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Friday, November 20
THR reports that former Shield writer John Hlavin will write the screenplay for Underworld 4. The fourth installment in the franchise is supposedly going to be shot in 3-D and will set up another trilogy of Underworld movies. Hlavin wouldn't say too much about the plot, but he did note that "it's not a prequel."
It will satisfy old fans and excite new audiences, meaning that we don't want to redo the first three movies, so steps are being taken to honor what fans have loved but at the same time introduce fresh elements.
Len Wiseman, director of the first two Underworlds will produce, while neither Kate Beckinsale, who starred in Underworld and Underworld: Evolution, nor Rhona Mitra, who starred in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, are signed on to return. However, Beckinsale has said that she could be interested in returning if she liked the script.
Posted 11/20/2009 by Ryan
Related: Kate Beckinsale | Len Wiseman | Rhona Mitra | Underworld | Underworld: Evolution | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | John Hlavin
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November was supposed to be the month that The Wolfman opened in theaters, but yet another delay pushed the movie to February. After hiring a couple of legendary editors to help clean up the troubled production, Universal is releasing a featurette to help keep interest alive. Watch Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, and producer Scott Stuber talk about the upcoming movie below.
Posted 11/20/2009 by Ryan
Related: Anthony Hopkins | Benicio Del Toro | Emily Blunt | Scott Stuber | The Wolfman
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Avatar promises to clock in at nearly three hours of screen time, so there's a lot of footage for the studio to mine without giving it all away. Still, there have been a remarkable number of featurettes and previews lately. But as long as they keep coming up with interesting new angles on the movie and new glimpses of life on this alien world, as they do here, it's still well worth the look.
The latest offerering highlights the technology and science of the humans who are setting up a mining camp on the alien moon Pandora. It's an insanely hostile environment, so weaponry and vehicles have to be pretty impressive to keep humans alive. As director James Cameron put it earlier, they are facing off with the teeth and claws of the Garden of Eden.
Here he shows us that the humans aren't exactly without teeth and claws either, with their airships and guns — and especially their amp suits. These are the 16-foot-tall human-operated robots capable of hand-to-hand combat with Pandora's powerful fauna. Even with all of this technology, though, not all of the humans are going to survive, as the base's matter-of-fact chief of security (Stephen Lang) informs new recruits.
Posted 11/20/2009 by Bill
Related: James Cameron | Stephen Lang | Avatar
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Iron Man fans won't have to wait too much longer to get their first peek at Iron Man 2. News of a trailer screening before Sherlock Holmes was announced by director Jon Favreau in a response to a fan question on his Twitter page.
RT @Ann_Howard: @Jon_Favreau PLEASE tell us the trailer is coming soon - w/Sherlock Holmes, perhaps??
OK, that's not definite, but Favreau's decision to repeat it makes us think this is a pretty strong rumor.
Favreau is currently editing Iron Man 2, and while doing this he's also doing a good job keeping fans updated about the movie on his Twitter page. He's sent updates such as "Digital animated shots starting to come in" and "[screenwriter] Justin Theroux visiting the edit bay."
Next Showing: Iron Man 2 opens May 7, 2010
Posted 11/20/2009 by Ryan
Related: Jon Favreau | Iron Man 2
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Zack Snyder is a busy director these days, working on both the fantasy-action movie Sucker Punch and the 3-D animated Guardians of Ga'Hoole, based on the children's novel series written by Kathryn Lasky, simultaneously.
Variety reports that Guardians is lining up an impressive cast of voices, including Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, Hugo Weaving, and David Wenham. They're leading an equally strong group of supporting voice actors, such as Helen Mirren, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Emilie de Ravin, Ryan Kwanten, Emily Barclay, Miriam Margolyes and JayLaga'aia.
Guardians tells the story of how an owl named Soren (Sturgess), who is entranced with his father's stories about the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, protected owlkind. Once Soren is kidnapped, he gathers together a group to escape and join the Guardians.
Next Showing: Guardians of Ga'Hoole is scheduled to open September 24, 2010
Posted 11/20/2009 by Ryan
Related: David Wenham | Emilie de Ravin | Emily Barclay | Geoffrey Rush | Helen Mirren | Hugo Weaving | Ryan Kwanten | Miriam Margolyes | Jim Sturgess | Jay Laga'aia | Zack Snyder | Abbie Cornish | Guardians of Ga'Hoole
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The fate of director Robert Rodriguez's live-action adaptation of the Red Sonja comic book was in doubt after the lead actress, Rose McGowan, was badly injured while performing a stunt for the movie. After McGowan initially said that she "pulled out" of the production, she quickly clarified her statement, saying that the movie was "delayed," but "not permanently."
At the recent MOCA 30th Anniversary Gala, Fox News' Pop Tarts spoke with McGowan about her condition and the status of Red Sonja:
I need one more arm surgery from nerve damage so I'm supposed to have that the beginning of December so if you see me anywhere I'll be hobbling around with a cast. It'll be very pretty. We're hoping to start filming again in maybe a year.
Posted 11/20/2009 by BrentJS
Related: Rose McGowan | Robert Rodriguez | Red Sonja