I missed yesterday’s so, this is a long one. Before you do anything else though, go read Rick’s review of Star Trek. Don’t worry, there are no spoilers, but it does whet the appetite.
- Let’s start with a trailer for Facing Ali a documentary on Muhammad Ali. I am definitely looking forward to this:
- And another video - a clip from the upcoming very dark animated film called 9. Creepy as hell:
The first pics are in of Russell Crowe in Robin Hood. Am I the only one who wants to hit his little head off a table a bit?
- Peter Jackson’s Lovely Bones may not please all fans of Sebold’s novel, but the fact that he said he’s dropping any God references and setting the film in a limbo between death and the afterlife certainly pleases me. I may even consider going to see it.
- Though The DaVinci Code sequel, Angel’s & Demons, doesn’t hit our screens for a few weeks, there will surely be plenty of talk of a third Langdon movie now that Dan Brown has revealed that the release date for his next novel, The Lost Symbol, will be September 15th 2009. I’ll admit to being excited about it. I love all of Dan Brown’s novels. They are well thought out pop entertainment, real page-turners. I’m hoping the Angel’s & Demons film will be better than the below par DaVinci Code, but the trailer looks awful. Fingers crossed.
- Michael Bay is known for his big blockbusters (Transformers, Armageddon, Bad Boys) but his next movie, Pain & Gain, is a smaller movie telling the true story of a couple of Florida steroid-abusing bodybuilders who become criminals involved in an extortion ring and a kidnapping plot that goes horribly wrong. No big explosions, no talking robots, no world in peril, just a character piece. It could be interesting.
- 28 Months Later, the second sequel to Danny Boyle’s instant classic 28 Days Later has been greenlit. That is all.
- Crank 2:High Voltage was released this week (more on that in another post), but it seems they are already discussing the follow up, Crank 3D. That Chev Chelios is some man for one man.
And in sad news, JG Ballard has passed away. Ballard is probably best known for his novel Empire of the Sun, which went on to become an Oscar nominated film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring a very young Christian Bale. But I will remember him for writing the incredible Crash. The frightening study of human nature and sexual perversion centres on a group of car-crash fetishists. It went on to be a very controversial David Cronenberg movie starring James Spader and Holly Hunter. Profound and disturbing, it is one of my favourite films. Spare a thought for this influential man who died on Sunday aged 78 from complications arising from prostate cancer.
- The Girlfriend Experience is Steven Soderbergh’s movie about a high end call girl in Manhattan. It’s star, Sasha Grey, has made over 150 adult films in the past three years. Check out her Filmography - some of the film titles are hilarious. And check out The Girlfriend Experience trailer - this film is worth a look:
Crank 2 was absolutely hilarious, so can’t wait for part 3.
28 Months Later….t’would be great if Danny Boyle came back for it, how cool would that be?
Russell Crowe….Robin Hood….hmm???
Is Crowe wearing jeans?
Grr I hate his face too!
@Sean You saw it? Cool. Think we’re arranging a group night next week to go see it.
@Lottie You should smash it off a table a bit.