Fanboy Bites: 'Dark Knight' Script, 'Poltergeist' Remake and 'The Hobbit'
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Today will be partly cloudy with a chance of kick ass!
The Hobbit: Not long ago Guillermo Del Toro told fans that his next move was to begin work on The Hobbit script very soon. Well guess what? To our complete shock and surprise, the dude actually followed through on all this "writing script nonsense" and -- wait for it -- started working on the script (along with LOTR partners Frank Walsh and Philippa Boyens). YES! And this is, like, the BIGGEST news online today. "NEWSFLASH: Del Toro is on page 12 and he's already introduced 750 new creatures!" I give up ... call me in 12 years when the film is finally complete and ready to hit theaters.
The Dark Knight: You've watched the movie countless times, followed hundreds of viral sites, read thousands of stories on Heath Ledger and why he deserves to square off against Jesus up in heaven for a chance to be God's new (and much more well-liked) son -- so, what's left? Well, if you still haven't overdosed on The Dark Knight and/or are in desperate need of another Batman fix, feel free to feast your eyes on the film's script. Yes, JoBlo managed to snag a copy of the entire thing (read it here) for you to save, print out and do whatever it is you freaks do with stuff like that. Personally, I enjoyed reading it to see where they trimmed and cut and called Wonder Woman a whore. Kidding! Just wanna make sure you're paying attention.
Poltergeist remake: Because in this one she's watching a reality show, gets pulled into the television and subsequently bores herself to death. [Writes down notes for Poltergeist 2 pitch ...] Anyway, THR tells us that Boogeyman writers Juliet Snowden and Stiles "I wonder how many Teen Wolf jokes he got growing up" White will pen the script for the remake of this classic spooky flick. "Too soon!" yelled a nobody movie blogger, but alas it was too late.
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8-19-2008 @ 9:12PM
David said...
What was unique about "Poltergeist" -- and what will certainly be ignored when this totally unnecessary remake is put together -- is that it was a movie that scared the bejeezus out of you, and yet the body count is exactly ZERO. And in fact, no one is even seriously hurt. (The one gross-out moment turns out to be a fantasy.) "Poltergeist" is damn near a BENEVOLENT horror film -- and one that could not be made in this climate today. So I fear the worst on this one.
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8-20-2008 @ 10:58AM
Mr. R said...
I agree and another thing I enjoyed, it was a movie where the characters were part of a normal, every day family. Now a days there are so many stereotypes in that area that it makes the movie look down right fake. The hot daughter, the wise cracking brother, designer clothes they normally couldn't afford, tons of product placement. Poltergeist was scary, fun to watch and you could really identify with its characters.
8-20-2008 @ 8:35AM
bongo123 said...
yeah you pretty much nailed it..
8-20-2008 @ 8:50AM
J said...
Yep. Amen.
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8-20-2008 @ 9:52AM
Matt said...
Very good way to put it. I think this is a terrible idea.
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9-10-2008 @ 10:32AM
Rob said...
This is what happens when filmmakers don't own their material. It becomes "property" that can be exploited by the studio however it sees fit. Despite being a classic of its genre (though oddly underappreciated now; it pretty much closed the book on "haunted house" movies it was so damn good.) the "property" is just sitting there not making money for someone so, dang it, we gotta remake it! It's so wrong that films are not treated like the works of art they are and given proper ownership by their makers. (And since Spielberg was credited as the writer and producer of the original, how did he let this slip out of his hands?)
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