Sam Raimi has been producing a remake of Poltergeist for MGM, a film that just the other day brought on a writer in David Lindsay-Abaire, the award-winning playwright who has been carving out several projects in Hollywood and has a good relationship with the Spider-Man and Evil Dead director. Those are two interesting names, but Linsday-Abaire has possibly revealed a new detail that if it’s true or not a misquote, makes things more interesting.
As 2013 rapidly approaches, major studios are going to be looking to make sure their slate — especially their tentpoles — is all set for the coming year. Sony Pictures has taken those steps today and officially announced the shifting of a couple big projects.
It is a contest between two highly respected directors, James Cameron and Wes Anderson, for Recommendation of the Week. See who wins in this week’s DISCussion. Also out this week are six family movies, Joshua Marston’s latest and the popular sport’s movie A League of Their Own.
Aaron Paul’s turn on the AMC drama Breaking Bad is his claim to fame thus far, but the actor might have a cinematic breakthrough racing cars.
Disney just made several announcements and changes to its release schedule, including the announcement that Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World will be offered in 3D, but the most exciting tidbit of all is that Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man has a release date.
A sequel to superpowered found-footage film Chronicle has been in the works since the film became a hit earlier this year, but John Landis, the acclaimed director and father of Chronicle writer Max Landis, said in a recent interview that there are some creative differences between his son and 20th Century Fox.
After being snubbed of an Oscar nod for The Descendants, Sony has taken notice of Shailene Woodley and approached her about playing Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Also, a villain has already hit the rumor mill.
Snow White and the Huntsman hit a major snag after the word broke of the affair between star Kristen Stewart and director Rupert Sanders. The debacle left only one thing certain about the fate of Snow White and the Huntsman 2: one of those two will not be making the film.
Folks all over the world who went out to see Taken 2 this weekend have themselves to thank for assuring another sequel. Robert Mark Kamen, co-writer of the first two films with Luc Besson, has said that Taken 3 is in the works after the $49.5-million domestic take of this weekend and the $122-million worldwide gross to date.
A classic Steven Spielberg movie is our Recommendation of the Week: find out which one it is in this week’s DISCussion. Also out this week is a major sci-fi movie, three musicals, an Oscar nominated animated movie and two Hitchcockian thrillers.
