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croxis
I am the walrus
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Every year at Orycon there is a panel ran by a reviewer and industry insider in which he talks about the current going ons in cinema and television. (There is also an assistant producer there who worked on every season of Star Trek Voyager and Enterprise who has shed some very interesting light on the subject, alas this is a tangent). Here are the notes I have taken. Now I checked my notes from the past two years and it seems this guy has a good track record for this industry, about 60-85% successful prediction. Now mind you many of these are just being looked at or are in pre prodution. Never assume anything is certain until the cameras start rolling.
* The Dungeon Siege movie will be out soon. Reviews of the rough cuts say it is may actually be a bit of fun.
* Indiana Jones 4 is dead in the water. The script is being considered the best since the first movie but Lucas is still vetoing it. This is probably from his stance that the era of the hundred million dollar blockbuster is over and that TV and indi film is where the action will be at. That can be considered the case for this year -- most of the successful things of this season are found on the networks. There are TWO Star Wars tv series in the works. One is a 3D animated series that takes place during the Clone Wars. This has the most progress to date and should be on the air at the end of 2008. The other is live action but progress on that has been slower. Also expect yet another rerelease of the movies in 3D format. Yes, thats right, with the glasses. I can tell you the big light saber fight in Episode 3 was directed by Spielberg which explains why it was so good.
* Alien Vs Predator 2 is in filming. The lead actress was on 24. Expect December 21, 2008. Advanced word is that this is very good and is on par with the first couple of Alien movies. The rating for this will be a very hard R. No more PG-13 crap.
* Star Trek 11: JJ Abrams is producing and some writing, and may or may not direct the movie. Despite being this rumor being dispelled it seems that the young Kirk/Spock at the academy thing is still going on. I am happy to say that Rick Berman and Brannon Braga are gone and out of the picture for good. What killed Voyager and Enterprise are the committee writers that tear apart the original author's beat sheet (they don't even get to write full scripts anymore before the committees get to them). The networks get so involved that they worry what *******'s hair looks like. It is no wonder why Enterprise was planned to be canned during season two. An interesting side story: William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy have the power in their contracts to veto any recast of their characters. When asked if Nimoy would use such power in an interview, he simply smiled.
* Spiderman 3 will be much darker and important people will die. There are winks and nods about Spiderman 4.
* In pre planning: Ironman, Thor, and Capt America. Jack Black as the Green Latern was seriously considered but shot down. Speedracer, Smirfs (yes, those blue guys), Nancy Drew, Jurassic Park 4, Sin City 2 nd 3, Reno 911.
* Batman: The Dark Knight may have Two Face as a side villain.
* Brad Pitt is being offered $34.5 million to continue Mission Impossible seeing as Tom Cruise is, well Tom Cruise.
* The Series 24 is committed to 3 more seasons, the end of one will have a movie to set up the next season.
* Abrams, the creator of Lost, said this: "Lost is not the kind of show that will go seven years."
* Saw 4, Hostel 2, and Hannibal 4 are in the works.
* Oceans 13 is on the drawing board.
* Shrek 3 out next year.
* Keith Richards is Jack Sparrow's father in Pirates of the Caribbean 3. He was so drunk that they had to prop him up for some scenes.
* Heaven Almighty, the sequel to Bruce Almighty, is now running as the most expensive comedy to produce ever.
* New Babylon 5 is in production. Head over to Firstones.com to keep tabs of the updates.
* A sequel to Battlestar Galactica, called Caprica, is in pre production. It is about the Cylon revolution.
* Next year a movie called "Blades of Glory" will star Will Farrel and Napoleon Dynamite about two figure skaters.
* Resident Evil 3 and 4 are in the works.
* Stargate is not canceled, but no new shows are being ordered. DVD movies is a possible outcome of this.
* Another movie called "Dream Girls" may have Eddie Murphy make a major comeback.
* Futurama will have NEW episodes on Comedy Central in 2008. The whole cast is back.
* The guy who did Kill Bill is making another movie in the same style. Just more bloody.
* Ruh Hour 3 is in post production.
* The Halloween series is being redone by Rob Zomby.
* Terminator 4 script is done.
* Now that the Halo movie is axed and MGM now has the rights to the Hobbit, there is now talks in the works to get Peter Jackson to make said movie.
* Steve Jobs is now the majority stock holder for Disney.
* Firefly and Serenity is dead.
* Wonder Woman is being worked on. The studios want a big name, but so far none are interested.
* Mortal Combat 3, Punisher 2, The Ring 3, Rambo 4 and another Rocky film are bing worked on. However the latter two are supposedly excellent scripts. People are studios are suing trying to gain the rights to Rambo 4.
* Tomb Raider 3 with our favorite big lipped woman is expected 2008.
* Voltron and Transformers are still moving forward.
* The second Fantastic 4 is looking better than the first one.
One last Star Wars thing. Lucas has said that he is done with large budget movies. When asked if he would ever return to the big screen he wistfully looked away and said [paraphrasing], "I wonder what got the Sith so angry and why they were thought they were destroyed, what young Yoda was like 800 years ago, and what other people can do with my universe,' and ended it with a very sly smile.
* The Dungeon Siege movie will be out soon. Reviews of the rough cuts say it is may actually be a bit of fun.
* Indiana Jones 4 is dead in the water. The script is being considered the best since the first movie but Lucas is still vetoing it. This is probably from his stance that the era of the hundred million dollar blockbuster is over and that TV and indi film is where the action will be at. That can be considered the case for this year -- most of the successful things of this season are found on the networks. There are TWO Star Wars tv series in the works. One is a 3D animated series that takes place during the Clone Wars. This has the most progress to date and should be on the air at the end of 2008. The other is live action but progress on that has been slower. Also expect yet another rerelease of the movies in 3D format. Yes, thats right, with the glasses. I can tell you the big light saber fight in Episode 3 was directed by Spielberg which explains why it was so good.
* Alien Vs Predator 2 is in filming. The lead actress was on 24. Expect December 21, 2008. Advanced word is that this is very good and is on par with the first couple of Alien movies. The rating for this will be a very hard R. No more PG-13 crap.
* Star Trek 11: JJ Abrams is producing and some writing, and may or may not direct the movie. Despite being this rumor being dispelled it seems that the young Kirk/Spock at the academy thing is still going on. I am happy to say that Rick Berman and Brannon Braga are gone and out of the picture for good. What killed Voyager and Enterprise are the committee writers that tear apart the original author's beat sheet (they don't even get to write full scripts anymore before the committees get to them). The networks get so involved that they worry what *******'s hair looks like. It is no wonder why Enterprise was planned to be canned during season two. An interesting side story: William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy have the power in their contracts to veto any recast of their characters. When asked if Nimoy would use such power in an interview, he simply smiled.
* Spiderman 3 will be much darker and important people will die. There are winks and nods about Spiderman 4.
* In pre planning: Ironman, Thor, and Capt America. Jack Black as the Green Latern was seriously considered but shot down. Speedracer, Smirfs (yes, those blue guys), Nancy Drew, Jurassic Park 4, Sin City 2 nd 3, Reno 911.
* Batman: The Dark Knight may have Two Face as a side villain.
* Brad Pitt is being offered $34.5 million to continue Mission Impossible seeing as Tom Cruise is, well Tom Cruise.
* The Series 24 is committed to 3 more seasons, the end of one will have a movie to set up the next season.
* Abrams, the creator of Lost, said this: "Lost is not the kind of show that will go seven years."
* Saw 4, Hostel 2, and Hannibal 4 are in the works.
* Oceans 13 is on the drawing board.
* Shrek 3 out next year.
* Keith Richards is Jack Sparrow's father in Pirates of the Caribbean 3. He was so drunk that they had to prop him up for some scenes.
* Heaven Almighty, the sequel to Bruce Almighty, is now running as the most expensive comedy to produce ever.
* New Babylon 5 is in production. Head over to Firstones.com to keep tabs of the updates.
* A sequel to Battlestar Galactica, called Caprica, is in pre production. It is about the Cylon revolution.
* Next year a movie called "Blades of Glory" will star Will Farrel and Napoleon Dynamite about two figure skaters.
* Resident Evil 3 and 4 are in the works.
* Stargate is not canceled, but no new shows are being ordered. DVD movies is a possible outcome of this.
* Another movie called "Dream Girls" may have Eddie Murphy make a major comeback.
* Futurama will have NEW episodes on Comedy Central in 2008. The whole cast is back.
* The guy who did Kill Bill is making another movie in the same style. Just more bloody.
* Ruh Hour 3 is in post production.
* The Halloween series is being redone by Rob Zomby.
* Terminator 4 script is done.
* Now that the Halo movie is axed and MGM now has the rights to the Hobbit, there is now talks in the works to get Peter Jackson to make said movie.
* Steve Jobs is now the majority stock holder for Disney.
* Firefly and Serenity is dead.
* Wonder Woman is being worked on. The studios want a big name, but so far none are interested.
* Mortal Combat 3, Punisher 2, The Ring 3, Rambo 4 and another Rocky film are bing worked on. However the latter two are supposedly excellent scripts. People are studios are suing trying to gain the rights to Rambo 4.
* Tomb Raider 3 with our favorite big lipped woman is expected 2008.
* Voltron and Transformers are still moving forward.
* The second Fantastic 4 is looking better than the first one.
One last Star Wars thing. Lucas has said that he is done with large budget movies. When asked if he would ever return to the big screen he wistfully looked away and said [paraphrasing], "I wonder what got the Sith so angry and why they were thought they were destroyed, what young Yoda was like 800 years ago, and what other people can do with my universe,' and ended it with a very sly smile.
Comments
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by croxis [/i]
[B] * Indiana Jones 4 is dead in the water. [/quote]
Thats too bad, because I like the Indy movies, personally I liked the last one, and I wouldnt mind seeing Sean Connery and Harrison Ford do another one.
[quote]Also expect yet another rerelease of the movies in 3D format. Yes, thats right, with the glasses.[/quote]
??? Whats the point anymore?
[quote]* Alien Vs Predator 2 is in filming. The lead actress was on 24. Expect December 21, 2008. Advanced word is that this is very good and is on par with the first couple of Alien movies. The rating for this will be a very hard R. No more PG-13 crap.[/quote]
Define, on par with? And who is claiming this? Is it the writers? Producers? Are they admitting AvP was not any good?
[quote] *******'s [/quote]
I dont know if I have ever mentioned this before. But this right here, hands down, best feature of the Firstones Message board. :D
[quote]* Spiderman 3 will be much darker and important people will die. There are winks and nods about Spiderman 4.[/quote]
Bring it on, I sure hope this one doesnt dissapoint like X3. But as long as Sam stays at the helm, Ill give it the benefit of the doubt
[quote]Jack Black as the Green Latern was seriously considered but shot down. [/quote]
Thank god. I like Jack Black and all. But as GL? Whom would he play? certainly not Hal. Maybe he could be the one that looks like a giant piece of Brocolli.
[quote] * Shrek 3 out next year.[/quote]
bout time
[quote] * Futurama will have NEW episodes on Comedy Central in 2008. The whole cast is back.[/quote]
Hooray for Zoidberg!! Ive been reading some of the stuff Billy West has put up on his website, it should make for a real good season.
[quote] * The guy who did Kill Bill is making another movie in the same style. Just more bloody.[/quote]
The Guy? You mean Quinten Tarentino. Awesome. I know a lot of people dont like him or his work, but I do. He also has an incredible eye for talent, and knows good film when he sees it. If not for QT we might not have gotten Hero here in the states, which is probably the most visually beautiful movie Ive ever seen.
DIE IN A CAR FIRE GEORGE LUCAS!
Hmm is Paul Anderson involved on AvP 2? I sincerely hope not. AvP was the biggest pile of pants I've seen in a long time. The guy just destroys anything he touches. Event Horizon was good but thats where it stopped. At least AvP2 is R rated which is a start. There's nothing on IMDB about it though.
Can't wait for Futurama to come back. Great to here the cast is back! Hurray for Zoidberg indeed!
Will Abrams do a good job with Star Trek? Can be pretty certain that it will distract him even more from his "other" project.
[B]Hmm is Paul Anderson involved on AvP 2? I sincerely hope not. AvP was the biggest pile of pants I've seen in a long time. The guy just destroys anything he touches. Event Horizon was good but thats where it stopped. At least AvP2 is R rated which is a start. There's nothing on IMDB about it though.
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I actually liked AvP, of course, i expected a steaming pile when i watched it, i was mildy suprised, it wasn't any great intelectual film, but as a pure action sci/fi, it was a lot of fun.
O, and I dont like Event Horizon..