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'Tomb Raider' Reboot Will Be a Prequel
Filed under: Action », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », Warner Brothers », Scripts », Games and Game Movies »
You know, I always thought that Lara Croft got a bum-rap on the big screen. When she should have been the love child of James Bond and Indiana Jones, what we ended up with was a bored Angelina Jolie pouting her way through half-baked plots. Now, we already knew that a 'reboot' was in the works, but it looks like there are going to be a lot of changes in store for Ms. Croft. During a press event for Terminator Salvation, producer Dan Lin spilled the beans that the Tomb Raider reboot will in fact, be a prequel. Lin told journalists, "... - it's a great origin story that we're going to tell. A very character-oriented I would say more realistic than the past Lara Croft movies." According to Lin, casting for the role has yet to begin (now that Megan Fox is out of the running), but they are definitely looking for someone a little younger this time around. Whether the choice for a younger Croft is to capitalize on multiple flicks, or just to pander to the mall crowd, I couldn't say. But what I do know is that I think an adult Lara Croft is a much more exciting proposition than a precocious teen with a Nancy Drew complex -- and isn't it about time that we got some fully grown ladies fighting the good fight on the big screen again, anyway?
The project is still in the early stages of development, but Lin has warned fans that we might be getting a less 'active' Croft this time around, saying, "I would say it's like Terminator - character-driven action. I think for me the Lara Croft games and movies have gone a little too action-oriented. I wanted to have action, but with character." Now I might have only played a few of the Raider games, but seriously? When were those things about characters?
Tell us what you think about a young Lara Croft, and who you would like to see take over where Jolie left off.
Geek Daily: Suicide Squad, Marvel's 9 Deals, and More Wolverine Grappling
Filed under: Action », Casting », Deals », Warner Brothers », RumorMonger », 20th Century Fox », Newsstand », Movie Marketing », Comic/Superhero/Geek », Remakes and Sequels », Images »
Warner Bros is ramping up yet another DC property, according to Variety. Producer Dan Lin is setting up Suicide Squad as a potential franchise, with Justin Marks penning the initial screenplay. The series centers on supervillains both great and small, who are recruited by the government to serve as expendable agents on missions too dangerous for superheroes. What Variety doesn't say is which villains will be used, so it's difficult to say how cool or crappy this could be. It's also hard to get too excited about yet another DC property when so many of them are stuck in endless pre-production. (Ok, so we do have a date on The Green Lantern -- but without a Green Lantern, it's kind of uninspiring, isn't it?) We're definitely on a supervillain trend now, though, aren't we? And just think ... people said it wouldn't work!
CHUD is reporting that Samuel L. Jackson's nine picture deal is a sign of things to come, and that this is Marvel's new contractual item. You can expect similar deals in the future -- you can kind of imagine which characters might be locked down in perpetual servitude. Apparently, this may have been one of the issues that prevented Emily Blunt from signing to Iron Man 2.
Finally, there's a new X-Men Origins: Wolverine photo from Stark Industries, featuring more Sabretooth and Wolverine going claw to claw, muttonchop to muttonchop:
CHUD is reporting that Samuel L. Jackson's nine picture deal is a sign of things to come, and that this is Marvel's new contractual item. You can expect similar deals in the future -- you can kind of imagine which characters might be locked down in perpetual servitude. Apparently, this may have been one of the issues that prevented Emily Blunt from signing to Iron Man 2.
Finally, there's a new X-Men Origins: Wolverine photo from Stark Industries, featuring more Sabretooth and Wolverine going claw to claw, muttonchop to muttonchop:
Why Yes, a 'Tomb Raider' Reboot IS Happening
Filed under: Action », Deals », Celebrities and Controversy », Box Office », Remakes and Sequels »
Tomb Raider is one of those franchises that always caused far too much angst. Both films were mediocre; neither was offensively bad. Neither was a monumental box office smash and neither was a flop. Yet there was constantly drama. I remember online critics crying foul over being shut out of the first film for some unfathomable reason. Angelina and AirbrushedNippleGate. People flipping out and calling Cradle of Life one of the worst movies of all time, or some such nonsense. Seriously: these movies aren't worth it. Everyone chill.In keeping with that attitude, I invite you to greet with indifference the following announcement: Tomb Raider is coming back. Without Angelina Jolie (and as far as we know without Megan Fox), and it's not clear when, but soon. Warner Bros. is rebooting the franchise (originally a Paramount property) along with Terminator: Salvation producer Dan Lin. The new film is billed as a "reimagining" that will be nothing like the originals. No director or star have been tapped, but apparently it's been decided that this cash cow hasn't been sufficiently milked.
With that I'll solicit casting suggestions and speculation in the comments. First person who says "Megan Fox" gets a wedgie.
'Tom & Jerry' Head Back to the Big Screen
Filed under: Animation », Deals », Family Films »
Some retro adaptations I get. Making Charlie's Angels for the big screen, for example, made sense. You get some arse-kicking women together, and you make them defeat fun foes, like an old weird dude who likes to sniff hair. But sometimes, it seems like Hollywood is really out of touch with reality.Variety reports that we're about to get another group of icons from our retro past -- namely, Tom and Jerry. In an attempt to capitalize on the Alvin and the Chipmunks fame, Warner Bros. is reinvigorating Tom and Jerry, bringing the determined cat and taunting mouse to the world of CG characters in live-action settings. Dan Lin (who is currently executive producing Terminator: Salvation) is adapting the Hanna-Barbera story to tell us the origins of our epic cat and mouse -- specifically, just how their rivalry began, and how the pair get lost in Chicago and have to help each other get home.
At least I get the Chipmunks. They're holiday icons, and easily recognizable for younger generations. But Tom and Jerry? These cats were around when I was a wee tyke in the '70s, and even well before that. That was 3 decades ago. Is this really the wave of the future? Tom and Jerry? I guess Hollywood really has run out of ideas.
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