movies

[Richie Allen]

I watched the first half of Man on Wire, which is a free rental this month from my cable provider. I have to say, an American who talks with that much grandiosity about a similar stunt would be laughed out of the room. A Frenchman does it, Academy Award. I had to stop watching because my eyes were starting to hurt from rolling so often.

I'd think you'd have to be quite the cynic to roll your eyes at an almost hour long high-wire walk a quarter of a mile above the streets of New York. I can't imagine there was another person on earth with the skill and willingness to pull off such a feat. All considered, the planning, the execution and the walk, I don't know that I've heard of a more grandiose stunt.

[clevername]

I get dizzy even thinking about it.

[Maclowery]

I enjoyed it. The guy's kinda loony, but lovable. Plus there was that weird unnecessary nude scene! Um, ya.

[MrSaigon]

'The Lovely Bones' could be a good movie, but it's kind of like a puzzle with the pieces put in the wrong places. There are some abrupt edges emotionally. The whole 'vengeance vs. peace' thing doesn't really come through like it ought to. It's still pretty interesting and convincing, and well acted, especially by Stanley Tucci. I rarely say this about movies, but perhaps it should have been longer.

[InvincibleCakeEater]

A few days after Sony Pictures said it was postponing production on “Spider-Man 4″ because of creative concerns, the studio on Monday said it was sending the entire franchise in for a major overhaul without star Tobey Maguire or director Sam Raimi involved.
Sony said the next Peter Parker film will also be released a year later than originally scheduled, with the fourth installment in its blockbuster franchise now set to premiere in the summer of 2012.
The new film does not yet have an announced star or director.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/enterta ... -out-.html


Fantastic, but I don't really see the need to reboot a franchise after 8 years.

[clevername]

stupid, stupid, stupid.

[ghostrunner]

WTF?

Get rid of Dunst, choose ONE villian and you're back in business.

(running over to io9 to check out the geek outcry)

OK, looks like Raimi was already out because he told them upfront he couldn't meet their deadline.

My sources tell me that Raimi told Sony Pictures: "I can't make your date. I can't go forward creatively." And, so, once he said "That's it", Sony Pictures co-chairman Pascal and Columbia Pictures' Matt Tolmach decided they didn't want to replace him and instead chose to reboot the franchise. Insiders also tell me that Tobey Maguire heard the news in a phone call with Amy today. I'm told Tobey wasn't upset. "He's made 3 great Spider-Man movies. He's done really well. But he's the kind of guy who, if Sam wanted to go forward, would have been there for Sam and the studio. Absolutely."

Peter Parker is going back to high school when the next Spider-Man hits theaters in the summer of 2012. Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios announced today they are moving forward with a film based on a script by James Vanderbilt that focuses on a teenager grappling with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises...

"A decade ago we set out on this journey with Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire and together we made three Spider-Man films that set a new bar for the genre. When we began, no one ever imagined that we would make history at the box-office and now we have a rare opportunity to make history once again with this franchise. Peter Parker as an ordinary young adult grappling with extraordinary powers has always been the foundation that has made this character so timeless and compelling for generations of fans. We're very excited about the creative possibilities that come from returning to Peter's roots and we look forward to working once again with Marvel Studios, Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin on this new beginning," said Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

[omaha_red]

just simply posting this.. that's all

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[InvincibleCakeEater]

That is going to be so [expletive] awful.

[omaha_red]

WWWHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!???

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