TV Series to Follow After '2012' Ends

WARNING! THIS KIND OF SPOILS WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF "2012." I SAY KIND OF BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY KNOW.

Roland Emmerich, director of the earth-shattering disaster flick "2012" which hits theaters on November 13, says a TV spin-off is in the works.

The filmmaker told Entertainment Weekly that the movie's executive producer Mark Gordon, who is also involved in shows such as "Grey's Anatomy," is part of the project.

The series would pick up where the film ends and is provisionally entitled "2013." ABC is said to be in talks over the idea, which would fill the scheduling void left by "Lost."

Speaking at the premiere for "2012," Emmerich said: "The plan is that it is 2013 and it's about what happens after the disaster.

"It is about the resettling of Earth. I think it will focus on a group of people who survived but not on the boats ... maybe they were on a piece of land that was spared or one that became an island in the process of the crust moving.

"There are so many possibilities of what they could do and I'd be excited to watch it.

"The movie talks about the varied reactions people have in the face of disaster and who should survive and how we carry on and what parts of our culture do we save. The TV show could carry on all that."

Gordon said: "There's hope for the world despite the magnitude of the 2012 disaster as seen in the film. After the movie, there are some people who survive and the question is how will these survivors build a new world and what will it look like. That might make an interesting TV series."

I seriously have no response to this. I will see "2012" when it comes out and will then decide if the film warrants a TV show about survivors. But this does kind of spoil the ending to the film. Now we know people survive and the world does get completely destroyed.

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Source: The Geek Files

Voice Casting Tidbits for 'Yogi Bear' and 'Puss in Boots'

Entertainment Weekly just got a big casting scoop on the unnecessary adaptation of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon "Yogi Bear." Dan Aykroyd is in talks to voice the picnic basket stealing bear and Justin Timberlake is also in talks for the role of Boo-Boo. Meanwhile, Anna Faris (again, also in negotiations) will play a nature documentarian following Yogi and Boo-Boo for her next project.

While there's not much mentioned in the vein of conflict or plot for this film, I'm left wondering how and if Ranger Smith will fit into this story. The frustrated character was such a huge part of the original cartoon that I can't imagine them leaving him out.

The film is set to begin filming in Auckland, New Zealand next month from a script by Brad Copeland ("Wild Hogs"). It will be directed by Eric Brevig ("Journey to the Center of the Earth").

"Yogi Bear" is already slated for a December 17, 2010 release.

"The Hangover" star Zach Galifianakis is certainly making a name for himself as of late: after starring in the $461 million comedy smash hit this summer, he has garnered himself a slew of roles, the latest of which is voicing a children’s nursery rhyme character in the upcoming "Shrek" spin-off movie, "Puss In Boots."

The Hollywood Reporter states that Galifianakis is in talks to voice Humpty Dumpty, and if cast he’ll be joining the voice of "Puss In Boots" himself, Antonio Banderas, as well as Salma Hayek who’s voicing Kitty. The spin-off will be written by Tom Wheeler, and will be a prequel leading up to the feisty feline’s appearance in "Shrek 2."

"Shrek the Third" director, Chris Miller, will direct the Dreamworks animated film, which is now set to hits theaters on November 4th, 2011 .Before then, Puss In Boots will make another appearance in the fourth installment of the successful Shrek franchise, entitled "Shrek Forever After," which hits theaters on May 21, 2010.

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Sources: First Showing, Screen Rant

Brett Ratner is Coming!

Holy Cow! Brett Ratner, director of the "Rush Hour" trilogy and "X-Men: The Last Stand," is coming to my college campus next week on Tuesday.

I am definitely going and I will be able to ask him one question. I hope I may also get an autograph.

But my question is...what should I ask him?
Definitely not on his heated response to haters of "X-Men 3."

Should it be on "Beverly Hills Cop IV" or possibly is "Youngblood" adaptation?

I will let you, my dear readers, help me decide what my question will be to Brett Ratner!

IGN Rewind on 'Prince of Persia' Trailer

What did you think of the "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" trailer that came out earlier this week? Do you think it will be a good video-game adaptation?

IGN has done a "Rewind Theater" trailer commentary for the film with the game's creator Jordan Mechner, who discusses the trailer and how it compares to the video game.

Mechner discusses the input he had in the game, the reasons for changes and the ins and outs of it all adding, "I never wanted to do a movie that would retell the story of 'Sands of Time' the game. 'Sands of Time' is a story I wrote to be played and it works perfectly in the game, but with a movie we had a chance to do something different."

As a fan of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, I am now looking forward to this film. It has a a very large production, something that's been missing when it comes to recent video game adaptations. Obviously the movie isn't going for anything too grand and instead will focus more on character quirks and grandioso action set pieces.

Watch the "Rewind Theater" below because you will actually learn some bits about the trailer and film that you did not know before.

More Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Info

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time at IGN.com

"Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" hits theaters May 28, 2010.
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Source: Rope of Silicon

Jerry Bruckheimer Updates on 'Lone Ranger' and 'POTC4'

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer (the guy on the far right in the above picture if you couldn't tell) has two Disney projects coming out in the next few years.

In an interview with Sci Fi Wire, he said Disney is moving forward with its planned movie based on "The Lone Ranger," with Johnny Depp cast as native American sidekick Tonto.

He said they were now aiming for a 2012 release. Mike Newell, whose credits include "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and upcoming "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," is attached to direct.

Bruckheimer told Sci-Fi Wire that "Pirates of the Caribbean" writers Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio had worked with other writers and Johnny Depp on "The Lone Ranger" to create "something that has a kind of true-to-the-western [feel], but adding other additional elements like we did with Pirates so it won't be just a straight-ahead western."

As for the casting of the Ranger, he said: "We're still creating a pretty wide net and figuring it out. It comes down to who is available when we want to make it. We have a wish list."

Bruckheimer's other big project is "Pirates of the Caribbean 4," which he says will also be starring Johnny Depp.

In a separately separate interview with Collider, he said that they had received the script for "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" and believes they will be filming next year.

He added that the departure of former Disney chairman Dick Cook would not affect the production, despite Depp admitting it had dampened his enthusiasm to return to the franchise.

More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Source: The Geek Files

Guillermo Del Toro On Bringing to Life 'The Hobbit'

Director Guillermo del Toro has explained how he intends to bring an original look to the creatures and battles of his two-part adaptation of "The Hobbit."

The first part of the $300 million project comes out in December 2011 and the second a year after that. "Lord of the Rings" filmmaker Peter Jackson is serving as executive producer to help ensure a close match with that series of movies.

In a new interview, Del Toro talks in detail about the epic project, which has so far had a year of design work and months of story planning and writing.

He told Total Film: "We are respecting the structure established by Tolkien because the order of the adventures in 'The Hobbit' is well known to generations and generations of kids. You don't want to be moving stuff like that.

"But we will be integrating Gandalf's comings and goings because he does disappear in the book quite often. So, as opposed to the book, we see where he goes and what happens to him."

On the various creatures in the story, he said: "I said we would keep the DNA in the same gene pool as the 'Rings' trilogy, but that we would generate a different type of character. For example, in the trilogy most of the creatures are brutish or inarticulate.

"In 'The Hobbit,' the creatures speak: Smaug has beautiful lines of dialogue; the Great Goblin has beautiful lines of dialogue; many creatures do. So we had to design them with a different approach because you are not just designing things that are scary.

"I also wanted some of the monsters in 'The Hobbit' to be majestic. I wanted the Wargs to have a certain beauty so that you don't have a massively clear definition: what is beautiful is good and what is ugly is not. Some of the monsters are absolutely gorgeous."

He added: "I think one of the designs I'm the proudest of is Smaug. Obviously he took the longest. It's actually still active: we're finishing his colour palette and a little bit of the texture. But the bulk of the design took about a year, solid. It's because of the unique features of the dragon.

"Early in production I came up with a very strong idea that would separate Smaug from every other dragon ever made. The problem was implementing that idea. But I think we've nailed it."

And on the giant spiders: "They are visually quite striking and in a different way to Shelob. I wish I could tell you more but I would be spoiling it again.

"They are very different. They are more creatures of the shadow, more creatures of the deep forest. They are not earth nesting. They are nesting in the canopies so physically they have adapted to that environment."
On the battles: "There were so many battles in the trilogy. So one of the first things is how do we make the battles or the action in 'The Hobbit' feel different from that?

"Because it was fresh when the trilogy came out, to see those enormous valleys or fortresses being invaded by warriors.

"But then after the trilogy you had 'Troy,' 'Narnia,' everything. It has become quite common seeing two massive CG armies attacking each other. So we came up with a good solution, I think. It will make the battles stand out."

Do you like del Toor's take on "The Hobbit"?
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Source: The Geek Files

David Goyer Says 'Ghost Rider 2' Not A Reboot

It was announced not long ago that "Batman Begins" screenwriter David Goyer would be working on the script for "Ghost Rider 2," based on a screenplay Goyer wrote several years ago.

Last month Goyer talked about his story a bit and confirmed he was attached to the project. He said that the film is toning down its hard-R nature for a PG-13 rating.

Many have wondered whether the new film will reboot the "Ghost Rider" franchise. MTV News put that very question to Goyer, who said that while the continuity won't necessarily get an overhaul, the tone is certainly shifting.

"It's not exactly a reboot," Goyer said. "I hate to say it's more realistic, because he's got a flaming skull for a head, but it's a bit more stripped down and darker. It's definitely changing tone. What 'Casino Royale' was to the Bond movies, hopefully this will be to 'Ghost Rider.'"

"Ghost Rider 2" is planned to "roll before cameras next year," according to Goyer, who also said that Nicolas Cage is currently still attached to the lead role of Johnny Blaze.

"This story picks up eight years after the first film," Goyer said. "You don't have to have seen the first film. It doesn't contradict anything that happened in the first film, but we're pretending that our audience hasn't seen the first film."

This reminds me of how "The Hulk" reboot was done. Same characters involved and instead of redoing an entire origin story, just briefly touching upon it to help show how the character gets from the previous story to the current one. It’s a good approach.

"It's as if you took that same character where things ended in the first film and then picked it up eight years later—he's just in a much darker, existential place."

As for where that existential place might be, Goyer wouldn't delve into specifics—mainly because he doesn't have to.

"My script is out there on the Internet," he said. "We're not changing much from it. It'll be significantly the same script."

Did David Goyer settle any of your concerns about the PG-13 rating or fears about a reboot for "Ghost Rider 2"?

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Sources: MTV News. Screen Rant

Angelina Jolie Returns to Action in New 'Salt' Trailer

Sony has debuted the teaser trailer for "Salt," starring Angelina Jolie and directed by Phillip Noyce. So instead of "Wanted" this summer, we'll be seeing Angelina Jolie become a female Jason Bourne in "Salt."

In the film directed by Phillip Noyce ("Clear and Present Danger," "Dead Calm") Jolie plays CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. She will prove loyal to these when a defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA.



"Salt" hits theaters on July 23rd, 2010.
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Sources: First Showing, Rope of Silicon

'Scream 4' Screenwriter Gives Details on Script

In 1996, "Scream" came out of nowhere to bring the horror genre back from the dead and yielded a trilogy that would gross hundreds of millions of dollars. It is acclaimed as one of the smartest horror film in years and cleared a path for dozens of self-aware genre flicks ranging from "Zombieland" to "Adaptation."

Now, it's getting ready to come back again for another stab.

Kevin Williamson spoke with MTV News about how far along the script is for "Scream 4" and about how it will be the start of a new trilogy.

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The series made box-office stars out of Neve Campbell, Jamie Kennedy and Skeet Ulrich as they were teamed alongside Drew Barrymore, Patrick Dempsey, Heather Graham and others in twisty, bloody plotlines. But according to Williamson, the new trilogy will only bring back three actors from the original series.

The three characters that will be returning are Sidney (Neve Campbell), Gale (Courteney Cox) and Dewey (David Arquette), Williamson confirmed, adding, "We'll also be introducing a little group, a little ensemble of new castmembers. That'll take us through the next three."

Some might say that a new "Scream" movie couldn't be as self-referential as the others, since self-aware entertainment has become so prevalent. But according to Williamson, he's been writing plenty of spoof-heavy stuff into the "Scream 4" script.

"I guess I'll just have to be very aware of the fact that we're a '4' and that we're beating a dead dog. I'm going to make that very apparent in the dialogue," laughed the writer/producer.

"Come on," he laughed. "It's the age of the remake! And 3-D and all that [other horror fad material], can you imagine what ['Scream' movie-within-a-movie] 'Stab 10' is like?"

More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Source: MTV News

Final 'Sherlock Holmes' Trailer

One final trailer for Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" has hit the Web, courtesy of MTV News.

There is some new footage in this trailer, and it looks great, but after watching it I felt like I was about to cross that line of having seen too much footage. There's a bit more to the story in this, the effects look much more finished, and overall it looks much more polished.

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"Sherlock Holmes" hits theaters Dec. 25, Christmas Day.
Source: First Showing

Sam Rockwell Describes Team-Up With War Machine

"Iron Man 2" actor Sam Rockwell spoke to MTV News about the relationship between his character (rival industrialist Justin Hammer) and Don Cheadle's character (Tony Stark's military buddy James "Rhodey" Rhodes).

After all, according to the "Iron Man 2" trailer that premiered during Comic-Con in San Diego this year, Hammer and Rhodey seemed pretty chummy together.

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How do you think the relationship between Justin Hammer and "Rhodey" Rhodes will play out? Do you want to see Rhodey don the War Machine armor and fight his friend Tony/ Iron Man, or should they team up to fight the bad guys together?

More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Source: MTV News

Trailers and Spoofs for 'Wild Things,' "Transformers 3' and "Prince of Persia'

Other than the news that Shawn Levy ("Night at the Museum") will be producing a movie on "The Berenstain Bears," nothing really big is happening today. A nice, quiet Tuesday.

So I'm going to throw you some videos to watch.

A funny spoof on "Where the Wild Things Are" that makes fun of all those hipsters that are just too cool for everyone else.



While I kind of liked the real "Where the Wild Things Are," this movie might be fun too...or maybe not.

Here is a sneak peek teaser at what "Transformers 3" will look like when it comes out in 2011.



I liked the part with the explosions.
More on "Transformers 3" (because we so loved "Transformers 2").
Buried in the special features of the "Revenge of The Fallen" Blu-ray, Michael Bay talks about his early thoughts for the next chapter in the "Transformers" franchise.
Watch the video below of Bay's whole spiel from the Blu-ray feature.


Do you believe him? I don't know what to believe...

Moving on to something different, remember the new "Prince of Persia" trailer that was released the other day? Well, another new trailer has come forth. Watch it below!



Is it any better than the other one?

More news to come! Catch ya' later!