During the Red Steel truck event at Comic-Con, Hugh Jackson confirmed the villain for The Wolverine.
Jackson revealed to the crowd that The Wolverine is scheduled to begin filming in October, and that “Chris McQuarrie has written a fantastic script.” He added that he’ll be fighting the Silver Samurai in the new film and that, “that should be exciting.” In addition, Jackson also revealed that most of the filming will take place in Japan.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
SDCC 2011: Moving Mass Effect To The Big Screen
At the Mass Effect and Legendary Pictures panel, BioWare director Casey Hudson and movie writer Mark Protosevich discussed the challenges of transporting Mass Effect onto the big screen.
Hudson states that the strength of the game comes from its characters. However, Protosevich adds that people can be easily be seduced by visuals and the cinematic qualities of a game. And, when it comes to turning a game into a movie, filmmakers normally don’t care if the game has a solid enough storyline.
“In the early days [of video game adaptations], the idea was, let’s try to recreate this, instead of pausing and asking is this a good story,” Protosevich said to the crowd at Comic-Con. “Does it have interesting concepts, does it have interesting philosophies and themes? I think most games fail that test. This doesn not.”
But, when it comes to Mass Effect, Protosevich argues that the Mass Effect universe is as strong as the Star Wars and Lord of the Rings universes. Hudson then adds that working with Legendary Pictures will allow them to make sure that the Mass Effect movie will be “different” from other movies.
Hudson states that the strength of the game comes from its characters. However, Protosevich adds that people can be easily be seduced by visuals and the cinematic qualities of a game. And, when it comes to turning a game into a movie, filmmakers normally don’t care if the game has a solid enough storyline.
“In the early days [of video game adaptations], the idea was, let’s try to recreate this, instead of pausing and asking is this a good story,” Protosevich said to the crowd at Comic-Con. “Does it have interesting concepts, does it have interesting philosophies and themes? I think most games fail that test. This doesn not.”
But, when it comes to Mass Effect, Protosevich argues that the Mass Effect universe is as strong as the Star Wars and Lord of the Rings universes. Hudson then adds that working with Legendary Pictures will allow them to make sure that the Mass Effect movie will be “different” from other movies.
SDCC 2011: HBO’s Game of Throne – The Second Season
Ending with a historical season one, everyone’s wondering what’s in store for HBO’s Game of Thrones season two. At the Game of Throne panel, producer David Benioff said that people who read the novels know exactly what to expect in the second season.
“Well, those who’ve read the books know what to expect, but we’ve got a bunch of new characters coming in. It’s time to meet the Red Priestess. It’s time to meet Stannis Baratheon. There’s bad stuff lurking north of the wall. This will be a season of exploration.”
There was also that conversation of the length of each season. Because the third novel, A Storm of Swords, could be “too long for one season.” However, Benioff has said that he would consider breaking the book into two seasons, or have one and a half of a season.
Nevertheless, Benioff will just consider this entire venture a triumph if he can get to a scene in A Storm of Sword called ”R.W.” “If we get to R.W.,” he said, “we’ll know we’ve done something. If we can get to R.W., then I can retire.”
As for the DVD version of season one, those who hoped for deleted scenes may be a bit disappointed. “Unfortunately, or fortunately, we didn’t really have any deleted scenes,” Benioff added. “We used everything we shot. So as a result of that there wasn’t that much left on the cutting room floor. But the DVD team is putting together some amazing supplementary material. With art from Will Simpson.”
“I am concerned about the ending,” author George R. R. Martin admitted about continuing the series. “I still have two books to go and I’m juggling a lot of balls, and there is that fear that some of those balls will land on my head. But I’m just going to keep juggling as fast as I can.”
“Well, those who’ve read the books know what to expect, but we’ve got a bunch of new characters coming in. It’s time to meet the Red Priestess. It’s time to meet Stannis Baratheon. There’s bad stuff lurking north of the wall. This will be a season of exploration.”
There was also that conversation of the length of each season. Because the third novel, A Storm of Swords, could be “too long for one season.” However, Benioff has said that he would consider breaking the book into two seasons, or have one and a half of a season.
Nevertheless, Benioff will just consider this entire venture a triumph if he can get to a scene in A Storm of Sword called ”R.W.” “If we get to R.W.,” he said, “we’ll know we’ve done something. If we can get to R.W., then I can retire.”
As for the DVD version of season one, those who hoped for deleted scenes may be a bit disappointed. “Unfortunately, or fortunately, we didn’t really have any deleted scenes,” Benioff added. “We used everything we shot. So as a result of that there wasn’t that much left on the cutting room floor. But the DVD team is putting together some amazing supplementary material. With art from Will Simpson.”
“I am concerned about the ending,” author George R. R. Martin admitted about continuing the series. “I still have two books to go and I’m juggling a lot of balls, and there is that fear that some of those balls will land on my head. But I’m just going to keep juggling as fast as I can.”
SDCC 2011: Avenging The Spirit of Vengeance
The Spirit of Vengeance returns. And directors, Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine — known for the intensely unique Crank series — are looking to bring their unique style to the flame-headed antihero’s upcoming movie.
At the Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance panel, the two directors were joined by stars Johnny Whitworth, Idris Elba and, of course, Nicolas Cage. The panel began with a behind the scene clip showing exactly how the on-screen insanity was achieved.
The method behind the madness; namely, real life insanity. The clip showcased a collection of wireworks and rollerblading, both used to film the movie. ”You will see bones be broken. Real bones,” said Taylor, putting emphases on the on-screen insanity.
Continuing the panel, Cage stated that — because all the actors were required to do their own stunts — he’s actually happy that he got the chance to portray Ghost Rider, instead of just Johnny Cage. He also said that he was happy to return to the character because there’s a lot that he had left to say about Johnny Cage.
Speaking about differences between the two movies, Cage added that he’s been living with his “head on fire” for several years so he’s a bit more acclimated to the aspects of his character. However, Taylor describes the character as a “pure nightmare,” saying that “there’s no logic to it at all. He’s not a superhero, he’s more like a horror character.”
Whitworth then talked about the intensity of the two directors style, stating that the camera was always in his face and that their stunt filming style was “extremely different.” In addition, the directors explained that they changed the Hell Cycle up a bit, saying that anything the Ghost Rider rides transforms into a hell-vehicle.
Ending the panel, when asked if they saw any more Ghost Rider films in the future, Neveldine replied that there’s nothing that would be more fun than doing it again.
At the Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance panel, the two directors were joined by stars Johnny Whitworth, Idris Elba and, of course, Nicolas Cage. The panel began with a behind the scene clip showing exactly how the on-screen insanity was achieved.
The method behind the madness; namely, real life insanity. The clip showcased a collection of wireworks and rollerblading, both used to film the movie. ”You will see bones be broken. Real bones,” said Taylor, putting emphases on the on-screen insanity.
Continuing the panel, Cage stated that — because all the actors were required to do their own stunts — he’s actually happy that he got the chance to portray Ghost Rider, instead of just Johnny Cage. He also said that he was happy to return to the character because there’s a lot that he had left to say about Johnny Cage.
Speaking about differences between the two movies, Cage added that he’s been living with his “head on fire” for several years so he’s a bit more acclimated to the aspects of his character. However, Taylor describes the character as a “pure nightmare,” saying that “there’s no logic to it at all. He’s not a superhero, he’s more like a horror character.”
Whitworth then talked about the intensity of the two directors style, stating that the camera was always in his face and that their stunt filming style was “extremely different.” In addition, the directors explained that they changed the Hell Cycle up a bit, saying that anything the Ghost Rider rides transforms into a hell-vehicle.
Ending the panel, when asked if they saw any more Ghost Rider films in the future, Neveldine replied that there’s nothing that would be more fun than doing it again.
Monday, July 18, 2011
The Dark Knight Rises Teaser Trailer
Warner Bros. have posted the teaser trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, the epic conclusion to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Facebook has the clip, which means the embed is wonky, but thanks to The Film Stage we have it.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Harry Makes History, Topples Dark Knight
The highly anticipated, Happy Potter: The Deadly Hallows - Part 2, has broken the record for the biggest domestic box-office opening, which was previously held by The Dark Knight.
Harry raked in an unprecedented $168.6 million at the box office in just three days, making it the highest-grossing movie opening of all time at the domestic box office.
The title was previous held by The Dark Knight, which opened to $158 million back in 2008. According to Box Office Mojo, one out of every four movie tickets sold this weekend was to Potter. Final estimates are due Monday.
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