Archive for March, 2011
Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit Movie Filming Begins
After Peter Jackson’s successful surgery in January for a perforated ulcer, it looks like the filming for Warner Bros and New Line’s The Hobbit is finally underway with Martin Freeman taking the title role as Bilbo Baggins. This should be an interesting role for Freeman, who starred in the British version of The Office and [...]
Robert Zemeckis’ “Yellow Submarine” Killed By Disney
From the Sea of Time to the Sea of Holes, it looks like Yellow Submarine was not meant to be remade, at least not yet. It actually seems refreshing that Robert Zemeckis scrapped the project, which would have revamped the 1968-film, using 3D technology similar to that of Beowulf and A Christmas Carol, also directed [...]
Clint Eastwood Hereafter Movie Pulled From Japan
There has been an outpouring of support for Japan after the earthquake and tsunami that left much of the Japanese population in the North devastated. Interestingly enough, even Warner Bros has shown some sentiment. The film company pulled Hereafter from theaters and postponed the premiere of The Rite in the country. Hereafter, which was directed [...]
Steven Soderbergh Retires
Famed Director Steven Soderbergh announced that he would be retiring from film after the release of Haywire in April and Contagion in October. Like most of Soderbergh’s films, his next two flics include an all-star cast. Soderbergh previously directed Ocean’s Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen, Erin Brockovich, and Che. He is well-known for his story-telling abilities. [...]