Comic Con Movies: RED Panel
The movie adaptation of Retired Extremely Dangerous or RED for you acronym lovers, graces Comic Con with comics writer Warren Ellis, Karl Urban, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker, Bruce Willis taking the stage.
The movie adaptation of Retired Extremely Dangerous or RED for you acronym lovers, graces Comic Con with comics writer Warren Ellis, Karl Urban, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker, Bruce Willis taking the stage.
Sony’s Battle Los Angeles has gone from zero to hero in no time at all following a revelatory panel at Comic Con. Right off the start they launched into an action-heavy extended trailer showing a platoon of marines duking it out with an invading alien species in downtown L.A. Explosions, alien weapons and gunfire was the name of the game. You would not be blamed if you barely noticed Aaron Eckhart amidst the shrapnel and destruction
Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Michael Sheen and Bruce Boxleitner took to the stage at Comic Con for the TRON: Legacy panel to discuss the hotly anticipated 3-D sequel. The hilarious Patton Oswald mediated, poking fun at the age of the cast and crew, pointing out the original TRON is available on VHS and Laserdisc
Fresh off his shocking departure from The Hobbit films, Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro has found himself with time on his hands. So, he’s has attached himself to a remake/reboot of The Haunted Mansion for Disney.
Del Toro appeared on stage at Comic Con following the completion of the TRON: Legacy panel immediately announcing his commitment to the project, which like the “Pirates of the Caribbean
Zack Snyder is set to write a screenplay for Frank Miller’s new graphic novel Xerxes alongside Kurt Johnstad, who helped him work on the script for 300, which Snyder also directed. Although it’s not official yet, The Los Angeles Times speculates that Snyder may also be directing the film. Here’s what he had to say about directing:
Well, it didn’t take long for our first bit of news to come out of Comic Con. On the floor during Preview Night last night, MTV got a chance to speak with World War Z creator Max Brooks who said that the film version of his apocalyptic zombie war graphic novel is not only moving forward with Plan B Entertainment, but Plan B’s very own, Mr. Brad Pitt, is currently attached to star.
I’ve heard from a few people this week that “Hollywood finally came up with an intelligent creative film.” They are speaking of Inception of course, the Christopher Nolan project starring Leonardo Dicaprio as a dream manipulator and thief. Still, though Hollywood is known for its controversy, boundlessness, and liberalism. However, when it comes to what movies receive “the treatment” the business is surprisingly risk averse.
Before the instant classic, Tinseltown was already creating mind-bending, otherworldly and controversial movies. Of course with current technological advances these types of films are a more likely treat. And one movie can spark a lasting trend. If a single film makes a ton of money the Hollywood suits gather to see how they can make lightening strike twice at multiplexes. Consider X-Men in 2000 and Spider-Man in 2002 … and then everything after that.
