James Cameron to Direct “Heavy Metal”
The remake of “Heavy Metal” is attracting some major names. James Cameron will co-executive produce and possibly direct a segment of the upcoming “Heavy Metal” anthology movie.
Producer Kevin Eastman tells Film School Rejects:
“I’ve got breaking news that David Fincher and James Cameron are going to be Co-Executive Producers on the film. Fincher will direct one. Cameron will direct one. Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) is going to direct one and Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy) is going to. Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda) and Jack Black from Tenacious D are going to do a comedy segment for the film. Three other directors have agreed but we haven’t signed them, but they’re equally as jaw-dropping. So we’re on cloud nine to be working with such an amazing amount of talent.”
The movie is a reboot of the original 1981 animated film, from executive producer Leonard Mogel, who was also the publisher of Heavy Metal magazine, the adult fantasy publication.
“Heavy Metal” is now waiting on a studio (Paramount Pictures) to step forward and fund it.
International Year One Trailer
“Year One,” starring Jack Black and Michael Cera, has a new international trailer.
Jack Black and Olivia Wilde | Year One
“Year One” tells the story of a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers, Zed and Oh. For these two friends, life was tough. But, little do they know, they are destined for greatness. Banished from their primitive village, they go on an epic journey through the ancient world. Along the way, they change the course of history and evolve into heroes.
“Year One” is directed by Harold Ramis (The Ice Harvest, Bedazzled, Caddyshack, Groundhog Day) and is set to hit theaters on June 19th.
Year One Trailer, Clip and Poster, Jack Black and Michael Cera!
The full trailer clip and poster for Jack Black and Michael Cera’s comedy “Year One” is out.
The film is about two men, Zed (Black) and Oh (Cera), traveling through the stories in the Old Testament of the Bible. After the lazy hunters were banished from their primitive village, they go on an epic journey, meeting biblical characters including Cain and Abel, Adam and Eve, and Abraham.
“Year One” is directed by Harold Ramis (Caddyshack, Groundhog Day), produced by Judd Apatow (Superbad, Pineapple Express), starring Jack Black Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria and many else.
It will be available in U.S. theaters on June 19th, 2009.
Jack Black Takes On “Gulliver’s Travels”
Gulliver's Travels | Jack Black
Jack Black has signed on to star in an upcoming 21st century adaptation of the classic Jonathan Swift novel “Gulliver’s Travels.”
The comic will play Lemuel Gulliver, the adventurous travel writer who ends up washed up on the island of Lilliput, which is inhabited by tiny people.
Rob Letterman, director of the animated flick “Shark Tale” and the upcoming “Monsters vs. Aliens,” is attached to helm the film. Nicholas Stoller (Fun With Dick and Jane, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) is currently polishing a script by Joe Stillman (Shrek).
Stoller is in preproduction on “Get Him to the Greek,” which he co-wrote with Jason Segal and is directing.
Producing the project are John Davis (Alien vs. Predator) and Electric Dynamite, Black’s production company with Ben Cooley. Fox’s Steve Asbell is overseeing the project for the studio. Brian Manis (Garfield) is overseeing for Davis.
The film is set to enter production this March 2009.
“Kung Fu Panda” Sequel “Pandamonium” In 3D
Jack Black and Angelina Jolie have signed on to reprise their voice roles in DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda” sequel, titled “Pandamonium.”
“Pandamonium” will be produced in stereoscopic 3D technology like all DreamWorks Animation feature films beginning in 2009.
“Kung Fu Panda” sequel centers on Po, the world’s biggest kung fu fan, as he continues his journey as the chosen one who fulfills an ancient prophecy while mastering the art of kung fu.
Melissa Cobb is producing. Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, who wrote and co-produced the original film and Jennifer Yuh Nelson, head of story on “Kung Fu Panda” will also return.
“Pandamonium” is scheduled to hit theaters on June 3, 2011.
“Tropic Thunder” Photo Gallery
Paramount has released batch of new photos from the upcoming Ben Stiller Summer war comedy “Tropic Thunder.”
“Tropic Thunder” is a comedy about five actors who go on location and find themselves relying on their boot camp experiences when they get stuck in a real war-like situation.
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“Tropic Thunder” New TV Spots
Two new TV spots for Ben Stiller’s “Tropic Thunder” are online.
Ben Stiller as Speedman, Jack Black as Jeff ‘Fats’ Portnoy, Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus and Brandon T. Jackson as Alpa Chino are in the action.
“Tropic Thunder” will be released in theaters August 13th 2008.
“School of Rock 2″ in the Works
A “School of Rock” sequel is officially in the works, says Variety. Jack Black is attached to reprise his role as rock star wannabe/substitute teacher Dewey Finn who in the original film turned a class of fifth-grade high-achievers into high-voltage rock ‘n’ rollers. Richard Linklater will direct again, and Scott Rudin is returning as producer.
Mike White, who wrote the original 2003 comedy, is writing the screenplay, titled “School of Rock 2: America Rocks.”
In the sequel, Black’s rock and roll teacher character leads a bunch of summer school students on a cross-country field trip to explore the history of rock and explores the roots of blues, rap, country and other genres.
Original film was a box office hit for the studio, costing just $30 million to make and earning $131 million worldwide. No production date has been set.
“Tropic Thunder” mockumentary “Rain of Madness”
New trailer for “Tropic Thunder” mockumentary “Rain of Madness” is online and talks about what happened during the shooting of the movie within the movie.
An official website for “Rain of Madness” has come online as well.
Opening August 15th, the Ben Stiller-directed action-comedy stars Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Brandon Jackson, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Jay Baruchel, Matt Levin, Andrea De Oliveira and Reggie Lee.
Before the Thunder comes the Madness
“Tropic Thunder” – International Trailer
The latest trailer for for Ben Stiller’s new action comedy “Tropic Thunder” comes as an international one and with it we get some great new scenes.
Ben Stiller plays pampered action superstar Tugg Speedman, who is cast in the biggest, most expensive war movie ever produced. He sets out to Southeast Asia with a “Who’s Who” of celebrity co-stars. They include Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), an intense, three-time Oscar-winning actor, Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black), star of the popular gross-out comedy franchise “The Fatties”, multi-platinum hiphop-star-turned-entrepreneur-turned-actor Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson) and first-timer Kevin Sandusky (Jay Baruchel). Soon after the production begins the actors are thrown into a real-life situation and are forced to become the fighting unit they’re portraying, in order to find a way out of the jungle in one piece.
“Tropic Thunder” will hit theaters on August 15th
Check out the trailer after the jump
