“Total Recall” teaser trailer
Via JoBlo, here’s the teaser for the trailer for the remake of “Total Recall,” starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel and Kate Beckinsale. Total Recall opens Aug. 3.
Here’s the description of the film:
TOTAL RECALL is an action thriller about reality and memory, inspired anew by the famous short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick. Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even though he’s got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life – real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police – controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston), the leader of the free world – Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to find the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy) and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate.
- Matt Price
Monday movie quote challenge #173
“Well, ain’t this place a geographical oddity. Two weeks from everywhere!”
Identify who said the above quote in what film in the comments!
The Lone Ranger rides again as movie filming is underway
The Lone Ranger rides again, DC releases a FCBD cover, and a Venom film could be in the works on the Planet 46 Comics Show with Matt Price and Kyle Roberts.
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Monday movie quote challenge #172
“We all have our little faults. Mine’s in California.”
Identify who said the above quote in what film in the comments!
“The Hunger Games” has sold out more than 1,000 screenings so far
Jennifer Lawrence stars as 'Katniss Everdeen' in THE HUNGER GAMES.
According to Fandango, more than a thousand screenings for the upcoming film “The Hunger Games” have already sold out across the country, a week before the movie debuts in theaters at 12:01 a.m. on March 23.
Theater owners are adding additional showtimes — some as late as 3:00 a.m. on Friday morning — to meet the demand for tickets, Fandango reports. The film’s advance ticket sales have already surpassed those of the first “Twilight” movie at the same point in that film’s sales cycle.
“It’s our fastest-selling franchise-opener since ‘Twilight’,” says Rick Butler, general manager and executive vice president of Fandango in a news release. “The brisk advance ticket sales are a testament to the strength of the incredible marketing campaign which has clearly resonated with fans and even those unfamiliar with the books.”
“Hunger Games” currently represents 71% of today’s ticket sales on Fandango.
- Matt Price
“Dark Knight Rises” executive producer dishes on Batman
Michael Uslan
Michael Uslan’s book about his journey to bring a serious Batman to motion pictures, “The Boy Who Loved Batman,” is available in bookstores now. This guest post from News and Experts shares some Bat-facts from Uslan in preparation for “The Dark Knight Rises,” in theaters on July 20.
Excitement about the newest Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises,” is already revved up for its July 20th premiere. Details about the Warner Brothers film starring Christian Bale as Batman and Anne Hathaway as Catwoman are cloaked in secrecy. But executive producer and diehard Batman fan Michael Uslan knows a Dark Knight thing or two that may surprise you. 
“I grew up immersed in comics. I loved them all. My hands-down favorite, though – then and now – is Batman,” says Uslan, who wrote about his comic obsession in his new memoir, THE BOY WHO LOVED BATMAN (www.theboywholovedbatman.com), available in bookstores and on amazon.com.
“I knew every detail. I was the kid who wrote to the comic book publishers when they got something wrong, like the date on the giant penny on display in The Bat-Cave’s Hall of Trophies,” he says. “That’s a fact a true Batman fan never forgets so, of course, I can fill a book with those details. And I did!”
For Dark Knight fans, counting down the days till their hero once again comes to life, Uslan offers these little-known nuggets sure to impress your friends.
• Bruce Wayne’s murdered father, Dr. Thomas Wayne, was actually the first Batman. He created a Batman costume to wear to a party when Bruce was a child. Bruce realized many years later that this vision of his father dressed as a “Bat-Man” subconsciously influenced him in the creation of his own name and guise.
• Before it was shortened to “The Dark Knight,” Batman was first referred to as “The Darkknight Detective.”
• Bruce Wayne was engaged to Julie Madison (1939) and Linda Page (1941) before World War II.
• Before she was known as The Catwoman, Selina Kyle was referred to as simply “The Cat.”
• Alfred Pennyworth was a member of the OSS in World War II (which was the forerunner to the CIA), operating in occupied France. When first introduced in the comic books, he was quite rotund, a far cry from the slimmed-down version most fans recognize. And originally, his last name was Beagle, mystically changed to Pennyworth later on.
Uslan is the man credited with the vision of bringing Batman to life in a realistic movie portrayal and originating the dark and serious Batman movie franchise. Its success was ensured by the genius of Christopher Nolan, Tim Burton and Anton Furst, whom Uslan says deserve all the accolades and credit.
Dark and serious Batman movies portraying The Batman as a creature of the night, as he was created in 1939 by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, has been Uslan’s mission since childhood, a story that unfolds in THE BOY WHO LOVED BATMAN.
“I was a New Jersey kid growing up as the son of a working-class stone mason,” he says. “We weren’t rich, but I always had big dreams. I drew my inspiration from comic books, and my favorite character was Batman.”
“Batman was accessible. To be Superman, you had to come from Krypton, but Batman was just a man. He made himself the strongest, the smartest, the best detective. His greatest super-power was simply his humanity. As a kid, I found one dream to hold above all others: to make a movie that would make people take Batman seriously, that would make people see in him the same thing I saw – the inspiration to be anything you dreamed you could be.”
Monday movie quote challenge #171
“Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho.”
Identify who said the above quote in what film in the comments! I’ll accept either of two answers.
“Action No. 1″ heist story optioned for film
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the story of how Nicolas Cage lost and recovered his “Action Comics” #1 comic book, featuring the first appearance of Superman, has been optioned for a movie.
The heist comedy “Action No. 1″ is written by Reno 911! creators Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon. Lionsgate has picked up the film. Cage’s comic was stolen in 2000 and recovered in a storage locker in 2011. It later sold, the Reporter says, for $2.1 million at a November auction.
In the proposed film, the story will revolve around a group of nerds who attempt to steal Cage’s copy of Action Comics No. 1. According to the Reporter, the role of Cage is not likely to be played by Nicolas Cage.
Cage was set to play Superman in a late 1990s film to be called “Superman Lives” that was to be directed by Tim Burton. The script, the original draft of which was written by Kevin Smith, was partially based on the “Death of Superman” comics. Burton and Cage eventually left the project; no further Superman film was made until 2006′s “Superman Returns.” A new Superman film directed by Zack Snyder, “Man of Steel,” is set for a 2013 release.
- Matt Price
Oklahoma’s Mason Cook joins cast of movies “Lone Ranger” and “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone”
Mason Cook
Oklahoma native Mason Cook, 11, has joined the cast of two major motion pictures, including “The Lone Ranger,” now shooting in New Mexico.
According to a news release, Cook, who starred in last summer’s “Spy Kids: All the Time in the World,”will co-star in “The Lone Ranger” and “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.”
Mason will star as “Will” in Jerry Bruckheimer’s adaptation of “The Lone Ranger” for Walt Disney Pictures.
“There are no words to describe my reaction when I found out I booked the role of ‘Will’ in ‘The Lone Ranger’ and would be working with Johnny Depp,” said Mason in a news release. “When I was doing press for ‘Spy Kids: All the Time in the World’ last summer I told every reporter that my #1 acting role model and idol is Johnny Depp. And the movie is directed by Oscar winner Gore Verbinski who directed my favorite ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movies! This is definitely the highlight of my career so far.”
“The Lone Ranger” stars Armie Hammer as The Lone Ranger and Depp as Tonto. The film is scheduled for a May 2013 release.
Mason also stars as the Young Burt Wonderstone in New Line’s “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” starring Steve Carell, Jim Carrey, and Olivia Wilde.
Mason plays a younger version of Carell’s character in the film. The film is set in the world of Las Vegas magicians.
“It was so much fun being a part of a Steve Carell movie,” said Mason in a release. “He is one of my comedy heroes and he is just as funny off-camera as he is on-camera. When he met me he said, ‘You are very handsome – I can see why they hired you to play me!’ Since I play Burt when he is young and discovers magic, I had to learn lots of real magic tricks and work with a Magic Supervisor. That was really fun – I learned lots of magic secrets.”
Mason played Cecil in the hit film “Spy Kids: All the Time in the World.” His television appearances include Grey’s Anatomy, Hot In Cleveland, The Middle and Raising Hope. He will also appear in the upcoming film “The First Ride of Wyatt Earp” starring Val Kilmer.
Mason formerly attended Nichols Hills Elementary prior to his move to Los Angeles.
“I like to go by and visit my old teachers when I’m in town,” he told The Oklahoman’s Gene Triplett last year. “I don’t get to come back as often as I’d like to, because I’m very busy. But all my family still lives there and I am always super excited to see them. They still just treat me like regular old Mason.”
- Matt Price
First look at new Lone Ranger movie from producer Jerry Bruckheimer
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has released a first look at the new Lone Ranger via twitter. The film will star Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger and Johnny Depp as Tonto.
Shooting is currently underway in New Mexico on the remake of the project, perhaps best-known for the 1950s series starring Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as Tonto.
Bruckheimer’s tweet stated “Tonto and The Lone Ranger Ride Again!”
The Lone Ranger and Tonto were created in a radio show that began in 1933. The original writer for the Lone Ranger was Fran Striker. The character has appeared in multiple movies and long-running comic book series in addition to the popular television show. The Lone Ranger is a former Texas Ranger left for dead who returns as the Lone Ranger and fights for justice in partnership with his American Indian companion Tonto, who saved his life.
- Matt Price
