http://www.joblo.com/ JoBlo's Movie Emporium News en-US Dave Davis Director Joseph Kosinski will be fiddling with his sequel TRON LEGACY for a while (it's not due until December), but he'll poke at another Disney update during whatever downtime he can find. Kosinski and writer Travis Beacham (CLASH OF THE TITANS) are "re-inventing" the 1979 sci-fi flick THE BLACK HOLE, about the members of deep space exploration vessel Palomino, who encounter a black hole and a huge... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30781 2010-02-09 21:50:01 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:50:01 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30781 Niki Stephens The powerhouse of Summit Entertainment has acquired the rights to the untitled James McAvoy and Seth Rogen comedy. McAvoy will play the guy who learns he has cancer. The film was formerly titled, "I'm With Cancer", which was based on the autobiographical script penned by Will Reiser who successfully beat the disease. The hilarity that is cancer will be directed by Jonathan Levine (THE WACKNESS).... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30780 2010-02-09 21:41:00 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:41:00 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30780 Niki Stephens A girl that hot should never be gloomy. However, it's being said that she has the lead role in Lars Von Trier's upcoming flick MELANCHOLIA. Would this make her happy? Probably not. Von Trier's has been known to put his leading ladies through some rough emotional torture. Actress like Bjork, Nicole Kidman, Emily Watson, and Bryce Dallas Howard have never returned to work for the director again. The only one who... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30779 2010-02-09 20:41:59 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:41:59 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30779 Niki Stephens If Nemesis actually goes from comic to movie, as we spoke of last month then what I'm about to tell you could be pretty awesome. The story is about Nemesis, who is a total asshole, mastermind jerkoff that chooses a cop every year to pick on. Mark Millar, creator of Nemesis, KICK-ASS, WANTED, and many other works has decided to put an auction up for the highest bidder to win the title role of Nemesis. Well, in a... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30778 2010-02-09 19:27:58 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:27:58 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30778 Mike Sampson After a few months worth of negotiations, Paramount was able to get Tom Cruise to sign on the line that is dotted. The actor will return to star in MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE 4, which he will co-produce with JJ Abrams. Abrams, who directed the last MISSION film, will not step behind the camera again but the search is already on for a director who's ready to take on the challenge. Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec, who were hired... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30776 2010-02-09 17:39:56 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:39:56 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30776 Paul Tassi It can be hard to catch all the Oscar nominated short films before you're hearing their names called by Anne Hathaway at the show, but we've got one of the better ones for you here today. It’s called LOGORAMA, and it accomplishes the rather spectacular feat of cramming over 2,500 corporate logos into one 15 minute film, and the even more spectacular feat of not facing 2,500 lawsuits, as you would think McDonalds... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30774 2010-02-09 13:30:54 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:30:54 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30774 Paul Tassi Remember when THR did that really cool director's roundtable a few weeks ago with James Cameron and Quentin Tarantino and Jason Reitman? Well, Newsweek's version of that with actors is similar, in the sense that it’s a hodgepodge of famous people, but in tone? It’s a little uh, awkward. The actors featured are Sandra Bullock (THE BLIND SIDE), Jeff Bridges (CRAZY HEART), Morgan Freeman... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30773 2010-02-09 12:50:53 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:50:53 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30773 Paul Tassi If you thought the assembly line churning out endless installments of SAW every year would never shut down, you might be in for a bit of a surprise. According to one of the co-writers of the last few films, Patrick Melton, the series might well be dead after its seventh installment. “I think it’s going to end with Saw VII. I have a very strong feeling its going to end with Saw VII.... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30772 2010-02-09 11:35:52 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:35:52 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30772 Mike Sampson How's this for some shocking news for your Tuesday morning?! Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Christopher Nolan has agreed to develop a SUPERMAN reboot at Warner Bros! Nolan, it appears, will not write or direct the film but will be actively involved in "mentoring" the production and acting as a "godfather" so-to-speak to the creative team. Deadline is referring to the film as SUPERMAN 3.0... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30770 2010-02-09 10:25:50 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:25:50 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30770 Mike Sampson I read this late last night on Twitter and I literally did a spit take I laughed so hard. I've heard a lot of ridiculous things in my time in this asylum we call the interwebz but this easily takes the cake. According to a "source" at Cinema Blend, Universal is looking to reboot JAWS. In 3D. With Tracy Morgan taking over the Richard Dreyfuss role. I will now step aside and let you ride in the ROFL-copter... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30769 2010-02-09 10:08:49 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:08:49 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30769 Mike Sampson TERMINATOR SALVATION was supposed to be the relaunch of a new saga in the TERMINATOR franchise. One that would lean on a new action hero, Christian Bale's John Connor, and not the aging Governor of California. That sadly didn't happen. While the film performed somewhat respectfully (a total of $370+ million overall), a vast majority of that was from international ticket sales with the $125 million in the US a big... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30768 2010-02-09 09:27:48 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:27:48 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30768 Mike Sampson While her husband Darren Aronofsky is filming the spooky thriller BLACK SWAN in New York City, Rachel Weisz is heading up to Toronto for some scares of her own. The actress has signed on to star in DREAM HOUSE the upcoming thriller that would have her co-starring with Daniel Craig and Naomi Watts. In the film, Weisz and Craig would play a successful New York couple who relocate to a "quaint" New England... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30767 2010-02-09 08:28:47 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:28:47 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30767 JimmyO Let’s face it, Rick Baker is one of the most important men in the world of horror (and in film itself). His brilliant work in AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON gave the Academy Awards a reason to vote for FX make-up. To list his many films would just take up too much space, but I will mention of couple of my favorites including London of course, and HELLBOY, THE FRIGHTENERS and ED WOOD. And of course, so many more.... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30752 2010-02-09 07:46:32 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:46:32 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30752 J.A. Hamilton ...don't give up on Shyamalan yet! by J.A. Hamilton Drinking with co-workers the other night, the topic of movies came up (as it always does) and my buddy Adam started listing what he felt were the best movie twists of all time. It was by no means a long list, but was summed up with his favorite being Edward Norton’s character turn in PRIMAL FEAR and then second favorite being that Bruce Willis... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30758 2010-02-09 07:42:38 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:42:38 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30758 George Merchan Thanks to Entertainment Weekly and an interview it's run with actor Mickey Rourke, we've got our first look at Mitch Glazer's PASSION PLAY. Set in 1950s Los Angeles, the story revolves around a down-on-his-luck trumpet player (Rourke) who saves an angel (Fox) from the clutches of a ruthless gangster (Murray). The film has, according to EW, just recently wrapped. I see a lot of sites wondering about what... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30765 2010-02-09 06:42:45 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:42:45 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30765 George Merchan Patrick Lussier, the man behind last year's very successful MY BLOODY VALENTINE, will next be bringing us DRIVE ANGRY, about a vengeful father (played by Nicholas Cage) chasing after the men who killed his daughter. Now, according to the guys at Bloody Disgusting, joining the ranks of what's sure to be the film's gory exploits are awesome "That Guy" William Fichtner (THE DARK KNIGHT) and boner-inducing... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30763 2010-02-09 05:59:43 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:59:43 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30763 George Merchan Get ready for Jack Bauer and his f*ck-you-up antics. The popular high-concept television series is getting ready to explode onto the silver screen. 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland as no-holds-barred federal agent Jack Bauer, is currently in its 8th and presumably last season. Fox has not sketched out a deal for a 9th, though that decision might hinge on how the current week's ratings stack up. The general... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30766 2010-02-09 05:00:46 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:46 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30766 Aaron Horwitz Aaron Horwitz reviews "Boogie Nights" Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30739 2010-02-09 04:25:19 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:25:19 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30739 J.A. Hamilton J.A. Hamilton reviews "The Bourne Ultimatum" Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30760 2010-02-09 00:12:40 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:12:40 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30760 Dave Davis The GREEN LANTERN movie has its ringbearer in Ryan Reynolds, and is now beginning to fill secondary roles with some high-end talent. Tim Robbins has joined the big-budget story of DC Comics' classic hero, a test pilot named Hal Jordan who gets conscripted into the intergalactic Green Lantern Corps. The Oscar-winning actor will play Senator Hammond, the father of the movie's main villain Hector Hammond (portrayed... Read More... ]]> http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30764 2010-02-08 23:47:44 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:47:44 EST http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30764