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'44 Inch Chest' Character Profiles Full of Character
14 hours ago
All of a sudden, this one has my attention. I saw the poster over the Thanksgiving break, and even with the great cast, I just didn't know enough about 44 Inch Chest before I saw a series of new character profiles featuring Ian McShane, Tom Wilkinson, Ray Winstone, and John Hurt.
These things are great, and you couple them with the filmmakers responsible for Sexy Beast, and why in the world wouldn't it have my attention? McShane, who plays a gay mobster in the film, said that this movie makes Sexy Beast "look like Mary Poppins." That...would take some doing.
Oh, and I need to warn you that while three of the profiles are just fine, the John Hurt one - Old Man Peanut - is not safe for any workplace that might frown on the F-bomb. »
- Colin Boyd
Peter Jackson Says 'Hobbit' Delayed Until Summer
16 hours ago
Ever since the we learned that MGM had failed to call FreeCreditReport.com for years and found itself billions of dollars in debt, I was one of the many who wondered what it could mean for The Hobbit. The Lion decided not to sell it off - or James Bond, for that matter - but it hardly matters at this point, since the MGM we know will probably only exist for another 60 days or so.
A new Peter Jackson interview with the German site MovieReporter (which we found at Filmonic) reveals the kind of cautious attitude we thought the producers would have to have right now. It appears that the film may not blaze into production in just a couple months, although Jackson doesn't mention the studio's woes as a reason why.
"We’re currently working on the second script which we hope to have completed by the end of »
- Colin Boyd
Paramount Grabs 'Paranormal' Follow-Up 'Area 51'
19 hours ago
Paramount Pictures, in what should be a surprise to no one, has signed the domestic distribution deal for Oren Peli's follow-up to Paranormal Activity. That film made a cozy $100 million-plus profit, and it was virtually all profit. Now the same studio that helped make the low-budget horror thriller so successful will throw Peli's Area 51 into theaters sooner than you might think.
The studio has committed a "high-seven-figure" amount to the distribution, according to Variety, and Peli's larger production budget for Area 51 as still a bargain basement $5 million. Peli has already wrapped production on the film, which was shooting while Paranormal was quickly becoming the most profitable movie of all time. Because of that schedule, expect to see this one in theaters next year. Because studios are creatures of habit, my hunch would be late September/early October, just like Peli's breakthrough film. »
- Colin Boyd
Raimi Signs Director Based on Sci-Fi Short Film
21 hours ago
Sam Raimi looks to build on the slight momentum of his Ghost House Pictures by picking up Uruguayan filmmaker Federico Alvarez to direct a sci-fi movie of his choosing. Why does he get that kind of luxury? Because Raimi, along with a lot of other people, were knocked out by Alvazrez' short film, Panic Attack!
The short popped up online recently, and according to the Uruguayan paper El Pais (by way of Film Junk), Raimi contacted Alvarez about making a Hollywood film. During the initial 90-minute phone call, Raimi invited the director to Los Angeles, and as part of that trip, the upcoming film was developed, at least in part. It's unclear whether or not the film will be a feature version of Panic Attack! or if it will be something else, but based on the estimated budget ($30 - $40 million), it's probably easiest to roll in those same concepts that »
- Colin Boyd
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