File this in the unconfirmed rumors department…
Travis Wright, one of the writers for the recently released Shia LaBeouf action thriller Eagle Eye, mentioned ata a Creative Screenwriting event that he, along with John Glenn, are currently developing the sequel to the seminal Ridley Scott Sci-fi classic Blade Runner. There are still no firm commitments from producers about the movie as the duo are still trying to make the Blade Runner rights holders that making a sequel will be a great idea.
I, for one, hope this really is just a rumor because a Blade Runner sequel is the worst idea in the world. Even worse than the ill-fated Gone With The Wind sequel.
Diesel talks about Riddick sequels
Four years after The Chronicles of Riddick, details about a new Riddick movie are finally coming out.
In an interview, Vin Diesel revealed that the possibility of getting two sequels to Riddick is there. He said that David Twohy is already writing the script for the two movies and they are considering doing the Lord of The Rings route and filming both at the same time.
Of course, that’s a method of actually saving up on funds. The possibility of getting the sequels done had been quite low because TCoR was not well received and only made $115 million out of a $100 million budget. I love the two Riddick movies though and I really hope that the other two sequels will be made.
He now thinks there will be two.
“David Twowy right now is writing the scripts. The only question is whether we take a page from the ‘Lord of the Rings’ guys and try to shoot the two chapters at the same time. There are two more in mind,” he said of Riddick, the Furyan warrior first introduced in the 2000 film “Pitch Black.” “‘The Chronicles of Riddick’ was presented as a three part trilogy that would answer ‘Pitch Black’ in the same way that ‘Lord of the Rings’ answered ‘The Hobbit.’”
Those are lofty goals indeed for a movie that was very poorly received when it opened in 2004, and had a mediocre performance at the domestic box-office (where it made just $57 million). Diesel, though, is undaunted, insisting that the long space between sequels has nothing to do with convincing others to get on board, and everything to do with wanting to get it right. (To be fair, “Riddick” performed well overseas, and also spawned a best-selling video game which many considered to be better than the movie.)
“Everyone knows I love the Riddick character and I’m always working on it,” Diesel asserted. “It just takes five years to make another one because David Twohy and I are so precious about it.”
First photos of The Day The Earth Stood Still
Promotions for the upcoming sci-fi remake The Day The Earth Stood Still is slowly heating up. The first salvo is a series of photos from the movie itself. I have posted one of the more awesome visuals in that series here.
The movie stars Keanu Reeves as the alien Klaatu. Co-starring with him is Jennifer Connely.
Linda Hamilton rumored to appear in Terminator movie
One interesting rumor surrounding the filming of Terminator: Salvation is that Linda Hamilton will be appearing in the movie. Her character, Sarah Connor, will reportedly feature in a series of flashbacks. Her rep has not given any statement regarding the matter but the buzz is still strong.
Hopefully, she does get to appear in McG’s movie.
Burton’s Alice to start production
Tim Burton’s adaptation of Alice in Wonderland is set to film this coming September in England.
The new movie will be a mixture of both performance-capture and live action. The shooting in Plymouth is expected to take two weeks and will star Mia Wasikowska. The projected debut for the movie is on March 5, 2010.
Alice in Wonderland and Tim Burton… a more perfect match I have yet to see.