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Stallone planning fifth Rambo film
Star Pulse quotes the Swedish newspaper Metro in revealing that Sylvester Stallone is planning a fifth Rambo film. “I would like to take Rambo to another genre, experiment a little with the character. It would definitely not be another war movie. I can’t go any further with that than what I’ve already done,” Stallone told Metro. “What it’s going to be like, I’m not going to reveal at this point. But I’m already halfway though writing the manuscript.”
Rambo film, box set coming in May
DVDActive presents the cover artwork for the one-disc and two-disc editions of Rambo’s DVD debut. Both disc versions will hit stores on May 27, the same day that Lionsgate Home Entertainment will unleash Rambo: The Complete Collector’s Set. The six-disc set will carry all four Rambo features. Extras for the noted Rambo releases have yet to be revealed.
Early word on Rambo, Youth, P.S. DVDs
DVDActive gives a heads up that Rambo will hit stores on May 27, in one-disc and two-disc DVD editions. As for the May 6 release of P. S. I Love You, bonus features will include a James Blunt music video; a “conversation” with Cecelia Ahern, who penned the novel upon which the film is based; additional scenes; and a “Name of the Game is Snaps” featurette. On May 13, Francis Ford Coppola’s Youth without Youth will be released on DVD and Blu-ray, with extras including a commentary with Coppola, a “Making of Youth Without Youth” featurette, and a “Music for Youth Without Youth” featurette.
Big Screen Roundup: 1/28/08 Edition
Guillermo del Toro is in talks to direct back-to-back installments of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, informs The Hollywood Reporter. Both del Toro and Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson will oversee writing for the films. Co-financed by New Line and MGM, the Hobbit series will have a production budget estimated at $150 million for each feature. At this time, it appears the release date for the first film will be in 2010, with the second one following in 2011.
Director Christopher Nolan has written a touching tribute titled “Charisma as Natural as Gravity” to the late actor Heath Ledger. Available to read at Newsweek, the essay focuses on Ledger’s enthusiasm and work ethic during the filming of Nolan’s The Dark Knight. Meanwhile, Superhero Hype! has collected three new images from the upcoming Batman feature.
Variety records that Universal Pictures and Working Title Films have agreed to a two-picture deal with Atonement director Joe Wright.
Julia Roberts will produce and star in the film adaptation of Margot Berwin’s upcoming novel Hothouse Flowers for Sony’s Columbia Pictures, writes The Hollywood Reporter. The actress will portray “a recently divorced woman who is dissatisfied with her job at a Manhattan ad agency and goes off on an adventure that takes her to places she never expected to go.”
IGN has learned John Cleese is in negotiations to join the cast of the remake for the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day The Earth Stood Still. Cleese’s role would be that of “physicist Dr. Barnhardt, a Nobel Prize laureate who plays a key part in figuring out the mission and meaning of the arrival of the alien Klaatu.”
Coming Soon rounds up sources showing Channing Tatum to have the lead role of Duke in director Stephen Sommers’ G.I. Joe live-action adaptation.The Canadian Press reports that the next project for Robert Redford to produce and star in will be A Walk in the Woods, an adaptation of the bestselling 1998 Bill Bryson book about hiking the Appalachian Trail. Barry Levinson is expected to direct the film.
According to Deadline Hollywood Daily, Harvey Weinstein of The Weinstein Co. is already considering another installment in the Rambo franchise. An early idea from Weinstein involves “bringing the character back to the United States.”
ShockTillYouDrop.com speaks with Funny Games stars Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet about Michael Haneke’s remake of his own psychological thriller.
Variety indicates that Marlene Forte will be seen s “Chief Transporter” in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek. The magazine also reveals Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Dorff and Jason Clarkeas as joining Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in the Michael Mann feature Public Enemies.
Dark Horizons updates readers on release date changes for the following movies: Choke (8/1), Hellraiser (2009), Trailer Trash (no longer scheduled), Youth in Revolt (12/12), The Patriots (11/14) and Towelhead (8/15).
Coming Soon brings readers such exclusives as a clip from the King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters DVD, as well as an interview with Strange Wilderness star Kevin Heffernan.
28Jan2008 | Josh E Armstrong | ContinuedWeekend box office estimates: 1/25-27/08
From Box Office Mojo:
1) Meet the Spartans - $18,725,000 ($18,725,000 total)
2) Rambo - $18,150,000 ($18,150,000 total)
3) 27 Dresses - $13,600,000 ($45,347,000 total)
4) Cloverfield - $12,700,000 ($64,294,000 total)
5) Untraceable - $11,200,000 ($11,200,000 total)
6) Juno - $10,300,000 ($100,152,000 total)
7) The Bucket List - $10,210,000 ($57,684,000 total)
8) There Will Be Blood - $4,887,000 ($14,764,000 total)
9) National Treasure: Book of Secrets - $4,664,000 ($205,421,000 total)
10) Mad Money - $4,610,000 ($15,284,000 total)
Big Screen Roundup: 1/24/08 Edition
As reported by The Sun, Edward Norton recently explained to Total Film that the upcoming Incredible Hulk has no connection to Ang Lee’s 2003 picture Hulk. In addition, the actor confirmed that Incredible Hulk is intended to be the first of multiple films in the franchise.
Bloody-Disgusting suggests that Oscar-nominated director Paul Thomas Anderson may be considering a horror film as his next project.
Shock Till You Drop has an exclusive interview with Larry Bishop, who produced, wrote, directed and stars in Quentin Tarantino Presents Hell Ride.
Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Wilkinson have joined Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in Duplicity, written and to be directed by Tony Gilroy. The characters of Thornton and Wilkinson are described by Variety as “CEOs of rival pharmaceutical companies racing to corner the market on an innovation that will bring wild profits.”
An update on the production for the Heath Ledger film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is provided by Us Magazine and Variety, as noticed by Coming Soon. Apparently, crew members on the Vancouver set of the movie were sent home after the actor’s death yesterday. It has yet to be revealed how or whether producers plan to proceed on Parnassus without Ledger.
Ain’t It Cool News presents its final round of questions with Sylvester Stallone, as the actor’s Rambo enters theaters nationwide today.
Celebrating the release of Rambo, IGN Movies counts down the “Top 10 One-Man Army Movies.” Topping the list is the Bruce Willis action picture Die Hard.
The Digital Bits writes that No Country for Old Men will street March 11 on DVD and Blu-ray. Meanwhile, industry sources tell the site to expect Juno on DVD and Blu-ray in late March or early April.
DVDActive unveils what is in store for the rated and unrated versions of the Hitman DVD and Blu-ray, coming March 11.
Arriving with a two-disc Collector’s Edition and a single-disc DVD release March 25 is The Mist. Fangoria breaks down what bonus material will appear on each DVD edition.
The Wall Street Journal indicates that at the Sundance Film Festival, Focus Features snagged the comedy Hamlet 2 for a near record $10 million in an all-night bidding war.
With IESB.net, Jason Statham talks about possibly taking on the main role of a Sub-Mariner movie, while also hinting that a relaunch to the Crow franchise might be in the works.
The Movie Insider has the one-sheet for the Al Pacino flick 88 Minutes.
Moviefone presents the trailer for Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns, entering theaters on March 21.
Coming Soon showcases the international trailer for Get Smart, starring Steve Carell.
Also, Coming Soon presents a brief Q&A with Jessica Alba, who addresses the current status of Sin City 2 and Fantastic Four 3.
24Jan2008 | Josh E Armstrong | Continued
