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Title: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on March 28, 2008, 08:22:12 AM
WORLD WAR Z

Details released with a (hopefully) close to finished script:

http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/03/27/world-war-z-movie-details-revealed-children-of-men-with-zombies/

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36168


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But whatever the case, I love this script. Love every dark, somber, upsetting page of it. This is a horror epic, a serious, sober-minded adult picture waiting to be made, and it’s one of the best pieces of screenwriting craft I’ve encountered in a while. It’s not often I get excited by the actual words on the page as a read, but JMS pulled it off here, and I hope some badass filmmaker steps up to the challenge he laid down in the very, very near future.
Title: Re: World War Z
Post by: Burg on March 28, 2008, 12:34:17 PM
I knew Pitt's company was making this and had the rights, but I had no idea they'd pick JMS to adapt.  This is going to be fucking sweet.
Title: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on May 22, 2008, 12:29:02 PM
Highlander remake in the works!


http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3if545c66bc7e57054442cdd46721ae9c0

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Summit Entertainment is bringing back to the big screen the 1986 sci-fi cult hit "Highlander," with "Iron Man" co-writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway on board to write the script.

The original "Highlander" starred Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and Clancy Brown as immortal beings battling humans, hunting down one another and collecting more power. Lambert played Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod, Connery portrayed an Egyptian and Clancy was a barbarian known as the Kurgan. The film -- with its "There can be only one" catch phrase -- spawned four sequels and three television series.

Summit acquired the rights to remake the cult classic from Davis/Panzer Prods. Peter Davis, one of the original producers of the 1986 film, also will produce the new film.

Davis said the new "Highlander" will not just be a remake but will incorporate more backstory elements and prequel aspects that will be fleshed out to expand the story line in a way that is inventive yet faithful to the original story.

He also said romance was key to the series' popularity and would be a central theme in the new film.

"I would hate to think that people viewed 'Highlander' as a sword fighting movie because it's much more than that," he said. "The issues of an immortal falling in love with a woman and knowing she's going to grow old and die in your arms, those are very romantic issues to deal with."

By acquiring the rights to the property, Summit gains a recognizable brand and a franchise with worldwide popularity.

Summit's president of production Erik Feig, along with the company's senior vp production Geoff Shaevitz and creative executive Gillian Bohrer, will oversee the project for the studio.

Marcum and Holloway, repped by ICM, also penned "Convoy," which is set up at Paramount.
Title: Re: There can be only one!
Post by: Gadz on May 22, 2008, 12:56:09 PM
I enjoyed the TV series more than the movie, but this has a lot of potential and I'm definitely looking forward to it.
Title: Re: There can be only one!
Post by: Kojack on May 22, 2008, 01:10:04 PM
I enjoyed the TV series more than the movie, but this has a lot of potential and I'm definitely looking forward to it.

"The issues of an immortal falling in love with a woman and knowing she's going to grow old and die in your arms, those are very romantic issues to deal with."


If you keep banging the cougar this may happen to you.
Title: Re: There can be only one!
Post by: Bag on May 22, 2008, 01:11:05 PM
because this bears reposting:

Bag: ahahaha I remember once when I was like 9, I tried to order highlander through my cable box because my mom said it was ok
Bag: but instead of highlander, I accidentally ordered hardcore pornography
Bag: and I cried so much because I just wanted to see highlander so bad
Bag: totally scarred from that
aquashee: i can see how you could mix the two up
Bag: I didn't know
Bag: I thought it was the right payperview channel
Bag: and just hit like "select, enter" and ordered it
Bag: and it went right into assfucking
Bag: and I was totally appalled
Bag: my mom thought it was so hilarious
Bag: she was crying with laughter
Title: Jurassic Park 4 in F-14s!
Post by: aquasheep on May 22, 2008, 01:26:45 PM
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a96287/laura-dern-hoping-for-jurassic-park-4.html

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Laura Dern has revealed that Jurassic Park 4 could start shooting in the next year.

Speaking to TV Guide, Dern, who plays Dr. Ellie Sattler in the series, admitted that her character will have more to do than in Jurassic Park 3.

She said: "It's a while away but my understanding is it's happening and my character is very involved. I know [director] Steven Spielberg is looking forward to [getting it together] over the next year."

Jurassic Park 3 helmer Joe Johnston will reportedly return to helm the fourth franchise instalment with Steven Spielberg producing. The plot is thought to revolve around genetically enhanced dinosaurs who are trained to carry weapons.


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Jurassic Park 3 helmer Joe Johnston will reportedly return to helm the fourth franchise instalment with Steven Spielberg producing. The plot is thought to revolve around genetically enhanced dinosaurs who are trained to carry weapons.


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The plot is thought to revolve around genetically enhanced dinosaurs who are trained to carry weapons.


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The plot is thought to revolve around genetically enhanced dinosaurs who are trained to carry weapons.


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The plot is thought to revolve around genetically enhanced dinosaurs who are trained to carry weapons.

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Title: Re: Jurassic Park 4 in F-14s!
Post by: Bag on May 22, 2008, 01:30:31 PM
a fine thread.
Title: Re: There can be only one!
Post by: Stent on May 22, 2008, 01:45:10 PM
I enjoyed the TV series more than the movie, but this has a lot of potential and I'm definitely looking forward to it.


FUCK OFF NO WAI
Title: Re: Jurassic Park 4 in F-14s!
Post by: Stent on May 22, 2008, 01:46:52 PM
+1
Title: Re: There can be only one!
Post by: Bag on May 22, 2008, 02:00:55 PM
chris lambert > faggy fabio look-alike.
Title: Re: There can be only one!
Post by: Gadz on May 22, 2008, 02:09:04 PM
I felt more attached to the Fabio look a like.  I think it was the hair.

Title: Re: There can be only one!
Post by: Stent on May 22, 2008, 03:36:04 PM
The original had Sean Connery, your argument has no ground to stand on.

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Connor MacLeod: Be still for God's sake! You'll tip us over.
Ramirez: So?
Connor MacLeod: I cannot swim you Spanish peacock.
Ramirez: I'm not Spanish, I'm Egyptian.
Connor MacLeod: You said you were from Spain! You're a liar!
Ramirez: You have the manners of a goat and you smell like a dung-heap. And you've no knowledge whatsoever of your potential. Now, get out!
Title: Re: There can be only one!
Post by: emi on May 23, 2008, 02:04:27 AM
Fuck me, I fucking love highlander.
Title: Re: There can be only one!
Post by: Stent on May 23, 2008, 09:17:27 AM
Fuck me, I fucking love highlander.

asmo, never let this one go, NEVER
Title: Re: There can be only one!
Post by: emi on May 30, 2008, 02:48:23 PM
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b212/emimonster/Highlander_by_Mendras_Terol.jpg)
Title: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on July 11, 2008, 08:14:33 AM
http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-a-look-at-the-script-for-tarantino-s-inglorious-bastards-4978

SEE....

Tarantino's script!

(http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/07/10/images/09_inglouriousbastards1_lg.jpg)

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My name is Lt. Aldo Raine, and I’m putting together a special team. And I need me eight soldiers.  Eight – Jewish – American – Soldiers.  Now y’all might have heard rumors about the armada happening soon.  Well, we’ll be leavin a little earlier.  We’re gonna be dropped into France, dressed as civilians.  And once we’re in enemy territory, as a bushwackin’ guerilla army, we’re gonna be doin one thing, and thing only, Killin Nazi’s.  The members of the Nationalist Socialist Party, have conquered Europe through murder, torture, intimidation, and terror.  And that’s exactly what we’re gonna do to them.  Now I don’t know about y’all.  But I sure as hell, didn’t come down from the goddamn smoky mountains, cross five thousand miles of water, fight my way through half Sicily, and then jump out of a fuckin air-o-plane, to teach the Nazi’s lessons in humanity.  Nazi ain’t got no humanity. There the foot soldiers of a Jew hatin, mass murderin manic, and they need to be destroyed.  That’s why any and every son-of-a-bitch we find wearin a Nazi uniform, there gonna die.  We will be cruel to the Germans, and through our cruelty, they will know who we are.  They will find the evidence of our cruelty, in the disemboweled, dismembered, and disfigured bodies of their brothers we leave behind us.  And the German will not be able to help themselves from imagining the cruelty their brothers endured at our hands, and our boot heals, and the edge of our knives.  And the Germans, will be sickened by us.  And the Germans, will talk about us.  And the Germans, will fear us.  And when the Germans close their eyes at night, and their subconscious tortures them for the evil they’ve done, it will be with thoughts of us, that it tortures them with.  But I got a word of warning to all would be warriors.  When you join my command, you take on debit.  A debit you owe me, personally.  Every man under my command, owes me, one hundred Nazi scalps.  And I want my scalps.  And all y’all will git me, one hundred Nazi scalps, taken from the heads of one hundred Nazi’s or you will die trying.

-Lt. Aldo Raine aka Aldo the Apache





STARRING....

Bag!

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SGT. Donny Donowitz aka THE BEAR JEW.  He bashes in German soldier’s skulls with a baseball bat.  According to the German legend, The Bear Jew is a Golem.  An avenging Jew angel, conjured up by a vengeful rabbi, to smite the Aryans!



COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU!
Title: Re: INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY QUENTIN TARANTINO
Post by: Bag on July 11, 2008, 10:09:25 AM
can my guild note be changed to donny donowitz
Title: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on August 14, 2008, 12:02:26 PM
Billy Bob Thornton cast in Nightmare on Elm Street Remake! Rumors abound!

http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=263357&in_page_id=7&in_a_source=

(http://img.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/billbobkruger__oPt.jpg)
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on August 16, 2008, 12:51:38 PM
Kevin Smith has seen Watchmen AND HE LIKES IT

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/08/15/kevin-smith-has-seen-watchmen-its-fking-astounding/

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I saw Watchmen. It’s fucking astounding. The Non-Disclosure Agreement I signed prevents me from saying much, but I can spout the following with complete joygasmic enthusiasm: Snyder and Co. have pulled it off. Remember that feeling of watching Sin City on the big screen and being blown away by what a faithful translation of the source material it was, in terms of both content and visuals? Triple that, and you’ll come close to watching Watchmen. Even Alan Moore might be surprised at how close the movie is to the book. March can’t come soon enough

For those who have not read Watchmen, I highly recommend it.

(http://blog.newsarama.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/normal_empire-watchmen.jpg)



For those that have, a nice poster comparison as a teaser to see how close to the book they are getting it: http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer-news/87
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on September 08, 2008, 01:53:15 PM
Rumor rumor rumor: Will Smith may be the new Captain America!

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/09/08/exclusive-is-will-smith-the-new-captain-america/
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on October 13, 2008, 12:37:36 PM
See Guy Ritchie's new movie: Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr as Holmes and Jude Law as Dr Watson!

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/10/10/robert-downey-jr-as-sherlock-holmes-first-pictures/
http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/10/12/dr-watson-jude-law/

(http://cdn.buzznet.com/media/jj1/2008/10/rdj-sherlock/robert-downey-jr-sherlock-holmes-06.jpg)

(http://cdn.buzznet.com/media/jj1/2008/10/watson-jude/dr-watson-jude-law-01.jpg)
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: Thelnie on October 13, 2008, 06:16:48 PM
@_@ I want to watch it...who knew Watson could be so hot?
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: Kojack on October 14, 2008, 02:10:36 AM
wifebeater is $, watson looks like he's about to hit some little niggas up with sum freezepops
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: Burg on October 15, 2008, 05:57:06 AM
Will Smith as Capt. America got shot down like 3 weeks ago I thought?
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on October 15, 2008, 08:32:08 AM
Will Smith as Capt. America got shot down like 3 weeks ago I thought?

Yeah it did.
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on October 18, 2008, 02:18:38 PM
JEWS...IN....SPAAAAAAAAACE

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Brad Pitt is going for a Homer run, signing on to star in a big-screen adaptation of The Odyssey, following up his star turn in 2004's Troy, an adaptation of the Greek poet's other major work, The Iliad. This time around, the take won't be quite as faithful to the text—according to Variety, the new version will take place in a futuristic setting in outer space

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Kevin Smith is going out of this world for his next project, developing a futuristic space comedy per The Hollywood Reporter that will revolve around a father-son relationship.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20081017/en_movies_eo/64321
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on October 30, 2008, 12:50:10 PM
Sam Mendes, better know as the director of American "cheerleaders are hot" Beauty and Road to Perdition, set to direct move adaptation of Preacher:

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Created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, graphic novel focuses on the preacher of a Texas town, who is struggling to get by and is driven only by his strong moral sense. When the city is decimated by an otherworldly force, he embarks on a journey across the country to take on the evil.

Supernatural project is a departure for Mendes, who is best known for tackling suburban angst in such films as "American Beauty" and the upcoming Leonardo DiCaprio-Kate Winslet starrer "Revolutionary Road."

But Mendes isn’t new to the world of comicbooks: His drama "Road to Perdition" was also adapted from a graphic novel.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117994895.html?categoryid=13&cs=1


First issue of Preacher is available online here: http://www.dccomics.com/vertigo/graphic_novels/?gn=1645
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on November 07, 2008, 09:05:08 AM
NO
NO NO NO NO NO NO
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


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Steven Spielberg and Will Smith are in early discussions to collaborate on a remake of Chan Wook-park's "Oldboy." DreamWorks is in the process of securing the remake rights, and the new pic will be distributed by Universal.

In the 2003 Korean original, a man gets kidnapped and held in a shabby cell for 15 years without explanation. Suddenly, he's released and given money, a cell phone and clothes and is set on a path to discover who destroyed his life so he can take revenge.

Spielberg had been looking for an opportunity to make a film with Smith, who would play the kidnapped man if all the pieces fall into place. Spielberg is looking for a writer to begin the development process.


http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995429.html?categoryid=13&cs=1


OH GOD IT BURNS
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on November 12, 2008, 09:19:13 AM
I'm pretty sure I made a thread about this sometime, somewhere, but now it's official!

MONOPOLY THE MOVIE! Directed by none other than: RIDLEY SCOTT!

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And Ridley Scott, who has been attached as a producer on "Monopoly" and has been mentioned as a possible director, is now officially attached to helm the project, with an eye toward giving it a futuristic sheen along the lines of his iconic "Blade Runner."

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ie9098baec9eb95cdc85766d63f68ce1b


Don't miss upcoming features "Ouija Board" and "Battleship" coming soon!
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on November 17, 2008, 11:06:15 AM
List of 75 comics being made into movies. The movie geek in me weeps for the future of cinema.

http://denofgeek.com/movies/147293/75_comics_being_made_into_films.html

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Freedom Formula (2010)
Radical comics GN depicts a Robocop-style future where corporations rule and purpose-bred racers compete in tournaments with 'Vicious Cycles', exo-skeletal armour shells giving the wearer Iron Man-style powers, and depicts the story of 'Zee', the 'Neo' of this piece determined to bring down the whole corrupt system. Bryan Singer is producing the movie.

Runaways (2011)
This Marvel comics original finds teenagers fleeing to make up the sins of their parents, who they have discovered to be covert super-villains. A finished script is expected by early 2009 and Runaways is said to spearhead Marvel's post-Avengers strategy.

Ramayan 3392 A.D. (2011)
Mandalay pictures are producing this adaptation of the 2006 GN, which tells the story of legendary Indian warrior Prince Rama, a reincarnation of Vishnu. The original Indian epic has been moved to the kind of post-apocalypse setting currently so bankable in Hollywood.

The Leading Man (2011)
Effectively a combination of The Saint, Jason King and The Persuaders, Nick Walker is a globe-trotting superstar actor who - Elvis-like - does some serious spying on the side. Wanted producer Mark Platt is hoping for more comic book gold.

War Heroes (2011)
We discussed the absurd speed at which his comics are made into films with Mark Millar in our recent interview, and his latest work is no exception, with his tale of enhanced supersoldiers sitting currently with Ghost Rider producer Michael De Luca.

Sleeper (2011)
Holden Carver - known as 'The Conductor' - has absorbed the ability to transfer pain inflicted on him back to the source, making him a useful intelligence operative. Presumably, then, the torture scenes will be refreshingly short. This project - produced by Sam Raimi -  is currently beguiling Tom Cruise.

Kick Ass (2009)
Another Mark Millar project that's highly anticipated and pretty much finished, though no release date has yet been set for the story of the self-styled teen superhero whose first successful tussle with bad guys gets YouTubed to world acclaim.

The Goon (2010)
Eric Powell's 1999 GN about a musclebound mob-flunkie and sidekick Franky is being produced as an animated movie by David Fincher. It's set to continue Watchmen's rather 1930s vibe, as you can probably tell from this poster.

Caliber (2010)
John Woo's retelling of the Arthur legend is based on Sam Sarkar's Radical GN, and finds Excalibur the sword replaced by Caliber the six-shooter as the medieval tale is reimagined in the old west.

The Leaves (2010)
Originator Kevin J. Walsh is adapting his own recent graphic novel for the screen. Here a New York doctor visiting India to attend a friend's funeral is told by a fortune-teller that he is the bringer of the apocalypse. Summit entertainment are producing the movie.

Last Blood (2010)
This graphic novel about a post-apocalyptic world where vampires must protect a core of humanity from zombies in order to have a reliable food supply, is available online. A History of Violence producers Chris Bender and J.C. Spink - who have 49 other titles in development including Zombies Of Mass Destruction - is working with Family Guy supremo David A. Goodman on the adaptation.

Buck Rogers (2011)
John Flint Dille's swashbuckling, future-dwelling astronaut is set to fly again with a new production from Avi Lerner at NuImage/Millennium. The project still needs a studio and a script.

Hard Boiled (2011)
Frank Miller is set to helm the movie version of his own graphically violent 1990 graphic novel, where a tax collector called Carl Seitz discovers himself to be a Terminator-style cybernetic assassin. Spirit producer Deborah Del Prete is also on board.

ZMDs: Zombies of Mass Destruction (2011)
Underworld creator Kevin Grevioux is set to launch a new supernatural franchise with the intriguing story of military-bred zombies who are dropped into enemy territory at night but have been designed to dissolve at daybreak, but - wouldn't you know it -one of the crusty critters fails to oblige.

Thulsa Doom (2010)
Gladiator/Push actor Djimon Hounsou is set to spin off from the mainstream world of Conan as the Cimmerian's arch-enemy, a sorcerer of great power (played in the 1981 Schwarzeneggar movie by James Earl Jones).

Sherlock Holmes (2009)
The film that definitively proves graphic novels are the new spec script, as writer Lionel Wigram's source comic remains unpublished and was produced in lieu of a speculative script. Robert Downey Jr. has an unlikely Doctor Watson in Jude Law, and this is, it seems, the begin of a career departure for hard-knuckled Guy Ritchie.

Red (2010)
Warren Ellis's 2003 thriller - about a retired CIA assassin that a new administration feel is a threat - is the first DC property to leave the fold for other producers, and will be produced by Transformers/2's Lorenzo di Bonaventura, amongst others.

Ocean (2010)
Described as "an alien thriller with a fresh take on the origin of man.", Ocean is another Warren Ellis original heading screenward, this time under Gianni Nunnari and Nick Wechsler (already involved in comic-book films from Frank Miller's Ronin and 300). Angel-like bodies are discovered in coffins in the frozen oceans of Europa, and a UN weapons inspector must fight off a powerful company looking to exploit the discovery.

Hiding In Time (2010)
Christopher Long's now hard to find GN - about a witness relocation program that uses time-travel to hide witnesses - is being brought to life by Max Payne adaptor Beau Thorne and Terminator Salvation producer Dan Lin, and this tale of assassins who discover the chronological locations of their targets and go in pursuit of them certainly seems close to the Terminator world.

Elfquest (2011)
Richard Pini's 1978 cult comic - published at various times by both Marvel and DC - is finally set for the big screen after a number of false starts. DC hold sway as the film is being produced by Warners with Rawson Marshall Thurber at the helm.

Doctor Strange (2012)
Already the subject of two low-budget adaptations (in 1978 and 2007), there have been many contenders to helm and star in the tale of the New York superhero/mystic; Christian Bale - perhaps unimaginatively - is the latest to be offered the cape, while Guillermo del Toro has flirted endlessly with the project, which remains without a confirmed director.

Illegal Aliens (2010)
Further reinforcing the vanishing division between comics and films, Vanguard comics are proposing simultaneous film/comic launches, of which this tale of a reporter in search of the 'chupacabra monster' is one. Jeremiah exec producer Scott Mitchell Rosenberg is on board.

Resurrection (2010)
Marc Guggenheim's new GN depicts a world recovering from alien invasion (by a race called 'the bugs'). As the aliens depart, society must reform and retrench, so it's basically Mad Max meets Survivors. Universal have picked the project up and it may be the first 'post-post apocalypse' movie to be released.

Ghost In The Shell (2010)
Earlier this year, Spielberg was angling to make the first non-CGI version of the post-cyberpunk anime series that features Motoko Kusanagi, a female cyborg fighting technological crimes in a future Japan (what are the odds the locale will change?). The project is being developed by Dreamworks and Marvel supremo Ari Arad.

North Wind (2011)
Boom! Studios tale of antarctic apocalypse is being brought to the screen by Eureka producer Andrew Cosby. North Wind centres on those who have survived a new ice-age and are determined to rid themselves of the tyrant who has risen from the chaos to rule them.

Wonder Woman (2011)
Possibly the most controversial piece of casting of the decade, there are a million forums alive with speculation as to who will play DC comics' Amazonian warrior, though Jessica Biel is looking hot right now. Errr. Anyway Joss Whedon's wasted two years on the project are further indication that no-one really knows what to do with such a cheerful character post-Dark Knight.

Harbinger (2010)
Brett Ratner is heading up this very X-Men-like project, which deals with a group of outcast teenagers - the difference is that their powers must be activated by the 'Omega Harbinger'. After the poor critical reception of X3, this adaptation of Jim Shooter's comic could be Ratner's chance to get the concept nailed.

The Megas (2010)
T3 director Jonathan Mostow created this graphic novel for Virgin comics, presumably as a spec-GN for a movie. Megas postulates an alternate America where the founding fathers created an aristocracy instead of a democracy, and centres on a detective investigating the seedy underbelly of the American royal family. Mostow himself is heading up...

Namor: The Submariner (aka Submariner, 2010)
Originally with Chris Columbus, this Marvel Studios tale of the Atlantean wing-heeled hero has had Angel's David Boreanaz attached for some time. Central character Prince Namor will be caught up in an ecological war between the land-dwellers and the sea-denizens whose habitat they have polluted. Jonathan Mostow is still said to be attached to the project.

Starkweather (2010)
Like a cross between Sabrina The Teenage Witch and Doctor Strange, this entry from Archaia Studios Press tells of a young boy descended from sorcerers but ignorant of the fact until a coven seek him out in his twenties. Another one that'll be hard to Google, thanks to the 1950s murderer that inspired Badlands. Chris Bender and J.C. Spink (see Final Blood above) are attached.

The Avengers (2011)
Slated for a prime summer slot on July 15th 2011, this is set to be one of the most highly-anticipated movies of the next few years, directed by Jon Favreau with Robert Downey Jr. firmly signed to it as Tony Stark/Iron Man and new 'Rhodey' Don Cheadle attached too. Marvel Studios are financing and Paramount distrubuting, as usual. Rumours are obviously rife regarding casting.

Iron Man 2 (2010)
7th May 2010 and the wait will be over for Downey Jr. to rocket upwards for a sequel to the smash hit 2008 Marvel Studios' debut. Terence Howard's replacement by Don Cheadle (see The Avengers above) has caused a stir, but we're all pleased that Downey Jr. has signed on the dotted line up to Iron Man 3.

Nick Fury (2010)
Jack Kirby's streetwise S.H.I.E.L.D supremo was a huge hit in a guest spot with Samuel L. Jackson at the end of the credits for Iron Man, and many are hoping that Jackson will return and make the film that Shaft should have been.

Red Sonja (2009)
The Robert Rodriguez-produced adaptation of the adventures of the Marvel comics heroine (a Conan spin-off derived very loosely from a Robert E. Howard short story) generated much interest at comicon when Rodriguez and Sonja star Rose McGowan showed off some sexy new posters, but there's some speculation the film may go straight to disc.

Barbarella (2009)
The personal split between McGowan and Rodriguez doesn't seem to have stopped Sonja, but Rodriguez's adaptation of the 1960s French space-kitten comic by Jean-Claude Forest has had other problems over the last two years, and it's looking bloody unlikely this side of 2010 whoever does it.

Whiteout (2009)
Long completed, this Kate Beckinsale horror adaptation (of the 1998 graphic novel by Greg Rucka) keeps getting bumped, and is currently slated for a release in September of 2009. Whiteout concerns a US marshall (Beckinsale) investigating Antarctica's first murder.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
The movie they perhaps should have made to begin with, given how he hogged the three X-Men movies, this will show us the genesis of self-healing mutant Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) in the early 20th century as he makes an enemy of Sabretooth and gets kitted up with the lethal blades. Zack Snyder conceded the film to Rendition director Gavin Hood.

X-Men Origins: Magneto (2009)
Further details on the plot of the other X-prequel came to light recently, and producer Lauren Shuler Donner spoke further on the matter , describing the film as centred around Erik Lensher and Charles Xavier "in their early, early years." Despite a 2009 release date the latest project note states "A script exists, but there is no green light for the project at the moment.", and this refutes earlier intelligence on the matter.
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Post by: aquasheep on November 17, 2008, 11:06:35 AM
Continued!

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Thor (2010)
Kenneth Branagh was entranced by the classical tale of Marvel comics' Norse god with a big hammer, which remains without a leading man (Daniel Craig turned it down). The film is slated for release 16th July 2010. Check out our interview with Thor comic writer Marko Djurdjevic here.

The First Avenger: Captain America (2011)
Jurassic Park III director and effects guru Joe Johnston is slated to direct the tale of the New York fine arts student who takes a super-serum that soups him up for action against the Nazis in WWII America.

Akira (2011)
Leonardo DiCaprio disappointed many fans of Katsuhiro Otomo's 80s manga strip by declaring that he won't be in this, though his Appian Way production company has set SFX wizard Ruairi Robinson to direct. The title character is a child of God-like powers who may have started the third world war that decimated the 'Neo-Tokyo' that biker gangs skirt round. Blade Runner-tastic. Appian Way are also developing...

Ninja Scroll (2011)
Another anime outing that DiCaprio is producing but not acting in, Ninja Scroll is set in feudal Japan where a ninja must fight eight demonic entities. Watchmen writer Alex Tse will be helming when he's done with the new script for Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man.

Battle Angel (aka 'Battle Angel Alita', 2011)
Yukito Kishiro's 1990 manga about an amnesiac cyborg trying to recover her life and survive in the margins of the 'scrapyard' remains slated for a James Cameron 2011 adaptation despite Avatar having dominated the headlines, though there's some confusion about the project's status. Like Avatar, the project is intended for dual 3D and straight release.

10 (2011)
Originator Shannon Eric Denton may have come up with the most un-Googleable new movie title ever (let me help), and to boot it will get confused with both the Blake Edwards 1979 comedy and its 2011 remake. The Boom! Studios comic proposes some Saw/Battle Royale-like shenanigans as ten unwilling contestants must hunt each other or die. Ice Cube is slated for this.

Silver Surfer (2009)
2009 is looking a bit unlikely for the (rumoured) return of Doug Jones as the shiny semi-hero of Fantastic Four: Rise Of The SIlver Surfer. J. Michael Straczynski revealed that the character's association with the unappreciated FF2 doesn't help. Galactus is rumoured to return, hopefully not just as a VGER-type cloud. Dark City's Alex Proyas refused the helm, and Fox is rumoured to be awaiting the reception of the Wolverine movie before committing.

Tintin (2010)
The trilogy based around Hergé's 1930s gee-whiz reporter is having trouble getting started considering that Spielberg and Peter Jackson are involved. Steven Moffat decided to abandon his three-film commitment in order to helm Doctor Who, and the film - a 3D CGI-fest using motion capture - received unfavourable funding terms from Paramount after Universal refused a 50% investment in the trilogy. Spielberg is slated for Tintin1 and Jackson for 2.

G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra (2009)
Boldly titling itself to hopes of an instant franchise, the character - known Britside as 'Action Man' - was a toy a long time before he was in comics, and Paramount is modestly positioning the film aside from big summer hitters like Star Trek and Wolverine with an August 2007 release. Ray Parks, Sienna Miller and Rachel Nichols are headlining the movie, where special US operatives pursue Asian arms dealers.

Sin City 2 (2010)
Frank Miller returns to helm the sequel to the stylistic 2005 hit. Based on the GN story "A Dame to Kill For", Clive Owen reprises his role as Dwight McCarthy to take revenge on (a rumoured) Rose McGowan, an ex-lover who makes an unwelcome return to his life.

Sin City 3 (2010)
Miller is slating the second Sin City sequel to cover the 'Hell and Back' story featuring ex-navy SEAL Wallace, a vigilante character that Miller says was based on Johnny Depp, though the actor is not officially attached to the role.

Proximity Effect (2009)
An inversion of the powers-scenario in Hancock, the heroes in Proximity Effect only have their special abilities within thirty feet of each other, and the story suggests other historical couples besides the heroes who were 'source' and 'siphon', such as Hitler and Eva Braun. Creator Roger Mincheff is set to produce, but the project hasn't been heard of for quite a while. You can read two issues of the source comic online here.

Sgt. Rock (2012)
The film of DC comics' NCO looks to be on the back burner for the time being according to producer Joel Silver. Guy Ritchie, currently directing Robert Downey Jr as Sherlock Holmes (see above) wrote a 'great' script but the project's thunder has been stolen by Inglorious Basterds.

Spider-Man 4 (2011)
Shrek 3 and Robots writer David Lindsay-Abaire is the latest esteemed scribe to get involved in Spidey 4 after the early draft of Zodiac writer James Vanderbilt. The usual speculation about potential villains is rife, with Carnage and Lizard rumoured. Sam Raimi confirmed his involved this year.

Superman: Man of Steel (2011)
Despite profitability, Bryan Singer's 2006 Donner-loving reboot/sequel Superman Returns inspired little studio confidence for a franchise run, and many - including Mark Millar (see link in War Heroes above) have been seeking to completely reboot the franchise. Brandon Routh is not as out of the picture as many think, it seems, and neither is Bryan Singer. But how far will they have to reboot the franchise to get Superman off the ground again?

Virulents (2010)
An ancient Indian evil emerges in war-torn Afghanistan to menace the troops; they're not zombies and they're not quite vampires but they're rather nasty - and terrorists to boot! Virgin comics Indian push proceeded apace in 2007 with this GN. Max Payne's John Moore is attached to the project.

War in Heaven (2009)
Touted as 'the next 300', WiH was snapped up as a spec-GN in a 2007 bidding war, and tells the 'Braveheart-like' tale of the battle between angels Gabriel and Michael and soon-to-be-fallen Lucifer. Not much has been heard since.

Y: The Last Man (2010)
Yet another apocalypse setting, this time for Vertigo/DC Comics' tale of the last man on Earth. But this ain't I Am Legend, because the plague that decimates humanity only affects 'Y' chromosome possessors, leaving central character Yorick Brown amongst 3 billion women, who (perhaps not surprisingly) begin to create an ultrafeminist society. Disturbia's D.J. Caruso and Carl Ellsworth are on board.

The Witchblade (2009)
Battlestar Galactica's Michael Rymer is set to helm the movie adaptation of the Top Cow productions. The eponymous weapon is (of course) supernatural, a 'one-ring'-style sentient artifact that has afforded great powers to women such as Cleopatra and Joan Of Arc and now falls into the hands of NYPD detective Sara Pezzini. She doesn't look like any cop I've ever seen.

Billy Batson and the Legend of Shazam (aka Captain Marvel, 2010)
The Captain Marvel character is awfully close to Superman in capabilities, and the scrambling for 'dark' properties for superhero movies could have moved this project even further down the roster. Get Smart director Peter Segal is attached, and in his defence was talking about a 'darker' character well before The Dark Knight's release and box-office supremacy.

Night and Fog (2010)
2008's Studio 407 GN Night and Fog tells the Hammer-inspired story of a military experiment that goes awry on a remote island, leaving a group of survivors to fend for themselves against the majority of the small population that have turned into monsters. Studio 407 have specifically launched a slate of titles aimed at getting made into movies, and Death Defying Acts producer Kirk D'Amico is on board for this adaptation.You can check out some of the pages of the original artwork here.

Luke Cage (2009)
Marvel's titanium-hard man - a streetwise, Shaft-style Harlem bruiser given body-enhancing drugs whilst in prison for a crime he did not commit - is being backed by John Singleton (said to have abandoned The A-Team for the project) with Tyrese Gibson favoured for the lead.

Justice League: Mortal (aka Justice League Of America, 2011)
An early 2009 start date was cited in August 2008 for the film depicting a super-assembly of DC heroes including The Flash (Adam Brody). Green Lantern, Batman and Wonder Woman, with George Miller directing. Evidence of active pre-production has set tongues wagging further. Australian model Megan Gale is strongly hyped as Wonder Woman, though there's no casting association with the beleagured Wonder Woman movie (see above).

Iron Fist (2012)
Popularly thought to only have a chance if Luke Cage (above) does well (the character developed out of that series), Iron Fist is resting in development hell with Ray Park thought to have left behind his association with the role.

Green Lantern (2010)
Ryan Gosling has been hotly tipped to wear the green ring of power in the movie of the DC comics verdant hero. The script is said to be good at the moment, and producer Donald De Line confirmed his enthusiasm for it. The fact that Green Lantern is more a suit than a person (worn by a series of fictional characters) takes the pressure out of casting a franchise in a Doctor Who/James Bond -style.

The Green Hornet (2010)
Hong Kong martial arts cinema God Stephen Chow is set to direct (post-Kevin Smith) and play sidekick Kato to Seth Rogen's Hornet in an adaptation written by the pair in association with Pineapple Express co-writer Evan Goldberg. Since the production is set to be pretty 'straight', the casting of corpulent Rogen has caused some curiosity.

The Flash (2010)
The film of DC's lightning-fast sprinter seems to be tying its shoelaces at the moment. Likelihood seems to be that the JLA movie is confusing the issue in a way Batman never needs to worry about, so it could be quite a wait for Wally West to get moving. Dark Knight producer Charles Roven concedes that there has been no progress on the project.

R.I.P.D. (2010)
This tale of holy cops patrolling the afterlife in the 'Rest In Peace Department' is outlined as part of a seven picture deal between Dark Horse comics and Universal. Associated Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin will probably get round to this before getting anywhere near The Flash (see above) as it would be trading in a less crowded market and for less cash than Flash.

The Hands of Shang-Chi (2009)
This kung-fu crazy character emerged from Marvel comics at the height of the early 70s martial-arts boom and the stories incorporated Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu and Nayland Smith characters. Ang Lee is in the producer's chair with Forbidden Kingdom stunt arranger Woo-ping Yuen set to direct, but most of the news on the project is pretty old.

Hack/Slash (2009)
Devil's Due Publishing output this GN - about a typical female horror-film victim who strikes back - in 2004 to great acclaim, and screenwriter Justin Marks told CBR in October of 2008 that the project is going ahead just fine, profiled as "comedy with the gore in place"; so it all sounds very Buffy-esque so far.

Maintenance (2009)
Terminator: Salvation's McG has long been set to direct Jim Massey's tale of Terrormax Inc., who supply 'doomsday devices' and weapons to supervillains. You can check out 32 pages online gratis at the Onipress website; the movie may not be coming as quickly, but it still seems to be on.

Maybe...Maybe Not (2010)
Stepping away from the superhero realm, Ralf König's tale of a love-cheat forced to shack up with a gay friend has already been made as the German film Der Bewegte Mann (1994), and this English-language version is being prepped by Quarantine producer Clint Culpepper for Screen Gems.

Gamekeeper (2010)
Former 2000AD editor Andy Diggle (also a force on Judge Dredd and Swamp Thing) wrote this tale of a caretaker at a Scottish estate who uses his knowledge of the land to hunt he killer of his son, and Guy Ritchie sponsored it Tarantino-style. Though Ritchie is set to direct and Joel Silver produce, not much has been heard of the project since last year.

Jonah Hex (2010)
DC's scarred confederate officer of the old west was firmly based on Clint Eastwood's 'Man with no name'. It's therefore a daunting mantle to assume, and obvious candidate Josh Brolin is hesitant to take it on. Thomas Jane would take the role in a heartbeat. Crank franchise director Mark Neveldine is at the helm, and with a 'two-face'-style hero and a very dark ambience to transfer to film, it's an attractive proposition right now, listed as being in pre-production.

The Expendable One (2009)
This action comedy - about a guy who drinks a friend's enhancement potion and develops Wolverine-like powers of self-healing - was given the go-ahead in 2007, but has made little impact since. The central character decides to fight crime with his new powers but finds that it's a lot harder than it looks. Originators Shane Kuhn and Brendan Cowles are writing the screenplay.

The Ark (2010)
Described by creator Mark Verheiden in 2007 as "a big science fiction story", the original tale received a very limited run at Dark Horse comics, and notions of it having been written as a spec-GN for a movie have been bandied about. Columbia don't seem to have moved much on the property since the 2007 announcements.

Super Max (2010)
More green goodness, with a Green Arrow sent to a super-Prison and bent on escape. Another superhero project abandoned by Kevin Smith (see Green Hornet above), this currently rests with Dark Knight writer David S. Goyer (Hack/Slash's Justin Marks also produced a draft screenplay)
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Post by: Burg on November 24, 2008, 08:54:49 PM
Supposedly, Ryan Reynolds could get a stand alone Deadpool movie if Wolverine does ok.  I would really like to see this happen, as long as Joe Kelly, Dan Way and Fabian Ncieza(sp) get to make sure the script isnt shit.
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Post by: aquasheep on January 09, 2009, 03:49:15 PM
Nazis! Zombies! Nazis! Zombies!

http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/dead-snows-nazi-snow-zombies-bring-the-gore/


Lesbians! Vampires! Killers!

http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/its-monday-morning.-time-for-some-lesbian-vampire-killers/
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Post by: Abaxial on February 02, 2009, 03:04:43 AM
For those that didn't watch the super bowl, http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=52443  downloads in 480p, 720p and 1080p
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Post by: aquasheep on March 05, 2009, 10:15:57 PM
HOLY CRAP, DAFT PUNK IS SCORING DISNEY'S TRON 2.0

http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/03/04/holy-crap-daft-punk-is-scoring-disneys-tron-20/
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Post by: aquasheep on March 25, 2009, 06:51:41 PM
Three Stooges movie in the works, starring none other than:

SEAN PENN
BENICIO DEL TORO
JIM CARREY

Directed by THE FARRELLY BROTHERS

Not an April Fool's joke, I swear!

http://www.variety.com/VR1118001643.html
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Post by: aquasheep on May 22, 2009, 09:39:33 AM
Pop quiz hotshot: what movie sequels are coming out with the entire original cast from 20 years ago?

That's right, GHOSTBUSTERS III filming this winter! http://sffmedia.com/films/science-fiction-films/365-ghostbusters-iii-filming-soon-with-original-cast-.html

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE

Who's going to be part of this "new generation" of ghostbusters? Possibly ALYSSA MILANO and ELIZA DUSHKU http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2009/05/dan-aykroyd-says-ghostbusters-3-may-start-filming-in-winter.html

I AM THE KEYMASTER
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: Olldrac on May 22, 2009, 05:56:11 PM
Pop quiz hotshot: what movie sequels are coming out with the entire original cast from 20 years ago?

That's right, GHOSTBUSTERS III filming this winter! http://sffmedia.com/films/science-fiction-films/365-ghostbusters-iii-filming-soon-with-original-cast-.html

Fuck yeah!
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Post by: aquasheep on July 02, 2009, 02:03:45 PM
Breaking news! UNIVERSAL PICTURES just won a giant bidding war to produce it's next greatest video-game-movie blockbuster hit:

ASTEROIDS

YES, REALLY, THAT ASTEROIDS

(http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/zz0e80c83c.jpg)




http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/01/universal-to-make-asteroids-movie/

No updates yet on the upcoming Pac Man movie (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2008/05/pac-man-movie-in-development-really.ars), but I'm sure they will both rock.
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Post by: aquasheep on July 14, 2009, 06:49:56 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you TREEVENGE. The greatest 15 minutes of horror I have ever seen.

BASK IN ITS GLORY

http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/beware-the-furious-foliage-its-jason-eiseners-treevenge/
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Post by: Stent on July 14, 2009, 11:42:51 PM
now THAT is what the happening should have been
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Post by: Himeko on July 15, 2009, 09:59:18 AM
Which one is Menelaz?
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Post by: aquasheep on July 21, 2009, 11:19:18 PM
SAM RAIMI

http://www.blizzard.com/us/press/090721.html
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Post by: Thelnie on July 22, 2009, 04:16:49 PM
I want to be an extra in this movie > <.
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Post by: aquasheep on July 31, 2009, 01:06:44 PM
RIDLEY SCOTT ALIEN PREQUEL! GAME OVER MAN! GAME OVER!

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/295309/official_ridley_scott_to_direct_new_alien_movie.html
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Post by: Olldrac on November 02, 2009, 07:07:33 PM
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=100361501 (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=100361501)
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Post by: aquasheep on December 11, 2009, 11:56:54 AM
NATALIE PORTMAN + ZOMBIES = GREATEST MOVIE EVER???

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Natalie Portman is set to slay the undead in a movie adaptation of best-seller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, it is reported.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8407986.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8407986.stm)
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Post by: Binks on December 11, 2009, 06:16:08 PM
I hope she dies. :emot-ese:
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Post by: aquasheep on December 11, 2009, 08:45:24 PM
Who's going to have a NUDE SEX SCENE in the upcoming HARRY POTTER movie?

If you guessed EMMA WATSON, you're possibly right! (although more likely it will be several shots of Harry's magic wand, if you know what I mean)

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'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe will have nude scenes with costar Emma Watson in upcoming film

...

In the upcoming movie, Yates explains, a monster tortures Harry's friend Ron (Rupert Grint) with images of Harry in some sort of tryst with Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), with whom Ron is passionately in love.

"We'll create something that feels very sexy and very intriguing to bring about a reaction in Rupert," Yates told the Telegraph of the scene.

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/12/08/2009-12-08_harry_potter_star_daniel_radcliffe_will_have_nude_scenes_with_costar_emma_watson.html (http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/12/08/2009-12-08_harry_potter_star_daniel_radcliffe_will_have_nude_scenes_with_costar_emma_watson.html)
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Post by: Binks on December 11, 2009, 10:01:58 PM
Arabian goggles?
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on January 05, 2010, 05:55:27 PM
Sam Mendes, better know as the director of American "cheerleaders are hot" Beauty and Road to Perdition, set to direct move adaptation of Preacher:

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Created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, graphic novel focuses on the preacher of a Texas town, who is struggling to get by and is driven only by his strong moral sense. When the city is decimated by an otherworldly force, he embarks on a journey across the country to take on the evil.

Supernatural project is a departure for Mendes, who is best known for tackling suburban angst in such films as "American Beauty" and the upcoming Leonardo DiCaprio-Kate Winslet starrer "Revolutionary Road."

But Mendes isn’t new to the world of comicbooks: His drama "Road to Perdition" was also adapted from a graphic novel.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117994895.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117994895.html?categoryid=13&cs=1)


First issue of Preacher is available online here: http://www.dccomics.com/vertigo/graphic_novels/?gn=1645 (http://www.dccomics.com/vertigo/graphic_novels/?gn=1645)

Sam "the roses are a metaphor for sex" Mendes has added another future project to his list, as he is in talks to make the next JAMES BOND. If he signs on, he'll be the first Oscar winning director in the franchise.

http://screencrave.com/2010-01-05/sam-mendes-to-direct-the-next-james-bond-movie/ (http://screencrave.com/2010-01-05/sam-mendes-to-direct-the-next-james-bond-movie/)
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Post by: aquasheep on April 30, 2010, 12:23:08 AM
Good news everyone! Time for your upcoming comic book movie roundup!

First off, this one is a few weeks old, but JOSS WHEDON confirmed as director for the upcoming AVENGERS movie: http://movies.ign.com/articles/108/1083440p1.html (http://movies.ign.com/articles/108/1083440p1.html)

(http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/4/6429-2128-7025-1-avengers-the_super.jpg)

Secondly, THOR news, starring CHRIS HEMSWORTH, ANTHONY HOPKINS, AND NATALIE PORTMAN. Thor's villain in the movie? THE DESTROYER

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The Destroyer is an enchanted suit of armor forged by Odin, and when it first appeared it was hinted that the Destroyer had been created as a weapon to face some dark menace from the stars. The Destroyer is used by Thor's arch-foe Loki on several occasions, and each time has actually come close to killing Thor.

The film follows the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

(http://www.immortalthor.net/thor-224.jpg)


And finally, JONAH HEX, starring JOSH BROLIN, JOHN MALKOVICH, and MEGAN FOX. Trailer is online here! http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/04/29/jonah-hex-trailer/ (http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/04/29/jonah-hex-trailer/)

(http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/jonah-hex-megan-fox.jpg)
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Post by: Shamlarie on April 30, 2010, 12:57:37 AM
Wait wait wait. According to that IGN link Chris Evans is playing Captain America. He was the Human Torch. What the fuck is with this recycling of people shit.
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: Ulfius on April 30, 2010, 08:14:12 AM
Jonah Hex looks pretty good. Only problem I see with the trailer is it has Megan Fox in it :(
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: Olldrac on April 30, 2010, 08:43:20 AM
Jonah Hex looks pretty good. Only problem I see with the trailer is it has Megan Fox in it :(
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: Deepz on June 08, 2010, 01:09:22 PM
Beating shee to the punch on this one

http://kotaku.com/5558339/if-this-is-the-next-mortal-kombat-movie-sign-us-up (http://kotaku.com/5558339/if-this-is-the-next-mortal-kombat-movie-sign-us-up)

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Post by: fadedtimes on June 08, 2010, 01:52:07 PM
I <3 MK
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Post by: Branical on June 08, 2010, 05:59:15 PM
Too bad the Mortal Kombat movie isn't being released till 2013 and we all know the world is ending in 2012.
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: monmoth on December 01, 2010, 03:35:10 PM
Hijacking this thread because I couldn't believe this when I read it. Quoted from IGN
"Did you know that Dolph Lundgren is really the son of Jason Statham? He is, according to director Uwe Boll, who has cast Lundgren as the lead in his forthcoming Dungeon Siege sequel, In the Name of the King 2.

Boll told Bloginity all about the plot to his next Dungeon Siege Tale: "It's like contemporary, right now big city, and we have Dolph Lundgren basically being a cop or like a fighting coordinator working as this, and one night he gets attacked by ninjas in his house and fell with the ninjas into a vortex back in time."

Boll continued, "And then it turns out it's like 50 years after the first part 'In the Name of the King' ended, and Ehb is destroyed and everybody is dead, Jason Statham and everybody who was in the first part, got wiped out."

He added, "They say he was basically sent into the future, he's the son of Jason Statham, and he was sent into the future, brought up in an orphanage, because the parents felt that they would all die. So he is basically the last survivor of the kingdom of Ehb so he should bring the kingdom back in charge."

Filming will reportedly begin early next year in Canada."

When will he stop making movies? This sounds like a something a 12 year old kid tripping on acid would dream up. No I take that back the 12 year old might have some imagination. I think I just got superaids from reading this quote.
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Post by: Uhuru on February 04, 2011, 11:51:40 AM
Tom Hardy is Bane, Anne Hathaway is Catwoman.  Discuss.
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on February 04, 2011, 06:24:34 PM
Bane can be good if we all forget Batman and Robin ever existed and focus on the Bane from the comics, who was smart and badass.

 :emot-nws: http://vote4jesus.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Anne-Hathaway-Nude-in-Havoc.jpg (http://vote4jesus.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Anne-Hathaway-Nude-in-Havoc.jpg) is all I have to say about Anne Hathaway
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Post by: Uhuru on February 05, 2011, 03:51:15 PM
I'm certain it will be the genius Bane, due to the illusionary realism that Nolan is going for.
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: Shamlarie on February 07, 2011, 05:21:35 PM
Anne Hathaway has been showing tits in every film since she left Disney bullshit. I love it. Its like she sits down with every writer and is like "Work my tits into this somehow"
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: Binks on February 07, 2011, 06:03:27 PM
Her boobs seem incongruent with her face.
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: aquasheep on February 23, 2011, 08:15:50 PM
BREAKING NEWS HOLLYWOOD LIKES MAKING SEQUELS TO MOVIES THAT MADE ASSBRICKS OF MONEY

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/405391/updated_86_movie_sequels_currently_in_development.html (http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/405391/updated_86_movie_sequels_currently_in_development.html)
Title: Re: AQUA'S GIANT MOVIE NEWS COMPENDIUM THREAD
Post by: Binks on February 23, 2011, 08:33:33 PM
The world needs another Ghost Rider movie.