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Elfman Out of 'The Wolf Man'
9 November 2009 9:25 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
More behind-the-scenes trouble with The Wolf Man, Universal’s much-delayed horror project starring Benicio del Toro? Sure sounds like it.
According to Cinemusic, Danny Elfman, known for the operatic scores of films like Batman, is out as composer of The Wolf Man. He has been replaced by Paul Halsinger, who was part of the 80’s synth-rock group Tangerine Dream. Halsinger composed the scores for the films Underworld, Crank, and Death Race.
It sounds like the latest setback for the project, which has been pushed back four times since its original November 12, 2008 release date. Universal shifted The Wolf Man to February 12, 2009, then April 3, 2009, followed by a move to November 6, 2009. Now it’s due to come out on February 12, 2010, hopefully taking advantage of a good weekend for horror films in recent years.
Joe Johnston, director of The Wolf Man, had been enthusiastic about potentially hiring Elfman as his composer. In a 2008 interview, »
Elfman's Wolfman Score Falls on Deaf Ears, New Composer on Board
9 November 2009 4:38 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
And The Wolfman's long road to the big screen takes yet another unforeseen twist. This time it's a situation around the film's score that needs some extra Tlc.
Cinemusic reports today that due to "scheduling conflicts" Danny Elfman has had to abandon his duties on the upcoming remake, and in his place will be Paul Haslinger, whose work you may be familiar with from Underworld, Death Race, Vacancy, and Crank.
Haslinger is set to begin recording in January for the film's February 13th, 2010, release date. Talk about cutting it close. We'll keep our ears to the ground for any further developments.
Synopsis
"Inspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, The Wolfman brings the myth of a cursed man back to its iconic origins. Oscar® winner Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. »
- Uncle Creepy
Composer Paul Haslinger Replacing Danny Elfman on Wolfman
9 November 2009 4:23 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Today Cinemusic, which follows everything regarding film soundtracks and scores, nabbed a disappointing scoop that composer Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, Milk) will no longer be composing the score for Joe Johnston's The Wolfman, and he will be replaced by Paul Haslinger (Death Race, Prom Night, Crank). While Cinemusic cites scheduling conflicts and even a rumor of problems with the film, our own inside source told us that not only has Elfman composed a finished score already, but that he's done at least a few different versions and that the studio doesn't like his score and wants to use another one instead. Word on the street is Elfman composed "a traditional, grandly gothic effort a la Kilar’s Bram Stoker's Dracula," but apparently it wasn't good enough. So as not to create an insecurity as to the quality of the film, however, there seems to be a certain amount »
- Ethan Anderton
New Composer in for The Wolfman
9 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
According to Cinemusic, Danny Elfman is no longer attached to Universal's upcoming remake of The Wolfman . The article speculates that due to the multiple moves in release date, Elfman is no longer available to score the movie. (He's currently working on Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland ) The publication confirmed that Paul Haslinger will be taking over scoring duties on The Wolfman and will record a brand new score in January of 2010. (Cutting it close to the February 12 release date) Why Universal isn't using any of Elfman's score remains a mystery. Some of Haslinger's other credits include Underworld , Death Race , Vacancy and Crank . Not to mention he was a member of Tangerine Dream. Considering Haslinger's musical style, it would seem Universal is going more... »
'Expendables' Cameos And The First 'Nightmare On Elm Street' Review (Sort Of) In Today's Dailies -- 11/2/09
2 November 2009 4:30 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
--Sylvester Stallone has opened up on the secret scene in "The Expendables" featuring himself, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and my greatest dreams come to life. According to the actor, Willis plays the man who hires Stallone and his titular team for "a death-defying mission," but there's another operative that could take on the job — none other than Stallone's longtime rival, played by Schwarzenegger. "I talked about this scene with these guys for a long time, but I never thought it would come to fruition," said Stallone. (PopWatch)
--NBC is going from "Heroes" to "Zeroes" in an all-new television project from "Crank" duo Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Titled "Zeroes," the one-hour NBC project will focus on a crisis situation's final hour. "We want to drop right into it and sustain the absolute most berserk state of crisis, when all of the options have been exhausted," said Taylor. (THR)
--Speaking of massive crises, »
- Josh Wigler
Gamer and Crank Boys to do Zeroes for NBC
2 November 2009 8:54 AM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
It’s a show about crisis situations, with each episode taking place at the end of the crisis and bypassing all that dull build-up stuff that usually accompanies said crisis situations on TV shows. You know, lots of talking, lots of button pushing, and lots of gradual panicking? When all that’s out of the way, in will drop the Zeroes, described as a team of “absolutely ruthless” guys who will deal with the situation at hand with good old fashion brute force. That’s the idea behind “Zeroes”, which “Crank” and “Gamer” writers/directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor are developing for NBC. Says Taylor: “We want to drop right into it and sustain the absolute most berserk state of crisis, when all of the options have been exhausted. We want to take that last 60 minutes and sustain it for the entire show.” Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor »
- Nix
Crank Co-Directors Neveldine and Taylor Move to Television, Develop Zeroes for NBC
2 November 2009 7:55 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Can you shoot a TV show on roller skates? Seat of the pants madmen directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the guys that made the two Crank movies on a budget with tiny prosumer cameras and other low-fi tech, are set to provide NBC with a new one-hour show that will be (no real surprise here) a "high-intensity" drama about crisis situations. THR says the show is called Zeroes, and the idea is to skip all the boring "buildup leading to the crisis," and jump right into the super-tense last hour of the situation. (Does that mean the show will take place in real time?) Taylor told the trade "we want to drop right into it and sustain the absolute most berserk state of crisis, when all of the options have been exhausted. We want to take that last 60 minutes and sustain it for the entire show." Neveldine and Taylor »
- Russ Fischer
Neveldine/Taylor put up Zeroes for NBC
1 November 2009 11:54 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Action junkies are about to have a new favorite television show. The writing-directing team behind “Crank” and “Gamer,” Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, are developing a new series for NBC. “Zeroes” will focus on the operations of an elite team as it tries to prevent imminent disaster using, according to Taylor, “absolutely ruthless” force. Hit the jump for more.
THR is describing “Zeroes” as a “high-intensity drama chronicling the last hour of a crisis situation.” Taylor elaborates, saying it is a “crisis show that doesn’t bore you with all the buildup leading to the crisis.” In other words, it is the anti-”Lost.” As of now, Neveldine and Taylor are attached to the script as well as to directing the pilot episode.
Having already proven themselves extremely adept at shooting quickly and with a tight budget, Neveldine and Taylor should make a relatively easy transition into television. It also »
- David Corbin
Neveldine and Taylor to Go Berserk for Zeroes
1 November 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
"Crank" series and Gamer writers/directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor have set up a one-hour project at NBC titled "Zeroes," which is described as a high-intensity drama chronicling the last hour of a crisis situation. Taylor told Variety that the idea is to do "a crisis show that doesn't bore you with all of the buildup leading to the crisis. We want to drop right into it and sustain the absolute most berserk state of crisis, when all of the options have been exhausted. We want to take that last 60 minutes and sustain it for the entire show." "Zeroes" refers to a fictional team of guys called in as a last resort who are "absolutely ruthless" in their use of force. Neveldine and Taylor are writing the script. The two... »
The Expendables Movie Trailer Hits The Web
14 October 2009 7:39 AM, PDT | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »
Watch the official movie trailer for the upcoming action film “The Expendables” by director Sylvester Stallone (Incredible Love, Rambo, Rocky Balboa) and starring Jason Statham (Crank, The Brazilian Job, Death Race), Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Iron Man 2), Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brittany Murphy (Sin City 2), Jet Li (The Forbidden Kingdom), Eric Roberts, Steve Austin and Charisma Carpenter. Synopsis: Sylvester Stallone gears up for a men-on-a-mission film with the Nu Image/Millennium Films war picture The Expendables. Jason Statham and Jet Li co-star alongside the brawny filmmaker as a group of mercenaries who undertake a near-impossible operation to overthrow a dictator in South America. Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Terry Crews, and Ufc star [...] »
- Brian Corder
Explosions Galore on the Set of Red Dawn
13 October 2009 6:57 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Things on the set of the Red Dawn remake sure have been jumping lately. Tanks, machine guns, explosions, Chinese invaders, and oh yeah, Explosions! Thanks to the great guys over at Red Dawn 2010, we have some fan footage of an explosion from the set of movie as they were filming it as well as some great high quality stills taken by photographer David Guralnick at The Detroit News.
Dan Bradley is making his solo directorial debut with Red Dawn and many people are concerned that he may not have the ability to pull it off. The man does have plenty of 2nd Unit and Stunt Directing experience and it’s that experience that I think will help drive this movie into the “great” category. He oversaw the stunt work in the movies The Bourne Ultimatum, Spider-Man 3, Crank, Cradle 2 the Grave, Donnie Darko and he did 2nd directing on Quantum of Solace, »
- Paul Young
Tooth Fairy Trailer
1 October 2009 9:39 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
It really kills me to see Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wasting his talent. Really. He’s got the charisma needed to pull of some great action roles with the 1980s brand of shoot ‘em up humor that’s been missing for about a decade (only to be found in Jason Statham’s Crank films, really).
Michael Lembeck’s Tooth Fairy doesn’t help. The film finds Johnson as a jerk professional ice skater who must repent for his misdeeds by performing the silly and physically painful duties of a tooth fairy, complete with wings. Like The Santa Clause, only with more muscles.
Believe it or not, I wrote that sentence before realizing that Lembeck directed two of those films, so the comparison is valid. Who knows — the film could be surprising family fare, redeemed by a good performance from Johnson. I just hope he tries something new soon. Take a look at the trailer below. »
- John Cooper
New Photo of Sylvester Stallone in The Expendables
30 September 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »
Check out a sill new movie still featuring Sylvester Stallone in the upcoming action film “The Expendables” by director Sylvester Stallone (Incredible Love, Rambo, Rocky Balboa) and starring Jason Statham (Crank, The Brazilian Job, Death Race), Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Iron Man 2), Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brittany Murphy (Sin City 2), Jet Li (The Forbidden Kingdom), Eric Roberts, Steve Austin and Charisma Carpenter. Synopsis: Sylvester Stallone gears up for a men-on-a-mission film with the Nu Image/Millennium Films war picture The Expendables. Jason Statham and Jet Li co-star alongside the brawny filmmaker as a group of mercenaries who undertake a near-impossible operation to overthrow a dictator in South America. Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, [...] »
- Brian Corder
Blu-ray Capsule Review: Varsity Blues
28 September 2009 11:40 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Varsity Blues Quick Thoughts: I was 22-years-old when Varsity Blues came out and while it's about high school students, the fact the majority of the actors are older or only slightly younger than myself it pretty much fit right into my early-twenties wheelhouse. Partying, playing sports and hot blondes in whipped cream bikinis (wait... what?). I mean, what isn't there for a 22-year-old not to love? Of course, the film is downright cheesy -- "I don't want... your life" -- and if you are going to attempt to take it seriously you have seriously taken a misstep. However, that isn't to say this film is an entire farce. High school football in Texas is a big deal and while I have no idea if they take it as far as Jon Voight's Coach Bud Kilmer takes it, I would be surprised if the majority of goings on in this »
- Brad Brevet
Review: What’s the gamer playing at?
23 September 2009 6:27 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »
Directorial double act Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor seem to have an alarming amount of artistic control over their films. Their body of work to date (Crank, Pathology, Crank: High Voltage) contains some of the most brutally violent and sexually explicit scenes in contemporary cinema. They create chaotic worlds full of visual and aural excess, and up to a point I am a firm supporter of their cause. 2006’s Crank, for example, has the violent sensibilities of an 80s action picture combined with a frenetic and unique style of editing and shooting that sets it apart from the gritty, realistic action movies made since The Bourne Identity. They also created in Chev Chelios (played by Jason Statham) a pseudo-superhero who is truly invincible and completely devoid of Spidermanesque angst. Their latest film is Gamer, another completely insane action picture that gorges you on worrying images. But is there any enjoyment »
- Joe West
Crank: High Voltage DVD Review
16 September 2009 7:51 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Crank: High Voltage is a movie with a limited target audience. It is not for those who go to the theaters to make out with their dates. It is not for those who pop in a DVD to relax after a hard day’s labor. It is not for small children, those with heart conditions, or women who are pregnant or may become pregnant. And frankly, it’s vile enough that I would not be at all surprised to discover it were carcinogenic. But, like a pack of Marlboro Reds, it is not something without a certain charm and appeal. More after the jump:
Crank: High Voltage picks up just where the first film ended. Jason Statham’s Chev Chelios falls from a helicopter, bounces off a car, and lands face first in the center of Los Angeles. Seconds later he is, abducted by Chinese gangsters so that his organs »
- Hunter Daniels
Another Look: Crank: High Voltage on Blu-ray
15 September 2009 12:25 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
It's always a toss-up when it comes to the question "Does this film need reviewed again?" After all, we catch most titles in theaters so you already know what we thought of them. Then again, when it comes to DVDs and Blu-rays, maybe you're interested in picture quality and special features. Or maybe, just maybe, Neil said that Crank: High Voltage was fun and gave it a B grade when really it was a piece of shit. In that instance, yeah, the film needs reviewed again. Crank left off with Chev Chelios falling thousands of feet straight down and hitting a car, and then the street, with what can only be described as fatal levels of brunt force trauma. We all know that it would be implausible for a sequel to follow Chev, but so does the duo of "Neveldine/Taylor" as they insist on being credited, so to fix that issue they start out by, quite »
- Robert Fure
Amy Smart Lip Slip?
15 September 2009 8:46 AM, PDT | HorrorYearbook | See recent HorrorYearbook news »
I don't know how long we can milk Amy Smart for appearing in the film Mirrors... Hopefully she does another horror film so we can continue to post pictures of her naked. Until then lets close the book on her with a Crank: High Voltage lip slip! Actually I think she is wearing panties in this scene, but if you use your imagination it looks like she is sans underwear. As for any Smart updates; according to IMDb.com she is appearing in the thriller, Columbus Circle, with Selma Blair... Her career is just begging for another horror film or a Crank 3 -- which ever comes first! »
- Kevin Touch
Auto of the week: the Honda Civic from Crank: High Voltage
15 September 2009 3:27 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
Crank: High Voltage, the sequel to 2006’s equally action packed Crank, was released on DVD yesterday and we came up with some interesting ways to be inspired by the high adrenaline film. If horse racing and adrenaline junky stunts weren’t enough for you we’ve got you another Crank inspired blog. Not only do the movies have an awesome array of gadgets (including an AbioCor Artificial heart!) but since they’re always on the move they’ve got some pretty cool vehicles too. And so this week our auto spot is the Honda Civic used by Johnny Vang and his gang in the movie.
During the film Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) is desperately searching for Vang and his cohorts as they have something very valuable to him – his heart! As Chev races around searching for the gang and trying to keep his artificial heart charged up, they use their Japanese coupe to escape him. »
The Sandbox: Virtual Hypocrisy
11 September 2009 1:58 PM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
Chalk it up to fluke timing or the shifting pop culture landscape, but there's a trio of Hollywood films this fall that deal directly with gaming by way of virtual reality storylines. Headlined by last weekend's "Gamer" and soon to be followed by the Bruce Willis action flick "Surrogates" and December's insanely hyped James Cameron epic "Avatar," this trend suggests just how dominant gaming is becoming in the entertainment arena -- dominant enough to tsked at by movies that are also arguably trying to mimic its qualities.
With stories centered on humans steering avatars through real-world settings, these three films deal with gaming's fundamental mechanics and serve as commentaries on the medium that encroaching on cinema's pop-cult supremacy. They're spectacle-heavy genre flicks that are also critiques of their main competition for consumers' time and money, reflecting the ever more frequent desire movies have shown to simultaneously emulate and malign the »
- Nick Schager
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