“It’s becoming inevitable, I’ll put it that way,” says Nolan. “I feel myself falling into it, I guess. And getting it all figured out and I’m pretty excited about what we’re doing so… If I haven’t announced it, I think that people probably all know at this point that I’m doing it.”
And:
“I think you can at this point, yes [I will be directing BATMAN 3].”
According to Sir MICHAEL CAINE who is expected to reprise his role as Bruce Waynes mentor/butler Alfred, filming will –
“probably start in May next year…”
And finally:
Chris [Nolan] and co-writer Jonathan Nolan are not telling anyone who the villain will be in the new film.
THRALL WORLD would love to see Nolan tackle the KNIGHTFALL storyline so we would say BANE!! But the whole point of Nolan’s so-far incredible BATMAN retelling was the YEAR ONE BATMAN and BANE didn’t show up on in GOTHAM until Year 10 (???) or something like that.
Directed by Colin and Greg Strause (ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM) and set for release on November 12, 2010, ‘SKYLINE’ stars; Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Donald Faison, David Zayas and Crystal Reed.
Plot summary: After a late night party, a group of friends are awoken in the dead of the night by an eerie light beaming through the window. Like moths to a flame, the light source is drawing people outside before they suddenly vanish into the air. They soon discover an otherwordly force is swallowing the entire human population off the face of the earth. Now our band of survivors must fight for their lives as the world unravels around them.
CHICAGO, IL (DLSP) — October 2010 will herald the long-awaited return of Chicago’s MARAZENE MACHINE (formerly MARAZENE)!
The Machine-Metal Mavens, now fully embracing their distinct Electro-Metal Revolutionary tendencies, will hit the studio in the coming weeks to hammer out the final tracking on songs expected to be appear on an as yet untitled new release and have opted to once again self produce.
The band will also be re-teaming up with JEFF VEREB (SMASHING PUMPKINS) for the final mix. Vereb was the mix engineer behind the ‘MachiNation’ album as well as the tracks that appeared on THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS and RECALIBRATED box sets.
The principle songwriting tandem of producers DIETRICH THRALL and NIKK SKUM have largely kept a low profile since the tragic loss of co-founding member KRISTOPHER “KRISTOV” KEMP in early 2009 to a three year battle with colon cancer. In recent months however the members have been dropping hints as to demo progress while putting the finishing touches on the follow-up to 2007′s critically regarded ‘MachiNation’ album.
MARAZENE MACHINE won over industry insiders and fans Nationwide with their explosive, high-energy performances while touring the U.S. and Canada 100% DIY in 2006-2008 with such acts as MUSHROOMHEAD, THE HUMAN ABSTRACT, PSYCLON NINE, DEADSTAR ASSEMBLY, and WEDNESDAY 13.
Will a return to the spotlight with the new album spell out a return to the big stage? Said DieTrich:
“Our fans have been with us the whole way with undying and unconditional support and we are incredibly happy to have them on board with us as we prepare to plunge over the edge and into the unknown for this next big ride..”
Trent Reznor says HBO and BBC Worldwide Productions are moving forward with the development of “Year Zero,” the grim sci-fi epic that Reznor has chronicled in his music as well as in a celebrated Alternate Reality Game (ARG).
“We are in [the development phase of] pre-production with HBO and BBC [Worldwide Productions] to do a miniseries,” Reznor said.
Reznor is working with the team of Lawrence Bender, best known for producing Quentin Tarantino films such as “Pulp Fiction,” “Inglourious Basterds” and ”Reservoir Dogs“ as well as the documentaries “An Inconvenient Truth” and “Countdown to Zero,” and Kevin Kelly Brown, who was executive producer on “Roswell.“
“Year Zero” takes place approximately 15 years in the future, with the U.S. a religious dictatorship and the world on the brink of environmental and social collapse. Reznor has indicated that he’d be interested in a film version of the story, and has also hinted at a recorded sequel at some point.
Then again, we all saw the mediocre after-the-fact 3D conversion of the CLASH OF THE TITANS remake. Lucasfilm seems aware of the potential for a let down:
“Getting good results on a stereo conversion is a matter of taking the time and getting it right,” said John Knoll, Visual Effects Supervisor for Industrial Light & Magic. “It takes a critical and artistic eye along with an incredible attention to detail to be successful. It is not something that you can rush if you want to expect good results. For Star Wars we will take our time, applying everything we know both aesthetically and technically to bring audiences a fantastic new Star Wars experience.”
DARREN ARONOFSKY: reportedly in the running as director of the new SUPERMAN movie
Source: Heatvision
Lots of noise about the upcoming SUPERMAN: MAN OF STEEL movie being produced by CHRISTOPHER NOLAN. Hot topic is who will direct? THRALL WORLD posted a handful of leading contenders a couple of days ago that included DUNCAN JONES, JONATHAN LIEBESMAN, MATT REEVES, TONY SCOTT, and ZACK SNYDER.
Here’s the latest:
The derby to helm the Christopher Nolan-produced Man of Steel pic has become the talk of the town. Nolan is knee-deep in the selection process, and he and producer/wife Emma Thomas will be heavily involved in the movie, so he’s looking for a director who is able to handle the elaborate production and willing to collaborate.
“Willing to collaborate” is new. A bigger role for Nolan as the movie is realized. This can only be a good thing.
BEN AFLLECK was apparently on the short list:
..extremely popular at Warners after making “The Town,” a critical and box-office hit. But according to insiders, the actor-director — who, ironically, once portrayed the actor who played Superman on TV in “Hollywoodland” — met about “Superman” last week but is nolonger pursuing it.
DARREN ARONOFSKY also:
..riding high on buzz generated by his upcoming “Black Swan,” is still in active talks, according to sources. But it’s early.
On the list: Unstoppable’s Tony Scott, Let Me In director Matt Reeves, Battle: Los Angeles helmer Jonathan Liebesman (who just got the Warner Bros/Legendary job of directing Clash of the Titans 2), Duncan Jones, who just directed Source Code, and Sucker Punch helmer Zack Snyder.
Nolan has already started meeting with candidates and will submit his choice to the studio within the next few weeks.
Warner Bros and Legendary have to get the picture made by 2012, because the studio stands to lose certain rights to the iconic character in 2013 after a judge ruled favorably on behalf of the heirs of Superman creator Jerry Siegel.
KATE BECKINSALE confirmed to return for UNDERWORLD 4
Source: ComingSoon.net
Kate clearly banking on long term franchise potential a la MILLA JOVOVICH/RESIDENT EVIL. BABYLON 5 ultra-genius creator involved with story can’t hurt. Underworld 4 is a movie THRALL WORLD is very much looking forward to after the strong rebound tale that was RISE OF THE LYCANS.
Kate Beckinsale has officially signed on to return as the Death Dealer Selene in Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment’s Underworld 4.
The film, written by John Hlavin with revisions by J. Michael Straczynski, is currently looking for a director.
Chloe Moretz continues to blaze a path as Hollywood’s hottest teenage actress. Universal Pictures has acquired rights to the Dark Horse comic Emily The Strange, and Moretz is attached to play the title role of the odd but stylish young lady.
CHRIS EVANS on the set of 'THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA'
Source: INFDaily.com, CaptainAmericaFilmingManchester.co.uk
We’re pretty sure this set footage won’t last long on Youtube so have a quick peek while you can. CHRIS EVANS and HAYLEY ATWELL star in the upcoming ‘THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA.’
10 years have passed in the story. “I kind of gave up my job as the entertainment journalist,” [said] Cox Arquette. “I’m bored with my life and my marriage.” Sidney Prescott’s (Neve Campbell) return to town leads to more murders, which reenergize Gale. “Things start happening, and I couldn’t be more thrilled.”
Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has confirmed that discussions are already in the works to have Scarlett Johansson reprise her role as Natasha Romanoff in a Black Widow spinoff film, though the project will take a backburner while The Avengers is in development.
“We’ve already started discussions with Scarlett about the idea of a solo movie and have begun putting together concepts,” said Feige in a press conference for the Iron Man 2 Blu-ray/DVD today, “but ‘The Avengers’ comes first.”
Rob Zombie has committed to make The Lords of Salem his next directorial outing.
The thriller is set in contemporary Salem, where the inhabitants receive a demonic visit from a 300-year old coven of witches. Zombie will write the script while on his upcoming concert tour circuit, and will shoot next year.
The title is culled from the song track of the same name featured on Zombie’s “Educated Horses” album. Zombie intended to create a “Lords of Salem” band or comic book with Steve Niles. Neither came to fruition, but a cool animated video was created for the song, illustrated by David Hartman.
Zombie changed his plans to bring back The Blob because after directing two movies inspired by the 1978 John Carpenter fright classic Halloween, he couldn’t bear playing the comparison game again.
“I wanted to break away from anything related to preexisting material,” he said. “The remake train is getting pretty tired now and when I made Halloween, everybody complained, either that it was too much like the original or too different. I like that people either love or hate what I do because it’s better than being in the middle, which means forgettable. But when you do an original premise, they take it on face value and after three years of not being able to win on Halloween, I just couldn’t go through that again.”
LINKIN PARK’s new album, “A Thousand Suns”, sold 241,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart.
“A Thousand Suns” track listing:
01. The Requiem
02. The Radiance
03. Burning In The Skies
04. Empty Spaces
05. When They Come For Me
06. Robot Boy
07. Jornada Del Muerto
08. Waiting For The End
09. Blackout
10. Wretches And Kings
11. Wisdom, Justice, And Love
12. Iridescent
13. Fallout
14. The Catalyst
15. The Messenger
After a six-year hiatus, A Perfect Circle will reconvene in November for a West Coast theater tour. The long-awaited shows feature a surprise for hardcore fans: the band will play all three of their albums in their entirety in each city.
“We’re going to do three nights in each city,” frontman Maynard James Keenan tells Rolling Stone. “We’re going to do Mer de Noms the first night, Thirteenth Step the second, and eMOTIVe the third night.”
Nov. 04 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre (Mer de Noms)
Nov. 05 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre (Thirteenth Step)
Nov. 06 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre (eMOTIVe)
Nov. 08 – Los Angeles, CA – Avalon (Mer de Noms)
Nov. 09 – Los Angeles, CA – Avalon (Thirteenth Step)
Nov. 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Avalon (eMOTIVe)
Nov. 12 – Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market (Mer de Noms)
Nov. 13 – Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market (Thirteenth Step)
Nov. 14 – Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market (eMOTIVe)
Nov. 16 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore (Mer de Noms)
Nov. 17 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore (Thirteenth Step)
Nov. 18 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore (eMOTIVe)
Nov. 20 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl (Mer de Noms)
Nov. 21 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl (Thirteenth Step)
Live lineup:
Maynard James Keenan (TOOL, PUSCIFER)
Billy Howerdel (ASHES DIVIDE)
Josh Freese (NINE INCH NAILS)
James Iha (SMASHING PUMPKINS)
Matt McJunkins (ASHES DIVIDE, PUSCIFER)
Christopher Nolan’s Inception has earned an impressive $753 million worldwide and now the filmmaker reveals that a video game is possible too.
“We are looking at doing is developing a videogame based on the world of the film, which has all kinds of ideas that you can’t fit into a feature film,” Nolan said. “That’s something we’ve been talking about and are looking at doing long term, in a couple of years.”
“The Walking Dead,” premieres [on AMC] with a 90-minute episode on Halloween night, Sunday, October 31, at 10/9c. “The Walking Dead is a six-episode series based on the comic book written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics.
“The Walking Dead” tells the story of life following a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), traveling in search of a safe and secure home. Jon Bernthal plays Shane, who worked with Rick in the police department before the zombie disaster. Other cast includes Laurie Holden, who plays Andrea, one of two sisters who join the survivors of the zombie plague, Steven Yeun as Glenn, an expert scavenger and Sarah Wayne Callies, who plays Rick’s wife Lori.
Source: Nullco.com, Blabbermouth.net
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Said TRENT REZNOR (NINE INCH NAILS, HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS) about his collaboration with ATTICUS ROSS (credited with programming and/or producing WITH TEETH, YEAR ZERO, GHOSTS I-IV and THE SLIP as well as the score for the movie THE BOOK OF ELI)
“This is what Atticus and I have been working on for the last few months. We had a great time working with David Fincher [SE7EN, THE GAME, FIGHT CLUB, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON] on this and the film turned out excellent – something we’re very proud of. It opens in theatres Oct 1 and you should check it out.
Musically, this all came out of our secret laboratory – electronic in basis, but mostly organic sounding. Lots of experiments and emphasis on sound fraying around the edges while focusing on the proper emotional tone for the various scenes.”
ALTER BRIDGE
Also:
“Words Darker Than Their Wings”, a brand new song from the American rock band ALTER BRIDGE, is available for free download at this location (sign-up required). The track comes off the group’s third album, “AB III”, which will be released on October 8 via Roadrunner Records in all territories except North America.
Reminds THRALL WORLD of the origin of Marvel’s Incredible HULK or perhaps The Blob – which would be fine all around from where we’re sitting. JJ ABRAMS has already indicated it has nothing to do with his previous top secret project; ‘CLOVERFIELD’ – but we’re not ready to rule anything out at this point…
