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Oliver Stone has just closed a deal with 20th Century Fox to direct "Wall Street 2", the follow-up to Stone's 1987 drama with Michael Douglas returning to his signature role of Gordon Gekko reports the trades.

The story will pick up with corporate raider Gordon Gekko's larger-than-life presence looming over a younger upstart looking to navigate the shark-tank world of today's currently in crisis Wall Street. Shia LaBeouf is in talks to take on the younger role.

Allan Loeb ("21," "The Baster") was hired to rewrite the long-developing project last Fall and turned in a script strong enough to nab Stone who, up until that point, wasn't keen on the idea of a sequel.

The original 1987 feature explored the inner workings of the finance sector and came to be seen as the archetypal portrayal of 1980's excess with its "greed is good' motto.

A little over twenty years on and with the world in a financial crisis due to the unregulated greed of Wall Street this past decade, Stone's skill with cultural commentary makes this project seem surprisingly contemporary.

Production aims to begin this Summer.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/13990/stone-labeouf-trade-in-wall-sequel/

 

[mariacallas]

^^Fuckin AWESOME!

 

[L2R]

"The legendary Stephen Fry let slip last week that filmmakers are coming up with ideas to use a fully constructed set of Jerusalem currently sitting dormant in New Zealand and Peter Jackson has come up with an idea in which Nazi zombies go back in time to stop Jesus from being born. Jackson’s manager denies the report saying he's committed to 'The Hobbit' films for now..."

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14036/news-shorts-may-4th-2009/

At a premiere screening of his Masterpiece Mystery TV movie series "Wallander", director Kenneth Branagh talked with IGN Movies about how the film adaptation of Marvel comic "Thor" is progressing. "We're planning that one. We're having a great time at the moment. We're in intense pre-production" says Branagh.

A second series of "Wallander" TV movies have been ordered, and the year-long delay of "Thor" means the actor/filmmaker is able to handle both properties - "I shoot Thor in January of next year and because the time of release has been moved, it's allowed me to have a moment in the summer where I can shoot the Wallanders...strangely, there's a weird, pleasing connection between the Swedish Wallander and the Nordic Thor."

"Wallander" co-star Tom Hiddleston is one of the potential candidates for the titular role - "he, amongst a number of others, has been part of the group we've spoken to and all that's still a work in progress" says Branagh

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14033/branagh-talks-thor-film-progress/

Despite not a single episode having hit the air yet, Fox has already ordered a second season of the upcoming "Family Guy" spin-off "Cleveland" says The Hollywood Reporter.

Centering on the Cleveland Brown character from "Family Guy," the show was aiming to debut this Spring but late last year network execs pushed it back to the more high-profile Fall 2009 launch.

The additional 13-episode order brings the animated comedy's total to 35 episodes, a move mad to keep the talent and crew involved in production and avoiding a potential shutdown.

These additional episodes will begin airing in Fall 2010.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14025/family-guy-s-cleveland-gets-extension/

 

[L2R]

"Alias" hunk turned comedy supporting actor Bradley Cooper ("The Hangover," "Failure to Launch") is a frontrunner to play the titular galactic superhero in the upcoming "Green Lantern" film for Warner Bros. Pictures says HitFix.

While no deal has been signed yet, HitFix's always reliable Drew McWeeny insists the casting rumor comes from several reliable sources and while it's not yet locked - its well beyond the mere audition/discussion phase.

Ryan Gosling, Anton Yelchin and Chris Pine have previously been either linked or rumored for the role. Martin Campbell ("Casino Royale," "The Mask of Zorro") directs the project which begins shooting later this year in Sydney, Australia.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14054/bradley-cooper-up-for-green-lantern-/

 

[L2R]

this will be sick

IMAX Corporation, NASA and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that IMAX 3D cameras will return to space to document one of NASA's most complex space shuttle operations - the final service of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), STS-125. The IMAX 3D cameras are set to launch on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis on May 11th, 2009. The astronauts will operate the IMAX cameras and will film the five intricate and difficult spacewalks required to service Hubble. The IMAX footage will be combined with breathtaking up-close images of distant galaxies from Hubble in the upcoming IMAX/Warner Bros. Pictures co-production Hubble 3D.

This next installment of IMAX's 3D space film series is set to debut in IMAX theatres in Spring 2010. Through the world's most immersive cinematic experience, Hubble 3D will give audiences a front row seat as the gripping story unfolds.

The IMAX team has trained the Atlantis crew at the Johnson Space Center on the operation of the cameras, one of which will be mounted outside the cabin in the shuttle's cargo bay, to capture stunning IMAX 3D images of the historic final servicing mission. The Commander and Pilot will double as filmmakers as two teams of spacewalking astronauts - working in tandem with the shuttle's robot arm - perform some of the most challenging work ever undertaken in space as they replace and refurbish many of the telescope's delicate precision instruments.

"It's been said that The IMAX Experience is the next best thing to being in space, and with IMAX 3D, the audience really IS there," said Producer/Director Toni Myers, who will be at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Press Site on Saturday, May 9th at 3:00pm EDT to answer questions about Hubble 3D. "Fifteen years ago we made a film about space exploration that included Hubble, when it started sending back the first images. Today, we have Hubble's entire phenomenal legacy of data to explore. With IMAX 3D we can transport people to galaxies that are 13 billion light years away-back to the edge of time. Real star travel is here at last."

"We have worked with IMAX on past Hubble missions and were excited about working with them again on the current Hubble mission. The Hubble Space Telescope continues to dazzle us with the splendor of our universe and after the STS-125 mission we look forward to many more years of awe-inspiring imagery," said Bob Jacobs, NASA's acting assistant administrator for Public Affairs at Headquarters in Washington. "One of the challenges in sharing Hubble's story is identifying media that can capture the scope and scale of the cosmos. IMAX has developed innovative 3-D image capture and projection technology that creates a large scale immersive educational experience in which those of us on the ground are no longer passive observers of spaceflight, we're active participants."

"This represents a very special moment in IMAX history in which IMAX 3D technology has been selected to document one of our nation's most anticipated technological events. The Hubble Space Telescope has benefited all of humanity with a close examination of our universe. Now we can transport audiences right there, all through the power of IMAX 3D. With this upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope will continue to provide us with many years of service and this film will continue to tell its story for years to come," said Richard L. Gelfond, CEO of IMAX Corporation.

"'Hubble 3D' will allow moviegoers to get a front row seat to see these amazing other galaxies thanks to the power of this incredible telescope," said Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. "Through our partnership with IMAX, we've taken audiences to the depths of the ocean and put them in the driver's seat in NASCAR. 'Hubble 3D' will continue this great legacy of taking audiences to places they would otherwise never get to go and will continue to inspire both young and old alike."

"'Hubble 3D' will transport audiences to distant stars and beyond. It is one thing to look up at the heavens, but through this amazing project, audiences will be able to witness some of the most astonishing astronomical objects known to humankind, all from the comfort of an IMAX 3D theatre," said Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "We are thrilled to partner with Warner Bros. and NASA on this project and look forward to taking moviegoers to the outer edges of our universe through these extraordinary images in IMAX 3D."

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14055/hubble-repair-becomes-imax-3d-film/

 

[L2R]

prince of persia footage

trailer to francis ford coppola's "tetro"

 

[Mister Superzombie]

^ This Coppola's trailer killed me. I almost felt asleep. His movies aren't getting better, and I feel this one wont be on the good side BUT it's only a trailer so I guess I'll give it a shot sometime.

 

[L2R]

Universal Pictures has acquired the feature film project Sinatra from Mandalay Pictures for Academy Award® winner Martin Scorsese to direct, it was announced today.

Oscar® nominated screenwriter (Field of Dreams) Phil Alden Robinson is writing the screenplay for Sinatra based on the life of the iconic entertainer. Universal Pictures and Mandalay Pictures have been developing the project, after securing the Frank Sinatra life rights and music rights from Frank Sinatra Enterprises (FSE) - a joint venture of the Sinatra Estate and Warner Music Group.

“We have dreamt of making a movie about Frank Sinatra, and Marty Scorsese is undeniably the perfect vision keeper for this project,” said Chairman of Mandalay Entertainment Group, Peter Guber. President of Mandalay Pictures, Cathy Schulman added “In addition to our excitement at having Marty in the director’s chair, we are thrilled to be in business with Universal, the Sinatra estate, Warner Music Group and the talented Phil Alden Robinson on this project about one of our greatest entertainers.”

“It’s an honor to be involved in this film which will celebrate the amazing life and work of Frank Sinatra,” said President of Production for Universal Pictures, Donna Langley. “With Phil Alden Robinson writing the screenplay and Martin Scorsese at the helm, we know that this first feature motion picture adaptation of Sinatra’s extraordinary life is in the best of hands.”

“My father had great admiration for the talent of the people he chose to work with, and the talented people who worked with my father had great admiration for him,” said Tina Sinatra. “It is personally pleasing to me that this paradigm continues with Marty Scorsese at the helm of the Sinatra film.”

Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1915. Over the course of his career, he performed on more than 1,400 musical recordings, was awarded 31 gold records, received 10 Grammy Awards in addition to three special honors bestowed upon him by the Recording Industry Association of America. He appeared in 58 films winning three Oscars® and two Golden Globe awards, in addition to a lifelong legacy of humanitarian work.

Guber and Schulman will produce the film for Mandalay Pictures with Scorsese producing on behalf of Sikelia Productions. Former President of Worldwide Music Distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures, Gary LeMel, Tina Sinatra and Robinson will serve as Executive Producers.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14129/scorsese-directs-frank-sinatra-biopic/

 

[L2R]

fuckin remakes

DreamWorks is developing a remake of the 1985 vampire horror comedy cult classic "Fright Night" says The Hollywood Reporter.

Tom Holland's original follows a teenager (William Ragsdale) who discovers that his neighbor (Chris Sarandon) is a vampire. He seeks the help of a rundown elderly B-movie marathon host (Roddy McDowell) to help him stop the monster.

No writer has been hired, but the updated version will keep the comedy-horror tone while modernizing the effects.

Michael De Luca, Michael Gaeta and Alison Rosenzweig will produce.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14132/dreamworks-plans-fright-night-remake/

It's official, with the 80's already well plundered it seems the remake boat is moving into the 90's.

StudioCanal and Original Films are planning a remake of the Sylvester Stallone-led 1993 mountain climbing action thriller "Cliffhanger" reports Variety.

In the Renny Harlin-directed original, Stallone played a climbing expert who is forced to help a group of hijackers recover three suitcases containing $100 million lost in the Rocky Mountains.

The film went on to become a major hit, raking in $255 million worldwide and scored generally positive reviews for its impressive action including a mid-air hijack sequence and the famous opening suspense set piece involving a woman whose equipment fails during a perilous climb across a deep chasm.

The new version will center on a group of young climbers and will "feature multiple cliff-face locations". A screenwriter is being sought with production aiming to kick off next year.

Neal Moritz, who is also producing the upcoming "Escape from New York" remake for Warners, will produce.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14136/-cliffhanger-remake-in-the-works/

 

[Pillthrill]

Anyone ever watch "The Locator" (or is it -er? Whatever) this guy finds long lost family members and bring them together. I cry every time. I had actually that it was gonna be stupid and then they had this guy who suffered a lot when he lost his best buddy in Iraq the day before they went home (that fucking sucks!). After that he felt the need to find his dad who left when he was a lil kid. His mom got pregnant after a fling on a army or air force base, I don't remember and decided not to ruin the guy's life and tell him.
They found the dad and his whole family welcomed him with open arms and such tenderness and understanding. He pretty much was instantly part of the family. He even had half brothers and sisters that he never knew about. I couldn't help but cry.

 

[jpgrdnr]

Whenever Moon gets released to DVD....or if I get the random chance to see it in theatres...Sam Rockwell goes to the Moon directed by David Bowie's son, sold....!!!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182345/

and when The Road comes out

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0898367/


it was an almost post to the spring thread of how there were no spring hollywood movies worth seeing and the only things I wanted to see were the above. And they were not in spring. That I know of so far.

Chris Pine ain't no fuckin' William Shatner! No sir...lol

Please say Astro Boy is an anime reboot and not a live-action piece of poo.
Satan is winning on this one boys and girls.

I've heard talk that Dune is up for a remake. More reasons to kill yer self part deux.

 

[tribal girl]

I wanna know why I haven't even heard of this film until now. :D

 

[Captain Commie]

^ lol youtube comments

MarijuanaGood4U

i would bang that zuniga chick


JerseySlugga85

you ain't the only one

Johnny Depp in Donnie Brasco is fucking hot

 

[L2R]

Hugh Hudson ("Chariots of Fire," "I Dreamed of Africa") will direct the big screen adaptation of George Orwell's "Catalonia" reports Variety.

The book of legendary "1984" and "Animal Farm" author Orwell revolves around the real-life story of how he and his wife Eileen traveled to Barcelona to fight Stalinism.

There, Orwell joined the Anarchist brigade and fought in the Spanish Civil War alongside the brigade's charismatic commander Georges Kopp.

The film will highlight the relationship between Orwell and Georges Kopp, the charismatic commander of the brigade.

Colin Firth and Kevin Spacey are attached to star as Orwell and Kopp. Bob Ellis penned the screenplay.

Shooting kicks off early 2010 in England, Spain and then Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Uruguay.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14190/firth-spacey-in-orwell-s-catalonia-/

Vincent D'Onofrio and Vinnie Jones have joined the cast of Jonathan Hensleigh's crime drama "The Irishman" says The Hollywood Reporter.

Ray Stevenson, Christopher Walken and Val Kilmer star in the story of real-life mobster Danny Greene. Hensleigh and Jeremy Walters penned the screenplay based on Rick Porrello's book.

Linda Cardellini, Fionnula Flanagan, Bob Gunton, Laura Ramsey, Steve Schirripa and Paul Sorvino have also joined the cast.

Shooting kicks off next week in Detroit, Michigan.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14185/d-onofrio-jones-join-hensleigh-s-irishman-/

DreamWorks has landed life rights to Martin Luther King Jr. and is already developing a biopic about the famed civil rights leader reports Variety.

This marks the first film to be authorized by King's estate and gives the producers the right to utilize King's intellectual property. King copyrighted his speeches, books and famous works during his lifetime.

The aim is to create a "definitive portrait of his life" that will probably cover everything through to his assassination in 1968 in Memphis.

Steven Spielberg, Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones will produce.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14183/martin-luther-king-jr-biopic-planned/

Hayden Christensen and Djimon Hounsou will star in "Mandrake", the adaptation of Lee Falk's comic strip "Mandrake the Magician" reports Coming Soon.

In the film, Jackson Mandrake lives life on the edge. Working as an underground magician and escapologist, his act has grown increasingly dangerous.

Following a daring escape from an SUV that has been dropped out of an plane at the Burning Man Festival, he is coerced by the CIA into breaking a deep-cover agent named Xi Shing Lung out of a maximum security jail.

Hypnosis, contortion, distraction and technical wizardry all come into play as Mandrake breaks the agent out from the inside within a 24-hour deadline.

But back on the outside, Mandrake learns that it was all a set-up. Xi is a CIA agent gone bad. He offers Mandrake the chance to join his crime ring. When Mandrake refuses, he's a marked man. He must escape his would-be-killers and also the real CIA who accuse him of being in league with Xi.

His quest to clear his name leads him into all sorts of dangers, which he must overcome with daredevil escapes that require all his conjuring skills. And along the way, Mandrake is forced to confront his past and the girl he left behind.

Mimi Leder ("Deep Impact," "The Peacemaker") will direct the film based on a screenplay by Josh Oppenheimer, Thomas Dean Donnelly, JV Hart, and Ian Jeffers. The film is based on an original story by Kevin Bernhardt.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14199/christensen-hounsou-in-mandrake-/

Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired North American rights to Peter Ho-Sun Chan's historical action epic "Warlords".

Boasting an all-star cast, including Jet Li, Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs) and Takeshi Kaneshiro (Returner), Warlords was a huge critical and commercial hit in China.

Depicting the same historical events that were the basis for the Shaw Brothers classic "Blood Brothers", "Warlords" is set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s.

Jet Li stars as General Pang, who after a surviving a massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu (Lau) and Wu Yang (Kaneshiro).

After fighting back attackers from an helpless village, the three men take an oath to become "blood brothers," pledging loyalty to one another until death, but things quickly turn sour and the three men become embroiled in a web of political deceit, and a love triangle between Pang, Er Hu and a beautiful courtesan (Wu Jing-Lei).

Magnolia plans to release the film late this summer.

i saw this in china about 17 months ago. i thought it was okay, but a bit boring. but then again it's a bit of a talkie and there were no english subtitles. i just wanted to see anything in a chinese theatre. :D

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14192/magnolia-picks-up-warlords-/

 

[L2R]

Overture Films and Paramount Vantage have announced that Oscar-winner Michael Moore's new documentary feature will be released domestically on October 2nd 2009.

Overture Films and Paramount Vantage have announced that Oscar-winner Michael Moore’s new documentary feature will be released domestically on October 2, 2009. The as-yet-untitled film will explore the root causes of the global economic meltdown and take a comical look at the corporate and political shenanigans that culminated in what Moore has described as "the biggest robbery in the history of this country" – the massive transfer of U.S. taxpayer money to private financial institutions.

On this, the 20-year anniversary of his masterpiece Roger & Me, Moore returns to the issue that began his career: the disastrous impact that corporate dominance and out-of-control profit motives have on the lives of Americans and citizens of the world. But this time the culprit is much bigger than General Motors, and the crime scene far wider than Flint, Michigan.

Says Moore: "The wealthy, at some point, decided they didn't have enough wealth. They wanted more -- a lot more. So they systematically set about to fleece the American people out of their hard-earned money. Now, why would they do this? That is what I seek to discover in this movie."

Moore's new documentary, his first since 2007's widely-praised Sicko, was first announced by Overture and Paramount Vantage International in May 2008 at the Cannes Film Festival and production began shortly afterward.

Chris McGurk and Danny Rosett, Overture's CEO and COO respectively, previously worked with Moore when they oversaw the release of Bowling for Columbine at MGM/United Artists.

"Everyone can relate to this subject matter and all have been affected," said McGurk and Rosett. "We think there should be plenty of people interested in hearing Michael's take on how exactly we got here and what we can do to move forward."

John Lesher, President of Paramount Film Group, added, "Michael is a master at capturing the most timely and critical issues shaping our world today. His unique, thought-provoking method of filmmaking is sure to bring dynamic insights into the state of the global economy that will have mass appeal to audiences worldwide."

The release date is a year and a day after the United States Senate voted to hand Wall Street a $700 billion bailout.

Moore has made three of the top six highest-grossing documentaries of all time including Cannes Palme d'Or winner Fahrenheit 9/11, 2008 Academy Award® nominee Sicko, and Bowling for Columbine, the Academy Award® winner for Best Documentary in 2003. His debut film was 1989’s groundbreaking Roger and Me. Moore also created the Emmy-winning TV show, "TV Nation," and the Emmy-nominated show, "The Awful Truth," both of which featured his trademark style of presenting serious documentaries in humorous and engaging ways.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14227/michael-moore-s-next-set-for-oct-2nd/

 

[wanderlust]

yay, more moore!


on another note i think this show copied from a japanese show that is now airing on the reality tv channel is possibly the worst/stupidest/biggest waste of human thinking currently on television

here is the horror that is hole in the wall

 

[2oclockbeanfiend.2]

Need I say more? (Or anything at all?)

 

[L2R]

The frightening rumor that emerged last week of an "Alien" reboot has been confirmed, somewhat, by director Tony Scott.

Talking with Collider at the "The Taking of Pelham 123" junket, Scott confirmed that he and his brother Ridley's production company Scott-Free Productions is indeed producing a remake with director Carl Rinsch directing.

However the good news is that the film isn't a reboot but rather a prequel to Ridley Scott's original 1979 horror classic. Thus the Ripley character or any of the crew of the Nostromo are very unlikely to be involved. The film could also answer key questions such as the origins of the race, what caused the alien transport ship to crash on LV-426 and so forth.

Scott finally adds that they hope to be shooting by the end of the year.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14279/tony-scott-confirms-alien-prequel/

 

[DarthMom]

lmao, i am watching my name is bruce and loving every second of it.

bruce campbell for the win

 

[L2R]

Javier Bardem has joined the cast of Oliver Stone’s "Wall Street 2" says Deadline Hollywood Daily.

Michael Douglas returns as Gordon Gekko, and Shia LaBeouf plays a young trader engaged to marry Gekko’s daughter in the follow-up to Stone's 1987 feature.

According to the site, the story is set 21 years later in the second half of 2008 when Gekko sees the financial crisis coming but is focused on his estranged daughter (still to be cast) and her upcoming nuptuals.

Bardem will play a hedge fund manager who's dealings have caused the suicide of the mentor of Gekko's new son-in-law (LaBeouf). Shooting kicks off August 10th for a February 2010 release.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14314/bardem-joins-stone-s-wall-street-sequel

Kurt Wimmer ("Equilibrium," "Ultraviolet") will pen the upcoming remake of 1990 sci-fi classic "Total Recall" for Sony Pictures says Variety.

The film will be a contemporized adaptation of the sci-fi saga based on the Philip K. Dick story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale." The original Paul Verhoeven film starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone and Rachel Ticotin.

Neal Moritz is set to produce through his Original Films.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14303/kurt-wimmer-pens-total-recall-remake

Courteney Cox Arquette and David Arquette are in talks to star in a new "Scream" trilogy reports Entertainment Weekly.

The original trilogy's scribe Kevin Williamson has been working on a new set of films which will bring back many of the characters from the original movies and has approached the pair to reprise their roles of Gale Weathers and Deputy 'Dewey' Riley.

No word yet as to if Neve Campbell or any of the other actors from the other films will return. Production kicks off this Fall.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14313/arquettes-approached-for-more-scream-