EDIT- Repurposed for TV discussion, use this thread for general film discussion. TV-specific discussion begins with posts dated 12/8/17.



This thread isn't intended for reviews or reactions (like the url=http://boards.theforce.net/threads/what-was-the-last-movie-you-saw.16695712/unread]What was the Last Movie You Saw?[/url] thread, or threads for specific films/franchises)

Think of this more as a misc discussion thread for film &TV news bits that aren't worth their own thread, or are for films that wouldn't require their own thread, or even films that are no longer current or upcoming that might have an interesting piece of info, trivia or behind the scenes insight.

And away we go...

The Top Gun sequel is not going to happen following the death of Tony Scott, and also leaves Paramount a bit mixed on what to do with the anniversary 3D rerelease that was scheduled to happen (which was happening to test the waters for the sequel) and has already been completed. It may get a limited release now.

(WARNING, video is NSFW due to sculpted nude creature mockups )
Here's a video with concept makeup designs for the vampires from I Am Legend from back when Ridley Scott was directing it with Arnold Schwarzengger starring, but before this approach was abandoned for the awful-looking CGI creatures used in the Will Smith versions.

Lastly, the new Mortal Kombat movie, based on the Legacy webseries (with the same director), is in pre-production. Budget is expected to be $40-50 million.

 

I've started seeing ads for the Red Dawn remake. 'Bout time they released that.

 

Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly have been hired to rewrite the remake of Flight of the Navigator, as a potential directing project for Trevorrow (Safety Not Guarenteed).

 

New poster out for Obluvion, the next film from the director of Tron Legacy- GREAT poster!



EDIT- Trailer is up now too:

 

Oh, come on- even if you don't like Cruise, he's had an extremely good past ten years: Minority Report, The Last Samurai, Collateral, Mission Impossible III, MI: Ghost Protocol, Tropic Thunder & Valkyrie were all good-to-great. War of the Worlds and Knight & Day weren't bad. Jack Reacher has had some positive advanced word. About the only misfires he's had since 2002 were Lions For Lambs and Rock of Ages- and he wasn't even the star/headliner of the latter.

 

New GE commercial unites some classic robots, including K.I.T.T., B-9, Robbie & Data!



Additionally, a related commercial featuring William Daniels reprising the voice of K.I.T.T.!

 

Yes. It's actually one of my favorite films (though I'll admit it's been a couple years since I last popped it in).

 

I was dissapointed with my Hobbit screening's pre show: they aired no trailers at all and just went straight into the film. I'm paying for the preshow and the movie, dammit. I look forward to reexperiencing trailers (especially new ones for the coming summer) with the audiences of major holiday releases, such as TH, especially with so many good trailers they could run now that are mostly new/hardly run (IM3, Oblivion, ST, Pacific Rim, Man of Steel, etc).

 

That's actually a great observation I've never dwelled on before- there definitely is a "oh, yeah, I'm here to see a movie" gear shift in one's mind when the feature starts.

I cant tell what you mean by that, if you could clarify: Do you contrast a bad part of the film with a good part of the film (ie: "Ok, that's NOT good?" guy vs Ledger), where one detracts from the other? Or what you perceive as two bad parts of the film, sarcastically? (ie: racist robots and robot testicles)?

 

Yeah, his first three films were good to great. His fourth was flawed and deceptively marketed to hell and back.

After that it went downhill. Lady in the Water had potential and some good subplots (mostly the stuff featuring M Night himself) but ultimately misfired.

And The Happening was so terrible I swore off. M Night movies in theaters until he can make a couple good movies again. Air bender didn't tempt my resolve.

However, after earth actually looks good...

 

I'm surprised he's amnaged to get anything made on a large budget after LITW underperforming and TH & TLA being eviscerated.

 

Oh, most certainly. I'm just surprised even Will Smith would go with M Night.