It looks likeStar Wars: The Force Awakensdetails wasn’t the only thingJJ Abramshas been hiding for the past year. In a surprise to everyone,JJ Abramsand Paramount Pictures have released a teaser trailer for10 Cloverfield Lane. Is this a sequel to the 2008Matt Reeves’monster movieCloverfield? Kind of.Here’s what JJ Abrams told us:
“The idea came up a long time ago during production. We wanted to make it a blood relative of Cloverfield. The idea was developed over time. We wanted to hold back the title for as long as possible.”
Not only did theteaser come out of nowhere, the release date for10 Cloverfield Laneis actually only a few months away and drops on March 11ththis year.
The movie is being directed byDan Trachtenbergand starsJohn Goodman,Mary Elizabeth WinsteadandJohn Gallagher Jr.as three people that are confined in a cellar due to a disaster that they’ve been told is happening above ground.
A few days ago we discussed some quotes fromMad Max: FuryRoaddirectorGeorge Millerabout not wanting to return to direct the franchise due to the exhausting production of the film. But now it looks like that may not have been the case. In an interview with The Wrap, Miller said the following:
“That was a completely garbled interview. I was in New York and it was so noisy and the journalist was asking me questions on a red carpet at the National Board of Review…She completely got the wrong fragments of information that were just not true. I said no, [another ‘Mad Max’ movie] will not be next, and she took that to mean I never wanted to make another ‘Mad Max.’ It won’t necessarily be next, but I have two more stories.”
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Deadline is reporting that directorJake Kasdan(Sex Tape) will be helm the upcoming Sony remake ofJumanji. The original 1995 film was directed byJoe Johnstonand starredRobin Williamsand a youngKirsten Dunst. The story revolves around a board game calledJumanjithat features jungle animals and hazards leaping into the real world.
James Francois currently working on directing and starring in an adaptation ofGreg Sestero’s book,The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside the Room, the behind the scenes story about the making of the infamously terrible movieThe Roomdirected byTommy Wiseau. It looks like in addition to himself, his brotherDave, Seth Rogen, Alison Brie, Zac Efron, Kate Upton, Josh Hutchersonand others, Franco has now added Oscar-nominated actorBryan Cranstonto the film. Sestero, the author of the book announced it on Facebook along with including some new photos.
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Onto the segment we do every Friday, Box Office Predictions brought to you by our friends at AMC Theatres. This is the part of the show where we make our predictions of what movies and in what order will top this weekend’s box office.
Eddie Johnson writes:
Collider Crew Love you guys! Do you think we could ever have a movie with a part 1 & 2 likeAvengers: Infinity WarorJustice Leaguecome out in the same calendar year? Why or why not?
Alex Dunkley writes:
Hey guys, over the last few weeks you have been discussing howGeorge Lucasmade a big mess with the prequels and how he is not the greatest director or writer. So I was wondering what your thoughts were on why he wrote and directed the original Star Wars film and why that became such a phenomenon. Thanks and all the best!
Colby Bean writes:
Hey guys, so the other day I watchedWhat’s Eating Gilbert Grapefor the first time and I absolutely loved it, but through out the film I kept forgettingLeonardo DiCapriowas in the movie because his performance was so good I kept thinking it was an actor that really had special needs, so my question for you is Have you ever been watching a movie and forgot a certain actor was in it because their performance was so good? Another one that comes to mind isRobin WilliamsinOne Hour Photo.
