Justin Timberlake, Molly Shannon and Eric Stonestreet Join Bad Teacher
Posted on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
Justin Timberlake, Molly Shannon and Eric Stonestreet have joined the cast of Jake Kasdan’s Bad Teacher.
Even with our well documented disdain for the project, we found the teaser trailer for The Karate Kid remake starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan to be surprisingly watchable (but it might have just been the very low expectations we had set). Word leaked in January that the film earned the second highest test screening score in Sony history.
Sony has now released a second movie trailer for the film on Yahoo. I like how they borrowed from the first film, yet play against some of the expectations. I also love the inclusion of Joe “Bean” Esposito’s song “You’re the Best, which of course, was featured prominently in the All-Valley Karate Championships montage in the original 1984 movie. The fighting sequences also look a few levels above that in the original. I’m still not convinced that the film will be great (there is no chance that Chan’s performance will match Pat Morita’s Academy Award-nominated performance from the original film), but I’m a lot more confortable with it than I was originally (Although I still don’t understand why they can’t just call it The Kung Fu Kid).
Watch the trailer after the jump, and please leave your thoughts in the comments below.
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Next Day Air director Benny Boom to Helm S.W.A.T. Sequel
Posted on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
Do you remember the 2003 action crime thriller S.W.A.T. directed by Clark Johnson, starring Colin Farrell, Samuel L Jackson, Jeremy Renner and Michelle Rodriguez? Yeah, me neither. Well the film made Sony over $200 million in worldwide box office receipts, which is apparently enough to warrant a sequel.
Ultimate Spider-Man Writer Brian Bendis Consulting Spider-Man Reboot?
Posted on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
Brian Bendis is a well known, well respected bestselling comic author. He has won critical acclaim including five Eisner Awards (the comic equivalent of the Oscar), and remains one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. Bendis was behind the Spider-Man comic book reboot, Ultimate Spider-Man, which he continues to write ten-years and 130-something issues later. Could Bendis be consulting on the upcoming 3D Spider-Man reboot?
Sony Confirms Spider-Man Reboot Will Be in 3D
Posted on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
Sony Pictures has confirmed that the upcoming Spider-Man reboot will be distributed in 3D. The studio hasn’t revealed if the movie will be filmed using 3D cameras or be converted in post production. I assume the former, since the decision is being made during pre-production. The new movie which still remains untitled (I’m betting on “The Amazing Spider-Man“), will begin production later this year directed by (500) Days of Summer helmer Marc Webb from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Sony has also announced a July 3rd 2012 release date. You can read the full press release, after the jump.
The first story details from Columbia Pictures’ big screen adaptation of The Smurfs has leaked on SpoilerTV in the form of a casting call. The film, which is a CGI/live action hybrid, is being helmed by Raja Gosnell (Scooby Doo and Beverly Hills Chihuahua).
District 9 and Ghostbusters in 3D? Sony Hopes to Convert Older Films to 3D for Blu-Ray Release
Posted on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
Could we be seeing Spider-Man, Ghostbusters, District 9 and 2012 in Digital 3D in 2011? Maybe…
Last month it was reported that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment would begin to release 3D movies on Blu-ray for the first time, beginning this summer with the computer animated release Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (with additional 3D Blu-ray titles expected to also appear this summer).
Bloomberg is now reporting that Sony Pictures might even begin upconverting older catalogue films to 3D, but not for theatrical rerelease, but instead to promote the new digital 3D Blu-ray technology. While no titles have yet to be announced, it is expected that Sony would feature popular catalog titles like Spider-Man, Ghostbusters, Men in Black, Gladiator, and possibly newer blockbuster films like 2012, District 9 and Zombieland.
Screenwriter Hired to Uncode The Da Vinci Code Sequel The Lost Symbol
Posted on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
Columbia Picturres has finally decided to step up development of the big screen adaptation of Dan Brown’s latest book, and Da Vinci Code sequel The Lost Symbol. The studio has hired Steven Knight, whose credits include Eastern Promises, Dirty Pretty Things, who also penned drafts of Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
The third adventure is a 12-hour race to the finish quest set in Washington, DC, following mystery-solving Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon unravel Freemason conspiracy theories using hidden codes. The film franchise already accounts for over $1.24 billion in worldwide box office.
The first real character design image from Columbia Pictures’ big screen adaptation of The Smurfs has leaked on UGO. The film, which is a CGI/live action hybrid, is being helmed by Raja Gosnell (Scooby Doo and Beverly Hills Chihuahua). Head on over to UGO to see the full photo of the supossed leaked design. What do you think?
Marc Webb To Direct New Spider-Man Trilogy!?
Posted on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
Update: It is official. Sony has released a statement, which is included after the jump.
Last week it was reported that (500) Days of Summer helmer Marc Webb was at the top of the list of candidates to helm a Spider-Man reboot. Vulture now has breaking word that Webb is signed on to direct, not only the Spider-Man reboot, but a new Spider-Man trilogy. That’s right, three movies!
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