René Carson

New Helmer for New Conan

Variety reports that Warner Brothers has attached director Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans) to write and possibly direct the Conan the Barbarian film, a new take on the Robert E. Howard character. The trade reports that Yakin’s concept is more faithful to the original Howard story than were the two Dino De Laurentiis-produced films that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as the sword-wielding conqueror/king. Warners has ….

Rhames New Lead for Marble City

Production Weekly reports that Ving Rhames has replaced rapper DMX in the lead for the film Marble City. The film follows a man named Rune (now played by Rhames), who has just been paroled and seeks revenge against the man who betrayed him and cost him 10 years in prison.  Thomas Sjolund penned the script for the film, which marks the directorial ….

Sisters Horror Remake

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Tom and Charlie Guard are talking to DreamWorks about remaking the Korean horror film A Tale Of Two Sisters. The 2004 Korean horror, originally called Janghwa, Hongryeon, was helmed by Kim Jee-Woon. The plot of the remake focuses on siblings Alex and Anna Rydell, who come home from a stay in an asylum to discover an even more ….

Ratatouille Teaser Trailer

Cars sped away with the top spot this weekend and Pixar is taking the opportunity to introduce us to its next creation called Ratatouille. The film is due in theaters on June 27, 2006. Ratatouille is the story of a rat of the same name who lives in a upscale Parisian restaurant run by an eccentric chef. Check out the ….

The Night Listener Trailer

Robin Williams goes from comedy back to psychological thrillers, with his latest film, The Night Listener, based on the international bestselling novel by Armistead Maupin. The story revolves around a celebrated writer and popular late-night radio show host, Gabriel Noone, who develops an intense phone relationship with a young listener named Pete and his adopted mother just as his own ….

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Trailer

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake was one of those rare cases where the update outdid the original. The cinematography was outstanding, strong acting and Jessica Biel. So producers have decided to see if they can milk it with a prequel that goes into the origins of the killer Leatherface, again being played by Andrew Bryniarsk. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: ….

Phillippe Goes to War

According to Hollywood Reporter, Ryan Phillippe, fresh off his success in Crash, is currently in negotiations to star in the film Stop-Loss, to be directed by Kimberly Peirce, who also helmed Boys Don’t Cry, which won Hillary Swank an Oscar and co-star Chloe Sevigny an Oscar nod. Stop-Loss is about a soldier (played by Phillippe) who returns home to Texas, only to be called to duty again in Iraq through ….

Alien vs. Predator 2 Moving Forward

Last week IGN reported that Fox was on the verge of hiring a pair of special effects expert brothers, Greg and Colin Strause, to direct Alien Vs. Predator. The duo later confirmed the story on their web site. I guess Fox has decided to totally give up on bringing back the Ridley Scott and James Cameron days of the franchise altogether. Replacing drama ….

The Painted Veil Update

The Painted Veil is a drama set in London in 1922 about a restless wife named Kitty Fane (Naomi Watts) who, after cheating on her conservative bacteriologist husband Walter (Edward Norton) with a local playboy (played by Watt’s real life bo Liev Schreiber), embarks on a journey to the Far East to battle cholera. The journey becomes an odyssey of sadness and ….

The Wicker Man Trailer

Nicolas Cage plays a sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl, but finds a much larger mystery to solve in the remake of the British cult hit The Wicker Man. Neil LaBute (Nurse Betty) wrote and directed the upcoming thriller, which hits theaters on September 1, 2006. I have added the trailer for the film on the ….

24 Coming to the Big Screen

Variety reports that Fox’s popular 24 TV show is headed for the big screen after years of speculation. According to the trade, Twentieth Century Fox srtuck a deal with series creators Robert Cochran and Joel Surnow, to bring the Kiefer Sutherland real-time thriller to the silver screen. Surnow and Cochran will pen the script and produce, along with Imagine Entertianment’s Brian Grazer. No talent ….

FCC Chief Hinting at Tiered Access

According to MarketWatch, Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin appears to support broadband providers seeking to offer tiered access to high-bandwidth content online. He suggested this while answering questions at the Globalcomm 2006 Conference in Chicago. “Consumers need to be able to access all the content that’s available over the Internet without being impeded by ….

Dreamgirls Movie Updates

I watched the Broadway play Dreamgirls when I was 11 years old. My family made it tradition to watch Broadway shows every year, at least 3 times a year, as a family unit. Up until that time, I honestly wasn’t very impressed with Broadway in general. It just wasn’t my thing. I would have rather been home ….