Source: /Film
An official press release for Power of the Dark Crystal from Jim Henson Company and Omnilab Media has been issued today, revealing just who will be directing this sequel to the original 1982 classic, The Dark Crystal. No, it’s not Genndy Tartakovsky (Star Wars: Clone Wars, Samurai Jack), as was previously reported. Nope, it’s Daybreakers directors Michael and Peter Spierig who will be helming the film. Read on for the official press release!
Source: Deadline
Recently, it was going around the web that Kick-Ass director Mathew Vaughn was the front-runner to direct X-Men: First Class. Then, it was said that the deal fell through last Thursday, and that other directors were now lined up. However, according to Deadline, all that has changed once again and 20th Century Fox is closing a deal with Mathew Vaughn after all.
Source: Empire | The Shiznit | Coming Soon
What?! Looks like Sly has changed his mind once again with Rambo 5, but this time it is not about what the plot will be, but whether or not we’ll even see John Rambo again. That’s right, Stallone says Rambo 5 will not be happening.
Source: Collider
Ever since everyone was blown away by how awesome The Dark Knight was in 2008, people have been anxious to know when the next Batman film will hit theaters. Well, today Warner Brothers has finally announced a release date for the film! Read on to find out when the Dark Knight will return [cue drum roll]!
Source: Heat Vision | Deadline | /Film
Originally, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot company (Lost, Star Trek) had the rights to adapt The Dark Tower book series by Stephen King into a TV series. However, they ended up deciding that they would not be able to do the books justice and no longer have the rights to make it.
Now, both Heat Vision and Deadline are reporting that Imagine Entertainment and Weed Road Productions have obtained the rights, and that Ron Howard would direct with Brian Grazer and Akiva Goldsman producing along with Stephen King.
Source: Apple | Rope of Silicon | First Showing
On May 7th, cinephiles everywhere can rejoice, as Fritz Lang’s 1927 masterpiece Metropolis is being released in select theaters in the U.S. Reintroduced as The Complete Metropolis, this version will be completely restored with 25 additional minutes of lost footage inserted back into the film along with the original Gottfried Huppertz score!
You can check out the trailer below, or watch it in HD over at Apple (definitely recommend watching the HD version to get the full effect of the restoration).
Source: Toronto Sun
According to the Toronto Sun, legendary actor Leonard Nimoy (most famous for playing ‘Spock’ on Star Trek) is retiring from acting, apparently for good this time.
Source: Showbiz 411
Recently, director Barry Sonnenfeld told Roger Friedman of Showbiz 411 that Men in Black 3D (yes, you read that correctly) is ready to roll, with Will Smith already signed on to reprise his role as “Agent J.” He also said that while Tommy Lee Jones has not yet formally signed on, he has agreed to come back for the third film as well.
