Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds is to open at the cinemas on August 21st 2009. The film, which stars amongst others Brad Pitt, is split into five chapters and focuses on two converging storylines. One storyline the film follows is about a group of prisoners that have banded together in order to battle a group of Nazis, and the other looks at a Jewish woman with an aim to avenge the death of her parents at the hands of the said Nazi group.
Tarantino, whose last film was Death Proof, is definitely taking a drastic change in direction with his latest film, and it’ll be interesting to see what he makes of this one. Inglourious Basterds is certainly a film with fantastic potential, and it could yet turn out to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer.
Inglourious Basterds is all set to go head to head with Final Destination 4: Death Trip 3D, and will certainly be one to watch out for this summer. Samuel L. Jackson’s narration will surely be excellent, and I feel that this is definitely something that will add strength and depth to the film.
Tarantino hopes to have Inglourious Basterds finished and ready for showing the Cannes Film Festival in May.
Starring Russell Crowe in the main role of Carl McCaffrey, State of Play is all set to hit US cinemas on April 17th 2009. Brad Pitt was originally meant to star in the film as McCaffrey, due to disagreements he decided to walk away from the part however, resulting in a delay in the filming process. Due to the delay; Edward Norton was also forced to withdraw from his role, and Ben Affleck was ultimately cast in his place.
Brad Pitt and Edward Norton had been set to star alongside one another for the first time since the huge 1999 hit Fight Club, it wasn’t to be however, and ultimately the pairing was completely changed. Amongst others, State of Play features Helen Mirren and Jason Bateman in a star-studded cast for this film adaptation of the BBCs 2003 State of Play TV drama serial.
State of Play is a political thriller which tells the story of a case to solve the murder of a congressman’s mistress.
The following is the official trailer for the film:
To all those that read this; I wish you a very merry Christmas, and a happy New Year. Christmas is once more here, and for most that therefore means celebrating with lots of alcohol, too much food, and some terrible TV too!
The TV channels are loaded with Christmas specials of all your favourite programmes, and wherever you happen to live in the world there’s sure to be a fair selection of festive film fodder available. Home Alone is always a brilliant film to watch at Christmas, there are plenty of others out there that are equally excellent however, and The Grinch also is another absolute Christmas favourite of mine.
Have a good time this Christmas, cherish the day with your loved ones, and be sure to let them know just how much you love them.
Speaking with Shocktillyoudrop.com, Andrew Form confirmed that Nightmare On Elm Street will be production company Platinum Dunes next film. Their Friday the 13th reboot will hit cinemas in February 2009, and the Nightmare On Elm Street remake is “hopefully shooting this spring” says Form.
The basic premise of the 1984 Wes Craven directed A Nightmare On Elm Street will be taken on board, but in terms of killings and dreams; Platinum Dunes will be looking to borrow from films from the whole Nightmare On Elm Street collection.
It’ll be interesting to see what they come up with for this series reboot, it would seem however that Robert Englund will not be back to take on the role of Freddy Krueger. So who will be taking on the all important role of undead serial killer Freddy Krueger? I’ve no idea who I’d most like to see play the part, there’ll no doubt be a lot of ideas floating around online though as to who would make the ideal Freddy Krueger for this new film in the series.
Robert Englund has appeared as Freddy Krueger in every single Nightmare On Elm Street film thus far, and Platinum Dunes remain hopeful that he will appear for a part in this new film also.
I feel that this A Nightmare On Elm Street remake has real potential; it could easily all go horribly wrong, but I’m still quite interested to see what they can come up with. Producers Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, and Andrew Form have certainly come good in the past, and their Nightmare On Elm Street could well turn out to be something really rather special.
So filming will probably begin this spring, and a 2010 release date seems most likely at this stage. Can a brilliant horror remake be born, or will another horror classic be ruined? Only time shall tell.
It is rumoured that director Chris Weitz is currently considering taking on the directorial chair for Twilight sequel New Moon. Having worked in the past with brother Paul on the films of American Pie and About a Boy, and also having directed The Golden Compass alone; it’s clear that Chris is a talented director. Is he the right person to tackle New Moon though, and will he indeed decide to direct the film for Summit Entertainment?
New Moon is planned to begin filming in March, and has a release date penned for November 20th 2009. A director needs to be decided soon, and whoever does take the film on won’t be given too much time to perfect their work. I feel Weitz could do the film well, and it would seem that the offer is there, and should he wish to take it on, then the job is his.
Official confirmation of New Moon’s director will surely soon come, in the mean time however, Summit Entertainment and fans alike will have to endure a wait as Weitz mulls over the offer and decides upon whether or not his directorial future lies with New Moon.
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds is to open at the cinemas on August 21st 2009. The film, which stars amongst others Brad Pitt, is split into five chapters and focuses on two converging storylines. One storyline the film follows is about a group of prisoners that have banded together in order to battle a group of Nazis, and the other looks at a Jewish woman with an aim to avenge the death of her parents at the hands of the said Nazi group.
To all those that read this; I wish you a very merry Christmas, and a happy New Year. Christmas is once more here, and for most that therefore means celebrating with lots of alcohol, too much food, and some terrible TV too!
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