Easy money making a third movie. I'll probably see it since Will Smith didn't say anything like, "Daaaammmmnnn". You all know what I'm talking about.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Luc Besson's "Prison Break in Space" - Lock Out
Well...Guy Pierce can take a punch.
Check out the first trailer for Lock-Out, the action movie which Luc Besson co-wrote and produced. Guy Pearce is a convict who has to go inside a maximum security prison — in space! — to rescue the president's daughter (the perrenially captured Maggie Grace). If he succeeds, he gets his freedom. I just love Pearce's surly attitude, mixed with the shots of space combat and space punching. The whole thing has a Battlestar Galactica feel, only with more money and a faster pace. And Peter Stormare!
The actual directors of Lock-Out are cinematographers James Mather and Stephen St. Leger, who previously directed a short film, Prey Alone. Mather also co-wrote the script with Besson. Lock-Out hits U.S. cinemas on April 20.
Check out the first trailer for Lock-Out, the action movie which Luc Besson co-wrote and produced. Guy Pearce is a convict who has to go inside a maximum security prison — in space! — to rescue the president's daughter (the perrenially captured Maggie Grace). If he succeeds, he gets his freedom. I just love Pearce's surly attitude, mixed with the shots of space combat and space punching. The whole thing has a Battlestar Galactica feel, only with more money and a faster pace. And Peter Stormare!
The actual directors of Lock-Out are cinematographers James Mather and Stephen St. Leger, who previously directed a short film, Prey Alone. Mather also co-wrote the script with Besson. Lock-Out hits U.S. cinemas on April 20.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Ever wonder about Superheroes normal life...Trailer for Alter Egos
Could have some potential...
The film is set in a version of our world in which super heroes are real but have recently lost all government funding and public support, and out of that setting comes a quirky comedy about an out of work superhero who needs to be saved from his own emotional crisis, and the girl who helps him do it.
While I won't spoil the cause of the 'emotional crisis' here - it's contained in the trailer and is pretty damn fantastic - this whole thing just oozes style and charm and a sense of comedy based in wit and a sincere love for the genre. Galland takes himself in some new directions here while still preserving the unique voice that made Rosencrantz an indie hit. It's Sundance selection season and this looks like an obvious pick from where I'm sitting. Here's hoping the powers that be agree.
Alter Egos was produced by Dan Farah of Farah Films, Carlos Velazquez, Jordan Galland and Milan Chakraborty of Attic Light Films with Ed McWilliams and Doug Weiser as executive producers. Kris Lemche, Brooke Nevin, Joey Kern, Christine Evangelista, John Ventimiglia and Danny Masterson star. Check the trailer below.
The film is set in a version of our world in which super heroes are real but have recently lost all government funding and public support, and out of that setting comes a quirky comedy about an out of work superhero who needs to be saved from his own emotional crisis, and the girl who helps him do it.
While I won't spoil the cause of the 'emotional crisis' here - it's contained in the trailer and is pretty damn fantastic - this whole thing just oozes style and charm and a sense of comedy based in wit and a sincere love for the genre. Galland takes himself in some new directions here while still preserving the unique voice that made Rosencrantz an indie hit. It's Sundance selection season and this looks like an obvious pick from where I'm sitting. Here's hoping the powers that be agree.
Alter Egos was produced by Dan Farah of Farah Films, Carlos Velazquez, Jordan Galland and Milan Chakraborty of Attic Light Films with Ed McWilliams and Doug Weiser as executive producers. Kris Lemche, Brooke Nevin, Joey Kern, Christine Evangelista, John Ventimiglia and Danny Masterson star. Check the trailer below.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Sequelitis - Mega Man
Not saying I'm a huge Mega Man fan (but I am), but this video is pretty funny. It goes for about 19 minutes, I'd say the good stuff is until 10 minutes in. But watch it all, fuck if I care.
And sorry for the ads...fucking Youtube
And sorry for the ads...fucking Youtube
AKA Jessica Jones will fall in the Marvel Universe
Jessica Jones was once known as Jewel, a crime fighting hero in the Marvel universe, sharing space with the likes of Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk and other well known super heros.
Now she’s given up the cape and gone into business as a private investigator, only to find that getting out of the whole super hero thing is tougher than she thought.
She finds herself working on cases that frequently involve super heroes from the broader Marvel universe, and this is essentially the challenge for the upcoming television show: not all those heroes can be used, since other entities own the television rights to the characters.
Spider-Man, for example, is currently owned by Columbia Pictures.
Luckily, since the acquisition of Marvel by Disney, both ABC and Marvel are owned by the same parent company, so all of the characters currently still owned by Marvel are at least a possibility.
However, that doesn’t mean Disney will want the characters to cross over too much, since the Marvel Film Universe has been very lucrative so far, and they wouldn’t want to take the chance of diluting the characters.
This means that we probably won't see Iron Man or Black Widow actually appear on the television show - but they are free to explore some of the minor Marvel characters alongside newly created personalities for the show.
Clearly, whenever possible, the show will attempt to draw directly from those films. It will exist in the same story world as the films, so events there will affect the plot of AKA Jessica Jones, even if the characters are unlikely to appear directly.
"As we go along things will alter in terms of what is made available to us, but we’re definitely in that universe," Melissa Rosenberg told Hitfix during a recent interview about the release of Breaking Dawn, Part 1, which she co-wrote. "... And as much as I can, I’m going to pull everything in from there that I can use." Rosenberg went on to confirm that Tony Stark and Stark Industries will be integral to the plot of the pilot.
AKA Jessica Jones - Alias will be part of the ABC fall pilot season if it gets picked up. Unfortunately, this is not yet a sure thing. Confirmation may arrive early next year when the major networks start rounding up their pilots.
Now she’s given up the cape and gone into business as a private investigator, only to find that getting out of the whole super hero thing is tougher than she thought.
She finds herself working on cases that frequently involve super heroes from the broader Marvel universe, and this is essentially the challenge for the upcoming television show: not all those heroes can be used, since other entities own the television rights to the characters.
Spider-Man, for example, is currently owned by Columbia Pictures.
Luckily, since the acquisition of Marvel by Disney, both ABC and Marvel are owned by the same parent company, so all of the characters currently still owned by Marvel are at least a possibility.
However, that doesn’t mean Disney will want the characters to cross over too much, since the Marvel Film Universe has been very lucrative so far, and they wouldn’t want to take the chance of diluting the characters.
This means that we probably won't see Iron Man or Black Widow actually appear on the television show - but they are free to explore some of the minor Marvel characters alongside newly created personalities for the show.
Clearly, whenever possible, the show will attempt to draw directly from those films. It will exist in the same story world as the films, so events there will affect the plot of AKA Jessica Jones, even if the characters are unlikely to appear directly.
"As we go along things will alter in terms of what is made available to us, but we’re definitely in that universe," Melissa Rosenberg told Hitfix during a recent interview about the release of Breaking Dawn, Part 1, which she co-wrote. "... And as much as I can, I’m going to pull everything in from there that I can use." Rosenberg went on to confirm that Tony Stark and Stark Industries will be integral to the plot of the pilot.
AKA Jessica Jones - Alias will be part of the ABC fall pilot season if it gets picked up. Unfortunately, this is not yet a sure thing. Confirmation may arrive early next year when the major networks start rounding up their pilots.
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