The official website for Sony’s Screen Gems film adaptation of Priest has launched, and with it we get our first look at Paul Bettany as the main character in the story.
The adaptation of the TokyoPop comic book is being directed by Scott Stewart, who also directed the film Legion recently. The film is being prepped for release on August 13, 2010.
The story is set in a world ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampire and follows a warrior priest (Bettany) who turns against the church to track down a murderous band of vampires who have kidnapped his niece. Cam Gigandet co-stars.
Here a two new pictures of the upcoming Iron Man Movie straight from Comic-Con
We were privy to witness two scenes being film for “Iron Man 2.” The first scene depicted Tony (Robert Downey Jr.) looking down at a scale model of the Stark Expo, which closely resembles the New York World’s Fair Pavilion. This included a Unisphere at the center of the convention. As the camera panned from the level of the model towards Tony looking inquisitive at the Stark Expo, he spoke to himself, “The key to the future is…where?”
The second scene we saw featured a much more animated Tony, as he interacted with Jarvis in his workshop. The sequence required Tony to utilize the holographic-floor as he paced around the workshop to investigate further into the main pavilion of the Stark Expo. Prior to filming the sequence, we saw Downey speak with the post-production director regarding the ideal gestures and motions to best interact with the planned projected images.
In this scene Tony reconstructs the main pavilion by enlarging and relocating structures with his hand motions. Doing so evidently allows Tony to reach a conniption prompting him to remark to Jarvis, “I am discovering-rediscovering-a new element.”
It became apparent that a central mystery in “Iron Man 2″ requires Tony to look into his father’s past, specifically the Stark Expo. This will play a major role in the energy crisis, which is a chief issue in the film.
In the photo below Robert Downey Jr is kickin back with producer Kevin Feige.
DC is finally taking steps to make movies about their Justice League characters the way Marvel has been making ones about its Avengers. THR reports that DC partner Warner Bros. has brought in three DC comics writers to help consult on several titles, notably Geoff Johns, who has written both The Flash and Green Lantern comics.
So far, the closest thing to an Aquaman movie has been the brief, fictional Aquaman "movie" scenes shot for HBO's Entourage series, but with Warners searching for a good aqua-story and Leonardo DiCaprio's production company working on it, signs are positive that a real Aquaman will be made.
While DC's progress is hardly in line with Marvel's definitive slate of Avengers movies, it is a step in the right direction. Until they arrive in theaters, however, comic fans can only dream of a day when both Justice League and Avengers movies battle for box office dominance.
UPDATE
Writers
Paul Norris... Characters
Mort Weisinger... Characters
Producers
Leonardo DiCaprio... producer
Production Companies
Appian Way
Warner Bros. Pictures
GRADING :
Visual: A+
Content: B/A
Acting: A
SYNOPSIS : Set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the “Doomsday Clock” – which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet Union – is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion – a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers – Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity…but who is watching the watchmen?
REVIEW : Great film. It is for 3 types of audiences (and I might be excluding some)
- Graphic Novel/Comics Readers
- Action/Special Effects Moviegoes
- Complicated Films Moviegoes
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Every character has its own story but it does not take away from the main story.
This film was everything you would want in a movie.
It has:
- Comedy: Some jokes here and there. Subtle but it's there
- Action: Are you kidding me? From beginning to end
- Blood: Just the right amount, for the bitting they get
- Romance: For the ladies and some men as well
- Politics: How doesn't love to see the government being blamed for stuff
Long story short, Watchmen is for people that want to have some fun and/or like a movie with a message to mankind.
PROBLEMS: It does not continue, the story ends there.
WARNING: This film is not your typical superhero movie. IT IS NOT FOR KIDS.
So, if you don't want your kids to see blood, sex or a ENORMOUS Naked Blue Man, do not take them.
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WILL UPDATE AS SOON AS MORE INFORMATION APPEARS
MAY 6, 2011
Project Notes
All dates refer to when the comment was entered
20 Jan. 2007 Announced
31 July 2007 Producers are looking for a writer
23 May 2008 Optioned Property
Sony has made their payment to Marvel to renew the rights
04 Jun. 2008 Script (James Vanderbilt)
19 Jan. 2009 Filming rumored to start in 2010, maybe earlier
POSTERS BEYOND THE BREAK
Iron Man 2
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Jon Favreau, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Garry Shandling, John Slattery
U.S. Opening Date: May 7th, 2010
Now that Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) has come out of the closet as Iron Man, who knows who is going to pop out of the woodwork to fight him . .
Reports have it that Mickey Rourke plays a tattooed Russian baddie named Ivan who becomes Whiplash - a man with deadly, technologically
Sam Rockwell plays Justin Hammer, a multibillionaire
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