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Shankman In Talks To Take 8TH VOYAGE

December 18, 2008 Rich Drees

Adam Shankman, the choreographer-turned-director of the musical adaptation Hairspray, is currently in talks to direct Columbia Pictures’ The 8th Voyage Of Sinbad. Based on the classic Arabian Nights tale, the Hollywood Reporter states that Sinbad [click for more]

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 Leads List Of Original Song Oscar Hopefuls

December 17, 2008 Rich Drees

Not surprisingly, the Disney pre-teen musical hit High School Musical 3 leads the list of the 49 songs eligible for Oscar consideration. Eleven of the film’s tunes are up for consideration for the five slots [click for more]

TR2N Starts Getting Some Cast, But Will We See Them In 3D?

December 17, 2008 Rich Drees

For years, the thought of a sequel to the 1982 cult classic TRON was something that kept geeks warm on cold winter nights. Now that the project is finally going ahead, the thought of the [click for more]

Rob Zombie Directs Sequel To His Remake Of HALLOWEEN

December 16, 2008 Rich Drees

So, what does one call the sequel to a film that was a remake of an original movie without the new sequel being a remake of the original film’s sequel? A “requel”? Whatever nomenclature we [click for more]

Terry Gilliam To Investigate THE ZERO THEOREM

December 16, 2008 Rich Drees

While fans of director Terry Gilliam anxiously await the eventual release of his upcoming fantasy The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus, let us take a look at what might be next on the former Monty Python [click for more]

What If Brad Bird Had Directed THE SPIRIT?

December 15, 2008 Rich Drees

Out of the thousands of films that are actively being developed at one time, only a small handful ever reach the point where they are actually produced. As Hollywood is not necessarily a meritocracy, the [click for more]

Unsurprisingly, Genre Flicks Dominate Academy’s Visual FX Oscar Shortlist

December 14, 2008 Rich Drees

As is usual, science-fiction and fantasy genre films dominate the list of 15 films eligible for nomination for the 2008 Visual Effects Oscar. There’s some strong comeptition here, though a few films I suspect don’t [click for more]

STAR TREK Writer Talks New Film’s Canonicity

December 13, 2008 Rich Drees

CAUTION: Some possible serious spoilers for the upcoming Star Trek feature. Proceed at your own risk. Since the release of its trailer, many longtime Star Trek fans have pointed out what appears to be inconsistencies [click for more]

2008 Black List Marks Executives’ Favorite Scripts

December 11, 2008 Rich Drees

The 2008 Black List has been published, listing some of the most talked about screenplays in Hollywood. This year, 250 development executives and agents participated in the poll by submitting individual lists of ten screenplays [click for more]

SPEED RACER Makes Time Magazine’s 10 Best Films List

December 9, 2008 Rich Drees

If I were Nikki Finke, I would have written “Toldja!” in the headline. In Time Magazine’s list of the Top 10 films of 2008, critic Richard Corliss has included the much maligned Speed Racer in [click for more]