X-Men spin-off film Wolverine is set for release in 2007. It's the first film to be produced under Hugh Jackman's new production company, Seed Productions, and it'll be penned by David Benioff (25th Hour, Troy, Stay).
I hope they mean late 2007 and not the summer because, according to IMDB, the movie is still in development — not even in pre-production, and currently there's no director. I guess that's not too big of a problem -- Brett Ratner didn't come onto X-Men 3 until the very end and we all know how that worked out.
Kate Bosworth's teaming up with Orlando Bloom in the Tim Blake Nelson directed film Seasons of Dust. I've never really cared for either actor (even in Elizabethtown where Orlando was good, he got upstaged by Kirsten Dunst), but Kate seems like the kind of actress that could be good given the right role, and I'm anxious to see what she's done with Lois Lane in Superman Returns.
Judging from the story, this movie seems like something completely different and challenging for both actors, so maybe it'll be good. Not too sure about Nelson's directing talents. The only movie I've seen that he's directed is O. That one was pretty good.
Star Jones Reynolds finally leaves The View. It was about time. I was really getting tired of hearing about Payless, Al, and her weight loss through "diet and exercise." I was really hoping she'd stay on long enough at least for Rosie to sit on her Wicked Witch of the West face a few times. Damn.
Word is, they were gonna Star stay on until the end of her contract in July, but since she blabbed to People magazine that Barbara had basically forced her to leave by not renewing her contract, they want her off immediately. She's not even allowed to return today.
Article comments
1 - Ty
First off, M. Night is a FILMMAKER, not just a director. He writes, directs, and produces his own films.
It is sad you can't appreciate:
Unbreakable: One of the best "Comic book" movies ever, without actually being based on a comic book. Kicks the crap out of the movies based on real comic book characters.
Signs: A story about a man losing and finding his faith again.
The Village: Basically a great feature-length episode of the Twilight Zone.
Not to mention Wide Awake, a writing credit on the kiddie flick Stuart Little, and his first film, a semi-autobiographical film on his life as an ABCD (American Born Confused Desi), Praying With Anger.
2 - Chris Evans
..Okaaay...what's your point? He's a FILMMAKER. Great. A maker of BAD films.
If you think Unbreakable is better than the X-Men movies, Spider-Man OR Batman (The first 2 and the last one) you are seriously heavily medicated. Unbreakable was one of the most laughable films I've ever seen.
Second...Okay...you're telling me what the films are about. That doesn't convince me they're GOOD.
3 - Snarkattack
I genuinely appreciate the ideas that M. Night Shyamalan comes up with - they are original and not at all conventional, but having seen Unbreakable, and The Village after The Sixth Sense I sort of feel that he wasn't entirely successful in pulling off these stories? Admittedly, I say this as someone with a background in literature rather than in film. But just because a film has a surprise, or some quirky twist etc. doesn't mean that this will make it good, especially if it is executed poorly.
I was greatly disappointed by Unbreakable - what a fascinating concept it is based upon! But I'm not inspired enough to suspend my belief. Good stories - good art - suck you in so deeply that usually one has no choice but to follow the fantasy.
Well, that's an attempt from a lit person to explain why I agree with the writer's opinion in regards to Shyamalan's films. I'm sure as hell not going to be running to the cinema to catch his latest...'oeuvre'. As an artist, he totally needs to lift his game. Thank god I'm not the only person in the world that thinks so.