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Is Idris Elba Playing Jimmy Stewart To Thomas Ikimi's Hitchcock? Fantastic New Poster Art For Legacy Says Yes.
7 hours ago | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Is it fair to compare a young, second time film maker with one of cinema's all time greats? No, of course it's not. But if Thomas Ikimi's ultra low budget debut Limbo wasn't enough to convince you that he has aspersions towards making the same sort of high concept thrillers that made Hitchcock famous, well, a quartet of concept posters for his sophomore effort are here to make that point clear. Titled Legacy, the film stars The Wire's Idris Elba in the lead and the just-released poster art has that classic Saul Bass influence all over it.
Here's the press release that went out went we first covered the film back in May:
Black Camel Pictures are delighted to announce that on May 11th 2009 they began principal photography on their new Us set psychological thriller Legacy starring Idris Elba (Obsessed, The Wire) who also Executive Produces. Legacy was »
'Heroes' recap: Shadowy Shadows
12 hours ago | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
“This whole night was like a bad Fellini film,” was how Gretchen summed up the most recent episode of Heroes. Okay, she was actually talking about her and Claire’s night in the Sullivan Brothers carnival. But either way, she was wrong, because a bad Fellini film would have been perfection compared to last night. Federico Fellini made plenty of bad movies, but his bad movies were never boring, mundane, or static. They were completely bats--. Just look here. Or here. Or here. Or here. Context doesn’t help! I’ve seen Satyricon five times, and I still can’t »
- Darren Franich
Reynolds: Green Lantern Isn’t ‘Labored Origin Story’
13 hours ago | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Self confessed Marvel/DC fanboy, Ryan Reynolds has been talking up the Green Lantern again, and this time he’s shedding a little light on the pace of the film and the direction it might take. Speaking to MTV, Reynolds was keen to stress that while this movie covers Green Lantern’s origins to some extent, it isn’t held back by them.
“It is [an origin story] to a certain degree, but it’s not a labored origin story, where the movie [truly] begins in the third act,” he explained. “The movie starts when it starts. We find out Hal is the guy fairly early on, and the adventure begins.”
This is something I’m quite pleased to hear. Don’t get me wrong, origins certainly have a place in comicbook films, and they definitely make the material accessible to the uninitiated, but in my humble opinion, if I could have trimmed 20- »
- Craig Sharp
Katie Holmes: Tom Cruise Will Be a Great 'Sytycd' Judge
30 November 2009 1:04 AM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »
Judges Mary Murphy and Adam Shankman are not the only people who love the idea of Tom Cruise being a guest judge on Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance", his wife Katie Holmes also supported the notion. The revelation was made by the Rachel Dawes of "Batman Begins" herself at the Dizzy Feet Foundation gala on Sunday, November 29.
When asked by Marc Malkin of E! Online at the backstage of the event held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, the 30-year-old actress gushed, "He would be great. He really would." It is still unclear whether she had the chance to talk with Murphy at the gala about Cruise's possible role. But, Murphy has stated at the red carpet that she will try to do so, promising "If I can just slide my way in there, I will."
Back in early October, Mary Murphy has sparked rumor of Tom Cruise »
- celebrity-mania.com
Why Superman Is On Hold
27 November 2009 6:11 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
We've talked about this on the site before, but here's a pretty good rundown on why the Superman franchise is in (inexplicable) limbo right now.The project is on hold as the studio waits to emerge from legal limbo over the fate of the Superman heirs. It’s about who controls what divided rights going forward and who owes what to whom when. Warners may be trying to settle with the Siegel and Shuster families, who in 2013 will retrieve the copyright of the Superman material published in Detective Comics’ Action Comics Vol. 1, in order to merge all the Superman rights.As the studio is waiting to resolve the legal dispute, there’s no movement on the project. Production execs at Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. have been culling the various pitches that have come in, and are eager to start development on a sequel. Who knew, when Brandon Routh played »
Is Idris Elba Playing Jimmy Stewart To Thomas Ikimi's Hitchcock? Fantastic New Poster Art For Legacy Says Yes.
27 November 2009 9:51 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Is it fair to compare a young, second time film maker with one of cinema's all time greats? No, of course it's not. But if Thomas Ikimi's ultra low budget debut Limbo wasn't enough to convince you that he has aspersions towards making the same sort of high concept thrillers that made Hitchcock famous, well, a quartet of concept posters for his sophomore effort are here to make that point clear. Titled Legacy, the film stars The Wire's Idris Elba in the lead and the just-released poster art has that classic Saul Bass influence all over it.
Here's the press release that went out went we first covered the film back in May:
Black Camel Pictures are delighted to announce that on May 11th 2009 they began principal photography on their new Us set psychological thriller Legacy starring Idris Elba (Obsessed, The Wire) who also Executive Produces. Legacy was »
Posters for Idris Elba’s Legacy
27 November 2009 12:45 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Rising star Idris Elba seems to be the man of the moment. Less than a week ago it was announced he would be joining the cast of Marvel’s Thor, then the first photos of his action movie The Losers were made public, and now the concept posters for his upcoming film Legacy have made their way online.
The film’s official Twitter page have released three concept posters which appear to be something of a rarity as they are not simply airbrushed photographs or photoshopped floating heads on a black background, but rather actual artistic posters.
Idris Elba not only stars in Legacy but is the film’s executive producer. Written and directed by young British Nigerian filmmaker Thomas Ikimi, Legacy co-stars Eamonn Walker (Lord of War), Monique Gabriela Curnen (The Dark Knight), Richard Brake (Batman Begins), and Clarke Peters (The Wire).
Described as a Hitchcockian style psychological thriller »
- Andrew Peters
Inception Goes Skiing
26 November 2009 7:35 PM, PST | Nolan Fans | See recent Nolan Fans news »
A few weeks ago, we heard that the Inception crew was packing their bags and heading north to a snow fortess in Kananaskis, Canada. The image that we saw earlier of this “abandoned ski hill” reminded some of us about the mountainous locations in Batman Begins. Anyways, we’ve been pretty clueless as to what has been happening up in Canada mainly because they’ve deployed a 24/7 security team around the filming location’s perimeter. The Calgary Herald reports that, that atop this snow mountain, Christopher Nolan wants the entire cast to learn to ski.
“He wanted all of the actors that were involved here, (Nolan) wanted them to learn to ski,” says Matt Mosteller, a professional ski coach and vice-president of marketing and sales for Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, which owns Nakiska, as well as B.C. resorts Fernie and Kimberley.
“He’s super detail-oriented . . . (Nolan) wants everything right. »
- AlexHaas
The King of Fighters Trailer Starring Ray Park and Maggie Q
26 November 2009 7:16 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Hey look, it's another low budget video game adaptation that's got direct-to-dvd written all over it! The King of Fighters is based on a series of fighting games that was first released for the Neo Geo console and in arcades back in the mid-'90s. Since the Neo Geo was the uber-expensive video game system that only rich kids had, I never really got into it, but they're still making new installments today so it's definitely got a following. The movie doesn't seem to be based on the plot of any one particular game, and according to Wikipedia [1], has a sci-fi twist that involves members of three legendary fighting clans who get transported to alternate dimensions where they must fight the inhabitants of each world. This promo trailer, however, doesn't convey much of a plot at all. Gordon Chan (Fist of Legend, The Medallion) is directing the movie, and it »
- Sean
Free Flick of the Day: Pieces of April
26 November 2009 6:02 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
In this current world where Katie Holmes is wife to Tom Cruise and mother of Suri, it's easy to forget she used to have a pretty solid indie career intermingled with her days on the popular Creek -- Libbets Casey in The Ice Storm, Claire in Go, Hannah in Wonder Boys, Jessica in The Gift, Nurse Mills in The Singing Detective, April Burns in Pieces of April, and Heather Holloway in Thank You For Smoking. But there is one starring role in there that's quite applicable this week: Pieces of April. *
Her last big role of worth (she played only a supporting character in Smoking and she was bad enough to be axed from Gotham law after Batman Begins), Pieces of April finds Holmes the black sheep of a dysfunctional family. Living a life on her own in New York with her boyfriend Bobby, April decides to tackle the daunting »
- Monika Bartyzel
Casting search begins for new version of The Crow
26 November 2009 2:32 AM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
A Planned big-screen reinvention of The Crow is now spreading its wings into casting discussions and is aiming to be akin to Batman Begins, it's been revealed.
The screenplay has been written by Stephen Norrington, who will also direct the feature.
Producer Ryan Kavanaugh said: "The script is great. We're very excited about it. We're just getting all the pieces together right now.
"It's not officially greenlit, but it's going to happen... I think in a couple of months we could have the package together for sure."
On casting, he said: "We're looking. We're in discussions....I think it's something cool, we're approaching it differently. It's really a whole relaunch of the franchise, much more of a dark superhero type.
"It will be an actor you've heard of. We're not ruling anything out. We're looking at both, with the very well known and the 'very talented but they may not be quite there yet. »
- David Bentley
Ninja Assassin review
24 November 2009 11:56 AM, PST | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
Year: 2009
Directors: James McTeigue
Writers: J. Michael Straczynski / Matthew Sand
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: rochefort
Rating: 5 out of 10
[Editor's note: Marina's Ninja Assassin review from Viff isn't much brighter]
Directed by James McTeigue, "Ninja Assassin" stars pop idol Rain as Raizo, a modern-day ninja. Kidnapped while still a child and trained in the ninja arts by Ozunu (Sho Kosugi), lord of the Ozunu Clan, Raizo, now grown up, rogue, and out for revenge against his old master, shows up in Western Europe soon after Mika (Naomie Harris), a Europol bookkeeper, starts uncovering the connections between supposedly mythological ninja clans and political assassinations throughout the ages. Against the wishes of her skeptical superior Maslow (Ben Miles), Mika follows the clue trail far enough to become a target. Soon after the clan sends a group of ninjas, led by Raizo's old rival Takeshi (Rick Yune), to kill her, and Raizo becomes her only chance for survival.
Ninjas, man. There was a »
Casting For ‘The Crow’ Reboot Has Begun
24 November 2009 9:54 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Ever since it was announced that Blade director, Stephen Norrington, was going to be writing and directing a reboot of The Crow franchise, there’s been speculation as to what shape his take on the classic comic and film character would be. At the time Norrington’s attachment was announced, it was revealed that the new version wouldn’t be, “gloriously gothic or stylized,” and this upset quite a few people who consider stylized goth to be the essence of The Crow story.
Norrington’s version is said to be, “realistic, hard-edged and mysterious,” which sounds like they’re trying to emulate the reboot success of Batman Begins with more brutality. That’s what I hope, anyway, although maybe that’s just wishful thinking on my part.
It was recently announced that the latest draft of Norrington’s Crow has been well received by studio Relativity Media, so much so »
- Ross Miller
'The Crow' Relaunch Takes Flight
24 November 2009 7:31 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Director Stephen Norrington’s script for the proposed reboot of “The Crow” is finished even though the film has yet to get the official greenlight.
“The script is great,” said “Crow” producer Ryan Kavanaugh during an interview with i09. ”We're very excited about it. ‘The Crow’ is definitely going to happen, we're just getting all the pieces together right now. It's not officially greenlit, but it's going to happen... I think in a couple months we could have the package together for sure.”
Created in 1989 by James O'Barr, “The Crow” has been adapted into a TV series and four feature films — most notably with the first "Crow" film starring the late Brandon Lee in 1994. According to Kavanaugh, the new film will be a literal relaunch of the franchise, which includes a complete reinterpretation of The Crow’s classic look.
“I think it's something cool, we're approaching it differently,” stated Kavanaugh. »
- Blair Marnell
‘The Crow’ reboot will look like ‘Batman Begins’ according to producer
24 November 2009 4:38 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
While the upcoming reboot for The Crow has not received the almighty greenlight, that hasn’t stopped producer Ryan Kavanaugh from being optimisc about the project.
“The Crow is definitely going to happen, we’re just getting all the pieces together right now,” he said. “It’s not officially greenlit, but it’s going to happen. I think in a couple months we could have the package together for sure.”
Putting fans of the original Crow at ease, Kavanaugh stated that the film will not be a direct remake of the original classic starring the late Brandon Lee. Instead, it’s looked upon to be a relaunch of the franchise. Also, he’s already talking with actors.
“We’re approaching it differently,” he said. “It’s really a whole relaunch of the franchise, much more of a dark superhero type.”
The new Crow character will be “much more present day” and “he’ll have makeup, »
- Reel Loop News Staff
New Moon enters new phase for Twilight franchise
24 November 2009 4:01 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The UK has officially caught Stephenie Meyer fever after The Twilight Saga: New Moon's strident opening weekend, and the Coens' A Serious Man deals another little cut to star prestige
The winner
When the original Twilight movie arrived in the UK last December, it opened with a decent £2.51m – not a bad number, considering Stephenie Meyer's books had yet to achieve blockbuster status. But it was far, far behind the Us debut figure for the picture: $69.6m (£42.1m).
What a difference a year makes. With the first Twilight film a huge phenomenon on DVD, and the Meyer books belatedly reaching a wide UK readership, Edward Cullen and Bella Swan have ascended to iconic characters here, and Britain has succumbed to R-Pattz mania. Now sequel New Moon has debuted in the UK with £11.68m, which is a whopping 4.6 times the opening weekend of the original film. In three days, »
- Charles Gant
'The Crow' Reboot Begins Casting
23 November 2009 11:08 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Since it was announced that Relativity Media is developing "The Crow", no one has been reported being in talks to play the major character, Eric Draven. In a recent interview with io9, producer Ryan Kavanaugh has talked about the progress of the project, including his "good ideas" for the casting.
Asked if he has begun selecting actors for the movie, Kavanaugh stated, "We're looking. We're in discussions." Moreover, he suggested that the chosen actor could be either someone famous or a new star, saying "It will be an actor you've heard of, yes. We're not ruling anything out. We're looking at both, with the very well known and the 'very talented but they may not be quite there yet."
Gushing about the new "The Crow" film, Kavanaugh said, "I think it's something cool, we're approaching it differently. It's really a whole relaunch of the franchise, much more of a dark superhero type. »
- AceShowbiz.com
Producer Ryan Kavanaugh on The Crow Reboot
23 November 2009 5:31 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
iO9 reports that The Crow reboot is happening, even if it has yet to garner a greenlight. The film will be written and directed by Stephen Norrington.
They recently sat down with the project's producer Ryan Kavanaugh. In regards to the current script he stated:
The script is great. We're very excited about it. The Crow is definitely going to happen, we're just getting all the pieces together right now. It's not officially greenlit, but it's going to happen... I think in a couple months we could have the package together for sure.
Kavanaugh also talked about the makeup that will be worn by this film's title character:
No, totally different... He'll have makeup, but it will be different. The best way to compare it is the first Batman and Batman Begins. In terms of their look and feel and character.
We will have more information on this project as the story continues to develop. »
Some Chatter on The Crow Remake
23 November 2009 5:17 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
A bit more on Stephen Norrington's proposed remake of The Crow has made its way online today, and we've got the goods for you to sample (and probably complain about).
Producer Ryan Kavanaugh sat down with io9 and offered the following in terms of casting and make-up:
[The make-up will be] "totally different..." he tells the site. "He'll have makeup, but it will be different. The best way to compare it is the first Batman and Batman Begins. In terms of their look and feel and character."
As far as casting goes ...
"We're looking. We're in discussions...I think it's something cool, we're approaching it differently. It's really a whole relaunch of the franchise, much more of a dark superhero type. We're just relaunching it and making it with a much more present day character, someone more relatable to everybody. It will be an actor you've heard of, yes. We're not ruling anything out. »
- Uncle Creepy
Danny Arroyo on new film Repo Chick and his passion for superheroes
23 November 2009 12:47 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Among the stars of the upcoming new movie Repo Chick - Alex Cox's so-called "official non-sequel" to his 1984 sci-fi cult classic Repo Man - is Us actor/writer/producer Danny Arroyo.
The film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September, is co-produced by David Lynch's production company (Eraserhead, Dune, The Elephant Man, Twin Peaks) and produced by Daren Hicks and Simon Tams (producers of Batman: Dead End, Searchers 2.0, Hunter Prey).
The official synopsis of the project is: "Against the background of the credit crunch and the subprime mortgage crisis in the Us, where repossessions of homes, cars and other forms of property is at a new high, the repo business has expanded to everything from boats, houses, aeroplanes, small nations...children."
Jaclyn Jonet stars as the central character Pixxi de la Chasse, a rich girl disinherited by her family for her antics. She ends up »
- David Bentley
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