Posted on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 by Angie Han
It feels like a film adaptation of Orson Scott Card‘s sci-fi classic Ender’s Game has been in the works for about as long as I can remember, so you’ll have to forgive me for my initial skepticism when it was announced last year that director Gavin Hood would be making yet another attempt to translate the novel to the big screen. But the project actually seems to be coming together this time around. Early this year writer/producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman boarded the picture, Summit picked up the project a few months later, and now, apparently, casting is underway. The project has recently put out a casting call, seeking young actors to fill ten major roles including the part of Ender himself. Read more after the jump.
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There’s a lot of minor news floating around today about possible sequels, so let’s run it all down. After the break, you’ll find:
- Comments from Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt about a possible sequel to the Planet of the Apes prequel,
- The latest skinny on the 24 spin-off movie,
- Comments from J.J. Abrams about Star Trek 2,
- The latest Star Trek animated series talk,
- Confirmation that Ray Park will indeed return for G.I. Joe 2,
- and word on the shoot for Resident Evil: Retribution.
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Here’s one of several casting breaks to come your way in the next few hours, and this one is pretty damned good. Why? Because after the break you’ll find info on the following:
- Nick Nolte takes a role in hard-boiled crime thriller Parker.
- Jesse Eisenberg plays dopplegangers in The Double.
- And Mark Ruffalo and Amanda Seyfried join the increasingly promising FBI vs magicians thriller Now You See Me. Read More »
Briefly: Looks like JJ Abrams is almost officially on board Star Trek 2. Really. Under a headline proclaiming JJ Abrams Directing ‘Star Trek 2,’ Deadline reports that in the wake of a post-Super 8 vacation the director is now working with Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof on the script for the sequel. But the site also says he hasn’t officially committed to the film. I don’t think there is any expectation that he won’t direct, and Paramount has exercised the option it has on the cast, but we’re still in that period before a deal is fully set up.
In addition, the site echoes word that has been floating around for a while saying that Trek 2 won’t be released in mid-2012 as originally planned, because the shoot won’t start until January 2012. Deadline says a late 2012 slot could be given to the Trek sequel, but it seems more likely that we’ll see it in 2013. In the meantime, expect the G.I. Joe sequel in the slot once reserved for Trek 2.
As you know, we’re big fans of long form interviews at /Film. In the past, we’ve posted extended 30-minute and possibly even one-hour interviews found on shows as Charlie Rose and other corners of the interwebs. Its rare that we see a filmmaker or screenwriter interviewed for anything longer than that. Well, this week The Kevin Pollak Chat Show had a 2 hour and fourty minute interview with Damon Lindelof, co creator and showrunner of Lost, producer for Star Trek, co-writer/producer for Star Trek 2, writer of Jon Favreau‘s Cowboys & Aliens and Ridley Scott‘s Prometheus.
During the interview, Lindelof talks about his twitter “feud” with Game of Thrones author George RR Martin, his inspirations, learning at NYU, his early life trying to make it in Hollywood, Stephen King and King film/TV adaptations, Star Wars vs. Star Trek, the creation of Lost and working with JJ Abrams, collaborating with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman on Cowboys & Aliens, working with Ridley Scott on Prometheus and how it connects to the Alien films, how the writer’s strike allowed him to produce Star Trek while also working on Lost, brief thoughts on the newly announced 1952 project he’s working on for Disney, his Larry King impression, and much more. Watch the whole interview embedded after the jump.
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It’s always nice to spend a weekend with old friends. It’s even better when those friends are Dick Tracy, Captain Kirk, Clark Kent, Mr. Incredible and Tony Stark. The Los Angeles Times hosted their second annual Hero Complex Film Festival in Hollywood this weekend, screening classic superhero and genre films with their filmmakers in attendance. Beginning on Thursday with Dick Tracy and Warren Beatty and ending Sunday with Iron Man and Iron Man 2 with Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr., it was a whirlwind four days of great movies, interviews and surprises. We’ve already pulled out two of the biggest bits of news (Dick Tracy 2, Iron Man 3) but, after the jump, you can read a rundown of the festival as a whole include tidbits on Star Trek 2, Cars 2 and more. Read More »
Just hours ago Roberto Orci talked about having a 70-page outline for the Star Trek sequel which has been dated by Paramount for release on June 29, 2012, and that once J.J. Abrams agrees to direct the film, they’ll move forward into the script stage with all speed. That knowledge leads to a lot more questions than it answers. Germain asked some of them when he covered Roberto Orci’s statement, including one of the biggies: will the film be pushed back to allow for a longer production schedule?
We don’t have definitive word on that, but one report says that J.J. Abrams is finally about to announce that he’ll direct the sequel, even as opinions are starting to mount that Paramount will have to delay the film. Why might it be pushed back? Because finishing the script and pulling together the effects-heavy picture in time for the end of June next year could be detrimental to the result. No one wants another Revenge of the Fallen. Read More »
What’s up with Star Trek 2? Paramount set a release date for the film well over a year ago and that date is coming up at warp speed: June 29, 2012. All the other blockbusters scheduled for release around that time have begun production but, as far as we know, the script for the second Trek has yet to be completed or approved. So what’s the latest? Co-screenwriter Roberto Orci was over on TrekMovie.com and gave an update, basically saying that pre-production is ongoing based on a highly detailed, 70 page outline and that things will really begin to snowball once J.J. Abrams – who himself hasn’t officially committed to the project – finishes his obligations to Super 8, opening June 10. Read Orci’s quotes and more after the break. Read More »
