Ronald D. Moore Creating a New Sci-Fi Trilogy
A new science fiction trilogy is in the works at Tom Cruise’s recently reestablished United Artists. The studio has signed a deal with “Battlestar Galactica” co-creator and writer/producer Ronald D. Moore, who will create and write a completely new sci-fi trilogy. Unfortunately story details have not been announced, but this is still a great announcement for any “Battlestar Galactica” fans or sci-fi fans in general – Moore is currently one of the most impressive creative writers working in the genre at the moment. Moore is one hell of sci-fi guru and it’s certainly exciting to hear he’s got this new big screen trilogy in the works.If you’re not familiar with Ronald D. Moore, you definitely should be. Not only is he one of “Battlestar Galactica’s” creators, writers, and producers, but he also worked on Mission: Impossible II, Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Generations. And here’s the best part for big sci-fi geeks like me, Moore was also a writer and producer on “Star Trek: The Next Generation“. UA’s partner Paula Wagner explains Moore’s influence: “Over the last decade Ron has emerged as the foremost sci-fi, fantasy creator, writer in the industry and working with him to bring his creative talents to the big screen is a great partnership for our studio.”
What a great year for Star Trek geeks! Not only do we have J.J. Abrams making Star Trek, but now we’ve got one of the big “Next Generation” writers bringing us a new sci-fi trilogy? What a glorious day! Is sci-fi on the rise again in Hollywood? I really just hope this doesn’t go the way of Stargate. That was originally supposed to be a trilogy but after one movie the remaining two were never made and it went on to become a TV show of its own.
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MGM and United Artists Move ‘Valkyrie’ to 2009
‘Valkyrie‘ first had a July release date, but was bumped to October because the studio claimed the summer was too well filled with competition and didn’t want ”Valkyrie’ to get lost in the shuffle.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and United Artists announced today they are moving the release date from October 3, 2008 to February 13, 2009 (President’s Day Weekend).
“MGM is proud and excited to be presenting ‘Valkyrie’, and because of that we want to give it the best launch possible,” said Clark Woods, President of Domestic Distribution of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, which is distributing the movie domestically.
“When an opening became available for President’s Day Weekend, we seized the opportunity. Having seen a lot of the film and how great it is going to play once it’s finished, moving into a big holiday weekend is the right move.”
“Valkyrie is shaping up to be a phenomenal movie,” said Dennis Rice, President of Worldwide Marketing and Publicity for United Artists, which made the movie. “We’re delighted that MGM has agreed to hold the release until the very strong holiday weekend.”
Bringing a fresh and surprise-filled take to a world people only thought they knew, Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, X-Men, Superman Returns) re-teams with his Academy Award®-winning ‘Usual Suspects’ screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie on ‘Valkyrie’, a suspense thriller based on the true story of the daring and ingenious plot to assassinate the most monstrous villain the world has ever known.
Tom Cruise heads an internationally acclaimed ensemble that includes Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Eddie Izzard, Christian Berkel, Thomas Kretschmann, Terrance Stamp and acclaimed stage actress Carice Van Houten. ‘Valkyrie’, a United Artist’s production, will be released by MGM.
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Tom Cruise parody from ‘Superhero Movie’
At the end of the first clip you can see young actor Miles Fisher as Tom Cruise. The second clip is larger version of Tom impersonation. This guy is really incredible. Just watch it and enjoy!
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New Photos for Singer’s ‘Valkyrie’
Some new photos for Bryan Singer’s upcoming WWII thriller Valkyrie has appeared courtesy of Empire Online. The war film will star Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Patrick Wilson, Stephen Fry, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten, Eddie Izzard, Halina Reijn, Kevin McNally, Christian Berkel, Terence Stamp and David Schofield.
More ‘Valkyrie’ Filming Underway
Bryan Singer’s WW2 thriller “Valkyrie” is about to start two full weeks of extra filming reports Hollywood Elsewhere.
Is it reshoots? Not really according to an MGM spokeswoman. What they are filming “is the big battle scene that was always intended to be shot that didn’t occur in Berlin. These scenes took place in North Africa so they could not be shot in Berlin obviously. So they are not reshooting, but rather [shooting] additional photography” she says.
Dennis Rise, the head of publicity, says
This is not new news. We have always planned to shoot a couple scenes in the first quarter of this year. These are scenes which were always part of the original screenplay and shooting script. Because of the nature of the scenes, they were never intended to be shot in Berlin.
The Tom Cruise thriller follows a conspiracy by German officers to kill Hitler.
Tom Cruise Spotted On The Set Of ‘Star Trek’!
Star Trek director J.J. Abrams was visited on the set today by the star of his film Mission Impossible III, Tom Cruise.
JFXOnline who tell that Cruise was on the Star Trek set 22.02. in Los Angeles for a couple of hours. I have to ask myself, is that enough time for a cameo or just a friendly “Hello and here are some Scientology pamphlets”?
Rumors were swirling a few months back that Tom Cruise would have a small cameo role in Abrams’ re-imagined Star Trek. Sources, including one of Cruise’s representatives Arnold Robinson, denied the rumors and said, “That story is not true…here are some pamphlets.”
All kidding aside, they denied the rumors, but suffice it to say Cruise was in fact on the Trek set today. Could a Cruise cameo be the big surprise of the film? Or maybe we’re just blowing this out of proportion and he was just dropping by to visit a good friend.
Who knows, we do know that Paramount and Cruise weren’t exactly on speaking terms last time we checked. Oh well, I guess time will tell!
Star Trek hits theaters summer 2009.
Tom Cruise On Set For ‘Tropic Thunder’
Here we have some interesting pictures of Tom Cruise on set for ‘Tropic Thunder’.
Director: Ben Stiller
Writers: Etan Cohen, Justin Theroux
Release Date: 11 July 2008
Genre: Comedy
Plot Outline: Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
Starring: Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Tom Cruise, Matthew McConaughey, Tobey Maguire…
Thief who stole Cruise wedding photos escapes jail
Gittleman was put on probation and fined $3,000 (£1,532).Cruise is no stranger to having his private life scrutinised by the press and public, but he could be forgiven for asking what he has done to deserve the latest wave of intrusion.
Tom’s mad for Katie but Katie’s mad for money!
The occasion was of upcoming film’s ‘Mad Money’ premiere at Mann Village Theater in Westwood, California. Katie Holmes was seen walking in with hubby Tom Cruise. Donned in a gorgeous strapless Armani gown she looked stunningly beautiful as she gave smiles to others present there.
Tom and Katie look great with each other and make a perfect match but recent swell on Tom’s cheeks are clear indication that now it is high time for him to kick off for some workout in gym!
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Valkyrie will hit theaters 3 months later
United Artists have decided to push Bryan Singer’s Tom Cruise starrer Valkyrie back from it’s planned summer release.
The film, which is based on actual events, and follows a plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler, was originally scheduled to hit theaters on June 27th of next year.
Valkyrie will now hit theaters three months later, on October 3rd. So why was the film moved back? It can’t be a good sign. Does the film need more work or does United Artists think a fall release will help their chance at Oscar gold?
