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Review: It’s Complicated
24 December 2009 4:00 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
First thing’s first: Nancy Meyers’ It’s Complicated is a perfectly acceptable, functional chick flick. It fires on all cylinders on that level, and will make serious money because of it. On a superficial level, it seems to hit all the right beats, sing the right tunes, and get the job done.
But that goes for most disposable romantic comedies. Dig a little bit deeper, and the house of cards falls apart, on a filmmaking and storytelling level.
Granted, I’m not an ideal audience member. As a young unmarried man who has fortunately never gone through the stinging pain of divorce and its tumultuous aftermath, I had to dig to grab ahold of the story, in which Meryl Streep’s character Jane reignites an affair with her ex-husband, played by Alec Baldwin. The titular complication rests in Jane’s conflict of interest: is she a bad person for feeling this reignited passion? »
- John Cooper
Boos! & Whoop-doos!: 12 Months of Toilet Plunkers and Dumpster Diamonds!
23 December 2009 9:55 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The End of 2009? Whoop-doo! This year has been one hellatious shit storm from the get-go. Pregnant ladies and babies, The Great Depression Part II, pig flu, more than a handful of horrible shootings, a balloon boy, Tiger's indiscretions, and our first black president. Not to mention more dead celebrities than I can shake a stick at. Every time I turned around, some other atrocious calamity was happening right before my eyes. Making 2009 one of the most interesting years of this entire decade. According to Michael Ruppert in his film Collapse its only going to get worse before it gets better. Yes, the Teens are going to see more than half of your friends and family dead. Take account of the folks around you. By the time 2020 rears its ugly head, most of these people will be gone. Turned to dust and painful memories. My advice to you this coming New Year? »
What are the best and worst movie accents of the decade?
21 December 2009 11:00 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Yesterday, NPR printed an article about the best and worst movie accents of the decade, asking readers to submit their votes on what actor should nab the award in both categories. As the EW writer who a few years ago helmed our Worst Movie Accents gallery, I decided to look at their choices. (And, unfortunately, since film's all-time worst movie accent -- Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves -- was brought to screens in 1991, it is not eligible for this award.) As far as the best accents go, NPR offers up four: Morgan Freeman in Invictus, Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean, »
- Kate Ward
Wolverine star Hugh Jackman to take on boxing robots in Real Steel
25 November 2009 7:09 AM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Fans of the X-Men films have long been wanting to see the Sentinels - giant mutant-hunting robots - on the big screen.
The metal menaces were due to feature in X2 but had to be cut from the script because they would be too expensive. The head of a Sentinel was seen briefly in X-Men: The Last Stand, and the robots were rumoured to be part of an early script for X-Men Origins: Wolverine but never made it to the final draft. (There were Sentinels in the tie-in video game, though).
Whether Sentinels will ever be part of the X-Men movies is anyone's guess, but in the meantime Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman will be taking on robots in his next film.
Jackman is to star in sci-fi movie Real Steel, based on a short story by Richard Matheson in which a fighter has to reinvent himself when human boxers are replaced by machines. »
- David Bentley
Make It Stop: Hugh Jackman Robot Film Green-Lit
24 November 2009 6:29 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
When your pitch for a film is “Rocky meets robots,” you should stop and reconsider things. There’s no way that a film with that undercurrent should get off the ground. That is, unless you have Hugh Jackman and Steven Spielberg on your side. With those names in your toolbelt, you could probably raise the dead.
Spielberg and Stacey Snider will be producing Real Steel under their Dreamworks label, for Hugh Jackman to star. Hack director Shawn Levy will direct the film under an $80 million budget. When you can direct The Pink Panther and still have this sort of moolah stuffed in your pocket, I weep for the world.
According to Variety,
“[Real Steel] centers on a fighter who has to reinvent himself when human boxers are replaced by robots. Jackman will play a struggling Robot Boxing promoter who finds a discarded robot that always seems to win. He also discovers he has a 11-year-old son, »
- John Cooper
Hugh Jackman Confirmed For Real Steel
24 November 2009 3:59 AM, PST | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »
It has been confirmed that Hugh Jackman has been tapped for the Dreamworks production of “Real Steel”, a film based on the Richard Matheson (The Button) story about an ex-fighter that turns to the sport of robot on robot gladiatorial combat to make ends meet. Since he’s poor and can’t afford decent buzzsaws and giant pincers, he must turn to the scrapheap where he magically finds a droid that has the pluck to win! The original Richard Matheson story was turned into a Twilight Zone episode so it can’t be as Disney as it sounds. Apparently, the budget for this movie is only 80 million. Speculation abounds that you just can’t make a Sci-Fi movie these days for such a ridiculous pittance. Leslie Bohem (Taken) and John Gatins (Summer Catch, Dreamer) rewrote the script based on the original by Dan Gilroy (who was paid 850,000!) Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum series, »
- endymi0n
Date Night | Trailer
13 November 2009 8:20 AM, PST | SmellsLikeScreenSpirit | See recent SmellsLikeScreenSpirit news »
The first trailer for Date Night, which teams NBC Thursday Night Comedy heavy weights Steve Carell (The Office) & Tina Fey (30 Rock) is now online thanks to Apple Trailers. Though the film is a comedy, per the trailer it looks like it will be just as much an action movie. Supporting the stars are Mark Wahlberg as a buffed up security expert who is an ex-client of Fey’s character, and James Franco and Mila Kunis who play the shady couple who are the real targets in the mistaken identity. Also in the Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum, The Pink Panther 2006) directed film are Ray Liotta, Mark Ruffalo, Kristen Wiig, Common, Taraji P. Henson, William Fichtner, Leighton Meester, Jimmi Simpson, Olivia Munn, and Michelle Galdenzi. Claire (Tina Fey) and Phil Foster (Steve Carell) are a suburban couple slogging through their daily lives and marriage. Even their "date nights" of dinner »
- Dave Campbell
Shawn Levy Wants Hugh Jackman for 'Real Steel'
13 November 2009 1:28 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
You probably didn't see The Box. I think that's clear. So I'll reference I Am Legend as something from writer Richard Matheson with which you might be familiar. The sci-fi author even wrote some Twilight Zone episodes early on, and his latest film adaptation, Real Steel, may star Hugh Jackman as a futuristic fighter battling robots for his last shot at glory.
Director Shawn Levy - clearly not one of the first hundred choices on my list for something like this - tells Sci-Fi Wire that Jackman is the front-runner to play the lead role in the film. The news came during an interview for the DVD release of Levy's Night at the Museum sequel. See what I mean? Way down on the list.
In the story, human boxing has gone the way of...well, heavyweight boxing. So instead, people watch robot boxing. I don't buy that, personally, because where's the catharsis? »
- Colin Boyd
New Teaser Trailer For Date Night
12 November 2009 3:02 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
20th Century Fox has released the first teaser trailer for the action romantic comedy Date Night, starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey.
The comedy duo play Claire and Phil Foster, a bored married couple whose attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening turns into something more thrilling and dangerous due to a case of mistaken identity. The Night At The Museum and The Pink Panther helmer Shawn Levy is directing the pic, which also features cameos and small supporting performances from James Franco, Mark Wahlberg, Leighton Meester, Kristen Wiig, Mila Kunis, Mark Ruffalo and Ray Liotta.
Check out the trailer in the player below:
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Shawn Levy and the Berenstain Bears
3 November 2009 7:31 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Walden Media has picked up the rights to the Berenstain Bears with Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum, The Pink Panther) as a producer. No word on whether Levy will direct, though his next project is likely Real Steel with Hugh Jackman.
According to THR, the plan is to make a live-action movie that also mixes in CGI. That seems to be the trend these days thanks to Garfield, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and Scooby Doo. Now we’re getting the Berenstain Bears and Marmaduke.
There are over 250 Berenstain Bear books in the series originating in 1962 with Stan and Jan Berenstain. The morality stories help young readers deal with life situations like the birds and the bees (pictured right), bullies, and eating too much junk food. There hasn’t been a bear family this boring since Goldilocks’ adventures in small, medium, and large sized bowls, chairs, and beds.
The movie »
- Jeff Leins
Martin And Baldwin Are Your Oscar Hosts
3 November 2009 5:03 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Earlier today we delivered the unfortunate news that Robert Downey Jr. and Ben Stiller would not be hosting the Oscars, though we were happy to see that producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman were skewing in a younger direction. Well, it looks as though that idea didn't pan out as Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, according to Variety, are the official co-hosts of the 82nd Academy Awards. While the previous sentence may read as me being disappointed, it is not because of the selections, as I am a weekly 30 Rock viewer and I pine for The Jerk when I hear about The Pink Panther or Cheaper by the Dozen. Instead, it is more about change. In 2007, we watched, or rather didn't, as the Oscars fell to an all-time low in ratings. The following year, however, with the use of a dramatic actor and a musical vibe, the ratings spiked despite »
Godzilla Stomps Onto Blu-Ray Nov. 10th
3 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have set November 10th as the release date for Roland (Day After Tomorrow, 2012) Emmerich's 1998 American-ized version of Godzilla on Blu-Ray. According to the press release, this is much more than your typical Blu-ray Disc release because Sphe has teamed up with Sony Computer Entertainment America to deliver a Digital Copy file for the PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system that will be included on the Blu-ray Disc to be transferred via PlayStation®3 system. Additional special features include: movieIQ, Trivia Game, cinechat, and more. Mathew Broderick (Election, The Producers), Jean Reno (The Pink Panther 1&2), Hank Azaria (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian), Michael Lerner (Love and Other Disasters) and Harry Shearer (This is »
Hugh Jackman Joins Sci-Fi Boxing Flick Real Steel
1 October 2009 8:40 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Hugh Jackman is a busy, busy guy. Where he gets his limitless supply of energy from is a mystery worthy of an extentive “Dateline” investigation. Only kidding. Dark Horizons is reporting today that Jackman has signed on to star in Shawn Levy’s upcoming science fiction epic “Real Steel,” which is based on yet another short story by Richard Matheson. Set in the distant future where professional boxing has been outlawed, the pic revolves around a former pugilist-turned-robot fight promoter (Jackman) who stumbles across a neglected mechanical brawler that never seems to lose a fight. Expect lots of computer-generated tomfoolery featuring an assortment of robot gladiators. I’m thinking “Million Dollar Baby” meets “Robot Jox,” but I’m not going to hold my breath. After all, we are talking about the guy who directed “Night at the Museum,” “Just Married,” and the atrocious remake of “The Pink Panther.” Expectations should be adjusted accordingly. »
- Todd
Hugh Jackman to fight robots in 'Real Steel'
1 October 2009 1:21 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Australian hunk Hugh Jackman is to battle 2000 pound robots in the new Shawn Levy directed film Real Steel.
Trade paper Variety says that the film is a 'Rocky-esque tale of a fighter who has to reinvent himself when human boxing becomes obsolete, replaced by 2000 pound human-like robots. Jackman is negotiating to play the ex-fighter, who becomes a Robot Boxing promoter, but whose chances of success are hampered by his access to sub-standard robot parts. That is until he discovers a discarded robot that always seems to win. The ex-fighter has also discovered he's the father of a 13-year old son, and they bond as the robot brawls its way toward the top.'
Sounds kinda cool and a hughe departure for Levy, the man responsible for bringing Steve Martin flicks The Pink Panther and Cheaper By The Dozen to screens, as well as the Ben Stiller comedy Night At The Museum and its sequel, »
- Paul
Hugh Jackman to Unleash Real Steel
30 September 2009 11:29 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Some news just fails to make any sense to me. The immensely talented Hugh Jackman is currently in discussions with Shawn Levy, studio-led director behind Night at the Museum, The Pink Panther and Cheaper by the Dozen, to star in Real Steel.
Variety discusses the concept behind the film as:
“A Rocky-esque tale of a fighter who has to reinvent himself when human boxing becomes obsolete, replaced by 2000 pound human-like robots. Jackman is negotiating to play the ex-fighter, who becomes a Robot Boxing promoter, but whose chances of success are hampered by his access to sub-standard robot parts.”
This sounds like super-hokey family science fiction, with a strange marriage of genres. The original concept was engineered by genre writer Richard Matheson, creator of I Am Legend. In any director’s hands, I’d be expecting at least a creative hodgepodge of ideas, but with Levy helming the film, we’re almost guaranteed something bland. »
- John Cooper
Hugh Jackman has nerves of 'Steel'
30 September 2009 8:14 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Tony winner and Oscar host Hugh Jackman is reportedly in talks to star in the DreamWorks sci-fi drama "Real Steel." According to Variety, Shawn Levy ("The Pink Panther") is directing the project, which could shoot as soon as May. John Gatins and Levy are rewriting the script, which also had drafts by Dan Gilroy and then Les Boehm. Based on the 1956 short story by Richard Matheson, "Real Steel" focuses on a former boxer who becomes obsolete in a future in which people pay to watch giant robots brawl. The Robot Boxing world turns out to be every bit as »
- HitFix Staff
Robot Movie ‘Real Steel’ Gets New Director
17 September 2009 8:41 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Earlier this week, we talked about director Peter Berg’s upcoming movie plate being fuller than a Biggest Loser contestant standing in a buffet line before going on the show. With his involvement on Battleship, Hancock 2 and now Dune, Berg will be busy for the better part of the next 6 years - so it’s no wonder that DreamWorks recently announced Berg stepping aside on the robot boxing movie Real Steel.
Who do you think they choose to replace him? None other than the Mr. Cotton Candy himself, Shawn Levy. You may remember Levy from such cinema greats as The Pink Panther, Just Married, Big Fat Liar, and Cheaper by the Dozen. He also directed both Night at the Museum films, the first being great; the second was fun but didn’t live up to the first. Now, before you say I’m not giving the guy a chance, »
- Paul Young
Shawn Levy Has Real Steel
16 September 2009 12:27 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Night At The Museum director Shawn Levy has been enlisted by DreamWorks to bring futuristic boxing movie Real Steel to the screen. Set in a sanitised future where human boxing has been outlawed and remotely-operated robots slug it out in the ring, it follows a father and son's attempts to win the 'Bot Boxing Championship.Levy was tapped up by Steven Spielberg for the pugilist project when Peter Berg ended talks. Levy describes Real Steel as "a movie filled with mechanical warriors, [but] at its core it's an incredibly human story." So not Transformers 2, basically.Tone-wise, the choice of Levy (and the whole 'Bot Boxing' thing) suggests a light-hearted rather than Raging Bull-meets-Philip K. Dick vibe. He's been quietly building a rep as a specialist in family-friendly comedies, with the Night At The Museum franchise and Cheaper By The Dozen under his belt, and The Pink Panther presumably buried in his back garden. »
Shawn Levy To Direct Robotic Boxing Movie Real Steel
16 September 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
You might remember reading yesterday that Peter Berg officially signed on for Battleship as part of a two-picture deal at Universal Pictures. Today DreamWorks has announced that they will be replacing Berg on the studio's futuristic robot boxing movie Real Steel. Who will be replacing Berg? Night at the Museum hack Shawn Levy. Yup, our interest in this project just dropped a good 50 degrees. The film tells the story of a father and his estranged teenage son who enter the world of robotic boxing. You see, in the future, human boxing has been outlawed, replaced with sports combat between human-trained heavy steel robots. The concept is something we've never seen before, and in the right hands, could be a good Summer tentpole film. However, Levy is best know for directing mediocre or bad comedies, the Night at the Museum series, Cheaper By The Dozen, The Pink Panther, Just Married, and »
- Peter Sciretta
Five Projects for Dce to Jump On, Day 1: ‘The Flash’
14 September 2009 5:30 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
On the surface, The Flash may seem too simple of a project to make into a decent movie, but it’s that simplicity of the character that has always intrigued me. As a superhero, The Flash is not complicated. Regardless of which of the four incarnations you reference, The Flash embodies superhuman speed, agility, quick-thinking and intelligence and even the ability to defy certain law of physics, such as being able to vibrate so fast he can walk through walls or leap to alternate dimensions.
For the sake of argument, and popularity, we’ll focus on the most popular incarnation of The Flash. The story of Barry Allen began back in 1956, when DC Comics made the successful decision to modernize it’s most popular characters. In this re-imagining of The Flash, scientist Barry Allen is exposed to some powerful chemical agents when lightning strikes his lab, resulting in an exponentially-enhanced metabolism and physical ability. »
- Travis
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