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Exclusive: Test screening review of Fair Game
27 October 2009 1:16 AM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
Thanks to our longtime friend Adam54 of Coming Attractions' message forums, we've landed an exclusive in the form of an early review for Fair Game, the upcoming thriller-drama starring Sean Penn and Naomi Watts. The actors play Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame, the married couple who were at the centerstorm of a Washington, D.C. scandal over Plame's outing as an undercover CIA operative by Washington Post journalist Robert Novak. The scandal, known in the press as "Plamegate", destroyed her career and rocked the White House as accusations were leveled against the Bush administration and its allies. Ambassador Wilson made the charge that the Bush administration had knowingly leaked his wife's covert status as a direct response for his public statements that the administration played up or outright lied that Iraq had uranium in its possession to make nuclear bombs. While Bush used the uranium scare to build his case »
- Patrick Sauriol
The Good, The Bad And The Wtf: Let's Exploit Dead People
25 October 2009 6:24 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Welcome to an oversized edition of "The Good, The Bad and the Wtf," to make up for last week's absence. This time, we take a look at X-Men updates, a Turtles buyout, David Spade's shamelessness, a Michael Jackson controversy and how Denzel Washington is allegedly the worst person on Earth.
The Good
• Talking to Empire mag, X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner updates fans on the status of future X-Men projects. Good news for those of you who were pissed off by Wolverine's treatment of Deadpool, because this is what Donner said about the proposed Deadpool movie:
I want to ignore the version of Deadpool that we saw in Wolverine and just start over again. Reboot it. Because this guy talks, obviously, and to muzzle him would be insane.
Cue collective sighs of relief.
• Here's the first official photo of the new A-Team. I'm not holding my breath for this one, »
- Arya Ponto
Swamp Thing Makes Akiva Goldsman's Heart Sing
21 October 2009 11:15 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Akiva Goldsman is a name almost universally reviled amongst the online movie geek community. Inside Hollywood, the Oscar-winning screenwriter is one of the most respected and sought after. Will the screenwriter of Lost in Space, Batman & Robin, I Am Legend, and I, Robot find redemption amongst the hardcore fanbase with his work in bringing Swamp Thing back to the big screen?
The La Times has a big article up on Akiva Goldsman and his involvement in a number of comic book movie projects, such as Johah Hex and Lobo. But for horror fans, his comments about the impending reboot of Swamp Thing is what you might be most interested in. Here's what Goldsman had to say about the direction of the project:
"We want a film with real Southern, dark horror overtones, a little bit like a classic Universal horror film," Goldsman said, knowing full well that his presence on »
- Foywonder
Producer Talks ‘Lobo,’ ‘Jonah Hex,’ ‘Swamp Thing’ and More
20 October 2009 1:26 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Akiva Goldsman, the screenwriter/producer who has brought us such gems as Batman & Robin, Lost in Space, The Da Vinci Code, Hancock and I am Legend, recently spoke to the L.A. Times and dropped a few tidbits of info on the many comic book films he currently has in the pipeline as a producer.
So, if you want some updates on DC Comic films Lobo, Swamp Thing, Jonah Hex and more, keep on reading as I cut down the lengthy interview into some easy-to-absorb snippets for you to feast on.
Check it out:
Starting with Lobo, which is being directed by Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes):
“There’s something hyperbolic and authentic about a Guy Ritchie movie. His best movie are deeply, deeply stylized yet they are all grounded; there’s a grit of stylization, which sounds like an oxymoron but it makes perfect sense when you’ve seen his films… »
- Kofi Outlaw
Akiva Goldsman Says Lobo Movie Design Is "Pretty Much Done"
20 October 2009 8:38 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Award-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) has thrown off the shackles of his comic book movie mistake, Batman & Robin, and is forging ahead with multiple comic adaptations. One he's especially excited about is a live-action version of DC Comics' Lobo, a nearly-immortal alien bounty hunter with a penchant for heavy metal, loose women, and extreme violence.
Guy Ritchie (RocknRolla) is attached to direct, and Goldsman told the La Times that he is excited to see what Ritchie can do with the character.
There's something hyperbolic and authentic about a Guy Ritchie movie. His best movie are deeply, deeply stylized yet they are all grounded; there's a grit of stylization, which sounds like an oxymoron but it makes perfect sense when you've seen his films.
We've never seen Guy's sensibility married to a project with such a large special effects budget.
While no plot details have been released and »
- BrentJS Sprecher
Akiva Goldsman Wants to Direct Mark Helprin’s Winter’s Tale, Talks Lobo and Swamp Thing
20 October 2009 7:41 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Hollywood loves Akiva Goldsman. No surprise. He's a geek at heart, and these days geeks make money. He's able to marry that sensibility with an approach that brings in adult audiences (The Da Vinci Code) and even wins awards (A Beautiful Mind). And yet a lot of us have a real mistrust of the writer, not even thanks to his credit on the execrable Batman and Robin, but for being the driving force behind turds like I Am Legend and I, Robot. Now Goldsman is ready to move into his next venture, directing, and he's got a project in mind, and a few big comic book properties already on his plate. Winter's Tale, the novel by Mark Helprin, is the story Goldsman is eyeing to direct. The La Times reports that the 1983 novel set in an alternate New York is the writer/producer's favorite novel. Winter's Tale has a strange »
- Russ Fischer
New Version of Swamp Thing In Development
20 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
The La Times Blog have run a fascinating article on Akiva Goldsman, writer on a handful of Ron Howard's most esteemed films such as A Beautiful Mind , Cinderella Man and The Da Vinci Code , as well as Will Smith's I Am Legend and (uh-hem) Batman & Robin . He stepped behind the camera to direct a few episodes of Fringe , but is most currently attached to produce several comic book properties for the big screen. One project of note is the new version of Swamp Thing , currently in-development. Goldsman told the publication that Swamp Thing will be closer in tone to the character as presented in Alan Moore's eerie, metaphysical horror comics rather than the rubber-suit bog creature from the 1982 Wes Craven movie. "We want a film with real Southern, dark horror... »
Akiva Goldsman Briefly Talks Guy Ritchie's Lobo & Swamp Thing
19 October 2009 11:02 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Another big Hollywood profile published this week was about writer/producer Akiva Goldsman, written by La Times' comic book blogger Geoff Boucher. It's a great profile that looks at his career and addresses concerns over Batman & Robin, but Boucher also made sure to ask Goldsman about a few of the projects he's producing. At this moment, Goldsman is probably best known as a producer, and he was recently announced as the frontrunner on the Fantastic Four reboot at Fox. But he's also working on the adaptation of DC Comics' Lobo that Guy Ritchie is directing and the recently announced Swamp Thing adaptation. For those unfamiliar with DC Comics' Lobo, he's a blue-skinned, super-powered alien "who has a bad attitude and delights in mayhem." It was announced back in early September that Guy Ritchie had been attached to direct the adaptation, directly following Sherlock Holmes. Goldsman and Ritchie are »
- Alex Billington
Guy Ritchie's Perfect for 'Lobo'?
19 October 2009 9:45 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
So apparently Akiva Goldsman wasn’t done talking about Lobo in the Los Angeles Times piece that ran over the weekend (read about it here). A longer version of his interview was later published in the newspaper’s Hero Complex blog, and in it, Goldsman says he’s thrilled to be working with Guy Ritchie.
"There's something hyperbolic and authentic about a Guy Ritchie movie. His best movie are deeply, deeply stylized yet they are all grounded; there's a grit of stylization, which sounds like an oxymoron but it makes perfect sense when you've seen his films," Goldsman said.
To date, Ritchie’s best films have taken place in the London criminal underworld, while some would argue his worst (Swept Away) was set far away. But it sounds like Goldsman envisions Ritchie’s feel for genuine seediness being successfully transplanted to another world.
He added: "We've never seen Guy's sensibility »
Akiva Goldsman talks Lobo, Swamp Thing and Says He Might Direct Winter’S Tale
19 October 2009 7:55 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Akiva Goldsman is a very busy man. He’s also someone that fandom has never been happy with. That’s because as the producer or screenwriter of films like “Batman Forever”, “Lost in Space”, “The Da Vinci Code”, “I Am Legend”, “Angels & Demons”, and “Hancock”, he’s easily pointed at for problems with the adaptations. But no matter what fandom thinks, the films he’s involved with make tons of money, so he’s not going anywhere.
Anyway, he’s currently developing movie versions of “Lobo” and “Swamp Thing”, and he might direct his first feature and it’s looking like it’ll be “Winter’s Tale”, which is Mark Helprin’s 1983 fantasy about an alternate-history New York, a thief and flying white horse. So if you’re curious about any of the projects, hit the jump to read what he had to say:
Below are some direct quotes from the L. »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Why 1997's 'Batman & Robin' Might Be 'The Most Important Comic Book Movie Ever Made'
19 October 2009 3:32 PM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Newsflash: 1997's "Batman & Robin" might be the most important film that the comic book movie genre has ever seen.
Hey, don't shoot the messenger—those words are coming straight from the mouth of Marvel Studios bigwig Kevin Feige.
The La Times recently reviewed the career of Akiva Goldsman, the producer-director-writer with involvement in comic book properties such as "Jonah Hex," "The Losers" and—that's right—"Batman & Robin," the George Clooney-starring film that nearly destroyed the superhero movie genre in the late 1990s.
But Feige, one of the many creative minds behind "Iron Man" and the newly reinvigorated Marvel Studios lineup, said that the current renaissance of comic book movies wouldn't be possible without the widespread critical failure of "Batman & Robin."
"That may be the most important comic-book movie ever made," said Feige. "It was so bad that it demanded a new way of doing things. It created the opportunity »
- Josh Wigler
Goldsman Talks 'Jonah Hex', 'The Losers', 'Lobo'
18 October 2009 9:40 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
The name still causes comic book fans to involuntarily clench their fists: Akiva Goldsman.
Yes, that Akiva Goldsman, who wrote the screenplay for the 1997 Batman & Robin, considered by many to be among the worst translations of comics to film ever made. The film was not a financial dud, but the critical beating it took essentially put the Batman film franchise into hibernation for eight years.
More than a decade later, there has yet to be a critical re-evaluation in the movie’s favor, yet here is Goldsman, his career seemingly doing better than ever. In 2002, he took home an Oscar for writing Ron Howard’s A Beautiful Mind; and in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, he talked about his upcoming film projects, which ironically, include no less than three comic book adaptations.
Goldsman wrote the screenplays for the upcoming Jonah Hex, as well as The Losers, which hits theaters next year. »
Akiva Goldsman Talks Comic Book Movies
18 October 2009 2:54 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
It may be unfair to place the blame for the demise of the original Batman franchise at the feet of Akiva Goldsman, but he did write the screenplay for the Joel Schumacher-directed disaster that was Batman & Robin, a fact that does not escape Goldsman.
What got lost in Batman & Robin is the emotions aren't real. The worst thing to do with a serious comic book is to make it a cartoon. I'm still answering for that movie with some people.
Following Batman & Robin, Goldsman's screenwriting career took a hit. However, writing the screenplay for the multiple Academy Award-winning film A Beautiful Mind helped put Goldsman back on the map and he followed it up with a string of high-profile scripts, including The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, I Am Legend, and I, Robot. Despite Batman & Robin, Goldsman has not sworn off superheroes or comic book properties. Goldsman is currently »
- BrentJS Sprecher
Twilight's Ashley Greene proposed for Teen Titans role
30 September 2009 11:30 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Among the many comic book adaptations in the holding pen at Warner Bros is the junior superhero team Teen Titans.
The line-up has until recently included Starfire, a princess from the planet Tamaran who can harness ultraviolet radiation and use it to fly and to create destructive bolts of energy. She also has superhuman strength and can assimilate other languages through physical contact.
On some forums, fans have put forward the name of Twilight actress Ashley Greene - who plays Alice Cullen in the vampire film franchise - as one possibility to play the character.
Greene isn't a bad choice for the role. The 22-year-old's Twilight credentials would also boost the profile of any Teen Titans movie.
Megan Fox has also been suggested for Starfire - although she seems to be a fan candidate for every available female comic book role - along with Jenna Dewan.
But it doesn't look »
- David Bentley
Swamp Thing actor dies as Warner Bros plans new 3D remake
28 September 2009 4:04 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
The Actor who played the DC Comics character Swamp Thing in two films and a television series has died at the age of 72.
Dick Durock, a 6ft 5ins former Marine, passed away at his home in Oak Park, California, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his official website.
Durock wore a latex bodysuit and make-up to play the monster in 1982's Swamp Thing directed by Wes Craven; its 1989 sequel The Return of Swamp Thing; and a subsequent Swamp Thing series that ran for 71 episodes from 1990 to 1993.
The actor appeared in dozens of other movies and TV series including the shows Star Trek, Knight Rider, The A-Team, Battlestar Galactica and The Incredible Hulk.
Fans had been hoping Durock would have a cameo role in the new 3D remake of Swamp Thing or at least be able to see his classic creation come to life on the big screen again. »
- David Bentley
Ashes to Ashes, Swamp to Swamp
25 September 2009 8:40 AM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
Dick Durock, who played the Swamp Thing in Swamp Thing (1982), The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) and Swamp Thing the TV series from the early '90s, died in Oak Park, CA last week at age 72. The six-foot-fiver from South Bend Indiana was a former Marine who found regular work as a Hollywood stuntman and working actor, but it was his role as mossy beast to Adrienne Barbeau's beauty for which he'll be most remembered. As for Mr. Thing, he lives on -- Akiva Goldsman is adapting Alan Moore's reimagining for the big screen. »
Second Ghost Rider coming your way. Cage on board again.
24 September 2009 6:10 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Columbia Pictures is working on a second installment of "Ghost Rider" and David S. Goyer is in early discussions to crete the story as well as supervise writers. The film is expected to once again star Nicolas Cage. Former Marvel topper Avi Arad, Steven Paul and Michael De Luca are producing. Fox is rebooting "Fantastic Four" with Michael Green, writer of "Green Lantern" and producer Akiva Goldsman as well as having a "Wolverine" sequel, "X-Men" spinoffs and quietly developing a new version of "Daredevil." »
Goyer in Talks for 'Ghost Rider' Sequel
23 September 2009 9:30 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
'Ghost Rider' is expected to hit the road again, as the seemingly non-stop activity surrounding movie versions of super-heroes continues.
Variety reports that David Goyer, who wrote Marvel’s 'Blade' franchise and worked on the recent 'Batman' films, is in early talks to create the story for the sequel. Although a spokesperson for Goyer claimed he hasn’t signed on yet, a 'Ghost Rider' script he wrote years ago is expected to be the template.
There has been no confirmation whether Nicolas Cage will reprise his role as Johnny Blaze, a stunt motorcyclist who transforms into the flaming skull-topped titular hero. The first film, released in 2007, was written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson.
Doubtless, there are hopes Goyer can duplicate the success of Blade, another supernatural-themed Marvel character. Avi Arad, who is producing 'Ghost Rider' at Columbia, said Marvel’s library of characters »
Marvel Still Working on Ghost Rider 2, Daredevil, & Silver Surfer
23 September 2009 2:54 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
An interesting update has hit Variety today regarding Marvel and specifically some of the upcoming comic book projects Fox has in the works - such as Ghost Rider 2. The article primarily mentions that Columbia Pictures has begun moving forward with the Ghost Rider sequel and brought on David Goyer to create the story and supervise writers (even though Goyer said "he hadn't signed on yet"). Goyer last directed The Unborn but is probably better known for writing the Blade trilogy as well as Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. The plans are to apparently base the sequel on a Ghost Rider script that Goyer wrote years ago. The article also includes a mention about other projects Fox has in the works, including: Fantastic Four with writer Michael Green and producer Akiva Goldsman, a Wolverine sequel and several X-Men spinoffs, and a new version of Daredevil and a Silver Surfer film »
- Alex Billington
First Image of The Losers - Idris Elba, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, Oscar Jaenada, and Columbus Short
22 September 2009 9:04 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Thanks to Idris Elba’s Twitter account, the first image from director Sylvain White’s “The Losers” has hit the web. As you can see, the image shows Idris Elba, Columbus Short, Chris Evans, Oscar Jaenada, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan on the set somewhere in Puerto Rico. More on the movie and the full image after the jump:
Since the film is currently in production and many of you might not be familiar with the comic book series… “The Losers” is based on the Vertigo comic book and it was written by Peter Berg (”Friday Night Lights”) and James Vanderbilt (”Zodiac”) and produced by Joel Silver (”Orphan”, the “Matrix” trilogy) and Akiva Goldsman (”Hancock”, “I Am Legend”).
According to IMDb, “after being betrayed and left for dead, members of a CIA black ops team root out those who targeted them for assassination.” The team is Clay (Morgan), Jensen (Evans), Roque »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
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