So I guess its official now, Joseph Gordon Levitt has been cast in The Dark Knight Rises. My guesses for who he'll play are: 1. Edward Nygma. Not the Riddler, but his alter ego as Nolan confirmed that the Riddler wont be in this movie. 2. The Joker. He has a decent resemblence to Heath Ledger, so even if its not a big role, this could be a possibility. 3. Robin. Not a great idea for the Nolanverse, but very possible.
Nolan and Bale have stated numerous times Robin will never appear in their movies. If the studio tries to make them, they won't do it. So not very possible. The Riddler is the best guess, I think. I think it has also been said The Jokers' most likely going to be unused footage from the Dark Knight if they use him at all.
I'm not sure where I read this (probably on this very board), but wasn't Joker going to be permanently shelved?
I've heard that as well, and you're right, thats more current than my news. <a class="postlink" href="http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/06/04/christopher-nolan-superman-joker-batman-3/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/06/04/ch ... -batman-3/</a>
How can you say they are uncreative? Cowboys & Aliens is a delicious pun on the name of the famous childhood game Cowboys and Indians. With that much creativity just in the title you know the movie is going to be AWESOME!
I'm going to take a guess and say no one gave a shit. In fact, I'm almost certain that after someone pointed this out during pre-production, the producers just shrugged their shoulders and ignored it. After all, that has been their approach to the franchise since either the second or third movie. (It's hard to tell with how shitty they all are)
I once accidently watched Tokyo Drift. As I recall the story had nothing to do with the first, second or fourth films (outside of vin diesel cameo). So they could just say the third movie happened at a later time.
Jesus, it's sad that I know this. Fuck it, I enjoy the movies for what they are. Han is the guy who died in Tokyo Drift. When Vin Diesel made his cameo, he was driving an old Plymouth something (Roadrunner?) and said Han gave him the car when they were rolling together or something. Then in the introduction to fast & furious 4, Han with with them in South America when they were stealing the gas tankers but they went their separate ways because they were getting heat. That's apparently when Han went on to Japan. I suppose they can bring him back again and pretend that Tokyo Drift is still in the future or something.
http://www.movieweb.com/news/set-visit-fast-five-part-4 Why yes, I am bored at work... That said, while I probably won't see it in theaters, I'll still download it/netflix it. I just can't help myself... hold me? *cries*
I spoke with a friend who saw this (he works as a projectionist in Utah and got tickets to Sundance), and he thought it was the worst crap Smith has EVER made, Cop Out included. And that's even when you ignore that's it's roughly three different movies; a horror film, a lousy action film, and a liberal mockery of what Smith perceives to be conservatism, all rolled into one. (That last part doesn't make much sense, since they modeled the film's antagonists on the Phelps family of the Westboro Baptist Church, who are registered Democrats and hate Republicans, but whatever)
This is Helldriver, the new film directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura who created such pleasant films as Tokyo Gore Police 1.5, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl and Meatball Machine. This guy has to be criminally insane, as his films are the absolute hardest of the hardcore. I'm getting a copy of this soon, can't wait to see it. NSFW: Gory
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/765708/first_trailer_for_xmen_first_class.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/765708/ ... class.html</a> Trailer for X-Men: First Class.
Interesting. As the article notes, there are going to be a plethora of big budget superhero films all released within weeks of each other. With theater attendance down, lower opening weekend totals, but also greater longevity in movies of the last 6-7 months, it definitely looks risky. Who is to say the audience won't finally get sick of the all the derivative, shitty superhero movies, and stay away from them? They might be very close to their saturation point.
I honestly wonder what the next big thing will be. X-men and Spiderman kind of kicked off this past decades comic glut, then Sin City and 300 started the tidal wave of graphic novel films, The Dark Night smashed records and "serious" comic films became the vogue, now within a decade we'll see reboots just years apart (see First Class/Spiderman/The Hulk). I can foresee a burnout killing revenue for a summer or two before a film maker finds another smash hit formula they can beat too death.
I think Hollywood itself was/is betting on video game adaptations being a big thing, as there a number of both development deals and releases set for the next couple of years. Of course, with the disappointing box office of something like "Prince of Perisa", they might already have reconsidered.
It definitely underperformed the hype, but it was still the highest grossing video game adaptation of all time at $335MM world-wide (budget was $200MM). Fingers crossed that this will carry enough momentum to support a big budget effort that doesn't suck (I'm looking at you, BioShock). In other news, it looks like Uncharted might be a dud before it even gets started <a class="postlink" href="http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/8548.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/8548.html</a>.
Once again, there's TOO MUCH comic book shit out. Thor looks fucking stupid, then there's also Captain America, Green Lantern (which looks hokey), The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers the year after. Usually nowadays, they suck. I didn't like Spider-Man that much, Ghostrider sucked balls and many don't deserve their own movie. Guy Ritchie is doing Lobo (which is a cool character) but what's next, Quasar? ENOUGH already.
That means it lost money, dude. Approximately 55% (it differs on a movie-by-movie basis) of revenue goes back to the movie, the rest goes to the movie theater. Now, it probably didn't quite cost $200 million in terms of production budget, but with the P&A (press and advertisement) costs, it was likely well over that figure. They will recoup some of it on the ancillary rights, like DVD sales, but based on the theatrical gross alone, they're tens of millions of dollars in the red. Yeah, I think that Bioshock is one of the few video games that could translate into an enjoyable, if not necessarily good film. And it's not because of the "story". Rather, the visual setting, and unique mix of steampunk and the 50s in the game could make for some great set pieces, and a neat visual aura to the picture. It's the same reason I think an animated version of "Cave Story" would make for a pretty cool movie. And before you go protesting that it's too kiddie, stop and think about how many kiddie movies we have nowadays. Everything from the superhero flicks (and fuck yes, that even includes "The Dark Knight") to the "Toy Story" franchise to "Avatar" to the generic, brain-dead action flicks...this is all stuff that can be fully appreciated and enjoyed by an 8 year-old as much as anyone older.