Sunday, November 7, 2010

Reel Facts & Opinions

FACT: The good folks over at Bleeding Cool.com have an unnamed source reporting that MARVEL studios is demanding that THE AVENGERS be brought in on a budget of $140 million. For what it’s worth, IRON MAN had the same budget, while THE DARK KNIGHT was made for $185, and SPIDER-MAN 3 done for $258m.

OPINION: Not really giving a lot of weight to unnamed sources, but for the sake of blogging: Does MARVEL really think that they won’t get their money back from THE AVENGERS; one of the most anticipated super-hero films of all time? The damn film will make back $200 million easy. But the real question is: is it the amount of money that you have that counts, or what you do with it? Director Joss Whedon (who is helming the project) did his SERENITY for a paltry $40 million; so no real worries here.

FACT: There are reports that Martin Sheen and Sally Field are in talks to play Uncle Ben and Aunt May (respectively) in Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man reboot.
OPINION: Feels like a heavy-handed effort to give this film legitimacy. Sally and Martin will have to dig deep to top the heart and soul that May and Ben had in Sam Raimi’s Spidey movies.

FACT: Tim Burton’s adaptation of DARK SHADOWS is set to begin filming in April of next year, with Johnny Depp playing lead vampire Barnabas Collins.

OPINION: This seems like a good match for all involved. But then again, so did ALICE IN WONDERLAND. It’s a lock that the film will be visually stunning, and Depp as a lead blood-sucker is intriguing as well. But then again, similar factors were thought of prior to Burton’s (not so) WONDERLAND. Outside of all that, one has to wonder when Burton will actually make a film based on original material again. Tim has become the king of the adaptations; 3 of his last 4 efforts have been some sort of a remake or reimagination.

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