‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island’ Trailer – Before Josh Hutcherson Was Peeta Mellark, He Was Explorer Sean Anderson

Posted on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 by Angie Han

With all the fuss about this spring’s The Hunger Games, I’d almost forgotten all about Josh Hutcherson‘s other blockbuster franchise, which began in 2008 with Journey to the Center of the Earth. But Hutcherson hasn’t, of course, and he’ll be reprising his role next month in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.

Hutcherson plays lead Sean Anderson, who teams up with his stepfather (Dwayne Johnson) to explore the fantastical, heavily CGI-ed wonderland of the title. Also along for the ride are a wacky helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his daughter (Vanessa Hudgens), as well as Sean’s adventurous grandfather (Michael Caine). Watch the new trailer after the jump.

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Screenwriter Says David Fincher’s ’20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’ Will Differ Greatly From Verne’s Version

Posted on Monday, August 29th, 2011 by Russ Fischer

In May of last year, we started hearing that David Fincher might direct Disney’s new version of the classic Jules Verne tale 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, about three men who find themselves ‘rescued’ by Captain Nemo, pilot of the high-tech and very secret submarine the Nautilus. Several new versions have been developed in the wake of Disney’s 1954 film, and David Fincher reportedly approached Disney about taking on the film; he was officially hired last December.

The last time we heard anything about the film was thanks to brief comments from Fincher himself, who said Leagues “will be probably 70% CG.” Now the screenwriter, Scott Z. Burns (Contagion), is talking a bit about the project, saying that he and Fincher have jettisoned a good many particulars from the Verne novel. Read More »

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