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James Cameron Discusses Avatar Sequels
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: 20th Century Fox, Action, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction, Sequels, Filmmaking, Technology, Upcoming Releases
James Cameron plans to make two further instalments to the Avatar franchise.
The award-winning filmmaker - who has just released his first movie in 12 years - plans to turn the alien love story into a trilogy, but hasn’t developed the screenplays yet. “I have a trilogy-scaled arc of story right now, but I haven’t really put any serious work into writing a script,” Cameron said.
James said he hopes the next two films will take a little less time to make, however, because Avatar was in production for four years.
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‘Thundercats’ Movie Finds a Director in O’Flaherty
Posted by Johnny Mercedes Categories: Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Science Fiction, Scripts, Upcoming Releases
Last month, FilmCrunch told you about some up-and-coming movies based on classic cartoons; one of the more exciting endeavors just edged closer to fruition. H-O-O-O-O!
Seasoned videogame art director Jerry O’Flaherty—best known for his work on such games as Gears of War, Unreal Tournament 3 and Command and Conquer—will cut his directing teeth on the big-screen, computer-animated adaptation of the classic 80s cartoon Thundercats. O’Flaherty recently told Variety why he has what it takes to bring the idiosyncratic cartoon to the silver screen:
“It feels like a natural thing for me to step into. Games have come so far now. The last four years of my life have been about bringing the energy of filmmaking into the videogame experience”The creative but often repetitive (everything’s fine; bad guy lures good guy into trap; good guys save the day, thwarting bad guys; it all ends with a moral and a good laugh) television show followed a group of feline/human hybrids fleeing from their destroyed home planet Thundera. Upon their arrival on Third Earth, the Thundercats are met with unclear opposition from the immortal Mumm-Ra and his gang of other … animals resembling humans.
The script, penned by Paul Sopocy, will focus on the leader of the Thundercats, Lion-O, as he grows, trains and comes to lead the crew. IMDB has the project listed with a 2010 release, but at this point no further information has officially been released.
I may be crazy, but I’m really looking forward to this movie. I was a big fan back in the day and gave the series a second glance after its DVD release—a move that ultimately caused my inner child to cry as I asked him, “What the hell were you thinking?!” But the cat-campy animated series will likely share success with the other recent 80s revival Transformers, which relied on a fan base of twenty- and thirty-somethings with heretofore disillusionment and low expectations.
Mediocrity, H-O-O-O-O!
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Piven, Shannon to Voice New Computer Animated Feature
Posted by Johnny Mercedes Categories: Weinstein Company, Animation, Family, Comedy, Casting
Jeremy Piven, Christian Slater, and Molly Shannon have signed on to voice the new CG movie, Igor. The film centers on the aptly named Igor (Slater), a hunchback and servant to a cruel mad scientist, Dr. Glickenstein (John Cleese). The annual Evil Science Fair is approaching in the land of Malaria, and Igor has dreams of winning. In a twisted stroke of luck, Dr. Glickenstein dies and Igor decides to enter his own creation into the fair. There’s just one problem: his creation, Eva (Shannon), isn’t scary. In fact, she is the sweetest creature in the world and even aspires to become an actress. With the help of a few of Dr. Glickenstein’s other creations – including a reanimated roadkill rabbit named Scamper (Steve Buscemi) – Igor must hide the doctor’s death, fool Eva into “acting” mean, and keep a nosy scientist, Dr. Schadenfruede (Piven), from messing everything up. Igor will be written by Chris McKenna (American Dad) and directed by Anthony Leondis (Lilo & Stitch 2). If Igor can match the intensity and fun of this year’s Monster House, we are certainly all for it. Of course, an all-star cast doesn’t hurt either. Look for it in theaters next year.
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