It’s official! Over at Variety they are reporting that Ryan Reynolds has beat out Bradley Cooper and Justin Timberlake for the role of Hal Jordan in the upcoming comic adaptation, Green Lantern. Yesterday and today has been filled with speculation over who will be the one to land the coveted role, and finally a decision has been made.
There are some film adaptations that I hope die and never see the end of the development process, and undoubtedly He-Man is one of them. We reported earlier on how there was a live action adaptation in the works for the vintage comic and cartoon character, but at the time a writer hadn’t been found. So what did the studio do? They wrangled somebody in to try and add a life to this thing. According to THR, Warner Brothers and Silver Pictures have hired a writer, newcomer Evan Daugherty.
It’s time for more Japanese manga to be adapted to the big screen. For some odd reason anime and manga scripts have been getting picked up left and right by some pretty big studios. According to Variety, we can confirm that one of the names on that list is Warner Brothers. They recently picked up the film rights to the popular manga entitled Death Note, and are looking to make it into a live action feature.
When a studio wants an epic tent pole project they either go sci-fi, Biblical, or Greco-Roman. In this case we’re putting on our togas and heading on over to Greece. A huge bidding war between studios took place to gain the rights over Odysseus, a script written by Ann Peacock. According to THR, Warner Brothers won the rights to produce and distribute the film over it’s competitor Paramount. A director has already been hired, and the film will be co-produced by Hollywood Gang Productions.
Somehow, a rumor was started that Star Trek’s Chris Pine was to star as Hal Jordan in Warner Brothers’ The Green Lantern. That rumor has been officially squashed, well at least for now. In an interview with MTV, Pine was very clear about his involvement with the movie. Pine stated, “No, I had a meeting with [casting director] Pam Dixon and [executive producer] Donald De Line, but a meeting was all it was.” Pine further stated, ”I have not been offered squat. I do not have the part and haven’t read a script.” There you have it. He could be lying about it just to surprise everyone, but that seems like a little bit far-fetched.
Interestingly enough, he doesn’t seem too excited nor determined to play the part.
Pine stated in the interview:
Here’s something for the classic film lover in you. If you’re a fan of oldies but goodies Warner Brothers Studio wants you to have access to all of their premiere titles. According to THR, the home entertainment department of the studio has come up with a way for fans to get their hands on some rare classics that have never been released on DVD. The Warner Archive Collection allows you to search through a 150 films that include titles from Warner Brothers, RKO, and MGM. Just visit the website WarnerArchive.com, pick the movie you want and order it off the website. From there it will be burned to disc and shipped to you within 5 days.
Let me preface this story by saying I am in no way trying to viciously attack Watchmen. I’m just informing you of the information that I’ve learned. With that being said, according to IESB Warner Brothers is beginning to rethink the importance of the MPAA ratings for their tent pole films. After the underwhelming box office performance of this month’s Watchmen, the studio is looking to cut down on big budget R rated material. This would effect several 2009 releases that are still awaiting their ratings approval including this summer’s Terminator Salvation.
Warner Brothers Studio has decided to fill us in on their upcoming film slate for 2009 and beyond. There’s been a lot of rumors and speculation about certain projects especially anything comic book or Harry Potter related. Staying steady with their DC Comic adaptations, the first feature length Green Lantern film has finally gotten a release date. Lantern will be coming to a theater near you on December 17,2010. I was seeing this as more of a summer blockbuster, but I guess their gunning for the Christmas bucks. Check out more release dates, including Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes after the jump.
It looks as if someone’s decided to take a risk and invest in Mel Gibson’ s career again. Last November Gibson wrapped a project entitled Edge of Darkness, which he shot with Ray Winstone and Danny Huston. For months the film has been looking for a distribution home, and finally it’s found one. According to Variety, Warner Brothers has decided to take the plunge and has acquired the rights to the film. The feature is based on the BBC miniseries of the same name, which”centered on a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Dept, whose only child is murdered on the steps of his home.”
