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Thursday, February 18th, 2010

• Hopefully third time is the charm for Warner Bros. because they moved the release date of The Losers once again to April 23rd. The original release date was April 9th then moved to June 4th. Warner Bros. must be feeling scared for the success of this adaptation.

• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will have its first trailer released in March; in theaters attached to Remember Me starring Twilight star Robert Pattinson. So, all of you Twilight fans can freakout now and go make this movie huge just to see a short trailer.

• Acclaimed director James Cameron (Avatar, The Terminator) is consulting Marc Webb with the production of the spider-man reboot. He says it's not about characters or direction, but use of his revolutionary 3D technology Cameron used for Avatar. This could end up being awesome.

• The L.A. Times is reporting that Universal Pictures is rebooting the American Pie series for theatrical release. Universal has declined to comment on the reports at the moment, this most likely means it's true. Also, they are reporting that some of the original cast is interested in returning. I can't wait to see more on this later.

• Creator Joss Whedon (Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Firefly) and Morgan Spurlock (Super-Size Me) are rumored to be working together on a Comic-Con based documentary around the fan culture at the huge event. They are looking for people to follow for 3 months leading up to Con and during it. This could be interesting because Super-Size Me made me never want to eat McDonalds again. I have been McD-free for about 10 years and the film gave strength go on. Comic-Con could be good this year, although last year was a blast. 

• NBC is looking to resurrect Steven Spielberg's supernatural series Nine Lives. The series was originally written for SyFy about 3 years ago, but they never did anything with it. NBC is rewriting some aspects of it to appeal to a broader audience. I would watch this show just because Steven Spielberg created it. Do the 12 hour mini-series NBC. Do it

Benjamin Myers

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Thursday, February 11th, 2010

• Variety is reporting that New Line Cinema is looking to reboot the "Vacation" franchise and has hired John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein to write the screenplay. The film will be in the tone of Planes,Trains and Automobiles, not like the sequel films. Also, the film will focus on Rusty and his family in todays world. 

• The Losers is getting pushed back from April 9th to June 4th. This move doesn't make much sense to me because it will be released 1 week before The A-Team. I bring this up because The Losers is getting compared to The A-Team because of similarities. June will be a very big "Team" month, which isn't bad for fans of both.

• Tyrese Gibson gave a teaser update on Transformers 3 with a Tweet stating "TRANSFORMERS 3: Is Full THrottle Full Steam Ahead..... Michael Bay gave me the start date.. And I can't share...". It sounds like everything is ready for production to start and hopefully it's better than Transformers 2.

• There has been many rumors for a couple of months that Twilight: Breaking Dawn is to be made into 2 full length films in the nature of the last Harry Potter films. Well, Deadline Hollywood has reported that they will be split into 2 films and begin production in October, but the studio says the decision hasn't been made yet. In my opinion "who cares".

• Vulture is reporting that the Hughes Brothers (The Book of Eli) are in talks to direct the live-action adaptation of Akira. The site also says that the studio is looking to make Akira in two parts; with the first being released next year. Yet another film being released into two movies. I kinda hate the idea of two movies.

• Writer David Self gave updates on some of his films. RoboCop is in a holding pattern until MGM works out their troubles and it's not a sequel but a origin story, so it's another reboot. And the adaptation of Marvel's Deathlok is going nowhere for now to his knowledge. 

• New Line Cinema's remake of Escape From New York is finally moving forward because of a well received rewrite by Allan Loeb. Vulture says "Loeb nailed the humor in Plissken without slipping into camp, and he changed Snake's rescue-mission target from a president to a female senator, thereby upping the banter quotient". This could be interesting to see if they get a real American attached to star as the Snake Plissken.

• Paramount Pictures announced that it is making Mission: Impossible IV and it will be released on Memorial Day Weekend 2011. Tom Cruise is returning as producer and star. Producer and director J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot Production are also producing it with Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec are attached to pump out a script with an orginal idea by Cruise and Abrams. This could be pretty awesome or just let the series die.

Benjamin Myers

PSN ID and Gamertag: fusionman15

Trailer of The Week - The Losers

Trailer of the Week goes to The Losers. It's based on the hit comic-book series by Vertigo between 2003-2006.

Directed by Sylvain White (Stomp the Yard) and Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen), Columbus Short (Armored), Idris Elba (RocknRolla), Zoe Saldana (Avatar), Chris Evans (Fantastic Four), and Jason Patric (The Lost Boys). Hitting theaters on April 9th, 2010.

The Movie looks like a great comic-book adaptation of a great series. Also, it has an amazing cast.

Synopsis by SuperheroHype

Based on the DC Comics title, the film centers upon the members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. The team--Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar--find themselves the target of a lethal betrayal instigated from inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max. Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they're joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful operative with her own agenda. Working together, they must remain deep undercover while tracking the heavily-guarded Max, a ruthless man bent on embroiling the world in a new high-tech global war.

Watch Trailer




Benjamin Myers
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Warner Bros. Pictures 2010 Movie List

Warner Bros. Pictures released their film line up for 2010. Looks good so far. Dates are subject to change.

January 15, 2010
The Book of Eli (action/adventure)                                                  

January 29, 2010
Edge of Darkness (suspense/thriller)

February 12, 2010
Valentine's Day (Romantic Comedy)

February 26, 2010
Untitled Cop Movie (comedy/crime)

March 19, 2010 (IMAX)
Hubble 3D (documentary/adventure)

March 26, 2010
Clash of the Titans (action/fantasy)

April 9, 2010
The Losers (action/thriller)

April 30, 2010
A Nightmare On Elm Street (horror)

May 28, 2010
Sex and the City 2 (Romantic/comedy)

June 18, 2010
Jonah Hex (action, thriller)

July 16, 2010
Inception (sci-fi/action)

July 30, 2010
Cats & Dogs: Revenge of the Kitty Galore (comedy)

August 2010
The Lottery Ticket (comedy)

September 10, 2010
The Town (crime/drama)

Fall 2010
Flipped (romantic/comedy)
Prisoners (suspense/thriller)

September 24, 2010
Guardians of Ga'Hoole (fantasy,adventure)

October 8, 2010
Going the Distance (romantic/comedy)

November 5, 2010
Due Date (comedy)

November 19, 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (fantasy, adventure)

Holiday 2010
Hereafter (drama)

December 17, 2010
Yogi Bear (live action/CG Animated)

December 22, 2010
Life as We Know It (Romantic/comedy)


Benjamin Myers
PSN ID and Gamertag: fusionman15

First Look at The Losers

The first pics of Warner Bros. Pictures' comic book adaptation The Losers.

Directed by Sylvain White. Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Idris Elba, Columbus Short, Holt McCallany, Jason Patric, Oscar Jaenada, and Peter Macdissi. Opening in theaters on April 9, 2010. Here are the pics

Benjamin Myers
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