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1970's TV Series Cartoon STAR BLAZERS to Become Live Action Movie

 

Deadline is reporting that David Ellison's Skydance Productions is negotiating a rights deal to turn the 1970's animated science fiction TV series Star Blazers into a large scale live action feature. Ellison will hire Christopher McQuarrie to write the script, with Ellison and Josh C. Kline producing.

The series was  based on the Japanese anime series Space Battleship Yamato. Both are described as "space opera," involving alien invasions, the near extinction of the human race, and a last dash journey through space to save the planet.

If the adapation is done right, this could be a great film. They have 3 seasons and over 70 episodes to use as a reference. What are your thoughts about this possible adaptation? Add a comment below.

Source: Deadline

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN Will Be in Two Parts

 

Summit Entertainment has confirmed that the final "Twilight" installment "Breaking Dawn", will be released in two parts. They are defenitley trying to milk the franchise to the very end. Can you blame them? No one knew who Summit Entertainment was a couple years ago. Bill Condon is expected to direct the final two films. "Breaking Dawn" part one will hit theaters November 2011. The release date for part two has not been announced.

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Jackson Rathbone, Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz will all return.

Source: Summit Entertainment

New THE LAST AIRBENDER in 3D Trailer - 3rd Version

Check out this awesome third version trailer of "The Last Airbender" below.

The Last Airbender

Opens July 2, 2010

Synopsis: Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to change the path of this destruction. Caught between combat and courage, Aang (Noah Ringer) discovers he is the lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four elements. Aang teams with Katara (Nicola Peltz), a Waterbender, and her brother, Sokka (Jackson Rathbone), to restore balance to their war-torn world. Based on the hugely successful Nickelodeon animated TV series, the live-action feature film “The Last Airbender” is the opening chapter in Aang’s struggle to survive.

Cast: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Jessica Jade Andres, Dev Patel
Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Neil Patrick Harris Joins Sony's SMURFS: THE MOVIE

 

Deadline | Hollywood is reporting that Neil Patrick Harris will star in the "Smurfs" movie. According to the site, the Raja Gosnell-directed film is a mix of live action and animation, and Harris is the lead live action character. The film is expected to hit theaters July 29, 2011.

Source: Deadline | Hollywood

The Smurfs secured their place in North American pop culture in 1981, when the Saturday-morning cartoon The Smurfs, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with SEPP International S.A., aired on NBC from 1981 to 1989. The show became a major success for NBC, spawning spin-off television specials on an almost yearly basis. The Smurfs was nominated multiple times for Daytime Emmy awards, and won Outstanding Children's Entertainment Series in 1982–1983.[3] The Smurfs television show enjoyed continued success until 1989, when, after nearly a decade of success, NBC cancelled it due to decreasing ratings. - Wikipedia

Taylor Lautner will be STRETCH ARMSTRONG

 
Yahoo! is reporting that Universal Pictures has confirmed that Taylor Lautner star as "Stretch Armstrong", a character based upon a large, gel-filled action figure first introduced in 1976 by Kenner that was later re-issued in the 1990s with a canine sidekick, "Fetch Armstrong".

The "Stretch Armstrong" movie is expected to hit theaters sometime in 2012.

Source: Yahoo! Movies

THE A-TEAM Trailer Now Online! Stars Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper!

 
Check out the new trailer for "The A-Team" below.

The 1980's TV action gets a reboot with this new version of The A-Team, which shifts the Vietnam vet backstory to a group of Iraq War vets who become mercenaries for hire. Joe Carnahan (Smokin' Aces) directs from a script by G.I. Joe's Skip Woods. Liam Neeson heads up the crew as Hannibal, the brains of the operation, with Bradley Cooper as Face, UFC star Quinton \"Rampage\" Jackson filling in for Mr. T as B.A. Baracus, and District 9's breakout star, Sharlto Copley, inheriting the unhinged role of "Howling Mad" Murdock. Jessica Biel also co-stars.

"The A-Team" hits theaters June 11, 2010.

Source: YouTube
 

Faris, Aykroyd and Timberlake May Join "Yogi Bear"

 

Anna Faris, Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake are in talks to star in a live-action/CG combination of "Yogi Bear". This would be an adaptation from Warner Bros Pictures. "Yogi Bear" is a classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Check out new "The A-Team" Photo! (Bradley Cooper, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Sharlto Copley, and Liam Neeson)

Check out this awesome first official photo for "The A-Team"! The movie is about a group of Iraq War veterans looks to clear their name with the U.S. military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed. The movie is based upon the 1980's TV show of the same name.

"The A-Team" hits theaters June 10, 2010.

What do you think about this photo? Share your thoughts by adding a comment.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Jerry Bruckheimer Gains Feature Rights to "World War Robot"

Variety is reporting that movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer has acquired the feature rights to the graphic novel "World War Robot" from IDW Publishing.

Story, penned by Ashley Wood and recounted in war-diary form by participants on both sides, centers on a small band of humans and robots facing off in a battle on Earth, the moon and Mars.

Wood and IDW topper Ted Adams are expected to exec produce.

Deal for the rights closed during Comic-Con last week in San Diego. Bruckheimer, as usual, hasn't commented on the pact.

Source: Variety

Russell Crowe Joins "The Next Three Days"

Variety is reporting that Russell Crowe will star in "The Next Three Days," the adaptation of the 2008 French film "Pour Elle" that reunites Lionsgate with its "Crash" director Paul Haggis.

Crowe will play a teacher whose wife is arrested and convicted of a murder she says she did not commit. He comes up with a desperate plan to free her.

Haggis, who wrote the script, will begin production in late September in Pittsburgh.

Haggis told Daily Variety that the drama needed an actor who can thrive as an Everyman who rises when faced with an extraordinary circumstance, and Crowe was his top choice.

Source: Variety