Harold Ramis Updates Ghostbusters 3

There is no doubt that the biggest story last week was that Columbia Pictures was officially bringing Ghostbusters back for a third installment. But the question remained whether Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson would actually come back for Ghostbusters 3 and what new blood would be involved? Well maybe Harold Ramis himself can shed some light on things.

Harold Ramis emailed Chicago Tribune’s Mark Caro about the status of Ghostbusters 3:

"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. best, harold"

So that's pretty damn cool, an email from Ramis giving a nice update - Who do you think should be the new Ghostbusters? Do you think Bill Murray will come back? Does this sound like a good idea for a third Ghostbusters film?

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The Wrestler Wins The Golden Lion in Venice!

Darren Aronofksy's The Wrestler has taken out the top prize, The Golden Lion, at this years Venice Film Festival. Aronofksy is an amazing filmmaker in my eyes and Mickey Rourke, who plays pro-wrestler Randy (the Ram) Robinson trying to make a come back, is just one of those actors that I love to see on the screen.


Back in 2006, Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain premiered in Venice and bombed big time, and I think that it's great that Mickey Rourke touched on it this year. "Darren Aronofsky came here a couple of years ago and fell on his ass," Variety reports Rourke saying in the Lido's packed Sala Grande theatre. "I am glad he had the balls to come back,” Rourke added.

This is great news for all involved and I can't wait to see The Wrestler. You can also check the full list of Venice Film Festival winners below:

PRIZES OF THE 65TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION JURY
GOLDEN LION "The Wrestler,” (Darren Aronofsky, US)
SILVER LION “Paper Soldier” (Aleksey German Jr., Russia)
GRAND JURY PRIZE "Teza," (Haile Gerima, Ethiopia-Germany-France)
ACTOR Silvio Orlando (“Il Papa di Giovanna,” Italy)
ACTRESS Dominique Blanc ("L’Autre," France)
BEST SCREENPLAY Haile Gerima (“Teza,” Ethiopia-Germany-France)
TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION (Cinematography) Alisher Khamidhodjev, Maxim Drozdov (“Paper Soldier,” Russia)
MARCELLO MASTROIANNI PRIZE FOR YOUNG PERFORMER Jennifer Lawrence (“The Burning Plain,” US)
SPECIAL LION FOR BODY OF WORK Werner Schroeter (Germany)
OTHER JURIES
LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS LION OF THE FUTURE “Pranzo di Ferragosto,” (Gianni Di Gregorio, Italy)
VENICE HORIZONS “Melancholia” (Lav Diaz, Philippines)
VENICE HORIZONS DUCUMENTARY “Below Sea Level,” (Aleksey Fedortchenko, Russia)
VENICE HORIZONS SPECIAL MENTION “Un Lac,” (Philippe Grandrieux, France)
VENICE HORIZONS SECOND SPECIAL MENTION “Women,” (Huang Wenhai, China-Switzerland)
Label Europa Cinemas – Venice Days 2008 Prize ““Machan,” (Uberto Pasolini, Sri Lanka-Germany-Italy)
FIPRESCI (INTL. CRITIC'S ASSN) COMPETITION PRIZE "Gabbla” (“Inland”) (Tariq Teguia, Algeria)
FIPRESCI HORIZONS AND CRITICS’ WEEK PRIZE “Goodbye Solo” (Ramin Bahrani, US)
SHORTS
Corto Cortissimo Prize “Tierra Y Pan,” (Carlos Armella, Mexico)
Corto Cortissimo Special Mention “The Dinner,” (Karchi Perlmann, Hungary)
UIP Prize for Best European Short “The Altruists,” Koen Dejaegher (Belgium)

Spike Lee Working on Inside Man 2

Inside Man was an okay thriller - does it need a sequel? Well Spike Lee and Universal thinks it does as they are moving forward with a sequel to the 2006 film...ah I mean joint.

Terry George (Hotel Rwanda) in negotiations to write the screenplay for Inside Man 2 (I'm sure the title will change) and Spike Lee will be again directing the film, THR reports. The film is set to pick up on the characters and dynamic but not the storyline of the original and will continue the relationship between the two main characters, played by Denzel Washington and Clive Owen, but in a new high-tension situation. Lee has said Washington and Owen are interested in coming back but have not signed on as yet.

So does anyone think that Inside Man 2 is a good idea?

Nicolas Cage Talks Crap...I Mean Bad Lieutenant Remake

When I first heard that Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant was being remade, it was a triple WTF moment - Hey they're remaking Bad Lieutenant - WTF? Nicolas Cage is going to star - double WTF? with cheese. And Werner Herzog is directing it - Triple WTF??? Anyway read on as Nicolas Cage gives the lowdown on Bad Lieutenant: Port of New Orleans, which sounds like a watered down version of the original.


First of all Nicolas Cage, like Werner Herzog, is claiming that this is not a remake. “It’s a new version of ‘Bad Lieutenant’ in a whole new place. [Herzog] connects it to Bond - like there was more than one Bond,” Cage told MTV. “[I play] a whole new character. He’s nothing like Harvey [Keitel’s] character.”

“[The original] movie was a result of Judeo-Christian programming,” Cage said of where the two will most diverge. “This one is much more existential.”

And will Cage nude up Keitel style? “That remains to be seen,” Cage said, laughing heartily, refusing to divulge whether or not he would appear nude on-screen.

I guess the obvious question is that if this is not a remake and Cage's character is totally different from the original then why the fuck would you call it Bad Lieutenant? And why would Herzog even touch this?

Germany Hates Inglorious Bastards Already

Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards is already causing controversy in Germany due to a leaked script which includes Americans bashing, scalping, shooting and strangling German soldiers. Tobias Kneibe, film editor of the Suddeutsche Zeitung, expects Inglorious Bastards to be ripped apart upon its release.


Even though Kneibe loved the script he expects that it will be hated with a passion by local critics.

"All the German historians and critics who were left gasping for breath by Tom Cruise and his worthy attempts will be so shocked by 'Inglorious Bastards' that they will savage it on the spot," Kniebe wrote in his article, THR reports. "The collision between Tarantino-style pop culture with the themes of the Holocaust and Jewish revenge (the 'Bastards' of the film are Jewish-American Nazi hunters) is unprecedented in Germany and its results are completely unpredictable."

I'm sure Tarantino is fully aware of the type of controversy this film will attract and he will love every freakin' minute of it.

Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire Back For Spider-Man 4! and 5?

If Spider-Man 3 was as great as Spider-Man 2 then I probably would be jumping for joy right about now. But sequels can always redeem a series and it looks like we won't just be getting a fourth film but a fifth film also, both shot back to back. And yes, Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire will return!

Sony have signed both Raimi and Maguire for Spider-Man 4, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports. Sony also want Spider-Man 4 and Spider-Man 5 shot at the same time using James Vanderbilt's script that is said to span two films.

The character of Mary Jane is said to be included in both films but Kirsten Dunst is yet to be signed on. As for the villian in Spider-Man 4, the site says that once we find out who the villain is we'll know who is playing it. Sounds like we will finally be seeing The Lizard aka Dr. Curt Connors (Dylan Baker).

And as for that Venom Spin-off the site also reports that Topher Grace, who played the character in Spider-Man 3, is still the front-runner because "the likeable actor could be a sympathetic evildoer" Is that what we want? Venom as a sympathetic evildoer? Come on!

So does a Spider-Man 4 and a Spider-Man 5 get you all excited? Or are you in who cares mode?

Nicolas Cage Talks Ghost Rider 2

Why couldn't they just reboot this Hulk style? Because too many people paid to see the first damn movie - Anyway read on as Nicolas Cage gives the update on the sequel we've all been waiting for.

"Yes, actually, had a nice meeting with the studio about 3-months ago, and we talked about going international with that character. Taking him into Europe, having him go on a motorcycle tour through Europe, and he's connected with the church, if you can believe that. So it sort of has elements to it that are very much in the zeitgeist, with "The Da Vinci Code" and things like that." Cage told Comingsoon.

The Da Vinci Code? Really? Does anyone really want to see this?

It's Official - Ghostbusters 3 Has Writers!

I always thought we would see a Ghostbusters remake or a 'reboot' and it still might end up being one you never know but for now it is Ghostbusters 3! That's right it's really, really official and Columbia Pictures have called up the producers of "The Office" to write a script that will bring back the original Ghostbusters!


"The Office" co-exec producers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky are set to write a script for a third Ghostbusters film which will bring back the original cast of Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson, Variety reports.

No deals will be made with the original cast until the script is complete, but THR is also reporting that Ivan Reitman, and cast are aware of the project and are involved in its development. They also claim that the original cast members might be involved, but the focus will be on a new cast of Ghostbusters.

I would much rather a Ghostbusters 3 focusing on the original gang but I'm sure that a new crew featuring people like the Apatow crowd would be more appealing to the studio. What do you guys think?

Test Your Might! A Third Mortal Kombat Film!

I love the shit out of Mortal Kombat - and the films, okay maybe not Annihilation, but could a new film redeem it? Yes / No - who cares, give me a straight to DVD Mortal Kombat film I don't mind just give it to me. Read on as Christopher 'mink' Morrison, director of the Steven Seagal epic Into the Sun, explains where this new Mortal Kombat film is at.

“Mortal Kombat is still in the money stage", mink told Moviehole. "As I have said in the past inquires independent films need to be financed before you start making money based creative decisions and as you may have noticed the economy in general is a little sluggish at the moment especially in Hollywood. Indy investors are more cautious at this particular time then recently so it takes longer than ever. MK more than likely will be an Indy film. The film's projected budget will be between 50& 60 mill so it is a bit more tricky than just running down to the ATM or writing a cashiers check (maybe one of those Jumbo checks like Publisher Clearing House winners). Currently Threshold is working out the financing through a studio and or equity situation. This will take as long as needs to take. I know the frustration this causes the awesome MK fans but that's the fact Jack....”

“In regards to the casting, the director traditionally has a say in any ideas and suggests who she or he feels is best. But again in this situation MK3 is a work for hire under Threshold (who are the creatives on most of the non MK game products) and they have final say along with Midway as far as the cast goes. So they will make that call. In regards to the past cast they and myself have met with a lot of the previous cast and they are all in the mix but as the money must come first so casting is a still a few steps away. So for now efforts are best spent on the non money creative for someone like myself in regards to visual style, locations, photography style and concept art ideas. So while we wait for the green light as they say I am prepping and developing my movie 13 Chambers (based on a comic book written by mink) with Lawrence Bender Productions.”

So is anyone else excited about a new Mortal Kombat film? Or am I just a sucker for bad movies based on fighting games? Everyone liked D.O.A. right?