You “might” want to check out the upcomingMighty MouseDVD for some early work byWall-EandFinding NemomastermindAndrew Stanton.TV Shows on DVDhave details of the release. And, yes, I made that pun. You aren’t dreaming.
Page 3 is the eccentric little brother of Page 2 and compiles even more stories which, for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. There’s a whole heap of different items after the break – video clips, posters, pictures, odd snippets of news.
Look 3D are to beat Gucci and be the first to launch a line of non-temporaryRealDcompatible eyewear onto the market.Reutershave the press release in full. How long until the contact lenses launch, I wonder? James Cameron has been wearing them for a while, apparently.
As well as acting with his future roomies from the Nursing Home for 80s Action Heroes, Gov. Schwarzenegger has allegedly been hiding swear words in official letters.TMZpublished the following image:
Production Weeklyhave tweeted thatWayne Wangis to directZhang ZiyiinSnow Flower and the Secret Fan. It will be adapted from Lisa See’s novel about 19th century Chinese women communciating in nu-shu, the only gender-specific language we know to have existed.Screen Dailyhave the roster of upcoming pictures from Rock On! Films:Peter Fondaas a ‘Nam vet struggling to come to terms with his past inI Ride Alone;Hulk Hoganas an FBI profiler inBlack River;Jason Mewesas a Billy Joel tribute act inBilly Joel’s Car; andLacey Chabertas…somethinginOther Plans. Cripes. What a lineup.Rope of Siliconhave a few new stills from the Zoe Saldana-Paul Walker-Idris Elba-Hayden Christiansen heist pictureTakers. Here’s just one of them.Kevin LeHane’sDefinitive List of Cliched Dialogueis starting to go viral. Number 20 made me do a LOL (is that how you say it?) and number 38 made me say… er… number 38.
TheNew Moon/Vitamin Water commercial is laugh-out-loud bad (keep your abbreviations).
Oren Peli’sArea 51is proving a hard sell even despite the success ofParanormal Activityand a relatively risk-free $10 million asking price.The NY Timesreport that at least Paramount, Overture, Dreamworks and Lionsgate have passed already.
Quiet Earth are reporting thatAlejandro Jodorowksy’sCain Abelis going to go ahead, courtesy of producers Arcadiy Golubovich, Olga Mirimskaya and Parallel Films. Here’s the synopsis they’ve provided:
Upon the death of their mother, Abel and Cain embark on a journey to bury her holy body next to their father’s grave on a forbidden paradise island. But the island’s treasures attract numerous kidnappers with different plans.
Twitchhave been interviewingThe Cat Came BackdirectorCordell Barkerabout his new feature-length toonRunaway, animated with only one assistant, 8 years in the making and looking great. Here’s the teaser trailer:
Have a hard time making it through the firstSex and the Citymovie? At least it will be easier next time around. Kirsten Davis has toldMTVthat the sequel is “not going to be that long. It’s like condensed soup” and as well as the trimmed running time there will be less costume changes next time out. Does it take place in limited locations or over a short time span, maybe?
Seth Rogenwon’t tellMoviewebwhat role Edward Furlong has inThe Green Hornetbut he does impart the stunning revelation that the band Anvil will be playing… a band.
Here’s a little version of the UK poster for Richard Kelly’sThe Box. If you want to see it full size,Empirecan sort you out.
The first public screenings ofAvatarin the UK… well, they’ll be no later than Wednesday 16th December at theIMAX Birmingham. Can’t you hear the voices of UK readers hollering “Eat that, America!” in our charming accents right now? Tickets go on sale this Friday.
Meanwhile, in Italy…The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassushas opened real big for an under-promoted, little-marketed film.The Guardiansay that Italian teens consider Terry Gilliam something of a rockstar.
SometimeLA Lawactor and now horror directorCorbin Bernsenis to follow up hisPontypool-alikeDead Airwith another zombie movie. As he tellsFangoria,Three Strikes, You’re Deadwill be about a future Pittsburgh (of course) in which “the undead have been managed a little bit through drug therapy and created their own sports leagues”. He does go on but it’s funnier if I cut it off right there.
Bryan Lee O’MalleytweetedsomeScott Pilgrimcosplay action. Here’s Pseudo Ramona Flowers and Quasi Kim Pine, courtesy offlickr.
Charlize Theronhas made a boo-boo. According to theBBC, she had no consent from Nelson Mandela to auction off a meeting with him but did it anyway. Can’t she just stick to raising money by kissing girls? (SeeLuxistfor photographic evidence.)Twitchhave a statement from Oliver Tate the (fictional, of course) lead character of Richard Aoyade’s britcomSubmarine. Craig Roberts will be playing Oliver in the picture alongside Paddy Considine, Sally Hawkins and Noah Taylor while the previously attached Michael Sheen will now no longer be appearing.
The AFM poster for Phillip Ridley’s brilliantHeartlesshas appeared on the website of sales agentContent.
There’s an extended promo clip for the new version ofVover atEW. Running over 2 minutes long, a lot of it is really just a montage set to music.
Want to be a wizardly type at theHarry Potterthemepark?Orlando Attractionssay that the open auditions will take place next month and candidates will be required for auditions from January.
Peter Briggs is to direct and Jim Jacks produceMortis Rex, whichVarietysay is to shoot next spring. It already has anofficial websitefrom which I borrowed the two storyboard pictures for the bottom of the post (they’ve got more there). Here’s the basic premise:
Mortis Rex is an Ancient Rome monster movie. In 123 AD, a disgraced Roman war hero is sent to defend a Roman garrison stationed in remote Scotland from a spate of mysterious killings. The hero reclaims his rightful warrior status by uniting with the local Druids and vanquishing a terrifying supernatural beast.
