Lakeshore Entertainment looks to cash in on the public’s current obsession with the supernatural with a project based on I, Frankenstein. This project has more or less been in the pre-production stage for the past two years, but after several ups and downs, we’ve finally got someone to pen and direct the film.
Made in Dagenham is everything you would want from this type of comedy: funny, smart, dramatic, tragic and with a good amount of politics and history to boot. Calendar Girls director Nigel Cole has avoided the trap of letting one element overshadowing the rest of the film, which is now on DVD and Blu-ray.
While Marvel will release its (potential) magnum opus The Avengers next year, DC looks to up the ante with its motion picture releases. Jeff Robinov, President of Warner Bros.’ film department, discussed plans for the future of DC in film withThe Los Angeles Times’ Hero Complex blog.
It is clearly a big week for horror releases. Black Swan is certainly Player Affinity’s film of the week, receiving excellent scores from us and was a major contender during the awards season. Scream 4’s is just around the corner so if you need to catch up the original trilogy is now out on Blu-ray. Foreign cinema is represented by releases from France, Greece and two from the United Kingdom. And for the children or simply the child within, Disney’s latest animated feature is out.
In a recent interview with Empire, producer Lauren Shuler Donner—who has acted as a producer for every “X-Men” film made to date—states that a direct sequel to 2006’s “The Last Stand” is in the works, with a treatment already written and passed to Fox execs (who apparently love it, go figure). Continuing on, this treatment for an “X-Men 4” (not surprisingly) is set up to bring “X-Men 5” to the masses.
It hurts to get beat up by someone littler than you. That is just how Sucker Punch feels the morning after being knocked out by Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. The sequel to the family film of a similar name released this time last year made about as much money as its predecessor. The $23 million in sales solidifies the likelihood of many sequels to come. Sucker Punch should be the first and last of its kind, however. Zack Snyder’s female empowerment story was a hit with no one. Few opened their wallets to the action fantasy after being warned away by critics.
That’s timing for you. Shortly after news broke that his most recent film, Sucker Punch, got handed its walking papers by Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules, Zack Snyder has announced that his “Superman” film has found its Lois Lane in Amy Adams (The Fighter).
In an interview with the L.A. Times, Snyder says, “There was a big, giant search for Lois…for us it was a big thing and obviously a really important role. We did a lot of auditioning but we had this meeting with Amy Adams and after that I just felt she was perfect for it.” Snyder is directing the reboot, with Christopher Nolan (Inception, The Dark Knight) acting as an executive producer.
