Jackman. Bale. Caine. Nolan. Need I say more?
Touchstone Pictures has finally released the trailer for the new drama about two rivaling magicians, and it looks to be one of the best films of 2006. The idea is original and the cast is superb. Check out the trailer now, and then come back to post your opinions.
…but good luck to Zach Snyder (director of the surprisingly effective 2004 remake of “Dawn of the Dead”), who’s set to be the latest sacrificial lamb to be slaughtered on the altar of “Watchmen.”
Snyder has been attached to direct the film adaptation of Alan Moore’s graphic novel about the dark side of superheroes. But, then again, so were Terry Gilliam, Darren Aronofsky, and Paul Greengrass at various times over the last decade or more, and they all bailed out. So let’s not anyone hold their breath until something…ANYTHING…actually gets filmed.
“How many temper tantrums does a three-time Oscar nominee have to throw to get some respect around here?”
Cinderella Man Russell Crowe might just regret playing prima donna on Baz Luhrmann’s latest movie, a war epic set in 1942. The film was set to star Crowe and Nicole Kidman as lovers in the Australian outback…until Crowe’s on-set belligerence led Luhrmann to replace his notoriously difficult star with fellow Aussie actor Heath Ledger.
According to Cinematical:
Sweet, cuddly Russell Crowe demanded script-approval rights on the project, and threatened to leave if Luhrmann and his producers failed to give in. In a move that was clearly a huge shock to Crowe, Luhrmann apparently said “Right. That’s you off then.” Once his bluff was called, Crowe was all, “Ah ha. Baz, you know I’m a kidder. Script approval? I don’t need that. It’s all good. Seriously. When do we start?” But, sadly, twas too late and his place had been taken by a gay cowboy.
This one is fun on so very many levels: Russell Crowe continues “fightin’ round the world.” Heath Ledger takes on a role as the love interest of his real-life ex-girlfriend’s best friend. The skinny gay cowboy triumphs over the burly boxing gladiator. And little old Baz Luhrmann wins the respect of every director in Hollywood.
With the rather dismal performance by Wolfgang Petersen’s remake of “The Poseidon Adventure” – Josh Lucas gnashed his teeth so much, he looked like a rabid dog – it appears that we have seen the death of the disaster movie for the foreseeable future, if not for good. Okay, we know to never say never when it comes to Hollywood’s tendency to pilfer its history; after all, they thought that remaking “Sabrina,” “Bewitched” and “The Stepford Wives” were good ideas. Still, “Poseidon” managed to take in only $22 million of its reported $160 million budget, and while $22 million is a lot of money, it would have to make that much every weekend for the next two months in order to break even. Good luck with that, Warners.
As the mother of all popcorn movie genres sinks into the sunset – and we confess, we’re more than a little sad to see it happen – Bullz-Eye takes a tearful look back at our favorite disaster movies of all shapes and sizes, from birds and viruses (talk about life imitating art: now we have bird viruses) to aliens and tornadoes, with the hope that we’ll get to see stuff getting blow’d up good.
Check out the list here.
Marvel Comics, not wanting to let moss grow undertheir feet after the upcoming release of “X-Men 3,” is already penciling in who’ll be helming its next few comic book inspired feature films.
* Jon Favreau (“Elf”) will be directing “Iron Man,” a flick which was, for years, chatted up as a possible Tom Cruise vehicle.
* David Self (“The Road to Perdition”) will be writing a script for the oft-discussed-but-never-acted-upon “Captain America” movie, as well as taking a stab at scripts for “Deathlok” and “Namor, the Sub Mariner.”
* Zak Penn – who wrote “X3” – was selected to put pen to paper and write a script for a “Hulk” sequel…which will make someone very happy.
* Mark Protosevich (“Poseidon”) is taking a stab at writing the script for “Thor,” whose biggest moment in motion picture history currently still remains “Adventures in Babysitting.”
* Andrew Marlowe (“Air Force One,” “Hollow Man”) is composing a “Nick Fury” screenplay…which has potential as long as the film doesn’t follow in the footsteps of the TV movie about Fury, which starred David Hasselhoff. (Still, that would increase the box office returns in Germany…)
* And, lastly, Edgar Wright (“Shaun of the Dead”) is to write, produce, and direct…wait for it…”Ant Man.” I have to say, of this entire bunch, this is the flick that seems like it has the most potential. “Shaun of the Dead” kicked ass. I’d love to see Wright turn the superhero genre on its head like he did for zombie movies…
Don’t forget to check out the Bullz-Eye.com piece about other upcoming superhero flicks, found here.
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