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Friday, January 3, 2014

Thor 2, Man of Steel 2, Star Wars, Divergent

Thor the Dark World Blu-Ray
   The best Marvel film of the 2013 year will be hitting shelves for us the fans to re-watch and re-live the excitement this coming February 25th. Thor the Dark World is the second Marvel Phase 2 installment leading into Avengers Age of Ultron, and as I said, my personal vote for best of the 2013 year over Iron Man 3. The Blu-Ray release is including exclusive looks into: Never-Before-Seen Extended and Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary, Gag Reel, A Brother’s Journey: Thor & Loki, Feature Commentary with Alan Taylor, Tom Hiddleston, Marvel’s Kevin Feige and cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau, Scoring Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World with Brian Tyler, Exclusive Look at Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King.For those that didn't know, Thor 2 brought in $629 million world wide, which may not be as high as Iron Man 3...but for me I don't care how much a  movie makes so long as I had a great time watching it.

The Rock is Green Lantern??
   Just yesterday I talked about the rumor of Dwayne Johnson wanting to play a DC hero and having already talked to WB with no specifics given, there is yet another rumor floating around today, again I say just a rumor at this point; 
So because there is so much talk and buzz flying around about this I figured I would chime in on it. Yesterday I said I think The Rock would make a great Green Lantern and I stand by that, if this rumor turns out to be true...there will be no complaints from me what so ever. For those that have been following TheRock on Twitter may already know this but a while back Johnson posted this;
if the Rock wants to play it...then by all means make it happen WB/Hollywood! For those who do not know about Jon Stewart, here is some history of the Green Lantern for you; Jon Stewart was a replacement Green Lantern for Hal Jordan. He was an architect, and a U.S. Marine veteran. He filled in for Jordan when Hal couldn’t wear the ring. He fought along side the Justice League on multiple missions. The character has been featured in numerous Green Lantern stories over the years and though he's not Hal, I think after the flop with Reynonds...they may want to take a different approach. 

Man of Steel 2
   There has still been no word on the title for the upcoming Man of Steel 2 movie and actually there has been very little definitive's about this upcoming blockbuster slated for 2015. However we have been hearing that the sequel may be on a small budget of $131 million...which for those who do not know, that is $100 million less than the first one. This may be completely in-accurate but under the assumption it is...I am not sure how they can bring these to major league superheroes to the big screen on such a small budget and still make it great. Again this could be false information though...that's Hollywood for you.

Boba Fett Stand alone??
   Remember all of those stories/rumors about potential Star Wars spinoff movies that would arrive in theaters every other year, breaking up the pattern of films from the new trilogy J.J. Abrams is directing and possibly giving time on screen to individual Star Wars characters who deserve their own movies? Well it seems we may have some small glimer of hope for one...that's rigt you guessed it, Boba Fett the bounty hunter. It will be one based on a screenplay writen and handed in by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan. TV producer Jon Schnepp made this statement during a 24-hour movie podcast on Youtube staged by the usually reliable AMC Movie Talk. What is your thoughts on this turn of events?

Paul Walker
   Universal has finally come out and said that Paul Walkers character in the Fast and Furious franchise will be retired. There has been all manner of speculation surrounding how Universal would handle this untimely passing and I personally like this idea. There has been rumor off killing off the character, re-casting the character, retiring the character, ect ect. And I think retiring him is the best way to do it. With Paul's passing this franchise is now hinging on Vin's shoulders if they want to continue expanding the franchise, which is something that is not easily done when you look at the grand scheme of things, this is a 12 year old franchise that was built on Paul and Vin's characters...losing one may in fact crush it. I am hoping it does not because I have been following it since it started and there isn't a single movie I don't enjoy watching. Drive on Fast and Furious franchise!!

Writers Guild
   
 The Writers Guild features solely screenplays, the WGA has singled out fifteen nominees for their three categories: Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Documentary Screenplay. The full list is below:
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
American Hustle, Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell; Columbia Pictures

Blue Jasmine, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics

Dallas Buyers Club, Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack; Focus Features 

Her, Written by Spike Jonze; Warner Bros. 

Nebraska, Written by Bob Nelson; Paramount Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 
August: Osage County, Screenplay by Tracy Letts; Based on his play; The Weinstein Company

Before Midnight, Written by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke; Based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan; Sony Classics

Captain Phillips, Screenplay by Billy Ray; Based on the book A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty; Columbia Pictures

Lone Survivor, Written by Peter Berg; Based on the book by Marcus Lutrell with Patrick Robinson; Universal Pictures

The Wolf of Wall Street, Screenplay by Terence Winter; Based on the book by Jordan Belfort; Paramount Pictures

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY 
Dirty Wars, Written by Jeremy Scahill & David Riker; Sundance Selects 

Herblock– The Black & The White, Written by Sara Lukinson & Michael Stevens; The Stevens Company

No Place on Earth, Written by Janet Tobias & Paul Laikin; Magnolia Pictures

Stories We Tell, Written by Sarah Polley; Roadside Attractions

We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, Written by Alex Gibney; Focus Features
In the past, the WGA nominations have shown some sharing with the Academy Award picks for the Best Screenplay Adapted and Original categories. The Writers Guild of America will announce their winners on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at an event held simultaneously in Los Angeles and New York City. What do you think of this list? Agree or diagree with something? Let me know.

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