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Ray Stevenson Added To Book Of Eli
The Punisher will hunt down Denzel Washington
BY James White Dec 2nd 2008 // 4:04AM FILED UNDER: Movie News
Punisher: War Zone star Ray Stevenson is the latest actor added to the cast of post-apocalyptic thriller Book Of Eli, starring Denzel Washington.
The tough-as-nails former Rome star will play an enforcer hunting down Eli (Washington) across the American wasteland.
Allen and Albert Hughes are directing the film, which also stars Mila Kunis and Gary Oldman, reports Variety.
Sacred book
Eli’s mission is to protect a sacred book (we’re guessing Futuristic Human Recovery For Dummies) that may help mankind restore itself.
The film starts shooting this February.
George Miller Officially Off Justice League
He wants to work with Mel Gibson again instead
BY James White Dec 2nd 2008 // 2:02AM FILED UNDER: Movie News
After seemingly decades in development, Warners’ Justice League film is well and truly on the backburner – and now director George Miller has left the film.
Appearing on an Australian morning talk show, Miller confirmed that he’s no longer involved as either a director or producer.
According to him, he expects the project to be recast, since “the studios seem to want bigger stars in their superhero movies now.
Terminator Salvation reveal countdown begins
totalfilm.com gets ready for Judgement Day
BY Sam Ashurst Dec 1st 2008 // 13:13PM FILED UNDER: Movie News
Get ready to clip on a mangy Mohawk, strap on some battered American football gear and bow down before our new robot overlords.
Or, in other words, welcome to the first day of totalfilm.com’s Apocalypse Fortnight.
For the next nine days we’re going to be bringing you the end of the world, daily.
That adds up to an Apocalypse Fortnight of features about cyborgs, cyber-punks and alien invasions – all building up to a MASSIVE Terminator Salvation exclusive reveal on 10 December.
Tron Sequel Plot Downloaded
And it’s now called… TRZ?
BY James White Dec 1st 2008 // 4:04AM FILED UNDER: Movie News
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Last July, Disney sparked plenty of excitement when it announced that a sequel to compu-thriller Tron would finally see the screen after years of rumoured development.
Fans were less thrilled by word that the movie – which will boast state-of-the-art CG and a cameo from original star Jeff Bridges – would be burdened with the title Tr2n.
Well, it looks like the studio is going one better (or make that worse) by shortening the thing even further, to TRZ.
New Planet Of The Apes pic planned?
Scott Frank may direct
BY James White Dec 1st 2008 // 4:04AM FILED UNDER: Movie News
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Despite the critical lambasting suffered by Tim Burton’s Planet Of The Apes reboot, Fox appears to be pushing ahead with another crack at the Ape problem.
CHUD caught Fox executive Tom Rothman talking on the Fox Movie Channel across the pond this weekend, and he stoked the vaguely glowing rumour embers about a possible new film.
“We are very close at Fox on a new Apes script- this one a kind of prequel story before the first story, with a return to the social thematics that mark the first one, but with an entirely contemporary setting - Earth 2009.
Four Christmases Tops The US Box Office
Bolt surges to second place
BY James White Dec 1st 2008 // 3:03AM FILED UNDER: Movie News
Despite some awfully mixed reviews, Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon’s new comedy Four Christmases won the box office weekend across the pond with $46.7 million.
The long Thanksgiving weekend boosted both the comedy and Disney ‘toon Bolt, which actually made more money in its second week to nab second place with $26.5 million. Twilight, meanwhile, dropped 62% to make $26.
Guillermo del Toro Spills More Hobbit Info
“We’ll be shooting for about 370 days”
BY James White Dec 1st 2008 // 3:03AM FILED UNDER: Movie News
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Guillermo del Toro has opened up again about The Hobbit, letting loose some slivers of new information about the anticipated Tolkien adaptation.
Talking to fan site BilboHobbit, the Hellboy II director explained that the shooting of the film (or films) – which we already knew would be something of a mammoth slog – will begin in 2010 and shoot for about 370 days or so.
Crank 2 script made Statham need tissues
"This is silly. When do we make it?"
BY Sam Ashurst Nov 28th 2008 // 14:14PM FILED UNDER: Movie News
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When Total Film talked to Jason Statham about Crank 2: High Voltage, he couldn't be more excited. Hit the gallery to your right to see some reasons why you should be too.
“It’s from the fucking stratosphere," he said. "It’s so out there, it’s so wacky, it’s so unbelievable.”
Why's it so wacky? Well, High Voltage sees Statham's Chev Chelios' indestructible heart get pilfered and replaced with a blood-pumper that needs constant zaps of electricity to keep motoring.
See Batman die
Could DC event influence Chris Nolan?
BY Sam Ashurst Nov 28th 2008 // 15:15PM FILED UNDER: Movie News
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DC Comics has killed Batman. To find out how, head for the gallery to your right.
The comic-book, penned by Arkham Asylum's Grant Morrison (a key influence on The Dark Knight) shows Batman being shot and apparently killed by... well, read the pages to find out the identity of the killer. But suffice to say, it's bonkers.
Could this momentous moment in comics influence the third Batman flick?
Dark vision
It'd certainly fit in with the dark vision of Christopher Nolan's previous Batmans - and it'd be a good way for Nolan to not have to deal with the inevitable pressure to sign on for a fourth one.
Click the gallery to your right, then tell us what you think below.
Hugh Jackman May “Leave Wolverine”
“I’m not going to flog a dead horse”
BY James White Nov 28th 2008 // 6:06AM FILED UNDER: Movie News
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Hugh Jackman has admitted that he’ll happily leave the Wolverine franchise that’s kicking off with the eponymous pic next year- if it gets stale and the fan appeal drops to zero.
''If it’s clear to us on May second or third that that’s gone, then I’ll walk away happily", Jackman tells Moviehole. ''I’m not going to flog something – or flog a dead horse, or try and make movies that people don’t really want to go and see.
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