There have been a number of exciting rumors in the film industry that have been announced over the past week or so that I for one would be more than happy to see come alive on the big screen. Let’s take look at some of the rumors that have popped up and assess on which have either been confirmed, are likely to be true or perhaps rumors that have occurred out of hope.
More Matrix Movies?
It would seem that at a recent event in London Keanu Reeves stated that he had been out to lunch with the Wachowski brothers and that talks of two more Matrix movies were held. According to the insider at the event the brothers have the script to split into two not three movies and that Reeves has the potential to once again take on the Neo character. Whilst the first Matrix movie was an awesome film it is safe to say that the two sequels were more about the cash cow than anything else. It wasn’t so much that they were bad films they were just not as enjoyable as the first and they went way too overboard on the special effects.
The other rumor that has come of this is that the brothers have also met up with James Cameron to discuss pros and cons of 3D and are once again looking to push the boundaries of 3 dimensional film making (much as Cameron did with Avatar).
In terms of this being true it has only come from one person that has stated that Reeves has said this and there has been no confirmation either way as of yet.
Kick-Ass 2 In The Works?
Another big rumour to hit the world over the past couple of weeks (thanks to British newspaper the Daily Mail) is that the Kick-Ass 2 screenplay is being worked on by Jane Goldman. Kick-Ass was easily my top movie from 2010 and when I spotted this I simply had to dive in to do a bit more research. Sadly what I found was nothing more than false promises from a newspaper (surprise, surprise). [Read more…]
Warehouses Used in 6 Popular Films
Warehouses provide the backdrop for many a great film scene, and they are a popular location choice for many films. Often used in action films, warehouses make great settings for fights, explosions, dodgy deals, torture scenes and much more. They make a great location to film a scene because they are large open spaces and unlike other locations have less need for extras, such as a supermarket or shopping center. So many films have famous scenes in warehouses, but here are just a few.
Reservoir Dogs is set almost entirely in an abandoned warehouse. The warehouse starts off as the safe pre-organized meeting place of a group of colorfully named criminals after a heist. However, the group discover that one of their party is an undercover cop and the location becomes much more sinister as violence ensues.
In the new flick Kick-Ass starring Aaron Johnson as Dave Lizewski (Kick Ass) and Nicholas Cage as Big Daddy, a warehouse is the setting for an amazing triumph of the goodies v the baddies. In the famous warehouse scene Big Daddy takes on the bad guys and sets fire to the warehouse. [Read more…]
5 Famous Movie Cars
There have been several notable cars in pop culture over the past several decades. Some of these cars have been sexy pieces of technology out to awe the masses, like James Bond’s Aston Martin. Other cars have been frightening pieces of work – the stuff of nightmares – such as the Plymouth Fury from Christine. And some cars have simply been downright cute. Here are five cute cars from pop culture that will forever be remembered as adorable and geeky.
1. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the lovable vintage racing car in the 1968 musical film of the same name. In the film, Chitty is able to do fantastical things like sprout wings and fly or grow floatation devices and float. The design for the car was inspired by a series of famous English racing cars built in the 1920s – this model of car was informally known as Chitty Bang Bang. A total of six cars were built for this film, but only one of them was actually fully functional.
2. The Batmobile – Holy batmobile, Batman! There have been several incarnations of the Batmobile over the years, but we’re talking about the one featured on the 1966 live action Batman television show. [Read more…]
Sequels We Want to See: Seven
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Tagline:Â When was the last time you 8?
Synopsis: Finally retired detective William R. Somerset (Morgan Freeman) and recently acquitted former detective David Mills (Brad Pitt) are hired by a rival food chain as private investigators, to the figure out the competition’s “secret sauce” but what they find will take them to the darkest depths of the fast food business.
Memorable Scene: A moving moment, where William Somerset has to convince his partner David Mills to let go of the guilt he feels over his wife’s murder. Somerset pleads with David to stop carrying around his wife’s severed head in a box and sleeping with it at night.
Plot: Somerset has opened a business doing private investigating after retiring from Homicide. [Read more…]
The World of Pixar
Pixar are known for the biggest and most successful animation movies with many of them now household names such as Toy Story, Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc. Pixar Animation Studios were initially founded by Lucafilms before being acquired by Apple in 1986 and then in Disney in 2006. Below is an infographic looking closer at their history and performance of their best movies.
Enjoy this great Infographic from our friends at Infographiclabs