Movie News Mash 19

"We3"
Don Murphy, one of the producers of the planned adaptation of Grant Morrison’s graphic novel "We3," spoke with Sci Fi Wire about the film. According to the producer, “We3″ is ready with a script and a director — all it needs now is a studio.

“We’re working with a director named John Stevenson,” Murphy said. “Don’t be confused, though. Even though he directed ‘Kung Fu Panda,’ the movie’s going to be live action. It’s going to be a combination CG, puppetry [and] real animals. We have a great script, a great director, and we’re trying to figure out who’s going to pay for it in this marketplace, but we’re looking.”

The similarly themed weaponized guinea-pig movie "G-Force" does not worry Murphy either. "'G-Force' is an animated film about animals talking and farting a lot," he said. (The film actually mixes animation and live action.) "This is very realistic."

Described as an amalgamation of “Homeward Bound” and “RoboCop,” Morrison’s “We3″ focused on three domestic animals — a dog, a cat and a rabbit — that are turned into high-tech, cybernetic weapons courtesy of the military. The animals eventually flee their masters, but are left to wonder where they can exist peacefully in the outside world.
(MTV News)

"The Birds"
On the set of Platinum Dunes’ (Michael Bay’s production company) "A Nightmare on Elm Street" remake, producer Brian Fuller explained why the idea of a "Birds" remake presents problems for them - “We lay ourselves out there and get annihilated out there online all day long and [The Birds] just opens us up to a whole different level of annihilation.” In simple terms, Fuller says that, “…it doesn’t feel like that’s [The Birds is] up next for us.”

Fuller and co-producer Andrew Form pointed out a specific problem with remaking "The Birds," other than the fact they’re remaking it, of course. The idea of birds attacking may have worked in the ’60s, under the skillful watch and guidance of the late-great Mr. Hitchcock, but the two producers have said that all birds do is, “peck and poke,” and that, “there’s not a lot of variety as to what can happen.”
(Screen Rant)

"The Three Stooges"
Actor Sean Penn, after winning his second Oscar for his performance in last year's "Milk," has decided to take up to a year off in order to resolve some personal matters, according to several sources in Hollywood, including the Hollywood Reporter. Word is that he's had private conversations where he's said that he doesn't want to work "right away" and wants to "regroup" and "just needs personal time."

So that means the 48-year-old actor will not be playing in MGM's "Three Stooges," where he was set to play Larry as written and directed by the Farrelly Brothers.
(First Showing)

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