Month: June 2009

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The Futuristic Movie Timeline

Brought to you by Dan Meth, the guy behind the Trilogy Meter, comes The Futuristic Movie Timeline. Check it out below after the jump. Check out the pictu...
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DiCaprio Attached To Film About Casinos

THR has reported that Paramount has given the go-ahead to a pitch regarding a film about online casinos in Costa Rica. The film is set to star Leonardo DiCa...
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‘The Karate Kid’ Reboot Gets Writer

Risky Biz Blog reported today that writer Steven Conrad (The Pursuit of Happyness) has been hired to scribe the recently-announced reboot of The Karate Kid,...
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The Wild Things By Dave Eggers

Be sure to pre-order your very own copy of The Wild Things by Dave Eggers. The novel takes a go at combining the screenplay and the original children's story ...
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Akira Remake is Dead

Bloody Disgusting is reporting that the live action Akira remake is dead with no chance of revival. Ruari Robinson, who was set to direct the American bastardization of an iconic Japanese manga, has left the project and the project as a whole is no longer being pushed by the studio. There really must be a film god out there. Akira was originally a Japanese manga published in 1988 that was then transferred to the silver screen co-written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. The story was set in a post-nuclear apocalyptic "New Tokyo" in the year 2019. A teenager in a biker gang is experimented on by the government which results in unleashing his previously unknown powers. The leader of the gang must then try to stop the carnage....
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Timur Bekmambetov Prepping ‘Wanted 2’

According to Rian.ru Director Timur Bekmambetov is currently preparing for pre-production on the sequel to the 2008 box office hit Wanted. Timur Bekmambetov...