Young X-Men, Deadpool And a Daredevil Reboot?

20th Century Fox are desperate. They have had a disappointing summer with films like Meet Dave, The Rocker, Babylon AD and The X-Files: I Want To Believe all bombing at the box office. So now they are seeing what they can milk out of existing comic book franchises. Are films like Young X-Men, Deadpool and a Daredevil reboot the answer. Survey says...

In a recent Variety article about Fox's plans for the next few years, it was revealed that X-Men spinoffs, including a young-X-Men project as well as a Deadpool film (the character will appear in X-Men Origins: Wolverine played by Ryan Reynolds) were on the table. Also the studio is considering "reviving" the Daredevil property.

Now, I'm not sure if "reviving" means rebooting it Hulk style or making a sequel but I actually really liked Daredevil and I think a reboot would be pointless. As for a Deadpool film, most knew that would be on the cards once it was announced Ryan Reynolds would be playing him and it could be kind of cool depending on how they do the character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. A young-X-Men film, could be good and will now doubt include X-23 with a cameo from Wolverine (because we have to have Wolverine in everything).

So does any of these plans excite you or piss you off? Did you like Daredevil or do you think a reboot is a good idea?

Sylvester Stallone Ready For Rambo 6!!!

Rambo was fucking awesome, full stop. When Sylvester Stallone announced he will be cooking up a 'Rambo 5' I was a little worried because Rambo was a hell of a way to end a franchise and a fifth one could mess all that up. Well now Sylvester Stallone is getting ready to write 'Rambo 6'! Hell Sly, if they are anything like the fourth film give me ten more!

Moviehole got word that there will be not one, but two more Rambo films! The fifth film, which has already been written by Stallone, will begin shooting next year in Bulgaria with Stallone taking on directing duties again. Stallone is about to being writing the sixth film and will more than likely direct.

There is no solid plot for either film except for the rumors of number five having John Rambo back in America and Stallone using an unused 'Rambo' script which involved Rambo's daughter being kidnapped by a cult.

Are you looking forward to Rambo 5? Do you want to see a sixth film? Was Rambo the greatest action movie ever made?

Max Payne Producer Talks Duke Nukem Movie

If it ain't movies based on cartoons and comic books it's movies based on video games and one of the biggest games of the 90s was Duke Nukem. So where is his movie? Well Robert Faye, producer of the upcoming Max Payne, updates the status of a Duke Nukem movie.

“I'm working diligently at making a Duke Nukem movie scenario that will live up to the character and its import in the videogame world,” Faye told Kotaku. “As is the case with all of my game adaptations, I'd rather not make the movie than make a poor adaptation.”

“With the two new games coming out based on Duke Nukem, I'm working at establishing a Duke film scenario that will compel a studio to finance a feature version,” said Faye. “Certainly, there's a large audience that knows and loves this character.”

“More than ever before, I feel that the feature adaptation of Duke Nukem will come to together nicely,”

Do you want to see a Duke Nukem film? And who would you like to see play him?

Kevin Smith Working On Superhero Movie To Star Seth Rogen

How does a totally original superhero movie created by Kevin Smith and starring Seth Rogen sound? Well that is what Smith wants to do for his next film after his horror flick Red State is done.

"First, I'm going to do a 180 turn and do a horror movie called Red State," Smith told Sci Fi Wire. "It's going to be a total horror-political-psychological movie without a funny line in it. Then I'm going to do the science fiction superhero movie. It's going to be an original superhero that I've created. It's stewing right now. I want to do it, though, and, God willing, it will star Seth Rogen."

I think it's awesome to have superhero films that are totally original with no comparison to a comic book and can create it's own mythos within the film and Kevin Smith knows how to tell a great superhero tale. So do you guys want to see an original superhero movie by Kevin Smith?

Gatchaman Trailer Clip! Plus New Images

The official site for Gatchaman has revealed some trailer images and a 10 second movie clip which is the last shot of the official Gatchaman trailer! The original Gatchaman story revolves around five young superhero ninjas engaged by the International Science Organization to oppose a group of technologically advanced villains, known as Galactor, from trying to take control of the Earth's natural resources. To do so, the ninjas battle various giant monsters deployed by Galactor to capture rare resources. The film is set for release in 2009.

Source: Imagi Studios / Trailer Addict

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?

Max Payne Director Claims MPAA Gave WB a Blowjob For Dark Knight!

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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?