Spike Lee in talks to direct remake of Asian cult classic thriller Oldboy

According to TwitchFilm, Spike Lee is currently in talks to direct the long-rumored Hollywood remake of Park Chan-Wook’s cult classic revenge thriller Oldboy. Development on the remake supposedly began in 2008 with word that Steven Spielberg and Will Smith were eyeing the project and now it appears to be finally moving ahead. Oldboy is set ….

Well reviewed Thor to get IMAX 3D release opening day

IMAX, Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment formally announced today that they will indeed release the epic film Thor in digital IMAX theatres worldwide day-and-date on May 6, 2011. The film, which has been getting rave reviews from critics, is based on the Marvel comic of the same name. Thor is directed by Kenneth Branagh, produced ….

Avatar success leads to renewed interest in sci-fi projects Ion, Pacific Rim, Logan’s Run and more

According to HeatVisionBlog, Fox 2000 Pictures is circling an original spec script by Will Dunn titled Ion, which is generating interest from several studios. Channing Tatum is attached to star in the project, with Ridley and Tony Scott attached to produce. Ion centers on a man who travels to different Earths and dimensions in order ….

World Without Us being adapted to big budget tentpole

Man’s disappearance from the planet Earth is set to become big box office. Fox has nabbed film rights to an environmental non-fiction book titled The World Without Us, and intend to turn it into a tentpole feature for Mark Protosevich (The Cell, Poseidon) to write and Francis Lawrence (Constantine, I Am Legend) to direct, according ….

Kenneth Branagh up for Thor film adaptation directing gig

Kenneth Branagh is currently in negotiations to direct the Thor adaptation, the next Marvel property that will be turned into a live-action film, according to Variety. The film is scheduled to be released in 2010. If the deal happens, Branagh will become the latest in a string of directors, including Jon Favreau (Iron Man), Christopher ….

Thor and Fantastic Four 2 Updates

While speaking at Charlotte’s Heroes Convention 2006 J. Michael Straczynski let slip that David Goyer, writer of Blade and Batman Begins, is set to write a treatment for a Thor film. It’s not known whether that means he’s rewriting the script that Mark Protosevich has already written, or coming up with something completely new. Based on the legendary thunder deity, Thor might not seem like the perfect superhero-comic-to-film. The story ….

Poseidon Adventure Remake Comes Together

The Hollywood Reporter wrote recently that Warner Bros. Pictures finally has its cast together for Wolfgang Petersen’s big-budget remake of The Poseidon Adventure. Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum and Mike Vogel have boarded the picture, while Andre Braugher is in negotiations to join the cast. Like the 1972 original, the story follows the survivors ….