ROBOCOP HAS ITS DIRECTOR – PLUS, COULD WE BE HEADING BACK TO THE TWILIGHT ZONE?
I must admit I’m happy that MGM is moving quickly with its plans to sequalize/re-boot its ROBOCOP franchise as they have announced that director Darren Aronofsky ( The Fountain) has been officially signed on to helm the project and David Self (Road to Perdition) will pen the script. Personally, I think there’s a ton of potential in the Robocop franchise as the original, directed by Paul Verhoeven, was a thought provoking and extremely well made piece that was easily one of the very best genre films of the 80’s. It also featured his trademark over-the-top violence, which added to the movies staying power long after you viewed it. I hope Aronofsky can do the materiel the justice it deserves, although he’s certainly an unproven commodity when it comes to big budget movie territory and certainly not a sure thing as far as storytelling ability is concerned. I have to say, other than a handfull of people in the business right now like Chris Nolan, Sam Raimi , James Cameron and maybe a few others, you just don’t know if many of these upcoming directors that many like to label as Visionary, can tell a compelling story to match there unique visual talents. At this point I’ll give Aronofsky the benefit of the doubt and hope he delivers something special. MGM hopes to have the film in theaters for a 2010 release.
Interesting piece in Variety today about Leonardo Dicaprio’s production company Appian Way and Warner Bros being in the early stages of bringing the classic Rod Serling 60’s television show THE TWILIGHT ZONE to the big screen. Warner produced a feature Twilight Zone movie back n 1983 with four directors; Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller and John Landis all directing one installment each. Three of those were based on classic episodes while the Landis entry was an original story. While Dantes and Millers entries faired the best, the movie was mostly remembered for causing the death of actor Vic Morrow and two child actors who were killed in a tragic accident while filming a scene involving a helicopter. Morrow’s overall segment was left in the finished movie which continues to be an eerie watch to this day. Variety reports that the plan is to do one feature length movie based on a single idea. I have always believed Rod Serling was one of entertainment’s greatest talents. He was not only a visionary, but a thought provoking storyteller who’s influence continues today with all of M. Night Shylaman’s films and LOST which I believe is the best television program on the airwaves today. I am certainly looking forward to see how this progresses.
THIS WEEKS NEW RELEASES, COMIC CON, AND AN INTERESTING DARK KNIGHT ARTICLE WORTH A READ!
Looking at tomorrow’s two new theatrical releases, Fox’s X-Files: I Want To Believe opens to a 29% positive review rating on RottenTomatoes. With Advance tracking reportedly looking fairly weak, the studio will have to hope core fans of the show come out of the woodwork and give the second big screen outing a respectable opening. STEP BROTHERS currently has a 61% positive rating on the
Aaron Eckhart
same site. I expect this Will Ferrell-John C. Reilly comedy to open to around 35 mill in business. I need to make note that neither of these two films will stop the juggernaut that is The Dark Knight which will be the top attraction at the movies for a second straight weekend. No surprise there.
Tropic Thunder
Advance reviews are starting to come in pretty strong on TROPIC THUNDER, the action comedy starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.. I have a gut feeling that this might be the movie of choice in the month of August. Tropic Thunder opens on the on August 13th, a week after The Pineapple Express rolls into theaters.
The big news out of COMIC CON today in San Diego was that Hugh Jackman made a surprise visit showing up with some cool footage (so I’m told) of his just wrapped WOLVERINE movie. Since I think Jackman is a class act, I really hope the film (which he also 
produced) delivers for fans that really dig this character. Wolverine hit’s theaters next May! Comic Con, which originated in 1970, has really developed into the biggest and most important convention for Hollywood to generate buzz for their product! Last years event drew over 125,000 fans during its four day run.
I caught this article by chance when it was backlinked to my site. It’s a really interesting take on THE DARK KNIGHT by a man of deep faith. I think its well worth reading as it’s very well thought out. Here’s the LINK
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