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Marvel Updates: Bucky in Captain America, Two-Sided Johansson, Another Movie for 2012
Posted on Sunday, June 7th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
FirstShowing attended the Producer Guild of America’s panel on Producing Marvel Movies where Marvel Entertainment producer Kevin Feige revealed a couple interesting bits about upcoming film projects:
- It’s a “safe bet” that Steve Roger’s sidekick Bucky is going to show up in The First Avenger: Captain America.
Black Widow and Nick Fury Make Iron Man 2 Debut; and a Boring Set Photo
Posted on Thursday, May 7th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
Jon Favreau has posted a new Iron Man 2 set photo on his Twitter account. Not much to see, just some on location filming at a famous LA landmark called Randy’s Donuts in Inglewood. Favreau revealed on the microblogging service that he was filming “the first scene with Tony Stark and Nick Fury.” Collider received word that the scene involved a blue government car racing up to the donut store, Samuel L Jackson, in the same long black trench coat from the first film, gets out and yells up at “the donut hole on the roof” where Iron Man would likely be inserted.
Scarlett Johansson, who plays Natasha Romanoff in the sequel, also shot her first scene in the Black Widow outfit earlier in the day (most likely on a stage). Favreau tweeted that “You’ve never heard a crew get so quiet so fast.” I’m sure…
As you probably know, many films have been redubbed and reedited to be television safe for network and cable broadcast. In my opinion, the TBS version of Dumb and Dumber is almost unwatchable. /Film reader Mikey S sent over this 22-second screencapture of FX’s airing of the scene from Snakes on a Plane where Samuel L Jackson gets tired with the mother F—king Snakes on the Mother F—ing plane. Of course, FX’s version is completely ridiculous. Watch it for yourself after the jump.
Sam Jackson Signs Up For NINE MORE Appearances as Nick Fury
Posted on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 by Brendon Connelly
Here’s a bedtime story about, amongst other things, economies of scale.
After appearing in the post credits geek-tease on Iron Man, Sam Jackson’s Nick Fury was slated for a bigger, better showing in the next installment. Seemed like a sure thing, until Jackson himself cast the assumption into doubt. Other stories started surfacing about cost-cutting or, at the very least, an unexpected sense of budgetary pragmatism in the Marvel movie bursary (Don Cheadle in, Terrence Howard out, Mickey Rourke in, out, in, out and shake it all about). Our collective popcorn dreams of more Samuel-powered Fury seemed to be a burst bubble…
/Filmcast Ep. 34 - Gran Torino (GUEST: Elisabeth Rappe from Cinematical)
Posted on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 by David Chen
In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Devindra, and Adam witness the self-destruction of Joaquin Phoenix, say goodbye to Laserdiscs, and discuss the status of Wolverine: X-Men Origins. Special geek/guest Elisabeth Rappe joins us from Cinematical and MTV Movies Blog.
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These are troubling times for America—unemployment is on the rise, and entire industries face their end—but one thing we geeks have had to look forward to in the next few years is everyone’s favorite bad motherfucker himself, Samuel L. Jackson, as Nick Fury. Now it seems we may even be robbed of that one slice of happiness. In an interview today over at the LA Times blog Hero Complex, Jackson hints that all is not well at Marvel, and that his role as Nick Fury is anything but a sure thing at this point. Read More »
Samuel L Jackson and Maggie Cheung Join Inglourious Basterds
Posted on Friday, October 31st, 2008 by Peter Sciretta
Just yesterday it was announced that Samuel L Jackson had been cast as Sho’nuff in a remake of The Last Dragon. Now, The Playlist has learned that Jackson will reteam with Quentin Tarantino in his WWII film Inglourious Basterds. Jackson, who was featured in Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Volume 2, Jackie Brown and Pulp Fiction, will provide his voice for the narration which is sporadicly used throughout the film.
Also, Chinese actress Maggie Cheung has been cast as Madame Mimieux, “the French matron of the Cinematheque that takes in the protagonist Shosanna (Melanie Laurent) when she is homeless and being sought by the Nazis.” Cheung has appeared in over 70 films, and was the first Asian actress to win a prize at the Cannes Film Festival (for Clean in 2004), among her numerous other awards (including five Hong Kong Film Awards).
Samuel L Jackson is Sho’nuff in The Last Dragon Remake
Posted on Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 by Peter Sciretta
Columbia Pictures’ is remaking Berry Gordy’s 1985 cult classic martial arts film The Last Dragon. Samuel L Jackson will star as the film’s villain - Sho’nuff, the Shogun of Harlem, a character played by Julius Carry in the original film.
Set in New York City, the story follows a black teenage martial arts student and aspiring martial artist named Leroy Green, who goes on a quest to achieve The Final Level and a mystical energy called The Glow. On his way to becoming The Last Dragon, he must confront villians like a crooked arcade mogul named Eddie Arkadian and the evil Sho’nuff (Jackson).
Aspects of the film have been incorporated into modern day hip hop culture. Dallas Jackson, who heads up the urban family label DJ Classicz, is writing the script. Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA is co-producing.
Jack’s character, Sho’nuff was known for asking questions like “Am I the baddest mofo lowdown around this town?” His gang members would answer, “Sho ’nuff!”
source: THR
M. Night Shyamalan Still Considering Unbreakable 2. Will It Ever Happen?
Posted on Friday, September 19th, 2008 by Hunter Stephenson
Admittedly, the above headline could be published in The Onion, no prob. It’s been nearly eight years since the release of Unbreakable, and the possibility of a sequel, let alone the planned trilogy, seems to diminish with time, even as superhero films enter the subversive, contemplative-mythos stage that makes M. Night Shyamalan’s best film so ahead of the curve and a dark horse genre classic.
In June, Shyamalan cited the film’s marketing—which exploited the “shocking twist” angle and neglected the comic book plot—along with the middling reviews that followed as the watershed moment when perceptions of his M.O. in Hollywood and with audiences soured. Though the film is still seen as a financial disappointment, it grossed $250 million worldwide, not to mention DVD sales. And if you read between the lines, I think he sees catharsis in making a widely-regarded successful sequel to Unbreakable. Shyamalan’s passion for the film, characters, and the universe he created won’t go away (and neither has its fans’, which includes us at Slashfilm). And in my mind, there’s the guy who made this film, and another who made everything else. He tells Splashpage…
“I genuinely just asked this question the other day — should I make Unbreakable 2? I do love the [comic book movie] genre, I just wanna make sure that I’m able to express who I am,” explained Shyamalan. “I don’t want to get so lost in the subject that I have to neuter everything that’s me in it, so maybe Unbreakable is the comic book thing I should do — I keep coming back to that.”
Your Samuel L. Jackson-instincts should inform that the actor would be game to reprise Mr. Glass, and he is. And Bruce Willis has stated his love of the film in the past and disappointment with critics’ lazy checklist with The Sixth Sense. Though inherent, the original film never reveals the full powers of Willis’s protagonist, David Dunn, meanwhile Mr. Glass’s descent into evil has many sinister miles left in the tank. It will take more than wistful soundbites and warm spirits to bring Unbreakable 2 to fruition, not to mention the tentative title, but if Hellboy—financially, an apt comparison; in terms of marquee value and quality, not so much—can warrant a sequel, I don’t think Shyamalan’s is a pipe dream. If he truly wants it. Then again, if the sequel rights are parked at Disney…umm, good luck?
Discuss: Do you think Unbreakable 2 will ever happen? Why or why not?
/Film reader Christopher M sent over these new photos from Frank Miller’s The Spirit, which hits theaters on December 25th 2008. I’ll admit, some of these photos look really bad ass, but I’m still not convinced due to the horrible showing Lionsgate had at Comic Con. More after the jump.
The Spirit: Uniting Divided Fanboys in Hate Since 2008
Posted on Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 by Hunter Stephenson
Minutes after the panel for Frank Miller’s green screen opus,The Spirit, was over at Comic Con, the Internet exploded like a million snarky bottle rockets, sending up enlightened texts like, “The Spirit, LOL, looks like Sin Shitty,” and the trusty “EPIC FAIL!” Yes, on that marvelous day, the vista view enjoyed from the confines of Twitter was like sipping a Corona inside the Green Zone. Well, the Con footage has now popped (pooped?) up on YouTube. I might as well let the Slashfilmbot take over from here. Samuel L. Jackson caps off this clip by declaring, “C’mon! Toilets are always funny.” Polite fanboy laughter only adds to the cringe factor, like a really bad SNL skit.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE SPIRIT’s TOILET FIGHT.
UPDATE: Clip was removed.
Discuss: Describe the footage in five words or less.
Newest Deathwatch: Billy Bob Thorton’s Co-Stars?
Posted on Monday, August 11th, 2008 by Peter Sciretta
When Morgan Freeman got into a car accident, the blogosphere was declaring The Dark Knight a cursed film. When Issac Hayes died immediately after Bernie Mac, some observed that Samuel L Jackson might be next due to the trio’s connection through the upcoming movie Soul Men. I don’t think anyone actually believes in these things, do they?
Now Defamer is declaring The Curse of Billy Bob Thornton. The latest death watch conspiracy theory involves the many co-stars of Thornton who have have suffered death, injury or sickness. John Ritter, Bernie Mac, J.T. Walsh, and Heath Ledger all died prematurely. Morgan Freeman and Shia LaBeouf both suffered car accidents, and Patrick Swayze got diagnosed with cancer. And there is also Jim Varney, best known for his character Ernest, whose final film before he died was Thorton’s Daddy and Them.
And while we’re at it, something tells me Kevin Bacon could be connected to any of these people within three degrees…
