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Ridley Scott talks Blade Runner as original screenwriter Hampton Fancher enters negotiations
21 May 2012 6:25 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
All eyes may be on Ridley Scott's Alien prequel Prometheus as its June release date rapidly approaches, but Scott is already gearing up for a return to another of his former sci-fi glories, the 1982 cult classic Blade Runner, and Deadline are reporting that screenwriter Hampton Fancher - who was responsible for co-writing the first film alongside David Peoples (Unforgiven, Twelve Monkeys) - is currently in negotiations to pen the screenplay.
Production company Alcon Entertainment are now acknowledging that the new Blade Runner movie will be a sequel that takes place "some years after the first film concluded", and Scott has spoken briefly about his plans for the movie in an interview with The Daily Beast: "Funny enough, I started my first meetings on the Blade Runner sequel last week. We have a very good take on it. And we’ll definitely be featuring a female protagonist."
Although the Blade Runner »
- flickeringmyth
Ridley Scott working on 'Blade Runner' sequel with original film's screenwriter
18 May 2012 8:47 AM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
Thirty years ago, Ridley Scott kickstarted his career with Alien and Blade Runner, a dark pair of weird-future genre flicks that redefined the whole visual grammar of big-screen science-fiction. This summer, Scott is releasing Prometheus, the mysterious semi-prequel to Alien. Now, after many months of rumor-mongering, it looks like the director will be making a return trip to his other sci-fi classic. In a press release, Alcon Entertainment announced that Hampton Fancher, one of the two credited writers on the original Blade Runner, is planning to reunite with Scott to work on a sequel to the movie.
The project is in very, »
- Darren Franich
Countdown to Cannes 2012: Killing Them Softly
8 May 2012 4:12 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
The number two slot in our most hotly anticipated films of this year’s Cannes film festival goes to Andrew Dominik’s third film – following the excellent Chopper, and the beautifully crafted The Assassination of Jesse James…
Killing Them Softly, which of course was initially called Cogan’s Trade, follows the director’s trend of making crime pictures: adapted from George V Higgins’ classic 1974 crime novel, the film follows Brad Pitt’s enforcer Jackie Cogan who is called upon to clean up after a high-stakes card game is heisted. There is no doubt potential for Driver style stylised hyper-violence, and the tacky rename does imply something more generically crass than we will probably get, but the opportunity to see such a plot through Dominik’s own artistic filter is hugely intriguing.
I can’t resist the parallels with the excellent Ben Affleck project The Town, and indeed this could well »
- Simon Gallagher
Channing Tatum Has A Big Gun In G.I. Joe: Retaliation
19 April 2012 2:20 PM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
New G.I. Joe Character Posters Revealed
Channing Tatum has been all over the place lately, and (sadly) not just in crime or crime-related flicks. But we won’t begrudge him that. After he got the hell kicked out of him by former female Mma champion Gina Carano in Steven Soderbergh’s awesome Haywire early this year, and after having them roll in the aisles in 21 Jump Street with Jonah Hill, we can almost completely forget he was in a crappy Nicholas Sparks movie a couple years back. Y’know, like we did with Ryan Gosling.
And aside from the upcoming male-stripper flick Magic Mike, also directed by Soderbergh, Tatum will be reprising his role of First Sergeant Conrad S. “Duke” Hauser in the sequel to 2009′s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, entitled G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
As crime-heads, we might not be as “Yo, Joe!” as, say, fearless leader Jay Tomio. »
- Jimmy Callaway
The top 50 sci-fi movie protagonists
19 April 2012 8:55 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Whether they’re male or female, old or young, they’ve illuminated some classic movies. Here’s our top 50 list of sci-fi heroes and heroines…
On the face of it, compiling a list of truly great sci-fi protagonists should be easy. Pick a load of familiar names from a hat, write some breathlessly adoring drivel beneath them, and head off to the pub to reward a job well done.
Except it was never going to be as simple as that – and compiling lists seldom is. For every character making an appearance in the list below, there were at least two other possible candidates who didn't quite make the cut. Some sci-fi heroes were removed, then quickly reinstated. The order was jiggled around, then reordered again.
At one point, your humble writer realised there were more than 50 entries, and then had the unenviable task of hunting back through to decide which poor soul to eliminate. »
Looking back at Terry Gilliam’s Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
18 April 2012 2:18 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Our journey through the films of Terry Gilliam continues with the director’s 1998 adaptation of Hunter S Thompson’s Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas…
Compared with other Terry Gilliam films, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas was made under no illusions that it would be a mainstream movie. As an adaptation of Hunter S Thompson's semi-autobiographical 1971-set novel, documenting both 60s counterculture ideals and the American dream in prose both woozy and impassioned, how could it be? This backdrop is set against the foreground of Raoul Duke and Dr Gonzo's voracious ingestion of uppers, downers, screamers and laughers.
This book is the ramblings of a drug-addled loon on a bender, which touches on the declining condition of a country, a movement and a way of life. It is the only one of Thompson's oeuvre to be shelved in the fiction section. According to Johnny Depp, who has read the »
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Marlene Dietrich Leg
14 April 2012 5:11 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and Angelina Jolie's notorious right leg ("Brangeleg" for short?) are seen backstage at the 2012 Academy Awards ceremony, which took place at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood on February 26. Pitt was a Best Actor nominee for Bennett Miller's Moneyball. (Photo: Darren Decker / ©A.M.P.A.S.) Pitt, 48, and Jolie, 37 next June, have been in the headlines in the last day or so after it was announced that the couple, who have been living together for years and have six children, are officially engaged. Now, before you start Omg'ing: No wedding date has been set. Both actors had previously stated that they'd hold off getting married until the United States allowed for marriage equality (i.e., gay and lesbian couples having the same marriage rights as heterosexual couples). Previously, Brad Pitt was a Best Actor nominee for David Fincher »
- Zac Gille
Looper: Movie Trailer
13 April 2012 8:05 AM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in four movies this year — he recently exited a small role in Tarantino’s Django Unchained — and his movie I’m most excited about is The Dark Knight Rises. But a close second is Rian Johnson’s Looper, a mind and time bending action thriller in which a hired killer (Jgl) chases after a future version of himself (Bruce Willis). Gordon-Levitt wears a facial prosthetic to give him Willis’ stern chin and intense glower as one hunts the other, and Emily Blunt is nearly unrecognizable as a blonde, gun-toting single mother caught in between.
But it’s the sci-fi bits that will have people talking, a combination of Twelve Monkeys-type time travel, Blade Runner thrills and futuristic noir, and a special supernatural element that make this movie one to watch out for in September.
Time travel will be invented, but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. »
- Jeff Leins
First Trailer for Rian Johnson’s Looper
13 April 2012 4:30 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
After a couple of teases from writer/director Rian Johnson we can now feast our eyes on the first trailer for Looper, Johnson’s ‘grounded sci-fi’ action film of illegal time travel, future targets and present-day hitmen.
Johnson’s debut, Brick, was a bold and brilliant high-school noir while his follow-up, The Brothers Bloom, remains one of my favourite films of recent years. The director cites Twelve Monkeys and Blade Runner as influences for this film and if you’ve not already been following along the production tumblr is really worth keeping up with – you can visit that site here.
Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt and Paul Dano this trailer will probably be the first time many people will have been aware of the film and I can see it going down very well with audiences. The 28th of September is the date to scratch into your calendars. »
- Jon Lyus
Looper: Trailer For A Trailer Is Kinda Fitting, Kinda Annoying
9 April 2012 5:27 PM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
Rian Johnson’s Looper Teaser Trailer
But if it was anybody other than Rian Johnson trying to pull this stunt, I would be less than amused.
Johnson’s latest film has been catching some pretty major pre-release buzz already, as just about any film with Bruce Willis tends to do. Looper will be something of a callback to Willis’ Twelve Monkeys days in that it will be an action thriller that also dabbles in time travel. And like that film, it promises to be as entertaining as it is thought-provoking, especially since it’s helmed by a director we can trust.
It’s just that the marketing rubs me the wrong way a bit, as marketing tends to do.
Right now you can watch a trailer for the trailer, a one-minute montage of clips from the film, interspersed with Johnson and co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt giving us a bit of a pitch on the film. »
- Jimmy Callaway
Snag Yourself Free Tix To Sci-Fi Spectacular in Chicago, April 28
9 April 2012 4:42 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
In our unending quest to land free stuff for every single reader of Dread Central, we bring something special for those of you in the Dread Central Chicago Chapter. Read on for info on winning a pair of tix to Sci-Fi Spectacular, a 14-hour sci-fi/horror movie marathon!
The event will be held on April 28, with doors opening at 11am. The location of the event is the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Il 60641 (1-773-736-4050). Kelli Maroney (Night of the Comet, Chopping Mall, Fast Times At Ridgemont High) will be there in person! Tickets for the event are $20 on pre-sale and $24 at the door. Pay once and come and go as you like.
To enter for a chance to win one of 3 pairs of tickets, just send us an E-mail Here including your Full Name And Mailing Address. We’ll take care of the rest.
Follow this link to purchase tickets. »
- Doctor Gash
First footage arrives for Looper
9 April 2012 10:55 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
One of Den Of Geek’s most anticipated sci-fi movies of 2012 gets a teaser trailer. Gentle reader, feast your eyes on the first footage from Rian Johnson’s Looper…
As regular visitors to this site will already know, we compiled a list of our 10 most anticipated sci-fi movies of 2012 late last year. So far, Chronicle, John Carter and (whisper it, since our review won't be along for a few days yet) Lockout have all more than lived up to our expectations, and we’re still anxiously waiting to see whether Cloud Atlas, Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity or Ridley Scott’s Prometheus can give us the genre thrills we’re hoping for.
Director Rian Johnson’s Looper was another film on our most anticipated list – partially because he’s the talent behind Brick and The Brothers Bloom, but also because its mind-bending, time-warping plot sounds so intriguing, and finally because its »
Terry Gilliam discusses upcoming projects, Don Quixote, and John Carter
4 April 2012 11:47 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Terry Gilliam should be more successful, but because he is a perfectionist and will not negotiate on his films, he has become somewhat of an outcast in Hollywood. But, the Monty Python alum is also responsible for some of the best movies of all time: Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, and Time Bandits are great movies that have influenced today's filmmakers. Vulture recently sat down for an interview with Mr. Gilliam and discussed projects both past and present along with some that never quite turned »
- Alex Maidy
Justin Lin to Direct New Lone Wolf and Cub Movie
28 March 2012 11:40 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Samurai film fans, prepare to be... dubious. Hollywood is setting up a new adaptation of the classic '70s Japanese manga series Lone Wolf and Cub, created by Kazuo Koike. The story revolves around a disgraced warrior who is falsely accused of a crime and exiled, forced to wander Japan with his three-year-old son as an assassin for hire. A total of seven (well, technically, six) films based on the manga were produced between 1972 and 1980 starring Tomisaburo Wakayama in the lead role. Now Kamala Films is setting up a remake with the writer of Blade Runner and the director of Fast & Furious. Will this prove to be a match made in heaven? According to Deadline, Kamala Films will be teaming up with 1212 Entertainment to produce the new film. Kamala has just one film under their belt thus far, the Willem Dafoe psychological thriller Anamorph, while 1212 Entertainment is currently working on the Space Invaders movie. »
- Sean
Justin Lin Attached To Adapt Japanese Manga Lone Wolf And Cub
28 March 2012 6:30 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Fast Five's Justin Lin is attached to direct an adaptation of Lone Wolf and Cub. Deadline reports that the Kazuo Koike-created 1970s Japanese manga has been picked up by Kamala Films. David and Janet Peoples have been hired to write the script. Lone Wolf will be produced by Kamala’s Marissa McMahon, along with 1212 Entertainment’s Elizabeth Grave and Joshua Long, with Roberto Grande executive producing.
The original story takes place during the feudal Edo period, and chronicles the story of "Ogami Itto, the Shogun’s elite executioner. In an attempt to take his position, the rival Yagyu clan falsely accuses Itto of a crime and murders his wife. Disgraced, Itto is forced to wander Japan with his three-year-old son Daigoro as an assassin for hire, earning the title 'Lone Wolf and Cub.' Ultimately, Itto and Daigoro seek revenge on the Yagyu clan." Koike’s manga, published »
- Tiberius
Fast Five Director and Twelve Monkeys Writers Attached to Lone Wolf And Cub Project
28 March 2012 2:58 AM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
The film rights for the influential Japanese manga Lone Wolf And Cub has been acquired by Kamala Films, according to reports by Deadline. Justin Lin (Fast Five) is going to direct the film, while David Peoples (Blade Runner, Unforgiven, Twelve Monkeys) and Janet Peoples (Twelve Monkeys) will be responsible for the script. "I've long admired the Peoples and their enduring body of work. They're a wonderful match for Lone Wolf And Cub and I'm really looking forward to collaborating with them on this powerful, epic tale," Lin said. Originally created by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima in 1970, Lone Wolf And Cub has been adapted into a series of Japanese films, plays and television series. It tells the story of Ogami Ittō, the Shogun's chief »
Justin Lin Attached to Direct Acclaimed Manga 'Lone Wolf and Cub'
27 March 2012 7:30 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
If you have even a cursory interest in Japanese manga, you've probably heard of Lone Wolf and Cub. Considered by many to be a landmark of the medium, Kazuo Koike's 1970's work has been adapted into films before and influenced everything from the work of Frank Miller to the film Shoot 'Em Up. The story follows a disgraced executioner-turned-assassin who travels the country with his three-year-old son and seeks revenge on those who betrayed him. Today, Deadline reports that Kamala Films has acquired rights and plans on bringing the series to new audiences with Fast Five helmer Justin Lin attached to direct. The screenplay will be written by David & Janet Peoples, a husband-wife duo who had a hand in writing Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven, Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, and Terry Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys. That's a pretty damn impressive list of credits, and with a property like this, »
- Ben Pearson
‘Blade Runner’ Writer Boards ‘Lone Wolf and Cub,’ Set For ‘Fast Five’ Director Justin Lin
27 March 2012 5:54 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
After his Fast Five turned out to be some of the most fun one could have during a summer blockbuster last year, we’ve been waiting to hear what director Justin Lin would be helming next, aside from another sequel of course. We got a batch of possible titles way back last August, but now one has risen to the top. Deadline is reporting that an adaptation of the manga Lone Wolf and Cub is gaining traction with new writers and producers.
Kamala Films have come aboard and hired writers David and Janet Peoples, the duo who was behind Twelve Monkeys and the former having a hand in Blade Runner and Unforgiven. Lin describes the project, based on Kazuo Koike’s Japanese manga from the 1970s, as being “powerful” and “epic.” One can check out a longer synopsis below.
The original was set feudal Edo period, and chronicles the story of Ogami Itto, »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Justin Lin's Lone Wolf Finds Writers
27 March 2012 5:02 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Tucked away in an otherwise dry announcement about Justin Lin setting up a deal with Universal last August was the tiny mention that the Fast Five director is developing a film based on acclaimed samurai manga Lone Wolf And Cub. Little has been heard about it since, but now the movie has the backing of Kamala Films and Twelve Monkeys writers David and Janet Peoples attached to craft the script.Kazuo Kouke created the book, which was set in Japan’s feudal Edo period and follows Omagi Itto, the Shogun’s elite executioner. After an attempt by the rival Yagyu clan leaves Itto’s wife dead and the man himself on the run, falsely accused of a crime, he ends up wandering the country with his three-year-old son Daigoro. Working as an assassin for hire, Itto earns the iconic title and ends up seeking revenge on those who plotted against him. »
Kamala Films Acquires Lone Wolf And Cub with Fast Five Director Justin Lin Attached
27 March 2012 3:27 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Following the smashing commercial and critical success of Fast Five, director Justin Lin has been inundated with a number of potential future projects. He’s currently prepping the untitled sixth entry in the Fast & Furious franchise, but another one of his potential projects just moved a bit closer toward production. Deadline reports that Kamala Films has acquired the film rights to the Japanese manga Lone Wolf and Cub, which Lin has developing since last summer. The highly lauded manga, created by Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima, tells the story of a Shogun’s executioner who sets out to seek revenge with his three-year-old son in tow after he’s disgraced by false accusations from the Yagyu clan. Hit the jump for more. Kamala has tapped David and Janet Peoples (Blade Runner, Twelve Monkeys) to write the script, with Lin set to direct. I haven’t read Lone Wolf and Cub, »
- Adam Chitwood
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