Tag: reboot

Sony Pictures Announces Andrew Garfield as the Spectacular Spider-Man

Posted: July 2, 2010 at 12:23 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Just yesterday sites all over the internet were abuzz with news that Sony Pictures was close to casting the role of Peter Parker/Spider-man for their upcoming reboot. Well, the internet got half of the news right, Sony was close to casting the role, but not with Josh Hutcherson in the lead role. (Read our story […]

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Rumor Mill: Josh Hutcherson Locked in to Play Peter Parker in “Spider-Man”

Posted: July 1, 2010 at 12:44 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Back in February the internet was alight with rumors that Percy Jackson star, Logan Lerman, was set to play Peter Parker in Sony’s reboot of the Spider-man franchise. (Read the article here.)  The rumors were proved to be false, and instead it turned out that the studio had just had a few talks with him […]

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“Predators” Writers, Mike Finch and Alex Litvak, Scripting “He-Man: Masters of the Universe”

Posted: April 12, 2010 at 3:29 pm   /   Local, Movie News

One of my earliest memories as a child is of my He-Man sword being broken by an older child. It is one of my earliest memories, and it is probably because when I was that young, He-Man was the coolest thing ever. Although, to be honest I was also fascinated by garbage trucks, and thought […]

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Reboot Mania: “Godzilla” Coming Back Bigger Than Ever

Posted: March 29, 2010 at 3:16 pm   /   Local, Movie News

If there is an ultimate monster in film making, it has to be Godzilla. King Kong is right up there, but Godzilla has cropped up through the years so often that he seems almost immortal. Unfortunately, the last time a Godzilla movie was released, the high expectations were quickly dashed. Roland Emmerich’s disaster meets monster […]

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“1408” Screenwriter Matt Greenburg Writing “Pet Cemetery” Remake

Posted: March 5, 2010 at 3:59 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Paramount is reviving the Stephen King story, Pet Cemetery, with King’s 1408 scribe doing the writing duties. The film will be an adaptation of the popular Stephen King book of the same name, which already produced a film in 1989 starring Dale Midkiff, Denise Crosby and Fred Gwynne. The story follows a family who lives […]

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New Line Bringing Back “Police Academy”

Posted: March 5, 2010 at 1:35 pm   /   Local, Movie News

I did not read “reboot” in the press while reading about this new take on Police Academy, but make no mistake it is a reboot. Most likely Hollywood has begun to notice they have been throwing around their latest buzz word a bit too much. So, the famous Police Academy films which spawned seven (yes, […]

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Warner Bros. Making Space Invaders Movie?

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 4:15 pm   /   Local, Movie News

I am half convinced these days that Hollywood has a wall of any story ever made in any medium. When executives get lost for ideas, or don’t want to take a chance they go to this wall, close their eyes and throw a dart. That is the only way to explain why films like a […]

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“The Dark Knight” Scribe David Goyer Writing New “Superman” Script

Posted: February 25, 2010 at 11:52 am   /   Local, Movie News

This can only be construed as good news. David Goyer who was responsible for the scripts for both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight is being hired by DC/WB to write the new Superman reboot. The studio wants to put the film on the right track to get it to screen before their rights expire […]

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Seann William Scott Joining Kevin Smith’s “Hit Somebody”

Posted: February 22, 2010 at 3:47 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Sometimes it is nice to see an actor work with a certain director many times over their career. For some reason it makes me happy to know that some of these people aren’t big enough jerks not to have friends. Seann William Scott looks like he will be joining up with Kevin Smith once again […]

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“Treasure Island” Reboot Coming To Theaters

Posted: February 15, 2010 at 4:50 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous swashbuckler Long John Silver from his literary classic, Treasure Island,  is going to be making his way to the silver screen soon. Ecosse Films has seen the dollar signs presented to them by many other franchises, and figured the time is ripe for a Treasure Island reboot. This isn’t like the […]

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