Is it just me or did no one else know about Transporter 3? I was pleasantly surprised to find out recently that a third installment of the adrenaline fuelled franchise was already finished and heading for the cinema in December 08. I'm a huge fan of Jason Statham and the Transporter films and I'm seriously looking forward to this one. The story is based in Paris now with Stathams character waking up to find an explosive device on his wrist... Trailer below.
Terminator: Salvation (Terminator 4) looks to be reversing some initial reactions from critics. Originally fans of the franchise were worried that cooky director McG would be a poor choice for the 4th film and that Terminator 3 would actually look good next to this outing. However now that images and a teaser trailer have arisen (see below) it would seem everyone is now excited and hopeful of a Batman Begins type revamp. The news so far is that Christian Bale plays leader of the resistance; John Connor, Anton Yelchin is his comrade and future father Kyle Reese, Sam Worthintgton is Marcus Wright, a decommissioned Terminator fighting for the good guys and Bryce Dallas Howard is Kate Connor (taking over from Claire Danes in T3). The film is said to have the look of City of Men and the velocity of Transformers with action scenes aplenty and T600's ripping up the post apocalyptic wasteland. Looking forward to this one!
Artwork for T4
Bale as John Connor
Bale as John Connor
Watchmen has made a huge impact on almost every media over the past couple of months with magazine appearances, websites and cons packed with pictures posters and interviews for the 2009 release. I have to admit that although I read and disliked the graphic novel myself I am looking forward to this movie based purely on the trailer (below). It has a certain something that gets the old geek juices flowing. SDCC 08 was awash with everything Watchmen from action figures to autograph signings and if they were anything to go by this movie could be HUGE! (Oh and Malin Akerman looks so damn hot in the Silk Spectre II outfit it makes my eyes water...)
Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre II
One of the most awaited sequels ever is Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. This movie has such a buzz and a huge fan base now that its doubled budget ($300 million!) and increase of up to 64 new Transformers, so the grapevine says, means we could be seeing a seriously cool movie very soon. Not only have Soundwave and Jetfire now been 100% confirmed but so has Arcee, the pink female motorbike, who didn't make the cut in the first film due to the problem of having to explain her gender. Sources linked to the movie have sidestepped Arcee's appearance once or twice but a recent leak of a call sheet shows "Arcee Rider 1 & 2" as extras in the script confirming her addition. If 64 new Transformers is true I can only presume we'll be seeing a return to Cybertron in some way or form this time round. I can't see that many Autobots and Decepticons coming to Earth in the sequel. It has been confirmed however that the next movie is based Worldwide, such as also in China not just America, which lends credence to more than a handful of the little blighters turning up.
At first, after hearing the title, I thought this movie was about one of the Transformers who "fell" in the first movie (as I'd read that a major player from the first one comes back to settle a score, Megatron? Jazz?) but I've since heard that in the limited run of TF comics there was actually a character named "The Fallen" so this could be the focus of the script. Either way Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox both make a welcome return as well as most of the original primary cast with the new addition of young hottie Isabel Lucas. Keep watching this space for updates.
A fans rendering of Arcee
The Fallen
Isabel Lucas (Sam's college friend. Love triangle anyone?)
Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre II
One of the most awaited sequels ever is Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. This movie has such a buzz and a huge fan base now that its doubled budget ($300 million!) and increase of up to 64 new Transformers, so the grapevine says, means we could be seeing a seriously cool movie very soon. Not only have Soundwave and Jetfire now been 100% confirmed but so has Arcee, the pink female motorbike, who didn't make the cut in the first film due to the problem of having to explain her gender. Sources linked to the movie have sidestepped Arcee's appearance once or twice but a recent leak of a call sheet shows "Arcee Rider 1 & 2" as extras in the script confirming her addition. If 64 new Transformers is true I can only presume we'll be seeing a return to Cybertron in some way or form this time round. I can't see that many Autobots and Decepticons coming to Earth in the sequel. It has been confirmed however that the next movie is based Worldwide, such as also in China not just America, which lends credence to more than a handful of the little blighters turning up.
At first, after hearing the title, I thought this movie was about one of the Transformers who "fell" in the first movie (as I'd read that a major player from the first one comes back to settle a score, Megatron? Jazz?) but I've since heard that in the limited run of TF comics there was actually a character named "The Fallen" so this could be the focus of the script. Either way Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox both make a welcome return as well as most of the original primary cast with the new addition of young hottie Isabel Lucas. Keep watching this space for updates.
A fans rendering of Arcee
The Fallen
Isabel Lucas (Sam's college friend. Love triangle anyone?)
Video game based movies have never done that well, especially ones directed by Uwe Boll, one of the most hated directors in Hollywood who hasn't had a single film produce a profit...
However we're still seeing more and more adaptations hitting our cinemas. A few coming soon are:
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time - Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and new Bond girl Gemma Atherton (May 2010)
Max Payne - Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis (Oct 2008)
Farcry - Uwe Boll Dir - Til Schweiger in main role (TBC)
Gears of war - Len Weisman (Underworld) Dir (TBC)
Lost Planet - (2010)
Lets see if these can break that unbreakable mould of failure...
Guess what? If you hadn't heard Fraggle Rock is coming to cinemas in 2009! That's right, a movie featuring our favourite Henson-made Fraggles will be released very soon as a musical feature directed by Cory Edwards, who directed the animated "Hoodwinked!". Details are scarce at this time but it's been mentioned by sources that the Fraggles will be relocated to somewhere else other than their previous "caves under a lighthouse home" (maybe somewhere in the US) and that the Gorgs and Doozers would definitely feature... The Missus and I can't wait for this one, soon we'll all be going "down to Fraggle Rock, boom boom, down to Fraggle Rock!" Here's a link to the intro for the old series that I'll always know and love! ;)
However we're still seeing more and more adaptations hitting our cinemas. A few coming soon are:
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time - Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and new Bond girl Gemma Atherton (May 2010)
Max Payne - Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis (Oct 2008)
Farcry - Uwe Boll Dir - Til Schweiger in main role (TBC)
Gears of war - Len Weisman (Underworld) Dir (TBC)
Lost Planet - (2010)
Lets see if these can break that unbreakable mould of failure...
Guess what? If you hadn't heard Fraggle Rock is coming to cinemas in 2009! That's right, a movie featuring our favourite Henson-made Fraggles will be released very soon as a musical feature directed by Cory Edwards, who directed the animated "Hoodwinked!". Details are scarce at this time but it's been mentioned by sources that the Fraggles will be relocated to somewhere else other than their previous "caves under a lighthouse home" (maybe somewhere in the US) and that the Gorgs and Doozers would definitely feature... The Missus and I can't wait for this one, soon we'll all be going "down to Fraggle Rock, boom boom, down to Fraggle Rock!" Here's a link to the intro for the old series that I'll always know and love! ;)
Signing off for now...
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