Comic Film/TV/Stage – Roundup – May 2009 – Week 1
We are trying something different this week. Scott’s News Roundup will be split into 4 articles with one being released each day. Please give us feedback if you like it this way or prefer the one big article.
WOLVERINE WATCH: Lauren Shuler Donner on the Future of Gambit and Deadpool
Gambit, she says is one of her favorite characters, he’s “such a rogue.” Donner says, “There are internal discussions” about a Gambit spin-off and “they are going to figure all that out.” [Video]
WOLVERINE WATCH: How Wolverine stars egged each other on, and about that tank …
Schreiber: “I just remember…looking over at Hugh, and the two of us were just so smashed up by this fight…and they said, “Would you guys like to do one more?” I remember looking across at Hugh, praying that he would say, “I’m tired. I want to go home and go to bed.” And he said, “Nah. I feel great!”
Jackman: The biggest lie of my life.
WOLVERINE WATCH: A ‘Cable And Deadpool’ Movie? ‘Wolverine’ Star Ryan Reynolds Explains How It Could Happen!
“I wish they would do a ‘Cable’ movie first, just to explain the guy,” Reynolds said. “And then they could do a ‘Deadpool vs. Cable’ kind of thing.”
WOLVERINE WATCH: ‘Wolverine’ Star Taylor Kitsch Says ‘Gambit’ Solo Movie Should Return To The Thieves Guild
“How cool would it be to see him stealing things to survive because the stakes are so high? Of course, as an actor, I’m always going to the darker side, but for him that would just be way more intriguing.”
WOLVERINE WATCH: Can Gambit And Rogue Connect After ‘Wolverine’? Taylor Kitsch Talks Team-Up With Anna Paquin
“I’d also like to see the charming Gambit on his own and see how he is with other women – see how he is with the women in the casino there, with the charm and the suave and the effortlessness it takes with him. That’s something I’d like to explore as well.”
WOLVERINE WATCH: Hugh Jackman, Seeds planting pics
Actor to star in ‘Wolverine’ sequel, ‘Carousel’
Seed Productions have begun planning the sequel, which they are squarely focusing on the samurai storyline originated in the comic series, and whose Japanese locale was teased after the film’s final credits. A writer has yet to be hired.
Faran Tahir Talks ‘Star Trek’ And ‘Iron Man’ Rumors
“We created the character, not by accident, but by design, with a vague future. You can spin it many different ways and it should make sense, was the idea. One is this guy who has a connection to Mandarin at some point… or is this guy someone who might become Mandarin at some point?”
No American Politics in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura talks about the origins of GI JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA and says the film is apolitical.
“This G.I. Joe has nothing to do with American foreign policy. It’s about a team of skilled operatives fighting an evil organization that’s trying to take over the world. There are no politics in it at all.”
Screenwriter Marc Guggenheim talks live-action adaptation of DC’s Green Lantern!
He also shares his take on the oft-repeated maxim that DC superheroes are harder to relate to than their Marvel counterparts, and shares what in his view is the essence of Hal Jordan.
Who should play Green Lantern?
A fun but silly survey choosing which of the following actors should portray Hal Jordan:
Duo option indie comic ‘Forgotten’
John Wells, Don Murphy sign for tale of lonesome superhero
The comic centers on a man who, no matter what he does or whom he meets, is forgotten five minutes later. When the son of a long-lost friend is charged wrongly with murder, he uses his powers to get to the bottom of a conspiracy. “Forgotten,” published and co-created by Evan Young and Jareth Grealish.
Hugh Jackman to haunt ‘Ghostopolis’
He’ll star in and produce the graphic novel adaptation
is attached to “Ghostopolis,” an upcoming graphic novel from Doug TenNapel which centers on a man who works for the government’s Supernatural Immigration Task Force. His job is to send ghosts who have escaped into our world back to Ghostopolis.
Exclusive Thor Chat
Branagh gives IGN a status update and confirms casting buzz.
“We’re in intense pre-production. I shoot Thor in January of next year and because the time of release has been moved.”
Exclusive: First Look at DC comics LOBO!
Joel Silver has been developing the DC Comics LOBO property for years. Check out Latinoreview.com’s exclusive video featurette script review. [Video]
Warner brings ‘Death Note’ to bigscreen
Screenwriters Charley and Vlas Parlapanides to adapt. The scribes wrote “War of the Gods” for Relativity Media and “Live Bet” for Universal.Warner Bros. Pictures Japan made three Japanese-language “Death Note” films. The new pic will be drawn from the manga, not the previous movies.
An Exclusive Interview With The Driving ‘Force’ Behind Bringing ‘Dead of Night’ To Life
Based on Tiziano Sclavi’s “Dylan Dog” comic books (published in Italy), the movie began filming in February. It is the story of a detective drawn into the world of the supernatural. One of the primary forces in bringing the novels to life has been Dan Forcey, who is the VP of Development at Platinum Studios Inc.
Exclusive: Todd McFarlane on a New SPAWN Movie and David Fincher’s TORSO
he has five offers on the table to do a new Spawn film. From big special effects studio budgets to a smaller indie budgets that he hopes to be able to write and direct himself. [Video]
Bruce Willis is living hard
Willis has been in discussions to shoot and fight his way through three action pics – a thriller titled “Inventory,” the CIA tale “Red” and the mob biopic “Scarpa.” In “Red,” Willis would portray a former black-ops agent who has gone into retirement but is forced back into service, based on the WildStorm/DC Comic written by Warren Ellis and drawn by Cully Hamner.
Grevioux rides ‘Pale Horsemen’
‘Underworld’ co-creator to direct adaptation
“Underworld”-franchise co-creator Kevin Grevioux will make his directing debut on the adaptation of his graphic novel, “The Pale Horsemen,” a supernatural thriller that revolves around a gang of hitmen who are forced to work together to uncover who killed their mentor.
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