Hello ladies and gentlemen, here is some movie news with some of my thoughts and opinions (which will be in BOLD print). So without further ado...
(NOTE: All of these stories come from comingsoon.net)
Deadline is reporting that John Goodman (“Alpha House,” The Gambler) is set to co-star in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary’s blockbuster Kong: Skull Island, joining a cast that already includes Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Toby Kebbell, Jason Mitchell, Corey Hawkins, John C. Reilly, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tom Wilkinson. A trip back to the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes, Kong: Skull Island follows a team of explorers led by Hiddleston, who venture deep inside the treacherous, primordial island to find his brother and a mythical serum, confronting extraordinary creatures along the way. John Goodman, who has some prior experience wrangling dinosaurs in 1994’s The Flintstones, is taking the role of Randa, a government official who escorts the expedition to the title island. Kong: Skull Island is being directed by The Kings of Summer‘s Jordan Vogt-Roberts from a script by John Gatins and Max Borenstein, with Legendary’s John Jashni and Thomas Tull producing alongside Mary Parent. Legendary’s story will honor the foundations of existing King Kong lore, but places it in an entirely new, distinct timeline rumored to bet set in the 1970s. Expected to go before cameras this fall, the film is set for release on March 10, 2017.
Can this cast get any better. I mean my goodness you have Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddelston, Toby Kebbell and now John Goodman. To make a cruel joke, John Goodman could easily play King Kong, but all joking aside I think he will bring a great dynamic to this film. When J.K. Simmons and Michael Keaton left the project earlier this year I started to feel a little less excited for the film, but with the recent casting I can't help but get more excited for the film. I'm really curious to how it will build towards the future Godzilla v.s King Kong film and how it will do on its own.
With filming complete on Sony’s new Ghostbusters reboot and the surviving trio of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson all confirmed to have cameo roles, director Paul Feig has expressed his dismay at the surprises being spoiled for fans. Now it looks like another cat is out of the bag as, in anticipation of a leak, Feig himself has gone on Twitter to confirm that original co-star Sigourney Weaver (a.k.a. Dana Barrett, a.k.a. “The Gatekeeper”) will also take part in his new take on the property! Ghostbusters stars Kristen Wiig as Erin Gilbert, Kate McKinnon as Jillian Holtzman, Melissa McCarthy as Abby Yates and Leslie Jones as Patty Tolan. The film is also set feature Chris Hemsworth as the new secretary, Andy Garcia as the Mayor of New York City, Michael K. Williams as a character named “Hawkins,” Matt Walsh as a character named “Rourke,” and Neil Casey as the film’s villain. New York City’s NY1 news anchor Pat Kiernan is also set to appear as news anchor in the film. “I’m having a lot of fun playing with genres,” Feig told ComingSoon.net of the new film earlier this year, “…I love the original film, but I also just love the idea of busting ghosts and kind of paranormal warriors. I thought, ‘You know, if I could do this with the funny women I know and kind of just do a new origin story…’ I’m more interested in what would happen today. You know, you see things on TV about ghosts, but none of it’s real. What if, suddenly, something started happening? What happens when that just begins to happen to people? Also, how do they develop their technology? It’s not as fun if they’re just handed their proton packs. It’s why it’s not as fun to do a sequel. The fun is getting there.” Directed by Feig from a script he co-wrote with Katie Dippold, Sony Pictures will release Ghostbusters in theaters on July 15, 2016.
I'm really glad to hear this news. Sigourney Weaver is a tremendous actors and one of the characters she is most know for is Dana Barnett in the Ghostbusters franchise and I'm glad to see her returning to the franchise in this new film. However if she doesn't play Dana Barnett in this film then I will be upset because you have already announced that the surviving members of the original Ghostbusters are in the film but not their original characters and it would be a shame to do the same for Sigourney Weaver's character. Now another caveat is that the studio could be saying that they won't be their original characters, but towards the climax of the film they reveal themselves to be their original characters and then everything will be resolved and it would be stupid not to do that.
When the first image of Jason Momoa as Aquaman debuted, fans were shocked at how badass and Rob Zombie-fied he looked, sporting his tribal armor and tats, not to mention those knotty dreadlocks. He looked like someone you definitely would not want to mess with, but there was also the question of whether we would see him in his more traditional green and orange threads from the comic books, and now an interview with the actor for The Robot’s Voice makes it sound like we may yet see the King of Atlantis unite the seven in style. “Well, there might be some bit of orange and green,” Momoa hinted. “A bit of respect to prior work, but I think he is meaner now and upset – look at what has been done to our oceans. That’s his world that has been polluted.” Momoa also confirmed that he has indeed already been scanned for toy-making purposes, so keep an eye out for those bathtub-friendly Aquaman action figures very soon, hopefully in time for Christmas. “Yes I have,” Momoa says of being scanned. “There will be collectibles.” While his debut appearance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is rumored to be brief, there’s a rumor that Arthur Curry/Aquaman may drop by as a death row guest at Belle Reve Penitentiary in the next Warner Bros. and DC Extended Universe film Suicide Squad before joining director Zack Snyder’s The Justice League Part One in 2017 and then his own James Wan-helmed solo film titled simply Aquaman on July 27, 2018.
I really like hearing this news. Now granted while Aquaman isn't the most loved character in comic book (actually the most made fun of character) and now that Jason Momoa is in the role I don't think he'll be getting made fun of any time soon. As for the colors being added to the costume, that was no doubt because if you didn't then even the none die-hard fans of the character will be up in arms. The first picture looked really spectacular and I cannot wait to see how Jason Momoa will do with the character and in a solo film as well.
On Thursday, director Ridley Scott revealed that Prometheus 2 will actually be called Alien: Paradise Lost, and now the filmmaker has said a bit more to HeyUGuys about what we can expect. So why is it titled Alien: Paradise Lost? “Well, because we’re heading back to why and how and when the beast was invented,” Ridley said at The Martian premiere. “We’ll go back into the back door of the very first Alien that I did thirty years ago.” You can check out the interview segment in the player below. Prometheus 2 was rumored to have the temporary moniker “Paradise” for a while now, and while the title “Paradise Lost” is a reference to English poet John Milton’s famous work about the fall of man, it is also in reference to a specific scene in Prometheus itself, in which Elizabeth Shaw’s father tells her where dead people go: Shaw’s Father: Everyone has their own word; heaven, paradise. Whatever it’s called, it’s someplace beautiful. Young Shaw: How do you know it’s beautiful? “You know the poem?” Scott queried the interviewer earlier. “I’m sure you’ve never been through it, the poem’s a book, ‘Paradise Lost.’ It sounds intellectual but there’s a similarity to it. That’s where it stops.” The new planet to be featured in Alien: Paradise Lost, which will be the home of the nefarious engineers of the first film, is said to have been dubbed “Paradise” by the filmmakers. Although Scott has previously confirmed the original H.R. Giger Alien designs will not be replicated for this new film, it should involve new terrifying creatures, including the engineer/alien hybrid dubbed “The Deacon” as glimpsed briefly in the finale of Prometheus. Alien: Paradise Lost will go before cameras in February with Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace set to reprise their roles of Shaw and the android David, respectively. It is unknown what this new title means for the Alien film that Neill Blomkamp was developing.
I'm still confused about the title. Now while I get the meaning behind the title, but it just doesn't sound like it fits for an Alien film. When I think of Alien films I don't see anything that reminds me of paradise or something being beautiful. I would feel better with the plain old title Prometheus 2 and as opposed to Alien: Lost Paradise. I didn't enjoy Prometheus that much, but I'm really curious to see how they will build on the mythology that was presented in Prometheus and how it will lead into the original Alien film.
Talent appears to be coalescing today for The Weinstein Company‘s historical drama The Current War. According to a story at The Hollywood Reporter, both Benedict Cumberbatch and Jake Gyllenhaal are in talks for the leading roles of Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, respectively.The Current War was scripted by Michael Mitnick and had the distinction of landing on the 2011 Black List of “unproduced” screenplays with the following logline: Based on the true story of the race between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to develop a practical system of electricity and sell their respective inventions to the country and the world.
I think this is terrific casting. Benedict Cumberbatch and Jake Gyllenhaal are two of the best actors on the planet and seeing them on the big screen together (for what I believe is the first time) will be a special treat. I'm excited to see Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison is a great choice and I don't know much about George Westinghouse, but hopefully this film can give a little insight into his life and this friendship or rivalry or whatever it is.
So there you have it ladies and gentlemen, which of these stories peaked your interest or was there another story that interested you? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
(NOTE: All of these stories come from comingsoon.net)
Deadline is reporting that John Goodman (“Alpha House,” The Gambler) is set to co-star in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary’s blockbuster Kong: Skull Island, joining a cast that already includes Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Toby Kebbell, Jason Mitchell, Corey Hawkins, John C. Reilly, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tom Wilkinson. A trip back to the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes, Kong: Skull Island follows a team of explorers led by Hiddleston, who venture deep inside the treacherous, primordial island to find his brother and a mythical serum, confronting extraordinary creatures along the way. John Goodman, who has some prior experience wrangling dinosaurs in 1994’s The Flintstones, is taking the role of Randa, a government official who escorts the expedition to the title island. Kong: Skull Island is being directed by The Kings of Summer‘s Jordan Vogt-Roberts from a script by John Gatins and Max Borenstein, with Legendary’s John Jashni and Thomas Tull producing alongside Mary Parent. Legendary’s story will honor the foundations of existing King Kong lore, but places it in an entirely new, distinct timeline rumored to bet set in the 1970s. Expected to go before cameras this fall, the film is set for release on March 10, 2017.
Can this cast get any better. I mean my goodness you have Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddelston, Toby Kebbell and now John Goodman. To make a cruel joke, John Goodman could easily play King Kong, but all joking aside I think he will bring a great dynamic to this film. When J.K. Simmons and Michael Keaton left the project earlier this year I started to feel a little less excited for the film, but with the recent casting I can't help but get more excited for the film. I'm really curious to how it will build towards the future Godzilla v.s King Kong film and how it will do on its own.
With filming complete on Sony’s new Ghostbusters reboot and the surviving trio of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson all confirmed to have cameo roles, director Paul Feig has expressed his dismay at the surprises being spoiled for fans. Now it looks like another cat is out of the bag as, in anticipation of a leak, Feig himself has gone on Twitter to confirm that original co-star Sigourney Weaver (a.k.a. Dana Barrett, a.k.a. “The Gatekeeper”) will also take part in his new take on the property! Ghostbusters stars Kristen Wiig as Erin Gilbert, Kate McKinnon as Jillian Holtzman, Melissa McCarthy as Abby Yates and Leslie Jones as Patty Tolan. The film is also set feature Chris Hemsworth as the new secretary, Andy Garcia as the Mayor of New York City, Michael K. Williams as a character named “Hawkins,” Matt Walsh as a character named “Rourke,” and Neil Casey as the film’s villain. New York City’s NY1 news anchor Pat Kiernan is also set to appear as news anchor in the film. “I’m having a lot of fun playing with genres,” Feig told ComingSoon.net of the new film earlier this year, “…I love the original film, but I also just love the idea of busting ghosts and kind of paranormal warriors. I thought, ‘You know, if I could do this with the funny women I know and kind of just do a new origin story…’ I’m more interested in what would happen today. You know, you see things on TV about ghosts, but none of it’s real. What if, suddenly, something started happening? What happens when that just begins to happen to people? Also, how do they develop their technology? It’s not as fun if they’re just handed their proton packs. It’s why it’s not as fun to do a sequel. The fun is getting there.” Directed by Feig from a script he co-wrote with Katie Dippold, Sony Pictures will release Ghostbusters in theaters on July 15, 2016.
I'm really glad to hear this news. Sigourney Weaver is a tremendous actors and one of the characters she is most know for is Dana Barnett in the Ghostbusters franchise and I'm glad to see her returning to the franchise in this new film. However if she doesn't play Dana Barnett in this film then I will be upset because you have already announced that the surviving members of the original Ghostbusters are in the film but not their original characters and it would be a shame to do the same for Sigourney Weaver's character. Now another caveat is that the studio could be saying that they won't be their original characters, but towards the climax of the film they reveal themselves to be their original characters and then everything will be resolved and it would be stupid not to do that.
When the first image of Jason Momoa as Aquaman debuted, fans were shocked at how badass and Rob Zombie-fied he looked, sporting his tribal armor and tats, not to mention those knotty dreadlocks. He looked like someone you definitely would not want to mess with, but there was also the question of whether we would see him in his more traditional green and orange threads from the comic books, and now an interview with the actor for The Robot’s Voice makes it sound like we may yet see the King of Atlantis unite the seven in style. “Well, there might be some bit of orange and green,” Momoa hinted. “A bit of respect to prior work, but I think he is meaner now and upset – look at what has been done to our oceans. That’s his world that has been polluted.” Momoa also confirmed that he has indeed already been scanned for toy-making purposes, so keep an eye out for those bathtub-friendly Aquaman action figures very soon, hopefully in time for Christmas. “Yes I have,” Momoa says of being scanned. “There will be collectibles.” While his debut appearance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is rumored to be brief, there’s a rumor that Arthur Curry/Aquaman may drop by as a death row guest at Belle Reve Penitentiary in the next Warner Bros. and DC Extended Universe film Suicide Squad before joining director Zack Snyder’s The Justice League Part One in 2017 and then his own James Wan-helmed solo film titled simply Aquaman on July 27, 2018.
I really like hearing this news. Now granted while Aquaman isn't the most loved character in comic book (actually the most made fun of character) and now that Jason Momoa is in the role I don't think he'll be getting made fun of any time soon. As for the colors being added to the costume, that was no doubt because if you didn't then even the none die-hard fans of the character will be up in arms. The first picture looked really spectacular and I cannot wait to see how Jason Momoa will do with the character and in a solo film as well.
On Thursday, director Ridley Scott revealed that Prometheus 2 will actually be called Alien: Paradise Lost, and now the filmmaker has said a bit more to HeyUGuys about what we can expect. So why is it titled Alien: Paradise Lost? “Well, because we’re heading back to why and how and when the beast was invented,” Ridley said at The Martian premiere. “We’ll go back into the back door of the very first Alien that I did thirty years ago.” You can check out the interview segment in the player below. Prometheus 2 was rumored to have the temporary moniker “Paradise” for a while now, and while the title “Paradise Lost” is a reference to English poet John Milton’s famous work about the fall of man, it is also in reference to a specific scene in Prometheus itself, in which Elizabeth Shaw’s father tells her where dead people go: Shaw’s Father: Everyone has their own word; heaven, paradise. Whatever it’s called, it’s someplace beautiful. Young Shaw: How do you know it’s beautiful? “You know the poem?” Scott queried the interviewer earlier. “I’m sure you’ve never been through it, the poem’s a book, ‘Paradise Lost.’ It sounds intellectual but there’s a similarity to it. That’s where it stops.” The new planet to be featured in Alien: Paradise Lost, which will be the home of the nefarious engineers of the first film, is said to have been dubbed “Paradise” by the filmmakers. Although Scott has previously confirmed the original H.R. Giger Alien designs will not be replicated for this new film, it should involve new terrifying creatures, including the engineer/alien hybrid dubbed “The Deacon” as glimpsed briefly in the finale of Prometheus. Alien: Paradise Lost will go before cameras in February with Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace set to reprise their roles of Shaw and the android David, respectively. It is unknown what this new title means for the Alien film that Neill Blomkamp was developing.
I'm still confused about the title. Now while I get the meaning behind the title, but it just doesn't sound like it fits for an Alien film. When I think of Alien films I don't see anything that reminds me of paradise or something being beautiful. I would feel better with the plain old title Prometheus 2 and as opposed to Alien: Lost Paradise. I didn't enjoy Prometheus that much, but I'm really curious to see how they will build on the mythology that was presented in Prometheus and how it will lead into the original Alien film.
Talent appears to be coalescing today for The Weinstein Company‘s historical drama The Current War. According to a story at The Hollywood Reporter, both Benedict Cumberbatch and Jake Gyllenhaal are in talks for the leading roles of Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, respectively.The Current War was scripted by Michael Mitnick and had the distinction of landing on the 2011 Black List of “unproduced” screenplays with the following logline: Based on the true story of the race between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to develop a practical system of electricity and sell their respective inventions to the country and the world.
I think this is terrific casting. Benedict Cumberbatch and Jake Gyllenhaal are two of the best actors on the planet and seeing them on the big screen together (for what I believe is the first time) will be a special treat. I'm excited to see Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison is a great choice and I don't know much about George Westinghouse, but hopefully this film can give a little insight into his life and this friendship or rivalry or whatever it is.
So there you have it ladies and gentlemen, which of these stories peaked your interest or was there another story that interested you? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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