Alfonso Cuaron’s “Children of Man” was a pretty slam-banging good piece of sci-fi, I have to admit, so I’m excited the Mexican director has decided to stay in the realm of sci-fi with his new movie, “Gravity”. Based on a script by Cuaron and his son Jonas, “Gravity” is a “Moon”-ish thriller about the sole surviving human member of a space mission who is desperately trying to return home to Earth and her daughter. NYMag’s Vulture blog has Angelina Jolie in line to play the sole survivor, and in doing so, Jolie has abandoned Universal’s “Wanted” sequel. The role would require a lot of lone time for Jolie, thus the comparison to Duncan Jones’ sleeper sci-fi hit “Moon”.
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New Repo Men Images and Hunt For Cash
Just the other day I was lamenting Universal’s lack of promotion for their big-budget sci-fi movie “Repo Men”. Turns out, they might just be biding their time, because this came in the e-mail today. A new batch of images and a “Repo Men are Coming” hunt, a type of viral campaign to promote the show. More info on the “hunt” below, then after that, new images from the movie.
New Tron Legacy Image From all That Viral Stuff
There is apparently some viral stuff going on for “Tron 2″, but honestly, I just don’t care to run around looking for clues. I suppose if you really, really love the idea of chasing around the Internet for scraps of info it could be fun. Or you could just sit there and wait until the goodies are found and released, which is what I do. Here’s the latest, a new pic from “Tron: Legacy” via CBM.
AVP’s Brothers Strause Battle More Alien Menace in Skyline
Most people didn’t dig Greg and Colin Strause’s “Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem”, but I was one of those who gleefully loved every second of the slaughterfest. Sure, the film had way too many characters and it was all action all the time, but what else do you want from your “Aliens” and “Predator” movies? I say the brothers knew what I wanted and gave it to me, and because of that, I’m looking forward to their follow-up, the very cool sounding “Skyline”.
Matt Damon and Jake Gyllenhaal Were Almost Jake Sully in Avatar
Here’s a little odds and ends about the biggest moneymaker of all time, James Cameron’s “Avatar”. The LATimes has a “what if” article that says, according to Cameron himself, before he gave the role to Sam Worthington in “Avatar”, he actually offered Jake Sully up to Matt Damon and Jake Gyllenhaal first, but both men turned him down.
Hey, Remember Repo Men? Two New Posters Show Up
For a film with its budget and A-list cast, Miguel Sapochnik’s sci-fi actioner “Repo Men” sure doesn’t seem to be getting a whole lot of love from the studio in terms of PR. There was the trailer, and some posters (two of which are below), but that’s about it. The film is opening in a month, and most people don’t even know what it’s about. That could change, but it’s doubtful the studio is suddenly going to throw money at it as the release date nears. Anyways, two new posters have popped up online. The first looks like a cool Frank Miller drawing, but the second one is just not even trying.
Peter Berg’s Battleship to Buck 3D Trend
Gasp! Shudder! Peter Berg’s tale of high seas alien battles “Battleship” won’t be shot in 3D. Or at least, there’s no plan to do so right now as the film gears up for production, but that could very well change after the film is in the can, as studios can now pay a hefty check to get their films “3D-ized” on a whim. Of course, the chances are that the film will end up as 3D, and as much as I hate the fad, the movie’s action would definitely lend itself to the process. Hell, at least making “Battleship” 3D makes more sense than, say, 90% of the bullshit that Hollywood is currently turning into a 3D movie.
New Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor (Who) Teaser Promo
BBC America has released a new teaser promo for their latest Doctor Who, to be played by Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor, and Karen Gillan as his new comely companion Amy Pond. The new “Doctor Who” series starts up again in Spring 2010 on BBC America. I’m sure the show will continue its trend of wacky alien encounters, time travel, and what have you. This is “Doctor Who”, after all. The Doctors may change faces, but the show seems to always keep on chugging along.
James Cameron Could Really, Really Care Less about the Terminator Franchise Nowadays
MTV currently has a sit-down interview with “Avatar” guy James Cameron, and they’ve been asking him a ton of questions about his past movies and future endeavors, and they’ve been cutting it up into dozens of little posts separated by topics. The latest is all about the “Terminator” franchise, which Cameron of course created only to hand over to someone else after the ground-breaking “Judgement Day”. So what does Cameron have to say about, possibly, coming back to the world of cyborgs and human resistance fighters? Lots, but not very good things to say, alas.
Will Jeremy Renner Put the Hurt on Peter Berg’s Battleship?
In another one of those endless “road to the Oscars” articles that you’re going to be deluged with on, well, the road the Ocars, there is this Reuters article that offers up a very brief mention of “The Hurt Locker” star Jeremy Renner, who has been nominated for a Best Actor in the movie, in talks to board Peter Berg’s big-screen adaptation of “Battleship”. If the idea of a movie based on the “You sunk my battleship!” game gives you the giggles, then you haven’t read what Berg has planned. It’s got aliens. It’s got an invasion. It’s got coolness. And now, potentially, it may have gotten Jeremy Renner.
So Wrong it’s Right: Predator 2 Dancing Outtake
Remember “Predator 2″? The sequel to the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie starring Danny Glover (genius casting there, guys) as a supercop taking on the Predators in the big city? Via UGO, here’s an outtake from the movie where the stuntment in the Predator suits get down and boogie. Apparently this was supposed to play during the closing credits, or some such. Later, Danny Glover shows up and gets down with the Predators. It’s all oh so very wrong and yet oh so very right.
James Bond’s Brother from Langley Joins Source Code
Via his Twitter account, director Duncan Jones has announced the addition of the very cool Jeffrey Wright (Felix in the last two “Bond” movies) to his sci-fi actioner “Source Code”.
Just met with the lovely Vera Farmiga and Jeffrey Wright. Feeling quite thrilled to have two such scorchingly good actors in Source Code!
The CW Renews Supernatural for a Season 6, Kripke Steps Down
The CW’s “Supernatural” is pretty much the only decent thing on that young-people-having-sex-obsessed network that I bother to DVR. The show is currently in its fifth season and in the middle of its demon apocalypse storyline, with Satan and the Angels fighting for the survival of the planet and the boys Winchester stuck dab smack in the middle. The show’s creator and mastermind, Eric Kripke has always said that he’s planned the show as a 5-year story, with that arc wrapping up at the end of this season. Now comes word that the CW has renewed the show past the demon apocalypse storyline, which means changes are afoot.
Chronicles of Riddick Sequel Plot Details
The Hollywood Reporter has given us our first taste of what the “Chronicles of Riddick” sequel will be all about — basically a “back to basics” storytelling that, from the sounds of it, is more “Pitch Black” than the clunky, epic-wannabe mess that was its sequel, “The Chronicles of Riddick”. Hey, I liked both movies, but let’s face it, who the hell cares about the Underverse or whatever the hell it was called. Give me a primitive, primal looking Riddick going up against people in high-tech suits with space guns armed with only a prison shank and it’s all good.
