The only person more excited than Sandra Bullock about her unexpected Oscar win is this guy.
He can finally wear his “I Love Sandra Bullock” shirt with pride. Well, with slightly less shame, at least.
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Even Superman needs some help every so often–like from Christopher Nolan.
With the success of “The Dark Knight,” Christopher Nolan has become the de facto guru of superhero movies. News that he is working on a third Batman movie has generated a lot of excitement; news that he is helping Warner Brothers latest attempt to put together a new Superman movie also has generated a lot of excitement.
The LA Times’s Hero Complex blog talked to Nolan about these topics while he prepares his latest film, the scifi movie “Inception” for its upcoming release. Nolan explains that his involvement with Superman came when he and writer David Goyer were struggling to come up with a new Batman idea, and Goyer revealed that he actually had a Superman story in mind.
“He [Goyer] basically told me, ‘I have this thought about how you would approach Superman,’” Nolan recalled. “I immediately got it, loved it and thought: That is a way of approaching the story I’ve never seen before that makes it incredibly exciting. I wanted to get Emma and I involved in shepherding the project right away and getting it to the studio and getting it going in an exciting way.”
That’s Emma Thomas, Nolan’s wife and a producer on his projects.
So do you think there’s a chance that this means Batman and Superman meet up? No, Nolan’s pretty clear on that:
“A lot of people have approached Superman in a lot of different ways. I only know the way that has worked for us that’s what I know how to do,” Nolan said, emphasizing the idea that Batman exists in a world where he is the only superhero and a similar approach to the Man of Steel would assure the integrity needed for the film. “Each serves to the internal logic of the story. They have nothing to do with each other.”
Nolan, by the way, won’t say who’s going to direct this Superman movie, nor will he even say if he’s directing the third Batman. All he’ll say about that one is:
“My brother is writing a script for me and we’ll wait to see how it turns out…. He’s struggling to put it together into the epic story that you want it to be…Without getting into specifics, the key thing that makes the third film a great possibility for us is that we want to finish our story. And in viewing it as the finishing of a story rather than infinitely blowing up the balloon and expanding the story.”
I wouldn’t jump to the conclusion that he means this Batman movie will be the last; it sounds more like he’s talking just about wrapping up a storyline.
The LA Times interview is pretty long, so if you’re interested in Nolan, go over and take a look.
Even Superman needs some help every so often–like from Christopher Nolan.
With the success of “The Dark Knight,” Christopher Nolan has become the de facto guru of superhero movies. News that he is working on a third Batman movie has generated a lot of excitement; news that he is helping Warner Brothers latest attempt to put together a new Superman movie also has generated a lot of excitement.
The LA Times’s Hero Complex blog talked to Nolan about these topics while he prepares his latest film, the scifi movie “Inception” for its upcoming release. Nolan explains that his involvement with Superman came when he and writer David Goyer were struggling to come up with a new Batman idea, and Goyer revealed that he actually had a Superman story in mind.
“He [Goyer] basically told me, ‘I have this thought about how you would approach Superman,’” Nolan recalled. “I immediately got it, loved it and thought: That is a way of approaching the story I’ve never seen before that makes it incredibly exciting. I wanted to get Emma and I involved in shepherding the project right away and getting it to the studio and getting it going in an exciting way.”
That’s Emma Thomas, Nolan’s wife and a producer on his projects.
So do you think there’s a chance that this means Batman and Superman meet up? No, Nolan’s pretty clear on that:
“A lot of people have approached Superman in a lot of different ways. I only know the way that has worked for us that’s what I know how to do,” Nolan said, emphasizing the idea that Batman exists in a world where he is the only superhero and a similar approach to the Man of Steel would assure the integrity needed for the film. “Each serves to the internal logic of the story. They have nothing to do with each other.”
Nolan, by the way, won’t say who’s going to direct this Superman movie, nor will he even say if he’s directing the third Batman. All he’ll say about that one is:
“My brother is writing a script for me and we’ll wait to see how it turns out…. He’s struggling to put it together into the epic story that you want it to be…Without getting into specifics, the key thing that makes the third film a great possibility for us is that we want to finish our story. And in viewing it as the finishing of a story rather than infinitely blowing up the balloon and expanding the story.”
I wouldn’t jump to the conclusion that he means this Batman movie will be the last; it sounds more like he’s talking just about wrapping up a storyline.
The LA Times interview is pretty long, so if you’re interested in Nolan, go over and take a look.
Even Superman needs some help every so often–like from Christopher Nolan.
With the success of “The Dark Knight,” Christopher Nolan has become the de facto guru of superhero movies. News that he is working on a third Batman movie has generated a lot of excitement; news that he is helping Warner Brothers latest attempt to put together a new Superman movie also has generated a lot of excitement.
The LA Times’s Hero Complex blog talked to Nolan about these topics while he prepares his latest film, the scifi movie “Inception” for its upcoming release. Nolan explains that his involvement with Superman came when he and writer David Goyer were struggling to come up with a new Batman idea, and Goyer revealed that he actually had a Superman story in mind.
“He [Goyer] basically told me, ‘I have this thought about how you would approach Superman,’” Nolan recalled. “I immediately got it, loved it and thought: That is a way of approaching the story I’ve never seen before that makes it incredibly exciting. I wanted to get Emma and I involved in shepherding the project right away and getting it to the studio and getting it going in an exciting way.”
That’s Emma Thomas, Nolan’s wife and a producer on his projects.
So do you think there’s a chance that this means Batman and Superman meet up? No, Nolan’s pretty clear on that:
“A lot of people have approached Superman in a lot of different ways. I only know the way that has worked for us that’s what I know how to do,” Nolan said, emphasizing the idea that Batman exists in a world where he is the only superhero and a similar approach to the Man of Steel would assure the integrity needed for the film. “Each serves to the internal logic of the story. They have nothing to do with each other.”
Nolan, by the way, won’t say who’s going to direct this Superman movie, nor will he even say if he’s directing the third Batman. All he’ll say about that one is:
“My brother is writing a script for me and we’ll wait to see how it turns out…. He’s struggling to put it together into the epic story that you want it to be…Without getting into specifics, the key thing that makes the third film a great possibility for us is that we want to finish our story. And in viewing it as the finishing of a story rather than infinitely blowing up the balloon and expanding the story.”
I wouldn’t jump to the conclusion that he means this Batman movie will be the last; it sounds more like he’s talking just about wrapping up a storyline.
The LA Times interview is pretty long, so if you’re interested in Nolan, go over and take a look.
Even Superman needs some help every so often–like from Christopher Nolan.
With the success of “The Dark Knight,” Christopher Nolan has become the de facto guru of superhero movies. News that he is working on a third Batman movie has generated a lot of excitement; news that he is helping Warner Brothers latest attempt to put together a new Superman movie also has generated a lot of excitement.
The LA Times’s Hero Complex blog talked to Nolan about these topics while he prepares his latest film, the scifi movie “Inception” for its upcoming release. Nolan explains that his involvement with Superman came when he and writer David Goyer were struggling to come up with a new Batman idea, and Goyer revealed that he actually had a Superman story in mind.
“He [Goyer] basically told me, ‘I have this thought about how you would approach Superman,’” Nolan recalled. “I immediately got it, loved it and thought: That is a way of approaching the story I’ve never seen before that makes it incredibly exciting. I wanted to get Emma and I involved in shepherding the project right away and getting it to the studio and getting it going in an exciting way.”
That’s Emma Thomas, Nolan’s wife and a producer on his projects.
So do you think there’s a chance that this means Batman and Superman meet up? No, Nolan’s pretty clear on that:
“A lot of people have approached Superman in a lot of different ways. I only know the way that has worked for us that’s what I know how to do,” Nolan said, emphasizing the idea that Batman exists in a world where he is the only superhero and a similar approach to the Man of Steel would assure the integrity needed for the film. “Each serves to the internal logic of the story. They have nothing to do with each other.”
Nolan, by the way, won’t say who’s going to direct this Superman movie, nor will he even say if he’s directing the third Batman. All he’ll say about that one is:
“My brother is writing a script for me and we’ll wait to see how it turns out…. He’s struggling to put it together into the epic story that you want it to be…Without getting into specifics, the key thing that makes the third film a great possibility for us is that we want to finish our story. And in viewing it as the finishing of a story rather than infinitely blowing up the balloon and expanding the story.”
I wouldn’t jump to the conclusion that he means this Batman movie will be the last; it sounds more like he’s talking just about wrapping up a storyline.
The LA Times interview is pretty long, so if you’re interested in Nolan, go over and take a look.
Gathering the knights around that round table in “Excalibur.”
Variety confirms a report from Pajiba that Guy Ritchie will direct a new version of the King Arthur story. John Hodge is working on the script, along with Ritchie; the main source is Sir Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte d’Arthur,” which is pretty much always the main source for Arthurian stories. They are, however, supposedly, “reimagining” the legend. I have no idea what that means, other than that it will involve Ritchie’s typically headache inducing visual style.
There have been a number of attempts to tell the King Arthur story onscreen. None have been a slam dunk, but John Boorman’s 1981 “Excalibur” probably comes the closest (or “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” depending on your mood). That one doesn’t have big names in the lead (Nigel Terry and Cherie Lunghi played Arthur and Guinevere), but the supporting cast includes Helen Mirren, Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne and Liam Neeson. Not bad, huh?
Casting? Again, who knows? I’m sure Ritchie will throw us a curve. The obvious thing, though, is that whoever plays Arthur will have to be an action hero. There are no other kinds in Ritchie’s universe.
Gathering the knights around that round table in “Excalibur.”
Variety confirms a report from Pajiba that Guy Ritchie will direct a new version of the King Arthur story. John Hodge is working on the script, along with Ritchie; the main source is Sir Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte d’Arthur,” which is pretty much always the main source for Arthurian stories. They are, however, supposedly, “reimagining” the legend. I have no idea what that means, other than that it will involve Ritchie’s typically headache inducing visual style.
There have been a number of attempts to tell the King Arthur story onscreen. None have been a slam dunk, but John Boorman’s 1981 “Excalibur” probably comes the closest (or “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” depending on your mood). That one doesn’t have big names in the lead (Nigel Terry and Cherie Lunghi played Arthur and Guinevere), but the supporting cast includes Helen Mirren, Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne and Liam Neeson. Not bad, huh?
Casting? Again, who knows? I’m sure Ritchie will throw us a curve. The obvious thing, though, is that whoever plays Arthur will have to be an action hero. There are no other kinds in Ritchie’s universe.
Family and fans of Farrah Fawcett were dismayed when the actress was not included in the video tribute of artists who passed away in the last year that was telecast during last weekend’s Oscar ceremonies. The tribute takes place every year and inevitably someone is left out, angering that person’s fans. However, the Academy explained that Fawcett – along with actor Gene Barry – were eliminated intentionally in the interest of time because both artists were primarily known for their work in television. This also explains the absence of TV’s Maude, Bea Arthur. For more click here
Family and fans of Farrah Fawcett were dismayed when the actress was not included in the video tribute of artists who passed away in the last year that was telecast during last weekend’s Oscar ceremonies. The tribute takes place every year and inevitably someone is left out, angering that person’s fans. However, the Academy explained that Fawcett – along with actor Gene Barry – were eliminated intentionally in the interest of time because both artists were primarily known for their work in television. This also explains the absence of TV’s Maude, Bea Arthur. For more click here
Admittedly, we’ve heard about these before, but now a big company’s involved.
It’s probably only been a few seconds since everyone made loads of cash over the colorful, 3D CGI explosion that is Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Naturally, Warner Bros. are now looking to revisit The Wizard of Oz, with an eye for probable franchising, considering that Harry Potter only has two films left.
The LA Times states that WB are looking at two existing projects, aiming to help develop one of them:
Oz - a film based on a script by Darren Lemke (Shrek Forever After), being produced by Temple Hill…the guys behind Twilight.
Wizard of Oz (untitled as of yet – I think) – based on a screenplay by Josh Olson (A History of Violence), this take involves Dorothy’s granddaughter returning to Oz to “fight evil,” and would potentially involve creative input from Todd McFarlane, who is a producer on the project.
While I have Technicolorful feelings towards the avalanche of remakes burying everything else, I’d actually be interested in the latter project, provided it took a more violent approach that separated it from the other films, and didn’t stick to the confines of marketable teen fantasy (see: Twilight, Percy Jackson, The Seeker - Harry Potter often manages to strike a balance between darkness and lower age ratings). Suffice to say, I don’t really want to see a Wizard of Oz franchise from the producers behind Twilight.
I’m honestly not sure which option WB is more likely to go with – I would say the Twilight one, but I’m not sure if the presence of Olson and McFarlane means that their Wizard of Oz project is as dark as it sounds. But please Warner Bros. – choose their one anyway!
P.S. I doubt any future Oz project will keep the songs. Or have songs. At all.
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