Fox Buys ‘Che’ for Spain as Two Separate Films
Steven Soderbergh’s competition title Che will be released by Fox in Spain as two separate films.
Pedro Uriol of Morena Films, Che’s Spanish producers says:
“The first film (The Argentine) will be released by Fox in September, and the second (Guerrilla) will follow after that, although the date is yet to be confirmed,”
There has been some consternation over releasing Che in Cannes as one four and a half hour film. But the producers have insisted that the film be split into two for its theatrical release in Spain.
The Argentine will follow Che Guevarra, played by Benicio Del Toro, and his involvement in the Cuban revolution and the second will chart his exploits in Bolivia before his death.
Iron Man Soars Above Competition at North American Box Office
Iron Man battered the competition for the second consecutive weekend as an estimated $50.5m haul through Paramount Pictures raised the running total to $177.1m.The result consolidated the Marvel Studios adaptation as the season’s first bona fide blockbuster and relegated new openers Speed Racer from Warner Bros and What Happens In Vegas from Fox to second and third, respectively.
Box office was up 21% against the same weekend last year as the top 12 films combined for $128m. Year-on-year 2008 still trails 2007 by some 2.5% at this stage in the game.
Speed Racer disappointed on $20.2m. The family film was adapted from the 1960s Japanese anime television series by Andy and Larry Wachowski in their first outing as directors since The Matrix Revolutions opened in 2003.
Emile Hirsch stars as a talented racing driver in a high profile cast alongside Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox.
Opening in third place on $20m was the romantic comedy What Happens In Vegas with Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher. By the time actual results are confirmed on Monday, What Happens In Vegas and Speed Racer may switch places. Continue Reading…
Fox to Make Movie on an Unreleased Video Game
Fox has bagged the rights for an upcoming sci-fi thriller video game ‘Zero-G‘. Initially I thought it was Nintendo’s F-Zero, but Alas.
The game is currently in development by Daniel Jevons, from Union Entertainment. It will be produced by UE’s Richard Leibowitz, Temple Hill Entertainment’s Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen and the Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein. The plot involves around a major US city being attacked by a destructive and unknown weapon. Yawn.
‘X-Files 2′ – The Title is out there
Fox sez it will finally give a name to the X-Files sequel slated to open Late July. Today. They said that Friday, too.But today for sure. Right? Just whisper it in my ear, dear sweet Gillian. You tease!
When I know it, you’ll know it. The title, I mean.
