Star Trek 2: Various film news sites are reporting the much anticipated confirmation that Star Trek 2 WILL be JJ Abrams next picture. However, there is still debate about when it will be released; Paramount had it already slated for a June 2012 release but since Abrams has only just finished up work on Super 8, there may be a delay – he is unwilling to deliver a shoddy follow up and no-one can blame him for that.
Flight: After far too long in the world of motion capture, visionary director Robert Zemeckis is set to direct his first live action feature in many years. It will be an adaptation of a novel called Flight; a pilot’s dark past comes back to haunt him after becoming a celebrity after saving his flight after an emergency. Denzel Washington is being mentioned as the lead. This one is most definately on my radar as one to watch.
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James Bond 23: The release dates have been set for the next instalment of the James Bond franchise; UK fans can catch their favourite spy from October 26th 2012, but our friends will have to wait until November 9th 2012 (revenge for making is Brits wait two months for Super 8!).
Life Of Pi: The release date of Ang Lee’s long-gestating adaptation of Life Of Pi has been announced; December 21st 2012. This is a slight shift by Fox following Warners confirming the release date for The Hobbit.
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Django Unchained: Various film news sites are reporting that Leonardo DiCaprio is being circled to play the villain in Quentin Tarantino’s next film. After Leo’s recent output, I really hope this comes to fruition.
Dark Shadows: Production has commenced on Tim Burton’s latest – Dark Shadows – an adaptation of the cult 60s soap. Burton states that the film will buck the trend and not go 3D and will be similar in tone to the creepy original show. I hope this is more in the vein of Burton classics like Ed Wood – his recent movies have been too over-the-top – see the awful Alice In Wonderland.
The Hunger Games: Donald Sutherland has been cast as President Snow in the adaptation of The Hunger Games. Having not read the books, the growing stellar cast is getting me more intrigued – though it does sound like an American (aka tame) version of the awesome Battle Royale.
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The Hobbit: Today, the titles of the two movies that will comprise the adaptation of classic novel have been announced; “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” will be released in December 2012 (hmmm, that’s in time for my birthday – what a treat!) and “The Hobbit: There And Back Again” will be released in December 2013 (ouch! That’s a year to wait!).
Elysium: The cast for Neil Blomkamp’s (director of District 9) next movie grows further; Alice Braga (Predators, Repo Men, I am Legend) has been cast in an unspecified role – joining Matt Damon, Jodie Foster and Sharlto Copley. The plot for Elysium remains tightly under-wraps.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: The first official pictures from the upcoming movie have begun to surface (see Collider.com). The film – directed by Tomas Alfredson (director of the original Let The Right One In) – is based on a novel by John Le Carre and was adapted for TV some years ago. Set during the Cold War, the story sees a semi-retired agent trying to flush out a Soviet mole in MI6. Due out
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Despite not being meant to officially debut until next week, the “red band” (trailer with swearing, violence etc) for the U.S. version of “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” has shown up online – to the delight of film fans everywhere.
The remake of a very good Swedish adaptation of a very good novel would not normally cause such a stir but one name already makes this a must see – David Fincher.
The one question that many film fans have had since the remake was announced – will the Americans water down this hugely dark and intense story? – can safely be answered, after seeing this teaser, with a resounding “No”!
With Fincher on a roll in the director’s chair and experience with the darkest of dark material (Seven), the film certainly looks fantastic and with Daniel Craig and (an recognisable) Rooney Mara (recently seen in The Social Network) in front of the camera, the film has good anchors.
Lastly, the commitment of the studio should also be noted – the trailer proudly claims it as “the feel bad
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