Finally
got around to seeing Frost/Nixon this weekend.
I thought it was good, but I'm not sure it was Best Picture
good. The first two acts, like the actual interviews,
flounder about in an almost uninteresting manner, and it's
only the third act, which details Nixon's on-camera crumble,
that actually shines. The Wrestler and The
Dark Knight are more deserving of that nomination, I
think.
One other thing, I had the privilege of seeing a screening
of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang with Shane Black in
attendance. He, of course, did a Q&A afterwards, so I
thought I would share some of what he said...
He'd like to remake Monster Squad,
but he doesn't have the rights.
He did complete a script for Lethal Weapon 5, but Mel Gibson
didn't want to do it because of concern that he would seem
desperate to all that are still upset with him.
KKBB showed him how great it is to be a director, so he will
probably only write for himself in the future. For
instance, Lethal Weapon 5 would have been shot by Shane, not
Richard Donner.
Val Kilmer once gave him a painting for his birthday, and
then a few days later asked for money to give the artist.
He's in the midst of casting his new movie.
He thinks that Hollywood has a lot of great technology, but
no good scripts to use, and that's why stuff like
Transformers gets met shrugged off and not celebrated.
He thought the Wrestler was OK.
And now here's the latest news. Read on.
- The Rundown -
There's a
rumor that Robert Rodriguez in on the verge of directing a
Predator reboot. It would supposedly head back
to the jungle, but there would be multiple creatures ripping
soldiers apart.
Nicolas Cage has signed on to do a sequel to Ghost Rider.
Universal is for sure getting a prequel to The Thing
underway. The plot is said to deal with what happened
to the Norwegian team that Kurt Russell and the gang found
dead in John Carpenter's flick.
It's official, John Stevenson will direct the He-Man
movie for Warner Bros.
Things seem to be getting serious in regards to Resident
Evil 4, as word of an actual script has gotten out.
Emily Blunt may have to pass up Iron Man 2 because of
a contractual obligation to Fox and Gulliver's Travels.
Spike Lee recently mentioned that he intends on making a
James Brown biopic with Wesley Snipes.
Walden has teamed up with 20th Century Fox (remember that
Disney bailed) to help finance The Chronicles Of Narnia:
Voyage Of The Dawn Treader.
Mickey Rourke has signed on to appear in the gangster caper
Broken Horses.
Sylvester Stallone would like to make another Rambo,
but he apparently can't decide if it should be set in
America or a foreign land.
Adam Sandler is rumored to have a cameo in the upcoming
Green Hornet, which is said to for sure be happening.
Jamie Bell has been cast as the lead in Tintin.
Tom Tykwer is reportedly adapting Cloud Atlas for the
Wachowski Brothers. The novel deals with a slew of
loosely connected stories.
A spinoff of Shrek's Puss In Boots is currently in
development.
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