Posted by dominie in Films, News on December 13th, 2008
Of this news, I’m a little more excited than the last. According to Dark Horizons, while out on promotional affairs for The Unborn, director David Goyer tells the press that Fox is waiting on the greenlight for Magneto until after Wolverine hits theaters. Then depending on how Wolverine performs, the studio will decide on Magneto’s fate. I think there’s more of a chance Magneto will get the go ahead after Wolverine than a sequel to the Friday the 13th remake.
Goyer says that though the film begins in the WW2 concentration camp, most of the action takes place in the very early 60’s and deals with the friendship between Professor X (Charles) and Magneto (Eric).
Goyer is currently prepping for his next film, The Invisible Man redux. However in this version, the character is the nephew of the original and is forced by Scotland Yard to either work for them or be killed.
Posted by dominie in Films, News on December 3rd, 2008
IndieLondon caught sight of Lauren Shuler Donner, the producer of all the past and upcoming X-Men films, to bring us some clues on the happenings of the forthcoming X-Men prequels Wolverine and Magneto.
Donner reveals that Wolverine is very much “in the tone of the first X-Men,” noting she is very happy with the result and that her next task is to get crackin’ on Magneto.
“We have a great script on Magneto,” Donner tells IndieLondon. “I’ll tell you the honest truth… I’ve made four movie[s] this year and I was so busy that I didn’t at all talk to the studio while making Magneto because I couldn’t have done it. And David Goyer, who wrote and is going to direct it, also did another movie. So now, he’s done with his and I’m done with two of mine, so when I get back that’s my first order of business to say: ‘Come on, let’s go and make Magneto.’”
In regards to Wolverine, Empire debuted the first look on Taylor Kitsch as Gambit. Of the character, Hugh Jackson told MTV Splashpage, “I can say it. He’s sexy, right? He’s a little bit like a junior Wolverine in a way. He’s a little bit of a wise guy. He’s an outsider. He’s got some issues himself. He’s mischievous. He’s cheeky. He’s a bit of a badass. We have a really great fight sequence. Physically that guy is an animal. He was chucking himself around on the concrete. He has that passion that I remember having when I first did Wolverine. There was no way a stunt double was doing anything for him.”
Still waiting on the images for Deadpool’s character, played by the hot Ryan Reynolds, who also debuts in Wolverine. X-Men Origins: Wolverine arrives in theaters May 1, 2009.
Posted by bob in Comics, News on April 21st, 2008
Writer Antony Johnson (Stormbreaker) and Wilson Tortosa (Tomb Raider) have been named the creative team behind DelRey Manga’s interpretation of Wolverine, coming in spring 2009. The project was announced in 2007 as part of series of projects between Marvel and DelRey. More X-Men material is expected from Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman.
TokyoPop announced at Comic Con that they will release 22 Manga based on Blizzard Entertainment’s Warcraft and Starcraft franchises. Debuting in August 2008 will be Starcraft: Frontline, a collection of stories, as well as the debut of the new series Warcraft: Legends. In summer 2009, one of the projects will be Starcraft: Ghost Line, written by the prolific Keith R.A. DeCandido (Supernatural).
After abandoning the Joss Whedon draft, producer Joel Silver continued seeking the right script for his Wonder Woman film. Now he saw that tyro writers Matthew Jennison and Brent Strickland are at work. Their World War II era spec script about the Amazon Princess wowed Silver so they’ve been associated with the film for over a year now. The setting may now be more about Paradise Island, a.k.a. Themyscira, and the warrior culture that gave us the heroine. Silver also intimated the George Miller Justice League film may be on hold after many delays.
Of this news, I’m a little more excited than the last. According to Dark Horizons, while out on promotional affairs for The Unborn, director David Goyer tells the press that Fox is waiting on the greenlight for Magneto until after Wolverine hits theaters. Then depending on how Wolverine performs, the studio will decide on Magneto’s fate. I think there’s more of a chance Magneto will get the go ahead after Wolverine than a sequel to the Friday the 13th remake.
