War Horse

The movie I am most excited for this year  is Steven Spielberg's, War Horse. When I was in London I was lucky enough to see the play, and was completely blown away. I am not really a  theatre guy, but the story of War Horse nearly brought me to tears, as well as left me speechless with it's set/ costume design.  I am trilled they are making it into a film, the story is so great and its going to make one hell of a movie. I also love Jeremy Irvine as the main character Albert. he has perfect look, the right voice, Im glad paramount didn't go with a larger name, but rather is casting to keep true to the story.
Check out some clips from the film!  

http://collider.com/war-horse-movie-clips/130183/#more-130183

Box office dissapointment

This weekend, Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part one kept its box office lead over the newly released,  The Muppets.  I was really hoping for The Muppets to beat out Twilight but lets be real..of course that wasn't happening.  The Muppets made $29.5 million, while Breaking Dawn Pulled in $42 million.  Its kind of amazing that a film so poorly made can capture the hearts of America. wait, did I say amazing? I mean disgusting. The Muppets have been making us laugh since the 1950's, but still were no match for feminine vampires and underage werewolves. But ill admit, I'll probably go see Part two of breaking Dawn when it comes out, only because I want to see Edward give a C-section with his teeth.
Final thought: Although I would have loved to see The Muppets  take the box office, I am not surprised by this out come and am happy that both films are making money, I mean It could be worse, like if  Puss in Boots  was in the lead.

	Title	Weekend	5-day	Total
1	Breaking Dawn Part 1	$42,000,000	$62.3	$221.3
2	The Muppets	$29,500,000	$42	$42
3	Happy Feet Two	$13,400,000	$18.3	$43.7
4	Arthur Christmas	$12,700,000	$16.9	$16.9
5	Hugo	$11,400,000	$15.3	$15.3
6	Jack and Jill	$10,300,000	$14.1	$57.4
7	Immortals	$8,800,000	$12.5	$67.6
8	Puss In Boots	$7,450,000	$19.4	$135.3
9	Tower Heist	$7,320,000	$10.2	$65.4
10	The Descendants	$7,200,000	$9.2	$10.7

Independence Day

The scripts have been written, Fox has decided to do a part 2 and 3 of Independence day....And they are doing it with or without Will Smith. Smith hasn't been signed cause he is asking for 50 million to star in both films, and on top of that he will only do it if the film is shot close to his home so he can be near his family. This is very fatherly and all but come on, your an Actor your profession is to be in the movie, not call the shots on where the movie can be filmed.   I want to see Smith in these films more than anything because It simply won't be the same without him. Captain Steven Hiller IS Will Smith, and there is no re casting him. Fox would have to use a story with a new main character, which usually leads to a disastrous sequel.  However, I don't want Fox to Make compromises that will effect the quality of the movie.
I hope Smith mans up and agrees to film regardless of location, Come on Will, its great you love your family but you can fly them anywhere in the would with your pocket change.

Final thought:
Will Smith is working on MIB III, maybe he is just sick of kicking the shit out of aliens.

Transformers 4 & 5

So Paramount is trying to milk whats left of the transformers franchises by creating a 4th and 5th film. There have been rumors that Paramount and Michael Bay (director) were discussing the projects, however Bay just recently announced that the 3rd film was the last one he would be a part of, as did Shia LaBeouf....so someone is full of shit.  

“I am currently not talking to Paramount on T4 and T5 despite reports. I’m looking at a lot of possibilities coming my way right now weighing options. Most likely going to be doing the low budget Pain and Gain, a true story crime thriller. It’s a very quick shoot and quite funny. Also just finishing the 3 disc set of the Transformer trilogy.” -Michael Bay 


Most Likely a 4th and a 5th are going to get made, However I hope that they don't make it without Shia and Bay.  The last two transformer movies were garbage, and the first one was barely decent,  But atleast Bay's pyromania and Shia's swagger provided for a "this is sick bro" type of experience. 


Final Thoughts:
Im going to hope that these movies don't get made, cause they will suck. But knowing paramount they will, so I hope they can get Bay and Shia to sign on for them....or they find an even sexier girl than the earlier movies, but thats probably not possible. 

Here we go again

 Paranormal Activity started as a great indie horror film that the public fell in love with. now there is a sequel that sucks, and paramount  is making a third film which just looks disgusting.  Its amazing that they can get away with basically re-releasing the same movie three times... night vision, cheesy camera tricks, and loud noises is apparently all horror needs for success anymore 

Hit the link below for trailer
Paranormal Activity 3

The Thing

The remake of The Thing is coming out in two weeks and I have very mixed feelings about it.  The 1982 John Carpenter film was amazing and,in my eyes, one of the best thrillers to date.   The story is the same with all new character names, lets hope this isn't the only form of originality put into this remake.  the first thing that scares me about this remake is the new director,  Matthijs Van Heijningen jr. He has little experience, well more like none since he's only directed one short. I am all for bringing new directors into the scene, but I'm not sure about assigning one with a movie as classic as "The Thing". I doubt Matthijs hasn't had this much of a challenge since he learned to spell his name. Since I'm a fan of "The Thing"  I am going to try and tell myself that since the director has no career, he's going to work his ass off and try to make a name for himself. My biggest concern is the writer, Eric Heisserer, who worked on the screen play. Eric is responsible for the horrifying excuses for "horror" films,  Final Destination 5 and Nightmare on Elm Street, NOT the good Nightmare on Elm Street from the 80s, but the typical hollywood remake from last year. All in all The Thing could go either way, Universal could be producing it just to make some easy money, or actually trying to resurrect and pay tribute too the original film. I guess we'll find out in two weeks, keep your fingers crossed.   
Final thought: 
One thing is certain though, Joel Edgerton (the warrior) is certainly no Kurt Russell. 


http://www.thethingmovie.net/

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This is a blog about my thoughts on what is happening in the film industry. I won't only be reviewing films, but ill also be discussing news with actors, directors, new screenplays, trailers etc etc.