Movie News

Here is some Movie News that has been reported from various websites around the net. We've compiled some of the more interesting tid-bits and will be posting on a "whenever we feel like it" basis.



MGM to Reboot Child’s Play 
According to Movieweb, MGM is going to go back to the well and are planning to Child’s Play. Which means they’re not stopping with RoboCop in their rush to remake their most popular titles – likely in an attempt to revitalize their currently defunct studio. There is a script written by original writer Don Mancini, and it appears that Brad Dourif will be reprising his voice role as the killer doll Chucky.


‘Kick-Ass 2′ Falls Into Development Hell
Hey Kick-Ass fans, you’re not waiting for the sequel to hit theaters next year are you? Oh, you are? ‘Cause, you see… well…
It ain’t gonna happen. According to Cinema Blend, Kick-Ass 2 is dead in the water:

Jane Goldman talking to Absolute Radio says, ‘I don’t think it’s going to happen. At the moment it’s not in the works. We’re all doing different things at the moment. We would love to do it again, but we’ve all been pulled in different directions.’

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Apollo 18 Movie Abandoned by Studio?
Out of the blue comes word via Deadline that The Weinsteins have buried the film and moved its release date to January 6th 2012. What would make a studio move a movie that is completed back such a long period? I have no clue.

Synopsis: Officially, Apollo 17, launched December 17th, 1972 was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later, in December of 1973, two American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission.

 

James Bond 23 to Film in November 
Judi Dench, set to reprise her role of M, revealed to The Express that Sam Mendes' production of the as-of-yet-untitled 23rd James Bond film is set for production later this year.




Is Star Trek 2 Really Coming Out in Summer '12?
In a Deadline report about Paramount putting the Chris Pine-led Jack Ryan movie on the back burner to continue working on the script, it mentions that they plan on starting production on Star Trek 2 in the fall in order to keep its June 29, 2012 release.

"We're working on the story. That's probably more important than the release date at this point, but at the moment, we're not going to change anything." - Abarms