A long weekend of rest, and I'm back and ready for some action. Sadly, today's news is a bit slow I'm afraid.
But, lets get on with it shall we?
The Outer Limits: The Movie
According to Variety, MGM are currently working on an Outer Limits movie.
Now, I'm not sure if you guys all remember this, but MGM are currently going through a bit of a financial crisis. The Hobbit has been put on hold, along with James Bond, and several others.
With this financial problem, where have MGM found the money for this? They've reportedly spent a six-figure sum on getting Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan (writers for the Saw franchise) to write a script for the movie.
But lets think about this for a second...they've spent this money on getting a script made, and when the script is finished...what then? They can't make the film, because they can't afford it and have to wait for the bidding for their company is done. So it'd be another film put on the shelf until they can greenlight it.
Now lets think about how The Outer Limits could ever work as a film...the series is famous for short episodes that focus on self contained storylines. Is the film going to be a mish-mash of short stories, or one long story that eventually just gets wierder and wierder as it goes along?
I'm certain we'll find out eventually, perhaps in a year or two?
[source: Den of Geek and Empire]
Inception Shapes X-Men: First Class
The worldwide success of Christopher Nolan's Inception has had more of an impact than anybody could ever think. We all know that when a great film comes along with some new ideas, we'll witness hundreds of films copying the style.
Matrix had bullet-time...so thousands of others followed, etc, etc.
But what happens when two films have a similar idea, without ever actually knowing it?
Well, Matthew Vaughn sat down to watch Inception recently, and ended up tearing 12 pages from the First Class script.
“I saw Inception, which I loved. But my heart sank when I saw that a few of the ideas we had were up [on the screen].
“So it’s either leave it in and look as if you’re copying or change things. We completely ripped out about 12 pages of the (First Class) script and the storyboards.”
What was it that he cut? Well, from the above image you should be able to guess that it involves the spinning rooms.
there was apparently one “dream-space combat” moment in with Prof X (James McAvoy) fought alongside other mutants in spinning rooms...
Which is a massive shame...that sounds awesome. Sure, I'd say the film would probably be shoved aside as an Inception rip-off for that scene, but who cares? If it looks great, and fits within the movie, why remove it?
Ah well.
[Source: Total Film]
Joseph Kosinski's Oblivion
Before Tron: Legacy is even released, the director (Kosinski) is becoming a hot pick for studios.
Kosinski started to pitch his Graphic Novel (Oblivion) to various film studios on Monday night, with Paramount, Fox, and Universal all making bids for the storyline already. Though, given how close Kosinski has become with them, it looks like Disney may be the leading studio in this bidding war.
Oblivion's storyline is described as:
"a futuristic science fiction love story that takes place in an apocalyptic future where most people live above the clouds, far from the inhospitable place that the surface of Earth has become. An earthbound soldier who repairs drones that patrol and destroy a savage alien race discovers a beautiful woman who crashed in a craft. They take an epic adventure that changes his world view."
To be honest, it sounds a bit cheesy...but most Sci-Fi films do sound cheesy on paper. I look forward to more details.
[Source: JoBlo]
Terra Nova Delayed
Terra Nova is a new TV series being executive produced by Steven Spielberg, a Sci-Fi series all about Time Travel, the end of the world, a new start. Dinosaurs, and hidden secrets.
The series was supposed to have it's own Panel at the SDCC this year, but was cancelled. Unsurprisingly, the series has been officially pushed back from airing in early 2011, and is instead to be piloting in May 2011, with the rest of the show to appear later in the year.
I'll leave it to SFX to explain the full story:
"The story follows an ordinary family embarking on an incredible journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a small part of a massive experiment to save the human race. In the year 2149 the world is dying. The planet is overdeveloped, overcrowded and overpolluted. Knowing there is no way to reverse the damage to the planet, a coalition of scientists has managed to open up a fracture in the space-time continuum, creating a portal to prehistoric Earth. This doorway leads to an amazing world, one that allows for a last-ditch effort to save the human race… possibly changing the future by correcting the mistakes of the past.
The series centres on the Shannon family as they join the tenth pilgrimage of settlers to Terra Nova, the first colony of humans in this second chance for civilization. In addition to blue skies, rolling rivers and lush vegetation, Terra Nova offers new opportunities and fresh beginnings to its recent arrivals, but the Shannons have brought with them a family secret that may threaten their stay in this apparent utopia. Apparent because this vibrant world is not as idyllic as it initially appears. The areas surrounding Terra Nova are filled with dangerous dinosaurs and other prehistoric threats, as well as external forces that may be intent on destroying this new world before it begins."
Transofrmers MMO
Hasbro have revealed that NetDragon, the guys that are developing the Dungeon Keeper MMO, are working on a new Transformers MMo. Not many details have been revealed, other than it being a Transofmrers game, and being almost entirely exclusive to Asia.
The game will only be released in China, Asia, Russia, the Middle East and North Africa. At least for now anyway.
Apart from that, there's no word as to which Transformers universe it'll be set in, or whether it'll ever reach Western audiences.
I'll keep you all updated as and when the info comes my way.
[Source: Kotaku]
Anyway, that's all for today. More to come tomorrow!
Every franchise is getting it's own MMO.. Eventually there'll be a Harry Potter MMO..
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