Author Archives: Sebastian Suchecki

‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ Means End For CBS’ New Drama ‘Quean’

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

It looks like CBS’ drama pilot Quean is over before it began. According to inside sources at Warner Bros TV, which produces the project with Joel Silver’s Silver Pictures, the decision has been made to pull the plug upon the … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Announcements, Business, CBS, Legal, Movies, News, Sony, TV, Warner Bros | Tagged David Fincher, House Of Wax, Ilene Chaiken, Jaume Collet-Serra, Joel Silver, Orphan, Quean, Snow White, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The L Word | Comments Off

‘The Killing’ Star Joel Kinnaman To be the Next Robocop

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

Robocop is finally getting an upgrade. After months of rumors, it looks like MGM has finally found their leading man for the upcoming Robocop remake. With potential stars ranging from Michael Fassbender to Russell Crowe, they finally decided on Swedish … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Casting, MGM, Movies, News, Reboots and Remakes | Tagged Elite Squad, Eric Newman, Joel Kinnaman, Jose Padilha, Joshua Zetumer, Marc Abraham, Michael Fassbender, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weller, Robocop, Russell Crowe, Safe House, Starship Troopers, The Killing, Total Recall | 2 Comments

Valiant’s 90’s Comic ‘Bloodshot’ Acquired by Sony

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

Sony Pictures has just acquired the rights to Valiant Comics character, Bloodshot. The protagonist of Bloodshot is Angelo Mortalli, a ruthless killer for the mob who is set up by the family and framed for a murder. He instead goes … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptation, Comics, Movies, News, Sony | Tagged Angelo Mortalli, Bloodshot, Cry Wolf, DC, Dinesh Shamdasani, Fast Five, Jason Kothari, Jeff Wadlow, Marvel, Neal Moritz, Valiant, Valiant Comics | Comments Off

Elizabeth Olsen Offered Lead Female Role in Spike Lee’s ‘Oldboy’

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

The casting has not come particularly quick or easy for the Spike Lee directed remake of the Korean thriller Oldboy. Josh Brolin (No Country For Old Men, Men In Black III) locked in as the lead character quite early … Continue reading →

Posted in Casting, Foreign Films, Movies, News, Reboots and Remakes, Rumor, Thriller | Tagged Christian Bale, Clive Owen, Colin Firth, Elizabeth Olsen, Josh Brolin, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Men In Black III, Mia Wasikowska, No Country for Old Men, Oldboy, Rooney Mara, Silent House, Spike Lee | 4 Comments

Surprise! ‘Ghostbusters 3’ May Never Happen

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

Dan Aykroyd has been trying to get Ghostbusters 3 off the ground for a long time now, but it seems he has hit a speed bump. After generating interest from the original crew, including Harold Ramis and director Ivan Reitman, … Continue reading →

Posted in Casting, Columbia Pictures, Interviews, Movies, News, Prequels and Sequels, Reboots and Remakes | Tagged Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 3, Harold Ramis, Ivan Reitman | Comments Off

Supposedly ‘Men In Black III’ is WIll Smith’s Idea

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

In what is probably the least surprising news ever, Men in Black III was all Will Smith’s idea. Men in Black III director Barry Sonnenfeld was recently interviewed by UK entertainment magazine Contactmusic, in which he confirmed that the story … Continue reading →

Posted in Directors, Interviews, Movies, News, Reboots and Remakes, Sci-Fi, Scripts | Tagged Agent J, Barry Sonnenfeld, Men In Black, Men in Black 3, Men In Black II, Men In Black III, Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith | Comments Off

Sony Throws Hat In as Yet Another Dracula Film Goes Into Development

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

It seems the popularity of vampires would be winding down with the over-saturation of the market, but Hollywood is moving away from your modern vampire, as seen in Twilight, True Blood, and The Vampire Diaries, and seems to be looking … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Announcements, Classics, News, Reboots and Remakes, Sony | Tagged Adam Sandler, Disney, Dracula, Dracula Year Zero, Gary Shore, Jason Keller, Joe Roth, Let Me In, Matt Reeves, Mirror Mirror, Palak Patel, Park Chan-Wook, Snow White, Snow White and the Huntsman, Sony, Stoker, THe Order of the Seven, The Passage, The Vampire Diaries, True Blood, Twilight | 1 Comment

Full Nominees for the 2012 Razzie Awards Announced

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

With the Academy Awards still fresh in our minds, we can think of all the great films 20111 brought us. It is easy to forget that year also had tons of stinkers and flops, but the Razzie Awards are here … Continue reading →