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Casting Roundup: Zoe Saldana Joins ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’; Kate Beckinsale, Amy Adams and More
5, Apr 2013
by Nigel Druitt
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is gearing up to be a big part of their “Phase Two” plans that begin this summer with Iron Man 3. And they’ve just found their female lead in the form of a lady who already knows her way around outer space. Zoe Saldana – who will reprise her roles as Uhura in Star Trek Into Darkness and Neytiri in James Cameron‘s two sequels to Avatar - is in talks to star as Gamora, a green-skinned humanoid alien, in Guardians. The film also stars Chris Pratt as Star-Lord and Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer. Directed by James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy is currently slated for an August 1, 2014 release date. [Heat Vision]
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Memorable Matchups of 2012 – Part 2
2, Jan 2013
by Ryan Stuckey
“Why is he splitting them up?”
“Why are they so long?”
“Why must he take something we love and ruin it?”
No these are not reviews for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. They were the assumed reaction of the tens of people who read Part 1 of my 2012 wrap up; where I dissected the year of Channing Tatum, had two Lincolns square off, and looked at one of the two live action Snow White adaptations. Part 2 will start with…
2 Films, 20 Dwarfs
Snow White and the Huntsman featured Chris Hemsworth as a hunter whose prey is apparently trees since his weapon of choice is an axe, and Kristen Stewart as a Snow White who went to the distinguished school of parted lip acting. There’s a love triangle that nobody cares about – and I’m not talking about director Rupert Sanders, K. Stew, and R. Patt – and Charlize Theron acting with as much subtly as a nuclear explosion. The dwarfs were entertaining but tragically underused.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was what I expected. It’s similar to The Lord of the Rings trilogy in a lot of ways but is not as good as any of them. Where we came to know and love every character in that series we only really get to know Bilbo, Gandalf, and Thorin in this. Meanwhile there are a mess of other dwarfs that are only distinguishable by variations of hair above the neck, and sometimes that doesn’t even do enough to make them stand out. Did it need to be a trilogy? No. Is the book being dragged through the mud? More like dropped in a puddle before quickly being grabbed and dried off quickly. As long as fans of The Lord of the Rings series don’t go into it expecting it to be world shattering they should enjoy themselves. I should mention I didn’t see it in 48fps but I heard mostly negative things about it.
And the Winner Is: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - even though Peter Jackson obviously thinks “dues ex machina” is Latin for giant eagles.
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by Nigel Druitt
In This Corner…
In recent years, there’s been a number of once-dormant franchises – particularly franchises that began in the 1980s – being resurrected with a third sequel. Not every franchise warrants a fourth movie, but we’ve recently seen Rambo, Live Free or Die Hard, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull…to varying degrees of success. (Surely, it will not be too much longer before some genius decides to make Back to the Future Part IV.)
There are two science fiction franchises, however, that share a very similar pattern of quality in their four movies. The first two films in both series are widely considered classics (and, in fact, all four films rank in the Top 100 of Flickchart’s list of the Best Films of All Time). Both had their reputations tarnished by a lackluster third film (yet even those movies have their defenders). And both had pretty definitive trilogy conclusions blown open by the arrival of a fourth film.
These “fourquels” might be considered unwarranted, even unwanted. One promises “resurrection”, the other “salvation”, but the results may be somewhat less than heavenly. Yet, some people may find them better than the disappointing third movies. And when you are presented with them on Flickchart – and you admit that you’ve seen them – the question is, “Which is better?” Care to find out? Step in to the Reel Rumbles ring as we pit Terminator Salvation vs. Alien Resurrection. Read the rest of this entry »
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- Tags: Alien, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, Alien vs. Predator, Aliens, Amelie, Anton Yelchin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brad Dourif, Charlie's Angels, Christian Bale, Delicatessen, Ian Holm, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, James Cameron, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, John Brancato, Joss Whedon, Lance Henriksen, Leland Orser, Live Free or Die Hard, McG, Michael Ferris, Rambo, Ron Perlman, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, terminator 2: judgment day, Terminator Salvation, The Dark Knight, The Terminator, We Are Marshall, Winona Ryder
by Nathan Chase
Apparently the writer of the storylines in the massively successful Call Of Duty video game franchise (Will Staples) has penned an equally massive science fiction feature film script entitled Myth. This has not only 20th Century Fox’s attention, but also the master of gigantic sci-fi himself, James Cameron, who is interested to produce the film. They’re also throwing in Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Jim’s Avatar star Sam Worthington into the mix at this stage. Does any of this combination excite you at the prospect of success – at the box office, or otherwise?
(via Hollywood Reporter)
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- Tags: James Cameron, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Sam Worthington
Reel Rumbles #20: “Avatar” vs. “District 9″
15, Sep 2010by Nigel Druitt
In This Corner…
2009 was a banner year for science fiction, one of the best for the genre in recent memory. It brought us franchise resurrections (J.J. Abrams‘ Star Trek, McG‘s Terminator Salvation), critically-heralded indie gems (Duncan Jones‘ Moon), and, indeed, Oscar cred with, not one, but two Best Picture nominations. Which brings us to, arguably, two of the best sci-fi movies of the past decade, and this edition of Reel Rumbles: James Cameron‘s Avatar vs. Neill Blomkamp‘s District 9.
It’s a true David vs. Goliath story: Avatar is both the most expensive movie in film history, and the highest-grossing. District 9 is the little indie that could, proportionately achieving financial success somewhat comparable to Avatar‘s with a much more meager budget. One was directed by one of the most successful directors in cinematic history (who already had the previous highest-grossing film of all time, Titanic [1997], under his belt), and one was helmed by a first-time feature film director whom producer Peter “The Lord of the Rings” Jackson had taken under his belt. And yet, for two films on such opposite ends of the financial and professional spectrum, they actually share a surprising number of similarities.
But which film is superior? Does box office domination translate to better filmmaking? Step into the ring and find out…
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- Tags: 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, Aliens, Alive in Joburg, Avatar, CGI, Dances With Wolves, District 9, Duncan Jones, George Lucas, Giovanni Ribisi, Gollum, Halo, Independence Day, J.J. Abrams, James Cameron, Jar Jar Binks, McG, Michelle Rodriguez, Moon, Neill Blomkamp, Peter Jackson, Pocahontas, Sam Worthington, Sharlto Copley, Sigourney Weaver, Star Trek, Stephen Lang, terminator 2: judgment day, Terminator Salvation, The Abyss, The Lord of the Rings, The Terminator, Titanic, Zoe Saldana