Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Arnie is Back!
It looks like ruling the world isn’t priority #1 for Arnold Schwarzenegger anymore. He has decided to come out of retirement for two big money sequels: TERMINATOR 4 and TRUE LIES 2. Supposedly, both of these films will be collaborations with James Cameron. Cameron hasn’t exactly been prolific lately, so for me, this is a little hard to believe, but this seems to be accurate information based on several different sources.
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Monday, October 10, 2005
Wallace and Grommit #1 at box-office
WALLACE AND GROMMITT: CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT crushed the competition this weekend. But the real surprise was THE GOSPEL, which opened at #5 despite being released in less theaters than any of the other films in the top 10 this weekened. It actually earned more money per screen than any other film this weekend.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: October 7-9, 2005
- Wallace & Grommitt - $16.1 Million
- Flightplan - $10.8 Million
- In Her Shoes - $10 Million
- Two For the Money - $8.4 Million
- The Gospel - $8 Million
- Corpse Bride - $6.5 Million
- Waiting… - $5.7 Million
- A History of Violence - $5.1 Million
- Serenity - $4.9 Million
- Into the Blue - $4.8 Million
NEXT WEEK:3 big releases - DOMINO, ELIZABETHTOWN and THE FOG
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Saturday, October 08, 2005
Weinsteins to remake HALLOWEEN
I’m long past getting upset over Hollywood remakes of horror classics. After all they already remake DAWN OF THE DEAD, which was the “sacred cow” movie for me. Now that DAWN has been remade (and I actually really liked the remake), nothing really comes as a surprise. But now the Weinstein brothers have announced they are planning a remake of the John Carpenter classic HALLOWEEN. According to the New York Times: “Under the separation agreement between the Weinsteins and Disney, the brothers were given sequel rights to 15 franchise or potentially franchise projects, including a remake of HALLOWEEN.” This looks like a project guaranteed to infuse some cash into the coffers of the new Weinstein Company, so I am predicting this will hit theaters around Halloween 2006. Mark your calendars.
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DUNGEON SIEGE splits into two movies
Internet fan-favorite director Dr. Uwe Boll (ISLAND OF THE DEAD) is preparing to release his new movie DUNGEON SIEGE which stars Jason Statham and Leelee Sobieski. He recently announced to MTV News that this film is simply too epic to be confined by one film. In true LORD OF THE RINGS fashion, the current cut of the film runs over 4 hours. So, no doubt inspired by Quentin Tarantino’s KILL BILL, he is splitting it into two “volumes.” The first volume has been retitled: IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE.
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Thursday, October 06, 2005
Jon Favreau to direct JOHN CARTER OF MARS
The revolving door of directors for JOHN CARTER OF MARS continues to spin. First, I got all excited about Robert Rodriguez, but he left the project due to difficulties with the Director’s Guild. Next up was SKY CAPTAIN director Kerry Conran which seemed like a decent choice although I wasn’t a big SKY CAPTAIN fan. Now the revolving door has spun once more and Jon Favreau (ELF, ZARATHUSTRA) has landed in the director’s chair.
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