Empire is reporting the sequel to the 2006 video game adaptation Silent Hill, titled Silent Hill: Revelations, has not only a director in Michael J. Bassett but also a shooting schedule set sometime in the coming winter. Bassett tells Empire “It’s early days, and I’m keeping details of the plot secret for now, but it’s going to be a sequel to the first film whilst trying to remain true to the plot of game 3
Are you feeling teary-eyed? Do you have a craving for ice cream and smell scented candles everywhere you go? It must be Rom Com Roundup on Trailer Tracker, a special feature this week thanks to a surge of romantic comedy trailers hitting the web.
Now on DVD and Blu-ray. With only two characters, He and She (played by Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg), Antichrist feels more like an extended (disturbing) one-act play rather than a film. As He and She mourn the loss of their young son (depicted in the opening prologue and arguably the film’s best scene), He suggests they retreat to their cabin, Eden, in the forests of Washington in an attempt to help She better cope with her grief. Upon their arrival, the forest itself grows twisted and deformed, trapping the couple in a dark state of mind, where getting out could come at the cost of their lives.
New DVDs and Blu-rays this week include Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Adam Sandler comedy Grown Ups, Lars Von Trier’s controversial film Antichrist, the original Ocean’s 11 Blu-ray and Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam.
Jeremy Renner is reportedly close to nabbing the iconic role of Snake Plissken in Breck Reisner’s upcoming remake of the John Carpenter classic Escape from New York. The original film centered on Plissken, played then by Kurt Russell, trying to save the President while in Manhattan; as Bloody Disgusting reports this remake will see him as a “soldier-turned-criminal” who must find the President within a day of an Air Force One crash.
It was a big weekend for three new films in Tinseltown. Animated feature Megamind led critically and commercially with a $47 million opening. That was about $10 million shy of surprise hit Despicable Me which had the advantage of a summer timeslot. Still, that villain turned softie story was produced for just half the budget of Dreamworks creation. It was a similar story for Due Date which was estimated at $33 million for the weekend.
Whether or not you consider Todd Phillips] Due Date an homage to or a rip-off of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles depends largely on if you think it’s funny. I do. Both are great examples of a road trip comedy, featuring excellent performances from both leading actors.
