Month: October 2009

New Star Wars 3D trilogy rumor picks up speed, adding Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola as possible directors!

This report is strictly a rumor for now, according to GeekTyrant and Marketsaw, but these rumblings have been around since the release of Star Wars: Episode III. I remember reading a few years ago when 3D began it’s great resurgence, that both the original trilogy, as well as the prequel trilogy, were destined for a ….

Charlize Theron circling female Road Warrior sequel lead role

According to E Online, Oscar-winner Charlize Theron is director George Miller’s choice to play the female lead in the upcoming long-in-development sequel to Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Mad Max 4. However, original Road Warrior Mel Gibson apparently won’t be donning any leather this time around. When he announced that he would commence work on Mad ….

Details on the full trailer for Avatar to be released this Friday

One of the admins over at The Avatar Game’s official Facebook page just posted that the full Avatar trailer will be released in theaters this Friday, October 23rd and then released online next Thursday, October 29th. Upon further investigation, I read on ComingSoon that the new trailer is apparently going to be a hefty 3 ….

Exorcism of Emily Rose director tapped for supernatural suspense thriller

Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Day the Earth Stood Still) has been tapped by Lakeshore Entertainment to direct the supernatural suspense thriller The Living, Variety reports. Lakeshore’s Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi will develop and produce the film, with Paul Harris Boardman – who co-wrote and produced Derrickson’s Exorcism of Emily Rose ….

Cast and plot details for M. Night Shyamalan’s Devil

Director M. Night Shyamalan recently formed a production company called The Night Chronicles, which will generate one thriller per year for three years. Shyamalan will not direct the films himself, but produce, write treatments, and choose writers & directors. The first film on tap is Devil, which was scripted by Brian Nelson (Hard Candy, 30 ….