RICK BAKER JOINS MEN IN BLACK III

Source: comingsoon.net

Rick Baker, the legendary makeup artist behind films like Star Wars, An American Werewolf in London and Hellboy, confirmed his involvement in the third Men in Black film in an interview with the LA Times.

“I’m just starting up now ‘Men in Black,’” Baker said, “which is another one I wanted to do because I worked on the first two…”

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AN EX-TIME LORD AND A WANNA BE SUPERHERO TO TAKE ON VAMPIRES

Source: indiemoviesonline.com

David Tennant, the former Doctor from hit sci-fi TV show Doctor Who; and current go-to guy for anything requiring a comic-voiced geek Christopher Mintz-Plasse have joined the remake of the vampire-next-door comedy-horror, Fright Night.

Set in Las Vegas, Fright Night sees teenager Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) convinced his neighbor Jerry Dandrige (Colin Farrell) is a vampire when his mother (Toni Collette) falls under his spell.

HeatVision is reporting that Tennant, whose acting life for the past five years has mainly consisted of time-travel via a blue police box (but who was briefly attached to Burke and Hare before Andy Serkis) is set to play Peter Vincent (named after Peter Cushing and Vincent Price), the useless vampire-killer, movie star and host of local, late-night TV show Fright Night (the role was played by Roddy McDowall first time around). This will be Tennant’s first proper US release (except for his smallish part in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) so this reporter is pleased to see there is life after the TARDIS. (Fun fact: At the end of the original movie Peter continues Fright Night but moves from covering vampires to aliens, something Tennant is already familiar with.)

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WAS THE GREEN LANTERN RING DESIGN CHANGED FOR THE UPCOMING MOVIE?

Source: comicbookmovie.com

Over the past several months, we’ve seen images that allude to a change in the ring design being used for Martin Capbell’s Green Lantern film. The first being the revamped Lantern logo, which has a bejeweled center with a textured, metallic surrounding. The second being the newly revealed promotional artwork from Warner Bros. Consumer Products division; a homage to the popular Green Lantern comic cover pose.

This design has divided fans evenly. There are those who like the movie version of the ring and feel it will translate well to film; while others consider it a design failure that doesn’t respect the source material, pointing out it’s similarity to Green Lantern Kyle Rayner’s ring or the Corps Honor Guard as apposed to the rounded-ring Hal Jordan wears in the modern comics. Though the ring may be “new” to some fans’ eyes, it most definitely is not new to Green Lantern comics. As a matter of fact, that design is over 20 years old!

Below you’ll find images, courtesy of SHH poster Mondragon, that reveal the origin of the movie ring. It appears the production designers dug into the archives to use the Neal Adams/Mike Grell comics run from the mid-1970s as a basis for Hal Jordan’s intergalactic weapon:

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20 MINUTE SNEAK PEEK AT HARRY POTTER’S REAL WORLD THEME PARK

Source: io9.com

Haven’t made it down Florida to see The Wizarding World of Harry Potter for yourself? Then check out this very detailed video peek at the new park, stuffed with concept art, pictures and cast interviews.

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE (Heads up: the video is only veiwable in the US – so I haven’t seen it *sad face*)

What do you think of today’s movie news? do you think details like GL’s ring are important in superhero movies?

Join us in the forum to discuss!

Source: scifiwire

GEORGE KIRK MEETS AMIDALA: OFFICIAL THOR DETAILS

Paramount and Marvel released the official synopsis and cast list for its upcoming Thor, starring Star Trek‘s Chris Hemsworth and Star Wars‘ Natalie Portman, which you can read below.

As expected, the film sounds like an origin story that sets up the superhero based on Norse mythology. The synopsis doesn’t say, but we presume he’ll have a really big hammer.

Synopsis:
Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, “Thor,” which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war.

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Source: thehdroom

THE LAST AIRBENDER TRAILER ATTACHED TO IRON MAN 2

The release date for another big trailer has been confirmed while we are still reveling in this week’s debut of new trailers for Iron Man 2 and Tron Legacy.

The Last Airbender producer Frank Marshall has proven to be an invaluable source for scoops on the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan film starring Noah Ringer, Jackson Rathbone and Dev Patel.

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Source: onthebox

FRIGHT NIGHT GETS IT’S DIRECTOR

Another day, another remake. The 1985 camp cult hit Fright Night is getting a makeover and now the project has finally got a director according to the LA Times.

Though still in negotiations, it looks like Craig Gillespie will be taking on directing duties. The movie will take him well out of his comfort zone as his last film was odd rom-com Lars and the Real Girl and a few episodes of US TV comedy United States of Tara.

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Thoughts on today’s news?

Are you a fan of Thor? I think they should have cast Alexander Skarsgård, but who am I to say.

I having been paying much attention to all the Last Airbender news, usually when this happens I really like the movie. We’ll see. Will you be seeing the film? Do you think Shyamalan will break out of his seemingly ‘critics-pan-everything-he-made-after-Sixth-Sense’ curse?

What do you think of a Fright Night remake? Are there no original horror stories left to be made? Do you think Hollywood is just taking the easy route and recycling stories?

No Dark Tower For J.J. Abrams

I keep thinking that the idea that J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof would be adapting Stephen King’s epic Dark Tower series was commonly understood as a dead deal. The last time Lindelof spoke about the project, in October, seemed pretty definitive: “My guess is they will get made because they’re so incredible. But not by me.” Now J.J. Abrams has weighed in on the subject with his own statement that is sure to crush the hearts of hopeful King fans everywhere.
MTV spoke to Abrams, who said “The Dark Tower thing is tricky. It’s such an important piece of writing. The truth is that Damon and I are not looking at that right now.”

I’ll take issue with ‘important’, but ‘tricky’ is definitely right. This is a story that very much lives on the page, and to put it on screen would have required an insane commitment, either to make multiple films or a long television show. I would have been intrigued to see how that worked out — I’m always fascinated by super-ambitious adaptations — but not all that optimistic. Creating a successful movie or television series on the scale The Dark Tower, even with King’s large readership to (possibly) rely on, seems like a real long shot.

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Nothing is sacred: Fright Night is being remade!

(from scifiwire.com) Goodbye cigarette-smoking, martini-drinking admen—hello bloodsucking, garlic-hating vampires!

Marti Noxon, writer-producer on the critically acclaimed Mad Men, has been hired to script a remake of Fright Night for DreamWorks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. But before you get all WTF, remember that Noxon was also writer-producer on both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, so it’s actually a return to her roots.

The original Fright Night, released in 1985, starred Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall and William Ragsdale, with Ragsdale playing a teenager who discovers his neighbors are vampires.

We’d normally be worried about tampering with a horror classic, but since Noxon has entertained us with both teens and vampires before, consider us cautiously hopeful.

Just when you thought it was safe to take off that turtleneck sweater and put away your garlic, Twilight, Stephanie Meyer’s blockbuster series of novels for young adults, has taken the nation’s tweens by storm.

This month, the book series turned movie blockbuster continues its reign across a multimedia battleground with the release of New Moon, the second film in the Twilight franchise.

The films stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson as two teenaged lovers torn apart by the fact that one of them is really a distant relative of Count Chocula. While Twilight might have a legion of screaming teenaged girls behind it, it is not the only choice when it comes to teenage vampire films.

Last year’s Let the Right One In, a Swedish film based on the novel of the same name, may not have a cast of unreasonably beautiful people acting in it or a trendy soundtrack populated with even trendier musical acts, but the tender story about a 12-year-old boy’s relationship with a vampire girl still manages to have more heart and soul then the last ten years’ worth of vampire movies combined.

Both Twilight and Let the Right One In are warning signs, though, to a larger danger.

There seems to be a problem among today’s youth in detecting vampires in their midst. With Buffy the Vampire Slayer having been off the air for over five years now, who are our children turning to for advice in spotting bloodsuckers?

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What do you think of today’s movie news? Were you looking forward to JJ Adams making ‘Dark Towers’? What about the idea of today’s new vampires?

Vampires may be a hot trend right now because of the Twilight films and the True Blood series, but do the latest incarnations of vampire characters hold up to those of the past? Vampires have transformed from grotesque to romantic characters (and back) over the years. These 13 vampire movies with bite will take you through some of my favorites, which really run the gamut.

13. Dracula, Dead and Loving It

12. Queen of the Damned

11. The Fearless Vampire Killers

10. Bram Stoker’s Dracula

9. Dracula: Pages From a Virgin’s Diary

8. Dracula (1931)

7. Nosferatu

6. Night Watch

5. Near Dark

4. The Lost Boys

3. Let the Right One In

2. Fright Night

1. Interview With the Vampire

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I definitely agree with The Lost Boys and Queen of the Damned. Am I the only one who liked Queen of the Damned?

While I agree with a few of these, I disagree with number one, Interview With a Vampire. It was good, but not that good.

What do you think? Do you agree with this list of 13 vampire movies with bite? Why or why not?

cinematical.com gives their best and worst vampire movies:

BEST

1. Let the Right One In

2. Near Dark

3. Fright Night

4. Interview With the Vampire

5. Love at First Bite

WORSE

1. Twilight

2. Queen of the Damned

3. Underworld

4. Dracula 2000

5. From Dawn til Dusk

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I respectfully disagree. I like Twilight, Queen of the Damned and Underworld.

What do you think of the movies included in the best and worst? Do you agree? Disagree? Why?

What movies would make your best and worst list?