Source: Variety
Hot on the heels of the absolutely dreadful one-two suck-punch of FANTASTIC FOUR (2005) and its even more abhorrent sequel, FANTASTIC FOUR 2 (2007) comes news of FOX plans to reboot the entire franchise:
While Disney lays down a $4 billion bet on the future of Marvel’s superheroes, 20th Century Fox has already begun overhauling one of its big Marvel franchises, “Fantastic Four,” to take the property beyond the two films already made.
Akiva Goldsman has been hired to oversee the reboot as producer. Michael Green, the co-exec producer of TV’s “Heroes” who co-wrote “Green Lantern,” will write the script for the new “Fantastic Four.”
Bob Weinstein said today that the 3-D sequel, titled, appropriately enough, “Halloween 3-D,” is in development.
Weinstein said Rob Zombie, who directed “Halloween II” and 2007’s reboot of the 31-year-old horror series, won’t return for “Halloween 3-D.” He said the studio is in negotiations with a new director, whom he declined to name, who has experience in horror and has a “different take” on the franchise.
The Walt Disney Co. is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing such characters as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and WALL-E.
Under the deal, which was announced Monday and is expected to close by the end of the year, Disney will acquire the rights to 5,000 Marvel characters. Many of them, including the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, were co-created by the comic book legend Stan Lee.
After reviving the “Halloween” franchise, Rob Zombie will next reinvent “The Blob.”
Zombie will write, direct and produce a remake of the 1958 horror classic that launched the career of Steve McQueen. Production will begin next spring.
…funding is in place to make an R-rated film that will cost around $30 million.
Read more HERE and check out the trailer from the original 1958 version below.
Very cool. I just had a dream the other night about thee blob. It must have been my blob-o-meter picking up the final negotiations…
And later today…?? “H2″ opens and THRALL WORLD will be present.
Source: Zombieland.com
ZOMBIELAND has been described as an Americanized version SHAUN OF THE DEAD. Check out the new international trailer below and a different trailer on the Official ‘Zombieland’ movie site.
Plot synopsis: Horror-comedy Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus is a big wuss — but when you’re afraid of being eaten by zombies, fear can keep you alive. Tallahassee is an AK-toting, zombie-slaying’ bad ass whose single determination is to get the last Twinkie on earth. As they join forces with Wichita and Little Rock, who have also found unique ways to survive the zombie mayhem, they will have to determine which is worse: relying on each other or succumbing to the zombies.
Directed by Ruben Fleischer, ZOMBIELAND is scheduled to hit theaters on October 9th 2009 and stars; Woody Harrelson, Abigail Breslin, Bill Murray, Emma Stone, Amber Heard, and Jesse Eisenberg.
SLIPKNOT has cancelled all of its previously announced shows in August and September after drummer Joey Jordison was taken to the hospital this past Saturday for undisclosed health reasons.
Official movie site is live too. Not much to see yet but THRALL WORLD expects some interesting updates as we head towards the release considering the movies description. Check it out HERE.
Directed by Christopher Nolan (THE DARK KNIGHT, THE PRESTIGE, BATMAN BEGINS, MEMENTO), ‘INCEPTION’ is scheduled to hit theaters on July 16th, 2010 and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Michael Caine, Cillian Murphy, Marion Cotillard.
‘Inception’ is being described as “a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind.”
Sep. 25 – Detroit, MI – Cobo Arena
Sep. 26 – Detroit, MI – Cobo Arena
Sep. 28 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
Sep. 29 – London, ONT – John Labatt Centre
Oct. 01 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Oct. 02 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
Oct. 03 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Oct. 05 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Oct. 09 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum
Oct. 10 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Oct. 12 – Philadelphia, PA – Wachovia Center
Oct. 13 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
Oct. 16 – Hampton, VA – Hampton Coliseum
Oct. 17 – Greenville, SC – Bi-Lo Center
Oct. 19 – Pensacola, FL – Civic Center
Oct. 21 – Tampa, FL – St Pete Times Forum
Oct. 22 – Sunrise, FL – Bankatlantic Center
Oct. 24 – Birmingham, AL – BJCC
Oct. 26 – Atlanta, GA – Phillips Arena
Oct. 28 – Nashville, TN – Sommet Center
Oct. 29 – Little Rock, AR – Verizon Arena
Nov. 06 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Nov. 07 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
Nov. 09 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
Nov. 10 – Saskatoon, SK – Credit Union Centre
Nov. 12 – Calgary, AB – Pengrowth Saddledome
Nov. 14 – Vancouver, BC – GM Place
Nov. 15 – Seattle, WA – Keyarena
Nov. 17 – Portland, OR – Rose Garden
Nov. 20 – Sacramento, CA – Arco Arena
Nov. 21 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
Nov. 24 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
Nov. 25 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
Nov. 27 – San Diego, CA – Sports Arena
Nov. 28 – Las Vegas, NV – [To Be Determined]
Dec. 01 – Glendale, AZ – Jobing.Com Arena
Dec. 02 – El Paso, TX – Utep
Dec. 04 – Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center
Dec. 05 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Dec. 06 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
“Spawn” creator Todd McFarlane has announced that he has officially begun writing the screenplay for a new movie based on the character.
“The story has been in my head for 7 or 8 years,” McFarlane said. “The movie idea is neither a recap or continuation. It is a standalone story that will be R-rated. Creepy and scary.”
Read more HERE and watch the trailer from the original 1997 SPAWN movie starring Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, and Martin Sheen below.
LEONARDO DICAPRIO, CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, KEN WATANABE
Source: Official Inception Movie
Not much to see yet but THRALL WORLD expects some interesting updates as we head towards the release considering the movies description. Check it out HERE.
Directed by Christopher Nolan (THE DARK KNIGHT, THE PRESTIGE, BATMAN BEGINS, MEMENTO), ‘INCEPTION’ is scheduled to hit theaters on July 16th, 2010 and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Michael Caine, Cillian Murphy, Marion Cotillard.
‘Inception’ is being described as “a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind.”
Set for release on December 18th, 2009 and written and directed by James Cameron (TERMINATOR, TITANIC), ‘AVATAR’ stars; Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, and Giovanni Ribisi.
Plot synopsis: Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man (Del Toro) is bitten, and subsequently cursed by, a werewolf.
Set for release on February 10th, 2010 and directed by Joe Johnston, ‘THE WOLFMAN’ stars; Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving, and Emily Blunt.
01. Rammlied
02. Ich Tu Dir Weh
03. Waidmann’s Heil
04. Haifisch
05. B******
06. Fruehling In Paris
07. Weiner Blut
08. Pussy
09. Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da
10. Mehr
11. Roter Sand
08.11.2009 Portugal Lissabon Pavilhão Atlântico
10.11.2009 Spanien Madrid Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
12.11.2009 Spanien Barcelona Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona
14.11.2009 Spanien Bilbao Bizkaia Arena
16.11.2009 Frankreich Nantes Zénith Nantes Métropole
18.11.2009 Schweiz Basel St. Jakobshalle
19.11.2009 Schweiz Genf Arena de Genève
21.11.2009 Österreich Wien Stadthalle
23.11.2009 Deutschland München Olympiahalle
24.11.2009 Deutschland Leipzig Arena
25.11.2009 Tschechische Republik Prag O2 Arena
27.11.2009 Polen Katowice Spodek
29.11.2009 Deutschland Köln Lanxess Arena
30.11.2009 Deutschland Köln Lanxess Arena
02.12.2009 Frankreich Lyon Halle Tony Garnier
03.12.2009 Frankreich Straßburg Zénith
04.12.2009 Luxemburg Luxemburg Rockhal
06.12.2009 Niederlande Arnheim GelreDome
08.12.2009 Frankreich Paris Bercy
09.12.2009 Frankreich Paris Bercy
10.12.2009 Belgien Antwerpen Sportpaleis
11.12.2009 Deutschland Frankfurt Festhalle
12.12.2009 Deutschland Stuttgart Schleyer-Halle
14.12.2009 Deutschland Hamburg Color Line Arena
15.12.2009 Dänemark Kopenhagen Forum
17.12.2009 Deutschland Rostock HanseMesse
18.12.2009 Deutschland Berlin Velodrom
19.12.2009 Deutschland Berlin Velodrom
20.12.2009 Deutschland Berlin Velodrom
21.12.2009 Deutschland Berlin Velodrom
06.02.2010 Deutschland Dortmund Westfalenhalle 1
07.02.2010 Deutschland Dortmund Westfalenhalle 1
08.02.2010 Deutschland Mannheim Maimarkthalle
15.02.2010 Deutschland Kiel Sparkassenarena
Source: Blabbermouth.net
THE 69 EYES, THE BECOMING and DOMMIN U.S. dates:
Oct. 05 – Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco, CA
Oct. 06 – Key Club – W. Hollywood, CA
Oct. 09 – The Prophet Bar/The Door – Dallas, TX
Oct. 10 – Zombie’s – San Antonio, TX
Oct. 11 – Meridian – Houston, TX
Oct. 14 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
Oct. 15 – The Social – Orlando, FL
Oct. 16 – Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC
Oct. 18 – Recher Theatre – Towson, MD
Oct. 20 – The Gramercy – New York, NY
As Sony Pictures Entertainment preps a fourth installment of “Spider-Man” to begin production early next year, the studio has quietly engaged screenwriter James Vanderbilt to pen “Spider-Man 5″ and “Spider-Man 6.” Vanderbilt was the first writer on “Spider-Man 4.” Director Sam Raimi brought on “Rabbit Hole” playwright David Lindsay-Abaire to rewrite him, and Gary Ross is now rewriting that script. The studio is enthusiastic about where it stands as the picture begins prepping for an early 2010 production start for a May 2011 release.
Raimi didn’t embrace all of Vanderbilt’s ideas, but execs at Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios have. Vanderbilt has been hired to pen the fifth and sixth movies, which have an interconnected storyline. That’s what was originally discussed when Vanderbilt signed on to write “Spider-Man 4,” but the idea of shooting a fourth and fifth film back to back with the original cast was scrapped.
Sources said it was unclear whether Raimi, Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst will be back. If they aren’t, Vanderbilt’s script would be the blueprint for a franchise reboot. After committing to his fourth “Spider-Man” film, Raimi signed on to direct a new franchise based on the massively multiplayer role-playing online computer game “World of Warcraft” for Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Maguire and Dunst were locked into the first three pictures and made a new deal for “Spider-Man 4.” It’s unclear how long they want to continue with the series.
The article points out that Sony wants a Spiderman movie every 2-ish years and the delays between Spiderman 2 and 3 (3 years) and Spiderman 3 and 4 (4 years) are not consistent with that plan. In addition Raimi is confirmed to hop on the new World of Warcraft franchise and will not likely be available anyway.
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. is in close talks to play the vampire Lestat in Universal Pictures’ The Vampire Chronicles, a newly rebooted franchise based on Anne Rice’s popular novels.
The Vampire Chronicles is a series of novels by Anne Rice that revolves around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman made into a vampire in the 18th century.
In an ongoing California court battle over Superman, Judge Stephen Larson issued a ruling Wednesday that awards the family of the superhero’s co-creator, Jerry Siegel, rights to additional works, including the first two weeks of the daily Superman newspaper comicstrips, as well as portions of early Action Comics and Superman comicbooks.
This means the Siegels now control depictions of Superman’s origins from the planet Krypton, his parents Jor-L and Lora, Superman as the infant Kal-L, the launching of the infant Superman into space by his parents as Krypton explodes and his landing on Earth in a fiery crash.
After a court order reverted rights to the Siegels in 2008, they owned the basis of the Superman character, including his costume, his alter-ego as reporter Clark Kent, the feisty reporter Lois Lane, their jobs at the Daily Planet newspaper working for a gruff editor, and the love triangle among Clark/Superman and Lois.
But that didn’t give them the full Superman copyright because DC owns other important elements like Superman’s ability to fly, the term kryptonite, the Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen and Perry White characters, Superman’s vision powers and expanded origins.
The confusion exists because Superman first appeared in 1938 in Action Comics No. 1, which was sold by Siegel and co-creator Joel Schuster to DC. Everything after that was a work-for-hire, owned by DC.
However, copyright law dictates that full ownership of Superman goes back to the Siegels in 2013. That will give them the chance to set up Superman pics, TV shows and other projects at another studio.
THRALL WORLD is extremely curious as to how the Siegels will approach the future of SUPERMAN. There can be little doubt that Superman is completely misunderstood in todays world of “bad-ass-fukk-all” anti-heroes who seem to have a a gradually easier time of killing in the name of modern justice. And misunderstood applies to anyone who thinks Superman is “boring” or too “goody two-shoes”.
Superman remains the elusive dream of the perfect hero and a hero we choose to hold onto for clarity in our imperfect Thrall World. Now more than ever before we need Superman and we anxiously await his return.
Universal Pictures has set Bryan Singer to direct and produce a feature version of “Battlestar Galactica.”
[Bryan Singer was to be invovled with the series reimagining before] Ronald D. Moore came on as executive producer and oversaw the 73-episode series relaunch, which had a critically acclaimed run on Syfy.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether Moore would be invited to write the screenplay, but it is clear that Singer will put his own creative stamp on the project as the studio indicates that the film will be “[another] complete re-imagination.”
THRALL WORLD believes that it will be extremely difficult for anyone to do in two hours of film what R.D. Moore’s incredibly rich and textured BSG reimagining succeeded in doing in its 70+ episode television run.
Les Paul, whose innovations with the electric guitar and studio technology made him one of the most important figures in recorded music, has died, according to a statement from his publicists. Paul was 94.
Paul died in White Plains, New York, from complications of severe pneumonia, according to the statement.
Paul was a guitar and electronics mastermind whose creations — such as multitrack recording, tape delay and the solid-body guitar that bears his name, the Gibson Les Paul — helped give rise to modern popular music, including rock ‘n’ roll. No slouch on the guitar himself, he continued playing at clubs into his 90s despite being hampered by arthritis.
