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Akira Lives! Book of Eli Directors in Talks to Direct
Akira lives! Again! Ahem. According to NYMag’s Vulture blog, the brothers Hughes (that would be Allen and Albert, FYI) are currently in negotiations with Warner Bros. to helm the studio’s sure-to-be expensive and epic live-action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s seminal manga/anime “Akira”, which recently got a major boost when Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way came onboard as producers. The Hughes brothers, of course, recently turned in the post-apocalyptic “Book of Eli” for the studio, so they’re no stranger to apocalyptic action.
Michael Shanks Thinks SG-1′s Time has Passed, No More Movies
In an interview with SciFi Wire (via Airlock Alpha) to promote his guest stint on the “Smallville: Absolute Justice” TV movie, “Stargate” alum Michael Shanks sounds very pessimistic about ever going through the stargate ever again. Which means, of course, if you’ve been waiting for a third direct-to-DVD “Stargate: SG1″ movie, you should probably stop right now.
Smallville’s Absolute Justice Scores Absolutely for the CW
If you saw last Friday’s “Smallville” movie event, the two-hour “Absolute Justice”, then you probably weren’t the only one. 2.8 million viewers tuned in for the movie, which featured the introduction of comicdom’s The Justice Society, a team of superheroes fronted by Hawkman (“Stargate’s” Michael Shanks). The movie gave “Smallville” its best rating all season, and was the CW’s highest rated show in the timeslot in over a year.
The Thing Sequel Finds its Victims — er I Mean Stars
By now you already know more about the upcoming “The Thing” sequel (or prequel, actually) then you may have wanted to know, but you may be wondering about who will be fronting the film. Kurt Russell is certainly nowhere to be found, but in his stead you’ll get Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton as the film’s two young leads.
The BBC’s Day of the Triffids Mini-Series DVD Details
Missed the BBC mini-series remake of “The Day of the Triffids”? Don’t worry, you can still catch it on DVD, which the Associates has released on a two disc Ultimate Edition DVD earlier this month on February 1st, and they’ve scheduled a single disc Blu-ray edition on February 22. The film, “an effects-laden CGI extravaganza about a world threatened by carnivorous, man-eating plants – boasts a star-studded cast that includes Dougray Scott (Desperate Housewives), Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck), Eddie Izzard (Valkyrie; Ocean’s Thirteen), Brian Cox (The Bourne Supremacy), Vanessa Redgrave (Atonement; Evening), Jason Priestley (My Name Is Earl; Medium), Shane Taylor (Band Of Brothers) and Ewen Bremner(Hallam Foe).”
Like Avatar? Like War? They’ll be Lots of Both in Avatar Sequel.
MarketSaw is a great blog to visit if you’re into cutting edge 3D stuff. I’m not a big fan of 3D, but the site is also pretty good for scoops about upcoming interesting films. For instance, they were all over James Cameron’s “Avatar” from the very beginning, and it looks like they’ve gotten a toehold on the sequel as well. On the upcoming “Avatar” sequel, a source has told them that the film will be made “within 4 years”. And the plot?
Three New Clips from Smallville: Absolute Justice
I gotta admit, I’m really, really looking forward to this 2-hour “Smallville” movie “Absolute Justice”, and I’m the guy who gave up on the current season of “Smallville” after the uber useless Green Arrow failed to take out two very ordinary thugs in an alleyway fistfight and had to wait for Superman to rescue him on a rooftop. But man, I gotta say, the movie is looking pretty good, and I’m digging how they’re introducing the Justice Society of America characters, including Michael Shanks as Hawkman. I still don’t “get” how a bunch of brightly costumed guys with superpowers, including a dude with wings and a big ol mace managed to get “lost” in history, but I suppose that will be explained in the movie. Hopefully.
Watch The First 4 Minutes of Lost Season 6 Now
Someone has put the first four minutes of “Lost” Season 6 online now. I know there are plenty of “Lost” fans out there, so here you go. The show returns to the airwaves Tuesday, February 2, 2010. I’m sure there will be many answers to lingering questions, and about 100 new questions to be answered. That’s how “Lost” operates, right?
Zachary Quinto Assures Trekkies He’ll be in Trek 12. Like, Duh.
As I wrote yesterday in my Quinto post about the actor saying he’s going to take two years off from all things “Trek”, there is no way, no how he’s going to miss coming back for “Trek 12″, even if the movie shoots before that self-exile expires. Quinto must have gotten an insane amount of mail about that Wired interview, because he’s now addressed it.
Deleted Scene from Avatar: Jake Sully Gets Recruited
You may or may not have heard by now, but James Cameron’s “Avatar” is doing pretty good at that there box office. I believe it could prove profitable for the studio, so let’s all cross our fingers that ol Jimmy boy gets to eat tonight. Anyways, if you’ve read the “Avatar” script (it was put online as a free download, get it here), you read the beginning, which was set on Earth and featured Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) getting into a fight at a bar before being promptly tossed out on his ass. Well here’s an image from that deleted scene, featuring Jake on his back as he’s approached by two MIBs with a proposition. Via I09.
Zachary Quinto Wants Nothing to Do with Star Trek For at Least Two Years
In an interview with Wired.com to promote his upcoming “Star Trek Online” game (available on the PC February 2, 2010), where he’ll be voicing a character not named Spock, the man who played young Spock in J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” reboot claims that after this gig, he’s not going to be touching, appearing, or even thinking “Trek” for at least two years.
Supernatural’s Ghostfacers Gets Their Own Web Series
After killing off Jo and her mom (sigh, catch you later, Alona Tal) “Supernatural” is on a bit of a holding pattern for the next few episodes, including last week’s asylum-set filler. Until the show does rebound back to its main demon apocalypse storyline, there’s new “Supernatural” content to be found on the net in the form of 10, 3-minute webisodes based on the “Ghostfacers”. You remember the Ghostfacers, don’t you? Those “Ghost Hunters”-wannabes who the brothers Winchester ran across in year one, then again in year three? Well they’re back.
Pursuit of Happyness Director Boards Keanu Reeves’ Passengers
Italian director Gabriele Muccino, known primarily in Hollywood as the director of Will Smith Oscar Bait aka “The Pursuit of Happyness” and “Seven Pounds”, has come onboard the Keanu Reeves sci-fi love story “Passengers”. Reeves was already onboard the Morgan Creek production, which is set for a summer start date, but now with Muccino attached, the project is halfway home. The film finds Reeves playing a passenger on a spacecraft making a centuries-long interstellar voyage to a new planet, but due to a glitch, is awakened 90 years too early. Still uncast is the female love interest, who in the film is awakened by Reeves’ character in order to keep him company.
Guy Ritchie Probably Leaving Lobo to do Sherlock Holmes Sequel
Let’s face it, the possibility of movie based on D.C. Comics’ interplanetary, bountyhunting badass Lobo should fill every comic book geek and sci-fi nut with glee. If you’ve read the comics, then you know Lobo is probably un-D.C. as a comic book from that publishing house can get. It spent a lot of time making fun of all the colorful characters that populate the D.C. universe (when it’s not killing or maiming them), and what’s more, it’s gratuitously violent, unnecessarily vulgar, and completely un-kid friendly. And they’re going to make a live-action movie based on it! Holy shit.
