FACT: Pixar has announced two new films now in development set for release in 2013 and 2014. The first will explore a premise in which the plant-killing asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago misses the planet and the dinos survive into the modern age. A storyline of a boy and his pet dinosaur will be the focus. The second film takes place inside the human mind. Both are untitled as of yet.
OPINION: After two straight years of sequels (TOY STORY 3 and CARS 2), it’s refreshing to finally see Pixar get back into the original game. Although they still have the (sigh) MONSTERS INC. prequel on the way, these two newly announced films, along with next year’s fantasy/quest film BRAVE, sound really intriguing and can’t get here soon enough.
FACT: Just a day after the announcement concerning the long awaited USS Indianapolis film, Hannibal Classics announced they are producing a rival film, called USS INDIANAPOLIS: MEN OF COURAGE. The $30 million film looks to be an action-oriented homage to the crew of the famed ship.
OPINION: This blogger is just astounded at how the rights to these properties can get dispersed all over the world for any Tom, Dick, Harry & Clem to do what they want with. All this is on the heels of three different SNOW WHITE films in production. No wonder the average moviegoer gets confused and frustrated.
FACT: Writer Sean Hood, who did such a bang-up job with the new CONAN THE BARBARIAN movie (more on that later), has submitted his script for a 5th RAMBO film. Hood says the script is based on a treatment given to him by Sylvester Stallone, and will be a series-wrap with the tone of Eastwood’s UNFORGIVEN.
OPINION: Groan. Fans of the ex-Green Beret have to be suddenly wishing that John J. never made it out of the mine in FIRST BLOOD. Remember the gag in SPACEBALLS: “full review of Rocky Five. Thousand.” Still, the prospect of the film taking on an UNFORGIVEN vibe is somewhat interesting, although chances are the project will turn into another brain-dead and soul-less shoot-em-up that the industry seems to be in love with these days.
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