Re: New Films in Production
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:50 pm
Never understood their reticence to let Tarantino direct a Bond film.
There's a Japanese remake of Elevator to the Gallows coming in the fall, as well.
Hits snooze button, scratches cat on head, rolls over & goes back to sleep.flyonthewall2983 wrote:Batman 3 is a go.
Colin Farrell and Marion Cotillard are attached to topline David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis," an adaptation of Don DeLillo's novel. Gregoire Melin's Paris-based Kinology has picked up international sales rights and is presenting the project to buyers for the first time at the Cannes market. The $20.5 million film is penned by Cronenberg and produced by Portuguese producer Paulo Branco's Alfama Films and Cronenberg's Toronto-based Antenna, in association with Kinology. The thriller follows a multimillionaire on a 24-hour odyssey across Manhattan. Farrell will play the asset manager who loses all his wealth over the course of one day. Cotillard will play his wife. Lensing will take place from March to May in Toronto and New York. "Cosmopolis" will be Cronenberg's follow-up to "A Dangerous Method," which starts shooting this month in Germany with Keira Knightley and Viggo Mortensen. DeLillo's acclaimed works include "White Noise" and "Underworld." Branco last produced "Ashes and Blood," directed by Gallic thesp Fanny Ardant. At Cannes, Kinology is also launching sales on Finnish fantasy "Rare Exports,"directed by first-timer Jalmari Helander. Melin's sales slate includes Kirsten Dunst-starrer "Upside Down," a $50-million sci-fi romance that is currently shooting in Montreal.
Well there was the returning female cast of The Kingdom II, and Lauren Bacall (and Chlöe Sevigny) in both Dogville and Manderlay. And Siobhan Fallon in Dancer In The Dark and Dogville (she played the sympathetic death row warden leading Selma on her final walk in Dancer and the churchwoman in Dogville).Matt wrote:Here's a rarity, an actress signing on for a second film with Lars von Trier. John Hurt has signed on as well.
Sounds kind of Deep Impact-y!He would only hint that the story hinged on a "large object from outer space approaching Earth" that affects the planet's inhabitants.
Is it a bell?He would only hint that the story hinged on a "large object from outer space approaching Earth" that affects the planet's inhabitants.
“The Ruined Cast” / Dash Shaw - demo teaser“The Ruined Cast”
Acclaimed graphic novelist Dash Shaw (“Bottomless Belly Button,” “BodyWorld”) is teaming up with veteran producer Howard Gertler (“Shortbus,” “World’s Greatest Dad”) and filmmaker John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” “Rabbit Hole”) on what promises to be an innovative full-length feature animation called “The Ruined Cast.” Shaw, who met Mitchell while doing some illustration work on his latest project, “Rabbit Hole,” starring Nicole Kidman, will direct the project, while Gertler and Mitchell will produce.
“The story revolves around a new technology that allows people to wear other people’s boides,” Shaw told indieWIRE earlier this month. “The body they wear also affects the person who is wearing it, and this is wrapped around a family story.” Shaw said that the setting is a “trophy city in the future.” Not just figuratively, but literally. The city is encased in a trophy that is akin to a gated community. “The people who live there think of it as an idyllic place,” Shaw added.
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Or, better yet- IMDB: The Movie. Directed by Michael Bay. Watch as two cops work undercover in IMDB HQ investigating some mysterious goings ons. Yeah, that's right. It turns out aliens are responsible for all the IMDB errors! Can they be taught critical thinking skills before the world blows up?colinr0380 wrote:Do you think he'd be interested in a criterionforum.org movie? Though a word of warning - it would probably only work as an indie styled argument fest like Metropolitan and then get blown out of the water by a Scorsese adaptation of The Auteurs with all the members played by the biggest celebrities (Julia Roberts is ThatGirlSmile!, exploring the wonders of Tarkovsky for the first time. Morgan Freeman is the List Master) on its opening weekend. It would hopefully retain its cult appeal though!swo17 wrote:Aronofsky must be kicking himself for not getting out that Myspace movie sooner.
My interest in seeing this has dropped several notches now that Del Toro has quit. I can easily imagine that his Hobbit would have turned out better than Jackson's trilogy: I can't think of any other recent bunch of films that I've tired of so quickly. Unless they get Alfonso Cuaron or someone comparable on board, they might as well not bother. Nor should Jackson himself take over again - the man completely lost it with Return of the King and each subsequent film was as dire if not worse. But easily the most frustrating thing about Guillermo quitting is that it makes a lot less likely that any studio will finance his adaptation of At The Mountains of Madness.perkizitore wrote:Guillermo del Toro quits as director of The Hobbit
This is devastating news for more than one Wellington cafe.perkizitore wrote:Guillermo del Toro quits as director of The Hobbit