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Ovo vidim kao očajnički potez budući da brat i sestra Wachowski kasnije nisu imali velikog uspjeha (V for Vendetta

Nikad prvi Matrix neće izgubiti ništa od svoje kultnosti, makar napravili još 100 nastavaka

Matrix je samo jedna hrpa tuđih ideja, ali onda prilično originalna hrpa tuđih ideja.

V for Vendetta dobio je pohvale od strane kritičara i publike, ali oni koji su pročitali strip zamjerali su što se, iz zapravo razumljivih razloga, radnja iz 1980-tih godina preselila čak u 2040., i što zapravo nema odgovarajuću atmosferu, tj. prilično je digitalizovan film prepun iritantnih slow-mo efekata u završnici. Ustvari sviđa mi se film, ali i meni pomalo smeta što se nisu potrudili da stvore nekakav retro-ugođaj. Nije ni čudo da se Alan Moore odrekao svih svojih filmova.
Usput, kada je Paul Greengrass (Bourne, United 93) trebao preuzeti režiju Watchmena bili su planovi da se radnja stripa prebaci u sadašnje vrijeme nakon pretpostavljene pobjede Amerike u Iraku

Los Angeles, 31 January 2011: Essential Entertainment has joined Lion Rock Productions in its remake of THE KILLER in 3D, currently in pre-production, which will be directed by John H. Lee (A Moment to Remember, Saying Good-bye Oneday) and written by Josh Campbell. Jung Woo-Sung (Reign of Assassins, The Good, The Bad, The Weird) will star in this English language re-telling of John Woo’s iconic action masterpiece, with additional cast to be announced shortly. The film will be produced by Woo (Face/Off, Mission: Impossible II) and Terence Chang under their Lion Rock Productions banner. Essential Entertainment will be handling worldwide sales.

Producer John Woo said: “While all my films are special to me, THE KILLER is truly one of my favorites. We are thrilled to reinvent it as an English-language film and know it’s in capable hands by the incredible visual style and tender emotion John H. Lee brings to all his films.”

John Fremes, President of Worldwide Distribution at Essential Entertainment said: “John Woo’s THE KILLER is one of the most influential and classic action films of all-time. The 3D version will no doubt appeal to fans of the original as well as capture a new generation of enthusiasts.”

Set in present day, an elite Asian assassin risks everything to protect a beautiful singer that he unintentionally blinded, but can only do so with the help of an LAPD detective who is trying to catch him.

THE KILLER in 3D was brought into Essential Entertainment by attorney Howard Frumes from Alexander, Nau, Lawrence, Frumes, & Labowitz, LLP.

Lion Rock Productions has also independently produced, in addition to its numerous studio films, RED CLIFF, the highest grossing film in China at the time of its release, as well as the upcoming martial arts swordplay drama REIGN OF ASSASSINS, released by The Weinstein Company.

In addition to THE KILLER in 3D, Essential Entertainment is handling the international sales on Barney’s Version, The Expatriate, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, The Music Never Stopped, and Red Dog, which will have its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival— screening in competition as part of Generation 14plus.

Zamjeram i ja filmu V for Vendetta kojesta u odnosu na strip, ali opet mislim da je ideja filma dobro prenesena...
Ali eto Vendetti zamjeraju to sto je film modernizovan u odnosu na strip, a sa druge strane Watchman-u zamjeraju sto se film skoro doslovno drzi vremena i kadrova iz stripa (mada je i ovde kraj izmijenjen u odnosu na strip, ali u principu je ostao isti) i vecini gledatelja ostaje nedorecen i dosadan. Kako onda svima udovoljiti? Da li to sada znaci da je jedan film dobar a drugi ne? Gluposti...
Uglavnom, film V for Vendetta ne mozes nikako nazvati neuspijehom, promasajem itd.

The second movies are Cars 2, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules, The Hangover Part II, Happy Feet 2, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, Johnny English Reborn, Kung Fu Panda 2, Piranha 3DD and Sherlock Holmes: The Book of Shadows.

The third movies are Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, Madea’s Big Happy Family, Paranormal Activity 3 and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

The fourth movies are Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Scream 4, Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part One).

The fifth movies are Fast Five, Final Destination 5, Puss in Boots, X-Men: First Class and Winnie the Pooh.

The seventh movies are The Muppets and Rise of the Apes.

The eighth movie is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two.

Blade Runner Sequel in Development?

It appears that a sequel (or prequel) to Ridley Scott's Blade Runner could be on the way.

Alcon Entertainment has set plans to develop a franchise based on the original 1982 film and are in final negotiations to secure the rights for development as sequels, prequels, a television series, or all of the above (interestingly, the rights would not allow them to remake or reboot the original). The studio press release explains:

Warner Bros-based financing and production company Alcon Entertainment (“The Blind Side,” “The Book of Eli”) co-founders and co-Chief Executive Officers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, in the most significant property acquisition negotiations in the Company’s 13-year history, are in final discussions to secure film, television and ancillary franchise rights to produce prequels and sequels to the iconic 1982 science-fiction thriller “Blade Runner.”

Alcon is negotiating to secure the rights from producer-director Bud Yorkin, who will serve as producer on “Blade Runner” along with Kosove and Johnson. Cynthia Sikes Yorkin will co-produce. Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble, CEO’s of Thunderbird Films, will serve as executive producers.

Alcon’s franchise rights would be all-inclusive, but exclude rights to remake the original. The Company, however, may produce projects based on situations introduced in the original film. The project would be distributed domestically by Warner Bros. International rights are yet to be determined.

Johnson and Kosove stated: “We are honored and excited to be in business with Bud Yorkin. This is a major acquisition for our company, and a personal favorite film for both of us. We recognize the responsibility we have to do justice to the memory of the original with any prequel or sequel we produce. We have long-term goals for the franchise, and are exploring multi-platform concepts, not just limiting ourselves to one medium only.”

Loosely based on the 1968 Philip K. Dick novel, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", the original film is heralded as seminal cinematic achievement. The novel actually received three "authorized" sequels, written by K.W. Jeter, a friend of Dick's, entitled "The Edge of Human," "Replicant Night" and "Eye and Talon." David Peoples, the co-writer of the 1982 film, also stated his belief that his 1998 film, Soldier (directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Kurt Russell) took place in the same canonical universe.

While attempts at a Blade Runner sequel have been made for decades, the latest iteration is likely on some level influenced by Scott's return to his first science fiction universe, that of the 1979 film Alien, in the upcoming quasi-prequel, Prometheus.

At this early stage, there is no word of Scott's potential involvement with the future of the Blade Runner property.

Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox announced today that the 3D theatrical launch of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace now has an official release date – February 10, 2012! Set against the thrilling and exotic backdrop of a “galaxy far, far away,” Star Wars is perfectly suited to the immersive 3D theatrical experience, and Episode I delivers some of the Saga’s most stunning and spectacular sequences – from the Naboo invasion to the Tatooine Podraces to the climactic lightsaber battle between Darth Maul and the Jedi. Supervised by Industrial Light & Magic, the meticulous conversion is being done with utmost respect for the source material, and with a keen eye for both technological considerations and artistic intentions.

Following up on yesterday's announcement that the rights to 1982's Blade Runner appear to be headed to Alcon Entertainment, i09 has spoken with producers Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove, and Bud Yorkin. The group has revealed that development plans are in the very, very early stages and that writers will be brought in before the best take is decided on for how to set up another film.

While the "pie in the sky" choice for director is named by Kosove as being Christopher Nolan (who did work with Alcon on Insomnia), the group also teases that Scott's return is not out of the question.

"I think the methodology that Chris Nolan brought to 'Batman' is precisely what we aspire to whomever the filmmaker is," says the producer, "whether Ridley comes back and joins us or it's someone else, it's precisely what we aspire to with 'Blade Runner', that's the template for us."

While he won't specify whether or not contact with Scott has already been established, he does say that Alcon will, at the very least, hope for the director's approval.

"[W]hat we will say is that Ridley Scott's blessing to what we're doing is very important to Alcon," Kosove adds, "It's important to Bud [Yorkin], and certainly we have the greatest degree of respect to him as a filmmaker. He's one of the greatest living directors and one of the greatest directors of all time. So of course he's very important.

Loosely based on the 1968 Philip K. Dick novel, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", the original film is heralded as seminal cinematic achievement. The novel actually received three "authorized" sequels, written by K.W. Jeter, a friend of Dick's, entitled "The Edge of Human," "Replicant Night" and "Eye and Talon." David Peoples, the co-writer of the 1982 film, also stated his belief that his 1998 film, Soldier (directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Kurt Russell) took place in the same canonical universe.

While attempts at a Blade Runner sequel have been made for decades, this latest iteration is likely on some level influenced by Scott's return to his first science fiction universe, that of the 1979 film Alien, in the upcoming quasi-prequel, Prometheus.

Rutger Hauer has played a vampire more times than I've been laid (let me check IMDb here... yup, three times), but now he's staking out the Van Helsing role in Dario Argento's upcoming horror flick, Dracula 3D. All of that sounds awesome, except for the '3D' part... and the Dracula remake part... and frankly Dario Argento is a little troubling these days... Hmm... Oh screw it, Rutger Hauer is such an a total badass that we'd probably watch Dracula 3D if it was filmed in Dr. Katz "Squiggle-Vision" and directed by David DeCoteau. (Oh, just look him up.)

Despite a plunge into straight-to-video waters, Hauer - who made a big splash in the 1980's with lead roles in Blade Runner, Ladyhawke and The Hitcher - has always kept himself afloat thanks to consistently strong performances and smaller parts in mainstream fare like Batman Begins, Sin City and the recent Anthony Hopkins horror vehicle The Rite. This year he's primed for a proper comeback with the lead role in the upcoming Grindhouse spinoff Hobo with a Shotgun. Alas, working with former horror master Dario Argento (Suspiria, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage) might not be the wisest career move: Argento arguably hasn't made a great movie since 1996's The Stendhal Syndrome, and significantly less arguably since the 1980's. We're interested in what Argento can do with 3D technology since he used to be considered quite the camera virtuoso, but he hasn't exactly been pulling out the stops lately with fairly conventional thriller like Do You Like Hitchcock? and the really, really bad Adrien Brody vehicle Giallo.

Still, Argento's older work was so distinctive and so masterful that everyone keeps hoping for a return to form. If Woody Allen can come out of a slump to pull a Match Point, maybe Dracula 3D will be able spark that old fire Argento's been keeping snuffed for the last 15 years. But probably not. It's still a Dracula remake, after all. Thanks to TwitchFilm for the original scoop.

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