According to news reports, Regency productions is planning to remake the movie that starred Ben Affleck back in the late 90’s.
Yes, Daredevil is getting its own new treatment. I’m not even sure if the film needs it. Did the first one even have a good following? I don’t even remember watching it.
According to Deadline Hollywood, the reason for this is —- “Hollywood studios with Marvel superheroes need to keep reinventing these Marvel movie franchises or the rights revert back to Disney-based Marvel.”
The studio needs to beat a deadline, before the rights or franchise expires.
I was really surprised Up was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, on top of being nominated for Best Animated Picture. I don’t believe it will over Avatar or The Hurt Locker, but I think that it has Best Animated Picture locked in.
Adding to its list of accomplishment, Up has won the Best Animated Feature and Best Director trophies from the Annie Awards last Saturday. The Annies is an award giving body composed of members of the International Animated Film Society.
People loved the comics Watchmen, made by Alan Moore. Even then producers also made it grow to life by creating a movie. But will people be enticed to watch the sequel?
Before that happens, here’s a small summary of the movie Watchmen.
Watchmen take place on an alternate history Earth where superheroes emerged in the 1940s and 1960s, helping the United States to win the Vietnam War. The country is edging closer to a nuclear war with the Soviet Union, freelance costumed vigilantes have been outlawed and most costumed superheroes are in retirement or working for the government. The story focuses on the personal development and struggles of the protagonists as an investigation into the murder of a government sponsored superhero pulls them out of retirement.
Despite DC’s very public falling out with the irascible Moore, Dc is still thinking the unthinkable. They have been brainstorming on creating a franchise of Alan Moore’s comics, which has been disregarded for the last twenty years. A lot of arguments have been made, and head of DC seems immovable that Watchmen, at least in print form, was not to be messed with. But According to DC’s senior vice president Dan Didio, sequels, comic prequels and spin off are his visions.
Even Dave Gibbons, original Watchmen artist, who was very willing with the movie was still cynic. So with all the rumors and speculations on hand today, will there ever be a Watchmen sequel.
Why a studio decides to make sequels after sequel is anybody’s guess. In some cases, the franchise may actually be so good, that to not have a sequel would be out of the question. In most cases though, studios are in it for the money. It’s easier to market something that already has a brand. And Fast and Furious is that brand.
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker have reportedly signed up to do Fast Five, the fifth installment to Fast and Furious. Universal has chosen Justin Lin to direct the film and Chris Penn as its writer (who was the writer of the last two movies).
The story will roughly be the two main character’s running away from the law….so what else is new? An expected 2011 release is the target.
Last year, Fast and Furious earned a total of $350 worldwide.
Weeks after her untimely death, coroners have now concluded that Brittany Murphy died of pneumonia. Multiple drug use, however, was a very potent contributing factor as the actress was reportedly “intoxicated” from it. This was according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office who did the autopsy on Murphy, who was found lying in her bathroom last December 30th.
The coroner declared this as accidental.
The specifics of what type of drug it was were not known, although the actress’ husband, Simon Monjack and her mother, Sharon Murphy, have indeed confirmed to the investigators that days before she died, the actress was actually sick with flu.
Mojack also admitted his wife was taking anti-siezure medication and over the counter medicines for this sickness. But denies she had been abusing this.
I was expecting many of the stars and movies when the Oscar nominees were announced earlier. There were really no real surprises but I’m still very curious to know the reactions from the stars themselves. Here’s is what some of them said or did when they heard their names announced. This has been culled from several videos online and on television:
Gabourey Sidibe, Best Actress Nominee (Precious) — “As soon as I heard I jumped up and down and for some reason I kept screaming, ‘I’m going to get a car! I’m going to get a car!’ I don’t know why, but I did.”
Carey Mulligan, Best Actress Nominee (An Education) — This is beyond anything I’ve ever dreamed of. I’ve definitely never felt such excitement and nausea this early in the morning!
Sandra Bullock, Best Actress Nominee (The Blind Side) — “I’d always assumed that the road to Oscar was planned. I thought people chose projects that were considered ‘Oscar-worthy.’ No one wanted to make this film. I didn’t want to make this film for the better part of the year. Everyone is as blindsided — can I say that? — as I am”
Jeremy Renner, Best Actor Nominee (The Hurt Locker) — “This is more exhilarating than I could have ever imagined. What a tremendous honour from the academy – a blazing stamp in the passport of an artist that can never be taken away and will always be cherished.”
Katheryn Bigelow, Best Director Nominee (The Hurt Locker) — “If one can give the impression that the impossible is possible, then I am perhaps overwhelmed with joy. But I do hope some day we can lose the modifier and that it becomes a moot point whether the person is male or female and they’re just film-makers making statements that they believe in.”
The beautiful starlet from the Harry Potter franchise keeps getting prettier and smarter every time an article features her. Recently she opt for an Hybrid Car to reduce carbon and save Mother Earth. Today she is now Studing College in America for a brighter future. Surely this has to be Hermione. Nah, its Emma Watson who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise.
“The 19-year-old actress and face of Burberry! served as a creative advisor for People Tree and put together a collection of knitwear with cotton shirts, jersey dresses and shorts.
“I wanted to help People Tree produce a younger range because I was excited by the idea of using fashion as a tool to help alleviate poverty,” Emma said . “I think young people like me are becoming increasingly aware of the humanitarian and environmental issues surrounding fast fashion.”
The line will benefit the People Tree Foundation, supporting fair-trade farmers in developing countries, and will ship to the US starting this week!”
It’s amazing how being a celebrity made her do this things and not torture he future. Some of the teenagers today at Hollywood are doing booze, and other crazy tactics that will ruin their image. I’m very happy to hear that more people are cooperating with the environment.
Michael Jackson’s children, Paris and Prince Michael, were at the Grammy Awards last night to receive the award for Lifetime Achievement for their father.
Prince Michael’s said to the audience: “To all his songs, his message was simple, love. We will continue to spread his message and help the world.” And then later thank ‘”God for watching over us these last seven months and our grandma and grandpa for their love and support.”
His sister, Paris, talked about their father: “Daddy was supposed to be here. Daddy was going to perform last year. Thank you. We love you Daddy.”
Watch the video before it gets yanked off Youtube:
Katheryn Bigelow, director of The Hurt Locker, brought home the top prize for Best Director at the recently concluded Directors Guild Awards. She beats former husband, James Cameron, who was also nominated for what is now the highest grossing movie to date, Avatar.
Katheryn’s win indicates that she may also win the Best Director award at the Oscars. Awards insiders note that for the past several years, whoever has won at the DGA, also gets to win the same honor at the Oscars.
Her win also signals another milestone as she is the first female director to ever take home the trophy.
For Television, comedy series, Modern Family, has finally won it over the perennial favorite, Glee.
Orlando Bloom, who has starred in the last three “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, has turned down the chance to join the fourth installment which will begin shooting and production in Hawaii this spring.
The actor, who has played Will Turner in the movie, follows Keira Knightley, his love interest, who has said but has yet to confirm, she isn’t also coming back. The main lead, Johnny Depp, is still on board though.
Bloom said in a statement, “I think Will is sort of swimming around with the fish at the bottom of the ocean. I had a great time making those movies. I just really wanted to do different things.” Although he says he is excited to watch this one, “I think it’s going to be great. Whatever Johnny does, I think it’s fantastic.”
The fourth film, entitled: “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” will be directed by Rob Marshall and will run in theaters in 2011.
Following news that Watchmen may be having a sequel or a prequel, and the much talked about reboot of Spider-man, guess which superhero movie is also getting a new treatment?
I was really surprised Up was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, on top of being nominated for Best Animated Picture. I don’t believe it will over Avatar or The Hurt Locker, but I think that it has Best Animated Picture locked in.
Weeks after her untimely death, coroners have now concluded that Brittany Murphy died of pneumonia. Multiple drug use, however, was a very potent contributing factor as the actress was reportedly “intoxicated” from it. This was according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office who did the autopsy on Murphy, who was found lying in her bathroom last December 30th.
I was expecting many of the stars and movies when the Oscar nominees were announced earlier. There were really no real surprises but I’m still very curious to know the reactions from the stars themselves. Here’s is what some of them said or did when they heard their names announced. This has been culled from several videos online and on television:
Michael Jackson’s children, Paris and Prince Michael, were at the Grammy Awards last night to receive the award for Lifetime Achievement for their father. 
Katheryn Bigelow, director of The Hurt Locker, brought home the top prize for Best Director at the recently concluded Directors Guild Awards. She beats former husband, James Cameron, who was also nominated for what is now the highest grossing movie to date, Avatar.
Orlando Bloom, who has starred in the last three “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, has turned down the chance to join the fourth installment which will begin shooting and production in Hawaii this spring. 
