Page 2: Blu-Ray, Pathology, Troll, Gotham Knight, Jason Reitman, Kevin Smith, WALL-E, Baghead, And More
There has been so much news in the last few days that we just haven’t been able to get to all of it. Here is a round up of stories that just didn’t make the /Film front page, or what we like to call…. Page 2!
Blockbuster had finally announced that they will be rolling out Blu-ray in its 4,000 stores in the US and Canada, after a successful trial run in 1,700 outlets. In other news, Netflix is still better. [gizmodo]
FilmSchoolRejectsandColliderboth have exclusive images fromPathology.
Our friend Devin Faraci atCHUDhas a great rebuttal to our ownHunter Stephenson’s drunken There Will Be Blood rant.
John C Buechler’sTrollremake is set to begin shooting in Vancouver, Canada; Torino, Italy and China starting on June 30th. [Bloody-Disgusting]
Enter for a chance to win a Pro-Poker Prize Packin a contest to promote the upcoming filmThe Deal, which hits theaters on April 25th.KungFuRodeohas new images from theThe Dark Knightanimatrix-like collection Batman: Gotham Knight.Jason ReitmanandKevin Smithhave decided to blog for the NHL. Wait, do people still watch hockey? [yahoo]Colliderhas a new poster-like image from Pixar’sWALL-E. Appears to be a cover to a book or something, but still worth checking out.Baghead, The Duplass Brothers' follow-up to The Puffy Chair, had big buzz at the Sundance Film Festival this year and was quickly snapped up by Sony Pictures Classics. Sony has apparently decided to drop the title. I assume they are doing this because “Baghead” would have been too marketable, and Sony Pictures Classics doesn’t want to make money. [cinematical]
Kenny Baker, the 72-year-old actor who played R2-D2 in Star Wars is in a Manchester hospital after suffering a severe asthma attack. We hope he gets better soon. [telegraph]
Our friends atLatino Reviewhave a script review ofTony Gilroy’s next filmDuplicity.
And you thought New Line’s Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D was going to be bad… The Asylum, the direct-to-dvd studioknown for producing cheap mockbusters of hot hollywood releases (Snakes on a Train…etc) has releasedthe first photofrom their upcoming film,Journey to the Center of the Earth, which hits store shelves on July 1st.
