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New Moon Director Chris Weitz is Hiring The Gardener
22 November 2009 10:43 PM, PST
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Right on the heels of rumors of his retirement, New Moon director Chris Weitz has announced he will be teaming up with Summit Entertainment again to make The Gardener. The film is about a Los Angeles immigrant trying to protect his son, and it begins production early next year. More information on the brand new Chris Weitz project after the jump.
In a recent interview, Chris Weitz told MovieMaker Magazine that directing is “a rather silly occupation to undertake.” Well, this silly occupation just scored a $258M international opening weekend box office for Summit Entertainment with New Moon, so I’m sure it doesn’t look too silly to them. Weitz previously worked with New Line on The Golden Compass, which he recalls as a bad experience (I saw the film–it was a bad experience for the audience too).
But instead of pushing forward with the Twilight series and
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- Michael Sullivan
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'Twilight' Meets 'Youngblood' (Again): Rob Liefeld Describes 'Badrock' Screenplay By 'New Moon' Director
19 November 2009 12:31 PM, PST
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The worlds of comic books and "Twilight" overlapped unexpectedly back in August when "Youngblood" director Brett Ratner mentioned a desire to see "Twilight Saga" star Robert Pattinson in the lead role for the superhero team-up movie. Now, on the eve of the "New Moon" premiere, we have another "Twilight"/"Youngblood" crossover for you.
"Youngblood" creator Rob Liefeld revealed on Twitter earlier today that "New Moon" director Chris Weitz had drafted a script in 1996 for a movie based on Badrock, one of the fan-favorite Youngblood superheroes. Describing the screenplay as a "Beavis/Butthead/South Parky take on a kid superhero," Liefeld said studio New Line balked at the film's initial budget and eventually dropped the project.
I got in touch with Liefeld to find out more info about the "Badrock" movie that never happened, how Weitz got involved and some details about the film's plot.
MTV: So if I understand your updates on Twitter correctly,
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- Rick Marshall
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‘New Moon’ Director Quits Filmmaking, Doesn’t Sound Smug At All
18 November 2009 10:34 AM, PST
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Director Chris Weitz has made it as far as he can go. After lackluster showings with his first few films, co-writing Antz and directing American Pie, Down to Earth, About a Boy and The Golden Compass, the latter of which he says was taken away from him by the studio and cut into a movie that he wasn't very proud of, Weitz is hanging up the headphones soon after the release of his next movie, The Twilight Saga: New Moon. But Weitz, in what can be said is the only smart move of this whole deal, isn't making New Moon his last film. According to his interview with MovieMaker Magazine, he's got one more project that he'd like to complete before he surfs off into directorial retirement.
"It’s a script by Eric Essen called The Gardener," he explained. "It’s sort of an homage to The Bicycle Thief. The intention is that we will shoot half
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- Neil Miller
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Chris Weitz admits 'New Moon' is the 'Empire Strikes Back' of the 'Twilight' saga
17 November 2009 11:22 AM, PST
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Chris Weitz has had quite the eclectic Hollywood career. The 40-year old first came to the public's attention when he collaborated with his brother to create the "American Pie" franchise, but he's also written screenplays for movies such as "Antz" and "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps"; directed Chris Rock's comedy "Down to Earth" and the fantasy epic ""The Golden Compass" (which was a massive international hit); and also produced flicks such as "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" and the upcoming Tom Ford drama "A Single Man." So, it's really not that surprising that the amiable Weitz would step in to helm
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- Gregory Ellwood
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Dan Aykroyd: Not Your Average Bear
5 November 2009 7:19 PM, PST
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Following the trend of classic books and cartoons finding their way to the big screen, everyone’s favorite pic-a-nic basket stealing bear is making his way from the animated forest of Jellystone to a theater near you.
Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to Hanna-Barbera’s Yogi Bear, and will be turning the cartoon into a feature film that combines live-action and CG.
Currently in talks to be part of the film are Anna Faris, Dan Aykroyd, and Justin Timberlake.
Faris will play the role of a filmmaker making a nature documentary who roams through Jellystone park to catch the antics of Yogi, and Timberlake could likely be the voice behind Boo Boo, Yogi’s faithful sidekick.
Aykroyd will be providing the voice of Jellystone’s main attraction, Yogi Bear himself.
This is not the first voice-over role for either Aykroyd or Timberlake. Aykroyd was the voice of Chip in
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- Carly
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134 New Names Invited to Join the Academy
1 July 2009 1:08 AM, PDT
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Yesterday came the yearly announcement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as it extended 134 invitations to several artists and executives "who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures" read the press release. Of course all of them can decline, but I wouldn't necessarily expect that to happen as all who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2009 to the Academy's roster of voting members.
"These filmmakers have, over the course of their careers, captured the imagination of audiences around the world," said Academy President Sid Ganis. "It's this kind of talent and creativity that make up the Academy, and I welcome each of them to our ranks."
The list follows below and reading around the best analysis I saw of it came from Nathaniel Rogers at The Film Experience who, among other things, pointed out the addition of longtime Darren Aronofsky's
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- Brad Brevet
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Celebrity Biography: Jennifer Lopez
21 May 2009 8:16 PM, PDT
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Jennifer is the second child of David Lopez and Guadalupe Rodriguez. She has two sisters, her eldest is named Leslie and Lydia is the youngest. They are of Puerto Rican descent and lived in the South Bronx. Jennifer started taking singing and dancing lessons since she was five years old. The first major job she had was as a dancer in the television show In Living Color in 1990. Soon after that she became a back-up dancer for Janet Jackson and even made an appearance in one of her videos in 1993. That same year she continued to pursue her acting career, making small appearances in shows like South Central and Second Chances. Her breakthrough into the big screen came in 1995 when she played young Maria in My Family, a drama produced by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Edward James Olmos and Jimmy Smits. Money Train followed and she worked with Coppola again in 1996's Jack.
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Poll: The Best of Dreamworks Animation
27 March 2009 10:02 AM, PDT
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The time when people thought that Dreamworks Animation might hold an artistic candle to Pixar is probably past. The hollow (if sometimes amusing) spectacle of this weekend's Monsters vs. Aliens will probably put that notion to rest for a while longer. Where Pixar always emphasized story, emotion and artistry, Dreamworks went a more straightforwardly commercial route, confusing movie stars with voice actors and generally going for broad parody instead of anything more complicated and difficult.
Which is not to say some of their movies haven't been clever. I thought the first Madagascar was funny and inventive, and all the Shreks had varying amounts of charm. I'm curious what the consensus Dreamworks Animation favorite is, so I created this poll. I've excluded their early traditional-animation flicks for space, and the Aardman co-production Flushed Away, 'cause I don't really think that one counts. Weigh in below!
I've cast the first vote. My pick?
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- Eugene Novikov
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Deadworld Offered New Life on the Screen
8 February 2009
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Roughly five years ago, it looked like the comic book "Deadworld" was going to be adapted for the screen. George Clooney's Maysville Pictures was on board with Robert Lawrence producing and Todd Alcott ( Antz ) scripting. Mark Pavia ( The Night Flyer ) was circling to direct. Then the project seemed to fizzle out.
There's renewed interest in the property now from producer Bill Mechanic ( Coraline ) who tells MTV he's in development on a Deadworld feature film. "I've always looked for a good story and these guys have created stories that are so visual that you just see the movie," he says. "There's story that needs to be worked out and character that needs to be worked out, but you at least know what you're going to do."
The series - about
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