Actor Liam Neeson negotiating for Hannibal role A-Team

Posted by on Jun 9, 2009 in Movies, News

neeson_liamSo it looks like Liam Neeson is in negotiations with 20th Century Fox to star in its bigscreen adaptation of “The A-Team” as Col. John “Hannibal” Smith. Liam just wrapped up filming Clash of the Titans, playing Zeus so this should fill him up with enough remakes for the next few years.

Also, Bradley Cooper is in early talks to play Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck… no lie I didn’t know his name was Faceman, I really thought it was just Face.

Still to be cast are the roles of Capt. “Howling Mad” Murdock, played by Dwight Schultz in the original, and Sgt. “B.A.” Baracus, the role that made Mr. T an ’80s icon.

Honestly, if they don’t cast Mr. T I’m not going to see it, nope!

Production begins in late August for a June 11, 2010, release.

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Weekend Boxoffice Chart and Releases for May 31st through June 6th

Posted by on Jun 2, 2009 in Movies

With a $68.2 million opening weekend, Up gives Pixar yet another hit to brag about at the next Hollywood BBQ.

  1. Up $68.2/$68.2
  2. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian $25.5/$105.2
  3. Drag Me to Hell $16.6/$16.6
  4. Terminator Salvation $16.1/$90.6
  5. Star Trek $12.8/$209.5
  6. Angels & Demons $11.2/$104.7
  7. Dance Flick $4.9/$19.2
  8. X-Men Origins: Wolverine $3.9/$170.8
  9. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past $1.9/$50.0
  10. Obsessed $.6/$67.5
  11. The Brothers Bloom $.6/$1.3
  12. The Soloist $.5/$30.2

We also have the releases for May 31st through June 6th 2009.

Box Office
Land of the Lost
Away We Go
The Hangover
My Life in Ruins

DVD & Blu-ray
He’s Just Not That Into You (DVD & Blu-ray)
Defiance (DVD & Blu-ray)
Razortooth
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (Blu-ray)
The Graduate (Blu-ray)
Air Force One (Blu-ray)
Glory (Blu-ray)
Revolutionary Road (Blu-ray)
Inside Man (Blu-ray)
Road House (Blu-ray)
Out of Time (Blu-ray)
Navy Seals (Blu-ray)
Fletch (Blu-ray)
Anaconda (Blu-ray)
Bruce Almighty (Blu-ray)
Life After People (Blu-ray)
Direct Contact (Blu-ray)
Rollerball (Blu-ray)
Weeds – Season 4 (DVD & Blu-ray)
Prison Break: Season 4
Quincy, M.E.: Season 3
Cannon: Season Two, Vol. 1
The Hunger: The Complete First Season
Raising the Bar: The Complete First Season
The Jetsons: Season Two, Vol. 1
The Fairly Odd Parents: Season 1 (2-Disc Set)
The Fairly Odd Parents Season 2 (3 Disc Set)
Highlander: The Complete Animated Series

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Around the Web: Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern

Posted by on May 27, 2009 in Movies

Working with comics I see a ton of fan made movies… some bad and some well, really bad. Actually I shouldn’t be so harsh, I’m a bit sick today so I think I’m going a bit over with the dramatic stuff.

Anyway, this Green Lantern trailer is filled with awesome (It even has a little bit of Sinestro in it) and you should watch and enjoy it. When I have time I ran across some other fun stuff to check out, I’ll see if I can post it.

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Buffy in for feature relaunch without Whedon?

Posted by on May 26, 2009 in Movies, News, Reviews

A relaunch of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” could be coming to the big screen however without creator Joss Whedon.

The new “Buffy” film, however, would have no connection to the TV series, nor would it use popular supporting characters like Angel, Willow, Xander or Spike. Vertigo and Kuzui are looking to restart the story line without trampling on the beloved existing universe created by Whedon, putting the parties in a similar situation faced by Paramount, J.J. Abrams and his crew when relaunching “Star Trek.”

One of the underlying ideas of “Buffy” allows Vertigo and Kuzui to do just that: that each generation has its own vampire slayer to protect it. The goal would be to make a darker, event-sized movie that would, of course, have franchise potential.

Interested in what the fans think I took a stroll over to whedonesque.com. I think this one sums it up.

“I don’t think “no” is a strong enough word”

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Weekend Boxoffice Charts

Posted by on May 26, 2009 in Movies

Ben Stiller’s Night at the Museum sequel charged past the franchise relaunch of Terminator in a battle for North American box office supremacy.

Here is what they have for the weekend of May 22nd to May 25th.

  1. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian $70.0/$70.0
  2. Terminator Salvation $53.8/$67.1
  3. Star Trek $29.4/$191.0
  4. Angels & Demons $27.7/$87.8
  5. Dance Flick $13.1/$13.1
  6. X-Men Origins: Wolverine $10.1/$165.3
  7. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past $4.8/$46.9
  8. Obsessed $2.5/$66.4
  9. Monsters vs. Aliens $1.9/$193.5
  10. 17 Again $1.2/$60.5
  11. The Soloist $1.0/$29.4
  12. Next Day Air $.7/$9.0

I’m not surprised that Night at the Museum did better. The first one was super popular with kids, and I enjoyed it myself. You’re going to get a lot more families going to that than to Terminator.

“Star Trek” could have cut into “T4′s” action. “Star Trek” placed No. 3 for the weekend, declining only 49% to an estimated $29.4 million for a cume of $191 million in its third sesh.

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