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What is Jj Abrams’ Next Mystery Project?
14 December 2009 6:55 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Mad speculation time. We've known that Paramount would be making new Star Trek and Mission: Impossible movies at some point, and that Jj Abrams, director of the last installment in each franchise, would likely be involved as producer, though possibly not as director. We also knew that the studio had picked up a couple of other options for Abrams to produce and possibly direct. Now a cryptic statement by Paramount chief Brad Grey suggests that the next film for Abrams will indeed not be Trek or M:i, but something else altogether. The New York Times has a small profile on Grey and his vision for Paramount, which boils down to: "make fewer movies that make more money." Grey describes the mood at the studio as 'wildly ambitious', which to me doesn't jibe at all with shutting down Paramount Vantage and focusing entirely on a smaller slate of films that all »
- Russ Fischer
J.J. Abrams' Next Film Could Be A Top Secret Paramount Project
14 December 2009 11:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
It's easy to see why J.J. Abrams is such a hot commodity after revitalizing the "Mission: Impossible" franchise and making "Star Trek" cool again with last summer's blockbuster reboot. But the director's next voyage might not be with Ethan Hunt or the U.S.S. Enterprise — it could be something wholly unknown.
In a New York Times interview with Paramount Pictures chairman Brad Grey, it's revealed that while Abrams' name is still attached to the "Mission: Impossible" and "Star Trek" franchises in some capacity, the filmmaker's next directorial project might be a new unannounced "tentpole" film.
"We have been wildly ambitious," said Grey of his and Abrams' film plans, which includes the secretive project. "It has much to do with the fact that we are feeling as strong as we are."
In the past, Abrams has said that he probably won't direct "Mission: Impossible 4," and helming a "Star Trek" sequel isn't a certainty, »
- Josh Wigler
J.J. Abrams Making A Secret New Tentpole For Paramount?
14 December 2009 9:40 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
We all knew that Paramount was clinging closely to J.J. Abrams, with a Star Trek sequel in the works and plans for him and Tom Cruise to produce Mission: Impossible 4. But might they draft him for yet another blockbuster project even before Star Trek 2 gets going? Apparently so, according to The New York Times. JoBlo picked up on a brief note at the end of an article about Paramount, in which Paramount chairman Brad Grey mentioned "another 'tentpole' film to be directed by Mr. Abrams, and yet to be announced." Apparently it might get going before either Trek 2 or Mission Impossible: 4, which seems kind of insane. Don't you need to get started on a Star Trek sequel before everyone starts thinking it's geeky again?Star Trek sequel, and I want it now. Can't we find a way to have it both ways? »
J.J. Abrams Producing ‘Let the Great World Spin’ Adaptation
11 December 2009 12:36 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Along with the likes of Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott, you can count Mr. J.J. Abrams in the group of today’s extremely hard-working filmmakers. Abrams seems to be constantly working on various projects, Star Trek 2 and Mission: Impossible IV being a couple of the major ones for the time being.
We last heard of a new Abrams project at the beginning of last month when word of a mysterious (for the time being) project referred to as 500 Rads surfaced – the jury’s still out on just what that project is. Adding to that, it has just been announced that Abrams will produce an adaptation of the novel Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann.
Abrams will produce the adaptation of the award-winning novel through his production company, Bad Robot, along with The Gotham Group (who represent the novel’s author, McCann). Although »
- Ross Miller
Twitter Learns To Speak Klingon
7 December 2009 1:35 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
So I’ll be the first to admit that I’m something of a “tweetard.” I understand the basic premise of Twitter, but if you follow me (all 10 of you) or if I follow you (does that sound stalkerish?) then you’re probably already familiar with my propensity for sending half-written messages that I often forget don’t work quite like the instant messaging threads I know and love.
Well apparently nowadays you can Tweet in another language, even if you only speak a da English (go Here to check that out). But of course, for those who use Twitter all day everyday, tweeting a foreign language would be Bor-ing.
So what do Twitter fanatics want – why tweets in alien languages of course! And what better dialect to start with than the melodic, almost poetic flow of the Klingon language!
Thank Slash Film for pointing us toward the appropiately named Tweet In Klingon website. »
- Kofi Outlaw
Conspiracy! Greengrass Says No More Bourne And Call Of Duty Director To Now Direct Movies.
1 December 2009 10:55 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
If there's one thing I love, it's good old fashioned conspiracy theories. Nothing like making a bunch of stuff up to make yourself feel better and give those around you a reason to think you're even more insane than they had imagined.Two stories broke today that have absolutely nothing to do with each other. Or do they?First up, is the so not news of a director not doing a movie he was never attached to direct in the first place. Huh? The trades has more:Paul Greengrass has opted out of helming another installment of Universal Pictures' successful Jason Bourne franchise, and Matt Damon's participation is not sealed. That's a blow for the studio looking to assemble another sequel to one of its most important franchises, but hardly a fatal one. Hollywood's top franchises, including the long-running James Bond series and Warner Bros.' Batman pics, »
John Woo Returns To American Theaters With Epic 'Red Cliff'
19 November 2009 11:59 PM, PST | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
'I wanted to introduce an American audience to a rich part of Chinese history,' director says.
By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Tony Leung in "Red Cliff"
Photo: Magnolia Pictures
It's been too long since we all had some John Woo in our lives. DVD viewings of "Face/Off" and the second "Mission: Impossible" flick can only do so much to quell the need for insane, "How in the world did they do that?" action sequences. Where has this guy been? Why has it been six years since American audiences last got a glimpse of his work in the theaters?
The answer is now clear: Woo spent five years creating a ridiculously elaborate war movie, mind-boggling in scale, adrenaline-raising in action. Behold "Red Cliff," a retelling of a key point in Chinese history that ushered in the end of the Han Dynasty in the second century, a »
Rumor Patrol: Katie Holmes In Mission: Impossible IV?
17 November 2009 1:31 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
For the past couple of days the internet has been abuzz about the possibility of Katie Holmes joining Mission: Impossible IV. The website Monsters and Critics is citing a “source” that claims to have any and all information regarding Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and Mission: Impossible IV villains. Although, I have a feeling that like Transformers, there’s more to meet the eye, so let’s take a look and see if we can’t debunk some of these rumors.
The site states that our favorite height-challenged thespian is “desperate to work with his wife” and since Cruise could (almost literally) pick any film and role for his wife to be a part of, his extensive film knowledge leads him to believe that “an evil part for her in the fourth film would be perfect.”
Says the source:
“Tom is very excited about taking Mission: Impossible in a new direction »
- Anthony Ocasio
J.J. Abrams Still Unsure About Directing the Star Trek Sequel
17 November 2009 1:07 AM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
And he's not directing Mission: Impossible 4 either! So what will J.J. Abrams be directing next (that's not a TV show)? Last night, Paramount held a party for the premiere of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek on DVD and Blu-Ray (Amazon). ComingSoon caught up with Abrams briefly and asked him about a couple of projects currently in the works. As usual, he didn't reveal much about any of the projects, but did reply with a rather interesting answer when asked if he'd decided whether he'd return to direct the Star Trek sequel. Everyone still believes he'll return, but his answer wasn't a definite yes, and it sounds like we won't know for a while. "The truth is, the idea of anyone else directing the next Star Trek film breaks my heart. I had the most fun ever with these people. But, it's impossible to know when the script is done. That's »
- Alex Billington
Cruise to cast Holmes in next 'M:i' film?
17 November 2009 12:28 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Tom Cruise wants his wife Katie Holmes to play a villain in the next Mission: Impossible movie, according to reports. The actor, who plays spy Ethan Hunt in the films, has apparently said that he would love to work with Holmes on a film where they don't play a couple. A friend of Cruise is quoted by MSN as saying: "Tom is very excited about taking Mission: Impossible (more) »
- By Rebecca Davies
Angelina Jolie Gazing on New 'Salt' Poster
17 November 2009 12:14 AM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Two weeks after the trailer was released, "Salt" unveils a new artwork as the promotional poster via Joblo. Unlike the first one that has Angelina Jolie in the middle of a crowd, this one gives a close shot to the actress with the tag "Who is Salt?". The catchphrase is actually also the address to the official site of the movie.
In the film, Jolie plays Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer who is accused as a Russian sleeper spy. She eludes capture by superiors who are convinced she is out to assassinate the president. While trying to reunite with her family, she struggles to prove someone else is the traitor.
Originally, Salt is supposed to be a male character but since Tom Cruise who was originally attached to the role was afraid that the character is too similar to his "Mission: Impossible" role, director Phillip Noyce decided to reverse the gender. »
- AceShowbiz.com
When Viral Marketing Goes Wrong
16 November 2009 9:56 AM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
"2012" may have destroyed the box office this weekend, but it also did plenty of damage to Nasa, who received thousands of letters and phone calls from concerned citizens that the world was going to end in just over two years -- so much so that Nasa set up a site to specifically debunk their fears. Roland Emmerich's latest disaster flick would've inevitably inspired some to panic regardless, but these calls got an assist from Sony's viral marketing campaign for the film, which included a web site devoted to The Institute for Human Continuity that, among other things, offers visitors an opportunity to register for a lottery to increase their chance of survival when the apocalypse strikes. The move inspired some, like Stuart McGurk at the Guardian to look at the ways viral marketing "can go bad." I'd like to add to the pile four more risky movie marketing maneuvers that bombed, »
- Stephen Saito
Tom Cruise Expects Katie Holmes In The Next ‘Mission: Impossible’ To Play A Villain
16 November 2009 7:16 AM, PST | Gossipvita | See recent Gossipvita news »
The actor – who stars as spy Ethan Hunt in the action franchise – is desperate to work with his wife and believes an evil part for her in the fourth film would be perfect because he doesn’t want them to play a couple on screen. A source said: "Tom is very excited about taking ‘Mission: Impossible’ in a new direction and he sees Katie as a big part of that. "They have wanted to work together for a while now but the idea of being a couple on screen in a romantic comedy is a bit dull. This might give them a chance to have some fun both as a couple and as hero and villainess." Katie – who has a three-year-old daughter, Suri, with Tom – recently admitted she loves bringing her home life into her acting roles. She said: "In my own life, my whole world really revolves around my family. »
- Kavy
Tom Cruise's Katie casting Mission
16 November 2009 2:54 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Tom Cruise wants Katie Holmes to play a villain in the next 'Mission: Impossible' movie. The actor - who stars as spy Ethan Hunt in the action franchise - is desperate to work with his wife and believes an evil part for her in the fourth film would be perfect because he doesn't want them to play a couple on screen. A source said: "Tom is very excited about taking 'Mission: Impossible' in a new direction and he sees Katie as a big part of that. "They have wanted to work together for a while now but the idea of being a couple on screen in a romantic comedy is a bit dull. This might give them a »
Tom Cruise Wants Katie Holmes To Play A Villain In The Next "Mission: Impossible" Film
15 November 2009 10:02 PM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Tom Cruise wants Katie Holmes to play a villain in the next "Mission: Impossible" movie. The actor - who stars as spy Ethan Hunt in the action franchise - is desperate to work with his wife and believes an evil part for her in the fourth film would be perfect because he doesn't want them to play a couple on screen.
A source said: "Tom is very excited about taking 'Mission: Impossible' in a new direction and he sees Katie as a big part of that."
"They have wanted to work together for a while now but the idea of being a couple on screen in a romantic comedy is a bit dull. This might give them a chance to have some fun both as a couple and as hero and villainess."
Katie - who has a three-year-old daughter, Suri, with Tom - recently admitted she loves bringing »
‘The Dark Tower’ Wont’ be Scaled by Abrams
11 November 2009 1:08 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
J.J. Abrams, the wizard behind Lost, Fringe, Alias and Mission: Impossible III told MTV that he won’t be bringing Stephen King’s Dark Tower series to the big screen and Shock Til You Drop overheard it. The producer/director/writer made it clear it wasn’t for lack of love:
“You’ll be hard-pressed to find a huger fan of ‘The Dark Tower’ than me, but that’s probably the reason that I shouldn’t be the one to adapt it… After working six years on Lost, the last thing I want to do is spend the next seven years adapting one of my favorite books of all time. I’m such a massive Stephen King fan that I’m terrified of screwing it up. I’d do anything to see those movies written by someone else. My guess is they will get made because they’re so incredible. »
- Scott Miller
J.J. Abrams Too Busy for Dark Tower Adaptation?
11 November 2009 2:11 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Only days ago, director J.J. Abrams said that he "will not be directing" Mission: Impossible IV, though he is still teaming with Tom Cruise in producing the movie. Now, Abrams has also pulled the plug on helming an adaptation of Stephen King's "magnum opus" novel series, The Dark Tower, about a gunslinging knight on a quest for the nexus of the universe.
Abrams had planned to develop the picture with fellow Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof after the two purchased the rights from King for $19. Abrams told MTV News: The Dark Tower thing is tricky. It's such an important piece of writing. The truth is that Damon and I are not looking at that right now.
Beyond hinting at The Dark Tower being a difficult property to adapt, which is an understatement, Abrams did not give a specific reason for the decision. It's likely that he will simply be too »
- BrentJS Sprecher
Pinewood Studios sets a New World Record
9 November 2009 4:53 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
As you know, we here at HeyUGuys like to support the British Film Industry as much as we can and that’s why you may see promotions for events that we think our readers will like.
Over the past few weeks, and until the end of the year, Pinewood Studios have set up a ‘drive-in series’ of which our roving reporter Ben went to The Shining a couple of weeks ago (his review here). This weekend, Pinewood Studios decided that just having the biggest screen in Europe wasn’t enough, but that they wanted to break the world record for the largest movie projection Ever! Well, the good news is that this weekend on Saturday, 7th November, they did just that screening Mission: Impossible.
“The film was projected at 41.8 metres wide by 17.8 metres high onto Europe’s largest outdoor screen.”
“This feat forms part of Pinewood’s current Drive-In series for the public, »
- David Sztypuljak
Salt Script Review
6 November 2009 10:45 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
When Kurt Wimmer’s (Equilibrium) script for Salt was originally picked up by Columbia Pictures, Tom Cruise was attached for the lead. However, scheduling conflicts or it’s resemblance to Mission: Impossible caused him to take a walk, leaving the role wide open for Angelina Jolie.
A few gender tweaks were all they needed to turn this Cold War thriller into an action vehicle for a strong woman. Having read the script, audiences are in for one hell of an awesome flick in July 2010.
The trailer indicates there have been some changes since Wimmer’s draft, which received rewrites by Brian Helgeland (Oscar winning screenwriter of Mystic River). For example, a key assassination attempt is shown as an explosion rather than the sniper operation described in the script’s quickly-turning pages. But it’s clear from the trailer that one thing remains as the core element in the film: this »
- Jeff Leins
/Film UK - Sherlock Holmes, Sasha Grey, Bunny & the Bull, Wild Things Art and More
6 November 2009 2:00 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Coming to you weekly from my vantage point in good old Blighty, it’s Slashfilm UK. Anglos and Anglophiles rejoice as every Friday – GMT, of course – I’ll be bringing you a round up news, links and coverage specific to the film comings and goings here in the UK. Sometimes we’ll be talking about films that have already played in the Us, other times it will be films that won’t make it to the Us for a good while yet, and from time to time you’ll read about films that will never make it to the Us at all. Coming up after the break are a record breaking attempt from Mission: Impossible, Grant Morrison teaming up with Stephen Fry, your first chance to see The Princess and the Frog in the UK, Steve Martin playing banjo and an awful lot more. This Saturday night, Pinewood Studios are »
- Brendon Connelly
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