Ghostbusters 3

Harold Ramis provided furt;-her detail's of the current status of Ghostbusters 3 in this e-mail to the Chicago Tribune

"yes, columbia is developing a script for GB3 with my year one writing partners, gene stupnitsky and lee eisenberg. judd apatow is co-producing year one and has made several other films for sony, so of course the studio is hoping to tap into some of the same acting talent. aykroyd, ivan reitman and i are consulting at this point, and according to dan, bill murray is willing to be involved on some level. he did record his dialogue for the new ghostbusters video game, as did danny and i, and ernie hudson. the concept is that the old ghostbusters would appear in the film in some mentor capacity. not much else to say at this point. everyone is confident a decent script can be written and i guess we'll take it from there."

Source: Cinematical

Watchmen

Video journal 6, courtesy of IGN.com

Spiderman

Various sources are reporting that Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire have both signed to to the next Spider Man movie, currently due for a 2011 release. Kirsten Dunst has yet to put pen to paper, although the character of Mary Jane Watson will appear.

Sony have also tentatively indicated that they wish to shoot parts 4 and 5 back to back in order to save money and take advantage of the director's and casts' availablity.

Whilst the first two Spider Man films are responsible for reinvigorating the genre, Spider Man 3 was showing some signs of creative fatigue that left fans hoping for a change of direction (and possibly personnel) for the next film.

The Wrestler

Clips and behind the scenes footage from Darren Aronofsky's new film the Wrestler, which has just won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival and is picking up some Oscar buzz for Mickey Rourke's performance.

Source: Chud.com

Childs Play

Original writer and director of Seed of Chucky, Don Mancini, has provided more details of the forthcoming 'Child's Play' remake. Apparently the idea for a reboot as opposed to a further sequel is to return the series to it's horror roots as opposed to the comedic tone of the last two films). More importantly Mancini has confirmed that Brad Dourif will return as the voice of Chucky and will also have a larger on screen role as Charles Lee Ray prior to his transformation into the doll.

Whilst we don't have a great deal of time for most of the horror remakes doing the rounds at the moment, the fact that the original creative team is behind this film and , at the moment at least, seem to be saying all the right things, make this one to watch. Just as long as there is no CGI Chucky...

Source: Creature Corner

Ghostbusters 3

Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Esisnberg, two of the writers of the American version of The Office, have been hired to pen a third Ghostbusters team. Whilst the film is set to feature some younger acting talent, the hope is that the original team would appear. Previous Ghostbusters sequels have stalled due to Bill Murray's reluctance to sign on to a third movie, but he does provide his voice in the upcoming video game and sources suggest that he may be willing to at least make a cameo appearance.

Source: Aint It Cool News

Slacker Uprising

Michael Moore's new film, Slacker uprising, tells of his 2004 tour to encourage young people to register to vote in the last US election. In an interesting move the film will be available to download free from the website www.slackeruprising.com from 23 September, with a conventional DVD release to follow.

The trailer is available here

Zack and Miri

This is the poster for Zack and Miri, at least for thouse of you outside the United States, where the MPAA has banned the poster.

Source: www.newsaskew.com

My name is Bruce

Whilst the film looks great, this poster.... not so good.

Source: Aint It Cool News

Another (kind of) Break

Apologies for the lack of updates over the last few days, but there has been little of note.

We will be taking a break till Sunday, but will be attempting one or two updates via I phone, more as an experiment than anything. Apologies in advance for the numerous typos that will inevitably ensue as we try to get to grips with the tiny touchscreen keyboard.


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Zack and Miri

Red band trailer.

Source:www.newsaskew.com

RIP Don LaFontaine

Don LaFontaine, the gravelly voice of a thousand trailers has died aged 68, LaFontaine's famous voice made him a cult star in his own right, as his website shows.

Source: Aint It Cool News

Gremlins

From Slashfilm.com:-

"Sacha Feiner created this incredible alternative fan sequence using the Gremlins 2 Film break scene. Created over two months using computer enhanced puppets. Sacha writes: “I made a new mold out of a hard cast of one of the original sculptures from the production. I created a batch of new foam puppets especially for this project. Their performances are enhanced by computer effects, which makes them able to do nearly anything, from running to jumping or facial expressions. The entire shooting takes place in a bluescreen studio, arranged in my basement, in order to superimpose the gremlins in the chosen movies.” … “This is a fan, non profit project. I did everything alone, from the filming to the compositing. I only had assistants for the puppeteering. The overall budget, including the purchasing of the original sculpture, the HD and studio equipment, the molding and painting of the puppets and the editing, was about US $3000.” Thanks to the Movie Blog for the tip."

Quantum of Solace

Well the film is being released next month, so I guess they're sticking with the title. Heres a new image of Daniel Craig s Bond, courtesy of Slashfilm. Follow the link for more images.

Nowhere Boy

Matt Greenhalgh, the writer of Control, the Ian Curtis / Joy Division biopic, is sticking with the genre with a new film centering on John Lennon. Artist Sam Taylor_wood will make her feature debut as director.

The film will concentrate on Lennon's "childhood and subsequent journey to icon status." according to the Hollywood Reporter, and will portray his personal life as "a lonely teenager growing up as his aunt and the mother who gave him up fight for his love. His only escape is music, art, and his fateful friendship with Paul McCartney."

Source: Cinematical

Wright / Reitman Unplugged

Directors Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) and Jason Reitman (Juno) interviewed each other for the Just Comedy festival 2008. Slashfilm has video of the event, which can be found here

Source: slashfilm.com

max Payne

Yahoo movies has the bizarre new trailer for Mark Wahlberg's forthcoming action film, loosely based on the computer game series of the same name. Whilst people were expecting a straight action film, this trailer suggests something slightly more off kilter.

The film is released October 17th

Saw V

The final poster for Saw V is the most disappointing one so far. Whilst the films themselves havent been great, the poster design has always been original and boundary pushin. This one however looks just like a generic horror poster.

Also, despite the tagline this is not the end of the franchise, with Saw VI already in production for release next year. Saw V hits theaters October 31st

Source: Creature Corner

Body of Lies

Source: Cinematical.com

Happiness 2 : Electric Boogaloo

... is probably not the title of Todd Solonz's next film. However the film is intended to be a 'quasi-sequel' to his controversial art house pic, perhaps most famous for Dylan Baker's tour de force turn as a (quasi-sympathetic) paedophile.

Variety has a vague outline for the film, described as revolving around a group of struggling individuals. struggling to find a place for themselves in an unpredictable and volatile world. The narrative is told through a series of intersecting love stories.; the past haunts the present and imperils the future: ghosts circle and loom, trouble and console.

Source: CHUD.com