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'Bad Boys 3' -- Yep, Really
Filed under: Action », Deals », Sony », Scripts », DIY/Filmmaking », Newsstand », Remakes and Sequels »
Face it -- it's Michael Bay's world now, and we just live in it. Weary of dominating the world with gigantic robots and Megan Fox, Bay might just be returning with the Bad Boys. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Columbia has hired Peter Craig to pen a third installment of the Bad Boys series, and hope to get the old team back together in the truest sense of action movies. The studio hopes that a strong script can lure them all back for another mission. Neither Bay, Jerry Bruckheimer, Will Smith or Martin Lawrence have a deal to return, and since this is still in the early stages of development, that's no surprise. However, THR notes that all have expressed an interest in returning if the story is strong enough. The potential hurdle is the massive salaries Smith and Lawrence now command, something that's proving to be a problem with many action movies these days.
So, what else can I say? Bad Boys 3 is coming. I'll make a shocking prediction and say that it'll take place in Miami, feature a drug cartel, some human trafficking, and a lot of explosions. Explosions with tanks coming out of them. There will be at least one smoking hot chick. At the end, Smith and Lawrence will sing Bad Boys with the wrong words. It's going to be Baytastic, but at least it isn't a Bad Boys reboot.
The Latest on Live-Action 'Cowboy Bebop' and 'Robotech' Movies
Filed under: Animation », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », Deals », Warner Brothers », RumorMonger », Scripts », 20th Century Fox », Comic/Superhero/Geek »
It was just last week that anime fans the world over breathed a sigh of relief that Leonardo DiCaprio's live-action Akira was no more. But, that doesn't mean Hollywood has lost its taste for anime, and there are still plenty of other reboots headed our way. So while most of them have stayed in development limbo, two of the more popular titles: Cowboy Bebop and Robotech have started to make new ground, and some of the people involved are starting to talk.
Cowboy Bebop:
When the live action film of the beloved anime was first announced, fans were not thrilled with the idea. Plus, it probably didn't help that Keanu Reeves was taking the role of Spike. But, maybe we shouldn't count out the film yet, because when it comes to the film's screenwriter, there is good news and some bad news. But, let's start with the good news. In an interview with Anime Vice, Craig was asked about whether or not he was familiar with the series, and to his credit, Craig went into full fan-boy mode, telling them about some of his favorite episodes and that both he and Reeves have been meeting with Sunrise studio (the creator of the anime) to make sure that the original 'feel' of the show remains intact. According to Craig, "they [Sunrise] were very specific about their vision for the series, and how it might convert to a live-action film." -- sounds promising, right? Well, the bad news is that Craig has zero experience with sci-fi, and made his name writing about con-men and dysfunctional families. But, I'm going to remain hopeful that with Sunrise watching over the flick, there might be a chance we get something a little better than expected.
Read the rest over at SciFi Squad
Keanu Reeves Confirmed For 'Cowboy Bebop'
Filed under: Action », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », Casting », Deals », 20th Century Fox », Comic/Superhero/Geek »
If you were one of the many fans out there that was not loving the idea of Keanu Reeves remaking Cowboy Bebop; you might want to brace yourself. The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Twentieth Century Fox is officially bringing the beloved anime to the big screen with Reeves attached in the lead. Now if you are a fan of the original show, you can guess just who I'm talking about when I say the lead -- that's right; Reeves will play Spike Spiegel, the interstellar bounty hunter who is *Bebop was the story of a group of bounty hunters set in a time of interstellar travel and astral gates. When a lunar explosion decimated most of humanity, criminals were flung far and wide into the solar system -- enter the rag-tag crew of the Bebop to track them down. Peter Craig has already been tapped to write the script (who only has a few comedy shorts on his resume), but there is no word yet on who is going to direct.
Talk of a live action film has been floating around for a while now, but the press really started to take notice when Reeve's name was attached last summer. When Reeves spoke to MTV about the project earlier this year, most of us knew that the flick had gone well past the talking stage, and the idea of a 2010 release date suddenly didn't seem so unlikely.
So now that we have our Spike, sound off below and tell us who you would like to see fill out the rest of the crew of The Bebop.
*Correction: Spike was not top dog on the Bebop, that honor went to the ship's owner, Jet Black.
Universal to Remake Italian Film 'La scorta'
Filed under: Thrillers », Deals », Universal », Scripts », Remakes and Sequels »
The last remake of Italian cinema I can think of was 2006's The Last Kiss -- and I don't think I was alone in my dislike of that particular flick. But, for most die-hard fans of international cinema, anything that Hollywood can come up with is usually a disappointment. Variety reports that Universal is planning on an English-language remake of La scorta (The Supply). They have already signed Danish director, Asger Leth, and have brought on Peter Craig to write the script. Leth has only directed one other film so far, the documentary Ghosts of Cité Soleil, about two brothers who are leaders of The Secret army of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristrade. Craig has just finished the script for The Town, a romantic comedy with Adrian Lyne attached to direct and an adaptation of his own novel, Hot Plastic, for Radar and Maguire Entertainment. Plastic focuses on the origins of identity theft and the relationship between a father and son. This seems to be a speciality for Craig, since most of his books are centered on family relationships and criminal enterprises.The scorta update will closely follow the original story "...of four policemen assigned to guard a special prosecutor trying to bring mob bosses to justice. His predecessor was blown away along with a bodyguard. The four guards are conflicted about their jobs and frustrated as they watch government insiders thwart the lawman at every turn". The film was originally released in Italy back in 1993 and was directed by Ricky Tognazzi. The story was inspired by the murder of Judge Giovanni Falcone, a dedicated anti-mafia crusader, who was later murdered along with his wife and three bodyguards in a 350-kg dynamite explosion placed beneath the motorway from Palermo Airport to Palermo. There is no word on a cast yet, but as soon as Craig gets a handle on his script, I would expect to hear something sooner rather than later.
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