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Judd Apatow Talks Possible Sequels to Superbad and Pineapple Express

19 November 2009 11:01 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

FunnyOrDie hosted a live Q&A online with writer/producer/director Judd Apatow.  At one point during the Q&A, Apatow was asked if he had any plans for sequels to the hit movies Superbad and Pineapple Express both of which co-starred Seth Rogen who also co-wrote the script with writing partner Evan Goldberg.  Apatow says it’s highly unlikely they would ever do a sequel to Superbad because Rogen and Goldberg don’t want to ruin the original.  As for Pineapple Express, Apatow goes a little further and says they might do a sequel but right now there’s nothing planned.  Finally, Apatow does explain that he’s not opposed to building off previous films as the upcoming Get Him to the Greek is a spin-off of Forgetting Sarah Marshall starring Russell Brand’s character Aldous Snow.

But let’s take a moment for some perspective.  If you watch »

- Matt Goldberg

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‘The Treasure Hunter’ Featuring Kato from ‘Green Hornet’

19 November 2009 8:37 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

There are few people that are aware of the growing movie market overseas. Thailand is emerging as a serious threat in the marital arts action genre with the help of Tony Jaa (Ong Bak); Russia is proving they can make a slick and entertaining film thanks to studios like Disney (Black Lightning); and, of course, Japan has always been the source for many Hollywood studios’ “inspired” horror remakes (The Ring, The Grudge). One foreign market that tends to be brushed off as only doing kung-fu or martial art films is China.

Today we have a trailer for a new Asian film which has the odd IMDb genre label of romance/sci-fi called Ci Ling (Treasure Hunter). Why are we at Screen Rant sharing this trailer with you? Because Treasure Hunter stars an actor most English-speaking audiences may not be familiar with yet, but will be next year: Jay Chou. Chou »

- Paul Young

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Sacha Gervasi Gives Details of Anvil’s Appearance in Green Hornet

12 November 2009 12:30 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Some thought the idea of Seth Rogen playing The Green Hornet was weird enough, and then we heard about Michel Gondry's plans for timewarping action sequences. Then after that we heard that the band Anvil were being recruited to play themselves in the film and I think it was about then that the room really started spinning for a good handful of folk. Just what kind of film are they making here? What sort of tone will it have? To those of you not sure how much more of this beautiful oddness you can take, grab onto something solid right now. Embedded below the break is a video of Anvil! The Story of Anvil director Sacha Gervasi discussing just what the band get up to in their cameo. I will leave the video, which comes courtesy of Making Of, to do the spoiling for me. It tells us when »

- Brendon Connelly

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Simon Pegg Updates Paul

7 November 2009 2:03 PM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

There hasn't been much word regarding Simon Pegg's newest film, Paul, about two British slackers who decide to go to Area 51 in search of aliens after a trip to Comic-Con only to discover an actual alien. There's been one still released, which doesn't really show very much, and actor Jason Bateman talked about getting a gift from his Paul co-stars, but that's about it.

Apparently, even Pegg is aware of the lack of news, because he recently offered an update to his fans in the forum of his web-site.

Hi all

Thought you might like to hear how things are going on the Paul front. It's been a while since we wrapped now and with the absence of Lance B's video blogs, I guess things must seem to have gone very quiet. Rest assured the good (space)ship Paul is progressing apace. Our venerable and brilliant director Greg Mottola »

- BrentJS Sprecher

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'Avatar' Could Earn Back Its Budget From China Alone

5 November 2009 10:32 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

I don't know how many moons orbit Cameron's fantasy planet Pandora, but I'm just going to assume they're currently all heading for alignment. Screen Daily tells us that Avatar's two-months away release in China has caused no less than four of its own would-be blockbusters to hide from the giant shadow the blue cat-people will inevitably cast when they debut there January 1st. Zhang Yimou's remake of the Coen Brother's 1984 directorial debut Blood Simple has now decided to bow closer towards the beginning of December. Same goes for the road movie Wu Ren Qu, The Pang brother's fantasy/action sequel The Storm Warriors, and the sci-fi western Treasure Hunter (starring Jay Chou, who America will soon know as Kato in The Green Hornet).

Now I understand that few people who read Cinematical are going to be affected by the release date shift of those four films, but what makes this »

- Peter Hall

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Star Trek Writers Are Not Producing Doc Savage

28 October 2009 4:45 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Contrary to our previous report that Star Trek screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman would be producing an adaptation of Doc Savage written by Lethal Weapon and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang's Shane Black, it looks like Neil Moritz and Ori Marmur (The Green Hornet) are producing it instead.

AICN originally named Orci and Kurtzman as the producers, while Collider pointed out the error, maintaining that the rest of the original report is true. Doc Savage will be penned by Black, who may direct, and the movie will take place in the 1930s instead of being updated for modern times.

Whoever produces Doc Savage, we can't wait to see the pulp world's first physician/surgeon/scientist/adventurer/inventor/explorer/researcher/musician in a better movie than 1975's camp classic Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze.

Next Showing:

Link | Posted 10/28/2009 by Ryan

Roberto Orci | Alex Kurtzman | Neil Moritz | Shane Black | Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze »

- Ryan Gowland

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Seth Rogen Updates The Green Hornet

28 October 2009 4:37 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

At a recent press junket for the TV movie Monsters Vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space, Seth Rogen spoke about The Green Hornet, which he is currently shooting and co-wrote with Evan Goldberg (Superbad). Rogen told MovieWeb that it is a relief to finally be working on the oft-troubled movie.

It is [a relief]. An enormous one; constantly. But we still have to make it awesome. So the true relief isn't there yet.

With Stephen Chow dropping out as director and co-star, the release being pushed back five months, and Nicolas Cage also quitting the project, The Green Hornet has had it's share of troubles before it even started production. At one point, Rogen joked that The Green Hornet was never going to be made but would be promoted "for the next 10 years." Now that Rogen and director Michel Gondry are finally working on the movie, Rogen doesn't feel that the pressure's off. »

- Ryan Gowland

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Interview: Seth Rogen (Mutant Pumpkins)

27 October 2009 10:54 PM, PDT | ScreenStar | See recent ScreenStar news »

B.O.B is back, and that'll be big news for fans of the gelatinous blob who snagged most of the big laughs in the animated film blockbuster Monsters vs. Aliens. And what's B.O.B. back in? Well, that'd be Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space, an original half-hour special premiering Wednesday, October 28, at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on NBC. Set after the events of Monsters vs. Aliens, Mutant Pumpkins finds Susan/Ginormica (Reese Witherspoon) and everybody's favorite monsters -- among them B.O.B. (Seth Rogen) -- working special ops for the U.S. government. And their latest mission finds them in Susan's hometown, where mutant Halloween pumpkins are preparing to take over the Earth. ScreenStar was on the line last week when Rogen talked to reporters about Mutant Pumpkins. Rogen -- the star of Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000), Knocked Up (2007), Superbad (2007), Horton Hears a Who! »

- ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)

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Shane Black to Helm ‘Doc Savage’ Movie

27 October 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Not many people outside of the world of film know Shane Black by name, but most certainly do by reputation. Black is best known for being the driving creative writing force behind such films as Monster Squad, Last Boy Scout, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and all of the good Lethal Weapon films.

Black has been bouncing around for the past few years, with rumors that he would be working on a revamped Doc Savage property, with Schwarzenegger as a strong contender back in the 90s. Well, Arnie may be out, but Black is most definitely in, definitely writing and possibly directing, according to Collider.

“[the film] will be set in the 30s and not modernize the story….The producers of “Doc Savage” are Neil Moritz and Ori Marmur.  They’re the guys who are also producing “The Green Hornet”, “Battle: Los Angeles”, and “Jack the Giant Killer.”  Furthermore, they have a deal »

- Matt Raub

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Update: Green Hornet producers to make new Doc Savage movie

26 October 2009 6:48 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

Some new information has surfaced on the proposed new Doc Savage film, featuring the pulp hero previously seen in a 1975 movie starring Ron Ely.

Yesterday we learned that Lethal Weapon writer Shane Black was about to start work on the screenplay and may also direct the feature.

Ain't It Cool News had reported that it would be produced by the hit writing/production duo of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.

But Collider says the producers will in fact be Neil Moritz and Ori Marmur, who are also producing The Green Hornet, Battle: Los Angeles and the remake of Jack The Giant Killer.

Collider adds that Moritz and Marmur have a deal at Sony and so the film would be made at that studio if it goes ahead. This is intriguing, as Warner Bros released the 1975 movie and made it available on DVD in March this year and it's Warner's DC Comics »

- David Bentley

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Seth Rogen Updates The Green Hornet

26 October 2009 4:37 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

It’s been about a month since our last update on the upcoming Seth Rogen-starrer, The Green Hornet, so we’d thought we’d get you  caught up with what’s been happening with the big screen adaptation.

We’ll talk about a very familiar but almost-forgotten actor joining the cast, Seth Rogen addressing all of the issues that have plagued the film’s production and an explosive issue on set… literally.

Check it out after the jump!

 

Starting in chronological order, at the end of September the crew of the film found an unidentified metal object in a nearby parking lot. Authorities were called in to destroy the object and it turns out it wasn’t a bomb at all. TMZ points out that we’re all hoping the movie isn’t either…

More recently and more importantly, last week Rogen spoke to press for the release of the NBC TV special, »

- Rob Keyes

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Exclusive: Edward James Olmos on the Future of Battlestar Galactica - More Could Be on the Way!

26 October 2009 1:26 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

With “Battlestar Galactica: The Plan” hitting DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow, Captain Adama himself Edward James Olmos (who also directed the film) did a bunch of interviews earlier today. Thankfully, I was offered a spot and just an hour ago I was sitting in a room in Studio City talking about “The Plan”. While we talked about how he got involved and the normal stuff, I did find out some major info if you’re a fan of the series. It seems that if “The Plan” sells 5 million copies, Olmos was told we’d get more straight to DVD “Battlestar Galactica” movies!

But it gets better.

Not only could we be getting more “Battlestar” movies but Olmos told me what some of them could be about! According to Olmos, some of the future movies could be about where the final five Cylons came from and how were they created; what really »

- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

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Exclusive: Producing Duo Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci Not Producing Doc Savage

26 October 2009 12:32 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

This past Saturday, Ain’t It Cool News reported that the amazing Shane Black (he used to be Shane Black the Great but now he’s amazing) will be writing and possibly directing the adaptation of the pulp fiction hero “Doc Savage”.  AintItCool also noted that power producers/screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci would be producing the film.  Contrary to popular opinion, Kurtzman & Orci do not produce every upcoming genre property passing through Hollywood.  It’s an honest mistake on AICN’s part but we know the film’s real producers.  Hit the jump to find out.

First off, let me say that everything in Harry’s story is pretty much true except for the producers-part.  Shane Black is writing it.  Black may direct it.  And it will be set in the 30s and not modernize the story.  However, the film’s producers are not Kurtzman and Orci.  The »

- Matt Goldberg

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Shane Black to Pen Doc Savage Movie for Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman

26 October 2009 10:58 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Well this sounds promising. It seems that 1930s pulp hero Doc Savage is in the process of getting a brand new feature film, one that's being produced by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman of Transformers/Star Trek/Fringe fame. No word on whether or not their buddy J.J. Abrams may have his hand in it as well, but apparently the screenwriter will be none other than Lethal Weapon scripter Shane Black. The scoop comes courtesy of Harry Knowles over at Ain't It Cool News [1], who ran into Black at a friend's birthday party and persuaded him to reveal what he was currently working on. Doc Savage was a popular character in American pulp magazines in the '30s and '40s, who later resurfaced in paperback novels from the '60s through to the 1990s. He was a jack of all trades, an adventurer with top physical and mental capabilities »

- Sean

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Seth Rogen Gives an Update on The Green Hornet!

26 October 2009 7:23 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Seth Rogen is in the middle of shooting the upcoming big screen adaptation of The Green Hornet, which is being directed by Michel Gondry. While out doing press for Monsters Vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space, which will air on NBC Wednesday, October 28 (8-8:30 p.m. Et), Rogen took some time out to update everyone on his latest project. Here is what he had to say about his version of The Green Hornet, which he wrote with his writing partner Evan Goldberg:

Can you give us an update on The Green Hornet and Paul? Is being Green Hornet everything you imagined? And what's it like when you hang out with the Shaun of the Dead guys?

Seth Rogen: The Green Hornet is everything I imagined and more. And the Shaun of the Dead guys, Simon and Nick, are very wonderful. Oh my God! Simon and Nick. »

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Moritz and Marmur Pumped Up For Doc Savage

26 October 2009 4:53 AM, PDT | HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news »

Producers Neil "The Green Hornet" Moritz and Ori Marmur are developing a new screen adaptation of pulp magazine character Doc Savage, for Sony Pictures, with writer Shane "Lethal Weapon" Black drafting a period screenplay, set in the 1930's. The 'Doc Savage' character was originally published in 181 American pulp magazines during the 1930's and 1940's, created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street and Smith Publications, with additional material contributed by the series' main author, Kenneth Robeson, aka 'Lester Dent'. Doc Savage subsequently spun-off into other media, including radio, film, comic books and a popular series of 1960's paperback novels. The characters real name was 'Clark Savage, Jr.', a physician, surgeon, scientist, adventurer, inventor, explorer and researcher. A team of scientists assembled by his father trained his mind and body to near-superhuman abilities from birth, giving him great strength and endurance, a photographic memory, »

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'Astro Boy' And Comics: Tracking The Cast's Comic Book Connections

23 October 2009 12:29 PM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

"Astro Boy," based on the long-standing manga and anime series of the same name, rockets into theaters this weekend with an impressive voice cast that includes Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell and Nicolas Cage.

While the animated adaptation already has connections to the comic book world by its very nature, several members of the film's cast have their own ties to the paneled page outside of "Astro Boy"—just check out the following five actors to see their connections to other comic book and superhero-related projects!

Kristen Bell: Already a fan-favorite within the geek community for her starring roles in "Veronica Mars" and "Fanboys," Kristen Bell sealed the deal even further with her multi-episode arc on "Heroes." Bell played Elle Bishop, the bratty supervillain with mastery over electricity.

While that remains the extent of her super-powered career to date (not counting "Astro Boy," that is) Bell's name has been mentioned »

- Josh Wigler

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Must Watch: Great Trailer for Yuen Woo-Ping's True Legend

19 October 2009 9:47 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

From China comes True Legend (aka Su Qi-Er), the latest martial arts epic from Yuen Woo-Ping, the fight choreographer on all three Matrix movies and Kill Bill. The film stars Michelle Yeoh (who you'll recognize from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Man Cheuk Chiu as the lead. IMDb lists David Carradine as part of the cast as well as Jay Chou, who is playing Kato in The Green Hornet, as the "God of Martial Arts." It's a tale, kind of like Gladiator, about a wealthy man who loses everything and becomes a true legend, a "King of Beggars." The fights in this look awesome and it reminds me a lot of Jet Li's Fearless. Check it out! Watch the first trailer for Yuen Woo-Ping's True Legend: Su Qi-Er (Man Cheuk Chiu) is a wealthy man living during the Qing Dynasty who loses his fortune and reputation as a result of »

- Alex Billington

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Christoph Waltz to Be Honored at the Hollywood Film Festival

17 October 2009 6:48 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz, are pleased to announce that Christoph Waltz and Father Rick Frechette will be recognized for their outstanding achievements at the festival's Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony, as well as the nominees for the "Hollywood World Awards" -- Bright Star (UK/Australia), directed by Jane Campion, I Am Love (Italy), directed by Luca Guadagnino, Lourdes (France/Austria), directed by Jessica Hausner, A Prophet (France), directed by Jacques Audiard, and The White Ribbon (Germany/Austria), directed by Michael Haneke.

Actor Christoph Waltz will receive the "Hollywood Supporting Actor Award" for his incredible performance in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, and Father Rick Frechette will be honored with the "Hollywood Humanitarian Award."

The gala ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on October 26, 2009. The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival. »

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Production of ‘Green Lantern’ leaves Australia

16 October 2009 2:14 PM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Thanks to economic reasons, Warner Bros. will be pulling production of Green Lantern out of Australia.

“Due to the current global economic situation, including fluctuations in currency valuation and overall costs. We have also had to reassess film projects in other countries as well. After working closely with our partners at the Nsw Film and Television Office (Screen Nsw) and examining every scenario, we have decided to move the production of Green Lantern.”

Production on the first big-screen adaptation of the famed intergalactic cop from DC Comics will be moved to either Canada (where else?) or Mexico (oh).

Despite the momentary set-back, Green Lantern still remains on target for a summer of 2011 release.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Related posts:Ryan Reynolds says ‘Green Lantern’ to start in “4-5 months”Characters solidified for ‘Green Lantern’: Washington DC holds casting call for “scummy senator”Sony doesn’t meet Nicolas Cage’s demands, »

- Reel Loop News Staff

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