February 2009 News Archive (Page 5)

In Obvious Movie News:

There will be a sequel to Friday the 13th.

The remake took in over $40 million last weekend, clearing the way producer Brad Fuller to post on his official blog:

"You can bet your ass that we want to do a sequel - I have said that a number of times, but now we have evidence to support that desire. My first call on Tuesday will be to all of the people we worked with at the studios to get moving on another Friday 13th movie."

Thanks to IGN, we have an update on the The Dark Knight sequel.

At the moment, Christopher Nolan is the only screenwriter attached to the project. How does IGN know this?

Studios and guild members are required to submit work lists to the guilds of the projects they are on. The website has learned that a work list from Warner Bros. was submitted last week, listing Nolan as the sole screenwriter on eventual follow-up to The Dark Knight.

So much for Nottingham.

Ridley Scott told MTV that the much-buzzed about movie that originally slated Russell Crowe for the roles of both Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham has been simplified, and its new title will reflect that.

I think we are just going to call it Robin Hood," the director said. "We start in almost 2 months."

Scott added that Crowe will simply portray the famed archer that rises from an unlikely background.

"[Crowe as both Robin and the Sheriff of Nottingham] was an idea so far back, way back when at the time I had this proposed to me, and I read it and thought, 'I don't really know what it does for it, but it's alright'," Scott said of the now-abandoned idea. "It is better to simply have the evolution of a character called Robin Hood, who will come out of a point in the Crusades which is the end."

In the new, international trailer for Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.

The Ben Stiller family comedy comes out on May 22. Enjoy this look at it:

The latest poster for Dragonball Evolution advises fans to Master Your Destiny.

The big-screen adaption of this series comes out on April 8, 2009.

The first official trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen premiered during the Super Bowl.

The second? It was attached to the premiere of Friday the 13th in theaters last week.

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The trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine below gives viewers another glimpse at the upbringing of Logan.

It also teases the close relationship this character once had with Victor Creed, who would go on to become Sabretooth.

Check it out:

They watch us... but who watches them?

So asks the latest TV spot for Watchmen.

The quick, 30-second trailer gives fan a glimpse of most of the movie's main characters. It opens on March 6.

It might be time to update your Netflix queue. Look at all the movies that are new on DVD this week...

High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Stars: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens
Why you should rent it: So you have some clue about what your kids are talking about.

Changeling
Stars: Angelina Jolie
Why you should rent it: Because Jolie was nominated for an Oscar for this performance.

Body of Lies
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe
Why you should rent it: To see that Jack Bauer isn't the only person who engaged in torture.

Quarantine
Stars: Jennifer Carpenter
Why you should rent it: Because Jennifer Carpenter really knows how to scream!

Let the new Batman villain rumors start to fly again!

In a recent interview with MTV, Paul Giamatti said he'd welcome the chance to portray the Penguin in the eventual follow-up to The Dark Knight.

“That would be fantastic,” Giamatti said. “I’d love to do that.”

Giamatti added that he hadn’t heard about the rumors casting him as the Batman villain (last played by Danny DeVito), but said he’d be honored to don the rotund outfit.

“You know, I’m still stuck back in the ‘Batman’ TV show days,” said Giamatti. “That’s what I grew up watching, so I never followed the more current stuff. But The Penguin would be great to do.”