Sunday, June 21, 2009

While out with some friends of mine a few days ago we got into a heated discussion about summer blockbusters.  My argument was that if the folks out in Hollywood would go the extra mile to make sure they're going to churn out a quality effort instead of something like the overly stupid, but pretty Transformers (the main flick that kept popping up) then everyone would profit.  We'd get great movies and they'd get their money, especially on the repeat viewings that would surely happen.  Easy to understand, right?  Well, I thought so, but these friends of mine seem to think that it's OK if you riddle a movie with poor casting, low-brow humor and a silly plot - "it's the only way they'll make money, because these things are just supposed to be popcorn fun".  Personally, I think that's stupid, and I find it disappointing that anyone would want to go into a movie only hoping that it's nice to look at.  What do you guys think?

Onto the news!  Read on.

- The Rundown -
 

It would seem that Red Sonya is still hanging around.  Shooting may take place next year, and it would appear that Rose McGowan is still attached to star.

There's a rumor going around that Roland Kickinger has been cast as Conan.  It's false.

Frank Marshall has confirmed that he is kicking around ideas for another Indiana Jones movie.  He also mentioned that Jurassic Park 4 may never happen, and he is looking at doing a Neverending Story remake.

MGM has brought in Tony Gilroy to rewrite the Red Dawn remake.

There's a (crazy?) rumor floating around that says the infamous villain Blofeld will return in the next Bond film, and that the role will be played by Michael Sheen.

Sean Penn seems to have dropped out of the Three Stooges movie.

Rumor has it that Sony and Paramount may be on the verge of merging.

Carey Mulligan has joined the cast of Money Never Sleeps (Wall Street 2) as Michael Douglas' daughter.

20th Century Fox may do another Donnie Darko, and this time Richard Kelly may be involved.

Marc Foster let is slip that an adaptation of World War Z is still pretty far off.

Catherine Hardwicke has said that her modern telling of Hamlet (with Emile Hirsch in the lead) will be done as a suspense thriller.

Work on a live action version of Akira has stopped.

Fox is planning a film called Family History, which is supposedly like National Treasure and Back To The Future put together.

Warner Bros. is looking at doing a Teen Wolf remake.
 

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