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Roland Emmerich to Direct an Asimov Adaptation? Ouch.
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Even the biggest fans of Roland Emmerich will have to admit that his movies are kind of, well, stupid. My apologies, but really: Godzilla, Stargate, The Day After Tomorrow, The Patriot, Independence Day ... 10,000 BC? Your entertainment value will vary on each flick -- but I'd contend that each one is dumber than a box of rocks. Expensive rocks, perhaps, but not particularly smart ones.So what to make of this news: That Roland Emmerich is about to direct an adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. Longtime fans of Asimov's work could probably describe it better than I, but for now we'll refer to Variety, a resource that's good at encapsulating huge synopses into paragraphs like this one: "Originally published as a series of eight short stories in Astounding Magazine beginning in 1942, Foundation is a complex saga about humans who are scattered on planets throughout the galaxy, living under the rule of the Galactic Empire. A psycho-historian who can scientifically read the future sees an imminent empire collapse, and sets to work preparing to save the knowledge of mankind."
Sounds good to me, sci-fi fans ... but then I remember all the other movies that Mr. Emmerich has directed, and I start wishing that Sony had given this franchise to, say, Ridley Scott. Or Peter Berg. Or anyone.
News Round-Up for Tuesday, July 29 -- UPDATED
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Here's what's happening in the world of movie news today:
- UPDATE: Columbia Pictures has announced that The White Stripes' Jack White will team with Alicia Keys on the Quantum of Solace theme song. Said song will be called "Another Way to Die," and it will be the first duet in Bond soundtrack history.
- UPDATE: Universal lands Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards -- they will partner with The Weinstein Co. on the WWII flick. The writer-director has already met with Brad Pitt about playing a role, and production is scheduled to start this fall. (Variety)
- UPDATE: MTV has confirmed through IDW Publishing that "The Fallen" in the Transformers 2 title does indeed refer to the main villain in the film.
- Holy Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince trailer! It debuts online today! Prior to its arrival, USA Today has posted a photo (see above) of the young Tom Riddle (aka young Voldemort). Kid looks a tad creepy ... what do you think? We'll update this post as soon as the trailer arrives online.
- Tim Burton's making an Alice in Wonderland movie, so now we have to figure out which role Johnny Depp will play. In our minds, there's only one -- and Celeb Edge says Depp has been pegged to star as the Mad Hatter. Let me guess: Depp's performance will come with a side order of freaky and creepy?
- Jennifer Lopez will star in the romantic comedy The Governess, where she'll play a thief who poses as the nanny of three unruly children in order to rob a bank. The romance comes into play when she begins to fall for the widowed father of the three kids. What to do: Rob a bank for millions ... or get involved with a dude who has three annoying kids? Oh, the tough decisions these characters must face ... (Variety)
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