And so does the box office. This review is spoiler-free!
So, after much waiting, and uncertainty of what the Disney purchase of the Star Wars franchise would bring, I have to say I am pleased overall. Now granted, I am not a mega fan. I don’t obsess over every detail and I don’t know every aspect of the Expanded Universe (which has been scrapped by Disney in order to retain canon rights with their revitalization of the franchise) but I have played a lot of Star Wars games (KOTOR, Jedi Outcast series, Rogue Leader), I’ve watched and re-watched all the movies, and I’ve even watched the Clone Wars animated series that was on Cartoon Network. That means I have some vested interest in Star Wars, and I do have some walking around knowledge above the average movie goer.
Fantastic news, Avatar fans! Director James Cameron has announced that his next productions will be the second and third installments of last year’s epic filmgasm. Production is set to begin in 2011 and the films should come out in 2014 and 2015 respectively. Try not to get too excited, because it’s going to take some time in the oven to finish these babies. I have no doubt that they will be just as amazing and impressive as the mold they are baked in!
Keep your schedules open! The world is NOT going to end with an unfinished Avatar trilogy! =)
I found this great image featuring the biggest bombing sequels of the past 25 years, and I thought You might like to see for yourself just how awful some of these movies were. I mean, I have never even heard of the existence of some of these titles, so you KNOW they must be terrible!
If you’ve seen any of these films, please share. I foresee a possible movie marathon with some of these titles just so we can rip them apart ourselves!
Spider-Man 4 is more reality than myth with the latest addition to the production staff. Many think that the entire series was derailed by a ‘weak’ third film. I personally enjoyed the third, but my favorite Spider-Man was the second with Doc Ock.
Hopefully this new writer and the same star cast from the previous three movies will be enough to make Spider-Man 4 a hit.
Lindsay-Abaire, who won a Pulitzer in 2007 for his drama “Rabbit Hole,” is in final negotiations to write “Spider-Man 4” for Columbia.
Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire are back as director and star, respectively, as are series producers Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad. Kirsten Dunst also is expected to return for the latest movie featuring the Marvel Comics
Here’s a new take on some older movies – using Lego bricks as the actors and set! Some of the movies I wouldn’t consider ‘classics’ by any means, but the comparison between the movie photo and the Lego recreation is pretty sweet.
Maybe movie sequels should start being done with Legos – they don’t have unions or fight for new contracts every year! =P
My favorite? Creepshow. Didn’t expect that to be in the 20 movies highlighted! =)
If you have not heard this already, it’s pretty big news! (To fans of the series at the very least!)
Word is that a new sequel (the fifth) to the fantastic action/crime-fighting series, Lethal Weapon, has been finished as a screenplay. The original star duo of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover is being sought out to reappear in the sequel, and if they accept, the film will be set for production. According to IMDB, the film is set to be released in 2010.
I love the Lethal Weapon series, and I really have high hopes for the film to be successful if Gibson and Glover are on board. If they aren’t in it, then it doesn’t even need to be made.
It’s a continuity issue more than ever these days in Hollywood – you revive a 20-year old series and the executive staff is too oblivious to realize that the actors that embodied the original series may not want to be in a new sequel years after their retirement! The real problem is if you can’t get the original actors to star in the sequel. If that’s the case, then you are better off not filming, because you are literally going to kill the entire franchise over one massive flop of a film. Batman and Robin, anyone?
There is a bunch of information out there, ask the Google machine!
Do you think that Lethal Weapon will be a go? I sure hope so! =)
This issue (of remakes and revivals in Hollywood) is also going to lead to a SquidFlicks editorial (someday). This is also the debut of the First Look category. New movie sequels and other films will be highlighted in this category!
