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Transformers Goes Live With Michael Bay
Here are some recent developments on the big-budget Transformers movie currently being prepped by director Michael Bay (Armageddon, Bad Boys). First introduced in 1984, the Transformers toy line took the world by storm with its compelling saga of Autobots versus Decepticons. The innovative brand created a tremendously successful toy line from Hasbro and Takara, comics, a television program and a ….
Harryhausen to Receive Sci-Fi Honors
Legendary visual-effects wizard Ray Harryhausen will receive the George Pal Memorial Award at the upcoming 32nd Annual Saturn Awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, the academy announced. Harryhausen, the filmmaker behind such fantasy film classics as Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans, has inspired filmmakers working in fantasy and science fiction around the world, for generations. ….
H.I.V.E. For Criminal Education Goes to Big Screen
Paramount has nabbed the rights to the young-adult novel H.I.V.E. by Mark Walden, for a film that will be produced by Lynda Obst, Variety reported. The title stands for the Higher Institute of Villainous Education, which is a school where kids with extremely high criminal tendencies are educated to become super-villains. Lida Obst is also producing the film Can You Keep a Secret?, which Kate Hudson may star in.
Mutant Chronicles Nabs Malkovich and Jane
British director Simon Hunter’s sci-fi action thriller The Mutant Chronicles is set to begin shooting in early summer in London, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Producer Edward J. Pressman made the announcement on March 24 that John Malkovich will portray a 23rd-century corporate overlord opposite Thomas Jane in the film. Malkovich’s character is named Constantine, and heads a United Nations-type council of four countries that have pillaged ….
Tribeca Film Festival Highlights (And Where to Get Free Popcorn)
The Tribeca Film Festival kicks off in a big way this year, with expanded venues around New York City, more music events and panels discussions that are completely relevant to what’s going on in the real world of filmmaking. One of the many highlights of this year’s festival is the World Premiere of United 93, the feature film ….
New Clerks 2 Net Only Trailer Premiere Tonight
On August 18, 2006, Kevin Smith takes us back to where it all started for him – In fact, where it all started for many of us, really. A convenience store far, far away. While many of us were paying for college by figuring out where to put the Doritos chips, Kevin Smith was devising his first foray into ….