Friday, November 13

• Michael Caine Says Batman 3 Might Not Happen

  Batman's faithful butler, Alfred, has dropped bad news ... again.

  Batman fans everywhere have been furiously blogging and discussing the twists and turns in the will-they-or-won't-they debate over a third installment of Christopher Nolan's revamped Batman franchise. Early on it was announced that, although lead actor Christian Bale was contractually obligated to appear in Batman 3, Nolan had no such obligation and might decide not to direct another one.

  Screenwriter David S. Goyer gave fans some hope when he said that he believed Nolan would return if he could "find the story that he's happy with." Then, Gary Oldman got everyone excited when he announced that filming would begin in 2010, only to recant his statement a couple days later.

  Actor Cillian Murphy, who played The Scarecrow in the first two films, is hopeful that another film will be made, and Aaron Eckhart, said that he "would do anything" Nolan asked of him, including reprise his TDK role of Two-Face.

  Michael Caine, who plays butler Alfred in both Batman films, initially gave fans some intriguing news when he announced that Johnny Depp and Philip Seymor Hoffman had been cast respectively as The Riddler and The Joker in Batman 3. However, a year later he retracted his statement saying that Depp was not involved and that there was "nobody ... no script, there's nothing."

  Now, Caine is at it again, this time announcing that fans shouldn't hold their breath for another installment of bat-justice.

  As for the future... if they ever make another Batman, I will be in, I will be the butler...

  But I don't know if they are ever going to make another Batman. If they do it won't be for quite a while."

  
  
  

  The Dark Knight - Trailer

  Why So Serious? - Now On DVD

  Posted 11/13/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Aaron Eckhart | Christian Bale | Gary Oldman | Michael Caine | Christopher Nolan | Cillian Murphy | David Goyer | Batman Begins | The Dark Knight

Tuesday, November 10

• X-Men Origins: Magneto Screenwriter Agrees with Producer: Not Anytime Soon

  Last month, X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner proclaimed that X-Men Origins: Magneto is the furthest X-Men movie from production, possibly getting made in "five years." Today Magento screenwriter David Goyer told MTV that he agrees with Shuler Donner.

  I tend to agree with her. [Fox is] still trying to figure out what they want to do, whether or not they'll do a different X-Men movie next or another Wolverine movie next. If they want to make Magneto, that's awesome. In the meantime, I'm just going to move on with my other projects. Even taking FlashForward aside, I'm booked up for another year and a half. I have no complaints.

  Despite the movie's production woes, that hasn't stopped fans from creating a concept trailer that uses footage from all three X-Men movies. Check out what they've dreamed up.

  
  

  Posted 11/10/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Lauren Shuler Donner | David Goyer | X-Men Origins: Magneto

Wednesday, October 14

• Sir Ian McKellen Says He's Too Old for the Magneto Movie

  In the wake of the first three X-Men movies' success, a whole slate of Origins movies were announced, including Wolverine, Deadpool, and Magneto. X-Men Origins: Wolverine debuted this year and is currently out on DVD and Blu-Ray. Actor Ryan Reynolds recently stated that he would be reprising the role of Wade Wilson/Deadpool, despite being cast as Hal Jordan in the Green Lantern movie. But, there hasn't been much talk about Magneto.

  David S. Goyer, the screenwriter of the Blade movies and The Dark Knight, has been attached as both the writer and the director of the Magneto film, but there has been no official word on when the production will get underway. According to Sir Ian McKellen, who portrayed Magneto in all three X-Men films, he may not be involved with the movie.

  There's meant to be a Magneto script floating around, but I've not read it, so I suspect it wouldn't involve me. I think it would be about the younger Magneto, and the most I could hope for would be to top and tail that. They can't have someone whose face is as lined as mine any longer!

  
  
  

  X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Trailer

  The prequel in the X-Men series

  Posted 10/14/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Ian McKellen | Ryan Reynolds | David Goyer | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | X-Men Origins: Magneto | X-Men Origins: Deadpool

Saturday, October 3

• David Goyer Discusses Ghost Rider 2

  When Sony announced that Ghost Rider 2 was moving forward, an older David Goyer script was mentioned as the possible basis of the storyline. Collider spoke with Goyer and asked him to explain how a script he wrote so long ago became the basis for a sequel.

  I wrote a script for that about 9 years ago, and Sony decided and the producers, that they wanted to make that as the sequel script. So, in this case, I'm coming on as a producer and we're basically just doing a polish of my 9-year-old script. so there's not as much work involved. So that was kind of nice to see that one come full circle after 9 years.

  Goyer's original script called for an R-rating, though that will not be the case for Ghost Rider 2. Still, Goyer insists that shouldn't put off any fans.

  It was definitely written as a hard-R. originally I was writing it, Stephen Norrington was going to direct it and I was going to produce it and it was a, you know, Blade-type film, and now they want it to be PG-13. That having been said, The Dark Knight has come out, and The Dark Knight was ... I like to say it was sort of skirting the bleeding edge of PG-13, so I think that people feel like you can get away with a lot ... not get away, but people's concepts of what a PG-13 movie can be I think have changed. There's no question we're going to have tone some things down, but I don't think we'll have to do that much.

  Ghost Rider 2 currently has no scheduled release date. Nicolas Cage is expected to return and hopes the sequel goes in a "whole other direction."

  
  

  Posted 10/03/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Nicolas Cage | Stephen Norrington | David Goyer | Ghost Rider | Ghost Rider 2

Thursday, September 24

• Ghost Rider Sequel Moving Forward

  After Disney's $4 billion acquisition of Marvel, any movie studio owning rights to a Marvel property went scrambling to continue development or risk having those rights reclaimed by Marvel and its new parent company.

  According to a report from Variety, Columbia is now actively pursuing a sequel to Ghost Rider, and has brought in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight scribe David Goyer to work out the story and supervise writers for the Nicloas Cage vehicle. Goyer says he hasn't officially signed on for the sequel yet, but plans are in place to base the sequel on a Ghost Rider script Goyer wrote years ago. Director Mark Steven Johnson used his own script for the original Ghost Rider.

  Columbia isn't the only studio worried about losing rights to Marvel characters. Fox is rebooting The Fantastic Four and every possible X-Men movie, while Sony is already writing the scripts for Spider-Man 5 and 6.

  Having Goyer attached to Ghost Rider 2 would likely be considered a positive move for Cage, who is returning for the sequel and has already stated that he is hoping to go in a "whole other direction."

  
  

  Posted 09/24/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Nicolas Cage | David Goyer | Ghost Rider 2 | Ghost Rider

Monday, August 24

• X-Men Origins: Magneto May Begin in 2010!

  Super producer David Goyer says that a Magneto movie may start as soon as next year. "They're still thinking about doing it," Goyer revealed to MTV News. "They're definitely looking into doing other X-Men spin offs."

  Since the Wolverine movie was one of this summer's biggest blockbusters, I think we all can all say in unison, "No duh, David!" But when is X-Men Origins: Magneto actually going to get under way? Goyer continues...

  "I've been in touch with them. I'm sure that project will move forward in the next year or so."

  Just how Goyer will pull off all the movies he has on his plate, including Supermax, Batman 3, and Flash Forward, while turning in a quality Magneto script all in one year, you may ask? We don't know either, but according to Goyer we should all find out within the next year.

  
  

  Posted 08/24/2009 by Jim

  Related: David Goyer | X-Men Origins: Magneto

Friday, August 7

• Is James McTeigue Directing the Next Superman?

  

  Last week, IESB reported that Warner Bros. had closed the door on Bryan Singer's involvement with Superman and were looking to reboot the franchise, possibly with James McTeigue as director and Andy and Larry Wachowski producing.

  Warner was supposedly hoping for a more action-oriented director, which McTeigue may prove to be with his upcoming Ninja Assassin. However, when SlashFilm asked McTeigue about the possibility of directing Superman, his answer was decidely vague:

  You know ... I ... I would say. .. I'll keep you guessing, actually. It's good not to dispel every rumor, right?

  McTeigue's answer was surprising considering he was the one to announce Warner's interest in having the Wachowskis take over the Superman franchise in February. At the time, McTeigue thought the Wachowskis may be too busy should their pet project Plastic Man get off the ground, though McTeigue says the movie, at this point, is dead:

  Obviously, Larry and Andy, did a script for Plastic Man back in the day. I'll be very surprised if that movie gets made. We haven't ever really talked about it. But I know it's still a Joel [Silver] property or a Warner property...

  After directing V For Vendetta, McTeigue has been no stranger to comic book adaptation speculation. At one point he was in talks to direct X-Men Origins: Magneto, though he dismissed those rumors:

  [Magneto] was just one of those rumors that started out and I don't know where it came from or how it came up. I think that David Goyer would be surprised about that actually.

  I mean, you know, it's not a bad idea.

  So no Plastic Man, Magneto's "not a bad idea," and maybe to Superman? McTeigue could potentially have a full slate is any of these rumors become substantiated. Until then, fanboys will have to wait on Ninja Assassin's November 25 release to see if McTeigue's got the goods.

  
  

  Posted 08/07/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Andy Wachowski | James McTeigue | Joel Silver | Larry Wachowski | David Goyer | Superman Returns | Superman: The Man of Steel | Ninja Assassin | X-Men Origins: Magneto | Plastic Man

Monday, July 6

• Deadpool Wins Fan Poll For Next X-Men Movie

  The fans have spoken... to MTV anyway. A poll released last week asked which X-Men-related movie fans wanted to see next: X-Men Origins: Magneto, Wolverine 2, Deadpool, or X-Men: First Class. The results are in and the winner is (should be no surprise if you read the title of this piece): Deadpool, with 32% of the unspecified amount of votes!

  Wolverine 2 came in second, with First Class and Magento finishing third and fourth, respectively. Ironically, X-Men Origins: Wolverine seems to set up First Class as the next movie, with Cyclops (Tim Pocock) meeting up with a group of young mutants at the end. Deadpool, a spin-off starring Ryan Reynolds, seems the more difficult movie to fit into continuity considering that Deadpool ends up in, well, not to give anything away, so let's just say...he has his head chopped off and falls down a nuclear silo. Hope that didn't spoil anything.

  First Class has Josh Schwartz penning the script, while Magneto, with a script by David Goyer, may be directed by James McTeigue if given the greenlight.

  Which X-Men movie do you want to see? Hit us back with a comment.

  
  

  Posted 07/06/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Ryan Reynolds | David Goyer | Josh Schwartz | Tim Pocock | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | X-Men Origins: Magneto | X-Men: First Class | Deadpool | X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Friday, June 19

• David Goyer Thinks Christopher Nolan Will Return for Batman 3

  The possibility of Christopher Nolan returning for Batman 3 was in question this week when a report revealed that Nolan would need much convincing to come back.

  IGN spoke with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight writer David Goyer, who gave a brief and positive disclosure that Nolan would return to the Batman franchise.

  Well, I believe he said if we can find the story that he's happy with, that he would return. And unfortunately, respecting Chris... You know, talk to him after he finishes Inception, which he's shooting right now. That just started shooting.

  What Goyer means by "unfortunately, respecting Chris..." is anyone's guess. It's best to concentrate on the "he would return" part.

  
  

  Posted 06/19/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Christopher Nolan | David Goyer | Batman Begins | The Dark Knight | Batman 3

Wednesday, May 13

• James McTeigue in Talks to Direct Magneto

  Fox has got to be pleased. With X-Men Origins: Wolverine's success, the studio is now working on a Deadpool movie, a Wolverine sequel, X-Men trilogy prequel (X-Men: First Class), and X-Men Origins: Magneto. While Magneto has been at times "on hold," it seems that the movie is moving ahead and looking for a director. IMDb lists James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) as "in talks" to direct the movie from a script by David Goyer (Batman Begins), who was unable to direct due to his commitment to his The Invisible Man.

  X-Men Origins: Magneto will expand on Magneto's concentration camp beginnings, shown briefly in X-Men, and his fractious relationship with Charles Xavier. Producer Lauren Shuler Donner has called the script "fantastic."

  
  

  Posted 05/13/2009 by Ryan

  Related: James McTeigue | Lauren Shuler Donner | David Goyer | V for Vendetta | The Invisible Man | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Deadpool | X-Men: First Class | Batman Begins | X-Men | X-Men Origins: Magneto

Wednesday, February 18

• Christopher to Direct Inception, Not Batman 3

  With the announcement a week ago that Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan was set to direct Inception this summer from a script Nolan wrote himself, it seemed like any Batman sequel would have to be put on the back burner. However, Batman-on-Film reported days later that "three sources" said the Inception deal includes "an agreement between the studio and the acclaimed director to helm his second sequel to Batman Begins". This backs up the story by referring to their December report that Nolan himself mentioned he and David Goyer were discussing a third story that they both liked.

  MTV News then brought the Batman-on-Film report to a Nolan rep, who denied the report was true.

  "He is doing Inception next. We haven’t announced any deal or anything on the next Batman as that is all speculation," said the rep. We get it, wait for an announcement from Nolan.

  Inception, described as a "a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind," should start shooting this summer for a summer 2010 release.

  
  

  Posted 02/18/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Christopher Nolan | David Goyer | The Dark Knight | Batman Begins | Batman 3 | Inception

Wednesday, January 14

• Green Lantern Not "On Hold"

  David Goyer may have said that future DC comic movie adaptations were "on hold," but screenwriter Marc Guggenheim doesn't think that applies to his and writer/director Greg Berlanti's Green Lantern. "I don't think David was referring to Green Lantern. I think David was referring to other properties. That doesn't jibe with the information that I've been getting," Guggenheim told Newsarama.

  Goyer's "other properties" include adaptations of DC's The Flash and Green Arrow, so it would seem Green Lantern is still very much green lit. In fact, Warner Brothers President Alan Horn said in December that Green Lantern was "next."

  
  

  Posted 01/14/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Greg Berlanti | David Goyer | Marc Guggenheim | Green Lantern

Friday, January 9

• Batman 3 Moving Forward?

  It's easy to get caught up in the rumors swirling around a possible Batman sequel, but finally it looks like director Christopher Nolan is working on the project. MTV spoke to Dark Knight producer Chuck Roven who said: "I know that Chris [Nolan] and [writer] David Goyer are talking and thinking. We're hoping, of course, that they find and rest on something that they'll find is worthy to do, but we don't know anything more than you do right now."

  As far as whether Nolan will keep the next Batman villains as real as before: "All I can say -- because I really don't know more than you do -- is that I see no reason why, tonally, Chris would do anything different than he's done in the first two films."

  That means no more Eddie Murphy as Riddler rumors, everyone.

  
  

  Posted 01/09/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Eddie Murphy | Christopher Nolan | David Goyer | Batman 3

Thursday, January 8

• David Goyer Says DC Movies "On Hold"

  David Goyer, writer/director of the upcoming The Unborn told IESB that the DC comic book adaptations at Warner Brothers, movies like The Flash, which Goyer was writing at one point, have been put on hold.

  "A lot of the DC movies at Warner Brothers are all on hold while they figure out ... they're going to come up with some new plan, methodology, things like that so everything has just been pressed pause on at the moment. It was the doubleheader of both Iron Man and The Dark Knight coming out, so more than ever I think they've realized, I think DC was responsible for 15% of Warner Brothers' revenue this year, something crazy like that, so they realized that comic books, it's become a new genre, one of the most successful genres."

  Also on hold is Goyer's adaptation of X-Men Origins: Magneto, and Goyer told Craveonline: "they [Fox] still want to make it and they're hoping Wolverine will be a big hit and that'll open the way for Magneto."

  
  

  Posted 01/08/2009 by Ryan

  Related: David Goyer | The Unborn | X-Men Origins: Magneto

Monday, December 15

• X-Men Origins: Magneto Officially on Hold

  May 1, 2009, will be a big day for the X-Men franchise. The premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine will now officially be the prognosticator for any future X-Men movies. With a script by director David Goyer that the studio is very pleased with, plans to make the Magneto are on hold until the success of Wolverine, or lack thereof, can be assessed. Goyer is already moving on to direct The Invisible Man next -- a potential conflict with Magneto -- should a decision be made to move forward with it.

  
  

  Posted 12/15/2008 by Ryan

  Related: David Goyer | X-Men Origins: Magneto | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | The Invisible Man

Wednesday, December 10

• A Glimpse of Exorcism Gone Awry in New Clip from The Unborn

  In the first clip from David Goyer's supernatural thriller The Unborn, which just surfaced on MySpace, the eyes have it. Demon-possessed eyes that is. There is no dialogue, but plenty of terror and screaming in this glimpse of a demonic unborn twin who gets stronger with every possession. Just a glance from this ghoulish-looking young boy possessed, and stuff starts flying, people run in terror, and even the priest lets loose with a blood-curdling scream. It looks as if this attempt at exorcism has gone decidedly awry.

  
  
  Next Showing: The Unborn hits theaters January 9, 2009

  Posted 12/10/2008 by reelz

  Related: David Goyer | The Unborn

Monday, November 24

• Upcoming X-Men Sequels

  With X-Men Origins: Wolverine's May 1, 2009, release date approaching, Fox is already planning more X-Men movies.

  In the hopes that Wolverine will be a huge success, X-Men Origins: Magneto is already being developed, with The Dark Knight writer David Goyer attached as director, and a plot revolving around Magneto's concentration camp beginnings, as seen in the first X-Men, and his friendship with a young Charles Xavier that eventually breaks apart as their philosophies evolve and differ.

  Fox has also announced a movie adaptation of the comic book X-Men: First Class which will examine the early years at the Xavier School, featuring some of the mutants shown in the previous trilogy. Variety confirmed that Josh Schwartz, creator of TV's Gossip Girl, will write the screenplay.

  Lastly, a Deadpool movie is in discussion, a spin-off of the comic book assassin Ryan Reynolds portrays in X-men Origins: Wolverine, should the movie be a hit and Reynolds becomes an audience favorite.

  
  

  Posted 11/24/2008 by Ryan

  Related: Ryan Reynolds | David Goyer | Josh Schwartz | X-Men Origins: Magneto | X-Men: First Class | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Deadpool

Wednesday, November 12

• Mignola Plans 'Different Direction' for Vampire Flick Baltimore

  Vampires, it seems, are the new gangsters. Books, movies, and TV shows centered around the nocturnal bloodsuckers are practically ubiquitous these days, with one project in particular attracting almost frightening levels of interest.

  Busily readying a vampire-themed project of his own is Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. While out promoting the Blu-ray release of Hellboy II: The Golden Army last night, Mignola gave us an update on the movie adaptation of his vampire-themed graphic novel Baltimore, or the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire, which David Goyer (The Unborn) is slated to direct:

  "We're taking it in a different direction," Mignola, who co-wrote the comic along with Christopher Golden, told us. "The book is very complex and involved and kind of a story-within-a-story thing, and I think we've come up with a way to streamline it so that it's filmable.... Right now the ball is in our court to sit down and write the new version of the screenplay."

  Since Baltimore's script hasn't been finalized, a shooting date is still a long ways off. "At this point it's just (about) keeping the studio interested in it, because it's gone on for a while and we've gone in a couple of different directions with the screenplay," said Mignola. "I've never been involved in anything like this. With Hellboy, it was entirely (director Guillermo) del Toro doing these meetings and stuff.... I've never been in this place, meeting with studios and meeting with directors and that kind of stuff, so I have no idea how the hell this kind of thing works."

  If Mignola and company do succeed in getting the project off the ground, a suggested first order of business might be to shorten the title, which in its current state is only slightly less cumbersome than The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain.

  
  

  Posted 11/12/2008 by reelz

  Related: Mike Mignola | David Goyer