Check Out Two New (And Incredibly Awful) Teaser Posters For X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
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Fox Semi-Greenlights A PERCY JACKSON Sequel. Waitasec…What?!?
PERCY JACKSON is getting a sequel. Huh?!?
In case you missed it (and considering the box office numbers, you probably did), PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF was a yet another attempt by Fox to build a HARRY POTTER-esque franchise. Based on the popular (aren’t they all?) book series for teens, JACKSON focuses on a group of teens who are the children of the Gods of Olympus and…well, you can imagine what this series is. It’s teens with magical powers getting into wacky adventures and battling all manner of CG beasties. They even brought in Chris Columbus (director of the first two POTTER pics) to helm the thing.
When all was said and done though, JACKSON underperformed and seemed to be yet another in a long time of potential franchise non-starters (see THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES, LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, ERAGON, CITY OF EMBER, THE DARK IS RISING and THE GOLDEN COMPASS).
Thing is, Fox apparently put a JACKSON sequel into development (pretty easy considering there are six books of material to work with). I guess those overseas numbers really stoked their fire because they’ve already got Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski working on the script. Yay for fans, meh for everybody else.
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Joel McHale Has Joined The Cast Of TED, Seth MacFarlane’s Directorial Debut
Joel McHale has joined the cast of FAMILY GUY creator Seth MacFarlane’s directorial debut TED, according to Deadline.
In case you don’t know, TED centers around a guy (Mark Wahlberg) who’s girlfriend (Mila Kunis) wants to marry him but won’t until he deals with his womanizing roommate Ted…who happens to be a teddy bear (with the voice of MacFarlane) that was wished to life years ago. McHale will reportedly play a sleazy boss character who is constantly putting the moves on Kunis. The film will be R-rated and live action, save for Ted who will be brought to life using CG.
Not sure if I’ve said this on the site before or not, but I a huge Seth MacFarlane fan. Seriously. I think he is creative force to be reckoned with and that he’s changed the face of primetime animation. Say what you will about FAMILY GUY, AMERICAN DAD and THE CLEVELAND SHOW, but the man has a vision. A vision that might be vulgar and distasteful at times, but one that he has refused to comprise. You have to admire that and I, for one, am very interested to see what how he does with live action.
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Fox Scrambles For Positive X-MEN Buzz; Releases A Slew Of Fantastic FIRST CLASS Pics
Following the mini (and I do mean “mini”) FIRST CLASS fiasco earlier this week with the initial reveal of the new X-MEN team, the PR team at Fox has been working in overdrive to quell the fanboy fears that this prequel of the their beloved mutant franchise is going to suck. First came the clearer look at the entire team which was basically a larger version of the leaked pic. And now, AICN has scored the teaser poster for the movie along with a slew of new (much larger this time) pics that clearly show off the 60s vibe of the new installment.
In case you don’t know, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is going to be set in the swinging 60s and will feature the early adventures of the X-Men. In other words, Xavier (now played by WANTED star James McAvoy) has a full head of hair, Magneto is no longer Gandalf but rather the “Then we’ll fight in the shade” guy from 300, Wolverine is nowhere to be seen and director Matthew Vaughn has decided to go period with this flick. Expect turtlenecks, mod clothing, knee high boots and a very pimp Kevin Bacon.
Nice as the pics are, I still think Fox is pulling a fast one on audiences. You’ll note that January Jones (of MAD MEN) is playing Emma Frost. This wouldn’t really be a problem if the WOLVERINE solo movie didn’t exist and wasn’t considered part of the X-Men film canon. But being that it does exist and is considered canon, this is a very big problem.
Why? Well, Emma Frost has already shown up in the X-verse. Frost appeared at the end of WOLVERINE and was played by actress Tahyna Tozzi. And she was teenager. Oh yeah, I should also mention that the Wolvie pic is set in the mid-to-late 70s and that Frost seemingly joins the X-Men at the end of the movie. Call me a stickler for details, but how is it that the teen Frost running around the 70s in WOLVERINE has turned into 32-year old Jones in FIRST CLASS which is set in the 60s?
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UPDATED! The Cast Of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
Daily Blam just dropped a first look at the cast of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS in costume and it is…small. No, seriously, the pic is uber-tiny. I’m guessing there will be a bigger version released sometime in the next few days, but this is what we have till then and it ain’t too bad.
From left to right we have Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert, January Jones as Emma Frost, Jason Flemyng as Azazel, Nicholas Hoult as Beast, Lucas Till as Havoc, Zoe Kravitz as Angel, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique and James McAvoy as Professor X.
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Ridley Scott’s ALIEN Prequel Is Dead And PROMETHEUS Has Risen From The Ashes!
Remember that ALIEN prequel that Ridley Scott has been working on with LOST scribe Damon Lindelof? And remember how it was supposed to be two films, then shrunk to one, then changed into something called PARADISE and then reverted back to two films? Well, forget all that, because the ALIEN prequel is officially dead…sort of.
Turns out that what did start as a prequel to Scott’s own ALIEN has actually turned into something else. Something that Fox is actually putting the money up to finance. Shocker, right? According to Deadline, while Scott and Lindelof were working on the prequel script, the idea became bigger than just a mere ALIEN prequel and they were instructed to pursue it by the higher ups at Fox. From that, PROMETHEUS was born.
But wait, there’s more! Not only does the new script have a title, but it has also nabbed a star in the form of Noomi Rapace (THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO) and apparently both Charlize Theron and Angelina Jolie are circling the second lead in the film. Oh, and the flick has also landed a release date: March 9th, 2012.
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FOX CONFIRMS THAT AVATAR 2 & 3 ARE CAMERON’S NEXT PROJECTS
Despite some heavy offers from other studios (the biggest of which was a Sony-financed Angelina Jolie version of CLEOPATRA), James Cameron has officially decided that AVATAR 2 & 3 will be his next two projects. This bit of info comes directly from the Fox Twitter page, but don’t get too excited just yet.
For one thing, the source article simply mentions that Cameron has made the sequels his next films and that he’ll start writing them early 2011 (with a late 2011 start date for shooting). The key phrase that seems to be missing from the announcement is whether or not he’ll be directing both films. Previous reports seemed to indicate that he would be writing and producing them, but not directing. I’m apt to believe that this is still the case.
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DREAMWORKS HALO PIC WON’T BE BASED ON THE HALO GAMES? WTF?!?
Dreamworks is planning on making a HALO movie not based on the HALO games. Say what?!?
As you probably already know, a previous attempt at a HALO flick was heading up a couple of years back by Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp. And if you know that, then you already know that the entire project fell apart for various reasons and that the rights to the HALO game franchise are in the hands of Fox and Universal (who were going to co-produce the flick together). And if you know all of that, then you no doubt know that the rights are tied up in all manner of legal hoopla, which pretty much means that neither company will be producing a HALO flick anytime soon.
Now, I need to you to re-read the last paragraph and notice the phrase “game franchise”. Interesting wording, huh? Well, apparently Dreamworks thought the same thing and since they’ve been jonesing to do a HALO flick for awhile now they opted to get a little creative.
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FOX VS SCOTT – THE BATTLE OVER THE RATING AND BUDGET OF ALIEN PREQUEL
Remember those ALIEN prequels that Ridley Scott has been working on? The duo of flicks that would explain the origins of the xenomorph, the Space Jockey and that would lead up to the events of ALIEN? Turns out that an unexpected problem has arisen: budget.
Well, budget and rating. According to CHUD, 20th Century Fox and Scott are butting heads over how much to spend and what the final rating should be. Scott is pushing for a hard R, something on par with the original and he’s asking for nearly 250mil to make the films (which, oddly, are being referenced to as a single film over at CHUD, when it has been clearly stated that it would be TWO films). Fox, on the other hand, wants PG-13 and isn’t interested in giving him nowhere near 250mil.
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TRUE LIES HEADS TO TELEVISION, ALBEIT FIFTEEN YEARS LATE
Deadline is reporting that James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment and 20th Century Fox are working on a TRUE LIES television show. Way to be about fifteen years too late, guys.
One of the creators of THE 4400 (a show I’ve never watched) is on-board as the show runner, but other than that, not much else is known. It’s safe to say that none of the original cast will be back and that the show will probably remake the film to serve as a pilot, as is the protocol with these things. Deadline is also saying that the show is being shopped around to all the networks, so it airing on Fox isn’t actually a guarantee.
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