On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (September 22nd, 2016) John Campea, Kristian Harloff, Jon Schnepp, Mark Ellis, Natasha Martinez discuss the following:
Timed with Wednesday night’s broadcast of theMr. Robotseason finale,Paramount released its first lookat the upcoming live-actionGhost in the Shellmovie in the form of five new teaser trailers. The short looks only give us only a small glimpse at the upcoming movie that starsScarlett JohanssonandTakeshi Kitano.Ghost in The Shellhits theaters July 23, 2025.
It seems to now be clear that Warner Bros. itself was perhaps a little disappointed with how the DC Extended Universe kicked off. And that may go all the way to the top echelons of the company. According to a report from Variety,Time Warner CEOJeff Bewkessaid during an investors conferencethat the DC Comics characters have a lot more lightness to them and they are thinking about that moving forward.
According to THR, Dreamworks Pictures andSteven Spielberghave officially pulled the plug on their horror movie titledHaunted. Sources say the script was apparently the main source of contention, as28 Weeks LaterdirectorJuan Carlos Fresnadilloand writerScott Z. Burns did a page-one rewrite that caused a seismic change in the story that is no longer the project Dreamworks signed on to make. The movie was only five short weeks away from going before cameras.
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Storks- Storks deliver babies - or at least they used to. Now, they deliver packages for a global internet retail giant. Junior (Andy Samberg), the company’s top delivery stork, lands in hot water when the Baby Factory produces an adorable but wholly unauthorized girl. Desperate to deliver this bundle of trouble, Junior and his friend Tulip (Katie Crown), the only human on Stork Mountain, race against time to make their first baby drop before the boss finds out.
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyis now only 84 short days from hitting theatres but Disney CEOBob Igeris bracing people to let them knowit won’t be as massive asThe Force Awakens$2.1 billion global box office haul. Speaking with Variety about the prospect of the firstStar Wars Storynot connected to the saga, Iger said they never felt it would do the level that the Force Awakens did.
The first poster forJohn Wick: Chapter 2debuted yesterday and soon after directorChad Stahelskispoke to EW about what we might expect from the follow up to the Keanu Reeves actioner. The director revealed that there istwice as much action inJohn Wick 2with a special mention about the car stunts in the film – which he teased as a great portion of the film that even begins with a long car chase.John Wick: Chapter 2opens in theaters on June 01, 2025.
According to THR, it’s being reported that Paramount’s parent company Viacomhas cited a major write-down in the company’s film unitfor a title that is months away from hitting theaters; with sources telling the outlet the movie in question isMonster Trucks. Viacom lowered its earnings forecast in the fourth quarter, citing “a programming impairment charge of $115 million” that is “related to the expected performance of the film.
DirectorDuncan Jonesannounced on Twitter that production on his new Sci-Fi movieMutewill commence production in one week. The movie is said to be set in the same universe as his critically acclaimedMoonas is the third movie in a trilogy that includesMoonand its follow upSource Code.MutestarsPaul RuddandAlexander Skarsgardwith a release date yet to be announced.
Gabe Nakamura writes:
Hello Movie Talk Crew. Is it just a matter of time before we get a film adaptation of the Broadway showHamilton? I’d like to see it but it’ll be a tough project for any filmmaker to take on. If it were to happen, who can you see directing it? For some reason I can seePhil Lord & Chris Millerdoing it. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Eric Warner writes:
With the release ofThe Magnificent Seventhis week and the score created by the late, greatJames Horner, which movie score of his is your favorite? Mine would have to beAliens. However,Gloryis a close second. Thanks so much.
