this sounds, at the very least, more eventful.

Too eventful. Just reading the description of all the races made me impatient, and I was looking forward to the end of the article about halfway through.

[megladon8]

I find it really odd that, of all the wonderful Pixar films there have been over the last decade, Cars is the one getting a full-steam-ahead sequel at the moment.

Wasn't the general consensus among critics and audiences alike that Cars wasn't very good?

[Ezee E]

I find it really odd that, of all the wonderful Pixar films there have been over the last decade, Cars is the one getting a full-steam-ahead sequel at the moment.

Wasn't the general consensus among critics and audiences alike that Cars wasn't very good?
Cars made boatloads. I want to say it was more successful than Finding Nemo and The Incredibles, but I can't confirm.

[megladon8]

Cars made boatloads. I want to say it was more successful than Finding Nemo and The Incredibles, but I can't confirm.



Hmmm...I honestly did not know this.

Since it's consistently seen as being the worst of the Pixar movies, I just assumed it also didn't do very well.

[number8]

It was John Lasseter's pet project. So it's not really surprising that they're moving ahead with a sequel.

[Ezee E]

Hmmm...I honestly did not know this.

Since it's consistently seen as being the worst of the Pixar movies, I just assumed it also didn't do very well.
Looked it up. Cars is 6th in box office. Beating out Toy Story, Wall-E, Ratatouille, and The Bug's Life.

Very very wrong I was.

Finding Nemo is the dominant one with $339 million. Up is currently #2 at $290.

[Sycophant]

Also, Cars sells a ton of merchandise.

[Amnesiac]

Looked it up. Cars is 6th in box office. Beating out Toy Story, Wall-E, Ratatouille, and The Bug's Life.

Very very wrong I was.

Finding Nemo is the dominant one with $339 million. Up is currently #2 at $290.


Also, Cars sells a ton of merchandise.

These examples seem like compelling enough reasons to pursue a sequel. It makes sense... it's just not what some groups of people want. Personally, I'm more eager for a The Incredibles sequel.

[EyesWideOpen]

I loved Cars and I went in thinking I would hate it. I hate Larry the Cable Guy and I have zero interest in cars or car culture. I'll watch a sequel. I'll take a sequel to Cars over the mediocre Finding Nemo.

[transmogrifier]

Finding Nemo is the dominant one with $339 million. Up is currently #2 at $290.

Fair enough, seeing as it is by far the best Pixar film.

[EyesWideOpen]

Ellen's performance in Finding Nemo is far more grating then Larry the Cable Guy's in Cars.

[Dukefrukem]

Finding Nemo is my number 1 pixar film. I remember seeing it in theaters and just being completely blown away. I haven't seen Up yet.

Number 2 is Wall-E.

[Ezee E]

Ellen's performance in Finding Nemo is far more grating then Larry the Cable Guy's in Cars.
This boggles the mind.

[Sycophant]

This boggles the mind.

Yeah. Ellen's performance is actually what I remember most fondly of the movie.

[Dukefrukem]

Yeah. Ellen's performance is actually what I remember most fondly of the movie.

Her and of course, Crush.

[EyesWideOpen]

Her and of course, Crush.

My second most hated performance in a Pixar movie.

[megladon8]

Finding Nemo is a delightful, albeit simplistic little movie.

It's also one of the most beautiful films of the last 10 years.

[megladon8]

Steven Spielberg is trying to get Robert Downey Jr. to play Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey. (http://movies.ign.com/articles/102/1024666p1.html)

[Winston*]

Robert Downey Jr, I think.

:)

[Ezee E]

:)
Rep for you.

[megladon8]

Spoilerific trailer for Dorian Gray. (http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/doriangray/)

Looks pretty bland.

I didn't even realize this was in production, let alone already released in the UK. Got pretty ho-hum reviews.

[Ezee E]

Seems like this should be in The Onion. Mamet's Anne Frank cancelled for being "too dark." (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/15250/mamet-s-anne-frank-labelled-too-dark)

Haha.

But seriously, I'm intrigued at what it really was about.

[Adam]

David Mamet's Anne Frank

Anne: Times like these, I just want to fucking...
Peter: I know
Anne: Yeah, you know. What do you fucking know?
Peter: I know.
Anne: There are questions and then there are answers. What are you giving me?
Peter: Was there ever any question what I knew?
Anne: You sick fuck.
Peter: These are the things I know. If you can't accept that I-
Otto: What are you kids doing here? What are you talking about?
Peter: Do you want a smoke?
Anne: Fuck is this?
Otto: What?
Peter: Fuck.
Anne: Shit.
Mrs Van Pel: The food's here.
Otto: The food's here?
Mrs Van Pel: The food's here.
Anne: Fuck.